a laptop drawing

mae's entry:

Aiden has been drawing more and more lately. No surprise that most of his drawings feature an electronic gadget ever so often.

He drew a laptop last week - half the page had tiny boxes like a keyboard, and the other half (the screen) was quite plain except for some squiggles in the centre.

So I asked what was on the screen, expecting a fantastic story of an elephant, or some adventure since he's quite fond of making up rather imaginative stories. But instead, he explained, "Oh it says: 'Webpage cannot be loaded'. There's an error, Mummy. Perhaps we might need to close Chrome and try another browser."

It had me in stitches. It's not just the lingo (that he probably picked up from Andy & I) but that he did a drawing of an error with troubleshooting advice. I'm sure some other parent would find this incredibly tragic, but we love the inclination toward geekdom. Welcome to the club, Aiden.

the power of two

mae's entry:

Elliot loves telling people that he's 2 years old, accompanied by holding up his fingers in a peace sign, but it sometimes requires some thought. He alternates organising his fingers between 2 & 3 and peers with a mixture of concentration and confusion, as though he has one finger too many and that his fingers have conjoured up a hide-and-seek dance.

All in all, pretty cute for this indulgent parent.

elliot's new phrase

This weekend Elliot has Mae and I in stitches with his new catchphrase... he'll bring something (like a piece of bread or his cloth) to his nose, inhale deeply then say: "It smells like GOOD!"