Kyloisms

Marshmallow Kingdom

2011-02-27T00:22:00.001-08:00

Kyle's latest gem: "Imagine if instead of the United Kingdom, it was Marshmallow Kingdom! Then, instead of UK, it would be MK!". I told him that there IS somewhere in England called MK and if he liked we could go there. "But", I warned, "you might be a bit disappointed!"

Football

2010-04-11T03:18:00.001-07:00

Well, ‘Grimsby’ (blue team) won both games today, keeping them at the top of Kean league 3. No goals scored by Kyle this week, though he did have a couple of useful touches of the ball. I managed to capture a couple of these, seen here:

Brown water

2010-04-11T00:26:00.001-07:00

I wandered out of the house to find Pinky Kylo stooped over his little green bucket, stirring something. I asked him what he was doing and he told me that he was making something. I asked him if it was soup and he replied, “No, it’s brown water”. He added that the main ingredient for brown water was this, pointing toward a pile of sawdust, announcing that he called this ‘Woodcutter’s hay’. He then went merrily back to his mixing. Sometimes I wonder how simple things would be if we all applied the same logic as children!

Red letter day

2010-03-14T04:30:00.001-07:00

Kyle scored his first goal in the Kean kids league today and came very close to popping a second one in. The opposition’s goalkeeper was very good and stopped several good attempts at goal, which sadly resulted in a 2-1 loss on their first game. However, normal service was soon resumed when Tegan, the team’s star player stepped in to save the day in the second game and Kyle’s team won 7-3. So one game won, one lost was today’s score-line, but more than that Kyle is really starting to be much more in amongst the action. A happy Kyle today and a well earned ice cream at the end of it. Well done Kyle!

Pink

2010-03-13T05:12:00.001-08:00

Having been discussing with mum, the flamingo’s colouration due to it’s diet, Kyle had decided that he still liked shrimps and ate a whole big bowl of them. He announced that he would like some more and mum said “MORE?” In an Oliver Twist’s beadle sort of tone. Kyle reassured her that it was “OK mum, I won’t turn pink!”

Art

2010-02-15T04:26:00.001-08:00

Kyle is on half term from school now, so filling in time is the order of the day. He enjoys creating pictures in Tux paint, but to avoid any confusion, he also likes to annotate the objects in the pictures. Here’s his latest effort - ‘Sunset picture’:

Brain biscuits and petals

2010-01-18T09:52:00.001-08:00

Elena was baking some cakes that called for walnuts and she and I were both helping ourselves from the packet. Kyle looked interested, so Elena handed one to Kyle to try. On examining it for a moment, he concluded, “No thanks, I don’t like those ‘brain biscuits’”.

A few days later again, we were watching TV and Elena, nursing Lara, said that she was her ‘petal’. Kyle was looking on and so she added, “she’s my little petal and you are my big petal”. Kyle looked at me and back to Elena, then said, “and dad is you’re big petal that’s about to fall off the flower!” How nice, that my little boy thinks of me and wants me included in the family sentiment!

Coke 8

2009-08-30T02:00:00.001-07:00

Whilst in the departure lounge at Akrotiri in somewhat sombre mood, we asked Kyle what drink he wanted from the kiosk. He replied that he wanted Coke 8. We were confused and said that there was no such drink, but he insisted he wanted one. Exasperated, Elena told him to point to the bottle he wanted, which was apparently on the third shelf. Finally, she realised he was pointing to this:

I nearly cried laughing!

Blue faced over money

2009-07-06T08:53:00.001-07:00

There is a story behind this picture, so here it is:

That's me on my paraglider. Apparently, when I'm on my paraglider I am thinking about money, hence the pound signs (I thought they were Euro signs, but Elena assures me that she was showing him what pound signs looked like recently, so I guess that’s what they are). I am thinking so hard about money that my face has gone blue and then I crashed, but was alright, except that I have torn my (left) shirt sleeve and hurt my knee. Kyle rescued me and took me to the hospital. So far as I can tell, that is the full story, so errr... the end!

Innocence

2009-07-06T08:42:00.001-07:00

The other day, whilst watching ‘Brainjitsu’, a sort of thinking child’s competition programme (on BFBS 3 kids’ ‘room785’), in which contestants compete to be last ‘man’ standing and thus win thru’ a series of mental and physical challenges, the competitors were down to two, a boy and a girl. Normally, in this situation, Kyle announces that he wants the boy to win, however this day he said he wanted the girl to win. “Oh, why is that?” I asked. “because”, he said, “I don’t like little boys to be brown!” EeeeeK! I thought. We’ll need to have a little chat about that, but ultimately, I am not too concerned, since three of his best friends are Fijian and therefore, of a rather ‘dusky’ pigment! Suffice to say, he never batted an eyelid at this exclamation and didn’t feel it needed any explanation and neither did I ask for one. Kids will be kids and what is perceived as a terrible prejudice by adults, can actually be nothing at all to a child. If we, as adults didn’t get so excited and bang on about things like this (yes I’ve said it before, learned a lesson from our kids) I reckon the world would be a much better place! Truth be told, I found it quite funny!

Catch up

2009-06-22T23:47:00.001-07:00

I’ve been a bit remiss just lately, not posted any Kyloisms for some time now. A couple that ‘popped up’ just recently were: Like when we were having breakfast a week or so ago and the subject wandered on to mothers and babies, with there being so many expectant mums around. Elena turned to Kyle and said, “Yes, you really kicked a lot when you were in mummy’s tummy Kylo”. He replied, “Yeah, I’m really so sorry for that mummy!”

Just the other evening we were in Derynia for a meal with Mike, Magda and friends at the Stonegrill restaurant. We have never been there before and didn’t know quite what to expect, but the food was very lovely as it turned out. Soon my steak and a few other steaks arrived sitting on top of a super-preheated stone, sizzling wildly. “Are you having a barbecue daddy?” was Kyle’s innocent reaction. Kids grow so fast, I wonder when he’ll stop saying these little things that amuse us so much. Not until he’s at least twenty I hope, carry on the comedy Kylo!

Picker

2009-05-30T12:14:00.001-07:00

Some few days before our trip up to the northern territories, Elena had asked Kyle if he was going to be an architect or a doctor and look after his mum and dad when they were older. “No”, he replied, “I’m going to be a picker”. Mum and dad looked at each other bewildered and asked “what are you going to pick?” “Figs!” came the response. We were slightly less than impressed at his choice of career and hoped that he would forget. During our visit to the ‘Turkish Republic’, the subject came up again, and he again insisted, “I’m going to be a fig picker”. Well, it’s nice to have ambition Kyle I must say!

Hatching

2009-05-28T00:49:00.001-07:00

We stopped off in Kyrenia for our first night on our little tour of the north and spent the night in The Teacher’s House hotel in the east end of town. In morning we enjoyed a breakfast on the patio and Kyle had some salad stuffs and a hard boiled egg. On closer examination of his egg, he noticed a little crack in the shell and asked in a loud voice, “Why is it already hatching?” This made me laugh a bit, I must confess! For pictures, see Cypriot Times blog.

Outer space

2009-04-26T10:02:00.001-07:00

Kyle, obviously over-tired and clearly upset with Elena, was engaging in a bit of an exchange with her, which I elected to keep out of. “Go and live in another house!” he said to her, “for ever!” Then after a moment’s pause, clearly not satisfied with the distance he’d managed to express, he added, “or outer space!” Children just don’t seem to have a rational grasp of the ‘hurt factor’, when they inflict their abuse. Meanwhile, I was biting my lip, trying to stifle my amusement. Needless to say, Elena didn’t share my enjoyment!

Ski whizz

2009-03-29T14:08:00.001-07:00

We went up to Troodos kind of on a whim. We were going to go to Ikea for a few items but, seeing the thick frosting of snow on Olympus, we decided to check out the slopes instead. Kyle took to the skis really quickly and managed very well indeed, we’re very proud of our smart little boy and I am very pleased to have got him on skis, I’ve been wanting to get him started for ages now.

Shrimps

2009-03-27T23:07:00.001-07:00

We couldn’t decide what to have for tea, so finally elected Chinese take away. Whilst eating the ‘special’ fried rice I tried to persuade Kyle to eat the shrimps. Now, Kyle has eaten shrimps before, so I tried to convince him that he had eaten them and liked them. Finally, sensing I was getting annoyed, he conceded and in order to please me announced; “I do like them dad”, “Good”, I said, “Shrimps are my favourite vegetable!”, he added happily. Needless to say, he still didn’t eat all of it, kids!

Racing snake

2009-03-16T12:20:00.001-07:00

I got a call not long before the end of work on Monday. Elena, sounding a bit upset, telling me Kyle had a nasty fall off his bike and I should come and meet them at the Medical Centre. When I arrived he was up on the bed, with the nurse cleaning his wounds and clearly feeling quite sorry for himself, with a cut and swollen lip, a nick under his nose and a nice big scratch on his forehead. He didn’t even seem to respond too happily when she said that we should give him some ice pops to cool the lip and help reduce the swelling. Later though, after a bath and some more TLC at home, he began to cheer up. Little dare devil that he is!

Goldilocks

2009-01-08T13:16:00.001-08:00

Not really a Kyloism, just that I’m so proud I thought I’d publish it. Today is the first day I heard Kyle read a book from cover to cover. Only Goldilocks and the three bears, but I was still impressed! He’s so pleased with himself that he just wants to keep on reading more and more now. Long may it last!

Soft furnishings

2009-01-07T12:57:00.001-08:00

Kylo tends to refer to his beloved pillow as his 'cushion'. We've tried to point out the difference between bedroom and lounge furnishings, but to him they're all one and the same; cushions. Elena was telling him the other day, that pillows are what we find upstairs, while cushions are downstairs. He tends to love his 'cushion' and snuggle up to it anywhere as a sort of comforter, so the other evening as he was settling in bed he said, very sweetly and politely, "Mummy, would you get my cushion for me please?" "Pillow", said Elena. Kyle replied, "No mummy, it's downstairs, so it's a cushion!" Funny, but very sweet!

Ruined

2009-01-03T05:16:00.000-08:00

After a shouting tantrum, Elena was left with very little choice but to resort to a smacked bum. Kyle’s response was, “Mum, you’ve ruined my world!” I’m not sure exactly where he got this from, but I suppose we got the gist of what he meant!

Moon

2009-01-02T13:19:00.000-08:00

Walking along the coastal footpath at Amathous, Kyle seemed a bit preoccupied with the moon in the southwestern sky. After a few minutes he stopped in his tracks, a serious look on his face and exclaimed, "Why does the moon keep following us?" I'm sure I've wondered the very same thing on a number of occasions, but always been embarrassed to ask!

Bats.

2008-10-31T13:53:00.001-07:00

We were sitting outside this evening, watching the bats skimming the area, clearing away a few insects. I pointed one out to Kyle, "It's like a little flying mouse", I said. He looked at me with a strained expression and said, "How did she do that, did she buy some wings?" Great image!

Hoody.

2008-10-26T11:11:00.001-07:00

We went out for a little walk this evening, just around the block and stopped off for a drink. It is getting cooler, so dad had on his wooly hat and we asked Kyle if he wanted his hood up. "No, I don't need my 'head coat' on", was his reply. Elena tried to coax him to speak to her in Slovak a little bit, but he just told her "Don't speak that 'other English', mummy!" Kids can be one minute so cute and yet a moment later so maddening. Fortunately our little stroll conked him out and off he went to bed.

Art.

2008-10-22T10:51:00.000-07:00

Here is a little Abstract collaborative work, between Kyle and a commercial artist friend of his who wishes to remain nameless for professional reasons. He said, "I'm not signing it, cos then it would be worth money". We think it's priceless, we may even frame it!

The computer seems to have named it;

'Master Opacity Change' I like it!

Literally speaking.

2008-07-19T08:47:00.001-07:00

Whilst trying to select a pair of shoes in the 'Shoe Planet' near Carrefour today, I was trying to figure out whether a particular pair Kyle had on were a good fit. As I prodded the end of the shoe, I asked Kylo, "Where are your toes?" He looked at me with a kind of 'Is this a trick question?' expression and said, "...Inside?" How to reduce your dad to fits of laughter in a shop - nice one boy!

Kyle's busy day!

2008-06-15T12:11:00.001-07:00

I'm no expert on Children's behaviour, but it would appear that Kyle might be rather tired!

To be fair, he was on the beach by 10 am, running, swimming, playing 'speedboats' with mummy. He crashed out soon after tea and didn't surface before bedtime again. That's two day running now, at least this time he had some food first!

'Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel'

2008-05-29T13:40:00.001-07:00

Driving back from Curium today, I happened to rest my hand on Elena's knee, as a husband is wont to do, with his wife. Kyle said, "Daddy - stop touching mummy and drive with two hands!" I tell ya' kids are one big contraceptive man!

'Blood bubbles'

2008-03-29T00:53:00.001-07:00

Top Tip: When cutting one's own hair, one method would be to use a mirror - yes, that would certainly work! Still another way is to use another set of eyes. Children are usually to be found loitering around watching one's every move anyway and so they may be the obvious choice.

Whilst using the clippers to cut my hair today, I employed Kyle, asking him, is there any more? Have I missed any, etc. I found that by getting him to touch my head where there were still clumps of hair, I was able (eventually) to cut my hair completely. Unfortunately, whilst doing so, I must have accidentally caught an old wound and 'nicked' it and caused it to bleed again, or in Kyle's words, "Daddy, your 'Blood bubble' is melting"!

Super-hero.

2008-03-15T15:02:00.001-07:00

Curium jump., originally uploaded by Raveydv.

Just lately, 'Pinky' has been insisting that he is a 'Super-hero'. i don't know where he has got this from, must be something he's picked up in nursery. He seems to think that he can leap from one furniture item to another, well... actually he can, but I'm sure it's just luck that he hasn't hurt himself yet. Problem is, he seems to think that he cannot be hurt, which is a little worrying. I can't help wondering, was I as much of a pain when I was that age? I wonder if my mother and father used to be on the edge of their seat, as I am most of the time?

Oh well, I guess he'll learn the hard way, just hope it's not too hard!

Moony

2008-01-06T01:27:00.001-08:00

Children's logic is amazing and wonderful, everything tends to work literally for them. By way of an example, a little about the Slovak language; to change from singular to plural, as in the example of the eye, would go; eye = oko [o-ko] - eyes = oči [o-chee]. Not so for Kyle, he knows that to make something plural, you simply add an 's', hence; one oko, two okos. This irritates my wife, Elena no end!

Another example of the literal approach to things; if it's sunny during the day, what is it at night? Yes, you guessed, it's 'moony'. Lately, everything seems to be developing a 'y' on the end in a familiar way. Some, such as "would you like some juicey" etc. have been going since very early on, but now, we notice that Kyle decides to add his own in strange places, such as; "Can I have a 'hotty' dog please mummy?"

If only life and language were as simple as kids make it, maybe we could all learn a lot from them?

Good Boy

2007-12-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

After eating some supper, Kyle announced, "I'm a good boy daddy and you're a good man! Cameo is a good girl and mummy is a good... people." After a moments thought, he corrected himself, "Mummy is a good lady!"

It would appear this was part of the sooking-up process for which the reason quickly emerged:
"Can I go on Tux Paint please?"
"Daddy's using the computer now, but you can in a minute".
"You can 'excellent' now daddy!"

The things they come out with!