Thursday, 27 October 2011
It finally happened...
So I was out at the mall with my Mom and the kids. We were eating in the food court. Brea was snarfing her "saucy rice and prawns" (that's what she calls curry). The dish came with a side of potatoes which she also loves. She ate her portion, looked and saw that there was no more and was very disappointed. I noticed that Rhys had barely touched his, so I turned to her and said, "it's okay Sweetie, you can have Rhys's pieces..."
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Wordless Wednesday: Tickling the Ivory
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| Okay, let me warm up my singing face... |
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| La, la, la... |
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| Maestro Rhys |
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving moment I just had to share.
Brea has been helping us cook our Thanksgiving feast. All day long, she's been pulling things out of the pantry, the fridge, helping mix the marinade for the turkey, painting the marinade on the turkey and just watching all the ingredients come together. This is the first time I've made a turkey for this occasion, we have always had family over or been to family who are turkey makers but this year we are somewhat on our own. Craig is still making a ham, albeit a much smaller one, in case turkey doesn't work out.
So, Brea had helped with the turkey and was off playing when Craig called her in to help glaze the ham. She climbed up onto her helper chair, took one look at the ham in the roaster and exclaimed in a concerned little voice:
"The chicken turned red! Where are the wings?!"
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you are celebrating with your loved ones.
Brea has been helping us cook our Thanksgiving feast. All day long, she's been pulling things out of the pantry, the fridge, helping mix the marinade for the turkey, painting the marinade on the turkey and just watching all the ingredients come together. This is the first time I've made a turkey for this occasion, we have always had family over or been to family who are turkey makers but this year we are somewhat on our own. Craig is still making a ham, albeit a much smaller one, in case turkey doesn't work out.
So, Brea had helped with the turkey and was off playing when Craig called her in to help glaze the ham. She climbed up onto her helper chair, took one look at the ham in the roaster and exclaimed in a concerned little voice:
"The chicken turned red! Where are the wings?!"
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Hope you are celebrating with your loved ones.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Brother and sister
The more I watch my children, the more I am so happy that they have each other. Brea is a wonderful big sister and Rhys is a great little brother. There is nothing I love more than to see them at play.
Lately, I have noticed more and more how caring they are towards each other. They have their fights and tiffs over toys etc. but on the whole, they do a lot of sharing when they are together.
Often, Brea will carry out a book for each of them and they'll sit side by side "reading", Rhys usually with his book upside-down. And whenever Brea asks for a snack, she'll always make sure that Rhys has some too - sometimes, Rhys will ask for food that he can't reach and Brea will vocalize his wants to us for him. I can always hear a one way commentary from Brea - "Rhys come here...", "Rhys, one step at a time", "No, Rhys, jump... like this!", "Here Rhys, this one is for you".
Rhys loves his sister to, when he recently received some new cars from Po-Po, he was overjoyed (I'd never seen such a big smile), after a moment, he looked over to see Brea watching him play and handed one over for her to see. Rhys is also big on hugs and his big sister is one of his favourite people to wrap his arms around.
Often, Brea will carry out a book for each of them and they'll sit side by side "reading", Rhys usually with his book upside-down. And whenever Brea asks for a snack, she'll always make sure that Rhys has some too - sometimes, Rhys will ask for food that he can't reach and Brea will vocalize his wants to us for him. I can always hear a one way commentary from Brea - "Rhys come here...", "Rhys, one step at a time", "No, Rhys, jump... like this!", "Here Rhys, this one is for you".
Rhys loves his sister to, when he recently received some new cars from Po-Po, he was overjoyed (I'd never seen such a big smile), after a moment, he looked over to see Brea watching him play and handed one over for her to see. Rhys is also big on hugs and his big sister is one of his favourite people to wrap his arms around.
How cute he is...
We went out for sushi tonight with Po-Po and Kau-Kau. Brea has really been loving her new-found "C.G.A. Rolls" - cucumber, ginger, and avocado - at our local sushi dig. The sweetest part of the evening had to be when Craig reached for his udon noodles (after pulling out most of the noodles for the kiddies) and Rhys noticed it had steam coming off of it. He has been perfecting his blowing technique to cool down food so he immediately pursed his lips from his seat at the end of the table to help Daddy blow on his soup, a mighty feat from two seats away but oh so cute! I just love to share these special moments of having such a wonderful little boy.
Some of my other favourite little boy moments of late...
Rhys pushing reading materials under the door when he sees that someone is in the washroom.
Rhys climbing ONTO the train table to fetch a toy you've asked for when he can easily walk around.
Rhys parading around with his favourite find in the laundry basket when I'm trying to fold - underwear.
Some of my other favourite little boy moments of late...
Rhys pushing reading materials under the door when he sees that someone is in the washroom.
Rhys climbing ONTO the train table to fetch a toy you've asked for when he can easily walk around.
Rhys parading around with his favourite find in the laundry basket when I'm trying to fold - underwear.
Wednesday, 28 September 2011
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