Christmas without a doubt is my favorite time of the year. the festivities start way earlier as we bring the kiddos over the Dec weekends to check out the shopping mall decors and squeeze in some xmas shopping and the happy vibes last all the way till new year's day!
this year's notably well decorated malls include tanglin mall with all its reindeers and carriages and vivo with the exceptionally gigantic Christmas tree. tanglin mall was the winner with its foam avalanche and "snow"...aly had a love hate relationship with the snow. while she wanted to see more snow, she hated it in her face, hair, eyes and everywhere. she must have also felt rather confused too when grandma told her a few days later that Singapore had no snow because it was not cold enough...but of course the smart alec had the solution ready...she told ah ma to turn on the aircon so there will be snow...
aly loved Christmas trees and stars...wherever we went, she enjoyed all the xmas trees and their sparkly lights n stars. daddy couldn't resist buying our own xmas tree for his little princess. so for the first time in everybody in the family's lives...we decorated our own xmas tree which stood in the corner of our living room. under the tree, we wrapped aly's xmas present, which she opened with much glee and anticipation this year - a little wooden piano. she tested the keys immediately by playing a convincing "twinkle twinkle little star"...
this year's annual xmas party was hosted at our place on Dec 21...earlier than usual. we did pretty well i must say...daddy watched both kids as i prepared the turkey, sausages n ham, creamed the mashed potatoes and made the pasta and salsa and fish fingers for the kiddies. mini magnums, durian puffs and xmas cupcakes from the guests gave the meal a sweet ending.
asher's very first xmas present was from godma...a packet of yogurt baby snacks which he absolutely adored...his first time trying out baby snacks too...it was god daughter hailey's very first xmas too...hailey was as handsome as asher was pretty...haha the two may make a cute couple yet!
daddy brought aly to my office on xmas eve...a half day. the little terror had everybody under her thumb with a flick of her naughty curls...after so long...its still the number one source of attention...at least not many pple ask me if i permed it anymore...
xmas day was way too fun. we took the dukw tours, boarding at the Singapore flyer. this is the second time aly has been on but the first time she was awake throughout...although she was not overexcited about it, i think she still enjoyed it overall.
we spent the rest of the afternoon and evening xmas shopping at suntec with a vengeance...i picked up quite a few work clothes for myself and some clothes for the kids too, not that they needed more...even daddy picked out a pair of gap jeans and a few items from our favorite store uniqlo.
the good cheer continues even as i return to work after xmas as bosses r on vacation and office is quiet until after new year. finally some time to catch up on backlog...without anything blowing up every other day.
finally, posting a few of my favorite xmas photos of the kiddies this year....its definitely a sweet Christmas to remember...
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