The weekend before the birthday that is!

I want to ride my bye-kee-kal with my new hell-mutt on!
It make me very happy!

Birthday Season Part 1

Oooh! I have a new toy! Thank you very much Lau Lang!
I think I will boil some eggs for my birthday.

Oh..that saucepan lid is a little hot!

Owwwww! It's hot!

Look Ah Ee! Look what I've got!

A Cage! A little dungeon cell. Just for me!

Who needs a purple kai mou sou?

Little drowned mouse

Daddy: What are you doing, Munchkin?
Munchkin: Getting the mouse
Daddy: What's happening to the mouse?
Munchkin: Putting 'im in the water.
Daddy: What will happen to him in the water?
Munchkin: Float. Putting 'im for a little (s)wim. All wet now. Get 'im a towel

Exit Munchkin to get a towel

Munchkin: Dry 'im all up. Drowned 'im.

Do you......

really like it?
Is it really wicked?

Sporting a new haircut today. Thanks to Aunty Carla!

Do unto others......

To set the scene, picture this. One small human being is rummaging through his changing bag and manages to secure the following items:

• 1 nappy
• 1 nappy sack
• 2 pieces of cotton wool
• 1 changing mat

After contemplating his very successful haul, he sets to work on a task...well, a task that only he would think wise.

Enter the cat. The cat is lying flat out on the foot stool when it notices the small human being approaching with the abovementioned items. The cat, against her own better judgement, chooses to ignore him.

The small human lays the changing mat down and beckons to the cat. The cat ignores the small human being. Undeterred, the small human being "encourages" the cat onto the out spread mat. The cat relents (hoping that it would be left alone). The small human being has other ideas. He proceeds to attempt to "Wipe Mishi's bottom, Mummy!" very thoroughly with the cotton wool. The cat, amazingly, consents.

The small human being then starts to unfold the nappy (after having disposed of the "dirty" cotton wool into the nappy sack). "Put the nappy on Mishi's bottom, now" "Put the bottom on the nappy, Mishi, please"

The cat takes one look at the small human and the flailing nappy. The cat saw the open door, te cat leapt out of the open door. The small human being is left....nappy in hand....wondering what went wrong. "Maybe Mishi not smelly at all, Mummy" he concluded. The end!

Head, Shoulders (the alternative version)

Whilst in the bath today, T and I started singing the age old favourite Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. It went a bit like this:

Parents (in unison): Head, Shoulders, Knees and....
Munchkin: Toes!
Parents: Knees and...
Munchkin: Toes!
Parents: Head, Shoulders, Knees and...
Munchkin: Toes!
Parents: Knees and.....
Munchkin: Toes
Parents: And
Munchkin: Eyes, EEEE-yars, mouth and nose
Parents: Head, shoulders, knees and......
Munchkin: Elbows and Weeee weeeeeee!!! Look Wee wee! (grabs unmentionables and tugs!)

Gulp!

Baaa Baaa Black Sheep!

Earlier this week, Munchkin discovered some yummy Marmite rice cakes in my bag. He managed to open the box (not a lot stands in the way of this boy and food). He helped himself to a piece but not before declaring "Mummy, stolen it. Running Away!!!!" as he fled out of reach. He happily munched away in the car then suddenly declared.......

Look Mummy! Made black sheep.
Baaa! Baaaa! Black Sheep!

'as no wool is a rice cake.

N.B. It did look a little like a sheep - if you had a VERY good imagination!

And they call it....Puppy love!

Munchkin has bitten the love bug. He is smitten. He is in lurve.

She is an older woman. She is 5. He is not yet 2. Yet, today, in the sunshine and through the daisies and buttercups Munchkin fell in love.

But there is a little sister. Oh the choices. Both are older. One by years, the other by a matter of months.

Still, the relationship progressed rather quickly. They went from coy peeking to the lady being in charge, a roll under the duvet, a meal out (chaperoned, of course!) then a very reluctant farewell.

Watch this space.....

I'll be back for Christmas

Ah Ee was here for Christmas last year. It was a good Christmas filled with many happy memories. But guess what? She is coming back.

Tickets booked, flights confirmed. Whooop! Whooop! Jingle Bells! Yay! Now we just need to work on the Lau Lang......

Bossy Boots

Munchkin has been in communications with Ah Ma and Ah Khong.

Munchkin: Where's Ah Khong gone?
Ah Ma: Ah Khong has gone to the back
Munchkin: Gone (to) the toy - let?. Makin' a bad 'mell.
(Mummy has to pick herself off the floor from laughing so hard)

Enter Ah Khong

Munchkin: Ah Khong, what dat?
Ah Khong: Which one?
Munchkin: The bear. That one. The Winnie Pooh one. 'ave it!
Munchin: Want da shirt. Ah Khong bought it. Get it

Ah Ma gets Ah Khong to fetch said item of clothing

Ah Khong: Here is your shirt.
Ah Ma: What a nice shirt - Munchkin will look so handsome!
Munchkin: Put it on da bear. Winnie Pooh Bear

And guess what? Munchkin's wish, Lau Lang's command. They were never such roll overs when I was young....I am wondering if they have gone soft in their old age. Or maybe the Munchkin's powers of persuasion work over many thousand miles as well! Well it is good to know that it is not just us that have been foxed by the power of the Munch!

Technology....at its best

Today we have mainly been communicating with Malaysia.

Ah Ee has been very busy working recently. The only advantage of that is that she has the laptop and webcam at home over the weekend which means, airtime with the Munchkin.
So, before lunch today, we commenced comms. Chatting happily away we noticed that Ah Ma and Ah Khong were online. Who says you can't teach an old new tricks. Ah Ma and Ah Khong must have noticed us too. So we accepted their call.

WAH! Ah Ma could not only hear us, she could hear Ah Ee too. This confused her. I could just hear what was going on in her mind. "Cis! Anak Derhaka! They must have planned for Ah Ee to go to England without us Lau Lang. How dare they! Ungrateful children!" But instead she said this "How come I can hear all of you at once?" We had to explain. She seemed appeased but not convinced.

We then lost Ah Ee to the office but continued our musings with Ah Ma and Ah Khong...which is another story.

Drive Safely

Picture this. Two people. My Munchkin and I are bumbling down the road on the way home.

Munchkin: Mummy, be very careful
Me: Why?
Munchkin: Lots a cars, Mummy. On da road.
Me: There are aren't there? Lots of cars
Munchkin: Going beddy (very) fast, mummy.
Munchkin: Going on da motey-way (motorway)
Munchkin: Stop Mummy. At the light.
Me: What colour is the light?
Munchkin: Wed (Red is the colour of the week......everything is red. Last week it was Green)
Munchkin: Hold on tight now. Going beddy fast
Me: Why have we got to go fast, Munchkin?
Munchkin: Chasing the motey-bike man. 'as a 'elmet on. Chase 'im, Mummy.

Speech - as it is today

I have tried to record some Munchisms (if nothing else for airing at occasions such as significant birthdays and special occasions). Here are a selection:

Everybody get NAKED! Everybody get very cold!

Want some Oatimilk (Oat milk)

Paaatutus (octopus) swimming underwater

Paaatutus naughty one, sit on the naughty step. There. BAD!

Munchkin's a boy, Daddy's a boy, Grandad is OLD MAN.

Teddy bear got sun glasses on (describing a panda)

Munchkin is very fed up now

No Ah Ee,Munchkin eating sausages at moment.

Don't iri-tee-tate me Daddy. Leave 'im alone now.

Peace at Last

Wednesday nights are Munchkin and Mummy nights. Daddy goes off to try and be Spiderman but not before Munchkin has been fed, watered washed and watered again. Today was not different.....or so we thought.....

Most of the evening went off without a hitch. Munchkin was ready for bed and Daddy read the trilogy and then bade us farewell for the evening. I put Munchkin to bed after lots of cuddles, giggles and a head butt (that is another story, I am waiting in anticipation for the black eye I might have in the morning) After saying goodnight, I wandered downstairs. I busied myself with the usual evening time chores when heard sobbing, really sad sobbing. As this was somewhat out of character for the Munchkin, I dashed upstairs faster than a speeding bullet, faster than a locomotive, it's a bird, it's plane (oops getting a bit carried away, there!)

I burst through the door of Munchkin's bedroom, distraught with worry about what I would find. Was he ill, had he hurt himself, had he had a nightmare?

Standing there, tears pouring down his cheeks and sobs erupting, was Munchkin. He was beside himself. I gave him a cuddle and kisses and asked him what was wrong. "Mummy, bunny fell outta the bed", he sobbed pointing to the crumpled heap of cream fluff on the floor. I picked bunny up, returned him to Munchkin's outstretched arms and cuddled him again.

"Ok now, Mummy. Happy now. Bedtime in the bed"

As I lay him down again, bunny firmly clutched in his little hand, he said "Night night mummy, bunny happy now"

Peace restored!

One Munchkin and his Dad

Munchkin's Dad has been busy today and as a consequence has not managed to spend very much time in the frolic zone. Munchkin has missed him so much so, as soon as Daddy emerged from the hard work zone upstairs, Munchkin attached himself, limpet stylie....

Before...
After

One can never have too many pairs of shoes!

These ones come all the way from Texas!

These ones are his new trainers
Me thinks he quite likes them

The new footwear was installed this morning at approximately 1000. Four hours later, they are STILL on. It is bedtime in a short while and I am anticipating that negotiation skills as well as powers of influence will come into play.

Failing which bribes might be necessary to convince him that the shoes must go for a little rest too.

Rain, rain go away!

Watch out rain, here comes the Munchkin!

The Proof is in the puddin'

Little Puddin' - fast asleep the chair
Little Miss Puddin' - absolutely beautiful and perfect in every way!
(I am just a little teeny weeny bit biased)

The little misses got back from the land of supersize on Sunday where they have been living for one day past too long. But, now they are back! Mummy and Daddy had to be somewhere very important for the evening so the staff arrived promptly to find a very excited Little Miss and a fast asleep Little Puddin'.

The evening was spent catching up on the plot of Narnia whilst putting together a Disney princess puzzle (all 100 pieces). Intermissions for food, more food, drink and princess dressing-up were had. And a great time was had by all.

The cherry on top of the iced cake was Little Puddin' who upon waking from her slumber, beamed the biggest, brightest smile then proceeded to snuggle up with the rest of the pretend princesses awaiting the return of the wise man and his lady from the travels!

Oh Beautiful day!