Tricycle

Our itty bitty porch, with just enough room for Harrison's tricycle. He loves to sit on it and make motorcycle sounds.

Let me tell you how it is!

I have already seen him carry things around our apartment and sing into them, like they were a microphone. But this was the first time he had the real deal. He used it for quite a while and when he first picked it up he started singing and dancing, but by the time I got the camera out he was just lecturing! He obviously doesn't take after me, I get so nervous with a microphone in my hand. But he seems to be a natural and loves being the center of attention.
Enjoy

CPR and Baskets, what do they have in common?

Two weeks ago on Wednesday and Thursday, Ryan and I hosted the Taiwan Red Cross at our school to teach CPR. The first day they taught the class in English and the second day it was taught in Mandarin. Harrison was very interested in the 4 mannequins they brought!
So, our son loves to play in Baskets! The picture above is him in a basket I keep on the shelf full of food. He now regularly dumps it out so he can sit in it or push it around the house. The picture below is him in his laundry basket. We bought it at IKEA and it usually has a turtle lid. He has learned that he can easily get in and out of this basket because it folds down very readily and then pops back up when you let go of it.

Rock climbing Taipei style

Forget climbing walls when you can have climbing balls.
There is a nice walking/bike path under the MRT lines in Taipei. These two particular climbing balls are under the red line, in Shihlin. I have seen others like these in various places around the city. They have climbing grips fastened all over them and little kids have quite a "ball" playing on them. :)

Conquering the slide!

I took Harrison to the playground by our apartment on Wednesday. We go there pretty often and he likes to play on this slide but usually I slide with him or hold his hand and walk down the steps next to him while he slides. But he was so determined to do it "all by himself" he wouldn't let me near the slide. He was so brave! and he loved it.