I'll keep adding to this as we remember (and hear) more!
pup-cake = cupcake
pumpkin catch = pumpkin patch
bandelion = dandelion
olibs = olives
sgostco = Costco
Mooshy Mooshy = Mike Wazowski (from Monsters Inc) -- when she was two-ish
Mike Skowski = Mike Wazowski (from Monsters Inc) -- when she was three
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Barbara Ann is Gorgeous
The song Barbara Ann (by the Beatles) comes on the stereo.
C: "Oh I LOVE this song. It's gorgeous."
Me: "So you really like this song?"
C: "Yes, it's been my favourite forever. I like to dance to it, and do this with my head." (demonstrating how she grooves to the song by bopping her head to the beat).
She's right, it was her first "favourite" song. I think it started around when she was 9 months old? She used to go nuts when it came on, and (when she could stand) would dance to it over and over and over.
C: "Oh I LOVE this song. It's gorgeous."
Me: "So you really like this song?"
C: "Yes, it's been my favourite forever. I like to dance to it, and do this with my head." (demonstrating how she grooves to the song by bopping her head to the beat).
She's right, it was her first "favourite" song. I think it started around when she was 9 months old? She used to go nuts when it came on, and (when she could stand) would dance to it over and over and over.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
My built-in calendar
Me (looking at my daily schedule for work): "Who books a meeting for Friday at 4pm?"
Chloe (wearing a red plastic fireman's hat): "It's Wednesday today, mister!"
(it was)
Chloe (wearing a red plastic fireman's hat): "It's Wednesday today, mister!"
(it was)
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
21 Questions to ask your child
November 11, 2009 - 3 years, 10 months, 2 days old.
1. What is something mommy always says to you?
"I love you" (awwww)
2. What makes you happy?
"When you say I love you" (double awww)
3. What makes you sad?
"When someone does something rude to me" (what's rude?) "When you hit someone"
4. What makes you laugh?
"When someone tickles me"
5. How old are you?
"Three and a half"
6. How old is Mommy?
"I don't know" (what do you think) "Five and a half"
7. How old is Daddy?
"I don't know....five and a half?"
8. What is your favorite thing to do?
"Play with the camera"
9. Who is your best friend?
"Sabine"
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
"A fireman"
11. What are you really good at?
"Stamp and clean my hands and crafts"
12. What are you not very good at?
"Painting the house" (um, never asked her to do that?)
13. What did you do today?
"Had dinner at a restaurant"
14. What is your favorite food?
"Rice Krispies and cake"
15. What is your favorite song?
"Baby Beluga"
16. What do you want for (holiday or birthday) this year?
"I reeeeally want a wagon that has a cover on top and a ride-in car like Casey has" (our next door neighbour)
17. What is your favorite animal?
"A sheep - I like them a little bit. And giraffes and elephants and lions and zebras"
18. What is love?
"I love you" (what does love mean) "Love is nice"
19. What does mommy/daddy do for work?
"You work on a computer. Daddy has lunch"
20. Where do you live?
"Canada" (where do we live in Canada?) "North Delta"
21. Where is your favorite place to go?
"Disneyland!"
1. What is something mommy always says to you?"I love you" (awwww)
2. What makes you happy?
"When you say I love you" (double awww)
3. What makes you sad?
"When someone does something rude to me" (what's rude?) "When you hit someone"
4. What makes you laugh?
"When someone tickles me"
5. How old are you?
"Three and a half"
6. How old is Mommy?
"I don't know" (what do you think) "Five and a half"
7. How old is Daddy?
"I don't know....five and a half?"
8. What is your favorite thing to do?
"Play with the camera"
9. Who is your best friend?
"Sabine"
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
"A fireman"
11. What are you really good at?
"Stamp and clean my hands and crafts"
12. What are you not very good at?
"Painting the house" (um, never asked her to do that?)
13. What did you do today?
"Had dinner at a restaurant"
14. What is your favorite food?
"Rice Krispies and cake"
15. What is your favorite song?
"Baby Beluga"
16. What do you want for (holiday or birthday) this year?
"I reeeeally want a wagon that has a cover on top and a ride-in car like Casey has" (our next door neighbour)
17. What is your favorite animal?
"A sheep - I like them a little bit. And giraffes and elephants and lions and zebras"
18. What is love?
"I love you" (what does love mean) "Love is nice"
19. What does mommy/daddy do for work?
"You work on a computer. Daddy has lunch"
20. Where do you live?
"Canada" (where do we live in Canada?) "North Delta"
21. Where is your favorite place to go?
"Disneyland!"
Monday, November 2, 2009
Halloween 2009
And close-ups of the pumpkins. Front to back: mine (I painted it first), Brenda's (Chloe painted it first), Dare's (face was a template, then he carved the rest (only shaving the top layer, so the light still shone through)
Chloe's (she drew the face with a Sharpie and Dare cut it out - I love the mouth!), mine (template), and Chloe's (painted, I just poked holes in it, but the candle blew out). You can't see it, but there's also a wee tiny pumpkin that Chloe painted.
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Catch-up
Our trip to Haida Gwaii (part one)
Haida Gwaii (part two)
Haida Gwaii - comparisons
August 2009 Photos
September 2009 Photos
Still working on the Disney ones!
Haida Gwaii (part two)
Haida Gwaii - comparisons
August 2009 Photos
September 2009 Photos
Still working on the Disney ones!
Monday, October 26, 2009
I know, I know
It's been a LONG time. Lots to catch up on, including this:
Photos and stories to come soon, I promise!
Photos and stories to come soon, I promise!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
September 2009 Photos
Dare and Chloe were playing in the front room. Then it got quiet. I came upstairs to find this:
Their first sleepover! Bedtime didn't go so well, but other than that, the girls had a blast!
And I think those are all the photos from September, excluding the Disney ones, of course! Those are coming up soon...
Their first sleepover! Bedtime didn't go so well, but other than that, the girls had a blast!
And I think those are all the photos from September, excluding the Disney ones, of course! Those are coming up soon...
Friday, August 28, 2009
August 2009 Photos
Darren's 40th birthday! He got (among other things) a Margaritaville blender.
"SQUIRREL!!!"
Dawn gettin' cozy with Pedro
Fun-times around the campfire. Ashley and Sara let Chloe "accessorize" with stickers
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Trip to Haida Gwaii
We visited Haida Gwaii (aka. The Queen Charlotte Islands) for Darren's Nan's memorial.
On the ferry from Sandspit:
The awesome playground in the village. We spent a lot of time there!
Right out front of Uncle Jag's and Auntie Sue's place (we were so happy to stay with them again!)
At the museum:
Chloe with Uncle Jags, Auntie Sue, and Tessa:
Having a "coffee" (hot chocolate) at Jags Beanstalk:
Chloe took this photo of Tessa:
With Auntie Sue and Tessa outside the store
Balance Rock:
Her little nest:
The view from Jag's and Sue's backyard:
On the little zip line (there's a bigger one for grown-ups!) in their backyard:
Waiting at the airport. A big helicoptar to
On the ferry from Sandspit:
The awesome playground in the village. We spent a lot of time there!
Right out front of Uncle Jag's and Auntie Sue's place (we were so happy to stay with them again!)
At the museum:
Chloe with Uncle Jags, Auntie Sue, and Tessa:
Having a "coffee" (hot chocolate) at Jags Beanstalk:
Chloe took this photo of Tessa:
With Auntie Sue and Tessa outside the store
Balance Rock:
Her little nest:
The view from Jag's and Sue's backyard:
On the little zip line (there's a bigger one for grown-ups!) in their backyard:
Waiting at the airport. A big helicoptar to
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