Shape O

Simon still loves playing with his shape O.

But now he can find the correct holes himself (sometimes).
But some shapes are really confusing, like the cross and the star. They have so many pointy bits!

Bible Reading

Simon still really enjoys reading his bible. He will sometimes get it off the bookshelf and will 'read' it to himself.

The coolest thing is that he knows what his bible is and is able to get it off the shelf, bring it over to us to read and then return it to the right spot when we ask him.

Self Portraits (with a wee little bit of help)

Getting dressed

Simon tried to dress himself. He started by taking the shirt off that Mummy had already put on him. But he could only get if off his head, not his arms.

Then he tried to put his pants on his head.
Mummy took over after that.

Helping

Simon really likes helping with the housework. He has his own cloth to wipe things with.

He also likes to push the vacuum around. But since we only have one vacuum it's often not very helpful and if Mummy's in a rush there can sometimes be tears.

Mud Cake

Simon helped to make a mud cake.

Zoo

Simon has been to the zoo twice! He likes the elephants,

the lion
and the stone platypus.
There are lots of things to find and point to at the zoo. I'm not sure what he's interested in here since he's pointing in two directions.
Simon was surprisingly good at locating small animals in the nocturnal exhibit, he often found them before I did.

Tidying Up

We have been working on teaching Simon to put things away when he's finished with them for a while. It's been really exciting to (occasionally) see him put a toy away without being prompted.

But this was topped today when we picked him up from creche at church today. Simon saw Daddy come in and carefully took all the pieces of duplo apart and put them back in the box before giving Daddy a hug. Yay!

If only this happened all the time.

Cooking

Simon gave Mummy a cooking set for Christmas. It has an apron, some spoons and an oven mitt for him. 

The oven mitt is yet to be used since Simon's not allowed near the oven.
Simon has been enjoying helping cook. He especially likes sticking his fingers in the bowl and licking them when he thinks Mummy's not looking.

Goodbye Darlington, Hello Newtown!

The Bakers have moved! Which is why the blog hasn't been updated for a bit - the internet was connected this morning.

Simon got the spend the weekend that we moved at Gran and Gramp's house. Mummy and Daddy packed up the house and moved it in the three days that he spent there. One of the most important things to take was the name on Simon's door.

There are lots of things to like about our new house. It has outdoor space, so we now have a BBQ and sometimes eat dinner outside.

The outdoor space means that Simon now has some bigger toys. This includes a cubby house which he helped Daddy to make.

Unlike our old house, the new house has baby gates. Simon's not a big fan of them.