Thank you, Granny!

Hi Loved Ones,

Granny Heather returned to Malaysia just over three weeks ago and we have been adjusting to being on our own. Luke is going to a family day care just down our road when I'm at work and thank God, he is doing great there. Mornings are rushed getting us all out of the house on time but now that both our offices are close by, it makes things a lot easier. I pick up Luke at about 3:30 pm every afternoon and then Daniel from the bus stop at about 3:45 pm. From that moment onwards, I have a lot of fun juggling both boys (Daniel's snack and homework time, nursing Luke and then feeding him his dinner followed by a short nap) until Jonny comes home for dinner.  Despite the chaos, it's the best part of the day for me; a true blessing to be with my two boys. Jonny is now in his last 8 weeks of his MBA (he will be graduating at the end of May, after 3 and a half years!) so he continues to be out at night classes twice a week and I get to do the bath and bed time routines on my own on those two nights too. By the time the boys are down for the night, I'm usually wiped out and ready for bed!

 

It was much easier when Granny was here, but we are just so grateful for the two months plus that she stayed with us. She left when Luke was already 5 months old, stronger to go to day care.

The night before Granny left, we decided to surprise her: Daniel had just finished completing two Kumon books and we asked Granny to present him with his certificates...

 

Daniel takes it very seriously, it's so cute!

After Daniel's "ceremony", we said it was now Granny's time to be "knighted" and to receive her own diploma!

Franca-Koh University. This certifies that Heather Fairhead has successfully completed the required level of excellence in Grandmotherly skills, cooking and bringing lots of fun to the house! She is therefore awarded this diploma, given this 5th day of March!

Granny was surprised and loved her diploma!

Dear Granny, we miss you very much! We will be eternally grateful for the dedicated time you gave to us. Thank you once again, for all your love and service! xxxooo

MB: Luke and his thumb...

This is Luke just hanging out today when we went out to have Dim Sum for the first time as a family of four... He has been sucking his thumb more and more recently and now he is officially a thumb sucker! 

MB: What joy they bring to us!

These little boys bring us so much joy! This is them this morning, aren't they adorable? :) Daniel loves to hold Luke and Luke continues to be such a happy, sweet baby. God has been so good to us, we are so grateful! Have a blessed weekend loved ones! 

Daniel's 6th Birthday!

Today is Daniel's 6th Birthday! It has been extra special because we all got to stay home because of the snow that closed schools and work. I think Daniel will always remember that we had a snow day on his sixth birthday -- it's unlikely to happen again!

Daniel is such a sweet 6 year old, we are so blessed to have him as our son. He is loving, clever, creative, fun, imaginative, confident, obedient (most of the time!), and overall is a joyful boy. Just a few days before his 6th birthday, he lost his first tooth from the lower center. What a special milestone! He was so excited and the tooth fairy (he knows it's me!) visited him during his sleep!

This past Saturday we celebrated his birthday at BounceU with different friends: from his Kindergarten class, from his pre-K class, from our old neighborhood, from our new neighborhood, and from our church. Daniel is so blessed to have so many friends! And his Kindergarten teacher, Ms. Graham, was also there! Here are some of the photos of the celebration on Saturday:

 

He dressed up as Batman!

Granny was so happy to participate in his birthday this year!

Waiting to go in...

Lots of bouncing around!

Waiting for pizza and cake

We were so proud to introduce Luke to the guests!

How special to have baby Luke with us this year!

Daniel loves holding him!

Lots of friends!

Justyna, and others, really enjoyed holding Luke!

I love holding my sweet 5 month old!

Batman cake!

Thanking everyone for coming.

Family photo!

Friends for a long time!

Here are some photos of Daniel today on his actual birthday:



Daniel got the Battleship game -- Jonny is excited about it too!



Snow on his birthday!

Impromptu cake -- Jello with fruits made by Granny!

 

Dear Daniel,

Happy Birthday sweet boy! Papai and Mamae are so proud to be your parents and of the wonderful 6 year-old that you are. We love you so much and are excited to see all that you will learn and experience in this new year of your life.

With all our love for you now and forever,

Papai and Mamae