Year 02: Three different clothes in a day (500th post!)

i didn't realise this before i created this post, but deng yun wore three different sets of clothes today! in the morning, when he was drawing:


in the afternoon, before meeting up for lunch with andrew and my friend from australia:


in the evening, fixated on the TV:


and here's a bonus! check out yesterday's MTV from deng yun:


"that is why we wash our clothes everyday! and this post is our 500th post!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Alternate lyrics to a Thomas and Friends Song

deng yun was singing his version of a thomas and friends song:


"i wonder if toddler avatar will be like Weird Al when he grows up... good grief!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Sleeping without pacifier

finally, we decided not to let deng yun use the pacifier when he slept yesterday. and today, he started playing on his own, slowly creating his stories:


"the beginning of a more vivid imagination..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Baby fair at Expo

we attended yet again another baby fair at the Singapore Expo. this time, ting yee signed up for our 2nd child's stemcord "bank account", bought some clothes and baby diapers.

at the same time, deng yun took picture with this creature:


and was having a blast at the expo:


"toddler avatar is living a life of fun!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Easter, Baby and Dinner with friends

yesterday, ting yee and deng yun went over to daryl's place to have dinner with them, bringing along with them the easter bag deng yun made at his childcare centre:


in the afternoon, we went to kiddy palace to buy a baby carrier for our 2nd child. at the same time, deng yun was practicing how to hold a baby:


at night, we all had dinner with Andrew and Regina:


"toddler avatar has 3 months or less to practice holding a baby!" - TheAvt

Year 02: 2 Years and 10 months!

deng yun was 2 years and 10 months old today, and he was showing off how to play golf:


"future golfer or future caddy?" - TheAvt

Year 02: Paying respects to Deng Yun's ancestors

in the morning, deng yun built a tall structure with his mega bloks:


then all of us, together with ying sin, went to the temple nearby our place to pay respects to ting yee's mother and her grandparents, and her great-grandparents.

"my wife is teaching toddler avatar his roots..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Deng Yun having fun at KK Hospital's playground

we went to KK Hospital for ting yee's weekly injection. deng yun was having fun at the playground there, from sliding down:


to climbing up:


and more climbing up:


then in the evening, we had dinner with our neighbours:


and both kids were dancing at our place after that:


"toddler avatar sure had a lot of fun today!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Raincoat, Magic Board and Glow-in-the-Dark materials

deng yun finally wore a rain coat because his friend queenie wore it too! good grief!

then yesterday, i put up some glow-in-the-dark moon and stars on the ceiling of deng yun's room. check out deng yun playing with his magic board:


"toddler avatar is slowly drawing things that resemble real things!" - TheAvt

Year 02: A day at Parkway Parade

we went to Parkway Parade to shop and had fun. check out deng yun with bob the builder:


and a truck with a monitor inside:


and in his mobile shopping cart:


"today is a day of vehicles..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Playing with neighbour's daughter

today was deng yun's 2nd time playing with our neighbour's daughter, the 1st being last wednesday:


"they sure had fun!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Is this Dancing?

check out deng yun's dancing?


also, deng yun is now able to identify colours in both english and mandarin!

"and he gives shaking head a whole new meaning!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Be a Man!

today, i taught deng yun to say this to every man in the world:


"do the right thing!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Polliwogs with Daryl and family, and a visit by our MP

today, we went to polliwogs with daryl and family. the two boys played together from running inside a tunnel:


to sliding down:


to playing in the pool of balls:


then both of them sang together in the car:


and when we went back home, the MP from our district came to our home and took pictures with us, which became one of the photos in his election manifesto:


after that, deng yun sang a new song:


"so many activities today!" - TheAvt