Back to school

It is back to normal tomorrow...school again. We went in this morning to pick up our stuff for tomorrow and get sorted out with schedules and all that. I was thrilled to find out i don't work Saturday's this semester. Dylan came in with us and turned my classroom upside down in the time that we were there. He had great fun playing with the toys and i don't think there was a marker or crayon left in its container by the time he was done. He had a good nap this afternoon but then woke up soooo grumpy!!!! still getting over this sore throat / teething or just the grumps!! The pics are from the art museum we stopped in there the other day and as always Dylan loved running around the park.(these pics won't upload so will post them next time.. )We went shopping for his birthday pressie!! Don't think he suspects anything:) Can't believe he is almost two. And on that note here are some old pics of Dylan...

The first pic ...3rd March 2005 in the Jen ai hospital NICU.

Opening pressies on his first birthday. 3rd March 2006.

Our little one year old!

Taipei

We got back from Taipei yesterday. Just went up for two nights. On Monday we got there in the afternoon and were going to check out the Taipei Children's recreational center only to find that , like most things in taipei on mondays, it was closed! So headed for the old favourite ...the zoo. Dylan loved running around and at least it was fairly empty so we could ride on the "train" and he had plenty of space to run. We did get to the rec center on Tuesday though, which was GREAT!! It covers a huge area. There is a cultural centre which consists of old houses set up to show case the way life was in old taiwan , there is a science center (which we left out, looked a bit advanced for Dylan) and then the amusement park (which is all Dylan cared about). There were a few rides for little ones and then about three or four different play areas with slides and swings etc... there was a larger selection of rides for older kids too. Dylan did his usual shaking with excitement at all that lay before him when we came down the hill towards this section. Needless to say we had a lot of fun and he was tired out enough that we managed to walk through the fine art museum with a fairly contented tod. Later that night we met Peggy and Vincent in Shilin for dinner and as we were leaving saw one of the jumping, barking dogs (like Ivo's) couldn't get passed it, he had to have one. A good time was had by all. I think that i am catching up on the sleep i have lost over the past semester, passed out with Dylan last night and have been struggling to wake up and get going today, one of those days where you wake up and start counting the time till naptime and then till bedtime!This too shall pass.On the rides at the Taipei kids rec center.


Running in the park close to Zhongshan market.

At the Art museum, they had a room set up with felt walls and lots of these purple feet (big and small)that you could use to create pictures. Dylan got the idea at first but then decided it was more fun to empty the whole box on the floor!



With Peggy and Vincent after a very long day. With the VERY noisy puppy!

At the zoo, there was a cat in the area between the zebras and giraffes, seemed to be quiet at home there, so strange. Bought ice creams, Dylan wanted to eat the cone before the ice cream...the law of gravity intervened.

Mummy really likes ice cream.

Dylan was born in the year of the rooster!

Time to go home.

Art museum

We had our staff dinner last night at a Japanese barbeque restaurant, Dylan still doesn't seem too keen on meat but loved the rice/seaweed porridge! We have had a lot of meetings recently and next week is going to be really busy so we tried to get out for some relax time today. Went to the art museum because Dylan loves running on the grass there and there is a really cool play area inside for the kids. Only problem is he likes to destroy the pebble displays in the museum. Amused the locals running around and jumping in puddles , in winter!!! Still after lots of running around he passed out on the way home..there goes any kind of early night for us!!

At the museum he was following these three beautiful girls around...already!!