tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:33:46 +0000illnessdylansingingXmasfoodnaughtinesschinese new yearoscarsleep issuesye-yeaimeelanguageartwritingplayingThe trials and trivial tribulations of the Yangs in the 'woodhttp://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)Blogger264125YANGWOODhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-1850415195035632112Sun, 09 May 2010 22:43:00 +00002010-05-09T15:43:17.433-07:00 I've done a few video compilations of Aimee in the past but so far have never made one of Dylan. So here is the cheeky chappy, in all his high octane glory. Enjoy!http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2010/05/dylan-crash.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-6609941808486666925Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:22:00 +00002010-02-28T16:31:00.746-08:00The kids love Chinatown. Maybe its the Hello Kitty shops, maybe it's the dim sum. Who knows? We're not complaining! http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2010/02/chinatown.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-1835509142293463585Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:21:00 +00002010-02-03T14:33:28.377-08:00A little message for my sis... http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2010/02/happy-birthday-syl.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-2864031052196788704Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:21:00 +00002009-12-14T03:21:34.296-08:00Novembers looks set to be always a busy month. Dylan and Aimee had their respective birthdays, and then a big bash to jointly celebrate with all their friends, then there was fireworks nights, and lots of warm clothes to get out the attic... http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/12/november-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-7660018476845825502Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:57:00 +00002009-11-02T05:58:40.136-08:00What happened in October - photo slideshow summary: Oh, and HAPYY BIRTHDAY DYLAN!!!!!!!!!http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/11/october-2009-slideshow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-5195988694735592405Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:21:00 +00002009-09-15T16:00:40.269-07:00 http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/09/bubble-boy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-2534447934378526017Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:44:00 +00002009-08-31T15:46:33.222-07:00The bumblebee and butterfly reign supreme this month... http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/08/aimee-art-august-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-8699944678633098518Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:08:00 +00002009-08-17T16:12:09.129-07:00 It's so sweet to remember old times with the kids. That's why I take so many photos. Time moves fast and the kids grow so fast its hard to keep track. Photos help me remember the fun times.I've changed photo accounts by the way. FROM NOW ON, ALL AIMEE AND DYLAN PHOTOS WILL BE ON FLICKR.Click this link to see the August 2009 selection:http://www.flickr.com/photos/meerkatsu/collections/http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/08/flying-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-6185653487044161667Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:50:00 +00002009-08-05T16:58:47.304-07:00playingWonder what happens if I show a few training drills to my kids... http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/08/kungfu-kids.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-4294818609034372537Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:14:00 +00002009-07-07T07:14:52.430-07:00Umm, no posts for a while so apologies. I hope to be getting a new camcorder soon so I can post more amusing/interesting/cute stuff soon. http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/07/heads-shoulders-knees-and-toes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-5059317158581115163Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:08:00 +00002009-04-19T15:15:27.555-07:00artaimeeSome recent aimee artworks all painted in April, apart from the last one.This was a back of the envelope job, a smiling Sunflower I think...Lots of smiling faces, our family maybe? And an attempt at writing her name...A wide-eyed face with lots of eyelashes. Or maybe it is upside down and the face is crying tears?...But here's my favourite. Painted in February at nursery. It is neat. It is http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/04/aimee-art-2009.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-6391813925682361895Sat, 11 Apr 2009 20:22:00 +00002009-04-11T13:32:15.950-07:00aimeeye-yedylanJust some photos from out and about.http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/04/out-and-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-1644747636453924991Sun, 05 Apr 2009 23:25:00 +00002009-04-05T16:26:24.908-07:00Aimee was awarded her first gymnastics certificate today. She managed a few forward rolls and even a head-stand. there's no stopping her now. I collected her from nursery last week and she was doing forward rolls on top of the stairs - made my heart stop a beat!It's all fun to her. Hope she progresses well and becomes a bit more active.http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/03/award.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-3261277512167321118Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:35:00 +00002009-03-19T15:40:37.551-07:00naughtinessdylanOur boy is growing up fast. Weirdly I think he still has virtually the same appearance as he did when he was just a few months old - that round face, big eyes and lack of hair. But in reality, he is a boisterous, full-blooded, boy's boy and it is tiring keeping up with him.In the photo above, you can see a red scrape to the left of his forehead. That's when Dylan slid down the nursery's outdoor http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/03/surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-3893344981400138799Sat, 14 Mar 2009 21:50:00 +00002009-03-14T14:57:45.554-07:00languagedylanI call this video numb nuts because everything Dylan says sounds like the words'numb-nuts'. It doesn't help that I chant this to him to help him say it better! Today was a good day for the kids. We took Aimee to her first ever Gymnastics lesson. She was a bit scared and needed Mum by her side all the time, but she did get to do a few forward rolls and a couple of bounces and leaps off the http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/03/numb-nuts.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-2828815689553738237Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:24:00 +00002009-02-27T23:31:13.703-08:00aimeelanguagedylanThe 'Chinese' issue rears itself every now and again. Surprisingly never from my mum or dad who being fiercely proud of their culture you would expect to nag me about heritage. No, I get comments from people like my chinese hair dresser or the old ladies in Chinatown who coo and aagh over Aimee and Dylan and then say why you no speak chinese to little one? I did manage to get Aimee to learn 1-10 http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/02/orient-xpress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-6856084266492465768Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:36:00 +00002009-02-07T14:39:08.402-08:00aimeefood Just had a really fun lunchtime sesh out with kids and my Mum at Toby Carvery. I can thoroughly recommend it as a family friendly gaff. Much much better than Harvester. cheaper too. Fiver for roast dinner and all you can eat sides and ice cream. Blimey guv.http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/02/i-scream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-3691187053261894487Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:23:00 +00002009-02-02T01:27:47.829-08:00http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/02/and-in-february-it-snowed.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-8108315716266351183Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:13:00 +00002009-01-25T16:16:54.110-08:00aimeechinese new yeardylanChinese New Year has come around again. Just like Xmas's and birthdays, they certainly come round faster each year. This year is chinese year of the Ox. Mum's birth sign. Ox's are hard working, caring, nurturing and kind. Isn't that right mummy?http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/01/year-of-ox.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-736442147172441748Sun, 18 Jan 2009 23:25:00 +00002009-01-18T15:46:16.100-08:00aimeesingingHere's a little Xmas video I only just got round to posting online: And here's something we're saving for the next X-Factor audition: http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/01/pop-aimee-idol-factor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-140481619611398299Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:14:00 +00002009-01-10T16:00:59.765-08:00aimeesleep issuesdylan It's not all sweetness and light. Sometimes being a top model can be a downer when you are not in the mood! to be fair, Cat took this picture first thing in the morning for work reference purposes, not for the family album, and Aimee is not at her best at that time. This actually is the best of the batch!Good Lord and I nearly forgot to mention...Dylan now sleeps through the night, ta da!Every http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/01/top-of-mornin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-1565950381171388948Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:18:00 +00002009-01-01T15:38:15.411-08:00aimeelanguagedylanAimee's chickenpox doesn't seem as bad as Dylan's, however her surface marks are nothing compared to her general emotions. So far since we've been back, she's been a lot more irritable, whingey, clingy and upset at the littlest things. She sleeps poorly and eats barely at all. We do our best to help her recover, with applications of 'magic' itchy cream and 'magic' biscuits. Everything has to be 'http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2009/01/diction.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-3691302348507625495Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:16:00 +00002008-12-28T16:22:34.528-08:00aimeeillnessdylanXmas Christmas for a 3 year old must be one of the most magical events of the year - easily better than a birthday. I mean you get loads of presents, loads of cake and chocolate, loads of attention, loads os going out to see cool Xmassy things, and there's Santa and panto and carols and zillions of other things to keep an active child wild with excitement. We think Dylan enjoyed his Xmas too with hishttp://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2008/12/christmas-2008.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11364380.post-5863622412205490322Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:12:00 +00002008-12-23T14:32:44.192-08:00aimeeplaying http://mini-meerkat.blogspot.com/2008/12/small-christmas-surprise.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Meerkatsu)0