Tell me a joke, please!

Bryan to Daddy: I'll say "boo" and you'll say "who", ok? Boo! 

Daddy: Who? 

Bryan: Don't cry, Daddy. It's just a joke! 

We were pretty tickled, even though it's a joke he copied off Dora. 

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Daddy: Now it's your turn. Knock, knock! 

Bryan: Knock, knock, who? 

Daddy: Who who who... owl hoo! 

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Over the weekend, Daddy and Bryan had a great time telling each other about the pink panther's jokes... 

It's so good to hear chatter and laughter! 

Thanks Alan for the time tonight. The kids really missed Daddy for the past weeks: the evenings and nights when you were travelling! 

dinner simply grilled...

Yay... yesterday's weather was perfect for bbq!

After what we did on Bryan's birthday, we finally decided that bbq-ing with kids is actually manageable. So, that's what we decided to have for dinner again. Also, summer is really coming to an end soon... just seizing the opportunity to relax on our huge balcony.

This time we didn't have enough time to do a salad. But I had a huge water melon. And no time to cook a staple, since we were out all afternoon to get some gelato. So we got some take-away - fried rice, mainly for the kids.

Simple dinner... Alan started the fire at about 6pm, and we were all done with dinner by 7.40pm! Wow... speed bbq, right? It's definitely nice to have Alan cook dinner once in a while. :)

That's a happy father-and-son-after-dinner-pic.

flatteries and sweet nothings...

I'm penning this down so that I won't forget why I'm staying at home with the kids.

Now and then I get a compliment from my son, like "Mom, your hair is very pretty!" Or "Mom, you look nice!" Or "Mom, I like your clothes." Hmmm, I do think I get more compliments from my son than from my husband these days.

Just the other day, Daddy was telling Bryan this:
You know, Daddy is taking care of you right now. Daddy is putting on your shoes for you, bringing you to the toilet, bathe you, feed you... One day, when Daddy is old, Bryan has to put on shoes for Daddy, bring Daddy to the toilet, bathe him, feed him etc...

Bryan: No, Dad. I won't take care of you. (I was incredibly shocked when I heard this... what filial piety is there???)

Then Bryan continued, "I will take care of Mom only. Not you, Daddy."

Ouch, that hurts, my son! I'm definitely glad that he obviously thinks much of his Mommy, but I do expect him to do the same of his Daddy too. O dear, Daddy, you've gotta work harder there! Maybe you can start thinking about being a SAHD!

wanna see some animals?

Just before we left for the playround, we had a display of creativity from Bryan. There was Daddy lazing around waiting for Mommy. And Bryan decided he was an owl perched up high on the branch of Daddy. Next, he was a monkey, balancing on Daddy's branch. Last, he was a snake spiralling around Daddy the tree.

along the Main...

This is long overdue. My cousin came for a visit in spring last year and these were some of the candid shots he took. You probably can tell now that I've finally settled for a collage-making software and am experimenting with some pictures.
I really love this series of photos my cousin took. They just tell the story of the father and son well... except Alan doesn't always wear a suit while out playing with his son.