Climbing and Receiving Attention

Craig received a little wooden train set from Ikea a few months back. He plays with it occasionally but he tends to build a track with decorations and then leave it on the floor in the play room until one of his parents packs it up. This was one of his more elaborate creations.

On Saturday afternoons Craig can now normally be found up a tree.

It's the same tree every time so he's quite good at finding a comfortable spot to observe the world from a different perspective.

The staff at this place love the boys.

There's always some special attention for the two little blokes especially from the female members of staff.

Craig and Graham get looked after very well.

Graham gets to play freely with things like wind chimes that other kids are told to be careful with.

And, he is looked after by someone wherever he goes. He doesn't seem to mind at all either.

Playing by himself at a nearby park is not as much fun.

On a recent Saturday, after dessert at a fast food store next to the park Craig and Graham started climbing around in the tiny play area. He tends to do climb higher than the local kids.

One mum of another child in the play area was visibly shocked by how fast Craig climbed onto the little roof.

The woman said that Craig could climb so well because he's a "foreigner"! Craig's Dad needed to exercise a bit of self-control. He didn't ask what she would think if she knew he was born in Taipei to a Taiwanese mum.

Craig and Graham didn't care about any of that nonsense. They were too busy having fun.