Year 03: Nex rooftop playground

in the morning, deng yun was playing with his Elmo music guitar:


then we went to nex to have lunch at Wendy's and let deng yun play at the rooftop playground where he had a smashing wet time:


then it started to rain and we had to go back home. deng yun was seen sulking:


"ironic isn't it? when it rained, the kids were not allowed to play at the playground..." - TheAvt

Year 03: Playground again!

we brought deng yun to the playground at our HDB estate, where he was running up and around:


then back home, deng yun was playing "match the animals" and had a blast!


"play and play everyday!" - TheAvt

Year 03: Megablok Fun!

i decided to let deng yun play with megabloks today:


"i don't think the creative juice is there yet for toddler avatar..." - TheAvt

Year 03: First use of the ezlink card and Thomas school bag

deng yun used his ezlink card for the first time today:


he is after all, tall enough to tap the card on the console. and he even brought his Thomas and Friends bag with him to school:


"toddler avatar is at the next stage of his life!" - TheAvt

Year 03: Birthday celebration @ Explorer Kid

happy birthday deng yun! today, we went to Explorer Kid to have fun! first, we had breakfast at coffee bean where deng yun was waiting for his milk:


then, he ran into the multi-storey indoor playground (with me tagging behind) to play:


because Explorer Kid knew today was deng yun's birthday (because we flashed his card to gain free entrance for him), they gave him some party favours after announcing his name via the intercom:


next, he submerged himself into a pool of luminous balls:


in the afternoon, we had lunch with my mother, and had another birthday cake:


back home, deng yun was a satisfied boy, standing next to his many presents:


before taking on his "Zorro" persona:


"3 years old! no more terrible two? YEAH RIGHT!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Father's Day and a new dance move!

in the morning, deng yun was singing the 5 little ducks song!


then, we had a simple father's day celebration where we went to United Square for lunch. deng yun also played with one of those coin-operated machines:


then after dinner, we ate the cake:


and deng yun showed us his new dance move:


"toddler avatar is just full of energy!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Birthday celebration @ the childcare centre!

deng yun celebrated his 3rd year birthday at his childcare centre. ting yee and i went over to the centre to wake up deng yun and his friends. we laid out the food around the table:


then prepared the cake with candles:


and finally deng yun blew the candles and cut the cake:


then before we went off, ting yee and i "mingled" with the kids:


back home, i was the drill sergeant for deng yun "run-around-the-coffee-table":


"have to keep fit for his birthday!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Thomas and Friends episode and A New Song!

deng yun drew a smiley face today:


and he was saying something that was related to an episode of Thomas and Friends:


and he sang a new song while patting ting yee:


"video a bit blur, but better than nothing!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Fun Fair @ Hougang

we attended a fun fair with my mother at an Hougang HDB void deck where people played different games:


i even played see-saw with deng yun:


at night, after dinner at Sizzler's, deng yun rode one of those $3 per 15 mins kiddie motorcycle:


"so tiring to make sure toddler avatar stick to the right lane..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Meet-the-Parents @ the childcare

ting yee and i attended deng yun's Meet-the-Parents session at his childcare centre. the teachers told and showed us a series of events that were fun for deng yun:


back home, deng yun drew a car:


and also helped with the laundry:


and after a visit to Toys R Us, i bought dominoes for him to play:


"what a full-filling day for toddler avatar!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Kung Fu Panda 2

we went to Bugis Junction so that deng yun could run around and play with coin operated machines:


and watch Kung Fu Panda 2:


and back home, deng yun was dressed in his superhero costume:


"no, i did not deposit any coins into those coin operated machines..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Visit to Restaurant @ Noble House

we had dinner with my mother today at the restaurant at Noble House. we will telling deng yun this was the place his parents had their wedding banquet!

"no pictures or videos, just good old memories..." - TheAvt

Year 02: Drum Recital

you want noisy? here's noisy!


"actually, it was more like toddler avatar's drum recital!" - TheAvt

Year 02: Sesame Street Dudes

after i dropped off deng yun at his childcare centre, i saw him sat down beside his friend:


it looked as though they were having a chat!

at night, we went to City Square Mall for dinner and saw the characters from Sesame Street:


"perhaps toddler avatar felt they were noisy..." - TheAvt