Only but not lonely cousins

IT'S sweet how he loves her. And she him.

My little cupcake

NOTHING says "celebration" more than neon food colouring.

I baked Banana vanilla bean cupcakes with marshmallow cream cheese icing for a family-do at Aunty Lucy's.

Z stayed home as it was past her bedtime.

To make up it, we took her to Sunday brunch where she had a sugar rush of her own - pancakes with whipped butter and maple syrup.


We worked off the calories by checking out the Great Singapore Sale.

A walk to town for lunch

BEING a stone's throw from Orchard Road, Z and I decided to do lunch.

The mid-day sun was not kind to us.

So we ducked into a shopping centre where we discovered a playarea.


While I cooled down, Z worked up an appetite.

She tried to follow the big kids around but they weren't interested in entertaining her.

She quite happily played on the stairs.

Up and down.

Up and down.

Up and down.

Then it was time for sushi.

Z had her favourite dish: Agedashi Tofu - but only after she ate all her broccoli trees.

This time, she even got to eat the deep fried crispy skin.

Tasty.

Zoe: Caldecott Princess

TOOK Z to Caldecott Hill to meet up with some ex-colleagues.

After lunch at the TCS canteen, we headed to the news studios.

While I caught up with everyone, Z had a great time in the post-production room playing with the hundreds of buttons and dials.

Then Z decided she should be in front of the camera rather than working behind the scenes and tried to audition for a job.

Ta dah!

Settling back

DAILY routines have begun.

Z is so fun to cart about town these days. She's more than happy to take in new sights, do the things I want to, and can't really demand stuff.

Today after a brisk morning walk around the neighbourhood, we went to Simply Bread at Guthrie House for breakfast.

She had water with a raisin bun. A latte and a croissant pour moi.

Then we went grocery shopping. She helped put stuff in the trolley while trying to learn words like "Zucchini", "Mozzarella", "Lentils", "Kettle chips" and "Tampax".

She was such a good baby that I got her this as a reward for good behaviour:


She can only wear it for another 38 days...

McScare

THIS freaky toy came with Z's first Kid's Value Meal of pancakes and apple juice.

The stuff nightmares are made of.

We're back

AFTER KL, it is great to be able to have long walks in green, shady parks with the bub.

On the weekend, we went to the Singapore Botanical Gardens. Z had a long nap in her pram and then a little stroll.

Here she is wearing uggz-buggz shoes, evidence that I've done something I swore I'd never do: I BOUGHT MY KID SQEAKY SHOES!

Oh how they used to ANNOY me!

Squeak squeak squeak

Anyway, these cost S$9 from Tiong Baru Markets.

Not quite the fashionista this time.

The packing begins

THE boxes arrived a few days ago.

In preparation for the movers swooping in Tuesday to Thursday, I have been trying to sift through our stuff.

Categories of Stuff

A - Things we can't live without = GO NOW
B - Things we can live without for the next six months = STORE
C - Things I like but haven't used in years = GIVE AWAY
D - Rubbish = CHUCK

Maaaan. It's been tough. It's a bottomless pit of stuff.

Icky sticky stuff.

And most of it belongs to Z and D!

Daddy at work

A VISIT to the bank to say goodbye.

Z had a good time pressing some buttons while seated on the desk. Hope she didn't park a couple of million where it didn't belong!


After a while, D decided it would be safer if Z stayed in his office.