Letter to Immanuel, Reiko and Ariel #249 #30 Daddy's Birthday, Imm is a decade old, Fun outdoorsy and indoorsy moments

Hi Imm, Ko and Ri!!

What an eventful Aug! As there are two important people celebrating their birthdays in our family! Woo! Recapping what we did in Aug is such a feat.. first I have to praise Imm for his indomitable spirit in finishing his Ferris Wheel.. it was our Nation's birthday and we attended our CC event online... during that event there was an activity to do a ferris wheel.. which was really difficult.. Imm really persevered, though with a lot of whining.. haha.. that's Imm right.. will do day and night then Mummy and Daddy will lend a hand if it is really tough. Good job Imm! And we got a prize for that too!

Another event we had was a picnic at Jewel. wanted to go to the beach initially as Ri loves the  "big sand" but it started to rain so this was our back up plan. Auntie Vika makes the best sushi for us!

We cannot all fit into this funtoast cup like before already..

Having Imm's favourite Yole yoghurt... when Imm loves something, he will keep talking about it and we will all search for it :)

And then comes our early celebration for Daddy! We made a basque burnt cheesecake for him.. hiding while we await..

The day before, we had our "family night" which Ko will always rave about.. haha.. we played Uno and this word game. We were all on this huge queen size mattress. Initially we wanted to all sleep together but Mummy found it too squeezy and went into the room to sleep after that... hehe..

Breakfast time! Ko loves the baked eggs and ham dish... we had chicken, chocolate and plain pancakes..

Happy Birthday to Daddy!!!

We finally got to do this together.. was tiring cycling... please grow up and take over kiddos! Daddy and Mummy cannot wait to be your passagers!

Having a quick time at the sand before it started drizzling..

had lunch at PS cafe while it poured. Thank God for the good weather earlier for us to have our family time!

Tried out this chicken from Twins restaurant but Daddy said KFC tasted better :(

We had our God family over to celebrate Daddy's birthday!

Happy Birthday Daddy! You are the rock and pillar of the family! Hope you enjoyed the day of feasting! Hope your days will be filled with more strength, energy and less stress! we know how hard you work and plan for us.. :)

And the following day, we had seafood with "Baby Joan" and family. You will hear the story of why she is baby joan when you grow up..

Shortly after Daddy's Birthday, it was time to celebrate Imm's birthday! We didn't have much pics though as Imm and Ko celebrated it by a fun time at superpark with Imm's friends, David and Andrew. We had a mini celebration having Yole, since Imm doesn't like cakes..

Amazing that this guy is now 10! It had been such a journey! Dear Imm, we love you very much! You have been fantastic in looking after your sisters, though irritating them at times :P We hope you will continue to be your pleasant boy. We admire your persistence and endurance in the things you do. Continue growing in faith and love our boy!

Other then our celebrations, we also had other fun times hanging out at playgrounds and beaches.. See Ariel running towards her playground..

Ri really loves playing in the sand!

Thank you Ko for always watching out for Ri :)

Ko finished her Moonbeams 2 classes! Happy graduation!

Hanging out at Suntec..

Other fun moments at home on random days, piggybagging each other....

Or being hunters on a ride..

Swimming at Auntie Meijing's house!

Or enjoying basketball together..

Art and craft at home...

Mummy and Daddy also celebrated our 11th year of marriage at a milestone event held by IHM.. May the flame keep burning bright :) Like how celebrations and milestones are important, its the daily blessings and gratitude in each day that makes up all these memories. May we continue to grow in love and kindness towards each other.

Letter to Immanuel, Reiko and Ariel #248 #29 Ko's 8th Birthday, T-play and The Quirks of Imm and Ariel

 Dear Imm, Ko and Ri,

What a fun time we have in July! July is the birthday of our koko!!! Look at this wonderful decor that Auntie Vika has made :)

We kickstarted the celebration by going to Uncle Ajie's house and played with the godsiblings... it was a fun and cosy time playing magnets together. We had a great time with Augustine and Seraphina!

Daddy and mummy wrote a card for you, since you always like writing to us so much! and you almost cried... or cried a little, saying that you were very touched :)

Our girl has grown up so well and matured :)

And Ariel here, the lover of candles :)

Thank you Ko, for always letting Ariel blow out the candles, cos it was so much fun! We kept relighting the candles for the fun of it.... It was nice to see everyone getting so excited about candle blowing... :)

Special toastbread for Ko on her special day, which was a school day..

We also went to celebrate at T-play at Khatib, the large indoor playground. Likewise due to Covid, we have hardly visited any indoor playgrounds so it was really fun for us. Mummy remembered this really curvy slide that Ariel was really scared of after she went down the slide. Mummy too "suffered" scratches against the slide... still it was fun and we played will our max... It was a good workout for me and daddy indeed.

Little random photos over the month that were really heartening. Imm, please grow fatter! You are way too skinny and fitted into the side of the stairway. Our pleasant boy, always on the lookout for your sisters but when its just three of you, you would just want to disturb them.. the chaos and fun we have at home indeed... :)

And lastly, Ariel showing concern due to Mummy's bad eczema these couple of months! Ariel, you would go get cream quickly when Mummy says she was itchy. Aww... such a sweet girl like your jie...

Yay! And here's the end of July, with many memories to savour at the end. Ko, Happy 8th Birthday once again and we all love you very very much! Mummy hopes that 3 of you will always celebrate your birthdays together and be in each other's hearts till the end of time.. :D