That Mom Of Four

A windy and sunny afternoon, perfect for bubble blowing and riding the bike I'm pulling her shirt down cos the wind blew it up and you can see her tumtum Nya so happy sitting on the springy bike Asking me if she should climb the spiderweb? Yeeeee Haw! Look! No Spoon! Oh yes! Its time to frolick in the warm sunshine before it starts raining and turning cold again next week. Here are some pictures the kiddies and I took at a nearby playground and our back porch.

I can see that Nya looks up to Nyx as a role model. I see this fact being proven true more and more each day. First it was the keen interest in their toes, then it was drinking milk till they appear drunk, later on Nya started pointing at everything like Nyx used to. And now, Nya has picked up the habit of holding on to a spoon for whatever reason I'm not sure. With Nyx I believe that she's holding onto it for the same reason other kids have, clinging on to a security blanket or a pacifier. Initially Nyx had pacifiers too, then after I weaned her off it, she started looking for things to hold. And this particular item will follow her everywhere, even to bed! It used to be pens, and now its a spoon. But for Nya, she still has access to pacifiers, so I believe the only reason why she's clinging onto spoons is due to her sister's influence. No they do not eat their meals with these spoons that they hold onto, I have to use seperate spoons for that purpose.

Nya holding a spoon while taking a ride in the boat and trying to do the "V" Nya striking a pose while not holding the spoon Nya holding a spoon and riding in the boat with Gina Nyx and Matthew in the ball-pen The bouncy castle that entertained Nyx for a long while Caterpillar roller coaster Giant bouncy castle Nyx holding a spoon and riding on the seahorse Nyx holding a spoon and riding the boat Nya holding a spoon and riding in the boat Nyx holding a spoon about to board the boat Nya holding a spoon and riding the seahorse Nyx holding a spoon and fishing for ducks the birthday cheesecake made by Clari This afternoon we visited the Kids Parc next to La Coccinelle (the petting zoo) along with several of our friends. The weather was just super! Bright and sunny with a maximum temperature of 25 degrees. I was so afraid that Nya would be cranky as she, Nyx and I had just had our jabs (vaccination against chickenpox) before this outing. Thank goodness she was in a good

Recently I have been teaching Nyx to recognize various words on the flashcards I made for her and she's become pretty adept at reading the words I show her. So two days ago I started getting her to spell some of the words she's familiar with. Here's a video of her having a typical short spelling lesson. Several other words she's able to spell include: eggs, ice-cream, cow, cloud, rat, money, sheep, goat, nose, head, eye and balloon. I think she had an extra hard time during this session because she was being "attacked" by Nya in her UFO walker. Ever so often we get our toes run over and it really hurts big time! Can't wait for her to graduate from the walker......

Our baby minnie mouse Nya had her very first birthday party today! Time really flies..... I still vividly remember the day we were holding a party here to celebrate her turning one month old. We're glad to have friends here whom we can share our baby girl's special day with, especially since we're so far away from home and our family and close friends. Thank you all who came to celebrate with us =) In fact, deciding to hold this party was a bit of a last minute decision as we're still in the midst of packing and cleaning. In one week's time my relatives from Singapore shall be arriving in France to escort us home after abit of travelling. So right now we're really trying hard to get everything in order before heading back to the sunny island. Here are the pictures taken today Nya's party.