Cars fanatic

Jinc and his display of die cast cars. His collection since he is two years old! This is only part of the collection. I reckon he has about 70cars and there are some under the tv rack, under our sofa and some under his bed!

Healthy cooking

Cooked this simple vermicelli, the healthy version. Less oil less salt..and my kids just love it!

Dino crayon

This set of crayon looks rather cute! It comes with the children activity book of dinosaurs, which is a little gift from a friend, Amelia.

Can't wait for Spring!

It's still quite chilly, but we have got the sunshine!
Took the kids to the park, and we just can't wait for Spring to come!

Love Jigsaw Puzzles

Simply love our Ravensburger puzzles.
Love doing puzzles with my little one!

In the car...to London

 

A snapshot using my Iphone 4S...

We drove to London, on a cold and frosty morning...

150th Anniversary

It's London Underground's 150th Anniversary...
I am not a Londoner but I remember vividly my very 'first' experience with the Underground!
The tube map amazes me every time I look at it, even until today!

Genius Bar

At the Apple Store, Bullring, Birmingham...
Problem with my replacement Iphone 4S. This is the third replacement Iphone 4S and decided to pop in to Genius Bar and make a proper complain! Was glad that I made an online reservation for repair, so no need to wait, the crowd was simply unbelievable. Felt the stress of those working in such environment!

Once in a lifetime 12.12.12 date...

It's just another ordinary day for us, but I like how these three numbers are aligned, 12.12.12.

The next time three numbers will align as they did on 09.09.09, 10.10.10, 11.11.11.will be on 1st January 3001, 01.01.01!

That is a long time!

Pic source:www.concept-w.com

A beautiful Sunday

We had a nice long walk in the neighbourhood...

Too funny!

This is too funny...

Have a good weekend, every one!

Turkish snacks

Some Turkish snacks brought to us by our Turkish neighbour who  lives just a few doors away. They went back to Turkey for an eight-week holiday! Wow, that was a long holiday and they certainly still remember us when they were back from the holiday!

So, we were munching this (pic) in our garden this afternoon when nanny and grand dad came over for coffee! Love relaxing afternoon like this, especially on a sunny afternoon...

Zulily

Look what I have found browsing the internet... It is Zulily, a children fashion (well, mostly children) website. This is so cool, and very irresistible too!

A play date

Took the kids to Helen's the other day... All the kids got to play in the garden because it was sunny. We love play dates, it was a chance for me to relax with mommy friends and share about the ups and downs of mother hood. It is always nice to know that I am not the only one feeling the stress as a stay-at-home mom!

We love going to the park!

We love going to the park, especially the Worcester Woods Park. We have been going to this park so much because the weather is nice and dry. Another reason is that it is nearby our house. So when we think about going to the park, it will be this lovely park. Jinc calls it the 'big' park, and whenever I mentioned about going to the park, he will shout out excitedly 'big park, big park'!

Toilet seat trainer

Jinc is two and a half years old now, and not fully toilet trained yet. I taught him to use the toilet when he was about 20months old. I have got a white padded toilet seat trainer given by a friend when Jinc was only six months old. I started to let Jinc sit on the toilet seat trainer to poo when he was about eighteen months old. He was fine with it, just that he did not know when to tell me when he needed the toilet. So, I always had a routine for him to sit on the toilet seat trainer. Sometimes he would use it successfully, but sometimes not!

When he was about twenty two months old, he had already fully understand the use of toilet to do his 'big business'. At that time, he had started to talk, in single word, and he knew how to tell me when he needed the toilet. It was so natural for him to sit on the toilet bowl by using his toilet seat trainer. Big success, I would say, as I did not need to do his dirty bum any more when he had a poo. Save me all the hassle and the wet baby wipes too! Oh I am so happy! I would say, toilet seat trainer is such a great invention, it makes a mom's life so much easier, and it really helps the kid to learn to use the toilet. The very first padded toilet seat trainer that we have is a bit worn out now, and it is time for me to get him a new one.

So, Amazon is the place to shop for baby stuff, and it is not always in Mothercare that you can get the best products!Received the Cars 2 toilet seat trainer today and I did not expect it to arrive so soon!

The padding is very comfy and the size is just right on our toilet bowl. Best of all, it is full of Jinc's favourite Cars2 characters. I am so happy with this purchase, as it costs less than £10!! Jinc is happy with his new toilet seat and he had tried to use it the first hour when we received it in the post! He told me he loved the seat so much, and when I asked him, whether he loved the seat more, or he loved mummy more, he said he loved mummy more! What a cheeky boy, he is! That made my day!

Check this out, it is so worth it!

See how snug it fits on our toilet bowl!

Roberto Cavalli

Hmm, I am drooling over at Roberto Cavalli Home Collection via Amara website...I am very turn on by its animal print collection! They are beautiful, very 'me' and I think I have a problem now, that is to choose 'one' for my room!

Online shopping is so therapeutic for a stay-at-home-mom, like me!

CAT machine toys

New set of toys for my very car-obsessed two-year old! Jinc loves cars so much and this time, we are learning about what all this construction machines can do. I always believe that toys play a very important part in a child's pre-school learning stage. 

I am teaching him to name every type of heavy machine and opps, it seemed that he known them all already when I could not tell between a bulldozer and an excavator, and he said, ' mummy, it is an excavator' (although he could not quite pronounce excavator precisely, he said ec-ca-hei-tor)! I am impressed! Thanks to the flashcard app on my iphone about types of cars/vehicles!

Do you know the difference between a bulldozer and an excavator? If the answer is no, I think you should google it and find out...

Too cute!

This is Jinc, watching Youtube on my Iphone!

Waldorf salad

Went to nanny's house for dinner yesterday. She made some grilled chicken, sausages, and lamb. She also made a big bowl of Waldorf salad. Yummy, my favourite crunchy salad of all time!

I lover her Waldorf salad. I was so glad that she made extra and gave me some to take home. So, I can have some Waldorf salad tomorrow for lunch, snacks and dinner!