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Top 10 Highlights of November

Sunset at Mt Faber

Sunset at Mt Faber

December the last month of the year is finally here. There are less then 30 days to welcoming in 2014. Meanwhile here are some highlights that we had in the past month of November.

Carrot Chips

Carrot Chips

1. We made some carrot chips in our Philips Avance XL Airfryer. It is the latest kitchen toy that I have in our kitchen.

Tiger girl riding her plasma car

Tiger girl riding her plasma car

2. The kids had fun on the weekend riding their bicycles and playing on their plasma car.

Doggie boy

Doggie boy

3. I had a recap of how Doggie boy fared in Primary 1 this year.

Tiger girl with her chopsticks

Tiger girl with her chopsticks

4.The kids were fooling around with their chopsticks while waiting for their food at a Chinese restaurant.  It can be really trying keeping them occupied outside during mealtime.

Chocolate Cake

Chocolate Cake

5. Chocolate cake is one of my comfort foods in the list I shared about 10 things which I find comfort in.

Doggie boy with his red scarf

Doggie boy with his red scarf

6. The kids picked up a new skill this holiday season. Knitting. They were taught the basics and we made some lovely scarfs together.

 

Har Gao

Har Gow

7. Colorful food is certainly really appetizing. I love the visual treat of this 5 colored Har Gow which we ordered as Dim Sum during our weekend outings.

Lagsana

Lasagna

8. Lasagna is one of my favourite food to order when we are out at a Italian restaurant. I have yet to really create this dish at home and it was a real treat to savor it at Modesto’s last week.

The kids

The kids

9. The boys had some new books to read and they were happily reading The diary of a wimpy kid : Hard luck and The Hoop Kid this month.

Monkey boy with his certificate and trophy

Monkey boy with his certificate and trophy

10. Monkey boy won another trophy this year for coming in the top 10% in academic achievements for his level.

How was your November?

 

 

Through The Years

The kids in Bali back in 2011

The kids in Bali back in 2011

Kids really grow up very fast. It was only two years ago when Tiger girl was just learning how to walk.

The kids last year

The kids last year

Every year I see them change quite a bit. Tiger girl is running around now at 2 years old chasing her brothers and trying to keep up with them.

The kids

The kids

The boys have matured quite a bit and now at 3 years old Tiger girl is a seasoned model for the camera.

Do you find that your kids grow up very fast too?

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