Pre-Pantomime

My wonderful parents got us three tickets for the pantomime today. They kindly kept Baby C at their house and we took J out for lunch before the play. She was so excited to have a day with just her mom and dad!

Holiday Cozy

What a lovely night! We had a family gathering at my great-aunt and uncle’s Doesn’t it look cozy? There were about 30 of us squished quite comfortably into about 600 square feet. So lovely. AND Alex arrived for the weekend. Happy happy at our house!

First Swing

At a park that is…she did have a baby swing when she was smaller.

Power Tool Discussion

Baby C and my dad seem to be having a *very* serious discussion about power tools…hmmmmmmm

On The Mend?

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This little munchkin gave us a bit of a scare…she’s had a couple of visits to the ER due to a nasty case of croup. And of course, her sleeping schedule is all out of whack too…fingers crossed that tonight she sleeps and there is no croup!

At Her Desk

J is thrilled to be here…She’s been busy doing work at her desk all day!

Up, Up And Away

The girls and I caught an early flight to Kelowna this morning. We’ll be there for a whole week! Yay!!!

Spelling Test

J and I went to the dentist this morning and then we went out for lunch. While we were waiting for our lunch, J says, "Mom, I'm bored. Can you help me?" She came equipped with a notebook and pen and I thought for sure I was being recruited to write the words for a story.

No, my child asks for a spelling test. "But not too hard Mom, I'm still learning."

I'm not sure where she learned about spelling tests since they definitely don't have them yet at her school...but she's having a blast...and I'm learning all about letter people and squish boxes and buddies.

Books…

All of the pictures I took today were of books…Huh?

Cheerios Hoover

Snack time for Baby C

And the best way to eat Cheerios is to slurp them right off the tray!

No Blanket….

Bye Bye Blanket

Well, it seems that Baby C moves well enough that putting the blanket down to “contain” her doesn’t make sense for much longer!

Waiting For Sister

Here’s Baby C waiting for her big sister to come home from school….

Stormy Skies

Reaching the top!

That’s J up there in purple – she reached the top!

Lullaby

Baby C and I go to the library most Fridays for baby time. The children’s librarian made up a lullaby for her baby and C loves it, but of course I can only ever remember the first verse. Today, she posted all of the verses so we can all sing the lullaby at home with our babies.

After School Treat

J’s favourite part is of course the marshamallows!

Little Reader

Connect Four

Or connect none. This game was a draw. J has discovered Connect Four and loves it. The grownups might be getting tired of it…but as soon as we sell this place, I’m going to storage and getting some other games our for her so that we have a selection!

Music Box

Noise Maker

Noodle Box

Yet another open house, yet another meal out! We decided to shake it up a bit and went for an early dinner/really late lunch at Noodle Box. I hope our place sells soon, because all this eating at weird times is doing strange things to our family!

Finger Knitting

J has been asking for wool to do some finger knitting, so we wandered up to the craft store and got some wool. She also begged for her own set of knitting needles, but that has just been an exercise in frustration for the poor kid. We’ll give it some time (and maybe get some bigger needles and chunkier wool) and try again. For now she’ll just make miles of curly, four stitch strands…

Camp Blanket

A friend of mine from Pax Lodge saw my picture of J in her uniform and sent her some cool Rainbows stuff and some badges for her camp blanket. Her mom’s Rainbow group also sent her some pictures and a letter. J’s blanket has been around since I took her to camp and she got her first crests. If she decides she loves Guiding, I don’t know if this blanket will last past Guides…it’s small!

Different Kid, Same Table

This morning it was Miss J who disappeared under the table…but because she is neither as quiet or as small as her sister, she was definitely much easier to spot!

Happy Happy

This is one happy baby…she doesn’t complain about much (although when she does, watch out), but she almost always has a smile on her face when she’s awake…and she still chuckles in her sleep from time to time!

Why, Hello!

The girls were playing on the floor while I got breakfast ready when J told me I’d never find C…sure enough, I came out and didn’t see her right away. She is scooting like crazy and got herself stuck under the table! Oh, and that sleeper she is wearing? J picked it out for C back when she was still a Boxing Bean. It was meant to be a hospital/come home from the hospital sleeper, but they only had preemie and big sizes. So we got the smallest big size and at just a few days shy of 7 months, C finally fits in it!

Playing Train

Oh, I will be so happy when we don’t have to have the computer in the living room when we want to use it! Also, this picture makes me cringe because of the spotless requirement of listing our home, but really, five minutes and a vacuum and it’s good to go…

Waving!

Someone learned a new trick!

Mini Orchids

Because our apartment is for sale, there are flowers all over the place. It’s been a bit of a treat because we usually only have flowers for special occasions. And never in the bathrooms – there are these tiny orchids in our bathroom, some pretty orange flowers in J and C’s bathroom, a fall bouquet in the living room and a lantern flower plant beside the fire place. Sometimes there is even a bouquet in our bedroom.  I like these orchids the best…and because they’re potted they’ll stick around even after our place sells…at least until I accidently kill them!