He is such a sweetheart

Last night, both of us lying on the mattress, before he fell asleep.

Aiden: Mummy, why do you have a pretty necklace?
Me: Oh, Daddy bought it for me.
Aiden: Why?
Me: Cos Daddy loves Mummy.
Aiden: I love Mummy too. Next time I buy Sofia Dress for you.

Took me a few seconds to understand what he meant. He wanted to buy me a Princess Sofia (Disney cartoon) dress. Such a sweetheart :)

How to spell your name?

Anthony was trying to build Lego blocks to spell out his name. 

Aiden: Make a D!

Anthony: But there is no D in my name.

Aiden: "D-A-D-D-Y", why no D? 

Call the Library

As Aiden did not come home from school with any books after the monthly Mobile Library session in school, i thought there was some problem with his library card.

Me: It's ok Aiden, i will call the Library to check.
Aiden: How can you call the Library?
Me: Why not?
Aiden: The Library doesn't have a mouth, or face, or hands or legs, how can you call the Library?

Anthony and I looked at each other and burst out laughing. Kids are so innocent. And yes, I did go on to explain to him that I will call someone who works at the Library.

Homework

So happy to be doing homework... Wonder how long this attitude can last.

And yes, he has homework at N2. But it's only once a week on Fridays. And usually only 2-4 simple worksheets. Good to get him started I guess...
 

In the car

Aiden: Why you go so fast? 

Daddy: oh cos we are late

Aiden: Don't go so fast, you are not a race car driver.

Aiden's Girlfriend

Pointing to a blue car...

Aiden: Mummy, this is Sally.

Me: Who is Sally?

Aiden: Sally is Lightning Macqueen's girlfriend.

Me: Oh I see. Do you have a girlfriend?

Aiden: No.

A few seconds later...

Aiden: Mummy lor!

Me: Mummy is your girlfriend?

Aiden: Yes!

Article - 10 Ways To Guide Children Without Punishment

Excellent article and a good reminder to ourselves. We need to take a good look at our own behaviour before we blame the child.

http://www.thenaturalparent.com.au/blog/?p=2047

Eventful Saturday

Double decker bus ride in the morning, seated in the first row at the upper deck. Followed by a walk at Gardens by the Bay in the evening to view the lanterns display for the Mid Autumn Festival.

Mini Police Officer

We have a little police officer at home, reminding us that we cannot say "W*L**" or "Stupid" as it is wrong and rude. We should say "Oh my goodness" or "Oh my gosh".

Yes he has absorbed our reminders and is "throwing" it back to us. We totally deserve it!

Nano Blocks

Completed my first Nano Block figure! Ironman - 130 pieces! Took me an hour. Really not easy as the blocks are so small. But it is so cute. Am going to buy more, will post more when done!

And for you to have an idea of the size, I've placed it next to my iPhone 5 as comparison.

The Chill Mom: 31 Free Places To Bring Your Kids In Singapore

Excellent List!

The Chill Mom: 31 Free Places To Bring Your Kids In Singapore:

Not sure where to take the children during this school holiday? Fret not. Initiated by Gingerbreadmum's Adora, 31 mommy bloggers took part in a blog train called Fun For Free in Singapore and came up with a list of free fun places to take your kids. Here is the complete list along with links for detailed reviews and information.

Mid Autumn Festival

Couldn't find any nice lanterns that uses light, so we had to use the Angry Bird ones that mum bought.

After warning Aiden not to swing it for fear that the flame will burn the whole lantern, he returned it to me after holding it for 5 seconds. 

Think he had more fun with the sparklers... And the playground of course.

First 100 words

At 3 years and 4 months old, Aiden is already able to read about 70% of the words on the 100 cards we printed. So impressive right? Smart boy. And thanks to Daddy's patience in teaching him to read and make sentences with the word to help him understand.

                                          

Skinny boy

Realised that we have a lot of photos of Aiden, but not many of us with him. So snapped some of Aiden and Daddy here.

And noticed his cool get-up? Stylo-mylo. But actually it's cos he doesn't outgrow his pants at the waist, only the length keeps getting shorter!

         

Drawings

Drawings by Aiden at 3 years 3 months old. All the descriptions were given by him 

Happy 72nd Birthday Mum!

To an awesome mum and grandma to all of us! 

                                           

National Day celebrations

Can't see from this pic, but even his shoes were red and white.

Racial Harmony Day

Looking out of the window

Looking out of the window....

My helper - Do you want to go swimming?

Aiden - No, I am not a fish.

Picnic at East Coast Park