Where did the month go? I know it's the shortest but seriously. I blinked. It's March. So what have we been up this month? Well, there has been a lot of movie dates, a Chinese New Year parade, and big news in between.
African Drumming
I've said it before and I'll say it again, "I am so happy with our daycare/ pre-school!" They are very multi-cultural, celebrating everything from Pancake Day to Nirvana Day. And this month, they had an African Drumming incursion. SuperDad took them for a few hours to learn drumming with Mohammed.
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| Eloise drumming |
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Eden's turn! (Featuring dancing by Eloise)
Disney Princess Film Festival
For the past few weekends, MissE and I have had a date at the movie theatre. We have seen Aladdin, Mulan and Pocahontas. I enjoyed Mulan and Pocahontas the most. Mulan because it's such a good movie anyway, and fun to see it on the big screen. And Pocahontas because it's only the 3rd time I've seen it! MissE has really enjoyed these mornings. For Aladdin, she decided it was a sing-a-long and was singing her little heart out to "A Whole New World". Thank goodness the movie theatre is dark! And she provided a giggle during Pocahontas when she proclaimed "JOHN SMITH IS SO HANDSOME!" during a quiet scene. Each movie features crafts and a costume contest. We had a good chance to win Pocahontas but we missed it, standing in the very long popcorn line. I had horrible mommy-guilt but Eloise didn't care! We have a final film to see, Cinderella, in March. (They had a special, see 3 films and see Cinderella free).
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| Rapunzel at Aladdin |
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| Merida at Mulan |
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| Pocahontas at Pocahontas (costume made by me!) |
Chinese New Year
We celebrated Chinese New Year with the City of Sydney. We headed into Chinatown for dinner at one of our favourite Chinese restaurants, East Ocean, then checked out the Twilight Parade. When I first moved to Sydney, Conor and I went. It was in the afternoon and fairly small-scale. Boy have times changed! There was fireworks just to start, lions that lit up the night, moving screens showing PopAsia TV, cowboys dancing to Gangam Style, and projections on buildings. Eloise and Eden both loved it! And it was a fun way to celebrate The Year of the Snake.
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| Light projections on buildings |
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| Gung Hei Fat Choy! |
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| Roast Duck at East Ocean |
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| Year of the Snake float made from lycée (Lucky Envelopes) |
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| One of the many Dragon Dancing troupes |
Level 2 for Miss Eloise!
4 has been good for MissE... and us too! The highlight of this month, on a non-working Wednesday for me, I got to take Eloise to swimming. To both my and Eloise's surprise, she swam past her classmates to Level 2. She's a fish off the ol' block!
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| Eloise with her Level 1 Certificate: YAY! |
We've had very few behavioural issues with MissE since she has turned 4. Yay! She is very set on being a big girl, recently giving up her night-light to sleep in the pitch-black. She even asked to "try" sleeping without Wowo and Monkey, but we talked about why and she thought that one day we would say she had to sleep on her own. I told her she could sleep with Wowo and Monkey until she is 21 and she breathed a sigh of relief, hugging Wowo and Monkey a bit tighter.
Mr.E is 19 months
We are on the fast track to 2! Eden is getting more head-strong (ahem, stubborn) that some tasks are a bit difficult if we don't have his cooperation... like pants. He is a boy, after all.
He is so loving, it melts our hearts. He loves to give cuddles... and asks for them too. And he showers us in kisses. He loves his Jie-jie very much, especially since she has finally passed down Elmo (Elmo came from Cousin M to L to MissE and now to Mr.E!).
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| Eden and his new friend, Elmo |
He is learning body parts and likes to it point out on you! And shout them in bed at 6am. MOUTH! EYES! NOSE! He continues to learn more words and his new phrase is "What doing?" He is a little bookworm and most nights, tries to put all of his books in bed with him. Ouch! He loves shape puzzles. Check him out! (Don't mind is multi-tasking, puzzle and TV).
GDO: High Tea at The Langham
The end of the month ended on a very good note, a girl's day out with my gorgeous girls. We met 4 years ago at Mother's Group and made it through many firsts (and seconds) together. It's wonderful that we are still close and even more wonderful when we get to see each other sans children. We all love High Tea so we checked out one of the best in Sydney.
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| Petite sandwiches, freshly baked scones, cakes and delicacies on three-tiered stands |
How did it rate? Pretty good, but
The Tea Room at Gunner's Barracks is still holding #1.
Meanwhile...
Mr.H took the E's to a Princess Birthday Party!
Me: Some News...
After 37 cover letters and resumes, a handful of interviews... I'M HIRED! Actually, I got not 1 but 2 job offers! Go, me! It's been 4 years since I've worked full time but I am looking forward to this new challenge. I am thrilled and nervous at the same time. I know that Eloise and Eden are being well looked after at their pre-school/ daycare. Plus Eloise needs to get used to going to school more than 3 days. Eden has a crush on The Explorers teacher, Miss Shelia. Every morning I ask him which teacher he wants to see and he says no to everyone but Miss She-ya. He also has a girlfriend (already!) at school, Hayley. His carers tell me, he is always hugging her and follows her around. He even says "Hay-ey". I know I will hit the ground running, and also looking forward to this role as it just focuses on Events. Due to circumstances at work, most events will be in Sydney for the next few months so I know that I won't need to travel... yet. But when I do, I have no doubt that SuperDad will be just fine.
Until next time... Easter!
