This year, we're having our very own family re-union dinner at home and so, right after lunch, I began to prepare/laminate the 'ingredients' for our dinner, whilst finishing up the balance rounds of laundry(9-10times including yesterday's).
At past 6:30pm, Renee finally got to experience her first steamboat dinner and with a slightly wider range of food selection for her this time round, she's even able to join in the 'fun' by placing her own choice of food into the pot, :D.
Although we've prepared more than enough food, but with only just the 3 of us, it still didn't take us very long to finish our dinner and by before 7:30pm, I was already washing up the pots and dishes(perhaps next year, if we're still doing this, I should consider getting the ready-to-drink broth, kekeke).
Renee had not taken my heed to go for her nap in the afternoon and probably also because she's more used to the early hours now, she's unable to stay awake longer like previous years and had knocked out on my lap at past 12am whilst waiting for her papa to come back, lolz.
1st day of the LNY
During the first few years, we had been asked to go over to my in-laws' early at around 10am(I had to wake up early 'cos of the distance and I've to prepare our breakfast and Renee's lunch) and had always ended up waiting hours for the rest. So, last year, the timing was changed to a later one which suit us better since we tried to upkeep the 'sleep late on the LNY's eve' tradition. However, this year, this was reverted and so, instead of continuing with the visitations to hubby's other extended families' homes, we headed home for a quick nap before heading down to my mom's, since Renee, unable to contain her excitement in meeting her cousins again, had woken up very early this morning as well, :D.
Then again, in great anticipation to meet her aunts again(she's not seen them for weeks now), Renee didn't nap for long and was all geared up to go before we were ready, hahaha.
2nd day of the LNY
Without saying, today's the day we all go to my eldest sis' home and there I say, was where the mahjong and card games began more 'seriously', hahaha and indeed, we didn't leave til about 12:20am and we even came home without hubby(he hitched a ride from 1 of the khakis, lolz). Renee, having lost touch with the timing had suddenly turned manja and cried for papa when I tucked her to bed, lolz. When I told her that it'll only be another hour or so before he comes home(it was 1am then and he's told her he'd be back around 2-3am), she looked at the clock and grinned with embarrassment, hahahahaha.
To make up for the lack of practice these few days, I brought her violin along today since she's promised to play some pieces infront of everyone(in hope that this will help to boost her confidence in playing infront of an audience/strangers) and she did fine(still abit nervous..).
3rd day of the LNY
Today, we gather at my 2nd brother's place and though it's a short one, it's not without the 'games', lolz. As it's a school day the next day, we were the 1st to leave, at around 7:50pm and by around 9pm or so, Renee already knocked out in bed... :).
Actually, something quite funny happened earlier, whilst we were on our way over. Renee had fallen asleep in the car and upon arrival, she was mumbling something when we tried to wake her up. For one moment, I was still thinking that she was answering us but her sudden 'shocked' look when she was awaken told us(hubby told me) that she was actually 'sleep-talking' seconds ago! hahaha.
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