It's national day weekend and we're all looking forward to our staycation at Sentosa. Yee Sinn had a mini National day celebration at school in the morning. We dressed her up in the usual red and white and gave her a huge Diaso-bought Singapore flag. She was more excited about the staycay than school though.

We booked the entire family into Festive Hotel at Resort World for 3 days 2 nights. It has a nice family unit that comes with a loft bed, a king size bed and a sofa bed. The 2 girls slept on the sofa bed while Grandma Lee had the honor of the loft bed. It was quite a bliss to be able to sleep on a nice huge king size bed after such a long while....

We checked out the pool at Hard Rock Hotel. The kids just LOVE it. It comes with a clean sand play area so it was as good as being out at the beach. Yee Ruu also had her first taste of swimming and guess what? She loves the water! I had to thank my colleague who passed down her kid's pre-loved swimwear and float.

We visited the sand with pool almost every day while we were there. We were very lucky that the weather was excellent for outdoor activities. Above is a picture of Yee Sinn writing her name on the sand.

Hubby and the girls also had a great time building sandcastles and other sand structures. Yee Sinn had a go at hold her sand in her hands and patting them down while "helping" her dad out. One good outcome of the daily swim is that the kids tend to eat more and sleep more soundly. They practically zonked out the moment their head touches the bed. So while they were asleep, Grandma Lee would be watching her programs in the room while hubby and I will sneak out for a drink.

This picture was taken after cleaning up Yee Ruu and tugging her in for her morning nap. Thinking of making the best use of our stay, we continued playing at the pool.

Here's Yee Ruu thinking of where to go for our next staycation!