Friday Favorites

My kids are COMPLETELY driving me bonkers right now.  I just sent them to bed and told them: “You can stay up as long as you like as long as I never see you again.”  Which is why this post that I’ve been planning is a little ironic:

Favorite things about my kids right now

 

Emma and Gabe:

waking up at 6:15 (even thought it’s summer time),

dressing in running clothes and going for brother-sister jogs.

Jane:

saying, every time she falls down (or bonks her head, or bangs her elbow—

hello awkward growth spurt) without any questions from us: “I’m okay!!”

Seth: 

adding 3+4 (or any other combination) by bouncing his fingers against his chin. 

See following picture.

 

Faith: 

besides being so much better (post to follow),

saying the supposedly polite word “Pease (please)” over and over and over again in an extremely loud and un-polite voice. 

Ex: “pease, moob (move) Emma!”,  “pease all done, Mom!”, “pease pone (phone), Dad!”

 

But, really, my Friday Favorite will be whichever kid stays far, far away from me until about 7:30 a.m. tomorrow morning.  Just telling it like it is.

Playing the Waiting Games

A few weeks ago, we needed to use our kids free tickets to our local theme park.  These can only be use on weekdays, so I talked Ryan into working from home, watching Faith while I took the rest of them to ride roller coasters and waterslides all day. 

It was hot and humid (for here) and there were looong lines.  Everyone was grouchy and complaining. 

So I got awesome.

For your parenting pleasure, I am sharing with you:

Stuff to do while waiting in lines with your kids at theme parks

1.  Download the Have You Ever app on your phone.  Ask your kids questions like:  Have you ever acted like a dog the whole day?  or Have you ever run outside in your underwear?  Avoid questions like “Have you ever passed gas on your brother?” (because you HATE body humor) or Have you ever kissed more than one boy in day?  (because your kids do NOT need to know the answer to that question).

2.  Have a dirtiest feet contest.  (Congrats, Emma!)

 

3.  Play on the rope that goes along the line, fall off, hit your head and then hit your brother because you’re mad and need to target it at someone.  Oh wait.  Just Jane played that game.

4.  Have a craziest face contest.  Take pictures, send them to the parent “working” from home and have him judge.

Bonus if you get your judge to send one back to you:

5.  Stupid Water Bottle Tricks:

6.  Play the Can You Take Small Enough Steps That You Never Stop Moving Forward In The Line? game.  Ignore the annoyed looks from people as they watch all 5 of you shuffle forward in slow motion.  They don’t have 4 kids to entertain, do they?

 

If you employ my genius, I guarantee kids who go from this:

to this:

MTV: Eminem – Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna

Marshall Bruce Mathers III, better known by his stage name Eminem has released Recovery on 21 June 2010. In the US, Recovery sold 741,000 in its first week to land atop the Billboard 200. As of August 1, the album had sold 1.828 million copies. Love The Way You Lie makes its way to the top of Billboard HOT 100. The music video featuring the hottest ladies in town, Megan Fox and Rihanna. No

In case you missed it and aren’t an orthopedic surgeon:

When Seth got his cast off a week ago, Ryan was toiling away at his day-job.  Thanks to Mr. Iphone, we sent him play by play pictures of the deed.  Here, for posterity, is a photo journal of the process.  (Watch out for the one with the HUGE pins coming out of his arm…)  We’ll tell it from Seth’s point of view:

Yay!  I’m getting my cast off:

Oh, ha ha!  This kind of tickles and this nurse is awesome with kids my age:

Um…I’m starting to get slightly nervous as the nurse applies pressure on my weak, little arm in order to unstick the cast and gauze:

Ew.  This sickly little pasty thing doesn’t look ready to function in my rough and tumble world! 

I’m really, really nervous about moving this thing at all.  Can’t you guys see these huge piece of metal sticking out of my elbow!?

After insisting that they wrap it and whimpering all the way to X-ray, this lemon lollipop is making me feel alot better.

He’s going to WHAT?!  Just yank the things out, in broad daylight, with no pain killers?!  I’m glad the nurses were amazingly sweet and comforting.

They said it didn’t hurt, but I’m crying pretty hard.  Can I have another lemon lollipop?

After recovering for a few minutes, I think I’m able to totter out of the office.  I’m going to hang on to this thing pretty consistently for the rest of the day, I think.  Hey!  Why does Faith get a lollipop?  I didn’t see her getting stuff pulled out of HER arm!

Arm, what arm?!  Pins, what pins?!  I’m just happy to be swimming the very next day!

Ruined Mansion of Bukit Kutu

Cloudy day.. seem like it gonna rain somehow.. but the good news is.. no hot sun today.bad news it.. we might get wet..


Let the Journey Begins


wow.. first Obstacles ? the River Crossing.


the Mud Trail.. seem like lot's of 4x4 using this road recently and turned it into a terrible mud trail..


Now i know why .. the terrible mud trail caused!! the wild durian. damn cheap!!! guess how much all those durian were? if i say around RM30 to RM40, will you believe me? that lead them to here..


we found a Orang Asli Home.... all build by themself... they are the people who sell wild Durian. RM10 for a basket! at least 10 in a basket..


One of the Obstacles. Through the Bamboo Jungle...


very tall bamboos surrounded.. i wonder if there panda hiding around (dreaming)


Part of the trail, this place is very steep surface i can say..


And we saw a very huge rocks... let go up a bit more to check it out.


we reached the C5 stone, a very huge rocks that formed as a natural shelter , great for camping zone and rain shelter. this just a resting point.. still got some walk to do before reach the peak of Kutu.


Okay, here we are! we reached the ruined British administration office. yeah it's ruined completely.. only Old stone chimney still remained standing there.


Nearby the Chimney also flat surface. perfect place to relax and fill our stomach. and regain some loses energy. no fat ya. there is 2 old well found nearby.. and one of them not fully dry out yet.


me , Mag and Alvin at the Old Stone Chimney.


hahaha Alvin said must take a photo with this signboard. else you not consider been to Bukit Kutu. so i DID.


Finally we reached at the peak of Bukit Kutu.


The peak of Bukit Kutu kinda small.. and can't fit everyone up there. so .. better go up one by one.. there is really no room for mistakes up there.


Certificates of Success.. arrgh.. can bring it back.. so i just snap a photo of it.


The ruined mansion found on top of the Bukit Kutu. it's hidden inside of the jungle. i curious how on earth they build a British Mansion on top of Bukit Kutu?


The Ruined British mansion found on top of the Bukit Kutu and the Peak View of the Bukit Kutu


More Ruined Bukit Kutu and the rest spot with the Huge rock at C5.


Path that i went through....