A little trip to the bird park

There is no so many things to do in Singapore on a public holiday with kids. Especially if you want to do something special. Having done the zoo twice already with Oskar we decided for the bird park this time.

We got up early (now that's actually out normal waking time even on the weekend), had breakfast, changed everyone, packed half the house and a little bit after 8am the whole family was in a taxi. 

Thomas fell asleep quickly. 

Oskar was excited.

I was squeezed between the two car seats wondering if I had packed everything. 

Unlike our first visit, we did not cover everything this time. The attention span of Oskar is still short and he reacts more to big birds than small ones. 

Pinguines were a huge success.

The Lory loft were you get to feed the birds was not. Oskar got scared. Wolfram enjoyed very much having birds all over him. As for me, I was fine with one. Beyond that I had images of the move the birds popping up in my head. I was uncomfortable and that surely didn't help with Oskar. 

Ostriches were a big hit as long as they stayed away from him.

Oskar enjoyed the show while Thomas was eating. 

Oskar really enjoyed the playground with water while Thomas took a nap.

So light

The new iPad is smaller and thinner than the old one which is great. 

It is also lighter. Much lighter. So much lighter that I don't dare to use it until I put a case around it. 

I know myself. I also know Oskar. Between the two of us, one will drop it.

Now, let's go to the Apple Store. 

Where does time go?

It's been a bit more than three months that I am back at work. After a slow start, the pace has returned to normal and weeks are flying away.

Having two kids makes it even harder to find a bit of free time and sometimes I wonder if I will ever get a break. Not 5min. I dream of a day that I can do nothing. I guess I'll have to wait until Oskar and Thomas are studying. 

Until then there are feeding, changing diapers, playing, attending French lessons, visiting playgrounds, practicing walking, shopping for white socks for the class photo, swimming, cooking and much more to be done. 

And in case you wonder, sleep is overrated when you have the chance to take care of three amazing boys.

A surprise box

Wednesday there was a delivery for Wolfram in the afternoon. Later on I found out that what was in the box was a new iPad. You will say that Wolfram already has two iPads, why would he need a third one? Well he does not. This new iPad was for me!

My iPad has been getting slower and slower especially in the past months. It's still working but in comparison to the phone it's day and night. With the new iPad Pro released I thought this was the opportunity to upgrade. While Wolfram would have selected a model in two seconds, I was still pondering what I would buy several weeks after the release. On top being very busy lately I never managed to order it. Lots of excuses you will say but it was not my priority. 

Wolfram therefore took care of it. I receive a beautiful rose gold iPad Pro with a little message at the back.

It won't be until the weekend that I will set it up (which is killing Wolfram internally), but I have to say I can't believe he did this.

It's officially confirmed, I have the best husband ever :)

Future world

With the Friday free thanks to Goid Friday, I convinced Wolfram to go see an exhibition with the kids. Marie-Emilie had gone there last week and told me it would be great for Oskar. 

We took off for our little trip mid morning, discovered that with the new downtown line we can get faster to Marina Bay Sands, and found out that there was a huge queue. In all fairness, on a holiday combined with free entrance for kids on Friday, this was to be expected. I queued with Thomas sleeping in the stroller. Wolfram went outside to play with Oskar.

By the time we had tickets we were told that there was another queue downstairs at the entrance of the exhibition as they regulate the number of people inside. They suggested for us to go have lunch and come back hoping the queue would get better. But, if you have ever been to Disneyland, you know that lunch time is when all families stop for food freeing the rides. So we stayed feeding Oskar with pompote and raisins. The queue turned out faster than predicted and soon enough we were inside.

It started with a room where flowers are growing and moving constantly. They are everywhere on the walls, the floor and even you.

We were mesmerized by this ever changing environment.

Next was the see with screens giving you the impression the you are moving.

Oskar was scared first to sit by the screen with Wolfram as he thought the floor was water. He literally put his foot out to check the water as he would by the pool. 

After several attempts he made it!

The following world was the best one. It had a slide that Oskar and Wolfram ride many times (Wolfram will share the videos). There was a screen in which you could change the trajectory of the cars on it by touching them. Even better, you could color your own car/bus/truck, have it scanned and follow it on the screen.

Obviously a huge success with the kids. They had a similar screen with jelly fish a bit further.

But the best was clearly the balls which kids could play with. Oskar was in the playing area in no time bouncing left and right. Needless to say it was difficult to get him out.

In the toddler section I even had Thomas sit on one of them and roll around.

It was a small exhibition but a huge success with kids. I'm glad we went. 

Six month old

Six months ago Thomas was born. Since then our lives haven't been the same. Busy, crazy busy but also crazy happy.

Happy six month Pikachu!

They are gone

After several weeks of destruction, this week they work intensively to finish taking down all the houses. 

We now have a clear view on the fire station.

Now, what's happening next? And how noisy is it going to be???