Outside Playtime

At the end of April, before it snowed and turned cold again, we were fortunate enough to have some really nice days. The girls' grandma came over to take them to the park and we all enjoyed playing in the backyard for a while.

Ella found a friend!

Who then disappeared below the deck...

Ella really, really, really hated this...

And got mad at us for laughing at how much she hated it...

Oh Zoey, you definitely have second child problems with your too big hand-me down jacket...

Park time!

We all played pass with the ball, Zoey let out the loudest giggles every time she "kicked" the ball!

Post-Bath Zoey

It's taken almost a year of life for Zoey to enjoy her bath. It took squishing myself into the bath with the girls for her to finally feel safe enough to splash and play instead of clawing at me and attempting to climb out. That would mark the first and last shared bath, let's just say plugs are uncomfortable when you're the one sitting on them because you stupidly got in the bath the wrong way and the tub is too small to maneuver yourself around to the non-plug side of the tub....or something like that.

Ella so lovingly styled Zoey's hair for her. Not bad for a two year old I guess.

Papa's Birthday

Last weekend we celebrated Papa's birthday with a trip to Cactus Club for steak. Their steak is delicious and one of their only gluten free options for me but I can't complain, being forced to order steak isn't so bad!

Zoey has been super into face squishing lately. Sometimes you can even get her to imitate you if you do it first. She mostly does it when she's very happy.

Ella had chocolate milk made for just for her.

Then we went to the mall for some ice cream. That may have been a mistake... I'm not sure if it was busy because people were on spring break or if that's just how it is on weekends but it was wall to wall people!

Ella was finally brave enough to accept a piggyback ride. Walking with Papa was the highlight of her day. A week later she told me all about the carousel we walked past and how you stick on it and hold the stick with two hands and go up and down.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!

Library Trip

We love our library trips around here. We are fortunate that our city has great libraries and a few that are under a 10 minute drive from our home. This week we went to the library I spent my high school years working in. The recently tore it down and rebuilt it which is great in so many ways but I wish I had been able to show my girls around the library as I knew it. 

The children's area is definitely Ella's favourite part of the library and the "tiny toilet" in the bathroom. My favourite part is the giant staircase with wonderful windows. 

This was Ella's chosen book from this trip. She went to the library determined to get a shark book. I gave her the choice of this book and a more cartoonish one and this was the one she chose.

Spring Is Here

Our weather has started to warm up in the past week. Every day after work I take Ella outside to play a bit and get some fresh air.  She loves to splash in puddles with her rainboots, dig in the snow with her rakes and shovels. Collected snow becomes "hotdogs" on the grill in her playhouse which I enthusiastically "eat" while complementing her grilling skills. 

These little tastes of spring make me look forward to the many lazy hours we can spend outside this summer.