Here's Little Nio striking a pose with his hard heat and a flute. That little flute could probably be played with gently, but at this stage we're all treated to shrill ear-piercing blasts from it. Our neighbors are not a big fan of this flute.
Little Nio now goes to a daycare three times a week. This gives him an opportunity to interact with other children his age on a regular basis, and it gives my wife time to catch up on housework without having to keep an eye out for our child. It's working out very well and Little Nio is really enjoying himself.
After spending time at the daycare center, sometimes Little Nio comes around to the office after work and helps out a little bit.
Here he is checking out a pencil.
Examining the workings of an adjustable triangle.
Here he is playing around with a calculator and a magnifying glass.
Sitting on top of our coffee table with his plastic knife. Probably thinking of all those other ways to skin a cat.
Striking a series of poses with a calculator in hand. I'm not sure what that's all about, but I hope that he ends up more mathematically gifted and less numerically challenged than I am.
We were able to spend the weekend with my sister and her boyfriend, Tita Via and Tito David. We met them with Little Nio for Sunday lunch, but his mother wasn't feeling very well so she decided to stay home instead.
In the car trying on a hat to show Tita Via his cowboy look. This was shot on the way back to their hotel.
Here's Little Nio giving Tita Via the "thumbs-up" sign of approval. That's probably because she brings him the coolest gifts ever. Last time was a chainsaw and this visit she brought him a crossbow.
August 12th is Mother's Day here in Thailand because it coincides with the Queen's birthday. Aside from getting my wife the bag she really wanted, I also wanted it to be a very special day for her and asked her what she wanted. Strangely enough, she didn't want to spend the day with us, but asked that we give her time for herself.
So here's Little Nio with pastry snack in hand ready to board the elevated train, also known as the BTS Sky Train. We spent most of the day on the train, stopping off to go to the park, run some errands, explore parts of the city we'd never been to, and visit some nice restaurants.
Here's Little Nio at Chatuchak Park, again feeding the birds there.
On the train like a big boy already. Sitting up to enjoy the passing cityscape.
Having lunch with Daddy before we go back home to spend time with his Mom.
We haven't been able to spend as much time together because of my workload at the office (and the extra work I do at home on the computer) and the tremendous amount of housework that my wife has to do. Hopefully we will be able to find someone to help out around the house very soon. We're all doing fine, but things could be better.
