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The song "All things bright and beautiful" always reminds me of this clique of friends.
We share lots of beautiful memories (mainly food) from Falmouth-Keogh Hall cookouts to the amazing stuff we cooked/ate while travelling around Europe.

We try to meet like once or twice a year to catch up on life and stuff; but with the addition of new family members, it has turned out to be an annual affair. And yes, all gatherings, past, present and future, will be packed loaded with scrumptious food.

This time round, the theme was Italian. I was soo busy trying to 'pacify' the sleepy and grumpy Miss K, I had to rely on J when it comes to photos.

Oh well....no food photos, but I have these very interesting shots. Guess what these 3 girls have in common?

The Oh-So-Cute Little Miss E

No prize for guessing who this Cry Baby is...(she was glued to that car toy the whole time we were there!)

Demure Miss C; love her gorgeous eyes!!

They weigh the same!

(BUT they are one year apart; age in ascending order from top to bottom photos)

FP Little People - Busy Day Home

I bought this super long ago! I think it was before she learnt how to crawl.
I totally forgot about it as the box was soooo bulky I hid it in a corner of her room, right in between the shelf, blinds and window, so it was conveniently forgotten until recently.

This is her favourite toy nowadays.
The 'Home' comes with A Mummy, A Daddy, A Baby and A dog just like our family (it also has a cat).
She will often sit in her play yard with these figurines and tells me stories about the Daddy, Mummy, Baby, and sometimes The Dog.

This was a conversation which took place a few days ago:

Miss K:

Bed time, K-K sleep, Papa and Mama sleep (puts figurines in bed)

 Gigi sleep.

No, no, swimming time!

Papa, Mama come on! COME ON! (puts figurines in pool)
Oh-O  (pool too small for all 3 figurines)

 Mama, help me please!!

Me:

The pool is too small, anyway, this baby is still small, she cannot swim yet.

Miss K:

No, NO!!!! No baby, is K-K!!! Swim!!! Come on, Mama!!

Me:

Alright, then, you go in and swim with papa, mama will stand next to Gigi. (Placed the Mummy next to dog)

Miss K:

NO, NO!!! Do-wan, No-wan!!! Gigi come swim (dog is actually stuck, not removable!)
Mama help!
Gigi and mama swim. K-K and Papa swim in pool!

Me:

Don't be ridiculous. Here, look (presses the phone) Papa is calling you now.

Miss K:

(Grabs her plastic toy phone in the play corner)
Hello Papa. Coming home soon?
Hello Papa, coming soon?
Papa.!!!! Coming home soon? (repeats like 10 times!!!)

Me:

Papa's getting on the aeroplane, he will be back soon.

Miss K:

I want to go on airplane. I want bus. No, I want airplane!
I want go airplane see Papa. AIRPLANE!!!!
(Runs to her shoe shelf, grab her pink shoes and Proceeds on to wear her shoes!!)

Me:

Come back here! its time for BED!

N.B. It took me ages to get her to bed that night! She was sobbing non-stop insisting that she needs to go ON the plane right then, so she can be with Papa on the plane!

Toddlers this age are seriously,.... hmmm, how should I put it....C.R.E.A.T.I.V.E?
Every night I will get a sneak peak of the Terrible Twos... God grant me strength!

'Two thumbs up'

Gong Gong, I can finally do the two thumbs up sign! Hooray!
(was gong gong who first taught her this)

When one asks Miss K "how old are you?" she will stick out her index finger doing the 'one' sign (she could do this since 12 months, ok, ok, yes, it was me who insisted that she learns it, not a Tiger Mother in making, just thought it would be cute, ...well, she picked it up real fast then!)
Oh well, in 8 months' time, you would need to learn the "two" sign!

At least the 'thumbs up' sign which she mastered a week ago will not expire...haha!

This is Miss K's favourite toy for now...she loves the purple microphone as it actually works like a real mic! (middle picture)
Thanks to JieJie Andrea and Anya for this lovely toy! :)
Yup, two thumbs up ratings!

Left and Right: Miss K with her 'thumbs up' signs.
Middle: Her cheeky smile-until-can't-see eyes pose (taught by PaPa) tsk!!