Time for traveling (again!)

It's time for our usual activity - traveling by airplanes again. Oliver is so switched on nowadays, putting his airplane clothes on (pants and a shirt), packing his own little suitcase with his favourite toys.

But this was a new experience, getting a special porter service at the airport!

Birthday cuddles

In the evening we went to the airport to catch up with Boel and Nicole who were in town for a quick shopping excursion from Brunei. It was a very short catch up but it was very nice to see them again (We miss you so much!!).

Luca got nice cuddles from Boel and Nicole :) Lucky boy!

Happy Birthday Luca!

We just cannot get over the fact that it has been a whole year since we were at the hospital with our tiny little baby boy. We celebrated (rather rushed as Matthew had to shoot off to work) his special morning with pancakes and lots of strawberries.



I felt very bad I didn't get any candles for him even though we have been practicing "how to blow candles" and he is so good at it. So instead I put a strawberry on his birthday pancakes :)





Oliver couldn't sit still while Luca was opening the presents. So in the end he was opening the presents for him!







It was short but I was very happy we could all sit down and celebrate Luca's special day as a family :)

I will be walking tomorrow

Luca will turn one tomorrow! He can now stand up and stay standing up by himself for more than 15sec (not in this video unfortunately) but he is very close to walking!!

Ty-ranno-sau-rus Rex

This evening we took a stroll to the ECP. I was pretty sure Oliver would like to jump in the water so packed togs for the boys. But no, we didn't get that far.

We walked around the lagoon to check out the dinosaurs we found the other day. (This photo was taken when we were there last). Thanks to this he learned the big word - Tyrannosaurus Rex very quickly!

Today they didn't have the egg shell for the kids to go in so Oliver got pretty upset. But he found something else that made him very happy. A little indoor playground! Like "Jungle Gym" where we used to take Oliver in Brunei but a mini version. It is free for the customers who dine in the restaurants. So why not? We sat down and ordered some drinks and treats for us while Oliver was happy running around. 

Yuuuummmmmyyy fresh Oysters :)

Luca enjoyed having some mummy and daddy time alone: 

By the time we dragged Oliver out of the place it was getting dark. Oliver has this new scooter but hasn't been on it confidently by himself until today. Somehow he figured out how to balance and steer - and loved the ride so much! Made our way home much quicker :)

IKEA addict

You must be proud of me Boel! - I am an IKEA addict. I love browsing on their website to check out their new products and going there to shop. Yesterday I saw something I wanted in their new range. I didn't have to get them ASAP but since Matthew had a day off and we needed to have lunch we hopped on a bus and went there - just because we can!

This time I was more prepared to face the number of people around me and the noise. So even though it was very crowded I wasn't too stressed.

We came home with bits and pieces - even the boys got something today:

I also wanted to get this guy but they sold out of them already :(

Why did I want to get these for Oliver?? - Well... One of Oliver's favourite bedtime stories is called "Oliver Who Traveled Far and Wide" and in this story Oliver goes to bed with his teddy, fox, owl and bat (I haven't found a nice looking bat yet).

These Oliver books are cool, he also has "Oliver who was small but mighty" "Oliver who would not sleep" and "Oliver and the noisy baby"

Anyway I now have another excuse to go and browse in IKEA - Sorry hubby!  But I love it!!

BBQ night

Tonight we were invited to join a BBQ by the poolside. Luckily Matthew had a day off (the last three times we were invited he was working so I had to go alone with the boys) and finally enjoyed the beautiful beef steak one of our friends cooked and some chilled beer!



It was a beautiful full moon evening:

We also got to meet our friend Nicola & James's new born baby girl Ayla who was born last week. She was born on Oliver's birthday! So tiny and soooo cute!

Oliver was very happy to see Ayla's siblings - Annabel and TJ and run around with them until he was too tired...

Very nice relaxing evening for all of us :)

Playing together

Somehow Oliver really wants to go in Luca's cot to play with him. They are both getting bigger so it's a squeeze but they play very nicely together, cuddling, giggling, playing cars :)

What a nice day mummy

That's how Oliver described our wonderfully relaxing day here in Singapore. Unfortunately daddy had to work all day again :( but we had lots of fun just the three of us.

My daily routine - taking the boys downstairs for a little walk.

Stopped at the supermarket in the condo to get some chips! 

Watching the water fountain:

Picnic lunch by the playground:

Some bare feet play time on the grass :)

Oliver found a big stick to throw - can you see it?  he was actually very very good!

Came back to the apartment and just chilled out on the balcony. We could see quite far away today. 

Indonesian islands:

And a bit of Malaysia! How cool is that - two countries as one panorama view: 

After the boys afternoon nap, we got changed into our swimming gear and jumped in the swimming pool downstairs. It was just the perfect temperature! I decided to feed the boys by the poolside to make my life easier :)

By the time we got back the boys were very tired and ready for bed which gave me some "my time"  for blogging. Yes Oliver, it was such a nice day!

Tomorrow daddy is finally off - should be a great family day :)

Sushitastic Details

Here are the photos from the party!

This year the birthday invitations were sent via email as we wanted to reach our wonderful friends in Brunei!

Thanks to Yoshimi and Boel, I managed to make a banner for Oliver: 

Thank you so much Greet and Treats / Beenal for wonderful looking Sushi cakes and biscuits. They were just fantastic! (She made Rainbow cakes and biscuits for Oliver last year) You ROCK!! 

So cute! Sushi biscuits for goodie bags:

Us hostesses wore a pretty Japanese hair tie:

Candy and Gummy Marshmallow Sushi:

Fresh Fruit Sushi - apples as rice, papaya and watermelon as fish on top!

Sandwich rolls and all sorts of Maki Sushi :)

Japanese welcome banner:

The Felt Sushi for after lunch craft activity - Thank you Linnea for helping me!

I am very happy how the party turned out. Only two more weeks until Luca's birthday. I must make sure I make his as special as Oliver's one :)

Sushi Birthday Party - part 2

I just couldn't wait to see Oliver and his friends' faces when we brought out these cool looking Sushi cakes. 

Wooow Sushi cake!!

The candles were rather strong this year - he was blowing and blowing and blowing but...

It wasn't easy...

Luckily got some help from Helen :)

Cutting the cake - all by himself

This salmon sushi tastes rather sweet...

In no time all the cakes were gone!

With Sushifull tummies everyone went home with a party bag containing mini sushi mat, gummy sushi, and sushi biscuits. 

Could have been too much sushi for one day but I am sure everyone had fun :) For sure Oliver had a great birthday party. Thank you everyone for being part of his special day!