That's what i continuously try to remind myself all the time...and it is ridiculously hard not to take shortcuts every now and then. It's too easy to settle the kids' meals via takeaway, go to a mall instead of having an sweaty jaunt outdoors, shove them an ipad at mealtimes to keep them quiet or turn on the tv the whole day instead playing and talking to them. I had so many values to uphold when raising kids before i actually had any kids but many have given way to sheer parenting exhaustion. The national day "long" weekend that just passed certainly couldn't have felt any longer...to a mommy of two demanding babies.
However this long weekend, i reminded myself again not to be lazy and we were so rewarded though super tired! To avoid a super long narration of the super long weekend, here are just some highlights!
1. 7 august grandma's (ah ma) birthday. Aly made her very first birthday card for ah ma by herself (though instructions, layout and 10% help came from me)
2. 8 august - supposed to have a marina barrage picnic planned with 12 adults and 10 kids but rain dashed the plans. Wet weather program was activated at changi t3 viewing gallery where a few sloping structures and lots of open space to run kept all 10 kids ridiculously happy for free...
3. 9 august - playdate at godma house where we stuffed ourselves silly with mee siam, tongheng eggtarts, homemade cowboy caviar super yummy salsa and chips, home baked chocolate chip cookies and more. We ended the day with Aly watching her first ndp on tv although we had to keep stopping her from trying to switch the channel to okto Haha.
4. 10 august - off to ah ma's house again for a big family reunion. My mom wants to bring all her siblings together by having cookouts once every two months. Great idea :)
5. 11 august - hanging out at parkway parade, great lunch at ichiban where Aly happily ordered her own meal informing the waitress that she wants the children's set B. Followed by mommy indulging in fabulous finds on clothings 50% off at mothercare...hello kitty pj grab! Peppa pig swimsuit grab! We followed with a stroll around our katong neighbourhood and picked up a box of macarons to bring to my brother-in-law's (dua pek) house. We ended the day with a great swim session with Aly and her two cousins at dua pek's. It was the first time we got Aly floating by herself with the two star armfloats and the ring float she refers to as "zero". Happy!!
Oh dang...i still ended up with a super long narration! Oh well...but the super happiest part of the weekend was hearing Asher laugh for the first time! A real proper laugh! :) kisses to the boy who has already stolen my heart with his coos and smiles!
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