Our Simple Life 2

2013 CNY Day 2

Getting ready for visiting on CNY Day 2

In brotherly shirts again.. i managed to stock these up from my previous trip to the US outlet!

Could only take photo with the cooperative one!

It was not easy taking this shot!

Daddy finally well dressed in his new shirt from Korea!

First stop: 3rd Kao Gong's house
Again, only good food can make these 2 sit down

Leanne in her pretty clothes!

Very nice! i like it!

The 2 boys with their chopsticks, cannot wait to Loi Hei!

Loi hei!!!!

Brandon readily served us!
And it was great cos he took the really good stuff (abalone)!

There is always great food at 3rd Kao Gong's house!
Check out the great stuff in that soup!

The kids having their dinner at the children's table while we enjoyed ours!

Brandon serving everyone drinks after lunch!

OUr 2nd stop: Gu Por's house
Brian with his favourite fruits and real pots and pans!!!

Brandon's drawing. He claimed this is a snake for the snake year!
Check out the eyes and the tongue of the snake!

Playing with his cousin very well even though they rarely meet up!
I love to see the little children playing and having fun with each other!
I think they played very well together!

2013 CNY Day 1

Brian saying Gong Xi Fa Cai to gong gong with the oranges

Brandon's turn to wish Por Por Happy CNY!

Signature pose in his new pyjamas, wih his favourite Diesel 10

Brain posing in his favourite hat

Then we changed out of our pyjamas into our new orangy clothes to get ready for visiting!

We visited Ye Ye and Ma Ma early in the morning, then off we went to 2nd Lao Yi's house for steamboat dinner!

The default activity for children these days

Busy in the kitchen..
More like the ladies are busy pampering the man with food!

Getting excited and disinhibited with the toys and games!

When the children gather...it is a war zone...

Only food can make them sit still
Monkey see, monkey do..

We rarely take photos together..

With the small YiYi..

Quite rare for Brian to be so cooperative for photo taking!!!
I think Lao Yi must buy 4D!

Hugging everyone and saying goodbye at the end of the fun filled evening!

Brandon's turn to say and hug goodbye!
It was a great and happy first day of CNY!!!

The 2 invaluable terrors in our life

Receving his "Ya1 Shui4 qian2"
This is his default pose meaning he is gonna turn 4 this yr.
He has been much more sensible this year, and i am really proud of him.
There has been much less fights between the brothers, although it still happens.
He seldom fight back now, but will come and tell me instead.
He has learnt to accept reasonings, and has been more caring and helpful.. and most importantly more confident in himself. Even his teacher said he is now more participative in class, and would readily answer questions. And i saw him raise his hands to answer questions at Sunday School too. Keep it up Brandon! Daddy and Mummy are really proud of you!

Of cos this little Brian is still like a little baby. He still cries at the slightest things and will tend to get jealous. However, the year of terrible 2 is really not too terrible after all, although tiring. His vocab is developing rapidly, and he surprises me frequently. He has learnt to worship and will ask all of us to do so, including Gong Gong and Por Por. When i look at him, sometimes i see a "mini me" and it amuses me... He learns the way i look when i get angry, he learns to way i talk etc.... i Hope the terrible 2 will end soon and he is turning 3.. but regardless, daddy and mummy enjoys every min spent with u!!!

I love to see the way the communicate and play with each other. Everytime i feel really tired and worn out, i would sometimes think that life would be so much easier if i chose to have one child instead. Life with 2 boys is more than twice the hardwork.. but i cannot imagine my life without either of them! They are invaluable gifts to our life, and i must say i feel very touched when i see the formation of the brotherly ties, how they play and laugh together and have so much fun together, and how they learn to share and to be part of each other's life among their little quarrels and fights. There is no regrets choosing to have this harder life for now :)