A is for Advisory Board

Mommy has worked with all kinds of Boards - real estate, condominium corporations, service companies, retail, and even a central bank Monetary Board! So Mommy knows what good things a (good) Board can accomplish.

Thus, when Mommy was invited to join your child care's Advisory Board, Mommy accepted with alacrity ("Alacrity" means "with eagerness and enthusiasm". If Mommy asks for example, if you want to go to Zio and Zia's house, you say "yes" with alacrity).

Mommy believes this is a good opportunity for Mommy and Daddy to be more involved in your development and at the same time give back to the wonderful people in child care who are taking care of you.

PS: After the first meeting of the Advisory Board, Mommy checked on you to see what you were doing. You seemed to be enjoying yourself immensely!

D is for Daddy's Birthday

Today is Daddy's birthday
And we are sending an Irish blessing his way.

May joy and peace surround you,
Contentment latch your door,
And happiness be with you now,
And bless you evermore.

PS. It is quite clear from here where you got your good looks from :)

T is for Toddler

We received a letter from childcare today. The letter said that the Child Care would like to start communication regarding your transitioning process from the Babies Section to the Toddler (Pre Kindy) Section.

You are growing up so fast, belloching.

(Photos courtesy of our childcare)

A is for Artwork

We put up last night
Your works of art from childcare
How pleased you were
To see them in the morning!

C is for Coffee

You are such fantastic company
When Mommy is having
Coffee

Anton Lee @ 1.9

You are learning the finer things now -

Dine with friends.
Eat with a fork and spoon.
Drink from a cup.
Wipe your mouth with a serviette.

Very soon, you will have impeccable table manners.

Or maybe not that soon yet.

Just when we thought you've gotten it -
We find you smearing your hair with your yoghurt.
Or making a moustache of the nutella from your breakfast.

Mommy has learned to ease up.

Mommy even allows you now to watch a little TV.
(Daddy thinks that familiarizing yourself with the rudiments of the AFL (and Port Power!) are essential parts of your education.

It is like walking on a tightrope -
We are starting you on the road to good habits and self discipline
But we also try to keep in mind that you will only be little once.

Each night before you sleep, after our bedtime reading and prayers,
Mommy asks you, "Did you have fun today?"
You say, "Yes".
(we know you really mean it when you say "yes" because your favorite phrase is "no, no")
And that spells all the difference.

last Sunday of autumn; first Sunday of winter

Weather can change just like that in South Australia.

We went to Mt. Lofty in the last Sunday of autumn. Mt. Lofty is about 18 kilometers from Adelaide and it took us 15 minutes by car to get there. The sky was a striking cobalt blue, the air was nice and warm… and yes.. the cappuccino was extremely good (there’s a restaurant at the summit). Mt. Lofty, which is 750 meters above sea level, is a good place to have a good panoramic view of Adelaide. It is said that on a clear day, one would be able to see as far as Kangaroo Island (one day we will have to go see this island to verify whether kangaroos still live there).

A cairn of stones were erected on the summit, replaced several times, and an obelisk finally constructed in 1885. This obelisk which is a trigonmetrical survey station, is known as the Flinder’s Column.

Mommy and Daddy have fond recollections of this place. When lola came to visit in 2009, this is one of the places we took her to. We hope that she will come to visit us soon again.

The following Sunday was the first day of winter. It was so cold and it rained the whole day. We spent most of the day at home which turned out to be a good idea since you were coming down with a bad case of coughing.

It was a good time for you and Mommy to snuggle under the covers and read Monsters University again and again. Mommy thinks we scared Daddy at some point with the screaming of the robot child ;)


Sunny days are great but stormy days aren’t too bad especially if we’ve got good books to read (again and again).