First visit to dentist

I cant believe that i drag this for this long. His visit to dentist was due when he was 2. Im expecting the worst but fortunately he has only 2 minor decay. The dentist did a small patch to one of his problem teeth and another due for next week visit and he will be good. Im expecting alot of crying and kicking but everything went smooth and well without sheding a single tear. what a relief.

First cooking

I am letting Yuta cook for the first time. He likes to help around in the kitchen but honestly you have to have extra time on hand to let the little one help. He also likes the kids cooking program on tv.  Today i decided is time to let him to cook with the stove with my guardian. We are cooking sweet potato cream soup today. We have been eating alot of sweet potato from the last trip to the farm. Made sweet potato mont blanc (a failure), extra sweet potato cream paste to wrap it in the pancake, stir fry sweet potato and this cream soup. After this first cooking experience he is begging me every time to let him cook.

In the kitchen

Making onigiri

Roll sushi



cutting with butter knife

Yuta has been wanting to help in the kitchen alot now. He would offer to cut and clean vegetables and wash dishes. I showed him how to make onigiri (japanese rice ball) and basically now he can make them by himself but is not allowed to scoop rice direct from the rice jar. We make makisushi(roll sushi) and he thought that we fun and thats a good way to get him to eat more and have some fun.

gentle heart

I borrowed a documentary dvd about bugs from the library and Yuta likes it. There were a scene where a mantis ate up a butterfly. He shouted for me everytime that scene came out. "mommy, look the mantis just ate the butterfly"!. The third time he shouted for me again and insisted i sit next beside him. "look he is going to eat up the butterfly". silence.. and we waited for that scene. "he just ate the butterfly, can you see that"! Me : OH NO!! poor butterfly.

when i realised how silence it became for a while, i turned to him and he was crying. I asked "are you scared"? "No,i dont want the mantis to eat the butterfly". Gave him a big hug and he never asked to watch that dvd again.

Happy Four

Yuta turns 4 today. We had his first birthday party earlier. He was counting down for his birthday party. At almost 4 he understands that everyone birthday comes only once a year so he appreciates what we did for him. With all the gifts and friends over to celebrate he was a bit overwhelm and was uneasy and seen wondering around the house for more gift for the next 2 days. Im definitely not a good party planner that i forgot to put candles on his cake, i forgot dressing on salad and i forgot to hand out goody bags for kids. When everyone gathered for cake time he shouted out "stop,stop, i need quiet time". This was the cake i made for him. i wanted to just buy one worrying that the cake wont turn out well, but my husband insisted that i should make one like how i do for everyones birthday in the family. As a beginner baker, i have to feel proud with this cake and it was delicious i have to say.3 days after the party when he was preparing to go to school, he suddenly told me, "mommy, i dont like jelly cake, please give me cream cake next time".

A week after the party came this package from baachan (grandma). It was filled with beautiful stationaries, a box of 36 colours colour pencil with a steel case, a double deck pencil case, sharpener and a 3d birthday card. My mother inlaw called and asked what toys does he like, and i said he doesnt need anymore toys and requested a box of this colour pencil. I like japanese stationary and the japanese oil pastel. The biggest hit was the double deck pencil case with a push button pop up sharperner. They remind me of what i used to have in my primary school years. Thanks baachan, feeling lucky to have a loving and friendly mom in law.

Big and Small

I used this set of nut for his size discrimination work and later he decided that he wants to build a tower with them. It was hard to work to build a tower because they slip. Is going to find those better set of bolt and nut. He likes this work, maybe is a boy thing.

I have a gift for you

I read this at Montessori for Everyone and i tried it with Yuta. It works wonder. Though i have made quite a bit of montessori material and activities kit by myself since i started the classroom but this is the first time im using the phrase "i have a gift for you". I handed him a sand box in a gift box and told him i have a gift for you and he was excited and thrilled. "For me? mommy you made it for me? thanks mommy.It was a bit of emotion there.

Writting alpabet hwhile read out phonic sound with sand box. Sorry i didnt rotate the picture

After a while he decided to make some pattern with the shape sorter

I put the sand in a bigger tray and let him work on it at breakfast table with his mighty machine while i set my dinner. He has been working with them for the last 4 days and still like them.

Muffin tin meal

I saw this here. i have been reading this blog for a while and decided i want to try with this muffin tin fun idea. so there are 2 rice ball ninja, corn kennel with mayo, crouton with cheese, bacon and asparagus wrap and apple slice. Yuta didnt quite like it, he didnt finish the rice ball. he said he would prefer his normal bento. how sad, well cant blame him i know those 2 fellow didnt actually look Ninja.