Tastes like...

Yesterday was sunny and warm. We decided to go for a walk. To the local expensive upscale supermarket. To buy chicken. Because I forgot when we went shopping earlier. Even though I had a list...I forgot the chicken. I won't tell you how often this happens to me.

Turned out to be a great mistake though because it was gorgeous and we had a great walk!

See how sunny? (oops, sun in our eyes)
(there, that's a bit better)
Along the walk through the neighbourhood it was all I could do not to take pictures the whole way. It was so great to be outside and walking. We had to watch the icy and puddly places but that made it interesting. And we saw this:
Where there digging up the nearby schoolyard to make a dry pond. (basically a man made "pond" that stays dry until there's a bit of a flood and it then fills with water) Seriously, we see dunp trucks full of dirt going in and out of the neighbourhood all day long working on this.

And so, because we walked, Katie was able to eat chicken for the very first time! She looked very excited.
But was a little less so once she tasted it. The whole meal she was excited to get the spoon in her mouth and then not so sure if she liked the taste. It was pretty messy.
I have been letting her grab the spoon a bit more these days, even though it takes longer to feed her this way. Means sometimes, like at breakfast this morning, we get messy. Squishy is fun. And for those that may be interested, I finished knitting a little lap blanket. It's just about big enough and I love it, although the frilly edges are not my favorite thing. It's blue and woolly and will keep us very toasty when we're watching TV. Hope you have a good Friday!

Bon Voyages

First thing today, we'd like to wish Uncle Sheldon a big Bon Voyages...He's off with the Army to Afghanistan for 6 months or so. Best wishes and take care Sheldon! We promise to invite Andrea over for playdates whenever her busy schedule allows.
For old times sake, here's a picture from July: (this one makes me laugh every time!)
And a much better one from August. (Oh my, look at that green grass...can spring get here any quicker, please?)
Back to the present...Dad came home for lunch on Tuesday this week. Always a good time for a picture (lots of nice daylight!). We're wishing him a bon voyages too, because he's off to Lake Louise skiing, today until Saturday. Can you believe he has never been?

(to Lake Louise that is...he has been skiing before...like, remember that time we went skiing when we were dating, Ben? And I kicked your butt? Oh yes that was fun!)

The other day Katie received a gift from Susan and Hal, friends of Grandma and Grandpa Cheryl. An ADORABLE Care Bear. (so happy these are still around!) This one is so sweet and it glows in the dark! Yay! (and we always like when we match!)
A shot of our new (it's about time) microwave. Looks like the old one! So nice having a clock again...I swear, as much as we missed having a real microwave, the clock was perhaps missed more.
Yesterday we paid a visit to Grandpa Ken (see, I promised you more Ken pictures!).
And Katie, really, it's kind of rude to go showing off your hip flexibility to a guy who just had his hip replaced, don't you think?

Katie was asleep for this, but I took pictures...the Lunar Eclipse. You can just start to see the edge on the bottom left disappearing. I'm sure I could have waited and taken better pictures but apparently I wasn't thinking.(see those apartment lights? That's where we lived when we first got married...I love that we can see it from where we live now.)

Wishing you a lovely Thursday!

Random

Hi!
We're all doing well but don't have much time to blog today.
Here's a video to keep you happy.
(Katie is trouble sometimes!)


ps...we finally picked up our microwave ourselves yesterday. Long Story. Moral of the story? Don't shop at Sears.

Family Day Long Weekend

We had a really nice Family Day Long Weekend. Saw lots of family and enjoyed having Dad home for an extra day.

Friday, while Katie and I were visiting Grandma Mary, we tried a new thing.
Practicing standing on the couch. It's so neat! Gives her a sense of standing, while well supported. Look how tall she is!We also practiced it while we were at Grandma Cheryl's for dinner on Friday. Katie and Grandpa Ken had some fun together. There was even some reading!Saturday morning we had Auntie Andrea and Sheldon over for breakfast. They're so boring...all they do is stare at Katie! (I'm kidding...that's what we do ALL the time and WE'RE not boring. Are we?)Katie also tried on some pants we bought a while ago. They're loose fitting...a bit "culotte-y" and maybe better suited for summer capri season. But cute!
Saturday night while mom and dad made pizza for dinner Katie had some fun with the junk in her trunk.
Mom's watch! Not junk after all!
And Sunday we had pasta for lunch...thanks to grandma Cheryl we've found a favorite new pasta shape.
These tiny macaroni fit right on Katie's fingers! Perfect for playing and eating.

Later in the evening, while winding down before bed, dad and Katie both spent some time reading.
Monday night we had dinner at Grandma Mary's and took the opportunity to take a family photo. (ps...grandma Cheryl...we should do this too sometime soon!)In other non photographed news...Here's a riddle for you:

What's tiny and doesn't photograph well?

A new tooth! That's right, Katie has sprouted another one. Her right just beside the middle teeth. A trooper she is and we didn't even see this one coming. (I do random tooth searches...kind of like random drug searches, but more trusting in Katie and it's good if you find something.)

Let's end off with a fun video! Practicing another new skill...sitting to tummy!

Just a Peek...

We didn't do a whole lot yesterday. Waited for a microwave that never came (does that sound familiar?) and just stayed close to home.

Grandpa Ken came home from the hospital yesterday and we went over to visit. Katie was fascinated by his crutches. We had a short but lovely visit. I did forget the camera though, so instead, I'll show you a picture from Wednesday night.

We had Russ over for dinner since Steph is all the way over in Palm Springs, lucky girl! I tried a new chicken recipe...Honey Cardamom Chicken...and I think it went well. I may make it again...it was yummy but not stellar.

Katie did have a bunch of fun playing peekaboo yesterday. She is definitely into playing it when she does the peek-ing. And I was lucky enough to catch it on camera.

She loves it! Pictures don't really do it justice though. What we really need here is some kind of video. Hmm...

How about this one?

Happy Valentine's Day!

By Katie

What is Valentine's Day? Well...It's a special day that mommy says I should wear pink or red for. (What's different...I wear pink on most days!) (and my sleeper has hearts on it...I think that's important too.)

What else...? Hmm...I Know!
It's about something called "LOVE". Like, see here, these two on my bib, the two that are dancing?
I think they are love. They dance all the time and hold hands and are in love. So nice!
I think too, that my mommy and daddy are love. They say "I love you" all the time...to each other and to me too! So maybe family is love?

Whatever love is, I think I like it. And I think I like you too! Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

He's Hip!

You know what's amazing? (besides lots of things?) how, almost 10 months later, I still think there's nothing as sweet as my (our) sleeping Katie. I went in to wake her up for a playdate yesterday and there she was...sleeping beautiful.

Our playdate was at Gymboree ( a free drop in/try it out class) with our friend Jonah from strollercize. It was an interesting class, lots of kids. Katie did get a little freaked out by all the excitement at one point. We may stick with strollercize for now.

The big excitement from yesterday was visiting Grandpa Ken in the hospital. Not to worry...he had a hip replaced yesterday morning and was on his walker by the afternoon. We love our big strong healthy Grandpa. Can you believe he looks this good post-op? (really, if I didn't know, I'd swear this was pre-op). So all is well, no worries, Grandpa is doing really well...couldn't be better. While he recovers at home for a few weeks we will be visiting lots, so you will see more G Ken pictures in the near future.
He wasn't able to get a private room so while we were there we were well entertained by the roommate. I won't go into details, but it's something I won't soon forget. Next time you see Grandpa Ken, make sure you ask him about it.

We stayed for dinner, which looked surprisingly good.
And Katie was lucky her Grandpa shares.
Had some snow last night, although it doesn't look to me like as much as predicted. Pretty and white.

Wishing you a pretty and white day. =)