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Doin’ the Dishes

Our boy always wants to do whatever anyone else is doing. It’s a wonderful trait to have, we think, and results in all sorts of adorable moments. Like the time last month when Grandma and Grandpa were doing the dishes. Nyan Thomas insisted on slapping on a pair of purple gloves and joining in.

On our return to London, he want to Phwa Phwa’s house and almost immediately insisted on helping her with the dishes too:

He also likes to help vacuum, hang laundry out to dry, cook, make the bed, pretty much any chore aside from putting away his own toys (although we’re working on that and he’s getting better!). We wonder at what age he’ll start to think that chores actually aren’t that much fun. ‘Til then, we’ll have him help as much as we can!

 
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Posted by on January 9, 2014 in Photos

 

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Nyan Thomas, Arctic Explorer

It’s an almost-pleasant 52 rainy degrees (Fahrenheit) in London this January evening – just a wee bit nicer than the -17 degrees (Fahrenheit) or so that our friends and family back in the Midwest are suffering through right now. So it seems fitting, somehow, to post these pictures: It’s Nyan Thomas, decked out for whatever Mother Nature can throw at him, in a snazzy snowsuit and boots courtesy of Grandma and Grandpa.

These were taken in mid-December, when we were back in Iowa, and when the temperature was around 10 degrees F – bloody stinking cold, although nearly tropical compared to what it’s like there now. And yes, there was snow on the ground – but no, our boy had no interest in going out to play in it. “No want snow. Is cold.” Smart kid, actually, although making a snowman would have been fun. Someday perhaps.

But we did head outside, for a bit, in the bitter cold. Nyan was totally fine with it, decked out in his finest thermal ware. And of course he wanted to ride on Daddy’s shoulders, and of course Daddy was happy to oblige.

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(No, he’s not looking especially happy in this shot. But trust us – the kid had a blast.)

 

 
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Posted by on January 6, 2014 in Photos

 

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Christmas Cookies

While we were in Iowa last month, Nyan did a great job helping Grandma bake cookies, and helping Grandpa decorate them.

He has good concentration, when he wants to.

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And of course Nyan got to sample his work!

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Posted by on January 5, 2014 in Photos

 

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Happy New Year!

Nyan Thomas and everyone here at Nyan Thomas World HQ wish all of our friends and family around the globe a safe, happy and healthy 2014.

We thought we’d kick off the new year by looking back at the old year – a whole bunch of pictures from the last 12 months. We picked three shots from each month in 2013 and present them here, pretty much in the order in which they were taken. (Click on any photo to make it big and start a slideshow.)

Enjoy – and check back often to see what antics our boy gets up to in 2014!

 
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Posted by on January 1, 2014 in Photos

 

Nyan Thomas and Cousin Mia (pics and video)

Our boy totally adores his cousin Mia, who is five years older than him and who lives in Iowa. They don’t get to see each other too often, sadly, but when they get together, he follows her around non-stop and whatever she does, he does. We try to use this to our advantage – for instance, if Nyan isn’t eating his veggies (or anything at all), we ask Mia to take a bite. She’s happy to comply, and when Nyan sees her chowing down on a piece of broccoli, for instance, he does the same.

They have a lot of fun together regardless. They both love to read:

And there’s always lots of hugs and kisses and giggling: Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on December 31, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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Fun Times with Uncle Jeff

Earlier this month, Uncle* Jeff came through London on business and stayed with us a few nights. Nyan hung out with Jeff and Aunt Michelle in June, and never forgot the red double-decker bus that they bought for him. So he was very happy to see Jeff, to say the least.

(*Technically not his uncle – Jeff is Daddy’s cousin which makes him, what, a second cousin or something. But Uncle is easier.)

There were lots of hugs, shoulder rides, book-reading and general fun.

On Sunday morning, we headed to the Docklands neighborhood of London, where they’ve set up a free exhibit showing new technologies that will make cities more liveable in the future, or something like that. Lots of things for Nyan to play around with and explore: Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on December 30, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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The Year That Was (in video)

It’s the end of 2013, of course, so it’s time to take a quick look back at, yes, the year that was. Remember this time last year? The little man had just started to take his tentative first steps and he was hardly speaking a word… and now: We can’t keep up with our boy, in word or in steps. It’s fair to say it was a very active and eventful year.

With that in mind, we’ve grabbed a video from each of the past 12 months and share them here. Enjoy this look back at Nyan Thomas in 2013!

January: Starting to walk. And falling down.

February: Getting better at the whole walking thing. Dancing too!
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Posted by on December 28, 2013 in Uncategorized

 

“I fly in a airplane! In the sky!”

So sayeth young Nyan Thomas earlier this month as he jetted from London, to Chicago, to Iowa City, and back again. He’s always been a great flyer – he’s been airborne since he was about four months old – and even as he has become more alert, and more of a handful in some ways, he’s still pretty much a pure pleasure to travel with.

Here’s the lad on our flight from London to Chicago, including a nice long nap.

We had a somewhat lengthy layover in Chicago; our hero passed the time by running around, chatting up strangers, offering grapes to fellow passengers, etc. Standard stuff. Here:

Near the end of that video, when Nyan says ‘I look at bike, Daddy,’ he’s referring to the Harley-Davidson motorcycle we had earlier come across – a chopper that was inexplicably just sitting there in the terminal. Nyan was oohing and ahh-ing over it, and some dude standing there said ‘Go ahead, he can get on it!’ So up Nyan went. Then the dude, who I had thought was somehow in charge of the bike, walked off. Oh well. Nyan had a blast:

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Posted by on December 27, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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Photo Shoot, 2013 Edition

Last December, while we were in Iowa for Christmas, we took Nyan to a local photo studio for some shots. They came out quite well (you can see them in this post from this time last year). Earlier this month, we had a somewhat unexpected, quite last-minute trip to Iowa and managed to squeeze in another shoot at the same studio.

It didn’t go quite as well. Why? Because we have a two-and-a-half-year-old, basically.

Here’s one decent shot:

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And there were a few more. Read on… Read the rest of this entry »

 
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Posted by on December 26, 2013 in Photos

 

Merry Christmas from Nyan Thomas!

Nyan got a special early visit from Santa Claus himself the other day. Some photos:

Video evidence that Santa does indeed exist:

Here’s more, with Nyan pointing out all the Santa decorations around the house:

And here’s a nice action shot, taken by Grandpa, of the reaction when Santa walked in. Think Mia was excited?

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Here she is on the old man’s lap. Yep she was quite happy.

Merry Christmas!

 
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Posted by on December 25, 2013 in Photos, Video

 

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