Park Day

I think maybe Alex is a little too big for the slide now….the platform just to the right is a nice height for him to bump his head.

Baby Cakes

Alex brought one of J’s favourite treats home tonight…cupcakes, also known as baby cakes at our house.

Jump Start

When I feel like I need some help reading, I pull out Harry Potter. Pretty much never fails. Once I start reading the series, I also devour other books…let’s see what happens this time!

Biscuits

Guess what? I’m back to eating wheat…yummy baking powder biscuits. YUM!

Relaxation With Bookmark

This bookmark arrived in a card from Japan at Christmas from my dear friend Hiromi…I love it, but I prefer to relax with my book than with my bookmark…J loves it too…I don’t actually put it in my books anymore because then I’m guaranteed to lose my place!

Front Seat Driver

We had to stop at the pharmacy on the way home tonight. Instead of waiting for the prescription inside where there were no chairs and all kinds of things to pull off shelves, J and I waited in the car. She was so excited to be in the front seat! Look at all the buttons to push!

Big Girl Bed

My friend Michelle was here last weekend and we blew up the inflatable bed for her…J has now moved to the floor of her room (she’s using the crib mattress) and she’s so proud of herself for having a floor bed just like Michelle did! Now, we’re just working on getting her to sleep in the crib….

Yummy!

I made Pioneer Woman’s casserole for dinner tonight…it was lovely and tasty and soooooo goood….so good, I forgot to take any other pictures of anything else.

Lifesaver

I got this bag for Christmas and knew it would be useful…what I didn’t realize was how useful it would be once my computer died in February. I’m packing a computer to and from work these days and having this bag with wheel that also has room for my yoga stuff is wonderful!

Stars

These stars have travelled to four different houses with us...they finally went out tonight while I was getting dinner ready...they have been hanging out over the kitchen sink and one end fell down and into a sink full of water tonight. Goodbye stars.

Table Fridge?

The contents of our fridge made it onto the table today...because we got new appliances. I cannot tell you how excited I am about that! YAY appliances!

The Bay

I had a dentist appointment downtown today and because I was running late I drove - I have been on the catwalk at the Bay for a long long time!

Sick Day

J got up this morning just before I took my shower and climbed in with her daddy...this is pretty typical when she does wake up before me. What is not typical is that she went back to sleep. Immediately. And I had trouble waking her up. So we spent the day at home. J snuggled on the couch and I worked at the dining room table...well, I TRIED to work at the table....

Go Giants Go

We took J to a hockey game last night and got her a Giants flag. She wanted to take her Canada flag from the Olympics with her to wave, but we forgot. She loves this new flag, although she is still insisting that the Giants are really Rockets. Sorry Alex ;)

Flying Two Year Old

J loves her gymnastics class. Michelle tried to get some pictures for me, but they are all mostly a blur. J just moves way too fast!

Tiny Tim Overdrive

Michelle was here tonight and a friend of hers was playing at Montmartre on Main Street. She was opening for this group, Tiny Tim Overdrive. They are a group of three ukulele players and they were awesome. Michelle's friend was great too - she plays a four string tenor guitar.

Scary Princess

Our princess is a little bit scary sometimes - I think she's being a lion here and I know she wants to be a trucker princess!

Princess For A Day

J has been wearing this crown everywhere, because, you know, she's a princess!

Tuna Casserole

Tonight was a definite comfort food night...yummmmmm

Sippin'

Mumford & Sons

I don't know the last time I bought a CD, but I'm glad I bought this one!

Pancakes

We had pancakes for dinner tonight and J requested letters...J, S for me, D for Daddy, K for Kelsey, and for some reason O...

Snow Baby

Sleeping Beauty

Owls

Weakness for blank books. Seriously.

Birdie-Airplane

J drew this "bird-airplane" tonight...her art has come a long way in the last year!

Treasure

J picked these up on a walk today...she wants to keep them, but I convinced her we could leave them outside and she could get them and carry them the next time we go for a walk...

Nostalgia

I got out my Pax Lodge (and Our Chalet) books tonight...now I'm wishing I could get myself a time machine!

Park Princess

Scraps

MMMMMmmmmm...soup stock from scraps. Complete with the heart from making J's Valentine's cards.

Hispter

J loves wearing glasses because she's like Mommy...she pops the lens out of these glasses all the time!

Here Comes The Snow

Orchid

J got her mommy a pretty orchid for her desk. I love it!

Press My Name

J is obsessed with the computer right now...whenever she sees that it is out, she asked to "press her name."

Valentine's Day J

J was pretty excited to see that her daddy got her some Valentine's chocolate...yummy!

Two Hats

Fiona made the one on the bottom and I made the one on top...apparently hats are better when there are two of them!

Cousin Night

This sad picture is the only picture I got of our cousin night tonight...but Sara seems to be laughing (maybe), so I guess that means it was a good night!

Skinny Wallet

I shrunk my wallet...I decided to participate in the Org Junkie's 52 week organizing challenge and I started with my wallet!

Mommy, I Have A Moustache

Why yes J, you do...you kind of the look like the Joker too...

I had a smoothie for breakfast this morning (I'm a bit over salad and soup and eggs for breakfast every day) and someone wanted to share. I'm not sure if she was more excited that she got to have a smoothie or that she ended up with a moustache! (She also got it in her bangs...good thing she's getting her hair cut tomorrow!)

Not Rex The One Eyed Wonder Dog

J has no idea who Rex is was except that he figures in a couple of pictures at my parents' house.

Rex was our beloved cocker spaniel. He had glaucoma, among other health issues, and when he was about seven or eight (I'm guessing...I can't remember exactly) he had one eye removed.

J's little puppy only has one eye because someone chewed the other one off. I have it. I just need to sit down with a needle and thread and fix it. One day. Really. I will.

I wish I had a picture of Rex to show you.

Cutting And Pasting

J spent over an hour this morning and again this afternoon sitting at the table cutting, gluing, and taping magazine pages and construction paper together. She had a blast. I'm on the lookout for old magazine with good toddler pictures now...I figure if I fill a box full of them I had hours and hours and hours of entertainment for J. Oh, and those scissors, they're special scissors with no metal blades and they're made especially for toddlers...so they can't chop up their clothes, hair, or other stuff...

Sick Bed

Well, now it's J's turn to be sick...we have her camped out on the couch.


She spent part of the morning lounging around reading her books and watching Sesame Street and Raffi (I am so glad I saved that DVD for a day when I needed it!)


And then I looked over, and well, she had fallen asleep, all on her own. She did it two more times too. A sure sign she's not feeling well.

We'll be staying home again tomorrow...

Froggy

I was pretty sure J had a fever this afternoon, but when I went to take her temperature, the battery was dead. So, off to the drugstore we went...the only digital thermometer in the store was this froggy...actually, there were two. We bought one. And came home. And it didn't work. So, back we trekked to the store to exchange it. I checked the new one before we left the store. It worked. And when we got home, I took J's temperature and actually, yes, she did have a fever. Which means another day at home for me tomorrow.

Colourful

J's play dough is pretty colourful...

The Cross

This store is dangerous...I found the best baby gift here...and it's a good thing it's in Yaletown and not close to our house.

Ready For The Day

Bathing Beauty

J decided she needed to wear her bathing suit to bed...but it didn't really fit over her pjs!

Grouch