Another precious moment

New School - Week 1

All set, ready for school!

Chloe's first week of school at Zesty Spot started last Monday. When we arrived at her new school, there were some other kids there already. All of them were all occupied doing something like playing with bubbles or going up and down the slide. Teacher B greeted us and sprayed on some disinfectant on Chloe's hands. After which, Chloe got excited and tippy toed to join the other kids playing with the bubbles. Teacher B told me to leave and advised if C1 criesd uncontrollably, like all other children on their first day of school, and if they were not able to manage, she would call me to come 30min earlier to pick her.

Being rather kan cheong, I arrived 45min earlier. Just when I arrived, Teacher B called to say that C1 had stopped crying and its OK for me to pick her at the normal time ie 11am. Since I was already there, I thought I should peer on what my darling daughter was up to. When I looked in, there were no kids were in sight as they were in the pantry cum canteen having their snack time. I came back 20min later to peep and found the little kids seated in a circle listening to one of the teachers tell a story.

Soon after, class ended. I walked over to the entrance and was greeted by Teacher B and Chloe who was a little teary eyed but smiling. Could tell from C1's face she was really glad that I came to pick her as promised. Teacher B mentioned that Chloe is an independent girl who only cried for 10min. To my expectations, I am pleased that she only cried for that long and not a whole hour!

The next class...Chloe cried for less than 5min... A little sign of independence! =)

Chloe's new school

When Chloe turned 18 months, I decided that it is time to instill a little more independence in her. Hence, I decided to take Chloe out of Playdayz and enrolled her to another play school near our home that has the 'drop off' facility.

The play school that I chose is Zesty Spot at Pandan Valley. It is a quiet little school facing the lush garden. It isn't posh, shiny or new but I felt a nice, warm, homely feeling when I first stepped into the school to take a look. The teachers are friendly and best of all, there are 4 teachers in class with only 12 students. Two Chinese speaking teachers who spoke only Mandarin to the kids and two English speaking teachers. Coincidentally, one of the teachers is also one of our friend's younger sister.

Moreover, Chloe's friend Kaitlyn, who is a year older, has been attending the school for more than a year and she thoroughly enjoys it. With a good student teacher ratio, bilingual teaching, close proximity to home and recommendation, I decided to enrol her there.

Chelsey's passport

Chelsey and I went to ICA to collect her passport yesterday. It was such a breeze as I fixed an appointment online. I didn't even have to queue or wait. We were out of there within 20min!

Gone are the days of waiting at least 1 hour for this.

Chillin' sisters again

Chloe enjoys her little sister's company and simply wants to chill with her. I really adore these little moments.

Fun at the Park II

We took a trip down to West Coast Park again. This time with Alexis. Like all other 1 1/2 year old girls, they are fond of running in the field, kick a ball and kite flying.

Our little Chewy, on the other hand, adored the breeze and was in la-la almost the whole time.

Day out Jacob Ballas

A couple of Saturday mornings ago, we went to Jacob Ballas Gardens with Josh and Emma. Chloe enjoys hanging out with her pals - sliding down the slide, making sand animals and of coz running around in the water fountain, which I found not exactly clean or hygenic. Water coming out was foamy!

The only saving grace is that the kids just like collecting water and splashing around, as long as they are not drinking it.

Fun at the park!

On May Day last weekend, we visited West Coast Park with Chloe's friends, Emma and Joshua. The morning started with breakfast at McDonalds, followed by running around and kite flying. The little ones even got a chance to try flying a kite. It was really a lot easier than I thought. The park outing didn't last very long coz the park got more crowded and it became really humid.

Overall, the kiddos had a ball of a time!

Bunny eating durian

Papa loves durians! Ah Ma loves durians! Ah Gong loves durians! Chloe too, loves durians! Its in the blood! And last night, she is our little bunny slurpping up a piece of durian!

Early Mother's Day present

My very first Mother's Day present from my dear daughter, Chloe. Its a flower arrangement she did in school. Ah-ma says that she did it all by herself without anyone's help.

I was so touched when I receive it last night that I wanted to cry!

Chelsey is 4 months

Our little Chelsey aka Chewy is 4 months!

Every night, before we go to bed, we will watch Chelsey sleep in her cot and listen to her purr like a little kitten. Sometimes, we will also sniff her 'bomb blast' and fuzzy hair. Mmmmm...I wish she can remain a baby forever!