Welcome to Sarah & Benson's World

Birthday celebration @ MacDonalds!

2010-05-12T10:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday to the May babies!

2010-05-12T09:50:00.000-07:00

More fun time!

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The children love to play with water! NSRCC has a great shallow pool for them to walk about safely. Its only up to Benson's knees so there shouldn't be much to worry about :)

Bubble time!

2010-05-12T09:37:00.001-07:00

It's always nice to have a sibling to play a favourite game together :)

Benson love to bounce off the ground :)

2010-05-12T09:31:00.001-07:00

Peek-a-boo

2010-05-12T09:27:00.001-07:00

My Son. My Dad.

2010-05-12T09:22:00.001-07:00

Fish is wet and slippery...

2010-05-12T09:20:00.000-07:00

Discovering lalang with Jiu Jiu

2010-05-12T09:13:00.000-07:00

2010-05-12T09:11:00.000-07:00

Daddy bought Ben a toy aeroplane. He loves it, though his face doesn't show..

Having an a-maizing time eating

2010-05-12T09:09:00.000-07:00

Water taste better in Piyo Piyo bottle

2010-05-12T09:08:00.001-07:00

Vroom..vroom..giraffe..

2010-03-31T08:50:00.001-07:00

Boys and Girl's fishing trip

2010-03-31T08:50:00.000-07:00

And daddy caught a fish almost the size of Sarah!

Sarah's forte..

2010-03-31T08:46:00.000-07:00

Doing what she does best.. Making faces ;)

Chun Li

2010-03-31T08:39:00.001-07:00

Choo..choo...

2010-03-31T08:37:00.000-07:00

The two of them love sharing a ride together, in the pram or in the box.. They'll pretend they're in Mickey Mouse's choo-choo-express train and have someone push them around the house :)

If U Give A Mouse A Cookie

2010-03-31T08:35:00.000-07:00

We skipped school to catch the lil play. It was rather fun and enjoyable. Now Sarah knows the whole story by heart.

If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll want a glass of milk.
If you give a mouse a glass of milk, he'll want a straw to go with it.
If the mouse finishes the milk, he'll want a napkin to wipe his mouth.
If...... and Sarah can finish the whole story till the end :)

Fishing @ The Bottle Tree Park

2010-03-31T08:28:00.000-07:00

Dear Jiu jiu brought Sarah to guppy fishing at the Bottle Tree Park. The both of them caught the first guppy in less than a minute. Sarah was SOO HAPPY that she squealed in delight, and kept laughing and laughing (she was extremely happy that she couldn't open her eyes!)

Here's a good start to introducing his niece to his world of fishing.

The guppy they caught (died in 2 days.. hmm)

Stickerfied

2010-03-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

Benson Happy Moment

2010-03-31T08:06:00.001-07:00

Self feeding is a happy time for the lil one :)

New updates.. alas

2010-03-12T06:58:00.000-08:00

Little Brother and sister sharing a ride in the pram.. happily :)

Vainy Princess wears not one, but four hairbands! The lanyard is her necklace ;p

Old pic of Benson in his lil maxi-cosi carseat. Now he's upgraded to Jie-Jie's toddler seat..

The both of them thoroughly enjoys junk food!

And more junk food..

Had a fight over toys..

Grandma bought a BIG duck drumstick for Ben on his 1st birthday

Its been a while again

2010-03-11T07:00:00.000-08:00

The two lil ones are such a wonderful joy to have.. Everyday is just about wanting to spend more time, precious time, with each of them. They grow up so fast! Sarah's coming to 3, quite a chatterbox now. Ben's already past 1, and hasn't properly learnt to walk or talk yet. He adores having people, especially his jie-jie around him.

They share their toys so lovingly ("here you go di-di", and di-di will take and then hand it back to jie-jie again), they hold a death-grip over toys when they're feeling selfish, they love bath time together, they LOVE watching TV together, they laugh and play and giggle every morning when they see each other's face (waking poor papa and mama up with all their play), they "talk" (one mumbles jibberish while the other answers nonsensical topics), and when di-di's not around, sarah will always ask "where's di-di".

Its amazing fun to see the both of them together.

That's why I haven't had time to blog. Spending real time with the kids is so important and intense it's absolutely tiring.. in a good way :)

I'm luvin' it!

2010 Year of the Tiger.. roar

2010-02-14T08:11:00.000-08:00

Ben's 1 year old

2010-01-30T08:42:00.000-08:00

Greedy Ben couldn't take his eyes off the cake =D

Happy Birthday lil one :) *muacks*

Antique dress?

2010-01-12T08:09:00.000-08:00

This dress is almost 15times older than Sarah! It belongs to Mummy, and was hand tailored by Grandma. Still in immaculate condition. Suits the princess who's super duper into dresses now. She even demands to wear a dress even to bed!!

Barney's Magical Adventure at United Square

2010-01-11T08:07:00.000-08:00

Barney had a little 1/2 hour mini-concert in Dec at United Square. Mummy totally indulged Sarah, bringing her everyday to catch the show. So many kids there, mesmerized by the purple dino. Just too bad mummy forgot to bring the camera :S

Party Time

2010-01-10T08:05:00.000-08:00

Learned boy

2010-01-09T08:03:00.000-08:00

Drinks milk and reads at the same time..

As Tall as a Xmas tree

2010-01-07T07:54:00.000-08:00

Bushed & Bored

2010-01-06T08:01:00.000-08:00

Alritey.. back to SG again.. what to do now.. *yawn*

Things we enjoy on board..

2010-01-05T07:56:00.000-08:00

Playing on the putting green (we won medals for it! =D )..

Playing Bingo everyday (Quite exp, USD$6 per game!!)..

And of course.. Eating!

Blue blue sea..

2010-01-05T07:52:00.000-08:00

We're always greeted by the beautiful blue oceans when we wake up. Its' absolutely lovely to be away from the city's skyscrapers

Eat eat eat..

2010-01-05T07:46:00.000-08:00

It was food galore too... Either buffet style (not so yummy) or dine in at the resturants for the 3-7 course meals daily. Being the lil piglet he is, our lil friend has the most fun stuffing himself with the delicious food. He was a hit with the waiter(ess) and won them over! They couldn't help but keep coming by to the table and yes, giving him more food. I reckon Ben ate the most on this trip =D Money well spent considering we paid almost $800 for this lil one's fare too.

I huff & I puff..

2010-01-05T07:44:00.000-08:00

The ocean winds were so strong.. see.. we can barely open our eyes when we were on the deck

Swim time!

2010-01-05T07:20:00.000-08:00

What do you do for entertainment on board a ship with a toddler and a baby? Swim! We swam in the morning, followed by nap, then afternoon swim, followed by nap, then night swim. Swim swim swim.. Sure was fun coz the pool water was nice and warm. Ben just kept splashing and kicking until one point he was so tired from all the swim that he just chilled out in the float, and just floated through the night..

The Royal Caribbean

2009-11-27T07:14:00.000-08:00

Here's us..

And here's Auntie Anita (promoting the cruise haha)

If the shoes fit, wear it!

2009-11-26T07:10:00.000-08:00

Mummy's shoes are just nice for me

New swimsuits

2009-11-25T07:18:00.000-08:00

The lil ones got new swimsuits in ready in ready of our big family holiday on The Royal Caribbean.. It's also Ben's first swim.. Look at how serious his face is..

No need pack me in the suitcase! I have my own ticket!

2009-11-25T07:02:00.000-08:00

Yeah!

Sarah's Cariatures

2009-11-24T07:07:00.000-08:00

Yum yum eat eat..

2009-11-24T07:01:00.000-08:00

Ben loves to eat and eat and eat.. He can sit quietly by himself for a super long time nibbling on his food. If you're eating and he's not, he'll throw a tantrum and bug you until you give him a share of whatever you're munching on..

2009-10-07T08:41:00.000-07:00

In deep thoughts.. "When can i start dating pretty gals like these"

Ben's got 2 teeth!

2009-10-06T08:39:00.000-07:00

Maternal grandparents

2009-10-05T07:56:00.000-07:00

It's my mummy!

2009-10-05T07:54:00.000-07:00

Lil Miss cannot sit still..

2009-10-04T07:40:00.000-07:00

On children's day, the little ones went on an outing to the Singapore Zoo. The day started off with intermittent rain and the children couldn't walk around on foot. Without much to see after the animal shows and tram ride around, they ended at KFC for shelter. See, Sarah is the only one who can't sit still while waiting for the food to arrive..

Pomelo Boy

2009-10-04T07:35:00.000-07:00

According to the old wives' tale, wearing a pomelo will "promote" hair growth.

*whine whine whine* I don't want this hat!

Lanterns from grandma

2009-10-04T07:28:00.000-07:00

Ben's first lantern too!

Lil Shopkeeper

2009-09-27T08:25:00.000-07:00

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Off to Kids Kampong

2009-09-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

Feeding the duck, chicken, goose and tortoises

Koi-feeding frenzy!

Sarah loves feeding the rabbits

Off to the beach

2009-09-26T08:09:00.000-07:00

Ben loves the feeling of sand. He kept kicking and kicking, and even tried bending over many a time to eat the sand! There is no pic of Sarah here cos our lil princess doesn't like sand, and will whine to be carried or whine to have her hand/ feet washed *sigh*

Off to see the horses

2009-09-26T08:04:00.000-07:00

Sarah was a little apprehensive about touching the horse. After much encouragement (and many mosquito bites, she finally stroked its mane. Then our lil princess "complained" that the horse is rough, and insisted on washing her hands =.="

Little Dynamo

2009-09-25T08:01:00.000-07:00

Local Transport System

2009-09-24T07:54:00.000-07:00

Here's jie-jie and di-di playing together. Hmm, more like di-di doesn't have much of a choice *hehe* These days, Sarah will start talking to di-di, play with di-di, feed "di-di" snacks. It's nice to see the both of them together. Of course there are times when jie-jie is a tyrant and doesn't want di-di around her. Oh well, that's what being siblings is all about :)

Mohawk hairstyle

2009-09-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

Ben is a little heater. He perspires all the time. He starts perspiring the moment he wakes up, he perspires immediately after bath, he even perspires in the air-conditioned room.. Here's Ben all excited abt eating avocado, but he perspired so much that Daddy could "gel" his hair up

Jigsaw Puzzles

2009-09-17T09:29:00.000-07:00

Sarah started a little late on jigsaw puzzles. Mummy thought that we shouldn't rush Sarah into it too soon, so bought 2 and 3 piece puzzles for her to try out. With a little guidance on how to join puzzles together, the 6 puzzles were completed in less than 5 minutes. Mummy then moved on to 4 and 6 piece puzzles which were also completed in a blink of an eye. Aiyooh!! Anyway Mummy can't find 8 and 10 piece puzzles. Can someone advise??

I'm strong enough to stand!

2009-09-16T09:27:00.000-07:00

Big sister sharing

2009-09-16T09:24:00.000-07:00

Sometimes when Sarah is in a good mood, she'll want to feed Didi :)

LRT-WALKER

2009-09-15T09:41:00.000-07:00

Sarah plays imagine with Benson, pushes the LRT-walker around the house. Her jigsaw puzzle pieces are her "ez-link" which the both of them will "dee!" around the imaginary gantries. Quite cute!

Big Boss Bang Table Hand

2009-09-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

Eat eat eat..

2009-09-15T09:17:00.000-07:00

Ask the children to take a nice photo with Mummy, but all they want is just to eat their Baby Bites biscuits.. *sigh*

Humpty Dumpty sitting

2009-09-15T09:10:00.000-07:00

Ben is learning to sit. Hmm.. more like Ben is forced to learn how to sit..

He's quite a tipsy Humpty Dumpty..

Benson has his first tooth!!

2009-09-13T01:46:00.001-07:00

7 mths 2 wks old

Pls do not use the fishing rod on my friends

2009-08-22T09:14:00.000-07:00

Got a new fishing toy. Super easy to "fish" as it's using velcro. A light brush against the little critters and you've caught something. Sarah's super possessive over her "friends", refused to let anyone (even herself) use the fishing rod on her "friends". She'll even stack all of them together and lie on top of them so that Papa cannot "fish" them. Kinda defeats the objective of this game..

Papa decides that this little "fish" is more fun =D

Barney fan

2009-08-22T09:09:00.000-07:00

Finally.. the full collection of Barney, BJ & Baby Bop. Sarah's happy alas!

I love avocado!!

2009-08-22T09:07:00.001-07:00

All-you-can-eat avocado buffet.. Yum!!

Super ah-lian!

2009-08-22T09:04:00.001-07:00

Dragonfruit Time

2009-08-17T08:32:00.000-07:00

Sarah & Ben @ 6 mths

2009-08-16T05:41:00.000-07:00

So different, yet so similar :)

Por Por reads to Ben

2009-08-15T01:45:00.000-07:00

Por Por can't really read English so the both of them ended up playing with the book

Big Bunny Ears

2009-08-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Tummy Time

2009-08-13T01:29:00.000-07:00

Biscuit Time

2009-08-12T01:25:00.000-07:00

Ben exploring self feeding

Happy Ben

2009-08-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

BBbbbpphhhtttt..!

2009-08-11T05:24:00.000-07:00

Meal time

2009-08-11T01:47:00.000-07:00

Blue & Green Monster

2009-08-11T01:37:00.000-07:00

The boys got the idea after watching Monsters Inc. The three of them had quite a bit of fun fooling around. I reckon Sarah quite enjoy feeding the monster, the moment she woke up this morning, she asked "Where is the blue and green monster?"

Cherry Boy

2009-08-11T01:10:00.000-07:00

Ben loves his food! He gets excited even by the sight of a bowl, cup or spoon! haha.. He loves his cereal, avocados, pumpkin, apples, potatoes, carrots, brocolli, etc. The only food that least excites him is probably milk.. here he is after eating cherries..

Sarah goes diaperless

2009-08-10T22:58:00.001-07:00

Sarah has been going diaperless for about 2 weeks now. Initially there were a couple of accidents in the first couple of days, cos when Sarah said she wanted to pee pee.. she really had to go!

She got the hang of it within a week. This week, she's been taking her afternoon naps without her diaper too. And thankfully there hasn't been any accidents (Yippee!! No need to change any sheets.. whew!) She even knows how to tell us "Sarah is a big girl now. Sarah no need to wear diaper anymore".

Here's Sarah wearing her own shorts after pee-pee time.

Note the logo is upside-down; waistband is through her left leg.

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore!

2009-08-09T01:18:00.000-07:00

Sarah's very into the National Day thingy.. She goes around the house with her flag. If she misplaces it, she'll bug everyone "Where's my Singapore Flag?". Her favourite song this week is "We are Singapore, We are Singapore, We stand together hear lion roar"

Here she is all dressed up in red and white for the NDP celebration.

I can touch my toes..

2009-08-04T08:55:00.000-07:00

Little Monkey

2009-08-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

My Maize! My Maize! Just ONE!!

2009-08-03T08:47:00.000-07:00

Ben can flip alas!!

2009-07-29T21:15:00.001-07:00

To give the boy a little credit, this was one of his first few attempts thus it seemed a rusty. He's better at it now :)

Giggly & Cheery Ben

2009-07-28T08:21:00.000-07:00

Ben's a cheery and smily baby. It's easy to get him laughing and smiling. Here's a video of Auntie Anita teasing him with his favourite kark-kark..

Old Wong & Baby Wong

2009-07-27T08:20:00.000-07:00

Newspaper Boys

2009-07-27T08:15:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Ben spends time reading the papers in the morning.. Ben seems to enjoy this time for it is only during this time where he does not grouch to be carried

Smiling Face

2009-07-26T08:12:00.000-07:00

One of Sarah's many drawings of a smiling face. Above, a head with three eyes, a nose, and a smile across the face. And a little tuft of hair.

Walk walk walk

2009-07-26T08:10:00.000-07:00

Lil' Ben can't flip, so now he's in the walker (but he can't walk either)

Lil Vain Pot

2009-07-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

Sarah loves to choose her clothes, her panties, the color of her hairclips and rubberbands, her own accessories, her own.. the list goes on and on..

She's also at the "Let me.. Let me.." phase, where she wants to do everything herself. "Let me comb my hair" "Let me brush my teeth" "Let me wear my shoe"

Occasionally she'll go into the "I need to.. I need to" phase.

"I need to go walk walk" "I need to go shopping" "I need to do something"

Oh boy is she getting vocal =D

Ben Ben

2009-07-26T07:47:00.000-07:00

Ben is almost 6 mths old. Though he's a much bigger boy now, Ben still cannot flip. He gets ample time lying down on his own, and everyone spends time training and teaching him the gist of flipping, however, no matter what, he just can't get it. We've heard of babies skipping certain phases of physical developments, but to skip flipping (then how else would they be able to progress to crawling / sitting up / cruising if they can't flip)..??

These shoes are made for walking..

2009-07-26T07:41:00.000-07:00

She's wearing mummy's shoes now.. Next she'll be borrowing daddy's car!

It's been a while..

2009-07-26T07:37:00.000-07:00

Having two kids is no joke.. esp when both are still of such young age. 24 hrs is not enough; They demand so much of your time playing, feeding, reading, talking.. There's barely even time allocated to attend to our own personal needs, much less wanting to blog. But one thing's for sure, watching them grow day by day is extremely rewarding!

Auntie Sarah

2009-07-02T07:27:00.001-07:00

Auntie Sarah all dressed up to go to market.. =D

Term 2 @ CH

2009-07-02T07:23:00.000-07:00

Ta-dah! I made a parrot with the help of Miss Ng :)

Reading time

2009-07-02T07:19:00.000-07:00

Aiyoh.. Shouldn't lie down to read..bad for eyes

Ben is forever sucking his fingers..

2009-07-02T07:12:00.000-07:00

Drawing of mummy

2009-07-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

Sarah doodled and decided that this is "mummy"

Welcome to Sarah & Benson's World

Birthday celebration @ MacDonalds!

Happy Birthday to the May babies!

More fun time!

Bubble time!

Benson love to bounce off the ground :)

Peek-a-boo

My Son. My Dad.

Fish is wet and slippery...

Discovering lalang with Jiu Jiu

Having an a-maizing time eating

Water taste better in Piyo Piyo bottle

Vroom..vroom..giraffe..

Boys and Girl's fishing trip

Sarah's forte..

Chun Li

Choo..choo...

If U Give A Mouse A Cookie

Fishing @ The Bottle Tree Park

Stickerfied

Benson Happy Moment

New updates.. alas

Its been a while again

2010 Year of the Tiger.. *roar*

Ben's 1 year old

Antique dress?

Barney's Magical Adventure at United Square

Party Time

Learned boy

As Tall as a Xmas tree

Bushed & Bored

Things we enjoy on board..

Blue blue sea..

Eat eat eat..

I huff & I puff..

Swim time!

The Royal Caribbean

If the shoes fit, wear it!

New swimsuits

No need pack me in the suitcase! I have my own ticket!

Sarah's Cariatures

Yum yum eat eat..

Ben's got 2 teeth!

Maternal grandparents

It's my mummy!

Lil Miss cannot sit still..

Pomelo Boy

Lanterns from grandma

Lil Shopkeeper

Off to Kids Kampong

Off to the beach

Off to see the horses

Little Dynamo

Local Transport System

Mohawk hairstyle

Jigsaw Puzzles

I'm strong enough to stand!

Big sister sharing

LRT-WALKER

Big Boss Bang Table Hand

Eat eat eat..

Humpty Dumpty sitting

Benson has his first tooth!!

Pls do not use the fishing rod on my friends

Barney fan

I love avocado!!

Super ah-lian!

Dragonfruit Time

Sarah & Ben @ 6 mths

Por Por reads to Ben

Big Bunny Ears

Tummy Time

Biscuit Time

Happy Ben

BBbbbpphhhtttt..!

Meal time

Blue & Green Monster

Cherry Boy

Sarah goes diaperless

Happy 44th Birthday Singapore!

2010 Year of the Tiger.. roar