We started celebrating Hendrik’s 3rd birthday on Friday, 17 June 2011 - 4 days away from his actual birth date of 20 June. I took leave from work that Friday with the intention of bringing Hendrik to see Bob the Builder show at Millennia Walk. I learned about this show when I was flipping the local newspaper a few weeks ago. When I saw the ad on the paper I thought that it was just perfect for my boy who is a fan of Bob the Builder, which also happens to be the theme of his 3rd birthday party! We brought his yellow construction hard hat (which Joseph and I bought on Tuesday, 14 June, along with the rest of the construction deco to be used during his party) to the show at Millennia Walk; and he surely stood out because he was the only one with the yellow hat among the kids who also turned up for the show. He had a good time watching Bob, Wendy and Spud. He danced to the tune of Bob the Builder songs and also posed for snaps with replicas of Roley and Muck that were displayed at the event hall.
18 June – Hendrik’s 3rd birthday party: this was a busy as well as fun and memorable day for us since this is the party date. We had a lot of things to do from cleaning the house (especially the living room and dining area), decorating the walls and ceilings with Bob the Builder posters and construction deco items, blowing the balloons, getting the cake and preparing the food (although we catered some foods for the party as Joseph cannot handle to cook for 20+ confirmed guests). All of us at home, including our housemates were busy in helping us prepare for the party.
happy birthday Hendrik!
Bob the Builder cake & cupcakes (thanks to Tita Gracey...)
the birthday boy
Tita Dey + housemates
food + guests
w/ Tito Mark & Tita Leahn
blowing of candles
cupcake topper from Hendrik
w/ the kids
happy family =)
19 June: we went to Church for our regular Sunday service. Since this was also Father’s day, Hendrik went to the pulpit during Sacrament meeting together with the rest of the Primary kids and sang 2 Father’s Day songs. After church our ward prepared some food to celebrate Father’s Day and it was during this time that YW girls (Gail, Marissa, Marie and Jesmine) serenaded Hendrik with a birthday song.
Sunday night, our friends Ann and Michel came over and had dinner with us. They also gave Hendrik a keyboard which Ann is no longer using. At first, Hendrik dare not touch the keyboard, but when I brought it to the bedroom and started playing with it, he started to warm up and after a few minutes his fingers were already on the keyboard with head swinging to the notes and tunes! =)
20 June – Hendrik’s actual birth date: This was a special day for us so Joseph and I took leave from work to be with the birthday boy… =) Since we had the party on 18 June, I planned to spend his actual birth date by going to the Singapore Arts Museum (SAM) where they have an interactive art display for children. The “Art Garden”, as they call it, runs from 03 June to 30 August only. But before we headed to SAM, we let Hendrik opened his birthday gifts first. He was so thrilled when I helped him open the presents one by one and you can see the joy and excitement on his face!
Photos from SAM:
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