July 6, 2015

Highlights of June 2015

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Wordful Wednesday Highlights of June, wordful wednesday

The scenery from the plane

The June holidays came and went and the kids are all now back in school. It’s finally back to our NORMAL routine and I’m able to have some ME TIME for myself.

The boys doing a jump shot at Gao Mei Wetlands

We did some travelling in June as the whole family went to Taipei for a short vacation. Gao Mei Wetlands was the place that I visited back in April. This time the weather was much warmer and it was more pleasant walking on the walkway.

Tiger girl and me

Male crabs fighting

The kids had lots of fun looking at the crabs while walking out to sea. They even were able to watch a crab fight!!

A duck swimming

Besides crabs the kids were able to see some ducks when we visited a Sunflower garden in Taoyuan. This one was gleefully moving around in the pond.

Sunflower with a bee

The kids were not really flowers and animals so we didn’t stay that long at the garden.

The boys playing bumper cars

Playing at a theme park was certainly more appealing to the kids. We had a great time at the Lipaoland Theme Park where we had an almost exclusive experience as there was no crowd and queues.

the whole family posing for a picture

Everyone had great fun as there were rides for all ages. There was even a water park within the premises so the kids had a fun 2 days at the theme park.

Me in my wedding dress and it still fits!!

On the 16th of June R and I celebrated our 14th Wedding Anniversary. We didn’t get to celebrate on the day itself but we did during the couple trip we had in April.

Choosing to be happy

Being Happy is a CHOICE. It is based on your perception of life and something which obtainable if that is what you want to achieve. Ones outlook of life and focusing on positive elements certainly does wonder for the body and soul.

It is possible to be a peaceful parent and cultivate a happy relationship between your children. The book ” Peaceful Parents, Happy Siblings highlighted the possibility to me and I will be adapting the techniques shared in that book on the kids.

Air+ SMART Masks

Being prepared in case MERS comes to Singapore is what I am. With the AIR+ Smart Mask the kids and I are protected from this deadly virus and the haze.

How was the month of June for you?

June 29, 2015

Lipaoland Theme Park, Taiwan

Dominique Parenting and Kids, Wordful Wednesday Lipaoland theme park, Tai Chung, Taiwan

Tiger girl posing with mascots of Lihpaoland.

During our last trip to Taiwan the kids wanted to go to a Theme Park that had both fun and thrilling rides and water rides too. In the end we decided on Lipaoland in Taichung as it had both a Theme park and a Water park side by side.

Our room at Fullon Hotel , Yue Mei 福容月眉

To reduce the time we would spend travelling we booked a package deal which gave us a two day access to both parks and one night stay at the Fullon hotel with both buffet dinner and breakfast.

The hotel was located on the grounds of the theme park and it only took a 5 min walk to either park.

The family room we booked was certainly huge as it had two queen size bed and a tatami bed for all 5 of us. The kids had fun alternating between the queen size bed and the tatami as all wanted to take turns sleeping on the floor.

The sign board showing all the rides in the park

We headed to the park shortly after it opened for business. As it wasn’t the holiday season for schools in Taiwan there wasn’t a crowd at all. In fact it was almost relatively empty and it felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. The most awesome part of it was there were NO QUEUES!! The kids could have as many rounds as they wish on the different rides.

The bumper cars

We had our fun on the bumper cars.

Posing for a picture at a photo booth

The boys and R went on the roller coaster rides while Tiger girl and I went on the gentler ones.

Posing on the horse at the Merry-Go-Round

The Merry-Go-Round is one of Tiger girl’s favourite ride. She went on it a couple of times when we were at Tokyo Disneysea 2 years ago.

The leg powered S-Car-Go

Tiger girl in the snail ride

This has to be one of the most exhausting rides for Tiger girl and Doggie boy. They had to manually pedal as hard as they could to get the snail to go around the whole track. Talk about a Snail Ride!!

A scenic display

There were quite a couple of display areas where one could snap photos but I gave many a miss due to the intense afternoon heat. It was scorching hot from the summer sun and the kids and I couldn’t wait to retreat back to the hotel for a rest.

Where have you been this holidays?

Lipaoland Theme Park

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Taichung City421, Taiwan

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