The answer is NO.
Here is Victoria being incredibly creative with her food.
Can you guess what it is?

Well, cereal is pretty obvious, but she’s mixing it in Chinese soup.  I’m not sure of the taste because I didn’t try it myself, but apparently for her, it’s OK because she ate it.  At first, she was eating just dry cereal and then when I came home and poured myself some soup, she also wanted soup.  Little did I know that she was going to mix them (like adding milk).
Needless …

Victoria started her first full blown official class on July 2, 2010 at Creative Kids in Taikoo Shing.  I wasn’t sure how ‘d she take it, but she did express keen interest in doing it, so we registered her for a 4 week crash course.  Of course, with Vanessa, she cried the whole time and didn’t enjoy it one bit and I think she’s got some sort of phobia because she never wants to take an art class again.
Anyways, Victoria brought home her first official work as an artist and …

I made customized name tags for my kids the other day from artscow.com and they have just arrived!
Check them out:

Aren’t they great?  They cost $3.99 USD each and are glossed and protected so that the image doesn’t scratch.  I originally thought of putting their picture on it, but then it will probably only last until they are older, so going quite generic (just with name and address on the back side), they can use this FOREVER!!!
It’s great for:

school bags
knapsacks
luggages
lunch bags
jackets

Plus artscow.com has a host of images and embellishments you can …

I didn’t realize how effective DAILY Chinese lessons are for young children.  I took Chinese classes once a week while growing up in Canada and I can say I learned the basics of writing (one, two, three, sky, cow, horse, my name).  My daughter, now 4.5 years in age takes 1 hour of Cantonese and 30 minutes of Mandarin a day at school - and she’s progressing much further than I did in my 10 years of Chinese education.
If parents (particularly expats or those living abroad) want …

I have a few friends asking about this when I talk about my experience with handling a newborn and trying to keep tabs on all the minor (but highly important) activities of the first few weeks of a new born’s life - so here it is.  My “Newborn Baby Log”.  What it is is basically an hour-by-hour play of key activities you’d expect or like to track from your newborn.  The file was created in Microsoft Excel (so sorry for those who want open source, but I’d be happen to …

As I was getting changed this morning, I hear Vanessa screaming “HELP ME MOMMY!”  I run out to see this.  I was initially shocked and scared because she may potentially be hurt.  But then, as I see her wiggling and screaming some more, I figure she was OK had to take this photo.  It’s a parent’s duty to capture these priceless moments.  Needless to say that Vanessa was sitting in her baby sister’s high chair, without the safety buckles.  I figured that the tray would keep her in, but I …