A very happy little girl

Following my last post, we finally got her the "ice-cream maker" that she has been pestering us for every single day. It's the first thing which comes out of her mouth in the morning and the last thing which she says before going to sleep at night. She usually does not ask to buy toys unless she really really wants it. Most of the time we will walk around the toy shop and she is contented to just play in the shop and leave without buying anything.

At first, we did try to delay buying the ice-cream maker for her. Sometime ago, we took her to Toys R Us at Queensbay and told her if she could find it there, we would get it for her. She walked around, but did not see what she wanted, so we left that day with our hands empty (but our wallets still full :p). She told us "This place is so boring, can we go to Gurney Plaza Toys R Us?" We didn't know where she learnt the word "boring" :p

So anyway, we were at Gurney Plaza last weekend and as expected, she didn't let up until we took her to Toys R Us. She finally found what she wanted, and good thing for us, it was on sale! RM20.00 less than the usual price. I suppose it pays to wait :) Immediately after we bought it, she wanted to go home so she can play with it. I told her that Mummy and Daddy still need to get some things, so she just had to be patient.

When we got home, and after her nap, she couldn't wait to open the box. Big smiles all around :)



This is what was in the box - quite an interesting looking contraption:



Little girl trying it out:



Yummy sundaes and ice creams - made with Daddy's help of course!



Somehow all Hannah's persistent asking reminded me of one of Jesus' parables in Luke 11: 5-8.

Luke Chapter 11 (from The Message Bible)

5-6Then he said, "Imagine what would happen if you went to a friend in the middle of the night and said, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread. An old friend traveling through just showed up, and I don't have a thing on hand.'

7"The friend answers from his bed, 'Don't bother me. The door's locked; my children are all down for the night; I can't get up to give you anything.'

8"But let me tell you, even if he won't get up because he's a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbors, he'll finally get up and get you whatever you need.

I guess we were like that, but we finally got her what she wanted because she persisted in asking.

Sometimes we definitely do spoil her, but to see the joy on her face makes it all worthwhile :)

Funny mall stories

Kid's brains go at an amazing speed. Hannah's especially is mainly telling her one thing - be cheeky.

We were at Gurney Plaza sometime before Christmas and there was this huge Santa Claus on display at the centre court. She was quite fascinated especially when Hubby asked her to look at his big white beard. Sometime later, she tugged on Hubby's arm and said "Look Daddy, I am like Santa Claus!" She had made a foam beard with her saliva and it was all around her mouth and chin. We did not know whether to laugh or to scold her for doing that.

Then recently we were at Toys R Us at Queensbay Mall. She saw a Play-Doh ice cream maker which she wanted to buy, but we had just bought her new toys for Christmas, so we did not buy it for her. Everyday since then, she has been persisting on the "ice cream maker" and so finally I told her that we would get it for her for her birthday and she has to wait until then. She thought for a while about it, and then she told me "Mummy, it's my birthday now".

We have one cheeky little girl. But the ice cream maker will just have to wait. Let's see if Hubby caves before me :p

New Year 2012

This is my 3rd new year, meaning I will be three years old this year. How time has flown. We did not do much for the new year, but Uncle Steven very kindly rented for us his company bungalow in Batu Ferringhi for two nights so we went up there to spend the new year. I had been there two years ago for 2010 new year, but I was still very little then so I probably do not remember it.

The first night Daddy and Mummy stayed with their friends and the second night I joined them together with some of my cousins.

There was a playground in the garden so I had lots of fun on the swings:



And on the see saw:



Pei Zi and I had a lot of fun together. We do have the occasional fight but we always "sayang" and make up again :)



Uncle Steven and I:



Daddy and I:



Daddy, Mummy and I:



I tried to learn how to play badminton after seeing all the kor-kor and jie-jie playing. I look quite professional, don't I? :)



I think I almost got the hang of it! What a fun two days and wishing everyone a very happy 2012!