Day 2: Disneyland!

We woke up early for breakfast in the hotel before setting off to Disneyland. Ah Mah is still not feeling too well, I hope the Disneyland trip will not be too tough for her.

After breakfast, Mommy and Daddy said I should practise my poses before we head towards Disneyland.

What do you think? How do I look?

We are on our way, we are on our way, we are on our way to Disneyland! Lalalala.... lulululu...

Here we are, outside Disneyland before we enter the Magical Kingdom....

We arrived just in time for the parade! Woohoo.... I'm so excited.... Will I see Mickey and Minnie?

The parade is simply amazing!

Look! It's Mickey and Minnie dressed in Christmas holiday style. But I didn't manage to take photos with them after the parade because there was a long long long queue of people waiting to take photos with them. We decided to try our luck to see if they will appear for photo opportunities later in the day.

We then headed to take the Disneyland train for a tour round the kingdom. Dylan and I went on some rides, such as the carousel and the flying dumbo.

Ah Mah was not feeling too well throughout our time at Disneyland. Poor Ah Mah is feeling giddy and had a terrible headache.

We decided to get the day short and head back to the hotel so that Ah Mah can take her medicine and rest.

Fortunately, we manage to catch Mickey and took some photos with him before we leave.

I really wish we could stay at Disneyland longer, but Ah Mah is more important, so we should go back to hotel so that she can rest.

I had a fun day at Disneyland and look forward to coming back here again. Maybe tomorrow?

Mommy notes: Tessa was elated to see Mickey. Before the family ahead of us could leave, she was running towards Mickey, shouting: "MICKEY, come, big hug!" The queue is all worthwhile seeing the way she smiles and poses with Mickey.

Off We Go to Hong Kong Disneyland

It was a very busy December for us. After we returned from our cruise, Mommy and Daddy had to pack our bags once again for Hong Kong! I am so excited because I will get to meet Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Goofy at Hong Kong Disneyland!

That's Dylan and me at the airport waiting for Daddy and Mommy to check-in. We need to take an airplane before we can reach Hong Kong Disneyland.

 Byebye everybody! Merry Christmas! See you when we are back from Hong Kong Disneyland!

After a somewhat long flight, we are finally in Hong Kong. Dylan fell asleep on the flight. From the airport, we took a taxi to our hotel - Cosmopolitan Hotel which is located at Happy Valley, near Causeway Bay.

We checked into our room, rested for a while and Dylan recharged with a bottle of his favourite milk. We then move off to find some yummy food. Mommy, Daddy and Ah Mah were looking forward to hot wanton mee.

That's us enjoying our wanton mee in a typical Hong Kong-style eatery.

After filling our tummies, we headed towards Causeway Bay for some shopping at Times Square. We even stopped for some dessert and coffee.

Ah Mah wasn't feeling too well, so we headed back to the hotel so that she can rest. We decided to let Ah Mah rest while we make a trip to Victoria Peak to view the night scenery.

We took a taxi and the journey up to the peak was like a roller-coaster. The view was spectacular but the winds were a little chilly. Fortunately, Mommy prepared us well with jackets that have hoods that cover our head and ears.

Daddy said Dylan looked like he came out from South Park in his jacket. But I think he looks extremely adorable.

We returned to the hotel to rest as all of us have a long day. And we will be going to Disneyland tomorrow! Yeah yeah yeah!

Legend of the Seas (16 to 19 Dec 2011)

Woohoo!!! We woke up early on 16 December because we are going on a cruise! Mommy said it'll be so fun because we will be in this big ship together with the big family!

Hello! I am drinking milk with Dylan. We need a lot of energy for the cruise!

See, we are all dressed up and ready! We are waiting for the taxi to take us to the cruise centre.

On our way onboard the Royal Carribean Legend of the Seas - look at how happy all of us are!

Inside our stateroom and the view outside.

Look at us! We are ready to explore the ship!

We had so much fun dancing! Dance dance baby! Dance dance baby!

What do we do onboard the cruise ship? We play, we EAT. We swim, then we EAT. We sleep, then wake up and we EAT. Yes, it's EAT and EAT and EAT.

Shihan, Dylan and I love to try the line dancing with Mommy and Ah Mah. We love swimming and water play even more! We have so much fun splashing one another and fooling around in the pool!

We disembark the ship for a short day trip in Penang. Look! That's me modelling in Mommy's sunglasses.

It's fun to be with the family! Even though there aren't many activities to do, we still have a lot of fun together.

We will be away for holidays...

Dear Followers

We will be away for holidays:
16 to 19 Dec  Royal Carribean Cruise to Melaka and Penang
21 to 25 Dec  Hong Kong (yeah! Disneyland here we comeeeeeee!)

You can look forward to more stories when we return.

Here's wishing everyone a merry merry Christmas!

Love,
Tessa & Dylan

Tessa's First Performance

Today is the day of Little SkoolHouse By the Vista's graduation ceremony and concert. It will also be Tessa's first performance.

Daddy and I are feeling very anxious and excited! It is our little girl's first concert! How amazing is that?! She has been showing us her little mouse dance at home. The teachers have worked very hard to teach and prepare the kids for this performance. We are looking forward to her performance.

Before the performance - getting ready for the show

As Daddy was on leave today, we managed to reach the school early and caught a glimpse of the kids getting ready and putting on their costumes and make-up for the concert. Our little girl looks extremely adorable in her mousey dress.

The teachers and staff at LSH have put in so much efforts into this event. They even put up exhibits to showcase what the children did in school.

The event started with a speech by Miss Ann, followed by two parents whose children are graduating from the school.

The graduates did a little dance before receiving their certificates on stage from Miss Ann.

Finally, the show started! The script of today's performance was written by the graduating K2 class. It was adapted from the Aesop fable on the lion and the mouse.

The audience was totally tickled by the N1 monkeys. Yee Xuan in particular was very entertaining and funny. The audience gave their performance loud applause.

The toddlers also joined in the performance. They are so adorable. I can almost imagine my little Dylan doing this.

Finally, it was Tessa's item.

The little girl was so anxiously looking out for us that she did her steps half-heartedly. It was only when she spotted us in the audience (we were waving like mad) then she immersed herself in her dance.

It was a very heartwarming concert - put together with so much love, friendship, sincerity and dedication.

We are very very proud of our little mouse - she was confident, calm and composed. She remembered her steps well and did her very best.