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Yearly Archives: 2011

Merry Christmas to all…

To say that the average Christmas is hectic would be an understatement.  This one, even more so.  We’ve alreadyView full post »

Thank you.

Wes, like most little people his age, loves Elmo.  LOVES.  And Elmo is everywhere these days, so hanging out with usView full post »

Comfort

Their preferred method of early morning cartoon watching.View full post »

Magic.

There is no more magical time of year than Christmas. And now that I have kids, it is even more so. I remember, as aView full post »

Swiper, no swiping

There are very few things in life that are a sure thing. Things you can predict and count on 100%. But one of the thingsView full post »

Wesley’s turn…

It slipped under the radar a few weeks back, but all of a sudden, without much warning at all, my boy turned 18 monthsView full post »

Youtube to the rescue. Again.

I have always envied those gals that can complete their outfits by just throwing on a scarf.  They make it look so easyView full post »

Jaia, age 4

As she rounds the corner at full speed towards 5, I had to celebrate Jaia in all her 4 year old glory.   The ideaView full post »

Misunderstandings of the sweetest kind

#1 In the car on Saturday to pick up our Christmas tree, I remind Jaia that we’ll be putting the tree on the roofView full post »

The season is in full swing

On his way home tonight, Dan is stopping to pick up our Christmas tree.  A real one.  Our first real one in many yearsView full post »

More snow!

The day stayed so warm and the snow looked so fluffy that we went out to play more than once. The boy learned to say &#View full post »

First snow

Ottawa woke up to it’s first blanket of snow this morning.  It won’t stay.  The temperature is supposed toView full post »

New traditions

This year Jaia asked if she could decorate her gingerbread house with some of her little buddies. I thought it was aView full post »

Mad skillz

Since we were talking about milestones and growing up too fast, I couldn’t not mention my girl, who I thoughtView full post »

Help yourself.

As your child grows and becomes more independent, you get to sit back a little and watch them get a real feel for theView full post »