Ashlyn CAN climb!

Ash has been hovering around the bottom of the stairs for quite some time eversince she mastered the art of crawling... Today, she went halfway up the stairs in just a few minutes time! WOW...

Strike Dam

Walker was on leave last week and even though we didn't travel out of MH, we still had a wonderful time spending every minute together.

It seem like the kids and I hardly see him around the house ever since we came over here. Probably due to the nature of his work and also the long working hours. But well... 不来都来了.

Kaeden had no school on Friday due to the Fall Teacher Conference so we brought the kids out to explore Strike Dam.

Idaho Power

 
 

The infamous Dam of Mountain Home...

 

the beautiful scenary...

 

and of course, US!

Learning to communicate

Ash hardly cries for milk unless she happened to be 'confined' inside either her cot or playyard. Usually, she will come looking for me whenever she wants food. Its really cute seeing her 'parked' herself on the floor after she spotted me and used her own language to communicate her needs.



After I responded to her, she will waited eagerly for me to make milk or prepare her cereals...



Lastly... of cos her happy face :)

It's getting cold

The weather has started getting cold lately, especially in the morning and evening. I have gotten most stuff ready for winter... or at least I think I have. The talk about how harsh the winter at MH is, has gotten me worried for the kids.

My poor Ash has already caught the flu bugs even though winter has not officially started!

She will come with us in the car to school every morning dressed in her terry sleepsuit (covered with a fleece blanket while in her car seat) from the night before. Usually, I will try to park right in front of the school gate and she will stay in the car while I dropped Kaeden off in his classroom.

It so happened that last Friday I brought her out of the car since I had to park slightly further away from the school. Just a short distance walk and that's it :(

Sigh... hope my little girl will get well soon.

Class photo

Kaeden's class photo with his new friends from Potatoland :)

CH's excursion to the Pumpkin Patch

When I first saw the notice of an upcoming excursion on the school's bulletin, I was super excited!.... till I realised they require me to drive Kaeden down to the Pumpkin Patch on my own!

With my limited road sense and driving skills, I was smart enough to sought help from my old man! Heehee... really appreciate him taking leave from work to join us :)

It was indeed a cold and wet morning as forecasted, but fear not as we came all prepared!



Big and round pumpkins are all over the patch!



The boys are busy making their selection and 'working' hard on it...






Kaeden decided that he want to 'harvest' one himself...

and so, we brought home 3 Pumpkins of different sizes! Shall awaits them being transformed into scary monsters for Halloween!

Our first hand-carved Pumpkin

We were at Walmart some evenings back and pumpkins were already out for sale! Since Walker was so determined to carve out our own pumpkin, we brought one home for him to try :)

Heehee didn't expect him to be so on and started out his 'project' that very night!



Never see him so seriously doing his 'home' work before wor



Showing me an angry face for disturbing him!



The end result was a really really pretty pumpkin! So proud of my man <_>

Kaeden's Diner

The kitchen set arrived yesterday and the 'boss' of the new shop was so eager to have it set up! Luckily, Walker managed to have it put together before he leave for work... otherwise my poor ear would have suffered yesterday :P



Setting up his diner and getting ready for his 1st customer...




A happy customer indeed!




Its really fun watching the 2 of them play... although Ash is not really able to communicate verbally with Kaeden yet but somehow they always managed to click! Both of them are a blessing to us :)

Ashlyn's food diary

Ash is a fussier baby compared to Kaeden and is especially so when it comes to food (maybe that is why i put on a whooping 20kg when I was pregnant with her!) But still, I refuse to give up when she rejected both cereals and pureed vegetables as I believe healthy eating habits should start from young :)

7am+ - Milk (150ml), Cereal (2 tbsp) + Milk (60ml) + Yogurt (1 tbsp)
9am+ - Milk (150ml) and Nap
12pm+ - Cereal (2 tbsp) + Stock (1 tbsp) + Meat/Vege (3 tbsp) + Fruit (1 tbsp)
3pm+ - Milk (150ml) and Nap
6pm+ - Cereal (2 tbsp) + Stock (1 tbsp) + Meat/Vege (3 tbsp) + Fruit (1 tbsp)
7pm+ - Milk (150ml) and End of Day (Yippee!)

And so... these are what I came out with and she love it!

Stock for her cereal. Super sweet yet no salt/sugar etc added.



Chicken, Onion, Carrot & Potato



Cod Fish, Onion, Butternut Squash & Broccoli



Salmon, Onion, Sweetcorn & Zucchini



Our Princess gave me headache when it comes to fruits too :( Seems like she prefers fusion wor! lolx

Apple & Blueberry...



I am still trying hard to think of different combination of food so that she won't get bored. If anyone can think of any, please do share with me :)

Our 31st Birthday in a Foreign Land

Walker and I celebrated our birthday in the United States... Something that we always wish for but never expect it to come true.

It was just a simple affair at home, nothing glamorous or WOW, nonetheless, I felt so blessed and contented having my family with me :) "哪里有我们，哪里就是家!" - Cheng Boon Ping

28 August 2011

Bought an electric grill specially for this occassion as the weather was still super hot then. Didn't want to be BBQ by the sun!



Since the birthday boy mentioned that he craved for Satay, I did my best to come out with some. It was my first time marinating the meat from scratch and it was AWESOME!



Our hungry boy can't wait to sink his teeth into the piece of meat that he had been grilling for ages...



He turned 31!

08 September 2011

My birthday was on a Thursday and Walker specially took leave for me! *jumping for joy*
We spent the day shopping at Walmart while waiting to pick Kaeden from school.

And then Joan & Kristine surprised me with my fav B&J + a pressie for MOI! Thanks Girls!



We decided to do a BBQ in the backyard since the weather was super cooling that evening. Our Chef for the night...



It certainly felt good to be doing NOTHING for once!





And I was all smiles to see my favourite character on my birthday cake! Happy Birthday to MYSELF :)