home sweet home

We got home this afternoon after spending a week in Penang. Joseph was very happy to be home. He slept the last quarter of the journey and woke up at the traffic lights over the Federal Highway. Immediately he looked up, pointed at our building and said, "Look mama....it's Datai!" (Datai is the name of our block)

When we got home, I asked him if he was happy to be home and he said, "yahh....home sweet home".

It was a good holiday. A couple of 'firsts' for Joseph and even for his parents.

Besides the Penang Ferry ride, Joseph also got to experience his first drive-thru car wash yesterday. It was also a first for Edwin and myself. Joe had seen car washes (the drive thru kind with huge brushes) on Bob the Builder and Higglytown Heroes (on Playhouse Disney Channel) and always asks us to build a carwash for him using his lego blocks. There are no brushes but he uses his imagination.

In the evening, we visited Jou Ching. Joseph played with Jayden (and bullied him a little bit...)

He also got very well acquainted with the Tesco playland. So much so that he can spell "T-E-S-C-O.... TESCO! ". The weather wasn't very kind on several evenings so since Tesco is so nearby, it was very convenient to bring him there while we did some shopping as well.

I also found out that Tesco makes in-house (much cheaper) brand wooden trains that are compatible with his Ikea set. It's got lots of tracks and accessories too. Joe looked at them all at the store and obediently put them back when we told him it was time to go. He even waved and said "bye bye train".

And we bought a Christmas tree! It cost only RM7.90 from Tesco. We set it up this evening and Joe was so excited. He helped put the 'snow' on the tree. Then I put his presents under the tree. He knows he has to wait till Christmas to open them.

our RM7.90 christmas tree.

Joy-Anne has been a 'duracell rabbit'. In the past 36 hours, she slept a total of 9 hours. Last night she slept at 10.30pm, then woke up at 12.30am and would NOT sleep till past 3am!! Then all day, she slept for a short 30-minute nap.

I hope she sleeps well tonight after all the excitement of traveling is over.