Beautiful!
Benja has shown great improvement in his colouring skills. He used to colour with big arm-elbow movement. Now he does it by keeping them still and moving his wrist. He finished colouring the clusters by selecting the different colours on his own.
He even knew that the hollowed letters were for tracing in. What's cute was that he thought the trunk was for tracing in as well. ^^
It took him a good 10-15 minutes to complete this, without any guidance from Mummy.
Last night, Benja helped to water Daddy's plant as Daddy was away. He refused to put on his slippers to go out there, but had fun pouring the water into the soil.
Actually, Benja has been helping Ah Ma with her plants during his weekly visits all these while (minimum 6 months).
When Mummy showed Daddy the picture, he was really touched.
You're a great help, Benja!
Benja was tasked to throw away the wrapper for the fish crackers (鱼饼) at the kitchen. Midway, he bumped into Daddy who wanted a cracker as well, but there was no more. Benja suggested asking Mummy to buy another packet from the supermarket. He came back and said:
Mummy, Daddy 没有鱼饼。Mummy去supermarket买两包给Daddy ok?
A description of the problem, and the solution for it.
Mummy is proud to see your reasoning ability improve, Benja! ^ ^
When it's raining, and we talked about opening the umbrella 雨伞 (yu2 san3), Benja started singing:
一闪一闪亮晶晶
满天都是小星星
一闪 (yi4 shan3), yes, it does sound like 雨伞。
Good sound association and singing, Benja!
Last Thursday, Benja brought this cute Easter bunny craft home. In the cup, there was a toy egg with 3 chocolate eggs (Hershey's) inside.
Benja was proud of his work and delighted with the chocolate eggs. But I didn't want him to eat them as he's still recovering from a big mouth sore that resulted from an accident at Ah Ma's house on Sunday.
Benja exercised good self-restraint by admiring and smelling the chocolate eggs. Things got out of hand when the egg travelled a little further down from his nose to his mouth! He started nibbling the chocolate from an exposed part that was not covered by the metal foil. Benja was satisfied just tasting that little bit. It was heavenly! He obediently surrendered them for my safekeeping.
Hmm... now that his sore is healed, I should keep my promise and let him have them.
Here's Benja amused with his own look in the mirror.
This is the first birthday goodie bag he'd ever received from a classmate:)
Benja: Mummy 不要去 driving class
Mummy: 为什么呢?
Benja: 因为小朋友生病。
Mummy: Driving class 没有小朋友的。
Benja: 因为 uncle 生病。
Benja had been missing the last week of school due to HFMD outbreak in his kindergarten. Then he had a week of term break, thinking that his friends are still sick.
Benja, Mummy wants to learn driving quickly so that I don't have to rely on others to pick you up or send you home. We will have more time together if Mummy can drive. Please be patient ok?
Xoxo
