Chinese New Year

Posted on March 21, 2013March 21, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

I probably should have posted this up during the Chinese New Year but I was way busy then. Here's a glimpse of my two monkeys in this year's Cheong Sam anyway...... Look at how demure and sweet T2 poses and smiles. One would never guess the spicy chilli.......click to learn what next.

Reinforcing The Positive

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

Reinforcing the Positive Last weekend, I had to bring Tia to the smelly wet market and when she first got there and saw the state of the ground, she asked to be carried immediately. Now how was I going to do my marketing whilst carrying her? No way!.......click to learn what next.

We love Trudy and Teddy at Pavilion!

Posted on March 7, 2013February 20, 2022 by Mamapumpkin

Trudy and Teddy gave us such a delightful time last Sunday…….THANK YOU, Trudy and Teddy, with our utmost sincerity. My girls had a really nice time and T2 is over the moon with her new purist outfit. Thank you so much for inviting us. It was a super.......click to learn what next.

Making their own juice

Posted on January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 by Mamapumpkin

We're into juicing a lot these days having freshly squeezed or blended juice at least 3 times every week. On top of that, we have fruit for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Needless to say, our average juice bill is about RM200 per week. T1 is usually in charge.......click to learn what next.

Panty Shopping

Posted on October 14, 2012October 14, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Out of T1's 8 years of life, we've never had a problem buying her panties to wear ever since she was potty trained at 2 years old. She was a good size and we bought her panties from Australia because we used to go annually then. She wore.......click to learn what next.

Kids are lazy eaters

Posted on September 26, 2012September 24, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Well, my T2 is. She loves soups and soft foods because she doesn't have to chew! She just turned three years old so what do you expect? At three, they're too busy to do anything else except PLAY!!! Go to the toilet for a wee? Forget it. Eat?.......click to learn what next.

Church Chairs

Posted on September 24, 2012November 20, 2018 by Mamapumpkin

How many of you actually bring toddlers or young children to Church? I don't because it's too much hassle and pain. I reckon God will understand. But when one of our family members got married recently, we had no choice but to bring our little minx. It was.......click to learn what next.

Kids Manicure

Posted on August 23, 2012July 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

On T2's birthday this year, she got a kids manicure by non other than Uncle Ben's girlfriend. Yes, he has a new girlfriend and she is gorgeous both IN and OUT. I'm always hesitant about toddlers or even kids in general having make up and manicures because really,.......click to learn what next.

T2’s dressing up phase

Posted on August 21, 2012July 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Let me tell you about T2's dressing up phase. She goes through 4 dresses a day on some days, some days she will insist on wearing a sweater (like below, or one of her other sweaters) with socks despite sweating like a dog, some days she insists on.......click to learn what next.

Simple Pleasures for Kids

Posted on August 20, 2012July 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

T2 relishes in the simple pleasures for kids......like playing with grass. Who needs toys, right? Simple pleasures for kids, it's as simple as introducing them to the daun semalu, that shy plant that closes upon touch. Unfortunately, for a kid who appreciates the simple pleasures for kids, she.......click to learn what next.

3 Year Old Haircut

Posted on August 17, 2012July 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Getting a 3 year old haircut is not easy so we tend to just avoid it but last week, we finally cut the back of T2's hair. She was not happy. Where do you go to get a 3 year old haircut? We tend to do it around.......click to learn what next.

Bedtime Rituals for an almost 3 year old

Posted on August 6, 2012July 26, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Bedtime rituals for an almost 3 year old, that would be T2. I'm sure many of you will relate. I've always had problems with both girls for their bedtime rituals. With T1, she had to sleep with me holding my hand, smelling it (at one point I wondered.......click to learn what next.

T2’s Birthday Party

Posted on August 1, 2012July 28, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

This year, I was planning to host a birthday party for T2 since for her first and second birthday, we only had home birthdays but when I spoke to her about it, she said she didn't want one! She said that if she had one, she only wants.......click to learn what next.

Happy Birthday, T2!!!

Posted on July 31, 2012July 25, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

Time has flown by and T2 is 3 today!!! Wasn't it just yesterday when we had T1's 5th birthday bash and T2 was that little tiny monkey at her party? T2 has come a long, long way. From a baby who was diagnosed as Failure to Thrive and.......click to learn what next.

Foul language from my toddler

Posted on July 23, 2012July 16, 2012 by Mamapumpkin

We're not exactly Saints in this household so to hear the Hubs say the F word and Shut Up and Asshole and Stupid and Idiot etc etc etc is not uncommon. I have been warning him to mind his foul mouth but it falls on deaf ears as.......click to learn what next.