MY OTHER TWO KIDS

These two.

The reason why I often feel like a mama of four.

LIFE WITH THE PEA #013

The lanes and the paths have started to overrun during our evening walks recently, grasses tall and tiny flowers everywhere. It might not look neat and tidy as before, but what does it matter? The pea and the butterflies are so happy.

TETE-A-TETE

I'm not so sure how well these two can understand each other's coos and meows, but somehow they can do this all day.

LIFE WITH THE PEA #012

Maybe it wasn't very prudent... ... (read: that terrible virus that reminds me of a Mexican lager everytime), but she really wanted to go so we went. But on the other hand the place was almost completely empty (there was one other little boy running around in that big space) so maybe it wasn't that bad afterall?

This was one of the nicer playgrounds there are around, it felt like I was in Paddlepop Land.

@ Smigy PLQ

LIFE WITH THE PEA #011

Whenever we can squeeze a spare hour on weekdays... ...

@Marine Cove

A LITTLE PEANUT

So the small pea became a big sister.

Welcome to this strange and wonderful world, little peanut.

LIFE WITH THE PEA #009

 Always proper and serious... ...

... ...for only a long minute.

@National Museum of Singapore

LIFE WITH A TODDLER #006

The things that she says nowadays makes me laugh.

***

Hands me a plastic ice cream cone.

'Mama you want ice cream?'

'Ok thank you.'

After pretending to eat I put it aside and continued typing.

She ran back after a while.

'Mama, where's the ice cream?'

'In my tummy yum yum'

'You ate the TOY?'

***

She was carrying a small goodie bag.

'Was it your friend's birthday in school today?'

'Yes got birthday cake and candles!'

'Did you sing happy birthday to your friend?'

'Yes, teacher told me not to sing so loudly.'

***

Conversation on the bus.

'Look that's popo (grandma)'s old school.'

'Popo went to school?'

'Yes when she was a little girl.'

'Did you bring popo to school?'

***

Walks out of school looking very solemn.

'Mama, there's a thinking chair in school.'

'Oh what's a thinking chair?'

'If you do something naughty you have to sit on the thinking chair.'

'And what do you have to do on the thinking chair?'

'Hmm... ...you have to cry.'

LOL

I THINK SHE DIDN'T WANT TO COME HOME

Ducks, birds, fishes, playing in the same river as her papa did all those years ago. 

As you can see the little pea has been having a whale of a time with Ah Gong and Ah Ma in Malaysia.

Let's hope that she will have the same fond memories.

KELLIE'S CASTLE

The Kellie's Castle off Ipoh town.

I normally would have happily killed a few rolls of film at a place like this, if not that this was the exact location where my classica went R.I.P. Makes me wonder if all those ghost stories about this castle are really true (gulp).

LIFE WITH A TODDLER #001

Some trivia recently... ... 

My laptop finally died on me after ten years, let's hope this new one last another ten. 

I've somehow stopped using Instagram all together, so I'm consolidating my iPhone photos here as well. This blog originally started out as an online photo album (instead of photos all forgotten in folders somewhere), and not that much has changed. I think I still prefer this layout to Instagram.  

We've ruled out on any travelling this year, mainly to ease up on our spending. Hoping to save a bit more and if I can get the pea to eat some semblance of sandwiches and pasta, get in Finland next year instead. Fingers crossed!