And the biggest poser is...

Hands down, it's this one! She insisted that her Daddy buy her this jewellery set and paraded around the house with it.

It also works when there's food :)

Hannah, generally, needs the help of some props:

We were at the opening of EcoWorld's "Under the Windmills" event at Simpang Ampat.

As for this little one, why need to pose when she has her signature grin? We can never get enough of it :)

But when all's said and done, selfies with Mummy are always the best!

Finally, the first few steps!

I can walk now, not very well, but it's still a big achievement for me, yay!

Before I could walk, I was a pro Spider baby as can be seen in the video below:

Since I am a baby who loves food, I was "lured" to walk by my jie jie holding food at the other end of the room! Take a look:

So now I am more confident and walking a few more steps every day. Told you I could do it, Mummy and Daddy!

Helene @ 15 months

I am now 15 1/2 months, and guess what, I'm still not walking! Haha. At my Dr's checkup the other day, my Mummy asked the Dr if it was ok that I'm still not walking as both Hannah and Heidi were walking at 13 months old. The Dr said it was fine as all my other motor skills were normal. Don't worry Mummy, I just want to be carried for a leeetle bit longer!

In other exciting news, even though I can't walk yet, I can stand on my own for a few seconds now! I just discovered that I could do it this week, so I was super excited and happy and clapped for myself! And I was even happier when everyone else clapped for me too!

It's no doubt that I am a "late bloomer" as my Hannah jie jie could stand up on her own at 11 months! Ah well, better late than never!

Besides being a slow walker, I'm also a slow talker. I can basically still say the words I could say at 14 months only haha. Hannah jie jie, on the other hand, could say animal names at 14 months!

But one thing that makes me special (which Hannah jie jie did not have) is my million thousand hundred dollar smile! In this respect, I am more like my Heidi jie jie :) You can see my smiley Heidi jie jie when she was a baby here, here and here :)

Here I am flashing that smile again :)

One thing that we all have in common though, is that we all love kiddy rides!

Check out these old photos of my jie jies enjoying their rides too! Isn't it nice to be a child? Such simple things make us happy! :)

Just a random post :)

Recently I've received an email from my sister, the contents of which I find very meaningful and would like to share it with all our blog readers.

"A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, He picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students, if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was. The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous 'yes.' The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 'Now,' said the professor, as the laughter subsided, 'I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things - family, children, health, friends, and favorite passions – Things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, Your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, house, and car. The sand is everything else --The small stuff. 'If you put the sand into the jar first,' He continued, 'there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, You will never have room for the things that are important to you. So... pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. 'Take care of the golf balls first -- The things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand.' One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled. 'I'm glad you asked'. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend.' "

Coffee (or rather, hot chocolate, with my best friend :)

Adeline and Robert's Wedding

The official wedding photos of my sister and Robert's wedding were out some months ago, and she had posted them all on Facebook, but I never really got to sharing them on the blog.

It was a beautiful wedding, and the wedding photographer was well worth every cent they paid for him!

Here are some of my favourites, not in any particular order:

3H in KL

During the Hari Raya break, we decided to make a short trip to KL. As expected, the roads were generally clear, as all the city folk had "balik kampung" but the mall was packed full of people. We made the wise decision to stay at Boulevard hotel at Midvalley, so we didn't really need to go anywhere else. It wouldn't have been easy also, with 3 little kids. It was actually Helene's first time in KL, actually it was her first time anywhere out of Penang lol.

So anyway, we arrived just after lunch and checked into our hotel. Helene has this thing about beds, especially big ones and she was so happy to just roll around when she saw the double bed in our room.

She also enjoyed playing with the telephone, so much so we had to disconnect the phone to stop her from pulling it all the time lol.

She enjoyed her breakfast too!

And she enjoyed swimming even more!

And so did Hannah and Heidi. I have more pictures of Helene as Hannah and Heidi were busy running off doing their own things. But Heidi did stop to give me a nice picture of herself :)

One of the highlights of our trip was here:

We actually went back twice, despite the never-ending queues! It's just normal ice cream but some how the queuing and the toppings made it a novelty. Hannah was in 7th heaven, as can be expected :)

They revisited old favourites. Click on the link to see Hannah enjoying this place when she was only 2 years old.

And of course, when all else fails, there is McDonald's!

Even little Helene loves her fries (although she shouldn't have too much of it!)

And that about sums up our short + sweet trip. KL, we'll be back!

Helene's first time at Penang Botanic Gardens

It has been a few weeks since my last post, and no, there's no sign of Helene walking yet! Last Tuesday was a public holiday in Penang, being Heritage Day, so we decided to take the girls for a jog/walk at the Botanic Gardens.

Hannah and Heidi needed no introduction, so they jogged alongside Daddy, with cautions to be careful around the monkeys! Look at their red faces from all the activity and running, but oh-so-happy!

Hubby said that both Hannah and Heidi learnt their first steps here, so Helene should try too! So he put her down and she could walk one step after another with help. She was so happy when her feet touched the grass! But it was not so good news for her crib shoes haha. Anyway I bought her a pair of cruising shoes soon after, so now she can practise walking anytime.

It's really nice and green at the Botanic Gardens. Hopefully it will be here for many years to come and not have to make way for any more development on the island.