Brushing Teeth

Paul found a brilliant way to get Tanyon motivated to brush his teeth.  It was much better than the hold him down method I had tried.

6/2/11

HELP! Trapped in the tower

Tanyon has been playing with the "Little People" sets that we inherited or found on ebay. He loves to move the people around and have them "play." All of this is very cute to watch, but he does something very funny when he plays with his castle. He loads up the school bus with all of the children, then he brings them to the castle, where he dropps them all in the tower.  Then, he will sometimes say, "Uh oh! Stuck!" and want us to help him get them out.  However, sometimes he just leaves the kids in the tower for days at a time. It is kind of dark, but hillarious. I am not sure what it means.  After the children sat in the tower for over a week, I decided it was time to switch out toys (as I do each month).  After that, no more tortured souls in the tower, just regular play time with the farm animals.

More Guitar Playing

More Bugs

"Giant" Song (based on the bedtime story Bapa tells me):

Guitar

On Paul and my 7th anniversary, Tanyon spent some time in Middletown, while we enjoyed a day together in Calistoga getting massages and eating yummy food. When we went to pick Tanyon up, he couldn't wait to show us his new skill.  Papa and Tete had a small guitar for him to play.  After a few short lessons, he and the guitar were inseperable. Not only did Tanyon sing some of the classic songs he knew, he started to make up some on his own.  By the time we got the video going, he was insistant on singing only originals.

The "Frog" song:

What do frogs eat?...The "Eat Bugs" song:

Julia's Graduation from SJSU

Tanyon was very proud of Aunt Julia's accomplishments:

 However, the ceremony was a bit long for a 2 year old who didn't get a long nap, so Tanyon found other ways to entertain himself...
Hiding behind furniture, after running from whatever adult was watching him:

 Wait! Where did Tanyon go?

 There he is with TeTe:

 Here is the beautiful grad with her family after the ceremony:

 More fam:

 In order to let out some steam, Tanyon did some streaking down the hotel hallway towards Papa and TeTe's room:

Papa's NCS Honor Coach Award

On May 27th, the family headed to Berkeley to watch Papa recieve the NCS Track and Field Honor Coach of the Year Award at the NCS Meet of Champions.  We are all very proud of this accomplishment.  It was well deserved after many years of influencing and coaching young athletes at Montgomery and Middletown High. 

Here Tanyon is hanging out with Cousin Mariano after Mariano competed in discuss at the Meet of Champions:

 Here Papa is getting his award in front of the crowd:

 A very proud family:

 Love this shot of Papa and Tanyon!:

Neighbor Friend

This is Tanyon's friend and neighbor, Maya.  She is 4 years old and Tanyon adores her.  They spend lots of time playing in the front yard and at each others' houses.  When we had chickens, she came over to pet them.  It is a funny relationship, as Tanyon wants to hug Maya, or hold her hand most of the time, and Maya wants to play.  They are negotiating a balance. 

 Here they are playing baseball and practicing their swinging:

Tanyon loves to play baseball so much, that he will even use a shovel to practice hitting the ball.

May 21st, 2011