WB2's Girlfriend

Well, for those of you who reads this blog, you will realize that WB2 is still of a very tender age. And he has a girlfriend already?!?!

It all happened last night. QB was talking to WB1 on about her colleague’s children’s marriage (Read: In Singapore, the median age for marrying is well above 20. You can find more details and statistics here - http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-getting-divorced-fewer-getting-married-in-singapore-7912746.  So yes, we are actually talking about the real adults and not those wannabes.). As the story goes, QB was lamenting that after the Little Beez grow up, they too will find their own little version of QBs and leave the hive. Despite that, she wanted to engage in self-denial, that it is not going to happen. At least not so soon. To proof herself right, she turned to WB2 and asked:

“Eh WB2, do you have a girlfriend?”

“Yes”

“!!!! How many?!”

“One”

QB heaved a small sigh of relief but is not about to let matters rest. She continued to pursue:

“Who is it? Is it from your school? Your class? Who???”

WB2 then looked at QB and said shyly… “You…”

Awww…….. How touching. The two then proceed to engage in a loving embrace.

But dear readers, do not forget that while this is going on, somewhere in the background, there’s WB3. QB too remembered his presence and turned around to ask him:

“Yo! WB3. What about you. Do you have any girlfriend? How many girlfriends do you have?”

“One!”

“What! You have one girlfriend too?”

“Two!”

“What! Now becomes two?”

“Three!”

“!!! Three girlfriends?!”

“Four!”

“What?!”

“Five!”

“Ok WB3. You’d better stop counting now and start to tell me who they are!” At this, QB grabbed him at his girth and attempted to find some truth from him. But WB3 would hear none of it and he quickly wriggled away to continue his endeavors. And QB never did get to find out who those 5 were, or if she’s even part of it.  But at least she's consoled by the thought that she's the one and only for WB2. At least for now. 

Happy Birthday WB2!

It’s WB2’s birthday. Since he has started going to childcare, we thought we will do a birthday celebration at school for him too, which is what most, if not all his classmates do. For gifts, we have prepared cartoon hand held balloons. The Beez Family spent quite some time the night before inflating them. And boy did they fill the car booth: 

Balloon filled car booth

As per schedule, we arrived right after WB2’s nap time. WB2 does not like to be disturbed in his sleep. Much less to be woken up! So, we arrived to meet a grouchy birthday Bee, with a “DO NOT DISTURB” sign written all over his face. So ok. we’ll leave him alone while we prepare the set up.

 Meanwhile, WB3 is having none of the issues that WB2 has. In fact, as the saying goes, he’s as busy as the bee! It’s the first time he has been inside of a school and he has always dreamed of being a big Bee going to school. And now that he has finally his foot inside, he is wasting no time at all exploring. And there he goes:

Cha cha cha~~ Toys, here I come!

Paper plates (for the birthday cake) were given out and the 2 Little Beez got a wear a Birthday Crown. WB2 was getting accustomed but still unhappy while WB3 was feeling purposeful.

Crowned with the birthday band and armed with the empty paper plate, WB3 does not waste time hanging around but continues his exploration.

After the cake cutting, it’s time to distribute the gifts. In addition to the balloon, we have also prepared small pencil case for each student. While WB2 was occupied with the distribution, WB3 steals one away and runs off triumphally.

There he is, walking away with his steal!

WB3 putting on his teaching cap and playing teacher.

WB3, somehow managed to get his hand on BOTH the pencil case AND the balloon, pointing to familiar numbers that he knows

English Story-telling at the Library

We had a free afternoon so WB2 and I headed down to the library for a session of English story telling. Upon reaching, we found that it was a special event for that day. Not only was there story telling, it also includes a craft session for the kids. WB3 was very excited to be there with other kids.

The first story that was told was about this man selling hats. He carried many hats on this head to sell. One day, while he was resting under a tree, his hats were all taken away by mischievous monkeys! And then the story goes on to tell about how he tries to get his hats back from the monkeys.

At the end of the story, the kids were led to the nearby workstations to create their very own hats. Younger kids like WB2 were given a pre-made cut out hat, and ‘accessories’ were provided to decorate the hat.

WB2 examining a green strip to put on his hat

WB2 at work.

Once his hat is completed, the ‘teacher’ (facilitator) is there to make the final touches to the hat, ready for wear.

WB3 waits patiently while teacher makes the final adjustments for his hat.

 

After all the children had their hats, there was still time for another story. And it was a story we are all familiar with. ‘The very hungry Caterpillar’ by Eric Carle.

Children with the hats listening to the story.  

It was overall an enjoyable session for WB2, listening to stories, with some activities as well as interaction with other children. The crowd of children was also just nice, not too big (too messy and difficult) and not to small (no fun!). We'll see if we get to do something similar again!

Writing Little Bee

Not sure when toddlers will start to write their first words, but at a few months short of 3, WB2 writes. Actually he has written letters before and I guess this is the easiest word to write. Formed by letters/symbols he can already craft out. Managed to capture it this time and here’s a photo of it. Way to go WB2! 

Perhaps it’s time to get the child to hold the pen in the proper manner.

Here's WB2 at work

The finished product! Tada!

S.E.A Aquarium

Over the weekend, the bee family ventured into the sea. The S.E.A Aquarium. We were there as early as we could, in order to beat the June Holidays crowd. Tickets were purchased over the counter ($28 for the adult). Since the 2 little bees were below 4, admission was free for them. This is the first time the little bees have been to an aquarium and prior to the visit, QB has briefed them umpteen times on what an aquarium is and what to expect.   This includes a starfish:

Star? Starfish!

There’s sea cucumber too, which I didn’t expect so didn’t get to tell them before hand. This particular species doesn’t look too edible though. Thankfully. =p

Sea cucumber innocently lying on the sand

Told WB2, there’s grass on land, and in the water, there’s seaweed..

Kelp

At the entrance of the aquarium, there’s the walk-through in the tunnel of fishes. Here’s the boys in the tunnel:

WB2: Fish!

WB3: .. (spellbound)

Here’s WB3 looking at the shark

WB3

WB3: hello sharkie.. wakey wakey...

WB2: one little fish..two little fish.. three little fish.. four little fish...

Overall we spent about 2 hours there. There’s seats readily available, good if you’re with elderly or just tired from walking. Toilet is not too difficult to find. It's not a very big place after all.

Nursing room is outside the actual aquarium. But not too far off. It has only 1 room though, with door and electrical point. Outside of it is the diaper changing area, with hand wash. No hot/cold water point though.





New Shoes

WB2 got a pair of new shoes some time ago. However, being the sentimental kind, he refused anything new (except new toys of course) and wants to stick to his old pair (yes, regardless of how smelly or small it is becoming). Well, we didn’t want to push things too, so just leave it (the shoes) as it is. Then one day (yesterday, to be exact), as we were on our way out, I just subtly pointed out to him that there’s that pair of new shoes, and asked if he wants to try them. He looked at it, said “yes” and went ahead to wear the new pair. No protest, or any fuss. He has since (suddenly) gotten used to the new shoes and it’s now his preferred choice. I guess kids will grow up when they’re ready to. There's nothing we can do to hasten or to retard the process.

WB2 in the lift with his new shoes