花名

我跟Lucas哥哥討論替家中各人起一個花名°Lucas說他叫糖糖, 我叫Cookie, Daddy是班蘭蛋糕°我們問Linus弟弟他的花名是甚麼, 他說: 「我叫Bobbie呀!」Okay喎!

Bed time stories

The best time after a hard work day is telling the two boys stories before their bed time.  I read two for them today.

Boys, sleep tight!! Kisses from Mommy!

Halloween costume ideas

There is one month to Halloween, I don't know why I like this festival so much and am anticipating it.


Yesterday, I asked the boys what they would like to dress up during that day.  Lucas told me he wanted to dress like the pilot of Betsy, a retired plane of Cathay Pacific Airways.  When I asked what Linus would like to be, he said......
"Ballerina"!!

Expectation

I was reading several entries under the label "Manki" in this blog just now.  They recalled me the days when Linus was just born and Lucas was less than two years old.  They also reminded me my tenderness towards Lucas when he was still a baby.  I tended not to punish or scolded him at that time.


Lucas is four years old now, my expectation on him is much higher than before.  I have to admit sometimes I lose my temper and patience when he is unreasonable, I punish him hard.


I suddenly remember he is still a very little kid, why should I set such a high expectation on him?


I should remind myself always to show my gentleness towards the little boys.


I love you Lucas.

Bagel cars??

Guess what, Linus calls cable cars BAGEL CARS!!  We try to correct him but he insists he is not wrong.


He just loves food so much!!

懂烹飪的男人

是不是很charm?

Lucas is cute

This is an entry that I show Lucas how to use the blog.

Lucas is handsome, he is very smart and cute!

Lovely flowers

One day, Linus walked pass some fake flower pots at the corner of a street, he pointed and said, 'Mommy, fa fa are beautiful!'


I feel happier than he told me he could speak four languages at two years old, or had earned a big fortune from whatever talents he acquired (well, these are the wishes of many Hong Kong parents).  Hey! My kid knows how to appreciate the beauty of life (even though the flowers were fake), isn't it worth to celebrate and be proud of?

Cupcake sweetie

This morning, Lucas sneaked into our bed before school as usual.


I tucked him under the duvet, he circled his arms around my neck, then he said, 'Mommy, I dreamed you made cupcakes for us last night!'


Oh this was extremely sweet.  I also melted.....


Should make two dozens of cupcakes this weekend!

Philosophical Lucas

Since his three year-old, Lucas started to ask questions.  His curiosity was expanding day by day.  Sometimes, he asks me questions which are very philosophical and has no 'model answers'.

One night, he sneaked into my bed, he always does this when he doesn't want to sleep in his own bed (actually almost everyday).  I tucked him under my blanket, he stared at the ceiling, the started the Q&A session.  I tried my best to answer based on my understanding and knowledge I knew from National Geographic.

L: Lucas

M: Manki

L: 'Why do human dream?'

M: 'Human should consolidate and tidy up their memory and the information they receive in daytime when they sleep.  During sleeping, the whole body will rest except the brain.  That's why you can see some images fluttering even when you close your eyes.  This is like you bring all your toys out in the daytime, and tidy them up once you finish playing.

There are sweet dreams and nightmares.  If you have had a sweet dream, when you wake up, put a broad smile on your face.  If you have had a nightmare, don't worry, it is not real.

L: 'Why do kids grow taller but not grown up?'

M: Most people grow taller between 0-21 year-old, once they turn into grown ups, you will not get taller, but start to get older, This is the life cycle.  When you get old, you may find someone you truly love, then you may want to build a family with her and have babies.......

[To be continued]

Linus is a diplomat

Linus always knows his attractiveness.  When he wants to get something, he would show people his loveliest look.

This morning he wanted to have a bottle of milk, he ran to our helper, put his hands under his chubby cheeks, blinked his eyes, tilted his head a bit when asking for the milk in his sweetest tone.

How can you resist a baby like this?

A little photographer

Linus had taken this photo.  He pictured my pair of Melissa plastic ballet flat with his little fat feet.  He is so adorable!

Credit card

Lucas wanted to have a huge Hong Kong MTR toy set he saw in Toy R's, which cost more than HK$300.


Since we had bought him and Linus many toys in this summer holiday, I did't want him to get lose in this fierce consuming culture, I have an obligation to convey the kids the correct concept of spending.  Therefore, I ask him to delay his gratification - he should do some saving if he really wants to have this toy.


Of course, Lucas has no income, but what I ask him to do is to cut the current consumption.  For example, he wanted to purchase a little car when in a bookstore, I told him it was not a good idea to buy that little car because he should save money for the bigger toy he wanted.


This afternoon, Lucas begged for the MTR toy set again, and asked if I could go to the shop with him today.  I reminded him the saving plan.


'But I have money!' he said.


'So where is your money?' I asked.


'In my wallet!' Then he dug out an empty wallet an uncle gave him last time.


I knew this was pretty cruel but I should let him recognize the truth. 'Having a wallet doesn't mean you have money, your wallet is empty.'


Then he took out a toy cashier.  Suddenly he shouted happily, 'I have money, see mommy, I have money!!'  He showed me a toy plastic gold card which came along with the toy cashier.


'Oh sweetie, this is just a toy card, you cannot pay by it.' I tried to explain.


He protested, 'No mommy, you can get money when you swipe this card.' He then showed me how to get money by scanning the toy card by the barcode scanner which connected to the toy cashier.


I smiled and said, 'Little boy, you cannot get money simply by swiping a card.  Instead, you should work hard and save money you earn in a bank, then you can use your money through swiping your card.'


Frankly, I don't think it was a good time to bring up the concept of credit card - sometimes you don't need to save but you can buy, given that you have a credit.  Therefore, I just told him how debit card worked.


'That's why daddy and mommy should work hard to earn you a fortune.' I continued.


Lucas seemed to digest what I had told, then he said, 'mommy, how about we play the cooking set now?'


He is such a good kid.

Preciousness

Preciousness means: 

• you can fetch up your children from school sometimes.
• you can bring your children to interest classes sometimes.
• you can read them stories every night.
• you can teach them writing and drawing.
• you can kiss them before sleep.
• you can treat them a scoop of delicious ice-cream sometimes.
• you can bake them cupcakes and cookies several times a month.
• After all, that means you can spend time with your children, to witness their growth, and discover you are growing with them.

I feel content with my current life.  I love my family.

Oh my four-year-old boy

Dear my four-year-old boy, why don't you just listen to me, at least once a day?  It is okay you don't agree with my suggestion if you have a good reason, but at least you explain to me and convince me.  Now you always show me a blank face and what I can do is just pulling my hair.  Am I lack of patience?  Or had you reached the rebellious adolescence stage that I am the only one who didn't notice....

We love summer

In this summer holiday, I can spend much more time with Lucas and Linus.

Lucas is attending summer holiday, it is great that he enjoys it much.

To make the summer more interesting, we sometimes invite Clarice and Isaac to come over to join our 'home summer camp'.  These are the activities we would hold from time to time:

• Water painting
• Finger painting
• Playdoh time (I would even make them homemade playdoh, which is very soft and with vibrant colours)
• Swimming
• Outdoor bubbles time (if the sun is not too fierce)
• Reading time
• Little chef time (they help me to make cookies)

Have fun kids!!

My mischievous Linus

Linus's recent favorite activity - drinking bath water.....


Ahhhhhhh.....


This cheeky kid, every time I scold him for drinking bath water, he is just giggling.....

迪欣湖

上星期六我們第一次去迪欣湖,天氣剛好,不太熱不太冷,陰天°

由於是週六早上,沒有太多旅遊巴來的遊客,環境很舒服,我們在草地上野餐,還過到一種極小的青蛙,我想它就是全球只有大嶼山獨有的盧文氏樹蛙°

立立愛跳,我們要不停阻止立立誤踏小青蛙,它們是面臨絕種的動物啊!

這是一個好地方,我們考慮找一個早上架車到那兒跑步和踏單車!

I love sunshine!!

It has been very warm in Hong Kong right after the CNY.


Last Sunday, we went to the Gold Coast to enjoy the sunshine (BTW, how come Hongkongese love to use names of places from other countries,there are places called Soho, Manhattan... Hill, and Gold Coast!!!  I know Hong Kong has its colonial history, but definitely it is not the key reason that people raise such kind of names for places).


Anyway, the babies wore short sleeves T-shirt and pants.  We walked along the beach, built sand tunnels and volcanoes, picked shells, stepped into the cold sea water.


What a beautiful afternoon.

Little Linus was watching youtube

Aside from babbling, chortling, running around the dining table, kicking balls and flipping story books, another Linus's favorite is - watching youtube.


He climbed on my lap when I was web-surfing, he asked me to watch videos, we browsed from "Thomas friends and engines", to "Charlie and Lola" to basket ball and end up to billiards.


So cute!

Lucas and Linus loved mommy-made chocolate sponge cake!

Yesterday Lucas told me he wanted to eat mommy-made cake.  I gave him several options: cookies, green tea sponge cake, chocolate sponge cake and fluffy paper-wrapped cake, then he chose chocolate sponge cake.


When the baby woke up from a nap, they could not wait to pop a piece of cake into their mouths.  Finally, they ate more half of the cake (I used a 8 inches cake mould).


I 'melted' when I saw my adorable babies enjoyed eating what I had made.

Linus is two years old

My adorable sweetie Linus turned into 2 years old. This half-angel and half-monster creature brightens my life and brings me loads of happiness.

Thank you baby.

Me and Linus Drawing - by Corel Painter

Ok, it's Linus's turn.

Linus drew this picture almost without my assistance. He is so cute.

Baby Linus

Baby Linus is turning to 2 years old.

I think he is a type of kid with very baby-looking. When Lucas was 2, he looked like a boy rather than a baby. However, if Linus is sitting or lying down, you doesn't notice his height, you will think he is still a small baby.

See? He was whining at the roof top of Terminal 2 of the Hong Kong International Airport.

Linus is very adorable and sweet, he is a born-to-be comedian, with a strong sense of humor, a person who always make others laugh.

He still calls me "Ng- Mi", not mommy.

He is a courteous boy, when you give him something, he will say "Ah-du" (That means 'thank you'), with both hands cover his own cheeks.

Me and Lucas Drawing - by Corel Painter

Wow... look at this. In the first few weeks of my full time mommy life, I experience totally that my personal time has always been intruded by the two young men.

This is a vivid example, when I was reading online news, Lucas said he wanted to do drawing by the computer. I tried to refuse but he had already climbed up on my laps and controlled the drawing pen. I had to face the fact that I was no longer the key decision maker of the usage of all gadgets at home. We then drew this picture by Corel Painter.

Don't get me wrong, I am not complaining, I should rather thank god he has yet reached the teenage, otherwise:

1. Due to the hormonal fluctuation inside his body during the puberty, He won't bother to talk to me much, no to mention to climb up on my laps and asking me to draw pictures with him.

2. He would have his own gadget and no need to share this stone-age computer (from the perspective of technological development in the next ten years, don't be humiliating, Mr. Yuen Senior) with me.

3. He would rather have such intimated drawing activity with his girlfriend(s) instead of his mother.

Anyway, it is lovely, isn't it?

當個全職媽媽

我的寶貝朗朗立立:

你們知道嗎?媽媽作了一個很勇敢的決定,我當上全職媽媽°

為什麼?真的沒有什麼,只是想見到你們多一些,想跟你們一起玩,一起笑°

想多點時間跟Daddy拍拖°

想做多些好吃的蛋糕及曲奇餅給你們°

希望十年後,我回頭看時,不會覺得錯過些甚麼°

哈哈,這篇網誌是趁著你們午睡時寫的!