Jan 2011: New Year

Our first day of 2011, we were in KL:

1. Kids were having fun while mum was busy with the dinner preparation and I was snapping on them.
2. Jiejie made gun out of her limited pieces of lego, perhaps it is the simplest way of constructing a toy.
3. Little Bomber was holding a card from KH, whom we met on the very last day of 2010.
4. Dinner was ready. The important of having everyone to sit down together for a meal is cultivating slowly toward the younger generation now.
5. No, it was not anyone birthday. It was overdue celebration from a daughter who stay far apart from her mum and wanted to create a opportunity to blow the candles together with the little ones.
6. See, their smiles were so beautiful. Immediately after the singing, Jiejie blew the candles without waiting for popo. Everyone stunned a few second then laugh!
7. Not to mention, mum also prepared little Bomber's puree as her dinner. It was (purple) sweet potato with porridge.

Love her grin, she must be very satisfied with her purple meal.

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My mum taught me about Winter Solstice since i was very young. It's usually on the 21 or 22 of December. "To the common people, the Winter Solstice meant a happy get-together... the making of tangyuan (glutinous rise ball) plays an important part in this festive as it is symbolise reunion." For the past few years my mum kept the glutinous rice flour, waited for my revisit and made for me to enjoy. This time is a bit late, nevertheless it is mum's love and thoughtfulness.

Hy was very enthusiastic when my mum invited her to join the fun of making the glutinous rice balls.

1. Pandan leave ground for extracting the colouring
2. Rolling the flour dough into ball.
3. ...to the perfect!
4. Paying attention to the lesson.
5. Proud Jiejie enjoying her bowl of glutinous rice balls soup
6. Grandpa too, could not miss his share:).

Both layouts done separately, in wee hours while the kids and SC were in their dreamland. These are simple layout, but to a mother of two, squeeze a time to sit down in front of the computer is always challenging. So I was exhilarated when I completed the first layout, cause i realise i did something simple to reminisce my happiness. I have working very hard lately in the office which usually a full day of brain cell damaged and hence lethargic by the time i reach home.

The mojo is kicking my butt. The kids' happiness is waking me up.
I hope to journal the joy of life and scrapbook the faces of the kids before i lost it, in a less taxing way though. As Bomber begins to explore the fun of her toys and things around her, she is less clingy to me. Project 365 for me perhaps?

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Little Dreamer Designs is closing effectively from 15th March. Sad to know that Michelle is retiring as she always wow me with her vibrant creations. Do hop over to the store closing sales, you may find something charming.

credits: Click Photo Designs and Michelle Coleman @ LDD