Family Photo Session

 I think my ladies are pretty awesome and the fella in my life is pretty rad too! We ventured out with our whole extended family a few weeks ago to snag a few family pics. We try to do this every 2 years and have had the same photographer the last 3 times, so fun. I totally love the images she captured (extended family pics to come). It was a beautiful sunny day and the location was lovely, a picnic area and old train bridge right in Fort Sask...crazy the things you discover even after living somewhere for 5 years.

Anyway, although the prep for pictures is

usually CHAOTIC it is always worth it!

Mrs. P

Crayons Are No Longer Cool

 Bring on the markers!

Ahh markers have entered my world.  Amelia goes through phases of spending hours (literally hours) colouring and then won't touch her art cupboard for weeks.  Well she is back into drawing and this time she's fallen in love with markers.

Then...

Now...

I am a bit afraid of what might happen if I turn my head.  She's given me no reason to fear... yet!  The woman loves to draw swirls and circles, recently she's taken to zig zags.  The coolest thing happened, she drew a happy face complete with dots for eyes and an attempt at a smile, so fun!  Mia's love of Elmo shines through even in her art - she asks us to draw him at least once a colouring session.  Also a popular request, the moon, a momma moon and a baby moon (we don't know why).  Anyway so fun! 

I am eager to see if her interest in drawing will continue as she gets older.  A possible talent?

~ Mrs. P

Right on!! BUT wrong

When shoes were on the wrong feet growing up my mom would say 'one is going to Fort McKay and the other to Anzac' so I guess now I can say to Mia 'one is going to Lamont and the other to Sherwood Park'.

Gotta love independence! 

 It seemed like for awhile I may be dressing a 10 year old Amelia, she just had no interest in getting things on or off by herself (other short folk I know are continually pulling clothes off).   I would pull out two outfits and let her choose, she actually sorta cares about this and favors her Elmo dress.  I would also put out her shoes before we left but she had no inclination to do the dressing thing independently.  She would always say 'help please'.  Well things are starting to change around here. 

Ta da Amelia Ann put on her own shoes!!!! 

Granted she was still in her pj's and granted they were on the wrong feet but I had to praise with excitement 'Right on Mia'!!  Honestly, it was a big deal and I am proud of her.  She was beaming with pride and so was I!

Oh the things that make us happy.

~ Momma P

Beach Days

Mia has been LOVIN the beach, the cold water and the sand. Serious fun!

Our two women enjoyed the beach a little differently.

 Clearly Mia was 'diggin' the diggin. hahahaha  She got seriously nasty, seriously!

We have a picture of the sisters three years ago, same beach but both Alyson and Leslie had round tummies.

Snapped a pic of the big girl with her gran and gramps.  Love family time!!

~ Mrs. P

Not so sleeping beauties!

Stella was already awake this morning when big sis Amelia started making noise in her room.  Little sis and I went in together to say good morning and rescue Amelia from her crib (she is content and safe in there so I'm not changing stuff up just yet).  Amelia was super pumped to see Stella and asked to hold her right away, I asked 'In your bed?' and a got a 'yup' with a big smile.  Big sis was so excited to have little sis in her bed.  It was adorable, songs were being sung, kisses being given, it was all good until an eye was poked. 

 Oh my adorable little ladies!!

~ Momma P

Mia's First Hair Cut

  Before                                 After

It was a big day for Amelia Ann, well maybe it was a bigger day for the momma. We cut our lady's hair.  It is in a sweet bob now and most of the baby whispy hair is gone.  We went to a cool children's hair salon called Beaners. They totally know how to do it!  Amelia sat in a pink jeep, watched a movie and had a container full of colourful beads to keep her distracted while they snipped away.  We talked about getting our hair cut all day but sometimes Amelia likes talking about things and then doesn't like actually doing them...I was a little worried but it went great.  She looks so old to me now! Oh my big girl sitting so nice.

 

Time is flying by way to fast!  Baby to big girl goes quickly.

~ Mrs. P 

Miss Spazzipants

So our sweet little Amelia has completely morphed into a toddler.  For the most part this transition is good, she can do more her self, she can verbalize more BUT one thing she also does more of...the spaz!  When she acts/reacts and slips into spaz mode sometimes the cure is getting laughs, thus distracting from the spaz. Tickles, kisses, whatever it takes to avert a needless negative situation.  Graham was home so I asked him to grab the camera and capture the spazout to laughing transition.  Note baby Stella in the background, probably making detailed observations.  This being parents gig can be tough sometimes.  Navigating toddler hood is a challenge and as we are learning with babe #2, everyone is totally different!!  It is fun  though and getting the laughs instead of the mounting spaz is a good outcome.  I just had to record this stage in our lives because Amelia is going to be the perfect teenager and this will be the tough stuff (a mom can hope).

~ Momma P