Counting teeth

The other day I went to the dentist’s for the first time in my life.
And guess what? She said my teeth are good. Mum was so happy.
Mum told me we were going to the doctor’s but when we got inside it looked different to the doctor’s place. There was a funny chair in there for one thing.
But the dentist, her name was Suzanne, was very nice, and she told me she wanted to count my teeth.
I had to lay in the chair and she made it go up and back so she could look inside my mouth.
She counted all my teeth and told me they were squeaky. I had to wear sunglasses so I didn’t get too much light in my eyes.
Mum and the dentist talked for a while and I played with one of my Spiderman action figures.
The dentist says it would be better if i didn’t have a dummy. Even though I am nearly four I love my dummy.
The dentist gave me a new toothbrush and some stickers to wear to show that my teeth are good.
Mum was so happy that my teeth were good and that I was a good boy at the dentist that we went straight to the toy shop.
Of course I looked at the Spiderman section but there was nothing new there. We went to the book section and we found a Marvel Play-doh set. It has moulds for the Hulk and Spidey and a little stage you can put them on with a light for a show.
It’s cool. Mum made me a green hulk with purple pants.
Mum says I have good teeth because of all those times she has cleaned them. I believe her, but I still hate getting my teeth brushed. Toothpaste is disgusting!

The land of bears and cousins

Last month I went to Canada with my Dad for two weeks. We had a fantastic time with our family in Canada. This is my story about that trip.
The funniest thing about Canada was the bells that people wore on their feet. When Dad told me this was to keep the bears away, I thought he was playing a trick on me. But it was true! People don’t wear bells on their feet everywhere, but only when they go bushwalking in the mountains.
That was where all the people from Daddy’s family met for a special reunion, which was like a huge big birthday party except there was no cake. I did have a chocolate sundae though. I had a great time at the reunion and Dad let me stay up practically all night. I slept in the corner but then got up and helped my Auntie Brenda hold up the roof, which is how cousin Sandra says she dances.
When we weren’t at the reunion we stayed at her house and at my Uncle Dave’s house. I liked visiting both places. I had big wrestling fights with Uncle Gene and Uncle Dave and I won them both. At Auntie Brenda’s I got to play with the garden hose and at Uncle Dave’s I watched movies on the biggest TV I have ever seen. All the girls like Brittany, Chantelle, Auntie Charlene, Alison and Sandra looked after me real good, read me stories and bought me presents. I even got a Spider-man watch from cousin Alison!
Auntie Brenda bought me a Spider-man toy just about everywhere we went. Daddy took me to a place called the Badlands but it wasn’t bad, it was good. They have a big dinosaur museum there but the dinosaurs looked too real and I got a bit scared of them. I did walk up inside one huge dinosaur and stood in his mouth! Really I did!
At Wal-Mart I saw more Spider-man toys than anywhere I’ve ever been to. I wish I could go back there but Dad says it’s a long, long way away and I guess that’s true. It took forever to get to Wal-Mart on the airplane. I really liked flying and watching the movies but Dad kept on trying to make me go to the toilet which was annoying after a while.
The best part was coming home to see Mum. Next time we will all go to Canada, maybe with Reed and Pat too!

Ouch Spidey!

I was really looking forward to seeing the new Spiderman movie, Spiderman 3. Our whole family was excited. We told my brothers Reed and Pat not to see it. They had to wait and see it with us.

So the big day came and we were going to see it. Dad bought us special tickets to a movie place were we could get dinner and drinks in the movies and everything.

But guess what? I didn’t really like it. The part where Flint Marko turns into Sandman – that is scary. I asked Mum to go outside of the movies. She couldn’t believe it because I am never scared of anything really.

Later we went back in for a while but it was no good. The other villain in the movie, Venom, was scary too.

I already knew these villains from my comics and the cartoons but the way they did it this time was just not good for kids.

I think maybe it is better to see Spiderman on DVD. Then you can just watch bits while you’re playing and the screen is not so big.

So even though I love Spiderman I don’t think that was such a good movie.

I have been looking forward to seeing the new Fantastic Four movie with the Silver Surfer in it, but we think that maybe I’ll just wait for DVD for that one too.

They shouldn’t make movies scary for little kids, should they?

My fiery brothers

Did you know my brothers are in the bushfire brigade? Actually my biggest brother Reed – he is 16 – is the crew captain in the cadet unit at their school. And now Pat – he is nearly 14 – has joined up too.

A few weekends ago we went to see them do their exercises at a field day. They had to rake the leaves, then use the hoses, and carry and dummy on a stretcher. By the way this kind of dummy isn’t one you suck in your mouth. it’s kind of a doll that looks like a human.

Do you like me wearing their gear on our deck? The bright colours help people see them and the helmet is in case a tree falls on your head!

A month of birthdays

April is always a very busy time for our family, Mums says.

In April we have Aunty Nat and Nanna’s birthday just four days apart.

My best friend Tomby is the same day as Aunty Nat and now that Mary – Tom’s little sister – is born, we have Mary’s birthday the day before Tomby and Aunty Nat’s!

This year it was even busier because I went to my friend Isaac’s birthday on the day before Mary’s! So I had so many parties to go to and lots of presents to give.

The first party was Nanna’s. We all went out for dinner at a place with an outdoor playground – how cool is that! I was running around with lots of other kids and going down the slippery dip. The only problem was I didn’t eat any of my dinner! It was pasta – I like pasta – but they put sauce on it: yuck!  The only thing I like on my pasta is a bit of cheese and I also like it just plain.

We gave Nanna two tops and two books. Mum said she was silly because the two tops didn’t fit Nanna and she had read the two books! Oh well she can take them back and get other ones. I don’t know how old Nanna turned – no one said anything about that but she is much older than me, I think.

The next day I went to Isaac’s 4th birthday party at McDonald’s. They had a special party room and we played in the playground. Lots of my friends from Alphabet Academy were there. We played games and had chicken nuggets for lunch. I gave Isaac a Spiderman toy. He gave me a kiss at the end to say thank you.

Then the next day it was Tom and Mary’s party – Tom was 4 and Mary was 2. They have one party for both because they’re only a day apart. It was at a big park called Fagan Park, next to a playground. We had fun doing games like rolling races and running backward races. My prize was a whoopee cushion but a big girl sat on it and broke it.

We gave Mary a Fifi and the Flowertots doll and Tom a Spiderman car. I chose them both.

The next day was Aunty Nat’s birthday. Mum told me she turned 31. I think that is very old! We went to the Chinese restaurant near her’s and Nanna’s place. I like it there because it’s really big and there’s room to play. I especially like the prawn chips and the fortune cookies! They have a big fish tank there but there was nothing in it this time. Somebody must have eaten what was inside!

We gave Aunty Nat some books and pretty bracelet. I liked it. It has nice coloured stones in it.

So that was a very busy time and I was very tired at the end of it.

I always say to Mum and Dad: “But it’s my birthday. I want a present!” But they say I have to wait til August. I’ll be four then. Four is very big.

Anzac Day holiday

  

Today is Anzac Day. It’s the day when we remember all the people who went off to the war. They had a big march in the city. The best part of Anzac Day for me was that Mum didn’t have to go to work. Daddy was doing work on the computer so it was just Mum and me. We went shopping for Nanna’s birthday present – it is her birthday tomorrow. I can’t write what we got her in case she reads this!

I got some new shoes – some Spiderman boots!! I also got an Incredible Hulk keyring because Mummy said they weren’t very expensive.

Tomorrow I’m going to Treetops. It’s the new playschool I’m going to. Do you know why it’s called Treetops? Because it’s in the treetops! You have to go up lots of steps to get to it.

Do you like this picture of me reading my Spiderman comics? I am always reading them. They are so interesting!

Love you too Mozhie!

I have been going to Mozhgan Family Day Care for a long time. But now I am going to Treetops Preschool instead. I am happy to go to Treetops – it is good. But I am sad I’m not going to Mozhgan’s anymore.

Mozhgan is a lovely lady. She comes from a country called Iran. It’s a long way away. I know Mozhgan misses her family because they are still there. But she has a husband called Ivan and a daughter called Venus and they are here. They are really nice. When Venus is on holiday she plays with me.

When I finished at Mozhgan’s she gave me a lovely card with a koala on the front and some presents: there was a lightsaber – from Star Wars, you know – and a stretchy lizard (I love stretchy things!) and a 90cm long gummy snake!!! I am still eating it! Mum cuts a bit off for me every day. Bit by bit I am eating it. It is very chewy!

So I am sad about Mozhgan but Mum says we can go and visit soon.

Thanks for looking after me Mozhgan. I love you too!

Show time

Today we went to the Royal Easter Show. I am so tired – my legs are aching. I am to tired too even eat!

We picked Tomby up and then we all met Nanna at the bus stop. Tomby and me got to sit together all the way to the Easter show. Then we got there and played in the playground and then Tomby and me went on a train ride and a car ride. Just him and me. By ourselves. Cool.

Then we got snow cones – they are drinks made out of ice then you get to put colours on top. Tomby chose blue and I chose red.

Then we went on the merry-go-round. I sat in the sleigh. For some reason, I didn’t want a horse.

Then we spent the whole day walking around. We had to keep on holding the adults’ hands but Tomby and me didn’t want to hold hands! Holding hands is boring!

We saw lots of animals – horses, cows, chickens, alpacas and pigs. The piglets sucking their mummy’s milk was funny!

Then Tomby and me finally got to do what we’d been wanting all day – showbags!!!!

We both got the Spiderman bag. Do you want to know what it is has in it? A Spiderman backpack, three kinds of balls (including a basketball!), a cool new Spiderman toy, and a web spinner!

I wanted to get a Ninja turtles bag but when I saw it it wasn’t very good. There were no turtles in it! So I just got Spidey. So now I have a new backpack to take to playschool.

We got the bus home and then we took Tomby home and we gave Mary her bag – it was Fifi and the Flowertots! Oh and Tomby and I also got a balloon. He got Thomas and I got the Wiggles. I know I said the Wiggles were boring before but I liked them on my balloon!

Anyway I have to sleep now. Good niiiggghh…….zzzzzzzzz.

Easter holiday

This is me with one of my Easter eggs! I bit a little hole in it, and then gobbled it all up. And all before breakfast!? Easter is cool.

I was a bit worried but even though we were away the Easter bunny still managed to find me. And guess what? He knows I like Marvel characters because my eggs came in a special Marvel box!

We were staying at a really nice place called Tea Gardens. We went there on Friday and stayed two nights: Mum, Dad, Reed and me. Pat went away with his Mum.

We stayed in a nice flat and Reed and me had our own room. The best thing about the place we stayed in – it is called the Boathouse – is the pool. There is one really long, deep pool, but there’s also a pool for kids with sand in it!

I even went swimming in the cold and rain because that sand was so cool. I love sand. I always like to build sandcastles. And I don’t even care when the sand gets in my cozzies.

When we stayed at the Boathouse there was a Star Wars movie marathon on so now I know all about how Darth Vader is Luke’s Dad and Princess Lea is Luke’s sister, even though they didn’t know that at first.

I used to think Darth Vader was scary but now I know he was good at the end when he was nice to Luke.

Anyway one of the best things about this holiday was when we went to some sand dunes near Tea Gardens. They were amazing. They were huge. I loved jumping down them. I could have stayed there all day. Mum says we’ll come back and next time we’ll bring cardboard so we can slide down them. Anyway this is me running across the dunes. I never knew the word dunes before but now I know. I love dunes!

Now showing: King Kong

I had a great weekend with Reed and Pat. On Saturday we went to pick them up and we had brekky together. Then we came back and, while Mummy helped Reed with his homework, Pat and me played the coolest games. We made castles and cubbies in the living room. We set up soldiers everywhere. I love playing with Pat.

He wrestles with me and we pretend to bash eachother up. But we  don’t really, because bashing up is bad. We got the King Kong movie out. It is soooo cool. There are dinosaurs in it, including one called a Piranadon that comes out of the water.

The reason I wanted to get King Kong out is that last week Dad bought me a King Kong book with sounds. I have been reading it and listening to all the sounds.

On Sunday we went to Emma’s place. Emma is Mum’s friend. She has a girl called Tallulah and I played with her. Tallalulah has a brother called Charlie and I was allowed to go into Charlie’s room and play with his toys. He has lots of dinosaurs!

Later that day we went to visit Nanna, Uncle Dassie and Aunty Nat while Dad, Reed and Pat went to see a movie called Rocky. Nanna always has a surprise for me. This time it was a delicious Furry Friends chocolate. It had a dingo on the front. Did you know a dingo is a wild dog!?