Chinese New Year Trays 2015

Happy Chinese New Year 2015!

It has been a crazy busy February for us thus far.

It's all spring cleaning, purging, painting, shopping and decorating for the past few weeks.

For some reason, hubs is totally into CNY this year.

He bought cookies, helped in cleaning and wasn't whining when shopping.

I can only think of one word to describe his change.

Domesticated.

Hehe.

We repainted our living room and changed the furniture based on this colour scheme. 

Bye bye, my purple room.

Image from google

I took some time to prepare some CNY-inspired trays for the kids.

They were not used as frequently as I would have liked because we were just busy!

He was immediately drawn to the angpow tray.

He insisted they were called ham pao (crybaby) instead of angpow. Hehe.

His work was to insert RM10 per angpow for mama.

 

We prepared my parents angpows as well with this gorgeous packets from H&M.

I added some deco and he was like, "Can i add this ball?"

"Err, baby, that's Christmas."

 

When I was preparing this tray,  I was thinking about .

And can be sheep or goat.

He wasn't very pleased when I gave him my explanation.

"Mama, everyone says 'Have a very goat year'. Why you put sheep?"

Forming letters using Froebel set 8.

 A little butterfly painting to welcome spring.

We spruced up the Froebel/Gabe gift area for free play.

February is a month of celebrations for us.

Birthdays, CNY, Valentines....

This Valentine has been really special because my dear hubs finally decided to send me flowers!

When we were dating, he used to send flowers and bears to the hospital while I was at work

for no reason at all. This is my first roses after almost five years hiatus. Haha.

I immediately texted him to say he really made my day.

For hub's birthday, I bought him a Baskin Robbins cake.

I must admit that I totally forgot his birthday.

A first.

I felt soooo bad. 

So, I paid for all my personal CNY expenses this year as punishment :p

 Oh, see the cake, Tiger picked it.

A pig, it seems...haha!

And he was helping to snap pictures with his very high-tech camera.

I hope this will be kind to everyone.

May you and your family be blessed with health, wealth and love.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Tiger's Officially Four!

Officially a four-year-old!

Every time we try to get a proper picture, he is doing this.

Not that he is posing as a monkey but he is generally itchy. Eczema. 

Poor boy.

I didn't plan for any big party but we did go to Penang the week before.

Considered party la?

I guess not. So I prepared some last minute party packs.

His birthday is always during school holidays =.="

Double the usual amount of friends.

So, I went the cheapskate route and bought everything from wholesaler.

About rm5 per bag

 Tiger's special pack.

In it, I included a special present.

When I got home from work, it was still unopened.

It was this whiplash set from Cars.

Kesian my boy. Grandma said to wait for mama.

The power of delayed gratification. He does it way better than I can.

 

I made a card for him and asked all his teachers and friends to sign it as a keep sake.

At night, we celebrated with family.

Hubs bought him an ice cream cake in the shape of a rose.

I was like WTF??!!

No other chocolate ice cream cake available it seems. Issshhh...

For his birthday wish, I helped him,

"Mama will always be beautiful, Papa will be wealthy and good health for everyone!"
Tiger said, "No, I want Cars!" and everyone laughed.

His fav friend at the moment is Dee Dee.

Luckily my BIL bought some party packs waaay before his birthday.

Otherwise its just plain plates and cups.

And no noisemakers.

Thanks Clem, no wonder you are his fav uncle!

Then, it was present time!

His big present! A manly dollhouse. 

A marble run and a race track.

All from mama.

Told everyone else not to bring gifts.

I didn't even wrap the dollhouse, I mean the fire station.
God, I have to stop calling it a dollhouse =.="

 

My sisters helped and it still took an hour.

Thanks, guys!

 

Amazing, ain't it?
I have to take more pictures before it becomes scratched and ugly.

 

The monkey sister.

 This girl was just interested in the box :)

My precious niece, Dee Dee who cried when 

I declared that I was Elsa and She was Olaf.

She'd rather be the storekeeper than Olaf.

Hahahaha....too cute, this girl!

Some of our favoritest people in the world

At four:

Fav colour: Purple and blue

Fav subject: Math

Fav food: Ebiko 

Fav dessert: Chocolate

Fav drink: Vitagen

Fav fren: Pei yi and li zhe

Fav cartoon: Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 

&

Doc Mcstuffin

Fav 'whatever': Anything with Disneys Cars on it

Fav person: Grandma

 Fav teacher: Mama

Best friend: Mama

 Fav hobby: Going to the park (with mama)

Best Mother in the whole wide world award: Mama (obviously)

Btw hubby gets worst dad award.

He forgot to pick up Tiger from class today.

And he kept laughing whenever he thinks of it.

Horrible!

I am going to delete this pic I collage for him!

Chinese New Year 2014

Hope you guys enjoyed Chinese New Year as much as we did. For us, it always meant family time, meeting up with relatives we only see once a year.

We also gave angpows to kids and unmarried people who should be ashamed they are still asking for money. Btw, why aunties who carry Chanel/LV bags so kiam siap? Only give RM5. 

Yes, Mr Image from Google.

Don't gimme that look, really one. I no bluff

I told hubs and he was like, If you give more, then you will receive more one day.

Ooookay, okay

The best part about CNY?

Very selfish reasons BUT I only get to eat this once a year.

If I buy this everyday, fat die me.

See the fatty bacon strips on the left?

 OMG, they are $#%$#%^^&&*** out of this world.

Especially the slightly spicy ones from Loong Kee

Truth be told, I never buy. I always 'steal' from my mom.

"Ma, Tiger really love the bak kua, you know?"

"Is it, nah take another bag laaaa"

Me hugs the bag, thinking, MINE, ALL MINE,

MUAHAHAHAHAH"

Tiger can have one piece, for health reasons.

 CNY also meant fireworks.

I love fireworks.

Tiger is still a wuss but slightly better that last year.

He made it all the way to the porch this time

Princess with papa

 Unlike Tiger, she receives ang pows with no shame :)

Yesterday, I told hubby that we should go on a strict diet over lunch.

At 11 pm, he said, Let's go Boston

I am on a diet (which is a lie, stupid bacon)

You just teman me. No need eat.

Pffft, as if.

We had steamed lala with ginger and rice wine, 

Hokkien mee

AND

Three Smell (literal translation. It was sotong, fish and large prawns served

 in a sweet and sour sauce on a hot pan)

I nearly burst out of this Zara dress

And this was Day 1 of CNY

Happy Chinese New Year again.

Still can collect angpow until this Friday

Gong Xi

Gong Xi

We wish everyone of you who read till the end of this post (haha!)

a very huat-ar horse year!

Happy Halloween 2013

This year's Halloween was hosted by Not Me!

Haha..

So I offered to make these party packs.

Made it a little more special with personalized name tags.

In it, some typical party hats, noise makers, some candies, bubble solution or

noisy hammer, do a dot worksheet with orange stickers (I had to), and bibs for the babies

DECO

Banner, decos and games by my sister Winnie

Someone went overboard with these :)

  

Toilets tubes ghost and ghost lollies!
Hairbands for mommies to take pic with &
mask for the kids

 

Does this look creepy?

COSTUMES

 Tiger was supposed to be a pirate but as usual...he didn't like it.

So, we switched his old Spiderman with Cutie L who wanted Superman.

Same colours ma Spidey and Superman...hihi

Kids!!

So, he became Batman

 

 My sweet niece as a witch.

My handsome nephew as a booby Superman.

 Lil J, suave as usual, as Vampire

 

Sour face Batman.

Oh, this picture is to prove that I am not as fat as the Bella show me.

See, my head is only as big as lil J's head!

 

My sweet fairy princess who wore her costume form 5 pm to 9 pm 

WITHOUT ANY FUSS.

She also missed a naptime and conked out on the way home.

 

Other cutie came as Fairies, a nurse, pumpkins...so cuuuute. 

This Halloween is also significant for Tiger as he had his first lollipop.

It was also some kids' first exposure to candies.

 

Games

Sensory bin that the kids scooped and scooped for the longest time

  

Baking soda and vinegar: uncover the eyeballs! 

 Ice monsters

 

We played 'pass the parcel' where everyone got a gift >.<

Food, yumz

We had some KFC, meehoon, nuggets, fried rice, fruits tarts, donuts,

Aunty Sharon made this most delicious gula melaka and santan jelly.

To die for....

If only there were some cendol inside....slurrrppp.

I had wine...yay!

Sorry, I need alcohol in my life.

It is the key to keeping me sane+ a happy, loving married life + a doting supermom.

Send a Lambrusco if you love me ^.^

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We had a blast.
It was peaceful, fun, filled with love and wonderful people.
Happy Halloween!!

Signing out, errr,

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What is Batman's catch phrase, ya?