Emma may usually look serious and in deep thought, but lately she has been “coming out of her shell”. She seems happier, more contented and definitely more cheeky. Here are some random shots of Emma…here’s to more happy (and cheeky) days ahead! 🙂
We had a good excuse reason to indulge in yummy, creamy, delicious ice cream last Sunday when Ah Kong and Ah Ma came for a visit. Now, who could say no to that? 🙂
When left alone, Hannah will sometimes independently create wonderful masterpieces. She has made several cards, and drawn and painted some pictures.
This is her recently drawn self-portrait. Such a colorful dress, don’t you think? I love the details she has put in, including the hair clip I made for her! 🙂
She has also improved tremendously on her writing and I was pleasantly surprised to be amused by this piece which she scribbled on. Interesting stuff, eh?
I don’t know about you, but I would sure like to meet this flower named Pointer! Sounds like an awesome flower! 🙂
What do we do when both Ethan and Hannah receive two separate party invites on the same afternoon of the same day?
Why, one parent to a kid, of course….in my case, it’s one parent to a kid and a toddler! Oh, did I mention that the parties were both pool parties?
Ambitious, much? 😛
I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
Who knows why babies gravitate towards tight spaces?!
When Emma was in her cruising stage, she used to frequently cruise under our dining table and through a hole in between the legs of the table. Now that she is taller, she realises her head will knock onto the table if she walks under it, she is exploring the small space under our bar stools, and has also successfully and regularly climbed into the tight space between our DVD storage boxes and the wall behind our television.
It’s small enough to fit just her, and actually, don’t you think she looks like the cutest DVD seller ever? 🙂
Remember our Sunflower Growing Competition back in September? Well unfortunately Mommy and Daddy have been disqualified because no mater how many seeds I planted, none grew for us adults. Bummer.
The kids’ sunflower plants, however, have been thriving! Although Hannah’s seed was the last to sprout, it looks like her plant is the tallest among the three now.
We’re just waiting for that first bud to show! 🙂
Don’t let my calm demeanor fool you. I may strike you as a quiet and serious child, but I’ve really got the grooves and the moves, baby!
Hannah had been excitedly waiting for the last day of school on Friday. She even planned what to wear and which hair clip she wanted to put on. Don’t get me wrong…she does enjoy school, but according to her, she enjoys holidays as well. 🙂 (Don’t we all?)
It would be her last day of school in K1 (Kindergarten 1) and next year, she would be in K2 (Kindergarten 2). To celebrate, her class had a party with an early Christmas gift exchange for the kids. Actually, I think she was really looking forward to the gift exchange.
I baked some graham crackers as a last-minute thingy and Hannah and I prepared these little succulents in pots as gifts for her teachers.
I found these cute gift tags which suited the pots, so I downloaded and printed them; and Hannah decorated them.
She helped me arrange the tags in the pot and she insisted on bringing them to class all by herself. I think these make pretty gifts. 🙂
Later, after school, Hannah told me all about the party, what she ate and what she did. Then she told me, “Mommy, today was a great day for me!”
Awww…I just love it when the kids are happy like that. 🙂
Last Saturday, we attended the Catechism Graduation Ceremony for the Class of 2014. Our Ethan had been attending catechism classes every Saturday afternoon for the past year, and this ceremony was just to close the chapter for 2014 before moving forward into 2015 next year.
It was held in the church sanctuary and we were treated to simple performances from each class.
Doesn’t my boy look handsome? 🙂
Anyway, during the ceremony, certificates of achievement were also presented to those who had 100% attendance in catechism, and also those who had great participation in class. I think Ethan wants to aim for the 100% attendance award next year. 🙂
Hannah too, was excitedly watching the entire ceremony. She can’t wait to start catechism next year when she will be in the preschool class.
Scrap Credits
a hopping hallOween QP freebie from Sahlin Studio
Weight
7.7 – 7.8 kilos.
Height/Length
Not measured.
Teeth
11 teeth: 5 bottom teeth (3 incisors and 2 canines) and 6 upper teeth (4 incisors and 2 canines).
Motor Skills
- Emma can do a perfect down dog.
- Her walking speed has increased in leaps and bounds. I have no doubt that she’ll start hopping, running and jumping soon.
- She can also climb up the stairs (on all fours) pretty quickly now.
- She has a pretty strong grip and she loves to hold on to the grille gate and place her feet on the bottom-most bar. That’s how she greets Daddy’s return home every day.
Communication and Social Skills
- Emma will shake her head for “no” and “I don’t want to”; and nod her head when she means “yes”.
- She seems happier nowadays, and we delight in hearing her giggle all the time.
- Seems to call “Mahmeeee….!!!” only when she is desperate enough to get attention.
Food and Feeding
Emma is eating almost everything we eat now with the exception of very salty or very sweet foods. I’m also not giving her shellfish and dairy just yet.
However, we can see that she really loves food, and shows a keen interest in whatever we are eating.
She loves her nutritious bowl of homemade chicken porridge and is getting better and better at self-feeding.
I also found a little pre-loved plastic straw bottle, which Emma loves to drink from now. You’ll see it in the picture above. We’re hoping this will help her drink more water.