that was then this is now

mama thinks
it is
pretty
remarkable
to look back
and notice
the differences
and changes
a mere
365 days
can entail!

blow blow blow till i be

but breath
of the spirit
(hopefully!)
blowing in me...
the folks
seem to
have realised
that no one's
birthday cake
blowing ceremony
will be solely
theirs ever again...
at least not whilst
the cake-hijacker
is about

we are grateful

it's dada's birthday today
so happy happy birthday my beloved dada
we are so blessed to have you as a father and husband
you are the world to me and mama
your constancy and love is our bedrock
and i will always treasure
our nights together
as you put me to bed
and wait for me
to fall asleep
before tiptoeing out
although some nights
you don't manage
to brush your teeth...
for this i love you!

and on another note
we spare
a moment in time
to remember
and be grateful for
the brave ANZAC soldiers
who gave of themselves
on the shores of gallipoli
lest we forget

i am the music man

and i can play...
what can you play?
i play the jingle bells
jingle jingle jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle jingle jingle bells
jingle bells
jingle bells
- the first in a
series of instruments
mama borrowed
from the toy library

better than a poke in the eye with a stick

this is
what happens
when dada
lets me
play with
a stick

instead of a
bruce lee-wannabe
(hiiiii-yaah!)

i end up
looking like
scarface!

those wellies

this is what happens
when mama goes
shopping for my
wellingtons at the
discount store and
willingly settles for
whatever colour they
have left in my size
as she cannot bear to
go traipsing around
to other stores
or spend more money
you'd think she
could at least
be a little more
discerning wouldn't you?!

i can climb anthills

turning 26 months old means more vigourous adventures
i have started climbing anything and everything of height that's in sight
chairs, chests of drawers, sofa arms, piles of dirt
if i can climb it, i have to - just. can. not. resist.
sense of acheivement means everything to me right now
(oh and we'll talk about those boots in a later post!)

kong kong's visit

kong kong
has been
visiting with us
for almost
two weeks now
i have enjoyed
my time with him
especially when
he plays
'catch me'
and 'piggyback'
we will all
miss him
terribly when
he returns home
on wednesday

mmmmm....*smoulder*sneer*pout*

dear ms a jolie
i think you have lost your crown
behold the new champion of
plumped-up-pouty-pillow-lips-ahoy
(ladies, let me tell you the secret -
eat your spag bol as messily as you can
and don't bother wiping your mouth afterwards...)

a hen's tooth for you

here's a
rare shot
of me and
mama who is
always always
camera-shy...
(actually she
hasn't taken any
photos of late
because she's been
so caught up with
kong kong's
presence and
preparing the
household for
nannup!)

looks are deceiving

no no no
contrary to
appearances
i am not
toilet
trained
yet
not even
close!
just
doing my
climbing
every
surface
thing
that's all...

the boys

this
is
one
of
mama's
favourite
pictures
of
her
two
beloved
boys