Taiwan trip part 1 - Happy 2014!

We left for Taiwan after Christmas, just the 3 of us- It was our longest trip alone with baby - 10 days! So there was lots to plan.. Our itinerary, baby's meals, baby's clothing (we heard it was cold and rainy), baby's medicine (in case he gets sick during the trip).. And there were decisions to make - should we bring the stroller? Should we bring frozen baby food? Etc etc..

K (the planner in the family) is usually the one planning our trips, but this time he was busy at work, and started complaining that i never plan, so I did the planning this time round and as it turns out, I did a great job! ( haha, thick skin right)..

Anyway the trip was perfect - great weather (no rain at all), excellent hotel choices, not too hectic (a not too hectic holiday with a 15 month old is already quite tiring), and everyone had lots of fun, esp baby!

We started off with a Christmasy mood at Changi airport..

And after about 6 hours, we were in our hotel in cold cold Taipei! Even more christmasy!!

Coincidentally we met uncle Terrance and aunty Lina at the hotel lobby.. so we went on a food tour of Ximending together! Yummy yummy fried ji pa and ah zong mian xian were the highlight! 

Very soon, it was time to head back to our hotel, brush our teeth and get ready for bed!

Super love this photo of Adric, he looks soooo cute!

Next day, we woke up all ready for our Taiwan adventure! We took the high speed train to Taichung.. it was really convenient, we could push our stroller up onto the train, and there was a very pretty private nursing room where you can nurse and enjoy the outside view! love the trains in Taiwan.. so baby friendly..

In less than 2 hours, we reached Taichung.. and in another 1 hour by taxi, we are at Cingjing! This was the view from our balcony! Definitely worth the travel!

At Cingjing, we visited the Green Green Grassland..

Adric and daddy enjoying the view of the grassland.. 

There were lots of sheep roaming around the grassland, and we could interact with them up close! Wanna know what Adric thought of the sheep??

Sheep sheep pls don't come near me!!!!

Oh no... he's commingggg!!!

Daddy, let's go!!!!!

He did like the big toy sheep at the minsu thou.. Hee

After the sheep, we went to Swiss garden... we were stuck at the entrance for some time, because of this..

See the little jet of water in the photo? Adric likes all kinds of water jets... he can be entertained for a really long time playing with the tap in the bathroom at home.. So, of cos we could go nowhere when Adric saw this..

See how happy he is...

Mummy pls dont go...

Finally, only the birds could distract him.. and so we managed to enter the garden...

Adric enjoying the pretty flowers..

enjoying feeding the ducks and geese..

not wanting to stop for a break... haha

After Swiss garden, we went to the 'town center' and saw that they were preparing for the new year count down party.. 

 

N we realize we could see the performance from our balcony! To our surprise, we even had an unblocked view of the fireworks! So K and I had a romantic new year count down from our balcony, complete with fireworks and a peacefully sleeping baby! Hee.. Perfect way to start 2014!

                   

No longer a baby..

Adric is really learning very fast these days.. Few weeks ago, he watched a u tube video on baby signing, and he immediately picked up the sign for baby.. He has been using it ever since.. Whenever anyone says the word 'baby', he would put his hands together and show the sign. 

Then 2 days ago, we were reading a storybook, and there was a baby in the story.. So he immediately showed the baby sign, so I said, 'yes that's a baby.. Are you a baby?'.. Adric immediately shook his head! Just like that, my baby has decided that he is no longer a baby! He is a big boy now..