It's fund raising again for the new church building. This year, P and I decided we would get babysitters so we could go without the kids. Mostly because the organizers and venue didn't really encourage / wasn't conducive for children.
Went shopping for a dress for the function as well as the many upcoming weddings for the remaining half of the year. We tried to take some pics of ourselves but didn't manage to get a nice one. This was the best we could manage.
This was me and dear K. Can you tell she is expecting? She is due in December! Can't wait!
This is our CG - Walking on Water. Pity the lighting was so lousy.
It dawned on me during this dinner that our circle of friends and the people we now hang out with in church are completely different. If this was 10 years ago, we would have formed a worship team table. Although it's nice to know that we have grown in some ways, making new friends and journeying through with new people, I sort of miss the old ones - Mich, Earl, Kwan, Eugene, Eileen, Co & Mike, Cheem, Joey, Lorraine, Ben & Lynn, Kev & Amy, Keong. The ones I grew up with during those Frankel days. Those were the crazy but happy days, lots of learning and stretching but fulfilling.
This is PE. Her family is new to the CG. I'm so glad they decided to join us. K and B now have two little friends (exactly the same age!) to play and grow up with. We have started spending time with this family and our children seem to get along fabulously. Too fabulously sometimes that they are positively wild!Meanwhile, what was happening with B & K while we were having a fabulous time listening to the aunty killer Earl sing and watching hilarious Kenneth lip-sync to the songs?B was deposited at my parents' place. Since he started school, he has been spending less time there. But he was ok. He asked for me a few times and only started to cry about 10pm. I think he was quite exhausted by then. So that was quite a huge step for him, being away from us for the whole night.Kim was with Cheem and family. It was Charis' birthday and they were having a small family celebration. They were very happy to have K over as the two girls do play together quite well. There was one other cousin who came and according to Tania, he asked to sit next to K. And so did the birthday girl. I guess it's nice to have a different face around. 
Here is K having her dinner.
This was after the party. She was cleaned up and waiting to be picked up.
What a milestone for K. She was the most clingy toddler ever! She has come such a long way to become this independent. We are so so proud of her. She was also on her best behavior that night and greeted everyone very enthusiastically when they arrived. :) More playmates will definitely follow after this.
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You look awesome, you two!!!!!
What a fun dinner, it looked like. I can't remember the last time I was in a hotel having a fancy sit-down dinner. Must have been Corinne's wedding. I was thinking the same thing as you, Van, looking at recent photos of who's who in CMC on FB: I don't recognize 90% of the faces now! It's a good testimony to how a church grows and embraces new people, especially young people (and by "young", I mean "don't need presbyopic glasses yet"). So hurrah for CMC! I miss those days in the worship team, too. Also FOP, which seems a bit funny now but also charming in a Singaporean way. My secret wish is to do backup vocals for Tobymac or Kevin Max someday. Hahahahaha! Must aim high, mah, so if fall a bit, still quite awesome. My MIL's church is organizing Tobymac's concert in Fargo, ND and she is in doing the merchandizing. ARGH! But it's 250 miles from where we live. The girls were very excited when they heard because they ADORE DC Talk and all the solo versions of the Boys thereof. I want to meet Toby (I know, I sound like rabid teenager) and ask him, "Will you jam with my girls? They can sing Jesus Freak and In The Light!"
Ah, reminescing..... and projecting visions for the future... thanks for sharing these photos and memories!
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