Right this minute

Winter is long and so we play-doh...

Cows and Cupcakes

A cupcake with a cherry on top, getting ready to go out

All loaded up, Téa is like "what are we doing out here after dark and why do I have a cow on my head?" :)

Trick or treat

After being given a balloon and asking where the lady's kids were hiding,  Esme said "Dat was a very nice aidy (lady) at dat house."

Téa's one and only goodie, this unopened treat kept her occupied all the way home :)

 "I am not wiggling my bucket Mommy, so it doesn't spill. I am being careful. " (That was her own thought after the lady commented she might need her Mom's help with her bucket so full.)

The mother-lode at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  (Don't worry, she only got to rifle through the bowl and eat the unopened packages.)

She speaks

Téa has now said her first words. Her very first word is Grandpa but sounds like 'bapa'. If you ask her to say Grandpa, she'll say 'bapa' every time.

Grandpa was quickly followed by her second word 'uh-oh'. She pronounces this very precisely and will now sometimes say it without being asked.

Esme's vocabulary expands daily and sometimes it is easy to forget she's not yet three years old. She still has some cute words which are unique to her.

'Fussagot' is used as a fusion word which combines 'forgot' and 'supposed to get'. For example, 'Mommy we fussagot my milk. I better go get it.'

'Feffeven' which is the number that comes after ten. For example, 'eight, nine, ten, feffeven....'

Love these talking girls.

Friday evening shenanigans

While her sister naps

Wise words with Esme

Conversation at breakfast after a night disturbed by teething (Esme's last molar is working it's way out).

Grandpa: 'Esme did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed?'

Esme: 'No Grandpa! I woke up on the inside of my bed.'

Milestone marker

Our Téa took her first steps yesterday. I guess crawling, climbing and furniture cruising weren't satisfying enough. How is she growing up so fast?

Monkey

Look who figured out how to climb up on to a chair all by herself. She was so proud.

Dinner confusion with Esme

Conversation while having dinner after Alain's soccer game today:

Alain: Ouch, my hamstring is cramping up.
Me: You have a Charlie horse?
Esme: Daddy has a horse at our new house?
Alain: No, my hamstring, a muscle on my leg is hurting me.
Esme: A hamster is hurting Daddy's leg? Hamster, come out! Don't hurt Daddy's leg.
Alain: No not a hamster, a hamSTRING.
Esme: Oh.

..... a few minutes later.....

Esme: There was a guinea pig in Daddy's leg. Hurting his leg.

Beads

Trained

Somebody is now officially potty-trained!

I dreaded potty-training for a long time and avoided it until Alain had some time off. However, Esme was obviously ready for the switch because it was almost effortless.

The first day was more accidents than success, but from Day 2 onwards there have been a total of 3 accidents (we are going on almost a month since we started using big girl underpants) all of which were more to do with us not registering that she was asking to go potty than her not knowing she needed to.

Yay! Way to go Esme! Can't believe how fast you are growing up!

Mimi

Auntie Michelle came to visit all the way from Calgary. It was FUN! We love you Mimi!

A home of our own!

We own a house, with a large yard!! Yahoo! Tomorrow we get the keys and can start making it a home.

So exciting!!!

Fun in the blazing hot sun :)

On and up

'oh Mom, sitting and crawling are old news! I am all about climbing and walking now.' (note: she wants to walk all the time but still needs helping hands to balance her while she does.)

Sisters

A little bow

Nemo

Esme got a new backpack. It comes with a hood. This is how she likes to wear it. :)

Téa's new favourite place

Crafting the drizzles away

We're trying to kill another gray day here in the Okanagan.

Téa's helping too :)