Watch what you say

Random conversation with The Son these days...

Me: "Jayden, stop opening the cupboards."

Jayden: "Stop Stop"

Me: "Jayden, get out of the toilet NOW."

Jayden: "Now Now"

Me: "Jayden, the floor is wet."

Jayden: "Wet Wet"

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And then, just the other day while on the road...

Me: *cursing at another driver who cut my lane dangerously* "F*** LAH!!"

Jayden: "Lah lah" (thankfully he didn't learn the F word)

Today in class we have...

Admist our boring routine to Great World City on a hot Saturday afternoon, we were delighted to see a familiar face for the first time.

Dayan pretending to push little brother Danson?? :)

Free play before the class

Little did we know that it was a "Bring a friend" week. Hence, there were about 16 over toddlers ALL OVER THE PLACE. I must say it was a terrible theme to begin with for the kids had to snatch/grab/steal whatever limited toys they could get their hands on.

Not to forget the overcrowded sing-a-long sessions and the 'cannot-be-seen-better-to-be-forgotten' mystery box. Jayden had to literally nudge the kid in front of him to excuse himself.


THEME OF THE WEEK - GARDEN

Two half naked 'if-you-can-try-to-envisage-six-pack' hunks preparing to paint flowers using their hands

You can tell from the painting that obviously painting flowers is not a men's job.

*chomp chomp chomp* hungry after all the work

We decided to skip this term's classes as the word GARDEN didn't appeal the slightest bit to the boy. And not to mention the unearthly timing of 1115-1245 which ruins the 2 most important life matters - NAP & LUNCH. I know I'm over-exagerrating but it just didn't make sense to go to class with a very empty and grouchy stomach. Not happy parents = not happy son. PERIOD.

Jayden and his signature smile-and-pose before we head out

New hairstyle

Over the weekend, we were invited to baby Giselle's 1st Birthday celebration.

And to make sure Jayden went neat and proper, we decided (or rather, Mummy decided) to STYLE his hair for the first time.

A little bit of wax and water did the job (temporary)

Pretty princess Giselle

Look at how much she has grown the last time she attended Jayden's birthday party! Baby gals are sooooo adorable!!

Both very busy watching Hi-5

Of course, the wax couldn't keep the hair down for long. But we thought the hat was quite a neat trick.

Happy Birthday Giselle!

You're finally 1!

Happiness is Cornetto

We merely gave him a mini Cornetto and this is what happened.

His Bedtime Ritual

It is a good habit to cultivate one to clean up his own mess. However, when you have an over-enthusiastic toddler eager to pick up every single item he finds on the floor, then one would be extra wary of what goes into the bin.

For instance, we found a $2 note and Daddy's credit card the other day. This is the reason why I no longer keep my diamond ring lying around.

Random updates

I know I have been lagging of updates.

These days, with a hyper active toddler to keep your eyes on, the next thing I wanna do once the house turns quiet is to be in bed and have my full 8 hours of sleep.

Alot of activities going on for the past few weeks.

In late Feb, we celebrated Daddy's birthday. A quiet celebration at home as a family.

Then over the weekend, Mommy treated Daddy to Sunday brunch at Equinox. And because they allow kids there now, Jayden gets to tag along which turned out to be a terrible choice as he wouldn't sit still.
But nonetheless, that didn't stopped us from gorging down countless of foie gras and caviar. YUMS.

We attended Saturday class diligently. Jayden gets very excited whenever we tell him we're bringing him to school. There will be bubbles, sing-a-long sessions, waterplay, puppetry and lots of freeplay on their own imagination. Many times he will refuse to leave the classroom until everyone has left.

And for the 1st time, he painted. Obviously, he preferred his butterfly and flowers in shades of blue and green. I didn't spot any signs of a Picasso but am sure he enjoyed that moment of 'mess'.

We also discovered that Jayden enjoyed sandplay during class and so we brought him to East Coast last weekend. And true enough, he wasn't the least terrified of getting sand on his hands and feet!

On a sidenote, Jayden's vocabularly has suddently burst out of proportion! He's definitely getting more vocal now and it amuses you each time you try to engage a conversation with him.

For instance... ...

Mummy: "Jayden wanna go school?"
Jayden: "Ok!"
Mummy: "Then you have to orh-orh (sleep) first ok?"
Jayden: *shows the tu-tu unwilling face*

He can recognise all the family members and call them by names now. Surprisingly, he also recognises our shoes as well and when asked whose shoes it belongs to, he can reply the owner correctly! Simply amazing!

Jayden has started to pose for photos and smile when asked to. Of course, the smiling part needs to be improved.

There, now that smile looks better. And I know we need to fix that hair soon.

He's finally taking classes

After a series of trial classes from all sorts of playschool, we finally signed up a package with Busy Buddies. Deciding factor - Clean, spacious environment and Jayden actually paid attention during the puppet play!

Our only decent mummy and kid shot for the day

Marking his territory toys

Bringing all the toys to his 'yellow' territory

Further prove...

Jayden_Busy Buddies from Emily Tan on Vimeo.

This week, they're introducing the letter 'G' for Giraffe!

Feeding the puppet giraffe

Painting his giraffe (although most of the time, mummy was doing it)

Obviously, Daddy seemed to have a bad case of rheumatism. Out of the 10 shots he took, ALL were blurred! -_- What's with husband and camera??

Then it's time for sensory - SANDPLAY! And check out that cute ang mo daddy and his son!

Roaming around the garden in a ladybug

So there, we have committed ourselves on every Saturday at least for the next 10 weeks. Means no more afternoon nap, no more shopping for mummy. What have we got ourselves into?!