A tribute to winter

Yup, wintery pix that are long overdue... so I'm making this a tribute to those winter days. Most people who have lived through many winter would probably say that winter ranks fourth on their list of favourite seasons. Why??? It's bitterly cold, grey (except for those occasional sunny days in between) and lifeless. But to us, tropical-blooded first-timers living through winter, it's beauty is not lost on us... erm... maybe during the first two snow showers.

Spring is here! Well, the weather and flora has yet to catch on but I'm sure the leaves will grow and the flowers will bloom... soon :) I saw a squirrel climbing up the tree outside our window last week, heard the cheery chirp of birds this afternoon and saw an owl perched on a tree this evening. Pittsburgh is springing back to life!

Ok, photos... ...
Charis playing in the snow... when she was still excited about it. (Now, she hardly wants to walk out in the snow.)




Snowy view outside our window. We're thankful for this evergreen that added some life to our everyday view. We get the far view during winter because all the trees are bare... otherwise, it's a "forest-y mass".



Snowy landscape around our neighbourhood. I love the contrasting white against the red bricks.

Looking out of our windows...

"The funny moon" as Charis calls it because it appears during daylight :) Sometimes, it seems that the moon here is much bigger and nearer to us!


Catching the American eagle in action :)

Painted Face

Winter @ CMU

Once in a while during the cold winter, there are some nice scenes that distract you from the cold. But such scenes don't come very often though...

Happy Birthday...

The promise of a rainbow

Since I'm allowed some time by my princess today, I'll write another post. We have been rather sleep deprived these days. Well, we still have quite a bit of fun nevertheless! She has been into face painting... a flower on Monday, a butterfly on Tuesday and today, I painted a rainbow on her cheek. She really likes it :)



She is still "plagued" with fear these days... waking up in the middle of the night crying that she's scared of the bad people in the room... the product of her ever imaginative mind. But in the morning, she would promise not to cry and scream again at bedtime. Tempting as it may be, I know that dismissing her fears, regardless of how irrational it may seem, would not help her. Only God can...

I hope the assurance of God's promise of love and protection will give her peace and good rest in the night.

"I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safely." Psalm 4:8

What we did on February 14

Simple yet quite memorable. I actually made my own birthday cake with my little kitchen assistant! One that I think looks right for a birthday but... erm, didn't quite taste right :p


She made her very own teddy biscuits too! The smiling creator holding up her smiling creation.





TK had a long day in school on Thursday and he made up for it by cooking us dinner the night before... his first in this kitchen.... Really, it's still February 14 right... it's 7 am Singapore time... hehe. Cooking with love :)





We celebrated this day twice actually... in both Singapore and Pittsburgh time! Finally, a family photo!