Happy No.2!!!

Today..we celebrated with Sharon's parents....the kids had ice-cream cake which Uncle Leonard bought. Even tho the kids we recovering from their cough.. they had a little bite. (MUST!)

Here we go on our Journey of the much said.. "Terrible Two's" stage...



Luv,
Mommy & Daddy

Happy 2nd Birthday...!!!!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Jillian, Joanne & Jared...........

There's no big party for them this year as they're a little under the weather. Down with cough and a running nose.... sigh.. so sorry babies, mommy had to cancel the party...

but.....

we had a little gathering with Gene's family, Jillian & Joanne's god-parents and Fred's family yesterday for a mini cake blowing session.

Today, we'll have it with my parents....

So instead of one big Birthday party, they have 2 small ones..... =P.

Best Wishes & Love from Mommy & Daddy.....

Phish!

So.. while we were at the dinner table, I was feeding fish to Jillian.

J: Phich!
Me: No... it's Fish.
J: Phich!
Me: F... ish.
J: Phich!
Me: F... Ish.
J: Eat!

Yeah.. I guess it's just as important as pronouncing the word correctly. I'll work on the Fish word again some other time.. now we EAT!

Luv,
Mommy & Daddy

Outing(Feb 16, 2008) - Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

This is the second time we visited the garden. Technically, we are there for the first time cause the previous time we were there, they were closed. Yeah... they are closed every Monday so take note.

Basically, it's a enclosed area of the gardens that has areas for kids to explore and play. (more info below)

Here's the triplets crossing a suspension bridge (it's over 10 storey high!! not).




They also got areas for bigger kids to play in.. such as the slides... very crowded (as expected).



There's also a play ground where all the kids mingle and play. Lots of kids from different nationalities so the fun is mixed and fun.





The next outing would be the Singapore AirShow 2008! Look out for more pics!











Love,
Mummy, Daddy and Grand-parents.


Info - Jacob Ballas Children's Garden

The Secret to Raising Smart Kids (oh.. Don't tell your kids that they are)

URL: The Secret to Raising Smart Kids

Short extract

• Many people assume that superior intelligence or ability
  is a key to success. But more than three decades of research shows that
  an overemphasis on intellect or talent—and the implication that such
  traits are innate and fixed—leaves people vulnerable to failure,
  fearful of challenges and unmotivated to learn.
• Teaching
  people to have a “growth mind-set,” which encourages a focus on effort
  rather than on intelligence or talent, produces high achievers in
  school and in life.
• Parents and teachers can engender a
  growth mind-set in children by praising them for their effort or
  persistence (rather than for their intelligence), by telling success
  stories that emphasize hard work and love of learning, and by teaching
  them about the brain as a learning machine.

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Updates for the month ending Jan 08

Soon before you know it, another month has slipped past and we are ALREADY 1 month into 2008 and soon before you know it, celebrating Chinese New Year!

These pics were taken when I brought the kids out on Friday to pick up the mommy and have dinner outside. The kids have been home the whole week since the weather was looking good... why not.





Jillian 'posing' for the camera...so cute!



Joanne with her infectious laughter...



Jared joining in with the sisters.. 'posing'.



Jillian issuing a warning to all of you... I know Kung-Fu! Don't bully me hor!



Joanne looking in amazement at the Singapore Merlion.. wahhhhhhh...



Jared and his 'styled' hair... nice?

To end of this post, here are a couple of pics of the TiTa's that help look after our kids when Mommy and Daddy is out working. We are blessed to have such good tita's.




Lov,
Mummy and Daddy

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Bye-Bye 2007 & Hello 2008!

Happy New Year Everyone!

At the Zoo... again!

Yeah... since we are Friends of the Zoo (Year long unlimited entries membership for the family), why not? The weather is great (cloudy) and it's been awhile since we were there. Usually, we head in around lunch time so we can have our lunch there. Great place for a picnic (if you don't mind the smell of animals).

As usual, someone has to take the picture and it's daddy...



Today, our target animal to see was the penguins and we got to see quite a few! Even wanted to stay for the show at 2.30pm but it got too crowded and we decided to leave since we could not get any decent views of the show. We should be renewing the membership for next year... it's a good deal if you ask me.

Lov,
Mummy and Daddy.

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Jared Loves Cars....

Give him something that resembles wheels and he shouts out "Car! Car!" A car is a car, a bus is a car and as I found out, so are motorcycles. Don't know if I've said this before, but he said the word "Car!" before any other word we could understand. Leave him alone with a car, and he's happy as a claim... that is until one of his two sisters comes in and try and snatch it away from him. Usually.. it ends up with someone being smacked or bitten and it's often Jared getting it. He's quite tolerant of his two sister's nonsense and will not fight back until he's had enough. If I could use adjective to describe him, these would be it.. for now.

1. Strong (physically)
   
2. Quiet (goes with Strong, not as verbal as the sisters)
3. Friendly (able to adapt to strangers quicker)
   

Knowing that he loves cars and anything to do with it, we got this from the toy store. It's a TOMY car track that is 3 levels high, has motorized ramps that brings the cars to the top and then gravity does the rest. Works with MatchBox cars (they run a bit quicker due to their weight) but should be used ideally with TOMY cars. TOMY cars are a little more expensive ($4.90) and from what I've seen, they only make Japanese model cars. MatchBox cars are cheaper ($3.50) and offer a wider range. Not all of the Matchbox or TOMY vehicles can be used for this track... so we choose whatever cars we liked (and hoped he likes too) that will allow him to play either way.




The girls got Kitchen sets... yes.. that's 2 Kitchen Sets. Not that we intended it to be so, but because the second set was at a great offer at Robinsons and so we got it. I will update this entry when I snap some pics of it intact.



TOMY Car Track.. goes pretty fast around the corners!

Love,
Mommy and Daddy

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Merry Christmas from Earth/Singapore/East/Pasir Ris/Blk 119/Level 8

Christmas is a time of sharing and giving. Some give more, some less but what is important is the sharing. We encounter a lot of people in our lifetime and somehow, we always fall back on the same group of "people"... these are what I call, Friends. (Good ones I might add) These are the people that work on the same frequency as you and have the same interests as you (even lame corny jokes). It's tougher than it looks.. but finding a good friend is like investing in a Blue chip share, the returns are Great!

Merry Christmas everyone!


Canon 40D 1/60sec ISO400 17mm

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
The Aw Family

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While mommy & daddy were in Hong Kong

While Mommy & Daddy were in Hong Kong, the 3 little ones were out with GongGong, PoPo and the 2 Titas at the annual Xmas party with Jie Jie Yi Ling as their Babysitter as well..... they had a great time. Running around, jumping & sitting on balloons..... having lots to eat, meeting the "Super Heroes" and making new friends......

A big "Thank You" to GongGong & PoPo for taking them to the party while we were in HK.

Pic : Jie Jie Yi Ling & Jared..... this picture looks familiar.... yes.... a similar one was taken about a year ago, at a Xmas party as well.


Pic: A photo of Babies & their Grandparents...


Pic: The Trio at the Xmas Party


More pics on Flickr.......

Merry X'mas everyone......!!!!!!!

Luv,

Mommy & Daddy.

Mommy and Daddy is back!

Yeah.... back from Hong Kong we are tired! Walked and ate a lot. Mommy also bought quite a few things for herself and for the kids. Daddy only bought a few pieces of clothings (cause they were really cheap and on discount) and a spare battery for the 40D. Oh.. we also got shoes!... only Jared and Daddy though... could not find the right type for the girls.. so Mommy said to get it back in SG.

Here's what we got for Boy-Boy.



And Daddy has a matching one as well! Nice!

And here's one of the ONLY pics of Mommy and Daddy together in a pic! Hard to take pictures of yourself when it's just the 2 of you...



Love,
Mummy & Daddy
Hong Kong (14-17 Dec 07)

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Photo Updates... *check Flickr for more*

Joanne showing off her full set of teeth. (Soon anyway)


Jillian showing off how hungry she is for this shot.


Last but not least.. Jared scratching himself.. while looking at the camera.

Oh.. yeah.. these pics were all taken on Daddy's new 40D.

Luv Mommy & Daddy.

p/s Mommy & Daddy is heading out to Hong Kong for a short 4 days trip. Agenda.. shopping, eating and relaxing...not in any particular order.

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It's Christmas Time...2007!

The tree is UP at SK. What's missing are the presents... time to go shopping! Talk about shopping, Mommy and Daddy is making a trip to Hong Kong on from the 14-17 Dec. Short trip...we can't bear to be away from the kids any longer. :-)

Tree was setup this afternoon by Daddy, Marilou and Lea. Mummy was in the room with the kids while they took their afternoon nap.

p/s updated the X'mas tree with *new* LED lights and they are GREAT!

Everyday is a New Day!

Getting to spend more time with the trio, you see how each has it's own character and how they deal with everyday situations and the life they have as Triplets. The trio are indeed blessed with one another and us of them.

We brought the kids to the market and had breakfast at Mac's.
From the Left: Lea, Jillian, Jared, Joanne & Marilou.



Here are the trio after they've had their evening shower...

Jared winning the "I've shower first..."



Jillian... sort of smiling. :-)



Joanne - When I told her that she can only start
dating when she's 21.


Joanne again, practicing to be Miss India.


Little BLUE ridding hood.


Jillian, doing the same. Stealing from the rich to give to the
poor is a noble cause! really!!!


Lov,
Mummy and Daddy

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More time with the Triplets...

Kinda due to the new job position Daddy took. I get to spend more time at home now.. which is a good thing. (considering the price of private commuting, almost US$100 a barrel! CRAZY!!!) and the kids like it... I think.

I dunno.. whenever I pop out from my "office" they all cling to me and won't let me go.. and there's only so much of me to go around. I carry 2 at a time whenever I can and that is still not enuff... the 3rd one would somehow try and climb onto me.. which is not good for anybody. Don't want to blame anyone... (I think I'm just getting OLD), but I recently found out that I got Tennis Elbow on my left arm! yeah.. I don't play tennis and I'm right handed.. now.. how did that happen. Well, according to the doc.."you have been carrying heavy things too much with your left arm right?"... erm, does carrying kids count? Well, I guess it does and I don't think it's going to stop anytime soon. So it looks like I'm going to suffer a bit longer and try to see if I can fix the elbow problem with Phiten.

Here's the daily schedule of my time with the kids.... (changes with the weather and the work... of course)
- wake up.. watch Lazy Town, High-5, Blue's Room.. etc
- morning --> playground downstairs (they have slides there which they love)
- back home for morning shower
- morning nap
- wake up, play and then prep for lunch
- lunch and watch "educational" TV
- play
- play
- play
- time for PM nap...
- head to the bigger playground.. (see here in pic with Joanne)
- go back home.. rest and cool off for dinner
- watch more educational TV.. Shaun the Sheep, I like.
- dinner and prep for shower
- play somemore (in AC room) until supper (milk time)
- sleep... till 6-7am the next day [Repeat schedule]

The schedule does change.. when we bring them to their grandparent's place... either JLB or Hume.

Here's Joanne at one of the BIGGER playgrounds.



Jared at JLB.. in the kitchen with green retro tiles...


And Jillian, with me at Hume.


Love Mummy and Daddy.

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Long Time No Hear from Mommy

As the title states, I've not posted on this sight for awhile.... or rather for a long time...... well, the story goes like this.... "No Time lah"..... kekeke =)

The 3 little ones are about 19 months already, can walk, run & learning to jump.... learning to talk already.... and now that they're a little more independent in their activities, mommy has more time to start blogging and also to have a little more "me" time.

Things are looking better now as they get older, the difficult times are almost over, now is the time when they want to learn to do things themselves... like feeding, dressing...brushing their teeth...& even washing themselves during bath time. Parenting them is also not easy as well... they try your patience, they will test your limits and see how far they can go.... running after them, giving them time out, the tantrums.....etc.

The kids these days are amazing, they learn fast, they pick up a lot of emotions & actions by just observing what you do, observe their surroundings...etc So interesting to watch these 3 grow up.
And the most amazing part for the 3 of them is they constantly learn from one another and they test one another to the limits as well. We have actually watch them chit chat and communicate with each other thru their version of "Baby Talk"... and best of all, they get it, they actually understand one another.... so interesting... then of cos, they fight, they argue, they bite.... like any other siblings squabbles... =)

Well, got to go... Jillian is awake, short morning nap for her.... and time to get ready for church.... till the next time....

Luv,
Mommy.

Jared has "grown-up"...

Yup... one day.. he was crawling around.. getting into fights with the duo-girls and the next thing you knew, he has grown a mustache. How quickly kids grow up.... hehehe






He's still a mommy's boy.....

Luv,
Mom & Dad

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Weekend with the kids...

Every weekend(Sundays), we bring the kids over to my parent's place. There, in addition to the change in environment, they also get to play with numerous toys in the house and there's a garden too! Having a garden is like have an open playground that is controlled.. by the fence. Cars zooming past are no longer a concern.. except when it makes loud noises.. then the kids get startled.

Last weekend, Mell treated them to bubble-fun! Initially, we took them to the East Coast Beach for a walk and then Mell, out from no where, took out the bubble blowing toy and the next thing you know, the beach is not that important to the kids anymore. So we drove back home and let the kids play with the bubbles in the garden.

Mell started making bubbles from the bubble-making toy there were bubbles EVERYWHERE! The kids loved it.. I enjoyed it and as you can see in the pictures... everyone is having fun. Playing with these simple toys, brings back memories of simple things in life. I'm actually going to see if I can get my hands on those plastic-gum like things where you can actually blow up a bubble and let the kids hold on to it. Gonna have to watch them though.. everything goes into their mouth these days...

Lov,
Mum & Dad

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Jared and the Giant

Look at what I found!



and then wonders... what is this person, with 1/2 of his head, into the ground. He must be in need of help.. let me see if I can get him out...



Looks like he is really stuck inside there... oh well.. I tried. Too bad.

Luv,
Mum & Dad

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Day out with the kids...

Here's they are @ St Teresa Church attending a Church Wedding. We got there late (supposed to be there at 9.45, we got there close to 11am) and so, just hung around near the Entrance/Exit of the Church. Oh, Jillian was pretty "hot" that day.. she wore a halter neck dress.... very HOT.

Luv Mom & Dad

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