Allergies

Silas has a life threatening allergy to peanuts and a less severe allergy to walnuts.

He was exposed to a pesto sauce that normally contains pine nuts, but this time was made with walnuts.  It was a bit of a scare.

His lips were swollen and cheeks turned very red with bumps and welts.

He told us the pizza tasted "spicy," so he knew something was different.

We spent several hours at the hospital to get him checked out.

 This time he was ok.  Praise God.

Thumbs up.

Silas Playing Music

Every few months, we have a music night at the church.

Silas loves to come along and play various instruments.

Here are a few snippets of him playing his piano.

Helping Reogranise The Bedroom

Silas decided to help Mama with his organisation skills.

It is much easier to access things when the clothes are out of the drawers.

We'll keep one drawer full of miscellaneous items.

Easy access to everything.

Mum was so gracious.

Feeding a Pelican

Back to Featherdale Wildlife Park.

Here Silas gets a chance to feed a pelican.

Swinging with Papa

This was the first time Silas really wanted to swing.

He is so good at it.

Bath Video

Silas Takin' a Bath

Train Ride to the Shops

What started out as Silas' first train ride since he was in a pram ended up in a bit of an EMERGENCY.

Thumbs up!

Now face the camera Silas.

 The EMERGENCY was due to the little orange button

behind them.  Silas just had to push it and a very rude

man demanded that we better not touch it again. Ooops

Just strolling through the shops with our hands in our pockets.

Construction Workers

I came home to an odd sight.

 This is dedication.

Silas and Mum doing construction work.

At least they are being safe.

Always wear your safety goggles!

Brushing Teeth

Growing up way too fast.

I wonder how long before the novelty wears off?

First Pickle

So many firsts...

Sandbox

Silas loves the sand.

He really likes it when Papa makes a castle.

"May I destroy it now Papa?"

Fire Station Visit #2

A few more photos from our visit.

I think he had a fun day.

Fire Station Visit #1

We took Silas to an open house at a local fire station.

We were able to get a bunch of great photos.

He is yelling in mum's ear, "Fire, get out of the building!"

Here is the cool fire truck.

Silas begins his inspection.

I'm glad they have all these levers turned off.

What a great looking fireman.

They even let him spray the hose.

Well done.  Thanks for not shooting Papa.

And a little video

Bus Driver

My dad would be proud to see Silas' interest in driving a bus since he did this for years at our church.

One mighty sweet bus driver if I do say so myself.

I'm glad to see he has fun even without the $2 charge.

Silas At The Tip

Silas loves rubbish/recycle trucks, so we spent this arvo at the tip (dump).

Fortunately, we spent most of the time in the mulch area.

Silas Playing 'Rend Collective' Song

Silas loves the song Build Your Kingdom Here by Rend Collective.

More Building

A typical Saturday morning.

Lots of building going on.

What an engineering wonder!

Silas Mowing

Silas really tries to help around the yard.

Mum and Silas Being Silly in the Kitchen

So this is what goes on at home while I'm at work...

Papa's Favourite Time.

After a long day of work, I love to just sit with my buddy.

I'm enjoying all these Curious George episodes!

Papa's Office

I keep finding strange things on my computer and in my office.

Hmmm, I wonder what's going on....

Wildlife Park

We have season passes for this wildlife park.

Silas can pat a koala.

Of course, he loves the wallabies. 

Sometimes mum lets him pat a snake! 

But his favourite is the emu. 

He likes to chase them. 

And, unfortunately, he likes the emu poo. 

I hope we washed our hands before lunch! 

Genius? Maybe not.

What Silas did in this jumping castle has us laughing our heads off.