Hello & Bye 2019!

How wonderful it would be if we could find time to visit this space and sustain the writing....There have been many occasions where we would come back here to pluck memories, checked in on the bits and pieces from a long time ago or make a weak attempt to want to start typing....now who am I kidding? ;p

2019 just flew by like that when it was just a year ago when we were preoccupied with a flurry of activity to settle down as neighbours with the grandparents. We are just so glad we made the decision as the support, physical and emotional connectivity that ourselves and the children have now is invaluable.

13th birthday morning - ear buds!

Kayden was trying his best to adapt to life as a secondary 1 student in a new school which required a fair bit of commuting, go for CCA trials, make new friends, explore and meet the requirements of the new system (academic pressure was definitely there) but was comforted when he returned to Taekwondo and won his first sparring medal! It was not all work and no play as he had quite a lot of time to indulge in table-tennis and soccer in school and he loved it!

Tristan was experiencing school life without his big bro. He had to wake up earlier to catch bus 197 in the morning and make his own way home too. He grew to love his teachers and made new friends in class 5/6 and we also learnt that he is one of the class clowns. His passion for basketball continued as he played for the school. He also enjoyed his JSA sports, track & field and flippa ball, which was his all-time favourite! With the change in school system where they reduced the term tests and even scale-down the mid-year exam P5 was a relatively stress-free year for him. We pray and hope that he will adjust himself and pick up some momentum this year for the BIG exam!

His favourite curry & fried yam ball for his 11th special day

Reanne was still acting up in the mornings in the first couple of months but she turned around and became the chirpy and adorable little K1 girl you would want to meet to kickstart your day thereafter. We cannot express how happy we were (come on after 2 years ya know), and we know her chinese teacher probably felt that way too. Although she can still be shy and withdrawn at times, her self-confidence had grown during the year and we love it that she loves the beautiful chinese language, unlike her brothers (oops sibling comparison). And for the first time, she participated in the annual school concert as we were in town!

5th birthday celebration in class

We ended the year with an awesome resort holiday at Club Med Phuket where the boys said that they did not want to leave when it was time to head home after 7D6N. K dropped his last molar while having dinner at Phuket and we celebrated R's 5th birthday there.