My little men

Aidan amazes us with his philosophical questions and reflections about the world. He often asks how we know we´re not all dreaming, and what makes each of us, us ("Mommy, why and how am I me?"). Wow! The death of his uncle Scot when he was 3 was a huge event for him, and I think it caused him to more deeply reflect on the meaning of life than he might have done if Scot hadn´t died. But of course he is a sensitive, reflected and very aware little boy, and his deeper nature would have been expressed sooner or later.
He is so much fun to talk to, and I love our conversations together. He really "gets it," both complex concepts and fairly sophisticated feelings and expressions, and it is really amazing to get his questions and feedback on all sorts of things. And poop. A fascinating subject, even for a philosophical six-year-old :)
what a cool and fun kiddo!

Daniel is starting to talk now, and his "Pingu language" is turning into legible speech. He has been talking for the longest time, but we haven´t understood him until now. He had pitch, tone, expression, everything except for clear speech. So we had no real idea of what he was saying. He loves Pingu, a cartoon character who speaks gibberish that sounds like it´s real language. Very cute. But since Daniel is the world´s number 1 Pingu fan, and watches it so often, he started talking Pingu language himself! Hehe!
Daniel loves shovels, and wherever we go, a shovel needs to go with him. Even to bed. Sometimes he insists on sleeping with two shovels, one in each hand. Love it! He´s got gusto, and has an infectious positive energy that people seem to pick up on. He´s a real livewire, and deliciously yummy!