Gou Gou Serene's Wedding...

Today is a special day, it's Gou Gou Serene's Big Day and Caitlyn is ever so honored that she had been chosen to be the flower girl! This being her first opportunity, Mummy had to make sure that everything was in place, like the ribbon on the back, position of the flower clip and the shoes. Also special thanks for Gou Gou Hsiao Yun for choosing such a pretty dress...fit for an Angel.

Lil' Angel being prep by Mummy before she goes off...

Upon arriving at the hotel, Caitlyn was so eager to meet the bride that she kept asking Daddy where she was. Finally we spotted the bride... and Caitlyn she had to take a picture with the pretty Gou Gou. Don't they both look gorgeous?

I must admit that Caitlyn was pretty spontaneous that night, she was able to pose and smile for photo after photo. Here are several shots of her in the solemnization hall, before most of the guests arrived.

Here is the 5 year old Kor kor (Daddy can't recall name) that was the pageboy. Caitlyn was pretty shy at first and was running all over the place when they were first introduced, but after a while she calmed down and warmed up to take some photos.

Next was the rehearsal for the the solemnization march in...

Then it was the real thing... marching in front of the bride and groom and hand in hand with the pageboy! Omg!...Daddy has this strange feeling that his baby is already getting married??

Marching up to the Justice of Peace... Caitlyn took the wrong turn and had to be directed to the correct side. Oooops...Granduncle Huat was probably telling Caitlyn not to mess up his daughter's wedding! Caitlyn was standing at the table side throughout the solemnization ceremony and looking with awe...at the beauty and grace of Gou Gou Serene and the handsome groom Uncle Laurence.

After the ceremony, it was phototaking time! Caitlyn had become a minor celebrity at the wedding and everyone wanted pictures with the flowergirl. At one point, Grandaunt Jennifer had to even touch up her lip gloss!

Outside the reception area before the dinner, Caitlyn was so excited seeing all her Gou Gou and she was running all over the place again. There was her favorite snack too...potato chips! She had a couple and Daddy was nagging for her to stop and drink water. She was nevertheless enjoying herself there!

Here are more photos (after much coaxing) with her Greatgrand Uncle and Aunty from Thailand and some of her Gou Gou. Caityn has 10 Gou Gous all together!!

During the wedding dinner, Gou Gou Serene serenaded her husband in a Japanese kimono... and Caitlyn was so captivated by her sweet voice..

Here are more candid shots taken by Daddy of his Lil' Angel during the dinner...

and this is Daddy's favorite shot!

Gou Gou Serene and Uncle Laurence, i'd like to thank you for choosing me to be your flowergirl. I'm really honored to have this privilege. I like to wish you a lifetime of happiness and health and more cousins i can play with!

GrandAunty Ngoh & Aunty Michelle visit...

Today we have many visitors to our home, from Hong Kong GrandAunty Ngoh, Gou Gou Melinda and Caroline and Uncle Peter are here. The also brought christmas presents for the 2 Lil' Angels...

Here is Didi being carried by GrandAunty Ngoh, who also brought him up to the sky bridge for a walk.

Later Mummy's friend Aunty Michelle came with Joelle and her Didi (Daddy doesn't know name again) who is about the same age as Didi Evan. However, he looks much bigger. At one point, both boys were crying at the same time, like they were talking in their own language...

Here is pretty Joelle playing with the doll and dress set Aunty Melinda brought from specially from Hong Kong. Caitlyn also shared some of her snacks & drinks with Joelle...

Xmas Morning...

It's Christmas morning...!! All finally after weeks of waiting, Caitlyn can finally open all her presents. As we gather around the Xmas tree, Caitlyn unwraps present after present including those meant for Didi... He doesn't know how to play anyway...so i'll play his toys for him!

Then Caitlyn unwraps...a Baby doll...

That's my baby!! Now i finally have a baby to look after and care for...

Didi looks dejected. Then what about me Jiejie??

Don't worry Didi...i'll still be your Big Jiejie and protect you... Let me give a big wet kiss...*muacks*.

Night before Xmas...

It's the night before Christmas, and we were having the cousins and Aunty Adeline's family over for dinner. We were ordering pizza from Boston Pizza because they had a buy 1 get 2 free self pick up offer! In addition, chef Melvin (aka Uncle Melvin) was cooking some special pork dish and there was bee hoon too!

Over past few weeks, our Christmas tree had accumulated so many gifts for the 2 kids and there wasn't anymore space for presents!

Pictures of the yummy pizza, and crisy pork and bee hoon...droolz...

All the kids were so engrossed watching TV and nobody was paying any attention to Didi... that was because he too was watching and not making any noise. All thanks to Uncle Corny...

It was sooooo.... comfortable for Didi that he was....dozing....dozing....dozing off.....zzzzz.......

Aunty Merilyn then decided to change him into his PJs since he was that tired already. It was a special outfit brought in by Gou Gou that made him look like a tiny elf or Santa's helper. It had a special "My 1st Christmas" hat and nice matching shoes. Only noticed now as Mummy had great eye for detail and photographed those shoes. In Daddy's opinion, Didi looked more like a leprechaun..... Where's the pot of gold you are hiding Didi?

Me & my Blankie...

Look i have my own personalized blankie cum teething toy built in one.

I love my blankie, it's really really special, i like it more than a bowl of jello....

When i hold it close, it feels soooo nice, i love my blankie in the day and night....

Xmas Dinner @Great Grandmas...

Every year we make it to Great Grandma's place for a dinner and presents exchange... This year Didi is accompanying us for his first Chrismas! There is the yummy sweet and sour pork and other home cooked dishes that Mummy loves so much.

Look what Caitlyn got from her cousins.... a Snowman made from candy! She was on cloud 9... god knows what happened to the Snowman after these pictures were taken.

Didi was also there, but he was crying most of the time. Everyone took turns to carry him but as it was getting late, only Aunty Merilyn could soothe him. Here are some pictures taken with Great Grandma... Caitlyn Jiejie was trying to console him by giving him a kiss on the cheek. She loves her baby brother so much and will try anything to make him feel better.

Toy Didi & Monster Faces...

Let me put Didi Evan beside all my soft toys and maybe no one can find him! He's so cute and small just like my SmartE bear and Whitety bear and i love him sooooo much just like my dolls!

Hey Jiejie i'm not one of your toys! I'm your brother Evan... when i grow up i don't want to be playing dolls... me and Daddy will be playing with Monsters and guns... so watch out dolls!!

Monsters? I know monsters...look i can make an Ogre face... and Daddy can be the Ogre Daddy....Rooaaar!!

Aunty Michelle Comes to Visit...

AuntyMichelle and Uncle (Daddy can't recall the name) came to visit us today. There are Mummy's good friends from Sydney... I recall Aunty Michelle coming to visit some years back when we had Hammy the hamster. We had also met up with Aunty Michelle while we were holidaying in Sydney in 2008.

Caitlyn smiling a sweet one for the camera...

and Didi who was also not left out of the photos.

Silly Hats...

Here is playful Caitlyn sticking a bowl on Mummy's head together with a smaller one on her own head... and cheekily asking Mummy to pose for the camera! Mummy...ever so obliging to make her Lil Angel happy agrees...and smiles.

Evening Prayer...

Ever since Mummy got ill, Lil Angel Caitlyn had been praying for a speedy recovery for her. Every morning after she wakes up and evening before she goes to bed, she'll recite the morning and evening prayers from the Little Heart, Little Prayer book. She had listened to it so many times that, she can recall every single line by heart. After which she'll ask for applause from Daddy and Mummy, then approach Mummy to tie the ribbon which keeps both books in the cover.

Here is a video (taken by Mummy) of Cailtyn reciting the evening prayer before bed. She knows when to flip the pages, so it seems like she really knows how to read...maybe so. Being a little nervous here on video, she needed a little prompting from Mummy to get the prayer done...

Mummy knows you are praying for her Caitlyn and she can still hear you!

Natalie Jie Jie's Birthday...

Today is Natalie Jiejie's birthday... and Caitlyn is especially happy as she gets to eat more cake again. Yee Yee Lynette had decided to celebrate her birthday at our place because Mummy was not well enough to travel over to Yee yee 's place or go out. Nevertheless, we had a big celebration too as Daddy bought chili crabs from the stall downstairs for everyone to try! Aunty Adeline and family were also here, as they had planned earlier to visit Mummy... more people to join in the celebration!

Here are the pictures take of the birthday girl... with Didi Evan, Leon kor kor, Nicole Jiejie andGong gong.

Leon Kor kor's grandman was also present...and here she is taking a photo with Didi Noel.

... and last but not least there was the yummy chocolate cake!

Cait cait can you trade your cake for my piece? Yours looks a little bigger..

Aunty Merilyn's Birthday...

Today is Aunty Merilyn's Biirthday... Aunty Merilyn had done such a good job in looking after Didi Evan ever since he returned home from the Neonatal ICU. We had bought a strawberry sponge cake...on the request of Caitlyn... and Caitlyn was so happy singing the birthday song and not forgetting eating the cake!

Pixs with Mummy...

Here are some rare pictures taken of Didi Evan together with Mummy sitting at the favorite corner. These pictures will surely be cherished by him when he gets bigger, knowing that his Mummy loves him very much!

Lil Cherelle visits Didi...

Living in the same estate as Cherelle, makes it ever so convenient for Caitlyn's best pal and schoolmate to come and play when Mummy Cynthia visits Mummy. The 2 girls enjoy playing marketing and cooking, pretending to ask Daddy what he wants to buy then putting the ingredients into a bowl and cooking it up.

Here are both girls posing for the camera...

and not to forget Didi also gets visitors and he is ever so happy to see people visit him. Maybe some day i'll join the 2 Big Jie Jie in play Marketing... when i can walk!

Favorite Corner ...

Here are some random shots Didi Evan with Caitlyn both wanting to claim their "favorite corner" on the sofa. When Didi is seated there, Caitlyn will come and claim her corner. Well...the only way is for them to share... and Mummy taking the opportunity to take some candid shots!

Breakfast....in Bed!

The next morning after Mummy's birthday bash, everyone was feeling too tired to go down for breakfast. Moreover, Cait Cait was still sleeping and we had already missed the breakfast time. Daddy called room service to have breakfast delivered to the room!

Caitlyn was all zonked out!

Unfortunately, room service only had the continental breakfast, therefore all we had were muffins ,croissants, jam, hot chocolate, orange and guava juice. But it was served on a trolley with an oven below to keep the bread warm!

Mummy had some muffins but the hot chocolate was too sweet for her liking.

As usual, Daddy had the privilege of finishing everything Mummy did not want..

But not including Caitlyn's share of a muffin and croissant with her favorite butter!! Here is Caitlyn playing and showing off her croissant and explaining how great life was to be rich and famous...for a day.

Mummy's Surprise Birthday Party...!!

As this birthday holds particular significance for Mummy, a surprise birthday was planned weeks in advance by Daddy the 2 Godmas Wendy and Adeline. Daddy had to correspond secretly via email to organize and send out the invites without giving the surprise away. The guest list included family members, friends from poly, university and work. Basically, anyone who Daddy thought mummy knew sometime in her life was invited.

The Godmas also made a special trip down to the venue to recce and choose the decor which Cindy liked. This included, pink table cloth and pink balloons with streamers which made the welcome entrance.

The menu also consisted a buffet spread with things Cindy liked to eat. This included cod fish, brocolli and even a mushroom pasta station with linguini.

Some of the guest that arrived before the surprise...

Adeline and Wendy explaining to the guest how the surprise was to be carried out. Cindy was up in the Senator suite expecting to come down to the chinese restaurant for a dinner with several family members at 8pm. All the guests were told to arrive by 7.45pm so as not to meet Cindy on the way. Once everyone had arrived, they were told to gathered at the entrance with lights turned down. Then they SMSed me for the cue to come down...

Daddy had to distract mummy by asking her to check out a "new childrens play area" before going down to the restaurant. Then as mummy walked in.....everyone shouted "SURPRISE HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!" It was much of a surprise and shock as it was for Mummy as for Caitlyn. Didi who was disturbed by all the commotion cried...and had to return temporary to the suite.

Everyone approaching the birthday girl...to congratulate her.
Before dinner, Aunty Suk Mae said grace and a prayer for Mummy.

Some of the cute toddlers that we present, including Didi Evan, Leon, Noel, Xavier and YueEn.

Everyone wanted pictures with the birthday girl... from Aunty Pat to the musketeers Wendy, Suky & Adeline to good friends Yanling, Jane and former work colleagues.

It was time sing the birthday song and cut the 2kg Blueberry chocolate travona from Chef Icon Nature Bakery. Ever since discovering this shop, mummy had been requesting bread and cakes from there. Caitlyn was ever so eager to blow the 33 candles out for mummy...

Mummy using all her strenght to cut the birthday cake and make a wish.

Next it was phototaking for everyone with the birthday girl. First our family with Caitlyn and Evan.

Together with Zhuzha (sister) and family and cousins... what is Leon doing there?

The extended family Cindy's side.

The extended family Alvin's side..

University and poly friends

Former colleagues...

The 3 musketeers and BFFs....

The Best Family Forever (BFF).... Adeline and Melvin...what is Caitlyn doing?!!

Cindy was really happy that night... but she was really exhausted after spending so much time with family and friends and had to retire back to the room after the phototaking session. She later posted on facebook that she had the best birthday party ever and liked to thank the 3 musketeers and Alvin. This birthday will surely be etched in the memory of all her loved ones...forever!