histoire 2 de jouet en français...

... is Toy Story 2 in French, which is what Xani is currently watching, thanks to me hitting the wrong button so it went to French instead of English. This is a movie he absolutely LOVES and has watched so many times, he even knows what happens when, and what a lot of the script is, proven by him saying a line mere seconds before it's said in the movie. He always gets so excited when he sees someone with a Buzz Lightyear or Woody toy, or a picture of them on a t-shirt/book/poster etc. He'll usually still hang around and watch it, while play with toys, more listening than watching it these days really...but today, with changing it to French, he hasn't moved since I put it on, and is staring at the tv with a look of puzzled fascination on his face. Maybe I should try putting his favourite movies on in another language more often! LOL!

Also, Xan went to his first ever birthday party yesterday... for a little boy turning 2. He had an absolute blast, as the place was set up perfectly for just letting kids run wild, without worrying about them breaking anything. Trampolines, sandpit, swings, slide, bikes, scooters (which Xani LOVED, coz he is forever playing with his own scooter), LOTS of toys... all of these filled the front yard, which was well fenced, so that as soon as we'd walked in the gate and Xan saw the swings etc, he was yanking on my hand, trying to get me to let go... then managed to yank his hand right out, and he was OFF! We barely saw him the whole time at the party as he was having far too much fun playing, to the point where he didn't even want the yummy BBQ food... although he DID come running when he saw the ice cream and birthday cake. Typical kid! LOL! But even they were eaten on the run. The only times there was any trouble, was when the young birthday boy wanted to play with the same toy Xan was playing with. Both boys weren't the best when it came to this whole "sharing" thing.. and I'm a little embarrassed to say our Xani got quite aggressive with a couple of patches, and shoved poor Thane around while trying to yank the current "favourite toy" off him. Definitely going to have to work more on the concept of SHARING! :-/
Ah well... at least he had a lot of fun (as did the birthday boy), which is the main thing. He even started getting the hang of riding one of the little trikes there, although it was only when there was a little tiny slope down hill that he actually managed to push the peddles around. Pushing them around going back UP the slope (even though there was barely any incline at all), was a bit too much hardwork for him... so he'd hop off and push. I'm thinking his 3rd birthday pressie should be a bike of his own (can't afford it for Xmas.. so will have to be bday).. he loves anything with wheels!