Activity Time with AA babies (phrase borrowed from a good friend)

Do you know that there are only 15 weekends left for the 2014? Hahaha... yes, I calculated it this morning on the way to work. Many times, we parents are pre occupied with many activities during the weekend (from wedding functions, birthday party, family gathering, compulsory working Saturday for office), I personally felt that weekend are just too short for me to spend time with AA babies.

As a full time working mother, weekends are just so precious for me. It is not for me to rest, my weekend since I have the two girls after a big baby Ivan Vincent; is much more occupied and busy than a working day. Ivan and I loved the weekend more when we know that we can spend time with the girls. What do we do?

...breakfast together
...watch movie/ cartoon together
... arts and crafts together
... bake pizza or cup cake together
... run, cycle, chase, scream, bubble together (at the balcony)
... swim together
... dinner together

For the activity time that was mentioned in the post title, I wish I can do it more often during the weekday but due to heavy back home traffic, we reach home late and unable to spend the time doing activities with the girls. I borrowed this idea from my close friend who also doing various fun learning activities with his son, I thank her for the ideas.

I am still researching online for more fun activities time that I can customize for both babies. It is very much challenging to have both of them love the activity. For example, when Annabelle were drawing and colouring on the art block, the younger sister will doodle onto the same piece and both ended up screaming at each other. In another instance, when Annabelle busy preparing for her pizza; the sister is eating the bread. But it is so much of fun recalling all these moments.

Art & Craft Fun

Those day, we used to play this using paper;
Nowaday, it is like this... 

Painting & Drawing together

Colouring Fun 

Show off Fun

Bubble Fun Time 

Evening run, chase, scream Fun Time... 

Swimming at the condo pool

Pizza Making

Ingredients and Chef 

Chef Annabelle 

Chef Abby...

 

Our lunch... 

Baking Cup Cake

One of the activity time, we tried cup cake baking. It was a success! Thanks to the cup-cake pre mix box... hahaha... Although it was messy to have this activity, when I heard Annabelle said:"Mummy, this is so fun!", I am willing to do it again for her.

See, my ingredients for my cupcake 

Professional... 

Junior Master Chef

Does with passion and love

Finally finish!!

She wants to hold it and bring the baking tray to the kitchen

Not bad ya... 

Patiently waiting

Cartoon Characters

Ever changing cartoon characters...

In the beginning, we have Magic English DVD series, both sisters loved it... Then, Abby prefers Dibo, she will pick up the Dibo CD and pass it to me... though she can't speak then; I know that she likes to watch that. Then, the period where I introduce princesses to Annabelle, I guess Abby has no choice to watch repeated times of Cinderella stories that the "jie jie" likes..

Moving on, there comes Frozen... every night; in Amma's house; you can hear "...Let It Go..., Let It Go..." and sometime, we will sit down and watched "Brave"together.

Don't know since when, Abigail and Annabelle loves Dora the Explorer. Probably also thanks to the mummy who bought the first Dora CD for them...

Last Saturday 13/9/2014, we took the chance where there were a Meet and Greet session with Dora & Diego; we took them both to Curve. Prior to that I have told Annabelle that she can meet Dora, this is because; when she was younger she was afraid of the A&W mascot bear (what character was that?!), but when she heard Dora she was so excited. When I told Abigail about the same thing, the only thing I saw was her firm nod and she said; "Dora... Dora..."

The date with Dora was 6.30pm. Papa was so excited to bring the girls to the best session, despite after attending a meeting; papa didn't rest and wake us up from our afternoon nap at 5pm and we got ready for the Dora. (such a sweet lovely father)

After the date with Dora, we had quick bite in McD, some rides for the kids and we ended the day with a smile on everyone face..

I Do.. I Do it Myself - Our Princess -Abigail

There are just so much to update for you all about Abigail and Annabelle...

Out of many, we had noticed that Abigail being the 2nd child learn many things from the sister. Out of many, she likes to do many stuff by herself now from eating by herself, choosing her favourite DVD, putting lotion and shower gel and many more.

She wants to do it by herself. 

She wants to do arts and crafts by herself. 

I do.. I do... coloring..

Makan also by herself

That's explain she is so interested to take the drink
from the cup 

Breakfast also by herself 

Today is Abigail 1 year 9 months checkup in the Klinik Kesihatan. She got up very early as if knowing that she needs to be ready for her check-up, after got her change and she slept off while waiting for us to be ready to leave the house.

We reach the clinic very early and we waited for the operating time. Suddenly I noticed that she has grown up so much that she was able to sit properly at the car seat, she is able to listen to me which I told her : "Abby, nurse kakak will check Abby's head circumferences, weight and height; Abby cannot cry ya...", she nodded her head., she walked around in the clinic waiting area while waving her tiny hand at me and say: "Come, mummy..."

God, she has grown so much! I felt grateful that she is healthy and her growth is good. When it was just like yesterday I carried her out from the hospital and when I reviewed some photos of both of them, there were photos that I need to pause, look carefully and see was that Annabelle or Abigail? (Bad mummy ah...)

Our Home

As I was cleaning up the house that evening before the house warming function, I told Ivan:"It is of God blessing, family members' blessing and friends' help, we have this day!" (this phrase was spoken with tears in my eyes then.)

It is truly blessed that when we decided to set up our own home, we bump into a good housing deal then. Along the way, our friends have also helped us so much in many ways, not forgetting our parents and family members who pray for us. We thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Here you can see some snapshots of "Our Home Sweet Home". This is not to promote our home but more like a lovely memory for Ivan & I and also my two girls. When they grow up and we grow older, we have this blog to reminisce the past :')

(*Emo... blog ya...)

Altar -where we pray daily before off to work
and after work

Living Hall 

Display & Our Lovely Last Supper

Dining Area 

Gift from my mother in law -
The Last Supper 

Kitchen

Where I "demonstrate" my cooking skills

Our Big balcony outside the kitchen

Master Bedroom Balcony

Looking down on the left, is where the swimming pool is

Master Bedroom Wardrobe 

Not need to mention whose room this is? 

Children's alternative swimming pool - the bath tub

Children's room

Christmas Fever 2013...

A year ago, I anxiously waited for the arrival of Abigail during the period of December; that is why we gave it a miss to the Christmas photo snapping at the mall. This year we are all way out to the shopping mall with Abigail and her sister to look and feel the Christmas. Oh yes... to felt the "Christmas"...

Since we will not be celebrating Christmas this year as our grandmother just passed away, we didn't want the girl to miss out the atmosphere and not forgetting to show Abigail, her first sight of Christmas lights (this is what we did for Annabelle when she was younger too).

Even though the mall are packed...

Even though car park was difficult to get ...

Even though how tired we were, these phrases uttered by Annabelle:

Annabelle:" Mummy, look..... Christmas lights!",she was so excited, running towards to the tall lighted trees while turning and waving at us... 

Annabelle: "Papa, I wan-na go. I want -- to -- sit.", while pointing at the carousel.

Annabelle: "I am scared.", while waiting for our turn to take a family shot with the Santa Claus.  

Annabelle: "Mei Mei, come... see... lights!" 

Annabelle: "Mummy, mei mei also wants balloon", the children gets balloon after photo taking with Santa... 

(Note: Most of the photos, you only see Annabelle's back because she is more interested to Christmas decorations than the camera!! :)) 

These had just taken all the "even though" away...

So, if you asked; it is worth going to the mall during this period. My answer is "YES".

 

 Anyway, to all of you who is reading this blog.. "Merry Christmas and Have a Blessed New Year. May 2014 filled with love, joy and peace... " :)