Saturday

This Saturday morning, Steven, Brandon, and I walked to breakfast at The Coffee Club by the Somerset MRT station. After Steven left us and headed to work, Brandon and I walked to the Forum. I am so happy that the Forum is open for play on the weekends!

I really wanted to take Brandon to the Jurong Bird Park or to Underwaterworld at Sentosa, but we didn't make it today. If we go to those places, I'd really like to get out of the house early to enjoy the best weather of the day. Also, I'd really like to go to those places with Steven. It's hard to do any tourist attractions with Brandon by myself. Just not enough hands. Really looking forward to seeing those two attractions here though.

I took Brandon down to the pool earlier this evening. As usual, he was more interested in walking around on the pool deck than swimming in the pool. He did swim a little though, and he tried to blow bubbles.

Earla, from housekeeping, came today to put up some thicker curtains in Brandon's bedroom (block out curtains). It is so bright in his room in the mornings, and I think that some mornings he has trouble sleeping because of the sunlight. Unfortunately, Earla had to come back an hour later to take the curtains down. I think the curtains had been in a smoker's room before ours, and Brandon's whole room was starting to really smell.

Brandon is really starting to imitate our sounds. Today, I said, "See you later." He said some gibber gabber back that sounded a little like those sounds. Same thing when I said, "Thank you." He is really listening to hear sounds and form words. Words Brandon can say - mama, dada, ball, bye bye, hi, more, dog, hot, moo, yay, and mum mum (a favorite snack). He said "car" once, but he hasn't said it for a while.

Play and More Play

Pictures -

Brandon and Will at their morning playdate

Brandon and Sophia at their afternoon playdate

This morning Brandon and I were supposed to go to our Friday playgroup. This week it was at my friend Michelle's house in order to celebrate her daughter's second birthday. Unfortunately, her daughter, Bea, had a low fever and tummy ache this morning. While we were still invited over, I decided to pass on exposing Brandon to Bea just in case it was a bug. It has been very hot and humid here these past two weeks, and I know a few kids who are sick with fevers and tummy aches. I don't know if the heat is making people feel sick or if there is a bug going around. Brandon is finally over his runny nose and almost over his cough, so I don't want to intentionally open him up to being under the weather again.

Since my friend, Kristie, and I were going to share a cab to Michelle's house, we decided to go ahead and get together at Kristie's place. I love getting Brandon out of the house in the morning. If we stay home all morning before his nap, he gets irritable, and I have trouble getting him down for his nap. We walked to Kristie's this morning. It was a bit overcast and fairly comfortable out. We did take a cab home though.

This afternoon, I was watching Survivor on the Slingbox while Brandon was napping. All of a sudden, I heard a knock on the door. Then, someone said, "Housekeeping!" I ran to the door to try to avoid Brandon waking up. Who was at the door? Steven! What a surprise! He had a quick break at work, and so he made a quick trip home. Even though he had to head back to work, it was such a nice surprise!

Later this afternoon, Brandon and I went over to Wendy and Sophia's house. It was so funny watching Brandon and Sophia interact. They are both very strong willed, and they did quite a bit of fighting over toys at the beginning of our visit. Brandon would take a toy from Sophia, and she would scream. Then, Sophia wouldn't give Brandon her toy, and he would scream. There were definitely a few games of tug-of-war. Usually when Brandon is with another kid, one of them gives up in a toy battle. When Brandon and Sophia are together, neither of them wants to give up. The longer we stayed at Wendy's, the better the kids got at playing together. There were even some moments of kisses and hugs. So cute!

This evening Jo stopped by for a few minutes. She brought us a door stopper for babyproofing and two blankets. I was telling her the other day that I wanted to get a couple of blankets. Just a couple of small ones to snuggle with at night. And, here she shows up at our door with two blankets. She is so thoughtful and generous!

FYI - Cotton candy is called "Fairy Floss" in Australia. Jo told me that if I mentioned "cotton candy" to Jessie and Jake, they probably wouldn't know what I was talking about. I like it. It's neat finding out that items are called different English names in different countries.

Go Go Bambini

This morning, Brandon and I met Kristie and Michael, and Neetu and Zayden at Go Go Bambini. Go Go Bambini is one of the indoor playgrounds here in Singapore that we hadn't been to yet.

http://www.gogobambini.com/

The playground was huge! It was also different from other playgrounds we've been to here and in Chicago. Go Go Bambini's playground was a 6 meter tall jungle gym. It was four stacked levels of tunnels with ballpits, slides, climbing walls, and more. Very impressive. Brandon especially like the ball blower (shown in a couple of the pictures).

I also liked that it only cost SGD$6 for Brandon to have unlimited play. That is the cost for 1-2 year olds. I think the cost more than doubles for children over 2.

Go Go Bambini also had a cafe where parents and kids could order food and eat. After letting the kids play for a while, we all went to have lunch in the cafe. I realized after seeing the prices on the menu that the gym must make its money from the food, and not the play price. It was a nice lunch, but I think that next time we'll just wait until we get home to eat. We paid about $15-ish for lunch. Makes the day not so cheap, especially when you factor in the cab rides to and from. My friends agreed that maybe we'll skip the cafe next time.

After lunch, Brandon, Michael, and Zayden played for a while longer. We'll definitely go back to Go Go Bambini.


Early this evening, Brandon and I took the train down to meet Steven for dinner. When Brandon saw Steven, he ran to him with his arms open for a hug. So sweet. We ate dinner at The Asian Kitchen. We've been there before, and Brandon loves their pork. Steven and I each ordered some pork fried rice, and we ordered Brandon a pork chop. Yummm! Brandon is getting better about eating meet. He loves fruit; his favorite fruit might be blueberries. He loves avocados and pinto beans. Now, we just need to work on vegetables a little more!

Happy Day

This morning we left home a little later than usual. We were able to talk to several family members on Skype, and it was nice to be able to take some time to do that. Brandon and I left with Steven this morning, but he jumped in a cab. I had no morning plans, so we took a stroll down Orchard Road.





There is a mall called "Lucky Plaza" on Orchard Road which we hadn't checked out yet. I decided to stop in and look around. I found that this mall is very different from the Orchard Ion and many of the other malls. Those malls are more upscale with designer name brand stores. Lucky Plaza is one of the largest shopping arcades in Singapore. The mall has small shops which sell electronics, shoes, and sporting goods, to name a few. These stores are not the big name chain stores. The mall also has a wide range of stores which sell Filipino products. The mall is a popular spot for locals and tourists.





After some time in the Lucky Plaza, we left for the Forum. I wanted to let Brandon out of the stroller for a bit. So much energy to burn off! As always, Brandon enjoyed the Forum. Also, I spoke to a couple of helpers while we were there playing. One has a 13 year old son back in the Philippines. Many Filipino helpers here have children at a very young age. To support the children, they move here to be helpers and leave the children in the Philippines with the grandparents. They work here for years and send money back for their children. Once their children are grown, they move back to the Philippines where they begin to raise their grandchildren, as their children do the same as they have done. So, it seems that these helpers don't really raise their own children, but instead they raise their grandchildren.



Brandon's sleep has been off since our trip to Bali. The last couple of nights, he has been up several times just wanting to be held. Today, his nap was a little rough too. Brandon woke up after 40 min. of sleep. When I picked him up, he immediately fell asleep on my shoulder. Every time I tried to put him down, he woke up and cried. I really wanted him to get sleep, so I laid down with him for a bit. I guess I would just have to take a short nap today too... In the picture above, Brandon finally fell into a deep sleep. I was able to get up and take this adorable picture while he slept.





This afternoon, we went to Royce Gym with Laura and her daughter, Tabitha. Brandon's favorite toy today was the toy mop. He also enjoyed the play kitchens. At one point, I saw him sipping some delicious tea.





Brandon was loving his new ball popper toy today! Yay! It was worth buying here! This evening, he kept pushing the "plunger" over and over and over. The music kept playing and playing. So cute, even if the songs are the theme songs to my dreams tonight. :) Brandon was in a much better mood today compared to Monday and Tuesday. I think he is slowly getting back to his routine after Bali.

Plaza Singapura

This morning Brandon and I took a cab to Plaza Singapura with Jo. Plaza Singapura is a mall located at the Dhoby Ghaut MRT station. It's so hard for me to do much shopping with Brandon, and Jo offered to go with me.

There is a store at Plaza Singapura where everything costs SGD$2. It's like the dollar stores in the U.S. I loved this store! I bought several items, including two wine glasses, Ziploc bags, refridgerator magnets, an elephant watering can for Brandon, and, of course, another ball for Brandon. Jo was so helpful. She took Brandon out of the store and entertained him while I shopped. She was also great company. We had lunch at the mall.

There is also a department/grocery store at Plaza Singapura called Carrefour. I bought Brandon some generic Croc sandles. The sandles that I bought back home are still too big for him. I also bought Brandon a toy rotary dial telephone. He loves talking on the phone, so I figured he might leave our phone alone if he has his own. (Yeah, right!) I also broke down and bought Brandon another Playskool Busy Ball Popper. (See video.) It's the same one that Grandma D got Brandon for his first birthday. It was his favorite toy at home, and we couldn't bring it with us. At home, the toy probably costs around $20. Here, I've seen it for about $45. Today, I saw it on sale for $30. I called Steven about it, and we both thought that it was worth the money. I waited until after Brandon's nap to open it. He went wild when he saw the box. "Ball. Ball. Ball." I've gotta say that I was a little disappointed though. Brandon liked the toy, but he didn't seem as into it as he was at home. That's how it goes though, right? I'm thinking that he will play with it more later. He goes through all of his toys when we spend time at home.

This afternoon, my friend Wendy came over for a playdate. I realized that this is the first time we have had someone over since we've lived here. It was really nice. Brandon and Sophia played together and fought over toys. They were both screaming and having a little trouble with the idea of sharing.

This evening I put some pictures on the refridgerator with my new magnets. Something little that makes this feel a little more like home...

Mr. Brandon is learning how to scream and make noise when he doesn't get what he wants. He use to just point at what he wanted. Now, he points and grunts and/or screams. He is still a very, very happy boy. But, he is learning more and more each day that he has his own mind and his own will. Isn't this not suppose to happen until Brandon is 2 years old? :)

BALI

Wow. So much to tell!



On Friday, Brandon and I went ahead to our Friday playgroup. We didn't have to leave for the airport until late that afternoon, and I wanted Brandon to have some playtime with friends before his nap. Our friend, Kristie, was hosting this week's group for her son's first birthday. Kristie has a lovely three bedroom apartment. I think that her apartment rent is reasonable too. Maybe we will look into those apartments. As I've mentioned, we currently live in a serviced apartment. Serviced apartments are more expensive because of the amenities (maid service). I might be willing to trade the serviced apartment for more space. The only issue is that serviced apartments offer furnished living and short leases. I did hear though that some non-serviced apartments can come furnished with short leases. Worth investigating...



While Brandon took his nap Friday, I packed and cleaned like mad. I didn't want to leave dirty dishes in the sink, and I wanted everything to be ready when Brandon woke up.



Perfect timing. When Brandon woke, we took a cab to Steven's office to pick him up from work, and then from there we headed to Changi. Something neat - On the way to the airport, the cab driver pointed out that all of the plants in the median on the road were moveable. He said that in case of war, the plants would be moved, and the median would serve as a runway for planes. Cool. He said that there is another place for this on the west side of Singapore.



Two things I noticed at the airport. 1) They had a kids' playground. What a great idea! A place for kids to play while parents are waiting at the airport! 2) The airport security is at the gates. I enjoyed this as there were no long lines of security. We just had to go through security for our plane flight. No crowd. No line. Yay!



We flew Jetstar from Singapore to Bali - Denpasar. Our flight left at 18:35 pm. Really happy that we were able to leave on Friday instead of Saturday. However, the late flight wasn't ideal for Brandon. He was okay on the 2 1/2 hour flight, but it was the most difficult flight we've been on. He is so active, and he just didn't want to sit still. Luckily, the plane wasn't full so we were able to walk Brandon up and down the aisles with his ball, and he was able to climb into many different rows of seats.



We arrived in Bali, on time, at 21:15 pm. Brandon did sleep for 15 minutes on the flight, but I could tell that he was crashing quickly. We had to wait in line for about an hour to get our passports stamped at immigration. It cost $25 U.S. dollars per person to enter Indonesia.



Hotel transportation was waiting for us when we exited the airport, and it was about a 30 minute car ride to the hotel. There was quite a bit of traffic out, probably because it was Friday night. The roads were nicely paved, but I could see that the sides of the roads and entranceways to shops were dirt. The driving was crazy too! Motor scooters were zooming in and out of the cars. It looked and felt very dangerous, but the drivers seemed good at working with each other. I wonder if there are many bad road accidents in Bali?



As we were driving to the hotel, I noticed that we were going up in elevation. When there were breaks in the trees, I could see lights down below on the coast. Gorgeous.



Poor Brandon fell asleep a few minutes before we arrived at the hotel and woke up once we arrived... :( He was ready for bed!



I was so impressed when we arrived at our resort. Even pulling into the entrance, I could tell that the Nikko Bali Resort and Spa was going to be wonderfully luxurious. Large, open air, hot tea served to enjoy as we checked in. Ahhhh... Below is the link to where we stayed. I took some pictures, but once we returned I wished I had taken more. It was kind of nice, though, to not have the camera out all of the time. More of a relaxing vacation. http://www.nikkobali.com/



One thing that stood out to me was that our resort was built into a cliff. We entered the resort at the main lobby, but then we had to take the elevator down to our room (from floor 15 to 8). Very cool.



Our room was very nice. We were upgraded from a standard ocean view room to a deluxe ocean view room for free (special promotion). As soon as we had Brandon down to sleep, we enjoyed some room service and drinks out on the balcony. Chicken satay, ice cream, and some beer - Heineken and Bintang. Bintang means "star beer", and it is the best selling brand of beer in Indonesia. The sound of the ocean and the breeze created instant relaxation and vacation mode. Life is good. :)



On Saturday, we went down to one of the restaurants for the breakfast buffet. Great variety of ethnic foods. Bacon and eggs, vegetable curry, and congee to name a few. After breakfast, we took Brandon down to the beach and the pool for a bit. The Indian Ocean was beautiful. Very blue! I was impressed with the strength of the water. Very, very strong undertow. It also looked like there were quite a few rocks in the ocean. Not many people swimming in the ocean all weekend. The area of beach in Bali that we stayed in was Nusa Dua. A pretty quiet area. A more popular area is called Kuta. Kuta is known for its active nightlife. I also think that people go there for the great surfing waves.



Brandon loved the water and the sand!!!



After some time in the water, we took Brandon back up to the room. We had scheduled a babysitter at the hotel for a few hours. The hotel had a Jungle Camp for children, which was one reason we chose this particular resort. Although the playroom was geared for children from 4 to 12 years of age, children younger could go as long as they were accompanied by an adult. I was worried about whether or not Brandon would be okay with us leaving him, but he did fine. We kept checking in on him throughout the three hours, and he seemed to be keeping busy. The Jungle Camp wasn't very busy while we were there. Most of the time, Brandon was the only kid in there. I think that at most there were two other (older) kids at one point. So, Brandon didn't really have any other kids to play with, which kind of bummed me out. I was hoping that he would have more socializing with kids. Oh, well. Mommy and Daddy sure enjoyed their time off! We swam in the four pools, went down the water slide, had yummy drinks, and lounged. Nice to not have to chase the little man around for a while. Also, it was nice to be out in the sun, but not have to worry about Brandon getting overdone due to the cold/allergies he has had.



We picked Brandon up from the Jungle Camp before his nap, and we all had a nice little afternoon doze.



The pool and beach areas were quieter in afternoon. The resort was on a private beach, and it seemed like most of the people came out in the morning but went inside or left the resort in the afternoon. We took Brandon down to the pool again after his nap. One of the pools actually had a beach. Brandon loved playing with the basketballs and volleyballs on the beach. He also had a blast throwing the sand, most of which ended up in his hair. I noticed that the sand was larger and more course than most sand I've seen before. It wasn't easy to get the sand out of Brandon's hair, as we couldn't really give him a full bath. The tap water wasn't safe to drink, and Brandon loves to drink his bath water. So, we just sprayed him down with the hand shower as best we could before bed.



After we put Brandon to bed, we had another babysitter come from 9 pm to midnight. We went down to The Shore, the restaurant right on the beach. We lounged on a couch, enjoyed tapas, drinks, and dessert by candlelight, and stared at the stars. Heaven. The weather in Bali was amazing. Not too hot or humid like Singapore. And, at night it was perfect. So comfortable to sit outside - probably around 70 degrees with a cool ocean breeze. Again, ahhhh...



Brandon didn't sleep very well later into Saturday or Sunday night. Because we were all in one room, he would wake up in his crib, see us, and then want to be with us. We tried getting him to sleep in our bed, but he couldn't get comfortable. The nights were rough, but Steven and I were able to take it easy enough during the day to catch up on rest.



Sunday morning we had the buffet for breakfast again. Brandon was quite cranky from sleeping poorly the night before, and after being awake for a couple of hours, he went down for a nap. This is not like Brandon! He must have been exhausted! We were happy, though, that he took a morning nap, because he was in a good mood for the babysitter and the Jungle Camp again on Sunday. He did cry when Daddy left the room, which was so, so sweet. I could tell that Brandon really enjoyed having the extra time to spend with his Daddy. We kept checking on Brandon at the kids' club, and he was fine a few minutes after we left.



It was strange having time in the day away from Brandon. In a way, we didn't know what to do with ourselves. And, I missed Brandon! It didn't stop me from enjoying my time away from him, but he is so much a part of us now. As a friend of mine said, we are no longer a couple now. We are a family.



But, time away was refreshing. We lounged by the pool. As it was Mother's Day, we both thought we would treat ourselves to Balinese massages at the spa. Steven had his massage in the morning, so I was completely by myself for an hour with NOTHING to do. Hmmm.... I guess I'll order a mojito and doze. :)



I went for my massage while Steven put Brandon down for a nap. What a Mother's Day!



Late afternoon on Sunday, we left the resort and went to a outdoor shopping and restaurant center called Bali Collections. We visited a souvenir shop where I bought a couple of items. I bought a carved wooden mask, which was colorfully painted. Brandon also bought me a wooden handicraft. Won't say what it is in case he also bought one for each of his grandmas. :)

The currency in Bali is the rupiah. U.S. dollar to rupiah is about 1:10,000. So weird carrying around a 50,000 bill!

We passed on food at the restaurant center as we weren't all that hungry. Plus, once we put Brandon to bed that night, we had the sitter come again. As this was already our last night in Bali, we wanted to enjoy drinks on our oceanfront couch again.



Monday, we left the resort at 5:30 am. While we were only in Bali for three nights and two days, we felt like we had a vacation that was longer. Great time together as a family. Great time together as a couple. Very worth the traveling and money. (I did tell Steven "Happy Father's Day" and "Happy Anniversary" while we were there. :) )



We flew Air Asia back to Singapore. Our flight left Bali at 6:55 am and arrived back at Changi at 9:30 am.



Brandon was difficult on the plane. Although he stayed sleeping until we arrived at the airport, he was still very tired. We thanked Uncle Ryan again for the first birthday present for Brandon. We played the Baby Einstein DVD on Steven's computer, and it really helped calm Brandon down for the last 20 minutes of the flight.



Sadly, we took a cab from the airport to Steven's office. Brandon had fallen asleep in the cab. Very hard to part ways with Steven after such an amazing weekend.



When we returned back to our apartment, I wanted to cry. Actually, I did cry for a minute. Just a wave of homesickness. It was a very strange feeling to go on a vacation and return to Singapore. Normally, you go home after a vacation. While this is what we did, it was awkward when I didn't get that feeling of "home" when we returned.



Since Dino helped me get our bags up to the apartment, I was able to keep Brandon asleep. I even took a little snooze with him. It was still early, but it had been a long day.



When Brandon woke up, I was a bit lonely, so we went down to Jo's apartment for a while. The kids were at school, but I wanted to find out how their weekend was. They also traveled over the weekend. They went to Bintan. Bintan is also an island in Indonesia, but it is close enough that you can take a ferry over from Singapore. Maybe another excursion we can do later!



This afternoon, I took Brandon back to Dr. Chiang for his follow-up appointment. Dr. Chiang took him off of the cold and cough medicines and one of the inhalers. Since Brandon still has some cough, Dr. Chiang wants to see him again in two weeks. We were going to also have Brandon's bloodwork done on Monday, but as he was tired and cranky I decided to wait until our next visit. Great vacation, but exhausting and busy for the wee-man.

Brandon weighed 10.4 kg with his clothes and shoes on. That's a bit less than 23 pounds.

Brandon and I made a quick stop at the grocery on the way home from the doctor's office. As I was checking out, I heard Brandon saying, "Dog. Dog. Dog." I told him that there weren't any dogs in the grocery. Then, I looked up and saw a statue of two dogs. So cool! He told me! :)

I was even so tired that I crashed at 9:30 on Monday night. Why is it that you often need a vacation from your vacation?



Don't know if we'll ever go to Bali again. If we do, we'll try to see more of Bali. Since we wanted to relax on this trip, we spent most of the time at the resort. We've heard that there are some amazing sights there. There's just never enough time...



It was definitely a weekend to remember!!! I just wish that it was something that Brandon would actually remember too. :)

Mum's Gift!

This morning Brandon and I walked to The Coffee Bean for our Thursday AWA meetup. Unfortunately, we are having trouble getting everyone together for meetups due to different nap schedules and a wide range of babies' ages. Babies range from about two months to two years. So, I wasn't sure how many people would be at our play date today, and I was very happy when three other moms were there.



After The Coffee Bean a couple of us with older children walked up to the playground in the Forum. I love taking Brandon to play because he has so much fun AND because I am able to talk to other mother's at the play areas.



This morning, I struck up a conversation with an American woman. I could tell she was American by her accent. I still can't tell England, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand apart...



Not only was this mom an American, but she was from Schaumburg! So nice to talk to someone from the Chicago area!



Wendy met her husband when she was studying abroad in college. He was from Italy, so after college she moved to Italy for six years. I think they also lived in Switzerland for some time. After that, they moved to Minneapolis. They came to Singapore in January and stayed for a month. Then, they spent the past three months in Sydney, Australia. They have been back in Singapore for a week, and they will go back to Minneapolis in two months. Like us, they are living abroad for six months.



Wendy invited me over to her place in the afternoon so I could see her apartment. Since we are considering moving, I wanted to see what her serviced apartments are like. Very nice and soooo many amenities! Her apartment is connected to a mall, the pool is ginormous, there is a bar/restaurant next to the pool, and there are three playgrounds for kids! Very convenient to be able to take the elevator down to a playground! We'll have to investigate these apartments more...



Brandon and I had to be back at our apartment by 6 pm. I asked for one of our maids to come and babysit Brandon for an hour or two this evening. I didn't have any plans. I just wanted Brandon to spend time with someone other than me. He has started to become more of a Mommy's boy since we've been here, and he even seems to have a little stranger danger now.



When Laila came, I asked her to play with Brandon while I spent some time getting things done around the apartment. I spent some time in the kitchen and time in our bedroom away from Brandon. Brandon definitely knew I was still there. He kept knocking on the doors and checking for me.



After about 45 minutes, I decided to go down to the pool for a bit. I wanted Brandon to know that I was gone for a while.



I only spent 20 minutes down at the pool. I was just a little nervous that Brandon was having a meltdown.



When I got back, Brandon started to cry. It looked like he had been crying a little while I was gone. I also noticed that Brandon had two small balls - one in his hand and one in his mouth. We bought these for Brandon a couple of weeks ago, but we put them away since they are a choking hazard. I told Laila that Brandon couldn't play with the balls because of the choking danger, so she put the balls away.



I figured that I should grab a shower while I had an extra pair of hands. It felt sooo good!



But, when I got out of the shower, I saw that Brandon had the two small balls again! I was very frustrated about this to say the least. I told Laila again that Brandon could not have the balls. As Brandon only wanted to be near me at this point, I went ahead and let Laila go. Definitely glad we had her come for a short trial.



When Steven got home from work (earlier) tonight, I told him about the incident. I wanted to know if I was overreacting by being angry with Laila's actions. We had also planned to have Laila come on Saturday night so we could have a date night. Now, I was even more nervous about this. Steven agreed with me. He said that we should absolutely not have Laila again. That made me feel much better!



And.... It turns out that we won't need Laila on Saturday night anyway! Steven pulled some papers out of his computer bag this evening and said, "Happy Mother's Day!" I looked at the papers. Plane flights to Bali! I was so excited! I was even more in awe when I saw that we are leaving tomorrow! Steven said that he got me the flight to Bali, and Brandon got me the flight back from Bali. My two guys sure do treat me well!



So, I've gotta go! We have to book a hotel for Bali now, and we have some packing to do. Hooray!!!



We are returning from Bali on Monday morning. I will post about our weekend adventure then, as I will be taking a break from blogging this weekend. :)



Happy Mother's Day to our two wonderful mothers! We love you both so much. Thank you so much for giving us our roots to grow and our wings to fly. (And, sorry that we took that literally and flew to Singapore. :) )