I'm the master!

We had a roller coaster week this week. One morning, Aidan would be in a bright and sunshiney mood, perfectly happy with the world, ready for anything, and then the next day one thing would set him off, and our morning (or day) would be one long series of shouting and tears. You would think that somebody in our house was two years old!!! :p For the most part, it was routine-related: if we kept an exact routine, things went well, and if we changed anything, there was drama. But it also didn't help that he is fighing bedtime and naptime, and so has been more tired than usual.


Aidan's new quote of the week this week is: "I'm the master!" He has started saying that instead of "**I** want to do it!" So, now he is "master" of washing dishes, turning on the microwave, putting on his clothes, throwing balls, and more. We think he must have gotten the phrase from playschool, somewhere, although there is a Wonderpets episode where Turtle Tuck's cousin buck sings, "When it comes to building things, I'm the master!" -- so that could be it, too.

Despite more fireworks over getting dressed, we still had a pretty good weekend. On Saturday, we were productive: Daddy got our TV cable fixed, we did a Costco run, and we visited our local library and borrowed a couple of cool new books (The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge and Puff the Magic Dragon). Aidan refused to nap, but we had an easy night because of it, and Mommy and Daddy had fun watching Twilight (catching up on a cultural phenomenon we are way behind on! - not in the same league as Avatar, but still entertaining). On Sunday, we all went on a train adventure to Chinatown and Little Italy, where went on some new trains (N & R) and old ones (A & D). Aidan had a long nap, and then a tough time going to bed. However, overall, we had a nice weekend, despite the terrible twos!

Here are some photos of Aidan at playschool (with Miss Olga Jr. and Miss Candy), and a movie of him preparing for the upcoming olympics ("U.S.A!").