Go Oilers Go

I love this pic of Amelia in her new jersey chanting 'Go Oilers Go'!!!! What a cutie pie!!

So the story of our little family's devotion to The Oilers goes as follows:

I always knew that the person I chose to marry would need to like hockey so they could have at least one thing to talk with my dad about, however Graham is even more hardcore then my pops.  And my dad, well he is pretty hardcore.  My dad has won hockey pools and would call home from work to remind us to record the game on  VHS (oh the days before PVR). Now I'm married to Graham who also wins hockey pools but PVRs the games. 

My Mr. P, the dude is an Oilers fan from way back.  He says that 1979 was a great year because he was born that year and the Oilers franchise joined the NHL.  He has a ton of love for the Oil and is sharing his love with his little girlies.  Both Amelia and Stella have Oilers jammies which are often pulled out of the pj drawer. 

Oh I should also put in writing that Mr.P and I have a deal in regards to the Oilers.  Wait for it...for every year we have season tickets, he owes me a dance class.  Oh ya!!!!  He actually owes me 4 classes now, I haven't forgotten and will hold him to it at some point.  I just really want to be that couple at weddings that rip it up on the dance floor all classy and cool.

Oilers oh Oilers!!!

~ Mrs. P

Cousins Kickin it...Colouring

 We just LOVE LOVE LOVE play dates, especially with cousins! 

It is such fun watching the wee folks interact and play together. Something super neat often occurs after play dates...new skills, new words, new interests usually good. 

Also not to be underestimated, the visiting that the mommas get to do is pretty good too.

~ Mrs. P

A Mouse Kind of Day

We have a fan of Minnie & Mickey and honestly the whole gang, Goofy and Pluto too!

Recently Amelia requested that she wear her Minnie shirt and then when it came time to dress sister Stella the Minnie sleeper was pulled from the dresser.  So of course a photo op of my girlies.  Oh fun times, opinions on clothing have begun...how long will I be in control of the wardrobe.  At least a certain Elmo dress is finally to small and has gone to a better place. 

~ Mrs. P

Stella has hands!

It is interesting the things we treasure, the moments we commit to memory.

There is such joy in watching the growth and discovery that happens with my little ladies!

I feel so darn lucky to spend my days with them.

 I've been watching Miss Stella, waiting for her to make a discovery that seems a little odd but is special to me.  I've been waiting for her to discover that she has hands! For some reason this little discovery babies make seems especially monumental to me.  It makes me get all philosophical wondering what they'll end up doing with those hands, hoping I can help teach them to use their hands for good. It must be neat for them too, to discover 'hey those things work for me, come on let's grab that rattle please'. Anyway, I love it!  Stella made the discovery last week while sitting in her recliner chair.  Since she has started being more content on her own I'll offer her a rattle or ring, wrap her little fingers around it and see how long that lasts.  Well, she held on and kept looking at it, she was just shy of being 4 months old. Oh my sweet girl!  I love this pic of her checking out her hand, awesome!!!

I just had to dig up a few pics of Amelia discovering her hands to reminisce a bit.  I love the family one below, taken when we were in Banff for my Birthday/our Anniversary in 2009.  Yes, Mia was far more into her hand that day then family self-takes.  A great memory though!

Oh hands, was a good plan it was to add them to our bodies.

~ Momma P

Ladybug, Ladybug Fly Away Home

Ladybug, ladybug fly away home,

Your house is on fire,

Your kids are alone!

My Grandma Hinko taught us this little ditty when she stayed with Mia and I before Stella was born. 

 It is a rather sad tune, 'house on fire, kids are alone' not very pleasant but special to Amelia because she learned it from her great-gran.  Her little eyes are always looking for ladybugs, she has a fondness for them.  We love finding them around our yard, they likely don't enjoy being discovered by an eager 2 year old.

~ Mrs. P

Hello Fall - We like you this year!

Seriously digging the weather.  I can't recall a September in recent years where we've been able to go outside in skirts and shorts still.  Wohoo, we'll take it!

 We hung out on the porch during Stella's nap the other day and brought out one of our favourite things to do...painting with water!  I love that Amelia can get as messy as she wants but stays clean, I love that the canvas (porch) is repeatedly a clean slate and I really just love that Amelia loves doing it.

~ Momma P

A Strong Dislike for the carseat!

Miss Stella Charlene strongly dislikes her car seat!  I would use the word HATE but my mom always told us that HATE wasn't a good word to use, so I'll say Stella strongly dislikes her car seat.  I decided to take a picture of her capturing a relatively happy moment.  We recently borrowed cousin Jacey's old bucket car seat just to see if it was ours that Stella didn't like...nope just car seats in general.  I must say though we travelled up to Fort McMurray for the weekend and the trip was actually ok, oh our baby is growing up! No tear only joy for this one!! 

~ Mrs. P