The Failed Hike
It has really hit me this week that we only have a little over a year left here in Singapore. And that is freaking me out! There is so much to do and see here! I have been wanting to take them on a hike at MacRitchie Park, and the fear of missing out on things took over me and I took the kids out on a hike there this week. It did not go well, haha. I should have known because it was not going to go well because Cosette said that she did not like hiking and did not want to go even before we left. Laziness or her love for all things urban and sparkly that make her disdain hikes. I think laziness because she says she does not like hiking up hills.
We got to the park and walked across a bridge at the very beginning of the trail heads and made a loop back to the bus stop. That was it. No hiking took place, but we got out of the house. I guess that means we can count it as a win? I've learned to keep my expectations low when I take them out to do things and to pick my battles with them. It's not fun for anyone when someone or everyone is crying.
We saw no monkeys which was good/bad because it's cool to see them, but not cool to be too close to them. Monkeys have fangs and no sense of personal boundaries. We took only water, and a plastic whistle Cosette won at her school fair to scare them off if they got too close.
We got the berry smoothie, an Oreo bingsu, and a strawberry waffle. They were really excited about the waffle. And bingsu is my favorite dessert now. It is shave ice with a sweet topping. Ours was covered in Oreo crumbs with a scoop of ice cream and a Oreo on top. It is layered like this: cream at the bottom, shaved ice, sweet topping, ice cream scoop, topped with Oreo. Then you have a little cup filled with cream or condensed milk which you pour over the dessert which causes the shaved ice to melt coming together making it this delicious ice cream mixture. I am so glad I did not have cash.
The outing was not what I wanted it to be, but we made it home with out anyone crying, and we were only 10 minutes late to school which is incredible since we got home 10 minutes before school started, got ready, ran to school with three kids. I am singing "we are the champions", because we made it!
Mothering is really hard, but I get to do fun things with my kids like this.
We got to the park and walked across a bridge at the very beginning of the trail heads and made a loop back to the bus stop. That was it. No hiking took place, but we got out of the house. I guess that means we can count it as a win? I've learned to keep my expectations low when I take them out to do things and to pick my battles with them. It's not fun for anyone when someone or everyone is crying.
We saw no monkeys which was good/bad because it's cool to see them, but not cool to be too close to them. Monkeys have fangs and no sense of personal boundaries. We took only water, and a plastic whistle Cosette won at her school fair to scare them off if they got too close.
My bump on a log. When I was trying to get them to start hiking, they both sat down on the stump and refused to hike. Bumps on a log. |
I'm silly, and he is adorable. |
I'm in love with Singapore tress. |
Hanging out on the "Great Wall of Singapore". That is not what it's called, but we can pretend. |
my attempt at a panorama of the reservoir. I really appreciate having a lot of green spaces in our urban environment. |
Big boy is walking now! |
Cosette collected all the different flowers that we saw on the "hike". She decided she wants to start a flower collection. |
And I would too since all we have to do is go outside and we find flowers that look like this. |
We got the berry smoothie, an Oreo bingsu, and a strawberry waffle. They were really excited about the waffle. And bingsu is my favorite dessert now. It is shave ice with a sweet topping. Ours was covered in Oreo crumbs with a scoop of ice cream and a Oreo on top. It is layered like this: cream at the bottom, shaved ice, sweet topping, ice cream scoop, topped with Oreo. Then you have a little cup filled with cream or condensed milk which you pour over the dessert which causes the shaved ice to melt coming together making it this delicious ice cream mixture. I am so glad I did not have cash.
The outing was not what I wanted it to be, but we made it home with out anyone crying, and we were only 10 minutes late to school which is incredible since we got home 10 minutes before school started, got ready, ran to school with three kids. I am singing "we are the champions", because we made it!
Mothering is really hard, but I get to do fun things with my kids like this.
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