Of the many Saturday mornings, quite a number of them were spent in our nearby Multi Level carpark and to be more precise, 5th floor of the carpark.

Daddy made a pact that this year, he die die must make sure that Shan and Sky mastered the art of cycling! We failed last year and left it as that and only recently, Daddy decided the kids should re-learn this skill. And Viola, God prompted him that he could use the carpark as the learning ground since the 5th floor is rather unused. Perhaps, a year older, a year wiser and a year more steady for the kids, they picked up within two sessions of practice! Sky in fact picked up on the first session! Guess what, he consoled jie jie who was sulking away with these exact words "Jie Jie, it's ok, boys have better motor skills la" Made us burst out laughing.

Since both are now rather competent with cycling, Daddy bought a new 20in mountain bike as Shan seems to be too tall for the 14in bike. Daddy enjoyed riding the new bike too! He has used it a number of times to ferry Sky to his enrichment classes!





Whereas for Seth, it would be his workout aka running cum silly face making time!

Ok..it's been ages since i last toilet trained the elder 2 and I seriously was not sure how to start for Seth. Since he turned 2, I have attempted to toilet train him.

First attempt: Brought Seth to potty every 15 - 30 mins. Didn't work out as he resisted and ran away before i could pull down his pants!

Second attempt: Asked if he wants to go toilet and he often gave a outright "NO".

Third attempt: One fine day, he grabbed his "you know where" and whoosh, i quickly brought him to toilet. In a bid of time, i made him stand at the toilet and pee just like how his gor gor did. I guess I had not realised that he's actually tall enough (with some support from me and him tip-toeing) to stand in front of the toilet to pee. Now, this actually saved us time and effort to wash the potty! And, Seth must had suddenly felt like a little man and so proud that he could pee the way just like his gor gor does. Since then, it's a breeze.

At 2yo 3mths, Seth's toilet trained (day). Congrats, my ego young man!

We regularly hang out at Alice's place. While the adults fellowship and often look forward to a nice meal at the end of the day, the kids enjoy wii-ing, swiming and Seth's all time favourite actitivity,  feeding the fishes.

Can't keep bring the older kids out and left Seth out of the fun! So specially for Seth, we brought him to watch Barney which is showing in Marina Square. The ambitious me initially wanted to bring the kids to watch Bob the Builder @ 1pm at Millenia Walk before the Barney show @ 2pm. However, with 3 kids in a tow and bringing them out on public transport is no easy feat. So, we just settled for Barney.





Daddy picked us up after the show and we went to pick Joanna and the kids before heading to Turf Club. This was our first time to the Singapore Turf Club! They were having sort of open house for all ages and we decided why not take a look..

Huiling informed me about the films festival by Big Eyes, Big Minds and we arranged to bring the kids to watch it together during the school holidays. There were shows for 2-5yo, 5-10yo, 7-12yo and 10yo and above.We chose "Life in Small Bites" suited for 7-12yo which is a compilation of heartwarming documentaries and animated shows.

I especially like the documentary "Wahid's Mobile Bookstore" which depicts how Mumbai boys had to support his family and survive by selling books to the drivers or passengers on a busy road. The kids seldom watch documentary shows and it's a nice way of introducing them to culture and lifestyles of another country. And of course not forgetting to preach how fortunate are they living in Singapore. The kids of course loved "Ormie", an animated cartoon on how the pig tried to get its hand on a jar of cookies above the fridge. It was hilarious! The selection of the films were splendid and each ticket was sold at an economical price of $11.50!

Before the show, we dined at Aerin's.

Sky created this Jellyfish and lobster for his school project in April. Although he did not win the competition, he was proud of his artwork.

Seth first visit to the movie and he survived the big screen! Brought the kids including Seth to watch Kungfu Panda 2 together with Allan and Bec Bec.  We were hesitant to bring Seth along as we were not quite sure if he reacts well to the big screen and whether he could have the stamina to last 90 mins. Since Allan is keen to bring Bec along, we brought Seth too as he got company. Surprisingly, he enjoyed the show as much as the popcorns and coke. Unfortunately, Bec Bec was freaked out by the "oversized" Panda and Allan got no choice but to bring her home within 30mins into the show.

Accumulated (Spent) enough to let the kids had a hands-on learning experience in United Square. Unlike other malls that hold Barney or Dora shows, United Square offered an innovative learning environment during the June Holidays. Every $60 spent, kids could choose to role play one of seven interesting occupations that include Scientist, Pilot, Journalist, Architect and Engineer which lasted for about half an hour.

Shan and Sky chose the Scientist profession. They get to wear a lab coat and learned the different chemical and how they reacted to each other. They took off a momento of their chosen career --- a clear liquid that turned blue upon shaking. In a  more scientific explaination: "In the magic blue bottle is made up of chemical reaction between oxygen, methylene blue and glucose."

In the evening, KL suggested that we go to BoatAsia at Keppel Bay since he has free tickets.