tree climbers

One of the parks we frequent has this wonderful tree that's just right for climbing - lots of horizontal branches and smooth bark. Aiden loves seeing how high he can go, and of course, Elliot wants to be doing what his big brother is doing.

the naylor boys having fun

Nope, not Aiden and Elliot, but Andy & Paul - caught head-bouncing balloons at Kate's birthday party. It's clear from the photo which kids were having more fun.

And below - a photo of Aiden vicariously lapping up Kate's birthday cake.

thanks to granny ally

... for introducing the book "The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None Of His Business". We've had the book for a long while now, but I'm sure it inspired a conversation we had this evening:

Aiden: Daddy, do poops go on heads?
Andy: Nope.
Aiden: Poops go in the potty.
Andy: Yes.
Aiden: I do believe you’re right.

photos, photos.

It's a little too late for a lengthy post today, Instead, I hope these photos will suffice.

Mei, Ian, Elliot and Aiden.

Elliot has started solids, and knows more-or-less what to do. We'v forgotten how messy it got with Aiden when he was learning to eat. Elliot seems a little more distracted when he eats, making feeding a frustrating affair.

A quiet read is always a pleasure.

poley cow!

I'm not sure where Aiden picked up this gem, but he's been saying it quite frequently and watching for the giggles from us. We've also been playing his favourite game which is still "Where's Aiden". He hides (in plain sight) with a sheet or pillow over his head, then says "Where's Aiden". We then wander around pretending to look for him all over the place. We talk to ourselves as we do so "I wonder if he's gone shopping with Bow Wow..." to which he usually replies "yes". Last night we were playing the same game, he asked Mae and I to hide. Once we had, we started the game "Where's Mummy and Daddy?" to which he replied "That's a very good question!"

food for thought

Our good friend (and bridesmaid) Shiao recently opened an uber-cool cafe with her friends at Bugis Junction. Called "Food for Thought" it aims to offer stimulation for the mind as well as the palete.

We were there in the first week to sample the tasty food & support our friends.

Aiden and I were goofing-off, and here are the resulting photos.

first day of playgroup

(Photos courtesy of our friend and avid photographer Ai Leen)

Aiden went to playgroup today for the first time. After much searching, we found a neat preschool "Little village on the Grange" which has a really caring team of teachers. The school is like a mini United Nations with kids from Singapore and all over the world. Aiden's playgroup has 3 teachers to 7 boys (surprisingly, no girls!) so that means a lot of dedicated time with the teachers. It went a lot better than we expected and Aiden took to his new teachers quite quickly. Fingers crossed that he'll continue to enjoy the stimulation and socialising with little kids his age.

like father, like son

I love this photo of Andy & Aiden squishing their noses against the kitchen door as they played peekaboo. Spot the family resemblance.