Take one toy van, and one piece of broccoli. Put the broccoli on top of the van and voila! You’ve got yourself a fire engine.
He wouldn’t eat the broccoli (which he had said was a lollipop, before he decided it would work fine as a fire truck siren) but at least it wasn’t a total waste…
Here’s a couple of videos showing Nyan Thomas hanging out at dinner. First we go through a bowl full of pink grapes and play with some corn. The video comes to an abrupt end when a glass of water is spilled:
Later, Nyan decides it’s time to lay on the floor and read for a bit, before trying to climb back up on his chair. (And yes, he sits in an adult chair at the table most of the time now. Wasn’t our choice, but as long as he sits safely in it – which he does more often than not – we’re cool with it.)
Here’s our boy, enjoying a piece of cake. And whining when Mommy moves a glass of water. Because it’s *his* water, don’t you know. And also, he’s two years old.
Sundays are fun. Here’s a look back, through video and photographs, at three recent ones.
Last Sunday, Aunt Zuzu and Uncle Iain came to visit. It was a lovely warm sunny Sunday, so we headed down to the high street for a Sunday lunch at a pub. We’re quite happy to report that our boy ate very well (in fact, touch wood but he’s been eating very well for several weeks now – a great change from his tendency in the past to just not eat very much. Here’s hoping he keeps it up). Some photos from the pub:
On the walk back, Emerald pushed the stroller, and Nyan demanded that someone hold not just one of his hands, but both of them. We were all happy to obliged, of course. Spoiled much?
Later in the afternoon, Nyan showed off his latest dance moves, busting a rug to one of his favorite tunes:
Emerald and Iain stayed over and kept Nyan out of school on Monday, instead taking him on numerous strolls around the neighborhood, the back yard, etc. He had a blast, but by early afternoon he was completely tuckered out – so much so that he just passed out on top of his buddy Yum Yum, the stuffed elephant.
A week earlier, young Nyan Thomas took a Sunday afternoon walk around the ‘hood with Mommy and Daddy from a week before:
And was there a cat on the street? There was:
Finally, a video from just today – it was a cloudy, lazy Sunday, and Nyan spent part of it by hanging out with his books, listening to some tunes. Not a bad way to spend the day.
A trio of videos from the past few weeks featuring young Nyan Thomas at dinnertime. Here he gently eats some yogurt – using both spoon and fingers – after what was clearly a delicious and messy meal of pasta with red sauce:
Here, just chewing and smiling as Daddy makes strange noises from behind the camera:
Last but not least, more chewin’ and digestin’ from that same photo session:
Here’s a slideshow of the young man eating spaghetti, then washing it down with a refreshing drink. These were taken back in December. Bon appetit!
We try to make music an important part of Nyan’s life. For instance, during dinnertime on weeknights, we’ll usually have a radio nearby, playing classical music. He seems to enjoy it immensely. Here at Grandma and Grandpa’s, we decided on something similar the other day: Daddy brought out his iPad and played a few music videos at the end of the meal. Here’s a few of our efforts.
First up, we have the Muppets version of Bohemian Rhapsody. Does Nyan enjoy it? He was dancing during certain parts, at least:
On Sunday, Nyan wanted to take his ladies out to lunch – that is, the women who work at his nursery, the ones who get to spend all day with the young man, five days a week. So Mommy arranged it, and the three of us, plus about a dozen ladies from the nursery, all met up at the Westfield shopping center – right next door to where the Olympics were held – for lunch at a pizza restaurant. Read on for more pics, videos and more…
We write you today from the charming Swiss city of Zurich, where Daddy is working for a couple of days. There’s a story to tell about that – but first, here’s a video from the other day, in which our hero insists that he can handle his pot of yogurt himself, thank you very much. He’s got the concept down – stick the spoon in the pot, get some yogurt on it, put spoon in mouth, repeat – but the execution is not quite there just yet. But he’s learning, and you gotta love his determination. Check out the video:
The young man is greatly enjoying nibbling on the Halloween biscuit that he made at nursery today… check out that smile!
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