We went to Gelare Cafe for dessert yesterday (Jan 12)... Ashley and Mommy ordered Lemon Sorbet while daddy ordered his all-time favorite flavor - rum & raisins yoghurt.
Mommy sharing his Lemon Sorbet with Brandon...
Yuks... it's SOOOOO sour...!!
Help! I Can't Hold Up The Wall Any Longer...!
No, he's NOT holding up the wall. He's actually being punished. Daddy had to peel him off from his high chair and put him in the corner. He stood there crying in this position and refusing to budge.
Christmas Card for Jiji & Baba
In Japan, only letters with names registered to the household will be delivered. So, even if the address is correct, the letter will not be delivered if the name of the letter belongs to someone else.Ashley sent a Christmas Card to Jiji and Baba (Grandpa and Grandma) in Japan last Christmas. And instead of writing grandpa and grandma's name on the envelope, she wrote "Jiji Baba" which means "grandpa grandma"
Well, Jiji and baba did eventually get the card - after the postman came into the house to check if they the card belongs to them.
Cupcakes
Tomorrow (Dec 27), we've been invited to daddy's cousin's home for Christmas Dinner. Gu-ma thought Ashley did a great job baking cupcakes a couple of weeks ago and asked if Ashley could baked some for tomorrow's dinner. Well, this time, Daddy did most of the work - but he didn't realized that he needed to place cupcakes paper cups into the tray before pouring the batter into the paper cups. Look at what happened to it...!! (we didn't have this problem the last time coz we used a harder muffin paper cup)
Daddy and Ashley managed to find the muffin trays at the neighbourhood store... and we had to bake a NEW batch. This time, it turned out fine!! Anyway, can you guess which cupcakes were decorated by daddy, and which are Ashley's masterpiece...??
Christmas Morning (2008)
It's Christmas morning - the kids woke early to check out what they got placed under the Christmas tree. Look at their HAPPY faces!!
Brandon surprised to find Elmo - a gift from Ashley
Ashley And Her Cupcakes
Ashley baking for the first time - she's been wanting to bake some cupcakes...
Here's how the cupcakes look like after coming out of the oven - looks edible...
Practice makes perfect - Ashley putting icing on the cupcakes...
All done - and ready to be eaten. Err... who wants to be the guine pig and be the first to try...?
Bring Your Kids Day
Today is "Bring Your Kids Day" at where mommy works...
Since Daddy took time off from work - mommy decided to sign up for Ashley and Brandon to be there. Here's a picture with Auntie Marilyn, Ashley & Brandon.
Mommy normally does not allow the kids to have Candy Floss - but she made an exception today... Brandon didn't like it at all.
Whee - Brandon the Biker. Guess what? He had several "accidents" during the short 5 minutes ride. Toy bikes can be dangerous too!!
Ashley attending a Magic Workshop - not sure if she had fun. Looking at the other kids - I didn't think they were having too much fun.
Ashley asked for a "Penguin" at the balloon sculpture... and this is what she got - a "flower" instead... go figure :-
Mommy had to be "contactable" even when she was with us - so she had to carry her laptop around... well, she wasn't the only one carry her computer around... there were others too.
Today is Grandpa's Birthday...
... and it's Baba's Birthday too! Grandpa and Baba share the same birth-date
To celebrate Grandpa's Birthday, we went to Gu-ma's house for dinner... and guess what we found in one of her rooms? A drum set!!
Brandon In Hospital...And Ashley Too!
Ashley joins Brandon at Mt Alvernia Hospital today (30 Nov). Ashley has also been sick for 2 - 3 weeks - with similar symptoms as her brother's although her condition is not a bad as Brandon's.
In any case, they are now in the same room - and having antibiotic fed through IV. As for Brandon, the doctor said that his cough is getting worse and they gave him the Nebulizer. His fever is down - so, that's good news!!
Daddy can't be with the kids this week :-( He has to work because he is in involved in the Youth Camp (Dec 1 - 5) at church. So, mommy and aunty Marilyn have to be on shift to take care of them.
UPDATE: Ashley and Brandon may be able to be discharged today (Dec 2) if their fever is under control. As of yesterday night, Brandon's fever is down but not for Ashley. After Ashley's x-ray, her chest is clear but has sinus infection. The doctor said that she will be given some nasal spray and nose drop - and with antibiotics, her sinus can be clear within 2 weeks.
LASTEST UPDATE: Ashley and Brandon were dischaged from the hospital today (Dec 2)
Looks lilke Ashley is in pain - well, actually, she was reluntant to have this picture taken.
Look, they've got a bed specially named for her - "A" for Ashley. Wanna guess who gets the "B" bed...??
Nope, Brandon isn't playing with his X-Box... that's his antibiotic being administered through this device.
Brandon In Hospital 2
Brandon was admitted to the hospital again. He's been sick for the last 3+ weeks with high fever, cough and running nose... And so is Ashley. While on the way home from the doctor yesterday (28 Nov), Brandon got into fits again and mommy had to rush him back to the doctor. Anywaym we decided to get him admitted to find out what's really wrong with him.
He had his X-rays done and found out that Brandon has lungs and sinus infection... And this evening (29 Nov), he was given antobiotics - orally and IV.
Ashley may also need to get x-rayed as well as she's been having fever and cough for the past 2+ weeks.
We'd Like You to Meet Marilyn
Mommy went back to work today (Nov 14) after being away from work for 9 years. As such, Marilyn is now living with us, helping to take care of the kids... she also cooks and cleans the house. She is from the Phillippines and has been staying with us for the past 2 weeks.
Brandon was not very friendly to her initially... but now, Brandon and Aunty Marilyn are now friends!!
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