Bouncing with Dan

Zech's first playdate with Daniel at an indoor playground! Thanks to Zech's playmate, Daniel, we discovered a gem super near our house. It was my first time in an indoor playground too. It wasn't big but good enough with 4 levels of challenging obstacles. Though Zech couldn't do all, I'm very proud of what he could do!

At Bouncing Kids @ Kovan that day, there were just 2 kids and 2 mummies playing together. Cool!!! I'm going to sign up for the membership at Bouncing Kids, which offers very affordable rates!

Daniel, a very good role model for Zech. I'm bad at this! Not a good example at all.



It was a great and fun playdate for both mummies and kids.  I can't wait for the next one!

Celebrating life!

This is the second year Zech celebrated my birthday with me. Last year's celebration was't too memorable. I've forgotten most parts of it. This year's celebration was different.

All dressed up and ready to go!

Hosted on the patio @ Alexandra. The place was cosy. Food was good.

Beef scallopini

Honey bourbon ribs

I miss this. Date nights used to end with choc fondant.

Simply love this swing! Just what I want for my new flat!

Love this too!

 
We took a walk at Labrador Park after dinner at 7.30pm.

A real treat for Zech who was supposed to get ready for bed at that time! He had a blast brisk walking along the sea front. I think he's almost running now. I have to run to catch hold of him!

Books, books and more books!

Zech loves his favourite books! These days, he usually takes out the books he wants me to read to him. I can be reading the same book several times a day. Reading seems to be a major part of his routine now. Even when it's playtime, he wants to be read to. Here are some of his favourites. The animal theme is clearly evident in these books.

Toddle Waddle - A book about following the leader with the toddler taking the lead. The 'story' is not in prose but the author cleverly uses sounds (which toddlers love) to tell the story.

My Mother is Mine - A book about mothers in general. Very close to heart indeed!

尿尿 - Zech is very amused by how the pig wets his pants.

Brown Bear Brown Bear What do you see? - A true classic well-loved by many kids!

Penguins Penguins Everywhere

宝宝的妈妈在哪里？

Spot's Fun Week - Most toddlers love Spot I think.

What do you say? - A book that introduces animal sounds.

野生动物

Dogs and Puppies - Zech's first non-fiction book! He's a fan of dogs.

Easter week

The greatest blessing in life is to know Christ. Now with Zech, I have the responsibility to to equip him with this knowledge so that he can have a personal relationship with God later in life. Since it's Good Friday and Easter Sunday this week, I decided to do some Easter activities with him.

Gathered some items for the Easter basket since last week.

Initially. he was not very interested in the Easter basket. Then I put on the bunny puppet and introduced myself as the Easter bunny. He was so fascinated he kept smiling and staring at me. I quickly took the chance to share the Easter story with him, using the items in the basket. That worked so well! He was keen to try on the puppet himself.

After that, I showed him the stone, which represents Jesus' tomb. He took it and guess what he did?

He had a rolling good time throwing and picking it up!

I also tried painting with Zech. Got this craft idea from pinterest. He became bored after a while. But later on...

The action started! He succeeded in making a mess.

Tried to get Zech to paint on the bubble wrap the next day. He didn't want the brushes. Instead, he used his fingers. He wasn't in the least interested in painting on the bubble wrap. So in the end, I painted them myself. Not very pretty as some of the paint dried up fast.

These eggs are now displayed in the Easter basket. I think Zech is better off being an Easter bunny. He loves the puppet so much he can say 'bun' now.

Zech's day at home

Quite a few friends have asked me what I do with Zech every day. Other than reading and walking around in the living room and in my bedroom, these are some of the activities I got Zech to do.

Morning activity before taking his cereal. He loves taking out the farm animals.

Zech's newly packed treasure box. I change the items every two weeks.

The yellow egg shell seems to be the most popular item.

After a while, he moved on to the next item, a pink spring toy.

Leaves collected from my mum's garden. Zech inspired me while he was taking his daily walk.

Zech now enjoys asking 'what's that?'. He points and asks me so often that I almost could not come up with an answer fast enough sometimes. Here's a picture of Zech with his favourite papaya plant.

Enjoying the great outdoors!

We've decided to make every Sat a family day. And what's better than the great outdoors.

Exploring sand at the beach. Zech doesn't really like the feel of sand. Hopefully, he will like it in time to come. He's happy playing with his beach toys though.

His first biking experience.

Walking on the grass at Bishan Park. Walking seems to be Zech's favourite activity ever since he started his first steps independently at 13 months.

A rainy day at the Botanic Gardens. Fortunately, it was just a light drizzle so we could still continue our walk in the garden.

An unforgettable day, I was surprised to hear Zech say so many words . Instead of us pointing and labelling, he pointed and labelled many things he saw around him. The word 'fish' seemed to be his most popular word for the day.

There is really tremendous value in taking kids outdoor. Learning simply comes alive!