The Sunday Morning at ECP

We were at ECP about three weekends ago with original intention to go inline skating but we abandoned the plan since Cayden was with us. Cayden had fun time playing with sand in his crocs! Too bad we didn't bring his little denim hat along so we made do with Uncle Sam's cap. Cayden really has a big head! Uncle Sam tried to add fun to the entire activity by involving Cayden to bury a piece of dried leaf. Connoisseur tried throwing sand at us. I was worried if he threw the sand too high up and that the sand may fly into his eyes.....

Morning at Pasir Ris Beach

Last Wednesday (16 Jun), Cayden stayed over at Uncle Sam's place. Before he slept, he said he wanted to go to the beach and the next morning we did as what he wished. We brought him to Pasir Ris Beach where there was a mini horse stable and so Cayden saw horses of different colors and sizes.

We finally made a brief stop by the beach as the weather was getting hotter by the day. Did I mention we reached the beach at about 11 am?! So Cayden and Uncle Sam squatted by the beach (under a pathetic coconut tree with minimal shade) and started playing with the sand digging tools that belongs to Cayden!

In about 15 minutes, we started walking back to the carpark. It's a funny video! Cayden did some funny walking moves... and of course, see how he reacts when he smells the horses poo. :D

More Videos @ the Little Big Club Concert

Connoisseur did plenty of dance moves at The Little Big Club concert and check out this head move...

Fun didn't stop during the 15 minutes intermission. Uncle Sam and Cayden had fun singing and dancing while waiting for the food to come (courier service by Aunty Wasabi).

$6 worth of hotdog and fishball from the cafe next to Expo Hall 2. Didn't taste good at all... but we were hungry and ate them anyway.

Cayden had fun playing with the lightsticks....

Finally... his idols appeared!

Watching the Little Big Club Concert

Do you think Cayden enjoyed himself....?

There were only a few songs Cayden could associate with and one of them being Incy Wincy Spider. Check out how Cayden followed the rhythms in most songs he heard at the concert. So funny! He had fun singing along as well as swaying along with the rhythms of the songs. Btw, the lightsticks didn't come cheap - $5 for two light sticks... He loves the green one though!

Finally, he saw Barney...! But he was irritated when the light from the camera broke the darkness in the area we were seated. :D Check out how absorbed he was when watching his idols!

There were a few slow numbers performed during the concert. Cayden swayed along gently with Uncle Sam. Though he meets Angelina Ballerina for the first time during the concert, we supposed he enjoyed listening to their music albeit he was struggling to keep awake from his afternoon nap. More videos to come along the way......... :)

The Little Big Club

Uncle Sam, Cayden and I will be catching the concernt tomorrow at 4.30 pm at Expo! Cayden is kind of looking forward to the session especially when told that he will get to see Barney. :) I wonder if he will scream when he sees all his favourite Barney characters...

Thumbs Up & Thumbs Down

A thumbs-up represents good and awesome things, good food, feelings, people and mood while a thumbs-down represents the opposite. This is how Cayden has been communicating with people these days. If he were to asked to comment on something, he would either give a thumbs up or down to conclude his thoughts about some thing, people or food. Lately, he's into playing such games with Uncle Sam and he's so tickled with the responses he received!

Grown Up Boy

Apart from celebrating Grandpa's birthday last Saturday at the Mushroom Pot, we also took the opportunity to visit Leisure Park. Considerable time were spent at the Cherry cars roadshow though we tried to enjoy some drinks at the HK cafe on Level 1. There is this giftshop directly opposite the HK cafe which I thought wasn't really children friendly. They laid their toy cars infront of the shop attracting children to spend time there... Cayden was stuck there and refused to leave the shop and trying out all the toy cars laid there. While I was queuing, I hnd something breaking and i turned around... Uncle Sam was picking up the pieces of plastic car parts from the floor and poor Cayden was dumbfounded and shocked standing behind Uncle Sam... Fortunately, the car parts were detachable and we didn't have to part with $12.90 for the lousy toy car! As all may anticipate, Cayden got an earful from Uncle Sam though his heart yearns to go back to the shop again... Finally after much counselling, Cayden spoke to me and said that he would go back to the shop with his hands behind his back and he promised to just walk around the shop! He did it (see 4th photo below)!!!! I was impressed......!

After accidentally breaking the toy car, Cayden went quiet Uncle Sam went ahead to lecture him.... Cayden could not and would not talk back at all....

The next day, we brought Cayden out for a haircut and he cried... I had to carry him while the hair stylist does her work. Fortunately Cayden didn't struggle much and kept his eyes fixed on the tiny TV screen in front of the seat. The haircut was over in 10 minutes and we allowed Cayden to shop at Toys R Us. The irony is the very excited Uncle Sam and I kept introducing toys to Cayden but he kept telling us "No. Put back!"... We really felt ashamed as each toy gets rejected by Cayden. :-) Finally, we left VivoCity with a water gun and an extremely traditional water toy that requires winding before the bee flaps its wings. :) Cayden actually rejected both toys before...

Cayden had a hair cut and got a balloon as part of his visit to the hair salon!

Looks like Uncle Sam is more excited to be at Toys R' Us....

We headed back home for dinner with Grandparents and as part of my initiative to encourage him to hold back his tears while getting his hair cut, I offered him an ice cream. Judging at how children usually handle the ice cream stick, most adults would not allow children to hold onto an ice cream all to themselves and invite the hassle of cleaning them up. Uncle Sam and I did exactly that and little did we know, we pissed Cayden off and he convinced himself that the stick of ice cream was not worth it! This process of internalising the anger and converting his thoughts into a negative or opposite believe is the least of what we have expected... but we also worry about handling and teaching this kid. Haiz!

Grandpa's Birthday... @ Mushroom Pot

We had a mini birthday celebration for Grandpa on Saturday at Mushroom Pot at Indoor Stadium. Everyone enjoyed the meal that consisted of very delicious jellyfish starter, steamboat with variety of mushrooms, meat and vegetables, two cooked dishes including Tibetian pork ribs and fried calamari. Cayden loves the fried calamari - check out the second video. :)

We are planning to go back to the restaurant again in a bigger entourage and maybe pay for their buffet dinner. The guys at home surely can eat more and we all enjoy a wider variety of food cooked in their very nice herbal soup base. :)

Chauffeur Cayden Koh

We were at Kallang Indoor Stadium last Saturday to celebrate Grandpa's birthday. Everyone enjoyed the dinner... more pictures to come in next post. :) Anyway, there was this car road show in which Cayden sat in all the cars on display. Thanks to Uncle Sam, Cayden could identify the distinctive parts of the interior of the car including:

1. Steering Wheel
   
   
2. Mirror
3. Gear Knob
   
4. Hand Brake
   
   
   

There was this van he sat in and wanted everyone to get onto the car (see photo below). He tried to check out the number of seats and wanted Grandpa, Grandma and the Aunties to get in... A hunky driver in the making huh...? Still we did not get up onto the car as we were too embarassed to do so!

See for yourself if he is able to identify the distinctive car parts... I was impressed. Within 5 minutes, Cayden recognised and familiarised himself with the 4 parts. :)

D.I.N.G.O

Cayden picked up many new songs lately and one of them being DINGO! The association with animal makes it easier for him to remember this song better. :)

In case you want to hear the complete version, check this video out... It also has him playing with the tangerine and preparing to get out for an evening of fun! So cute!