25th September 2011 - HAPPY BIRTHDAY GLADYS! Our little princess was completely knocked out last night after having her cake. She was back to her energetic self once again after a good night sleep. Daddy and Mommy were still feeling restless though with body aching all over. Hahaha.

Gladys had a good look at her balloon and noticed a little card. She happily read the greetings aloud and blushed with a big smile. ^_^

We spent our morning playing Xbox games, swimming, snacking and packing up. The only outdoor activity that we had was enjoying the breath-taking acrobatic acts and cultural dance performances at the event square.

When it was time for stage games, Gladys was so eagered that she couldn't stop raising her hands. She was picked by the emcee twice and won prizes.

The acrobatic acts were cool and amazing winning the audience applause.

So what did Gladys won? Two House of Mini vouchers worth $3 each. With that, the children had the opportunity to decorate their own mini cupcakes.

First, we need to choose the flavour of the cupcakes (chocolate or vanilla). Then, we chose the icing and top fillings.

Watch Denver & Gladys decorating their cupcakes. :)

The final product which ends up in their tummies.

It's time for us to head home but we'll be back soon. ^_^

After a good swim, it's time to get to work! BBQ started as early as 3 plus in the afternoon. While the boys are busy playing games, only our little girl is interested to help us out under the hot, blazing sun.

At the same time, our surprise present for Gladys also arrived! Her favourite - Balloons! Thanks to Groupon, we managed to get a better deal for this under $25.

Variety of food that we prepared for the BBQ.

While we are preparing the food, our friends also arrived. It's also time to bring on our next surprise! My D.I.Y Angry Bird Pinata. I made two pinatas (just in case one of them failed) and it was a good decision as the children can play twice! ^_^

Hubby helped to hang one of the pinata up and we are ready to put it to a test!

The pinata was sturdier than I expected. Despite many hits, it only got dented. Luckily, the paper started to shred from the hanging point and eventually, the Angry Bird was Down! Hurray!

Later in the evening, more children joins in the fun and we have our round 2 with our red pinata. This is going to be a more difficult task as 4 layers of papers were used and it is going to be even harder than the first one.

The children queue in line and give their best shot at the pinata. Our Angry bird swings back, forth, left, right but only suffered minor dents.

The children didn't give up ... determine to make the angry bird falls. It started to tear from the hanging point again and eventually, the pinata drops! Applause! This is the moment were children can go and grab their rewards - candies which are inside the pinata.

Note: Adult supervision is required when playing. Children should queue in line and keep safe distance from the hitting area to avoid injury..

After 2 days of hard work, my diy pinatas were torn and beaten... Still, it was worth it seeing the excitement and the children having so much fun!

The finale - Celebrating Gladys' 5th Birthday in advance! 

25th September is Gladys' birthday and we are happy to have so many friends joining us sharing the joy with her.

Bring out the cake, candles and sing a Happy Birthday Song to our fiesty princess!

Balloons, cake, pinata, sweets, games, bbq and great company! It has surely been a wonderful and happy day for us.

Special Thanks to:
1) Loong Ge, Andy, Johnny and Chunho joining our BBQ session with your families and gifts to Gladys.
2) Jo for being such a sweet Aunt and your lovely present.
3) Andy and Johnny for sharing your superb photos with us.

24th September 2011 - Morning routine : Breakfast at McDonalds. Again? The children enjoys it.. but maybe we can consider changing the venue next time? hehehe :)

After breakfast, it's bubble time for Gladys. I took her out while Daddy put the candies into the pinatas which I made earlier. Shhhhhh.. it is meant to be a little surprise.

Gladys had fun with the bubble play set which she got it from her teacher for being able to spell correctly. Her hands were soapy but she had so much fun!

Blow it High.... Blow it Low.... Pretty Bubbles everywhere!

After spending so much energy blowing the bubbles, our little girl still has a lot of reserve left to blow the balloons!

Our favourite outdoor event: Swimming! We head down to the pool and soak ourselves in the cold waters... ~ trembling ~ ~ ~...

Gladys is such a Happy Girl today! Even her smile looks sweeter!

Here are our water boys once again!

The moment the children has been waiting for.... WILD WILD WET! The COOL fantastic 4 has gathered once again ready to hit into the waters!

Checking out their heights while waiting for Wild Wild Wet to open the gates. We got 6 free tickets and it's just nice for all of us to enter.

A quick view around WWW. There are eateries, toilets, locker bay etc.

We are all set and ready! Mommy needs to keep her camera so that she can join in the fun too!!

Shiok River:  Let the waves brings you on a little exciting tour around Wild Wild Wet.

Say HI!

Tsunami: We had a Big Ball game at the Tsunami pool. The weather was great and we had so much throwing and catching the big orange ball while trying to move ourselves swiftly in the waters.

The Tsunami hit the pool at 11am sharp. Everyone got their tubes and rested on it while the waves hit and pushes them further and further away.

Professor's Playground: This is heavenly for the children. There are slides, water bucket and it's fun getting wet.

That ends our morning activity - BBQ session coming up!

23rd September 2011 - Hubby and the kids came to pick me up from work and we drove to IKEA for dinner with Bbil's family. It's good to have everyone around and enjoy the food. I was famished. ^_^

By the time we got back to the Chalet at Downtown East, it was already 8 plus. Denver & Gladys are very excited and led me to the room which we will be staying for the next 2 days.

We are frequent visitors of DTE but the layout of this room is new to us. There are 2 retractable beds and  sofa beds. In addition, the washroom is separated between bathing and toilet area. It also comes with a microwave oven and the room looks slightly open and bigger.

We brought along food, drinks, gadgets, balloons, my hand-made pinatas and we are ready to welcome our friends and have an enjoyable weekend ahead! Gladys is also feeling all excited to spend her 5th Birthday in her favourite location: DTE Chalet that she is having a hard time falling asleep. Hahaha.. Posting LIVE from DTE Chalet!

19th June 2011 - Pool Time! It was a hot Sunday afternoon but nothing beats jumping into the waters, splashing and having a cool dip. Mommy was standing at the side taking this opportunity to take photo shots of the children playing in the pool.

Denver & Gladys playing with their cousins.

During weekends or peak period, there may be little acts or performances to entertain the public. Gladys had a chance to be part of an acrobat act herself.

Later that afternoon, all of us went out for a bicycle ride. We rented bikes and cycled around Pasir Ris park and into the mangrove swamp.

At times, you may be lucky to spot animals in the 'deep'. :)

The final finale of the night - An advance Birthday celebration for Denver! Our boy already picked a fruit cake from Bengawan Solo and this is the first time we are celebrating at the chalet.

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday to Denver, Happy Birthday to You!

Happy 8th Birthday, Denver!

It was a short stay, tiring and exhausting with the whole day activities. However, it was rewarding to see the big smiles on the children face at the end of the day. A new day starts and we will be back at Downtown East very soon!