things that make a parent proud

Parenting is full of surprises. We never quite know what to expect from our kids, the things they say and do often crack us up. But recently there have been a few little Proud Parent moments that we think should be recorded for posterity (or at least moments that stimulate our vanity).

• Elliot keenly playing on Robert's mini skateboard when we were staying with Ange and Sean. As a former skateboarder, I was enjoying him enjoying it so much.
• In a guitar store last weekend, Aiden correctly identified a "Flying V" guitar and Peavey Amplifier.
• For the first time last night, Aiden was drawing some recognisable letters - An uppercase H. He then made some huge H's that spanned the length of the page like a skinny ladder with only one rung. For his encore, he drew a C. So far he's favouring his left hand, but ofter switches between hands to draw.
• Elliot on the other hand (literally) is clearly a rightie. He's got pretty good control of the markers and can draw a really good CD.
• While out wandering in a mall with Elliot, he pointed up at the Starbucks cafe one floor up and said: "Latte, up there".

I guess all kids are exposed to their parent's interests (like coffee and guitars), but it feels a little narscistic that our world is theirs. If I may be a little philosopical for a moment, I guess that's why we have the teen years - where kids get to rebel against the things their parents like.

Elliot is due to start at playgroup this week. He's still got a bit of a cough, and there's been another case of HMFD at the school, so we'll see how it goes. In any case, we're pretty sure he's going to love it. Right now his favourite things are music and dancing (if there's music on, he'll go around the room, dragging everyone to their feet to dance with him).

Both boys are extremely cute & loving and we feel blessed to be their parents.

happy easter

We realised in a panic last night that we had to make a hat for Aiden's Easter celebration at his school today. Constructed from wire and duct tape, we finished it in the wee small hours of the morning. Unfortunately since Aiden was fast asleep during the construction, we couldn't fit it to him very well, so it kept slipping off during the day. Aiden has had a little fever on-and-off these few days, and that came back in the later morning. He's had the rest of the day recuperating at home, so hope he's feeling better by now. He's also recently doscovered my old PlayStation 2 and has been enjoying playing with that, changing disks and exploring the menus. As for Elliot, he's due to start school around his second birthday. Currently there is no space in Little Village for his age group, but we've been told that there will be a new class starting soon, and we're sure he'll love playing with the other kids.