Get ready to Wiggle

Hot potato hot potato.

For some of you, those four words will automatically be followed by cold spaghetti then mashed banana.

If you did, I'm guessing your childhood included the famous four-coloured group called the Wiggles.

To be honest, I am a Wiggles expert.

Having a two year old sister who is OBSESSED with the Wiggles, requires me to watch at least two hours of Wiggles video clips, listen to the Wiggles soundtrack all day and dance the Wiggles whenever she has the desire to move her tush.

For most people who currently don't have a young child in their home, the Wiggles will be the four men group dancing and singing their ways into children's hearts.

AKA, these guys

From left: Murray, Jeff, Greg and Anthony

Which include Greg, Anthony, Jeff and Murray as seen above.

They showed us that grown up men can look good while singing and dancing to kids.

However, most young parents or teen mums like me know that the Wiggles nowadays is no longer the young, fresh-faced men that they once were.

In fact, there isn't even four men.... it is now four guys and one girl...(Mind blown right?)

Let me introduce you to the new Wiggles - Emma, Lachy, Simon and Anthony.

From left: Anthony, Emma, Simon and Lachy

These guys started at the beginning of 2013 after three of the four Wiggles were at or past the age of 50. 

Jeff, is currently SIXTY. Yes, 60. That's like my grandma singing and dancing on TV (Weird).

Much younger and with more energy, these guys dance more higher, faster and with more enthusiasm.

(Not that the old Wiggles didn't do that)

Even after 23 years (which is older than me), they're still bringing joy to children with their Hot Potatoes.

Photo credit:

http://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/life/parent/2013/05/07/the_new_wiggles_in_toronto_this_week_with_first_female_member_emma_watkins/wiggles_new.jpg.size.xxlarge.letterbox.jpg

http://img3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120616224042/wiggles/images/2/20/TheWigglesinWiggleTime(re-recording).jpg

Forever fixed on channel 22.

Channel 22.

Most of you probably have no clue what's on channel 22. Never ventured on the magic number 22 which our TV is fixed on from 7am until 6pm when it's on.

This magical place of channel 22 is the home of ABC for Kids or more specifically ABC for young kids.

This is where you find what I called the "Presidents of the kids" aka Peppa Pig and The Wiggles

Ready, Steady, Wiggle!

Peppa Pig

I have watched this channel so many times that I know the theme song of every children's show currently showing.

I know kid's theme songs better than the current mainstream music for adults.

How sad is that.

Sometimes I find myself humming the Wiggles intro song while I'm working or going to uni.

I just hope I don't sing out loud for someone to hear and ask me what I'm singing.

Totally awkward.


P.S You guys might watch the wiggles video from above and be confused to why:

1. There is a girl
2. Wheres Jeff?
3. Why is Anthony so old and going grey
4. Who are these people?!!

That's for you to find out next time.

Trust me, I'll fill you all in.
I'm an expert on the Wiggles.
Such an expert that they should give me a degree in Wiggle-ism or something.



I should go watch a grown up program.

Photo Credit:
http://blogs.abc.net.au/.a/6a00e0097e4e688833014e88323f26970d-pi

Searching for the best playground.

Having a two year old sister means that she needs to be constantly entertained and taken to new places.

My mother, being the over-enthusiastic parent loves searching for what she calls the "best playgrounds."

One hot 35 degree day, we decided to venture off to the suburb of Blacktown.
I had been there before and I highly doubted that there was going to be the "best playground" there.

I was mistaken.

We arrived at somewhere called Francis Park aka Blacktown Showground Precinct.
It's quite close to the station if you need to get there via public transport.
But even if you drive, there's ample parking so if you have kids, driving isn't a bad idea either.

Location of Francis Park

The park itself is SO clean and tidy. They've planned it very well and executed the display amazingly!

This is just one part of the playground the kids can enjoy:

There are so many features to this playground but as a teen mum I know what mums look for in a park in summer time.

1. Water play 
2. Ample amounts of shade
3. Extra playgrounds because kids get bored easily
4. Visibility so they can keep their eyes on their kids at all times

And I am happy to announce that this park meets all four expectations.

IT'S A DREAM COME TRUE.

Personally, I think the main attraction to this park is the water play area.

(This photo doesn't do this place justice!)

The water park at this park  is fully covered by shade which means the kids can have fun with the water whilst being fully protected from the sun AND the mum can just sit on the side and watch.

If you're not a parent, I don't think you'll understand how AMAZING this is.

It's every parents dream come true.

Of course two year old sister Lydia loved this place. It combines the two things she loves most, water and playground.

Here's a photo of her running through a water tunnel :)

There are so many features that I couldn't possibly list them all in one post!
Check out their website below and get a full comprehensive list of everything this park offers.

http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/Discover_Blacktown/Venues_and_Facilities/Open_Space_Parks_and_Reserves/Blacktown_Showground_Precinct_Francis_Park
It's 100% worth checking out any time of the year! (But the water play area does close during winter)

A little water never hurt nobody.


photo credit:
http://apps.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/forms/images/Showground_Banner_II.jpg
http://www.whatson4littleones.com.au/images/cmsimages/1/francis%20park.jpg

Mum's mid life crisis.

So I'm guessing you have read the title.
And thought "Is she one of those girls on the TV program 16 and Pregnant?"
Sorry to burst your bubble but no. I did not have a baby or anything of the sort in my teens.

But before we go any further, let me give you a little bit of a background into my family and it's members.

My mum and my dad are Korean, born and raised.
That's where my brother who is currently 18 and myself (20) were born.
However, my biological father passed away when I was five which then saw our family of mum, my brother and myself to move to New Zealand.
That's where my mum met her current husband who is a kiwi.
After being together for many years in NZ, we moved to Australia in 2010 and then the next year, she did something that not many women at the age would do,

She got pregnant.

My mother, the great woman she is decided to do the whole parenting thing again at the ripe old age of 43 right after she put her oldest child (me) through high school.

Yes, high school. Which means I was 18 when my little sister Lydia was born. EIGHTEEN.
Which means she literally finished raising one child and then decided to start all over again. Funny huh?

But this isn't the end of the story. Then two years after having my younger sister Lydia, she decided to pop another out. So out popped another baby called Hannah right after my brother finished high school.
Once again, she finished raising another child then started all over again. Crazy woman.

This blog will take you through my parenting experiences as a "teen mum."
It won't be like all the other parenting blogs where 30+ year old women discuss parenting.
Cause no one actually likes those.

It's my perspective as a young mum, who's not actually a mum.