The note that didn't work!

Thytus was so cute...

We checked in Aviallion, PD about 1.00 pm. After having our lunch, we wanted Aaron and Dylan to have their nap (and so that we could catch a wink as well ;) so, we told Thytus and Nixon that we will head to the pool at around 4 pm.

Both of them were just to excited to nap. While we were asleep, they actually finished 6 donuts by themselves (I was so dissapointed when I found that my donut for my tea has vanished...). They were playing for a while.. but got bored. They wanted to swim!

So, Thytus wrote a message for apps...

Thytus message to apps

... and left it right beside him on the bed. They were hoping that he will shift his position and find this note.. but he didn't!

In the end, they didn't manage to wake him up any earlier than 4 pm... *sigh*

One trip, three visits

After attending a wedding in Bayan Lepas, Penang, we brought the boys to visit the Snake Temple which was right next to temple where the wedding was held. After the boys had their ice cream and we have had our coconut drink, we headed to St. Anne’s church in Bukit Mertajam.

After praying, apps, thambhi, appa, me and the boys climbed the St. Anne’s Hill. Amma decided to stay down since it would be a difficult walk up. Hmm, she was right to do so. As much as I wanted to walk up, I also found it difficult to walk myself up! My legs were all wobbly for some time when we got down.

Since learning about Jesus in Sunday school, the boys were excited to see the statue of Jesus.

The one day trip definitely made us tired. But we were too excited about amma's SUPRISE birthday party we were organising the next day to feel tired!

Just the two of us

Apps and I went on our long overdue vacation to Bali last month.. minus the boys!

It was great trip.. a change to our daily routine and the time together was definitely worth it...

We should do this more often, apps!

Had a good chance to play around with my new DSLR apps got me for my birthday!

Our first time together

This is going to be our first time on a family vacation. We will be leaving for our vacation to Tiruchi, India soon. MIL, amma and appa will be joining us in this trip. This is quite a relief, since we will have somebody to help us with the boys, just in case they decide to run haywire! *scary thought*

Our main reason for the trip is to visit the Velankanni Church there.

Since it is going to be my first trip with the boys overseas, I hope I will pack enough (and not too much), making sure I don't forget anything. *sigh*

I have been to Bangalore and Hyderabad few years back on a business trip, and didn't get to go around. So, this trip is actually going to be a real experience for me in India. I have heard lots of different stories about India.. some old and some latest. Nevetheless, I hope we have a memorable vacation in India.

Up close with the animals

We made a trip to A’ Famosa during the weekend, together with in-laws, nieces and nephews. This trip was more special since apps sister and children were in Malaysia for a two week visit.

The boys were especially excited..

they feed the animals

they rode on the elephant

they played with the chicks

Nixon loved touching and tried all chances to carry the animals. Before we knew it, he had a rabbit on his lap!

Thytus was a bit careful with the animals. He did feed and play with the animals, but made sure they did not surprise him :)

Aaron loved the outing too. Although he was sleeping half the time, he was excited in every chance that he got close with the animals..

Quality time shared

We went on a holiday to Redang for his company trip this year. Amms and apps tagged along since we didn’t think that we could allow the boys on the beach much if we had to watch little Aaron who could be exposed to cold breeze. We had to be careful with him since he had the tendency to wheeze.

The boys enjoyed the boat ride to the island. The moment the jumped from the jetty to the beach, they started playing with the sand. They just couldn’t wait!

Apps and I took turns to take care of Aaron, who was also not feeling too well. Luckily, amma and appa followed. The boys we able to play as long as they want at the beach with supervision. Without them, it would have been difficult caring for 3 boys and having fun at the same time!

The boys definitely had a great time at the beach with their maternal grandparents. All the 3 days, we had to force them out of the beach.. which was no surprise for us.

At the beach

We went to PD with amms and apps, thambhi and SIS. Thambhi's friends and mothers also joined us.. about 15 over us.

After having some snacks, we headed to the beach for some balloon throwing competition. Nearly all the couples got themselves wet. We continued to make sandcastle and then headed to the pool for dip.

We just regretted that it was just a 2D/1N trip. We told ourselves that the next time we make a family trip, we need to make it at least a 3D/2N one ;)

. All of us working on building the sand castle . Apps, amms and me hanging out at the beach with the boys.

They are just so different

We made a trip 2-day with the three boys to Genting. Yeap, we brought all three of them by ourselves. Imagine the amount of things I packed. Apps asked me whether I had packed the house! But you never know when they end up messing themselves more than once a day, right?!

All of us had a good time. Apps and I realized that Thytus and Nixon liked different kind of activities. At first, we though Thytus would like the bumper car, since he loves cars and racing. We were wrong. It was Nixon who loved it. Thytus asked to be brought out. He didn’t like the fact that everybody was banging into each other! On the other hand, Nixon loved it so much, he took a few rides every time we were at the bumper car station.

Thytus loved the other family rides. He did not get tired of it at all. At the end of the day I sat down with Nixon who dozed off on a chair while we wait for apps and Thytus to go on a few more rides!

Little Aaron was good little boy. He did not fuss much. He enjoyed his outing as much as his brother did. He handled the cold weather well too.

We’ll surely go back for more fun :)

Check out Champion, Lil’ President, Lil’ Prinz in action at Genting!

We're going on a vacation!

We're going off for a short vacation at Swiss Garden Damai Laut in Lumut for 3D2N this weekend with the boys.

Yippee!

Blessed trip

I only knew I was 2 months pregnant with lil’ President after I had confirmed myself for the 2 ½ weeks business trip to Geneva, Switzerland and Rome, Italy in 2004.

I felt healthy enough to travel. All I had to do is stock-up my luggage with more food than clothes. I had a really heavy luggage! ;)

When I arrived in Rome, I was determined to visit the Vatican City. Accompanied by my colleague, we went to the Vatican City on a wet Sunday morning. As we were arriving at the entrance of the Vatican City, there was a band performance.

After that, we headed to the St. Peter’s Square where thousands of people were gathered. Aaah, just in time, I thought. We joined them in waiting for the Pope who will make an appearance from his room for short period and bless the people there after a short prayer.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, the Pope appeared. During this time, it started raining.. but no one budged. Only after he said a prayer in French (I think) and blessed us. After that, we joined the long queue to get in the church. We had to go through the thorough check on our belongings and walk though the metal detector before we were allowed to get in.

. Band playing on the streets outside the Vatican . The Pope at his widow . Watching the Pope's window from afar . Inside the church . The dome . The Swiss guard's costume designed by Michealangelo hidden under the raincoat . The St. Peters Basilica . The chuch bell .

Inside the church, I was in awe. While I was touring the church, I noticed that there was a mass going on, and it was time for Holy Communion. Even though I was not there for the whole mass, I walked up to receive the communion.. and prayed.

I remember amma saying that she didn’t receive communion when she visited the Vatican City as there was no mass going on at that time as it was not a Sunday. Such a pity..

I remember amma asking to look out for the Swiss guards outside the church, who are dressed in the costumes designed by Michealangelo. Unfortunately, it was raining, and they were all wearing rain coats. Hmpphh!

Just as we were leaving, the church bell rings.. Ding! Dong! Ding! Dong! With that, I completed my trip to the Vatican City. This trip was definitely a blessed one!

. The unprofessional shot of the St. Peter's Square .

A trip to Shanghai

Sunday, Day 1 – The Chinese delegation welcomed us at the hotel when we arrived at about 8.15 a.m. Later, we proceeded to have breakfast before joining the city tour that they have arranged for us.

Firstly, we visited the Water Town: Zhujiajiao. It took us about 1 hour to get there.

Zhujiajiao, Known as “the Venice of Shanghai”, is a well-preserved ancient town in water country in Shanghai typical of southeast China.

We had lunch at the Water Town. One of the meals included a tortoise.. Eeewwww!

After that, we were allowed some time to buy souveniers. At about 3 p.m., we left the town and headed to the Yuyuan Garden.

The garden is believed to be built in the Ming Dynasty more than 400 years ago. Built in traditional Chinese style.

It was a nice and peaceful place.. with the sound of the birds chirping and water flowing into the pond.

After having dinner in a restaurant within the Bazaar, we headed to the Oriental Pearl TV Tower .

Towering high up in the Pudong New Area, the Oriental Pearl TV Tower has been the landmark of Shanghai.

I was a great view from up there. But it was really crowded.. The lifts were very packed. There was no control of how many people could be up there at one time. We were just imagining what would happen if there were an emergency!

A tiring 1st day.. We started at 9.00 a.m. and we only arrived back at our hotel around 9.30 p.m. Wow! About 12 hours on our feet.. On top of that, I didn’t sleep during the 5 hour night flight to Shanghai. I badly needed some rest!

Monday, Day 2 – Our meeting started at 9.30 a.m. and ended about 6.00 p.m. We had a welcome dinner hosted by the Chinese delegation at the hotel itself. During the earlier meals, we did notice that they were toasting their drinks to each other quite a number of times. Only that night, did we realize that it is customary to them. They love their dinners to be exciting and noisy. We joined in too..

If we couldn’t reach over to the person at the other end of the table, we could tap the center rotating glass piece with our glasses and toast. Cool eh!

After dinner, we still had the energy to go for a walk! We walked all the way to the Bund.

Shanghai’s world-renowned Bund has been the epitome of elegance throughout its 100-year history.

We could feel the breeze getting stronger as we were approaching the Bund. The place was really crowded. However, we managed to find a spot to snap some photos. After a short rest, we went back to the hotel.

Tuesday, Day 3 – We decided to go out for dinner. We wanted to try out the vegetarian restaurant at Nanjing Road .

After dinner, we had to walk along the Nanjing Road. Managed to do a little shopping ;)

Nanjing Road is one of the most important commercial and tourist streets in Shanghai.

The street was really busy and crowded.. even till late!

Wednesday, Day 4 –Most of the delegates wanted to finish the meeting a day earlier. So, we had to push ourselves to work harder. So much of work.. Later, our company hosted a dinner at the Vegetarian restaurant (we had yesterday) at Nanjing Road. We noticed that the Chinese didn’t really prefer vegetarian food.. We should have guessed ;) But we had a Muslim colleague and a vegetarian colleague.. so, we thought this was a good change for the Chinese counterparts :)

Again, after dinner, we had to walk along the Nanjing Road. Managed to do a little bit more shopping ;)

Thursday, Day 5 –Most of the delegates wanted to finish the meeting a day earlier.. today! We tried our best. Unfortunately, the meeting went on and on until we signed off at 5.30 a.m!

Friday, Day 6 – Phew! We were so tired. But, to cheer us up, we had the whole day off. We decided to take a nap before went out on our adventure. Apparently, we slept off and even off our alarm and slept till 11.30 a.m.

Immediately, we got up, showered and left the hotel. We cannot waste any time sleeping! Hehehehe..


We went back to the bazaar around the Yuyuan Garden. There, we were able to get more souveniers. We hated to bargain for the price though. We were not sure how much to quote and we would even end up at another stall quoting us lesser price. Arrgghh!

Some of the stall owners did scold us for not buying their stuff after they reduced the price, or making them go through the trouble to see if the have another size or colour! They were very aggressive and compelling, which we didn’t like.

We wanted to look around and shop more :P But with our hands full with shopping bags and our body sticky with sweat and dirt, we headed back to the hotel to freshen up. Within 15 minutes, we were out again.. to Nanjing Road. We had dinner at a Japanese restaurant. After a short walk, our feet were already killing.. cannot walk anymore. We had coffee at Starbucks and headed back to our hotel around 11.00 p.m.

It was time to pack.. so fun. I love packing to go home to the boys and apps. Especially with the gifts I have bought them :)

Saturday, Day 7 – Not enough. We went back to Nanjing Road. Another colleague wanting to get something for himself. We didn’t mind.. at least we could have a last look around before we left Shanghai.

We check-out the hotel at 12.30 p.m. and boarded the taxi to the Shanghai Maglev Train Station. We had to try the World’s fastest train! It’s speed reaches up to 430 km/h.

At 3.35 p.m., we boarded the plane to head back home to our families. Although I had fun abroad, I still looked forward to coming home.. to my 3 boys!

More Shanghai pictures here.

We have a special bond

No matter how much I scold them,
No matter how much I nag them,
They still love me on top of their hearts.

No matter how much I say ‘No’,
No matter how much I say ‘Cannot’,
They still miss me when I’m not around.

They had everyone else around them,
But it did not make a difference to them.
They still missed mother dear.

They greeted me..
With the broadest smile I have ever seen.
They greeted me..
With a hand open wide for a big hug.
They greeted me..
With abundant (non-stop) wet kisses.

Now I know why my heart rushed back to them..

Although lil’ President was not well on the 3rd day, he got over it when he went to taatha’s place. He was able to enjoy himself playing with his taatha.

On the other hand, Champion felt my absence. He was very quite. He answered people’s question, he talked when he was talked to, he plays when everybody plays with him, and he laughs when everybody laughs with him.

But he was caught many times.. sitting in the corner of the sofa.. feeling miserable. Although he entertained himself with his Barney and Carz CDs, his body language conveyed that he was missing his mother, amma said.
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taatha : maternal grandfather

They miss me

They only managed 3 days wihtout me.

Yesterday, both of them had fever.. Both of them didn't want to eat too!

Apps had to carry both of them in his arms, while BIL persuade him them to eat some porridge. They only took a few mouthfuls after so much of persuasion..

Later at night, appa and amma come over. All of them went out for dinner. Only then did both of them had something to eat.

Apps said that they are both feeling better today, at my parents place. But he doesn't think it will last very long.

I guess they are both missing me.. soooo much!

There is 4 more days to go..

He’s in charge

I will be off to Shanghai for a week, and it’s apps that is going to take care of the boys.

Even though he doesn’t really like to handle them all by himself, he wouldn’t mind doing so when I am on my business trips.

He is so understanding..
He is so considerate..
He is so supportive..
He is so caring..

I hope the boys will handle my absence without much problem.

I clearly remember how Champion felt my absence when I went off on my business trip to Rome and Geneva in 2004 for about 3 weeks. Two days after I left, he had fever. He didn’t want to eat or sleep. Apps had to put him to sleep in his arms. I know it was really tough for Champion and apps then.

I did go on a business trip to Cyprus last year when lil' President was about 5 months old. He did not miss me much then.. I don't know whether he will look for me during sleep time.. as, now, he needs my arm to hug or my elbow to scratch to go to sleep!

We'll see..

This time, I hope the 3 of them will not miss me too much ;)

St. Anne’s Feast

We made a 2 day trip to Bukit Mertajam for the St. Anne’s Feast this year. We left at about 8.45 a.m. on Saturday. All together, there were 3 cars; 9 adults and 6 children.

It was Champion’s 2nd time, while it was lil’ President’s 1st time attending the feast. We brought Champion for the feast the year he was born. As lil’ President was only about 2 months old, we only attended the feast at the St. Anne’s church in Port Klang. As for me, it was my 3rd time attending the feast.

We checked in the hotel in Butterworth around noon. After lunch, everybody had a short nap before we left to BM for the 7.30 p.m. mass.

I was so crowded. We managed ourselves through the crowd to get to the field in front of the new church. We waited there for a while the ‘drivers’ parked the cars.

Side view of the new church

While we were waiting, we spotted a rainbow at the back of the old church.. just a small stretch though. The kids kept themselves amazed with the amount of helium balloons flying in the air… like kites. Every few seconds there was a balloon flying off into the sky.

Rainbow at the back of the old church

As the mass inside the church ended, we headed to the church entrance. Only then we realised we got the mass time wrong. The next mass was at 8.30 p.m. As we didn’t want to wait too long, we headed for the 7.30 p.m. Tamil mass held at the hall across the road. Unfortunately, it was very crowded as well. We only managed to linger in the ground outside the hall. We were worried the kids would get cranky amongst the crowd.

While we were there, we received a packet of rice with chicken.. an offering. Champion had a few mouthfuls while lil’ President was not very hungry.

I wanted to follow the procession at about 10.00 p.m. as I did in 2003 (my 1st time). But as we having the kids, it was very difficult to bring them along in between the crowd holding candles. So, we decided not to wait for it.

Nightime at the old church

Again, after the mass, we had to make ourselves out of the crowd. On our way, we did notice a few interesting stuffs sold at the stall. Due to the crowd, we decided to get it the next day. After dinner, we headed back to the hotel at about 11.15 p.m.

On Sunday, we prayed at the old church before heading to the new church for the Tamil mass at noon. I was guiding Champion to the altar while apps was carrying lil’ President. At the altar, Champion handed the flowers to the person in charge. Then, Champion tried to put the offering into the donation box by himself. As the gate was a bit high, it was tough for him. But he didn’t give up. He stretched his arms and managed to put the money in.

Then, we arrived at the St. Anne’s statue. I was dumbfounded when Champion, on his own, put his palms together and prayed.. After that he touched the statue and kissed his palm. All I could do was to follow suit.

After that, we washed our hands at the pipes of holy water and headed to the new church for the mass. After lunch, we left BM at about 2.45 p.m. Our entourage arrived at the Sungai Buloh rest area at 7.30 p.m. We had a drink before heading back home.

A little prayer for the 11 victims of the bus tragedy along the North-South Expressway which was heading to Bukit Mertajam for the St. Anne's feast.

Eternal rest given unto the souls O Lord,
May the perpetual light shine upon them.
May their sould rest in peace, Amen.

Just like me

We attended apps staff’s wedding reception at Sekinchan on Sunday afternoon.

We took the old road through Sungai Buloh, towards Kuala Selangor. The journey took us about 1 ½ hours, which included a stretch of winding road.

It was a hot sunny afternoon, and I was already having a headache. It was worse since I didn’t take my sunglasses from my car.

Just as we finished the winding road stretch, I was telling apps that he better get ready with a plastic bag. I told him I might throw up, but he did not believe me!

I thought I have successfully passed that stage of throwing up during winding road journeys?!

I remember how I used to throw up when I was younger on most of our trips down south (no proper highways back then).

As I trying to occupy my minds with other stuffs, I noticed Champion didn’t want to sit by himself, and was trying to find a comfortable position.. and was extremely quite.

Before I knew it, he started gagging.

*blink*

He threw up!

Just in time, I was able to hold my palm under his chin and asked for apps to get me a towel.

But by the time apps stopped the car by the road side, next to an oil palm estate in the single lane road and got me the towel, Champion was already trying to push my hand away from him. He didn’t like the contents of vomit right in front of his face. This is the first time he is throwing up. He started crying.

I gave in to him, and I got myself messed up! *sigh*

Seeing anna crying, thambi decides to cry! Huh? Why?!

Apps brought Champion out of the car, cleaned him up. Champion threw up a bit more..

While I was trying to clean myself and the car, lil’ President was wailing away. I guess he was afraid to be alone in the car.

Only after we all got back into the car, lil’ President stopped crying.

I told apps to get both of them something to munch on for the rest of the trip so that they can divert their mind from the journey.

At the nearest restaurant, we got both of the ‘kaya’ pau and some snacks. Yeah, snacks.. this time they are excused ;)

On our way home, we took the route through Klang since we were going to my parents place. Most importantly, we wanted to avoid the winding road. Luckily both of them dozed off during our journey back; one in the car seat and another in my arms.

Trip to the beach

We continued the water fun weekend with a bigger suprise to the boys!

DAY 2 - Saturday

So many public holidays, but we still didn’t feel like we have had a holiday. So, we decided to drive down to Port Dickson for a picnic. Packing some of their favourite food, drinks, keropok, mat, ball, slippers, etc. we drove down to the 3rd mile (next to the Avillion Resort).

Champion was all excited.. he said he wanted to touch the water, jump in the water and he went on and on.. throughout the journey. Both of them were munching on 'keropok', enjoying the drive there.

At the beach, we had a small snack before we headed to the water.. I made lil' President stand in the water, while Champion just stood near the water.

Within seconds, lil' President started grabbing my legs, asking me to carry him. He was afraid? I turned behind me and I saw apps trying to get Champion into the water. He was afraid too!

Considering that it was their first time to the beach, we guessed that they were afraid of the waves...

But after much dipping, lil' President was not afraid anymore. He loved the water instead! He kept on for calling apps to bring him back into the waters.

On the other hand, Champion preferred to be on the beach, playing ball. I carried him into the water, but he didn’t want to go more than touching the water while clinging tight on to me.

Since he wasn't interested with the water, I tried to make him to finger draw on the sand.. but he was not interested too, as he was looking out to the waves right behind him! After that, I just had to create fun for him.. burying his feet in the sand, kicking the sand, etc… all on dry land.

I noticed that he was being very careful. He has not walked on the sand without his shoes.. and when he did it this time, he made very small steps to move around.

@ Champion only wanting to play ball @ Champion had to be forced into the water @ Champion's careful small steps on the sand @ Champion's artwork (with amms help) @ Champion burying his feet in the sand @ Lil' President enjoying his dip @ Lil’ President drying off, while having a sausage

We had our share of fun too; apps and I stamped on the sand for our footprints.









Even after seeing his brother in the water, Champion didn't change his mind. He preferred to be on the beach.. Apps made a few attempts and carried him into the water, but Champion didn't want to stand in the water. He held tight on apps.

@ Champion was keeping his distance from the water, while apps try to bring him nearer to the water

The both of them ended up enjoying the view, watching the boat that was passing and other people in the water.

@ They resorted to watching the sunset

Lil' President was having a snack while he dried off. We both sat down enjoying the sun going down.. I couldn't resist taking snaps of the sunset.

@ I just love the sunset

From all the pictures I took, I love this picture of 'Father & Son' best!

I must say that I really enjoyed the family moments at the beach.

History repeating itself

Yeap, history is repeating itself, but this time with Mr. President.

When Champion was about 7 months, I went on a 3 week business trip to Rome. We thought he wouldn't feel my absense. We had planned to leave him at my MIL's house, for the whole 3 weeks. We figured out that he would be okay, since he was already been left there during the day, and he has his cousins to play with. And his father would come and play with his after work. But, we were all wrong. He shocked us. After two days, he started crying at night, non-stop! MIL had to call apps to come over. He still carried on crying.. Apps figured out that he will be better if he was brought home. Apps drove back, at that wee hours, Champion in the arms, driving with one hand. True enough, Champion felt better, quitened down, and slept. Apps then sent him back in the morning, before leaving to work.

Hoping that he would be much better, he left him at MIL's that night. Ooopps, wrong move, dear. He cried again.. The same thing happened. So, thereafter, apps brought Champion home, took care of him by himself.

Luckily I had trained apps to handle Champion, as I was already 2 months pregnant. Forseeing that I would be unable to handle Champion most of the time, due to my morning sickness, big tummy and tiredness, I had already started training apps. I also was too tired and sleepy at night, and I couldn't wake up at night to take care of Champion during the night feeds. So, apps helped me there... Thank god! I am very grateful to him in this matter. He helped me a LOT. On the other hand, apps was also grateful and glad that he was able to handle the situation.

Coming back to my story, apps took care of Champion.. with me calling and talking to him trhough phone. Some nights, Champion wouldn't sleep. He would cry if he was put down. Apps realised it may be the fear of being left (since apps left him at MIL's). So, apps had to carry him, put him to sleep on his shoulders. Apps would call me in the nights, or in the early mornings, saying that both of them are watching cartoon or the fishes in the aquarium in the porch, b'coz Champion doesn't want to sleep.

It didn't stop there. My baby started having fever, didn't want to drink milk.. At one point, he even called me and told me to come back immediately. Yeah, he couldn't take it anymore. Sadly, I couldn't. I had a meeting to finish. No immediate flight back too. I tried, but I only got a flight back one day earlier than my scheduled flight. Apps somehow stuggled to calm and support Champion.. Days passed, and I was on my flight back..

When I saw Champion, my, my, my.. he had lost weight. He first didn't respond to me. But after some moment, he came to me. He clinged to me, and slept off on my shoulders. It was soo sweet. I missed him. I was also sorry that he was put through all that mental torture. Sorry baby.

But after all this, Champion is now closer to apps. I think because he found his security with apps. He knew his daddy was there for him. Sure enough. So, now, whenever apps is there, he clings to apps.

Few months after that experience, Champion showed some signs of 'separation trauma'. He didn't want us to leave him anywhere. He didn't even want to be left at MIL's house in the mornings. But, luckily, he has outgrown that fear.

However, till today, Champion doesn't stay overnight at MIL's place. He can last up to about 10-11 p.m. After that,he will start showing signs of anxiety and if we still haven't come back, he will cry and ask whoever that is carrying him to go out to the porch, to wait for our arrival. He won't want to be tricked to sleep off there. How clever!! And of course, we are already rushing home from whatever we are doing.

And NOW, the 7 month old Mr. President is showing some signs of it..

During the weekend, we had to visit a friend's mother at the hospital. So, we left both the boyz at my mum's place. Soon after, we got a phone call that Mr. President was crying and didn't want to drink his milk. Actually, we had planned to watch a movie before we head back home to get the boyz.. but then, we had to rush home to check on Mr. President.

When we got back, Mr. President was laughing out loud happily. He was happy that we were back. My, my, my, it is gonna be difficult for us. How are we gonna have our time out.

Even now, MIL mentioned that Mr. President becomes cranky in the evenings, when it approaches the time for me to get back home. When I am back, he will be smiling and laughing away, climbing on me, and sucking his thumb... And, if I don't carry him, he will cry!

My FIL and MIL expressed their shock and disbelieve. All their grandchildren have love to stay over with them. The children would ask their parents to go back. But, my boyz just can't wait for us to get them. What more different are we? All we do when we get back in the week days is just give them their meal, spend some time before their sleep and that's it...

What can I say. My boyz love being with us....
I love you Champion.
I love you Mr. President.