on sunny weekends

We were glad Daddy Elvis came back to Shanghai on Saturday night. That means we could go out on Sunday! YEAH! (Mommy Jo is quite useless becoz i cannot manage Joel alone outside - both his weight & his tantrums.)

The weather was good (in the day) and we went to People's Square Garden. We took a stroll to MOCA. It was a "mini exhibition" called Desserts. The artist basically had many many small works - hung in a row, at eye level. There wasnt any specific theme although some of them were of, well, desserts.


Joel & his friends painting on a big piece of paper...

After that, we had dinner at GuBei with our friends at an authentic Japanese restaurant. I forgot the name but it was very yummy! (On the same street as DaJi)

The start of the QingMing holiday (Sat - Mon) and the weather was great! We had lunch at Rendezvous (Singapore food!) becoz Mommy Jo was craving for their sambal kangkong (which we also had on Thursday night). Daddy Elvis ordered the rest of the local delights which he LOVE - bak ku teh & chicken curry.


Joel made this rocket at Gymboree art class. Actually, we helped him lah. ;p

Daddy Elvis went to check out cameras at the photography mall opposite our house. Joel was so happy when he saw this penguin. He even kissed it! So cute, right?

Dinner we went to AhMao becoz Daddy Elvis said that this glutinous rice with crab is very yummy. It was good but too oily (as usual).


It was freezing again on Sunday. We brought Joel to his MiKids class then back home to rest. In the end, we stayed in till dinner time. Didnt know what to eat...so we went to Rendezvous AGAIN for the sambal kangkong!!! I know it sounds rather crazy! Hahaha...

It was a lovely Monday morning - sunny and not freezing. So on this last day of the QingMing holiday, we decided to go to the botanic gardens to see the cherry blossoms! We headed for lunch at XTD first and decided to try Steam (dimsum) since the weather was great for sitting under the sun.

Here's Joel with a sexy pout after his nap... So cute! ;)

At the Shanghai Botanical Garden


Finally, we had dinner with our friends at Yuan Yue (Shanghainese cuisine). Joel performed for everyone by singing his best ABC song - a few times! I'm so proud of him! ;)