Autumn Break

This week is the start of the second semester. So what have we done for the autumn break?

Actually, nothing much. We were pretty much kept at home except to visit a playground and Tivoli Gardens for Halloween. The week of holiday would mean lots of planning for me ahead of time to keep the kids gainfully engaged at home. The kids schedule were packed with learning and supermarketing with mummy almost everyday.

Everyday, the kids would have their breakfast and it would be followed by one to two hours of lapbooking. After that, it would be lunch and nap. After their nap, we would then continue with activities such as lego building, baking, playing outside if the weather permits. The kids would then wait for daddy to come home for dinner where they can watch TV (favorite activity of the day) and it would be just play for the rest of the night. That pretty much summed up what they have been doing.

Young Chefs at Work

Hoh hoh.. I am preparing claypot chicken rice

Kyla the humble chef preparing stirfry beef

Kyla and Lezane are always around in the kitchen when I cook lunch and dinner. They have always enjoyed baking alot (but i hate the after-math of each baking session thou) and now they want to try more exciting cooking in the kitchen- it is to cook dishes on the hob.

Well, their 'training' in cooking started off with breaking eggs back home in Singapore and then in Denmark, they learnt how to season it with soya and pepper (which Kyla doesn't like the smell). They took turns in getting near the hob. Kyla will get to cook when Lezane is sleeping. (Otherwise, both will be fighting which will be far too dangerous in the kitchen.) And Lezane gets to cook while Kyla is at school. Like this, both will be able to get my full attention while they are cooking near the hot hob. It is fun getting them to cook with me- the numerous expressions, the excitement they get when they hear and see the oil sizzles, makes me forget my tiredness for that moment.

And hence, without further ado, let me introduce my young chefs

Bento #5

Kyla is getting sick with bread and requested for a hot meal today. Cooked some broccoli with chicken and corn. Tried to decorate the rice like a chick in an egg shell but did not turn out too well thou.

My Beary Cheesecake Tartlets

I had wanted to make a whole cheesecake but I couldn't find my pounder amidst the many boxes that I have yet to unpack. Hence, in the end i gave up and made cheesecake tartlets instead. I changed the recipe a little as some ingredients were not available in Denmark. Nevertheless, it still turned out not too bad for a first try (thou the pastry tasted a little too salty).

Bento #4

The bento consists of butter bread, corn and fish fingers. Looks easy to pc them together ya but I took 30min to do it. I am just so slow at bentoing...I wonder how long i can last this passion. hahha...

Bento #3

Today, Kyla requested for prata and hotdogs. So i just did a little flower and decorated the hotdogs as octopus. Hope she will enjoy the cold prata thou..

Starting to Bento

For the man- my hubby
A fairy butter sandwich

Trying to make it like my girl

As Kyla's school doesn't provide lunch, I have to prepare lunch box for her to bring to school. With limited bento tools, I try to make it interesting for her. So far, it has been bread as she doesnt want hot meals like fried rice for lunch yet. Here are some photos to share.

Tomorrow will be prata. Watch out what i am going to do with it...(as if something great) ahahha...

Getting to Know More Friends

Shannon, Weikai's colleague, invited us over to her cosy house for dinner. We did a cranberry banana cake for her as a gift. She had also invited some of the colleagues over. She whipped up a yummy dinner, which consisted of mini baguette pizza as appetiser, super good lasagna as main and lots of cakes and fruits for dessert.

Kyla and Lezane mingled well with the adults with them being the only kids. Lezane relaxed on the soft while Kyla is constantly at the dining table waiting for more food to come. hahaha...And to end off the dinner, most of them had a good workout with Guitar Heroes, including the kids.

The next round of dinner would be soon with her teaching me how to cook Vietnamese spring rolls and pho. Can't wait.

My First Birthday Abroad!

I spent my first birthday abroad right here in Copenhagen in the most playful way at Legoland and Givskud Zoo. It was a treat not only for me but for the entire Tay troop. We had a scenic ride to Billund on a Saturday morning for 3 hrs and stayed there for a night at Propellor Hotel near Legoland. Along the way, Kyla and Lezane kept asking, "Are we there yet?" They got bored seeing maize fields, ocean, cows, sheep and etc after awhile. All they wanted was to get out and see Lego. (I am wondering how are we going to drive to Germany, which would be a much longer ride.)

Upon arrival at Legoland, we were awed by how the tiny lego bricks could pieced together to be some awesome and gigantic 'animals', 'rockets', 'windmills', 'miniature world travel sites' and etc. It was just simply awesome. As usual, we rode on many of the rides and Lezane would sulk and wail whenever he was not allowed to on the more dangerous ride. It was a very enjoyable walk in the park as everyone was on a leisure and holiday mood. It was very much unlike Disneyland in HK where everyone were rushing and pushing around to get into queues for the rides.

On Sunday, our day started a little gloomy with heavy showers. But we still decided to go on with our plan to visit the drive-in Safari. It was the right choice!!!. The skies started to clear up when we reached the zoo.

We got lost enroute to the zoo but our little detour gave us the opportunity to take a closer look at the beautiful countryside. The kids too were excited seeing the cows from a closer view and windmills just so near us. The kids were even happier and hysterical when we started our safari tour in our own car. Kyla and Lezane kept asking me to wind up our windows, in case the animals decided to come really close to us and give us a 'kiss'. The drive through experience was beyond words. Can you imagine being so close to a troop of lions just 3 metres or less away, or a giraffe just a metre away? It was totally awesome.

After a heart-thumping adventure at the zoo, we drove back home. It was past 6pm when we finally reached the city. Weikai had no choice but to get a bday cake from a supermarket for my bday. He even got me flowers from the supermarket too as nothing is opened after 6pm in CPH ( flowers and wine are so cheap in CPH that he has been buying them on a regular basis. We always have fresh flowers by our kitchen window.)

Thanks dear for driving and everything else! :-)