Kids @ 17mm, 25mm etc. – Part 30

The routine of the new 2017 year has settled in nicely over the last two weeks now. Peter is now in his second year at his childcare/kindergarten, and displays none of the separation anxiety he briefly showed a year ago. Interestingly, his teachers at the last Meet-the-Parents meeting said he’s very well-behaved in school and mixes well. But at home, he’s continuing to drive us (or rather Mommy) up the wall with his antics, which include all manner of variations of “not listening”. When we recounted his behavior at home to his teachers, they quipped that it just might be because our second born is socially intelligent, and recognizes that there are different forces at play when he’s around friends, teachers and other people. And while at home, he slips into his normal, real self LOL.

Hannah is now also in Primary Two, and doing pretty well in school – if the couple of academic and study awards she picked up at the end of her first year is any general indication. Though just two months into lessons, she’s coping with her music lessons, and – from what her teacher says – and is very musical, something that pleases us both to no end and we’re both claiming more genetic credit than the other for it! Well, like Daddy at least, she has good musical memory, picks up new pieces quickly and transpose them back on the piano by listening, and can improv – so there.

Funnily, between the two though, it just might be Peter having as strong a music gene as his sister, going with what Ling is observing. P sings and hums. OK, so all kids probably do, but this boy does it a lot. And at his young age, he can also recognize music pieces and say where he heard them. At the moment, much of his recognition comes off the numerous piano pieces I’ve been playing at home, and some of them would seem fairly complex music for young kids to digest.

Photo collage coming out of a bed-time series. The two really enjoy each other’s company, with P especially looking up to his “big sister” (X70 + Meike MK320).
CompassOne, the newly refurbished Compass Point, has re-opened, and it’s been one of our weekend hangout areas. This shot was very near the minimum focusing distance, and incredibly the X70 didn’t trip its AF point.
Beneath that cheeky grin lies a raging force of destruction (E-PL6/17mm f1.8 + Meike MK320).
Both children beds have got new quilts that Ling sewed over the December period. Ya, Mommy pattern like badminton.
The two of us actually compete for time on the piano on weekday evening.