每年年三十晚都會到上水太婆家附近吃團年飯。
所以甚麼辦年貨、買年花等等，都要在年廿九前辦妥。
往年我都是一個人帶著孩子們去逼花墟，
今年爸爸為我放了一天假，陪我準備過年的禮物，
還帶了我們一家去逛花墟，使我輕鬆了不少。
We go to Great Grandma's home for feast every lunar new year's eve.
I have to finish all the holiday preparation one day earlier --
the red pocket, fresh flowers, gifts... etc. Last few years,
I took the kids squeezed into the over-crowed
Flower Market by myself.
This year, Jason took a day off to help with the gifts
and also took all of us to the Flower Market.
That's help a lot.

今年我們買了桃花。花店裡還附有小小的賀年揮春賣，
用來掛在桃枝上，十分別緻。
We choose peach blossom this year.
There are little spring charms sold in the shop for the flower decoration
and it is very pretty.

在觀塘年霄市場，哥哥、二哥、雪雪和我都找到心頭好。

小妹終於肯自己看電視，可以找到時間教哥哥做飯！
Janet is watching TV by herself.
It spares me sometime for the brothers cooking lesson.



二哥負責雞蛋，
Mandi takes care of the eggs,



大哥負責蕃茄。
Nolan in charge of tomatoes.



哥哥們一輪努力後，今天晚餐有蕃茄煮蛋吃。
The boys work so hard and we have yummy dinner tonight.

根據這次經驗，哥哥們可以每個月學會一款菜式－－
這也意味著，我可以寄望半年後，
哥哥們可以每個星期主理一次晚餐，
我也有機會在旁晚時間躲懶躲懶了。
My plan is let the boys learn one dishes every month.
They may able to take care of the dinner once a week coming summer --
and I might have chance to take a good break during evening time!

早幾天才說我爸寵孩子，還不到一個月，二哥再次收到公公的意外驚喜。

大哥的相機也是公公精心挑選的。那次外公已答應迪迪八歲時會送他一部相機。

提早收到禮物，迪迪當然十分雀躍。他莫名的興奮感染了身邊的人。

Another big surprise from Grandpa!

Last time, when Grandpa send Nolan a new digital camera,
he promised Mandi that he will send him one when he is eight.
(Well, pa pa is very good at spoiling my kids ...)

Mandi is extremely excited (so as Nolan and Mandi's little friends)
especially when he receives this "big boy" gift three years
earlier.

先是大哥立刻就拿出自己的相機，大家交流一下攝影心得……
Nolan takes out his DC immediately...



然後迪迪的同學仔傑傑也立刻充當模特兒讓大家試機……
Mandi's friend "Kit Kit" acts as model ...



向來是二哥首選的雪雪今天被冷落了，只有看的份兒。
Janet, usually the first priority of Mandi, is forgotten by her brother today.




回家路上，迪迪悄悄的對我說：「我會好錫我部相機！」
On the way home, Mandi whispers to me, "I will treasure my camera!"

每個農曆新年之前，孩子們都會畫一幅圖畫作賀卡。
我原以為雪雪明年才開始參與，不料她也要學哥哥們要了紙和筆，
高高興興的開始畫她的第一幅畫了。

The boys draw cards every Chinese New Year. I thought my girl is going to join them next year.
Instead, Janet yells for pencil and paper and starts her very first drawing tonight.

外公很會寵我的孩子。

今天是公公生日，不知怎的，公公倒是特意
為迪迪買了龍蝦逗他歡喜。（迪迪常說他未試過嘛！）



看著那麼大的蝦，和那兩隻大蚶，哥哥們怎會不興奮？
迪迪立刻拿起一隻來看，發現大蟹蚶下還有一對細蟹蚶，十分雀躍；
樂倫有點猶疑了，此終不敢碰一下。不過到公公煮蝦時，
他又很高興的嚷著：
「龍蝦變身了！」



孩子們也有外公的心意的。今年迪迪做了一個芝士蛋糕送給公公。

每次聞到烤麵包的香味、看到漲卜卜的麵包，都很感謝天父－－
雖然是用麵包機做的，但麵團所以能發起，乃是造物的奧秘；
而且經驗告訴我，麵團是可以因為很多小事，像小孩一樣鬧情緒，
不肯起來的。