E turns 4!

 We just celebrated E's birthday over CNY. He was requesting for a rainbow cake and i decided to accept the challenge! I studied several recipes since January and finally decided on one. It took me an entire morning and afternoon to make 6 layers with 2 cake pans. I was popping in and out for other errands in between so i was super stressed. I never made buttercream successfully before either so i was really worried it wouldn't turn out well. Whilst trying to level one of the layers, the knife slipped and shaved off the skin and a small part of nail of my right thumb. 😣 it was a bit hard to stop the bleeding. I was so worried the cake won't be done on time. Alas, i am happy to announce i did it!!

Seeing the smile on his face and how happy he was, every ounce of sweat/stress/blood was worth it. He was beaming so proudly. 😊😍 Time flies, i cannot believe he's 4. He's growing up too fast. He is such a blessing from the Lord.

The weekend brought unexpected weather changes too. It snowed crazily on friday and we had a nice walk on saturday in the park. Really beautiful... Probably the last snowfall we will see for a long time. But a season for everything, as it says in Ecclesiastes. I pray i may learn to let go and embrace the changes that await.  

CNY in Geneva

 This will be our second CNY here. Missing the CNY snacks at home and company. Tried my hand at more CNY snacks this year. I'm proud to say that most were edible and people really liked the almond cookies! It was nice bringing smiles amidst the gloomy atmosphere of winter and worsening COVID rates.

Almond cookies

Crispy Nori snack

Fried crabsticks - but not really crispy

Looking forward to receiving the special food parcel from home! 💖😃

2 weeks ago, France decided that people who enter need to get a PCR test done. So the day before we rushed to get our CNY food from the asian grocer and stood in line for 45mins to pay! Thankful that our SG neighbor also has 2 refrigerators so we could keep the food there. Sigh! When will this madness end?? Thank God for His providence, the promise of His presence and His perspective. Wishing all you lovelies a happy and safe lunar new year.