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Fun with Grandma!

08 Dec

Grandma came to visit a couple weeks back. Did Nyan enjoy himself? Did Grandma? Were Mommy and Daddy thrilled to have her visit? Yes, yes and yes.

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Grandma brought a couple of presents, including this tractor-and-wagon that Grandpa helped pick out. The boy certainly loves tractors!

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Grandma took Nyan on plenty of walks and plenty of trips to the playground, of course.

Most though, it was just relax around the house, read books, cuddle and play. Nothing wrong with any of that!

 
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Posted by on December 8, 2013 in Photos

 

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Nyan and his Friends

06 Dec

Our little guy has made some good friends with several of his classmates from nursery (day care). Here he is with a few of them.

James (or Jamesy, as Nyan calls him) is one of his best buddies. Here they are, just a couple of old chums, hanging out on a park bench.

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Here’s the lad with sisters Miri and Rosa, hanging out on a rainy Sunday in September, plus a bonus shot of Nyan with Miri a few days ago.

And a bonus: slightly shaky video taken from the swingset.

 
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Posted by on December 6, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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That’s Our Boy

30 Nov

Nyan Thomas can sometimes be rather, shall we say, particular about things. Things must be just so. For instance: we have a hall closet with doors that sort of fold outwards like an accordion. (I’m sure there’s a technical term for it, but I’m at a loss.) It’s an older house so things don’t always work just right, and you have to put a little extra push on the doors of the closet to get them all the way closed. If you don’t, then it sticks out about half an inch – no big deal until our boy sees it. “Close door!” he demands as he shuts it himself.

An even better example of his tendencies is shown in these photos, taken by Grandma early one morning a week or so ago. His trucks, cars, buses etc. all had to be lined up perfectly. And he spends a lot of time making sure that’s the case. He’s very diligent when he puts his mind to something…

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Posted by on November 30, 2013 in Photos

 

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A Stop on the Way Home

29 Nov

Halfway between school and home is the public library. On the way home this evening, Nyan decided he wanted to stop in. Who are we to say no?

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Posted by on November 29, 2013 in Photos

 

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A Body at Rest (pics and video)

24 Nov

Ah, sleep. It’s a precious commodity for parents of young kids. We’re pretty lucky, really: Nyan typically sleeps until at least 7am most days. And the last two Saturdays, in fact, he’s slept past 8:30am, which allows all of us to sleep past 8:30. Of course, the past two Sundays, he’s been up at 5am. So it all evens out.

He goes through phases where he’ll wake up in the middle of the night for a night or two before returning to all-night sleeping. And last week, we had one instance where he just would NOT go to sleep at night – he kept getting up and opening the door, trying to go downstairs. It got to the point where Daddy had to lay on the floor of his room, almost restraining him, shushing him, trying to get him to calm down. Eventually he did fall asleep right there on the floor. It was an odd occurrence, and we chalked it up to him just being a two-year-old and testing boundaries. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on November 24, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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Adam’s Birthday Party

19 Nov

A few weeks back, Nyan’s pal Adam had his own second birthday, and threw himself a party at a farm-like place south of London.

There were tractors!

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And of course pigs, among other animals.

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Plus puddles and plenty of room to run around:

Lots of indoor play too, including more tractors.

And lots of snacking with the birthday boy, too:

 
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Posted by on November 19, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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Road Trip: Cambridge

18 Nov

Earlier this month, we decided our weekly Sunday family fun activity would be a daytrip to Cambridge. It’s only about an hour north of where we live, and it was a beautiful bright sunny fall day. A bit chilly, and quite windy, but otherwise gorgeous, as you’ll see.

We didn’t do anything special – just wandered around the town, including lunch at a riverside pub.

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And we visited King’s College Chapel, an absolutely stunning, 500-year-old cathedral. Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on November 18, 2013 in Photos

 

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Nyan Thomas’s Big Super-fun Weekend

17 Nov

Oh what a weekend we’ve had. A weekend filled with Grandma, and trucks, and Uncle Iain, and much more. We’ve got one tired little man today! Here are some highlights.

On Thursday, Uncle Iain and Auntie Zuzu were coming down for a visit. We’d mentioned – once – to Nyan that Iain was going to be driving this big-ass American-style pickup truck that Nyan really loves. By the time they picked him up from nursery mid-afternoon, it turned out that he had been telling everyone – his carers and his fellow students – all day long that Uncle Iain was bringing him a truck! So Nyan proudly strutted his stuff to the truck, no doubt casting a look back at his classmates that said ‘See ya, suckas!’

Here he is, in front of our house with Mommy, playing around with the truck: Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on November 17, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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Nyan and Mommy

13 Nov

It’s been a few months since we’ve taken a time-lapse look at Nyan and Mommy through the months. But here we are – from when Nyan was one month old until now, at nearly 28 months. My, my, how our little man has changed. Except for that cheeky look on his face that he had from the moment he was born…

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Posted by on November 13, 2013 in Photos

 

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Nyan Thomas, Party Animal

11 Nov

Mommy’s friend Sharon had a birthday not long ago, so there was a big party at a bar/restaurant in a small village up the road. Nyan put on his Sunday finest and partied ’til the wee hours (or at least ’til 9pm). He managed to find time to pose for the camera, and to try on a pink rabbit-eared tiara thingie that was floating around the party:

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He also cut a rug on the dance floor while chasing a balloon. That’s how he rolls.

 
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Posted by on November 11, 2013 in Photos, Video

 
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