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The Canon Ixy Digital camera had been a wonderful purchase last Dec! Cayden has been exploring with the camera and snapping away each time the camera is in his hand. :) He did not know that the camera has some wonderful features including color switching and accentuating. When he realised those functions, he insisted on taking photos! We started with taking some normal photos that he willingly cooperated. :) So lovely!

Finally the fun started! Cayden wanted to turn green like the Keroppi Frog on the bed! Ta Da -

Then he said he wanted to be as red as the curtains in his bedroom... His wish was my command!

Cayden went around the room pointing at the color he wishes to turn to! He pointed at something blue and he turned into Avatar the next moment!

Oops... not exactly that blue. Let's try again!

ARGH!!!

Cayden pointed at something brown next... and so... I turned him to...:

Grandma thinks Cayden would turn to this color if he does not shower regularly... :D

THE END!

Bundle"s" of Joy

It's been a while since Ashton photos were published. :) I should share the family's latest joy with all! As usual, I would not let go of opportunities to doll up Ashton!

Hello! My name is Ashton. How do you do?

I need to get use to wearing Tux... getting use to the bow tie is the begining. :) Do I look handsome?

I am Ashton's sister, I am call Ashley. Do I look like Gor Gor Ashton? :)

The 17th Century Spanish Warship Replica at Vivocity

On 5 June, Papa YT, Cayden, Yangming, Uncle Sam and I went Vivocity and we chanced upon a 17th century spanish warship replica that berthed outside the mall. Since the ship was opened to the public for touring, we went aboard. This replica is majestic in my opinion. I envied these countries with rich history to flaunt. I wished we could permanently have one in Singapore.

A rustic bell which Cayden touched and had his hand covered with a layer of the green algae. :)

The very big anchor!

On the deck, there was a canon firing stand. This is only one of the many machines on board.

A random chest that cannot be opened.... but we decided to take a photo with it anyway.

The warship steering wheel! It was supposed to be out of bounds but Cayden didn't care....

Peeping into the dining area of the marine soldiers... or maybe this is a meeting room?!

Moving down the deck to the bottom of the ship. I had difficulty moving down the stairs and transporting Cayden downn.... Papa YT to my rescue. :)

More canon firing machines at the bottom of the ship!

The 30 minutes tour was rather tiring hence we decided to go for a break at a dessert shop in Vivocity on ground floor. It was rather disappointing by my standards but looks like Cayden thinks otherwise...

We ordered the glutinous rice with mango and coconut milk and mango pomelo. Cayden didn't quite enjoy the pomelo dish. He complained about bitterness...

We ended the day with dinner at "Zhen Fa Live Seafood" at Sunset Way. Dinner was awesome! Mama could not joined as her maternity confinement was not over yet. We did promise her to bring her there soon. We all missed the alfresco dining ambience. :) We decided that Uncle Chris and Aunty Janet would agree with us too... we are all looking forward to their return to Singapore soon. :)

As usual, connoisseur self entertained with his own facial expressions.

Uncle Sam enjoying his dinner. :)

So did Aunty Yangming and Cayden!

And Grandma!

What did we actually ate that evening....? Get ready for the juicy details!

Delicious chilli crab with fried bun to dip in the chilli sauce... yummy!

Carbs! Sum Lo Hor Fun... I personally felt that this dish lacked the wok taste..

Yam Ring! My favourite... the cashew nuts were generously spreaded on the dish. I love the sweet onion and the "gong-po" chicken.

Broccoli with scallops... and the scallops were very fresh!

Fried rice... not bad! Preferably to eat with the Sambal chilli...

It's late at night now... Aunty Linda is hungry after posting this piece... time for supper!

Cabbage

Cayden's imagine has been running quite wild lately. On Sunday, he told me he remembered Aunty Janet's dog in Australia and it's name is Honey. He didn't know that Honey has a new friend called Harry. Cayden decided to get himself a dog and named it Cabbage! Cabbage is grandpa's bolster.... and Cayden drags it around like he is walking the dog. Haha!

Celebrating Ashton's Full Month

It's nearly a month since Ashton arrived! I thought we were rather low key in the manner we've entertained guests and arranging for the ritual full month celebration but that kept yesterday rather busy for us. I felt really bad for not blogging as much about him compared to when Cayden first arrived.

Ashton grew and has the chubby cheeks his older brother has since his first month. It's lovely to see how Ashton grew... He has been a lovely baby! He doesn't cry as much as Cayden and even if he cries, he is really gentle. A stark contrast to his short tempered brother. Hope he will be a positive influence to little Cayden!

I did something horrible yesterday and today today, I tested Cayden's love for Ashton and did so by asking Ashton to be brought back to MY home. Cayden was very sure that he didn't allow that to happen and insisted that I cannot bring Ashton home. He said,"I like Ashton. You cannot bring him home." *SWEET* Yesterday, on our way from Vivocity back home, I told Cayden that it was not possible to fit the family into the car, and if Ashton and Mum had to join us for dinner, we have to leave Ashton in the carboot or leave him on the roof of the car. He got very worried and started dispelling those thoughts from my mind by sharing that it will be dangerous to leave Ashton on the roof. He was worried Ashton would fall from the roof and hurt himself. *NICE BABY*

On the other hand, Cayden seemed to have developed exceptionally fast in the area of conceptualising and thinking! Uncle Sam and I have been brain storming on how to deal with this fellow who has loads of thoughts going through his mind. Reasoning is definitely very crucial in our daily interaction with him... :) Like many other smart children, taking instructions is something not happening each time already. You need to help him understand why decisions are made like that... PHEW! He has been telling me that he decided to take some actions because "my brain told me to so.". I nearly fainted from hearing these coming from a 3 year told...