spidertot

well, well, well,
i have managed to freak mama out!
one fine morning
as per our usual routine of
waking up and changing out of a sopping wet nappy
mama went and got the things ready
in my change room
then she called and called for me to come
and knowing how i detest (putting it mildly)
getting my nap nap changed
she waited a little longer patiently...
and still i didn't turn up
so, suspecting something was up
she walked into the kitchen
only to find me nicely and quietly
perched atop my highchair
awaiting my breakfast!
(if i could have drummed my fingers impatiently, i would have, too!)
imagine how shocked/traumatised she was (again putting it mildly)
when she realised i had
clambered aboard the high chair
without clipping the harness on
ALL. BY. MYSELF.
witness now for your self my abseiling abilities...

i scream for ice-cream

yesterday
mama
let
me
have
my
very
first
bite
of
her
ice
cream

oh
ho
ho
i
say
how
good
is
this
stuff????!!!

flap your flannels

it's been pretty cool
in the evenings
the last few days
mama reckons it feels
a little like spring
but winter is yet to come
so how could that be?

anyway it's official now
i've got my first pair of
little boy jarmies
my flannelette ones
do i not look
more grown up?

swing with me

mama loves
these pictures
of moi
enjoying
my ebay swing.
sometimes
it's the
simplest
things
that
can
bring
so
much
pure
delight...

my kind of literature

forget about those
educational picture books
lift-the-flap ones
or even nursery rhymes
what gets my motor running
comes practically free
with the weekend papers...
(the adults can have
all the news they want)
i just zoom in
on the motoring section -
heaven is shouting out
and pointing
car! car! car! car! car!
and the accuracy ain't a fluke

oh, and i'll have one of those, thanks!

fun in freo

mama loves going
to fremantle on weekends
she does the marketing
and soap shopping
at the markets
and always always
finds room for a crepe
(i had my first taste
of wholemeal batter today!)
and italian dinner
at gino's or the capri
with some gelati
or coffee and cake
finishes off the evening
very nicely...

i on the other hand
absolutely adore
being let loose at the
park and playground
by the esplanade -
all norfolk pines
tea-rooms
fish and chips
family picnics
windblown hair
cheeky seagulls
whizzy slides
squeaky swings
and rampant little children
running riot

the place is my oyster...

food fight!!!

actually there wasn't really
a food fight

this was just me
left to my own devices
to eat a
cream cheese sandwich
and see what a
frightful mess
i am capable of
when people turn their backs
for one second...
am i talented or what?!

happy birthday poh poh

i hope you have
a lovely day
on your birthday
i miss you
and love you
very much...
xoxo jamesy
(p.s. i still do the
'ni-na-ni-na pong'
and 'teem choong choong'
like you taught me )

weekend at nan nan's

why are nan nan and i looking so nonplussed?
probably because i am dying to run around the garden
since i do not prefer to sit still
poor nan nan - never gets a long enough cuddle...

i salute all you mamas out there

to all the amazing mothers out there, you are doing an amazing job -
though unpaid in monetary terms, abounds in heart-swelling joy and love...

and you know what?
i slept through last night as my gift to mama!
which is exactly what she had wished for
and to top it all off dear papa
made her brekkie nosh up of eggs, beans and toast
and she will get another present come 21 july
when she can collect the last harry potter book
actually my sleeping through was pretty amazing
as my lower molars are coming through
and i have been pretty out-of-sorts the past week
so see... i do listen to my parents when it actually really matters!

finally, for posterity's sake - mothers' day 2006 and 2007
do you think i've changed much???

well bowl me over

how do you like
my autumn/winter shoes?
these are my
(one size larger)
red bowler pedoodles
which have a very flexible
rubber sole for those
wet and outdoorsy days
they are very comfy,
functional
and interesting looking
but mama loves them
most of all
cause they are
so retro...
and papa calls them
my fat cat shoes

off my (toy library) rocker

giddy up
giddy up
giddy up horsey!
giddy up
giddy up
go! go! go!
giddy up
giddy up
giddy up horsey!
giddy up
giddy up

wooooah...
(enough said)

i will be able to jump puddles!

after the past few rainy days last week
mama in her eagerness
to be prepared for the coming wintry weather
got me my inaugural
pair of wellies
and they are bright yellow
so no one will miss me
if it is dark and stormy outside
(poh poh thinks i look like 'phua chu kang' - whatever that means!)
i tell you what though
they are certainly good for
practising irish jigs
and papa has been teaching me how to stomp about
getting ready for my puddle splashing!!!
div>

watch out vidal sassoon

you know how
my hair is pretty long
and mama hasn't got
the guts to cut it off
so i stop looking like
a girl/hippie/wildchild?
well, seeing as i have to
live with this mane of mine
i've learnt to comb my hair!
yes, when mama says,
"comb hair jamesy"
i actually try and run the comb
through my hair
i won't be surprised
when toni and guy
come knocking on my door...

colourful cubism

during a recent toy sale

mama splurged
and got these
boikido pyramid cubes
for me to play with
she is particularly enamoured
by the rainbow colours
and cute graphics
and hopes i will enjoy them too
but i have other plans...
at the moment
all i seem to want to do
is demolish the towers
she so patiently
sets up for me