The Finished Product

This is the framed picture of the having baby Thad's hands and feet scupltured sometime in November. It seems simple, but it holds a precious memory of what Thaddeus's hands and feet looked like when he was about 3 months' old at that time.

Studio Pics of the Family

We went to a professional photographer to have our family pics taken in Jan 2008 (last year).

Our photographer is the same photographer who took our wedding photos, and he is a really talented guy. We love the way the photos turned out!

Thaddeus Can Sit!

Some milestones for the record.

Today, SG and I witnessed Thaddeus pulling himself up from the lying face-down position, to a sitting up position. It was so wonderful to see it for ourselves.

Thaddeus has been able to lift his body up on all fours since a month ago, and move his body to and fro as if he is preparing to crawl. We believe he will crawl soon.

It is really difficult to catch him on camera smiling, so we are happy to have caught this shot. Such a joy to see him smile after a tired day at work.

10 things that happen when you are left Internet-less at home

This is what happens when you do not have Internet access at home.

1. You cannot finish your work at home, and rush like crazy when you are at the office.
2. You get stressed and read the blackberry like drinking water. (I think I read more than I drink).
3. Your home PC collects dust.
4. You decide that you don't need the printer anymore.
5. You have many days of 'backlog' in reading emails sent to your 'personal' email accounts.
6. You are slow in responding to 'friend' requests in Facebook.
7. You decide that you really need a new internet service provider so that you can get the Cable TV that comes along with it. (Pssst.....actually, the internet subscription comes free when you subscribe to Cable TV).
8. You suddenly 'work' on the PC till 1.30am after 1 month of internet deprivation.
9. You finally have a chance to search for friends in Facebook.
10. You blog about things in the past.

Good night.

Face/Hand Painting

We had a Xmas Party for my ex-colleagues and invited a magician and a face/handpainter over to keep the children busy. The kids enjoyed themselves very much, as they were treated to balloon scupltures and face/hand paintings.

The painter could paint pictures on demand - dragons, flowers, rainbows, etc etc! It was fantastic how quickly she could paint them with her fine brushes.

I would recommend this activity for children below the age of 10 if you are hosting a party.