Astronaut Bryan

The last time Bryan had that toy basket on his head, it got stuck on his face and removing it proved very painful for his ears... AFter that incident, he said he wouldn't do that anymore and now look... he has it ON his head now. It's supposed to be his astronaut's helmet.

This is him trying to crawl into his spaceship but he was too big to get into it...

Kiddy Yoga

Yesterday were the kids' first yoga lesson. Their teacher, "Miss Roberts" was able to handle Bryan, who was the only boy in the class. Caitlyn's the oldest in that class of 5. Bryan was able to stay on his mat and follow some instruction which was fun for him. I would peek into the room to see what he was doing. Sometimes, I see him practising his flexibility by biting his toenail....
Tomorrow will be his Gym class.. Will try and get some pics if management allows.

Lucky Lucky Me!

See what I won? A $50 BP petrol voucher. My first. So proud of it that I had to take a picture of it and show it off. Hee Hee.

Yoga Broke Me

Lesson No. 1: Do NOT eat a full meal an hour before Yoga.

Made a Big Mac-stake..... halfway during yoga, I threw up. Made it to the ladies in time, of course. Huge mistake. Felt like crap after that. Drove the kids home and I just collapsed in bed. Caitlyn was very responsible... She kept Bryan out of trouble while I rested in bed.. with a huge plastic bag by my side. After an hour, the crappy feeling went away and I could at least get up and walk. Honestly, I do suspect I have a tummy bug cos there's a constant feeling of queasiness. No, I am so NOT pregnant, in the that's the next question you're going to ask. 2 panadols took the headache and neck stiffness away... and YES, my body is so sore!!! I worked muscles I never knew I had!

Weekend Celebration Before School Begins

Caitlyn had fun attending her classmate's Craft-y birthday, with one of her BFFs, Cassy. Here they are, Cass, Cait and Nat. The girls had their faces painted too.So it's fun, fun, fun till next Tues, when Term 4 begins.

Feeding Frenzy at Swamp

It's been quite a while since Bryan fed his crocs. Today he built a swamp with his crocs, a pig and a poor zebra. Guess who was chow? Poor zebra and piggy. He knows the shark didn't belong, so he chucked it belly up under the sofa. I couldn't resists taking a "nice" pic and started to put the toys upright. Of course that didn't bode well with Bryan... His feed, his rules...

You Can Run.. But You Can't Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!

This is where Bryan will "hide" if he is running away from me. He'll push his toy box around him, against the sofa and arm chair, hoping I won't be able to get to him. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. While he is in his Circle of Safety, all I have to do is to wave my Magic Wand aka rotan and he'll be out in a flash.... See? Action DOES speaks louder than words....

See? This is How It Starts...

First, it's the innocent "Cat In The Hat"..... after that.. CD ROM games and after that.. heaven only knows... This is him in his "Batman" cape at the dining table ...

Dr. Seuss Would Be So Proud!

Caught him in the act! He loves to play with the computer now and so far, he only likes to play The Cat In The Hat CD ROM. Thus starting his whole new echolalic script repertoire. Will let him start Green Eggs and Ham and Maggie's Farmyard soon.

4 and a Half and still a baby!

30kg.... 4 feet tall.. and already 4 and a half... still like to play peek-a-boo.

Tai mm thau.. sometimes I see him like this, I wonder.. did the Dr get his diagnosis wrong? Then when he starts his echolalia, reality smacks me upside the head ala Jethro Gibbs.

Bathroom or Playroom.. or both?

See how our bathroom has transformed into Animal-topia? All kinds of creatures living harmoniously behind a door.... the bathroom door. Bryan will take a toy .. usually his favourite animal of the day, to teman his shower. I hurts like an SOB when you suddenly step on them cos there are really hard poking bits jutting out.

Occasionally, you'll see one or two escapees.........

Everybody? ...... Anybody?.. (I found it funny at that time)

Bryan knows too well that he cannot leave the breakfast table without finishing his breakfast.
So it was a typical holi-day morning and he was just being difficult and slooooooooooooooow.
Caitlyn was done and was sitting on the throne, Daddy was also on another throne and mummy was kemas-ing the bedroom.

He was, I am sure, trying to get someone to "save" him... after all, it was getting a tad bit too quiet for him out at the dining area.........

Bryan: PAPA!
Derrick (shouting from inside the loo): PAPA IN THE TOILET!
(PAUSE)

Bryan: CHEH CHEH!
Caitlyn (shouting from inside another loo): CHEH CHEH POO POO!!!!!!
(PAUSE)

Bryan (boh pian... enemy also have to friend already): MOMMY!
Me: Mummy is BUSY! (Still have to sound angry to maintain effect ma)
(looooooooooooong pause)


Bryan (very close to tears): BRYAN?


Poor thing.. psychological trauma from being banished to the dining table...... I smell therapy dollars......

That actually, reminded me of a Calvin & Hobbes cartoon strip.. the only person CAlvin called for at the end after not getting a response from mom and dad was ... OPRAH!

1 Week of Holidays Left

I gripe first ok? Why do kids wake up at sparrow fart during the holidays? During school days leh, I would have to literally drag them from their beds to wake them up. And I thought I could sleep in during the hols.... NOT! I gotta think of something FAST! I'm one step short of administering pre-historic anaesthesia.... which involves a huge club.................. One more week for me to get more sleep....

Queen Of The Castle

The FRONT

The SIDE

The BACKSIDE

I went out for my weekly grocery shopping and Caitlyn kept herself busy building her Castle... Yes, my almost 8 year old still plays with blocks. Not a bad thing actually. As you can see, she is a bit like mummy.... very symmetrical one. She waited for me to come home, then pleaded me to take photos before she put it away. So I humour her lor...