We're fortunate to have a park within minutes of our house even though it took the developers MANY years to build one. To make sure Adrian gets plenty of fresh air and exercise, we're frequent visitors to many of the neighbourhood parks. Sometimes it's nice not having drive, but instead walk along a nice short path to reach a toddler friendly park. On this particular trip, we were rewarded with some of my all-time favorite shots of the little munchkin. Good job, honey! :)
Adrian is seriously showing some major signs of independence. From wanting to feed himself, buckling himself in his car seat and helping around the house. After spending an afternoon viewing the King Tut exhibition at the De Young Musuem, he decided that he's old enough to sit in the passenger seat besides Daddy and refused to go back to his lush and super cool Moo Moo car seat. The little guy eventually lost the battle and was returned to his seat, but of course he didn't do it so quietly! :(
I'm almost certain if you were to look up the word, "Goofball" in the dictionary, you'll find Adrian's name! My little munchkin is always clowning around and is constantly surprising us with various goofy actions. We both enjoy his great sense of humor and encourage it at the same time! Here's the goofball being his goofy self under his beloved table. Sometimes, I feel that he has this goofy/cheeky look permanently etched on his cute little cherubic face! :)
Looking back, I am so grateful that I had my Flip camera with me (a MUST HAVE in my purse) to capture this event as the little munchkin rarely ever sings along to this song! :( So here's a valuable advice from one parent to another -- ALWAYS have a camera or camera phone charged and handy! You never know when your child might do something silly, goofy, fun that you want to capture for memory sake, so better be prepared than regret it down the road! :)
My favorite shot of the evening and the "money shot" goes to this next one of little Adrian and little Haley kissing! I hope this doesn't become a habit! :)
We try our best to take the little munchkin to the park and let him blow off some steam! Well, not that he has any reason to, but really to allow the little guy to run, climb and partake in his favorite activity at the park -- go down the slide! Whee!!! His hand/leg coordination has greatly improved and he feels comfortable moving around in the play structure. Nevertheless, Ed and I are always a stone throw away to step in and provide a helping hand since he can be a little bit clumsy (just like me)! :)
Although, Adrian was born in the Year of the Rat, I often refer to him as my little monkey. His mannerisms and silliness is the primary reason for this! He is never one to be serious and you can usually always find a smile (cheeky expression) on his face, which I adore so much. I often find myself just staring at his cute little face and then I either find myself smiling back or break down in laughter. During our recent trip back to the UK, my cousins worked tirelessly together to trade in their gaming tickets (at the arcades at Trocadero) for this little monkey! Both Ed and I were touched by their sweet gesture, but also thought that it was a very fitting prize for my little Monkey! Thanks Sharlene, Vi, Phuong, James and Joanne! :)
I picked up these shades waaaaaay before Adrian was old enough to wear them. Since then, every attempt to put them on his cute little cherubic face ended up being a major failure. Now that he's "older" and supposedly "wiser" and have seen countless others wearing shades, he's now a lot more comfortable reaching for them and having ME put it on for him. Kids!!!
