Bathing Beauty?

I went in to check J before I went to bed tonight and discovered she was asleep in her bathing suit. She definitely had pjs on when I put her to bed! I'm not sure how comfortable that's going to be, but I guess I'll find out in the morning...

Stars

The stars are part of the staying in bed tactics

...if J gets a whole row of smiley faces, she gets a star. Eventually she will get a trip to the aquarium...

Happy Faces

Sleep has been an huge issue at our house recently...so these stickers are part of the solution. J gets one if she stays in her bed all night. She is great when she finally goes to sleep, it's getting to that point that is difficult!

Tube Slide

J loves going to the "big" park. It's a bit of a walk from our house but there are lots of slides and swings and climbers.

Cement Trucks!

J is obsessed with cement mixers and other large equipment. She was thrilled today when we told her we were going on an adventure. Ocean Concrete on Granville Island had an open house and J to pose beside some of the machinery, touch some of it, and even "drive" some of it. It was definitely an exciting day!

Tax Time

Apparently I didn't think taxes were worthy of a photo in 2007 or 2009, but let me assure you, I did them. Looks like I'm getting closer to the deadline every year...I had great intentions this year, but the computer was out of commission (guess what the motivation was to finally get it fixed!?!?!)

The Nickle Nackle Tree

The Nickle Nackle Tree was a favourite book at our house when we were kids. I was excited when J picked it out at the library all on her own...seems we have similar taste in books!

Current Project: Operation iPod

Our iPod has been here for a little while and now I'm finally facing the huge task of loading our music on to it. I am motivated by the knowledge that when I'm done, I'll have two huge drawers and one shelf free for storage...

Easter Flowers

Some nice guy who lives at my house decided I needed some pretty flowers (and a butterfly…)

Dockside

Yummy 30th birthday brunch for Kelsey and Rebecca…yum yum.

Chocolate Before Breakfast

J LOVED searching for all of the Easter goodies the Easter bunny left. She was thrilled when we told her she could sample the treats as she went…

Friends

J’s buddy Inara came over to our place this afternoon while her dad and grandpa finished cleaning their old place and her mom and grandma unpacked their new apartment. The girls had a great time at the park together.

My kid!

Look how much they’ve grown since last February!

Cousins

We had dinner with Alex’s family today and J and Isabella were, as always, so happy to see each other…what a nice picture…

This is more like reality though!

Soon To Be Table And Chairs

We’ve been looking for a table and chairs for J’s room for quite some time. We finally found one that was the right price and size for her room…

Look What Came Back!

We missed this computer…but it’s back now…hopefully for good!

Checking Her Watch?

Mommy, are we going to be on time?

Tired Toddler

On our way to daycare…J looks tired. Very tired.

Ice Cream Face

We went on an excursion to Granville Island this afternoon in search of some ice cream. J thought it was the best trip ever!

Daddy’s Turn

Alex was home tonight (yay for weekends) and he was all about the slides…

Finally Organized

At least until J get in here again…she had claimed the tupperware cupboard as her own!

Blurry Dancing Queen

Yeah, this picture is horrible. But whatever. J’s daycare had a family baby beluga party tonight and the kids did some dancing and singing. Here’s my kid dancing in her special baby beluga shirt.

Sticker Face

J got a parcel today from my parents…that included some stickers. The best place for stickers? All over your face apparently!

The Big Slide

J has been braving the big slide lately…the end is still quite high though!

Ready To Go Home

Snack in hand, it’s time to go home from daycare!

Tulips

Toddlers And Babies

We had a bunch of cousins over for dinner tonight. J and P are pretty much the same age. Baby C was here too, but she had left by the time we got the cameras out. Luckily the girls each had a photo of her!

Daycare Bound

Sand

J discovered the sand at the park tonight…she’d never noticed it before and had a great time playing with it.

Tree Hugger

Alex worked a day shift today so we walked over to meet him after work. It took about 6 times as long with J as it would have taken without her…partly because we stopped to hug almost every tree.

Story Time

Auntie K came over tonight and spent some time reading books with J.

Cranky New Boots

J got new rain boots this weekend to replace the pair she wore right through. She was excited when she left the house to show off her new boots, but by the time we got to her daycare, she was not a happy camper. Maybe the weather has something to do with it????

Weather Change

It was a good thing we took advantage of the nice weather yesterday because today, well, it wasn’t quite so nice…but J was pretty happy to go out and play anyway!

Spring Tea Time

It was a lovely day today…so J and I went for a walk. She wasn’t so sure about the blossoms on the ground. She wanted to put them back on the tree!

I took some lovely tea with me…I got this yummy sampler from my brother-in-law for Christmas and the tea I chose today was so good!

Where I Spend My Week

Friday afternoon I try to leave my office tidy…it’s so nice to come in to a calm office on Monday morning!

Lunchtime Reading

A little light reading…

Back On The Floor

J has been going back and forth between the floor and the bed…the floor seems to be winning…I’m not sure why…she’s never fallen out of the bed but I find her all over the room when I go in to check on her when she’s sleeping on the floor.

Someday

My cousin gave this to us as a gift when J was born…she warned us it would make us cry…oh and was she ever right!

The Only Spot In Our House That Doesn’t Need Decluttering

Big Girl Bed

Our big girl…in her big girl bed. With her just in case bed beside her.

Daybed

We did it. We converted the crib. Someone is VERY excited about her big girl bed.

Sick Baby

Poor J is sick. They had to come and pick me up her up at daycare this afternoon…by the time I got there she had fallen asleep…so I waited. For three hours for her to wake up. Our next stop was the doctor’s office…and then the pharmacy. This is my poor, feverish kid waiting for her prescription to be ready so that we can go home and go to bed….

Slippers

Goodbye little slippers….

Floor Sleeper

On Sunday night J had a horrible night. She yelled and screamed and cried and carried on until 3:30...In the midst of this we discovered she knew how to get out of her crib. But she likes to go in a kind of head first way. So I made her sleep on the floor. The next night we pulled the mattress out of the crib and she's on the floor now for a few nights. On the weekend we'll convert the crib to a daybed...she's been pretty good about staying in bed and not getting out too many times...we'll see how long that lasts!

Empty

Old furniture is out…new furniture has not yet arrived…

Office Before

New office furniture arrives tomorrow…this is the before picture…it might be a few days before I post the after picture seeing as the stuff is not arriving assembled.