That’s what these two are.

What do you think? Would you hire this duo?

This morning Gracen and I headed to the airport to catch a flight to Calgary. Sadly, this trip is not for fun. It’s to celebrate the life of my stepbrother, who tragically lost his life last Saturday.

‘Here, Mama. This one’s for you’

Whenever we return home from being out, I set Grae down on the front lawn and we enjoy a couple of minutes outside. When it’s time to go inside, she always crawls to the concrete path first, and then heads to the doorstep, rather than just crawling across the grass. Apparently she’s got knees of steel.

‘ONE!’

To me, Saturday mornings are about yummy breakfasts (something more than just the usual toast or bowl of cereal) enjoyed in pajamas. I love making pancakes because I always make them with wholewheat flour and give ‘em a boost with oats, flax seeds, quinoa flakes, and an extra egg white or two. They’re not finicky, and no matter what I add to them, they seem to remain delicious. Well obviously our little lady agrees, because this morning she ate FOUR of them (two with organic all-natural peanut butter and two without), plus a bunch of fruit! Sometimes I wonder how she crams everything she eats into that little belly of hers…

Today we decided to take advantage of the gorgeous Vancouver weather and hit 4th Avenue.

Lucky for us, the times worked out, and we we able to meet up with Bradley for a very quick visit on one of his breaks.

Today, my good friend Brandie had a bunch of mommies and babies over to her place for a baby play date. The mommies enjoyed a sandwich bar and all kinds of delicious treats while chasing around a pack of curious, climbing munchkins. This is our best attempt at a group shot. Ainsley is in the front, then there’s Connor, Gracen, Claire, and Jackson. Aren’t they precious?

Well, this little doll has become one of our official family members… She goes on walks, shops for groceries, visits friends, and enjoys a good scrub down in the tub now and then. Seeing as she’s out and about a lot, we figured that we’d better help her maintain at least some dignity by covering up that bare bum of hers!

I don’t know what it is, but every morning that we head out for a walk around our neighbourhood, Gracen polishes off her entire cup of water in one sitting. Sitting in a stroller while being paraded around must be tough work! Either way, all that water makes for a very well-hydrated baby and a very wet bed during nap time…

Baby Grae had a bit of an oopsie this morning and fell down and bonked her face. It’s hard to see in the photo, but she definitely has the start of a purple cheek.

The fun part of this little monkey’s appointment today was seeing her new measurements (which are increasing more slowly now) and percentiles (which have pretty much remained the same the last few times). Here they are:

Age: 12 months + 3 weeks
Weight: 20 lb 13 oz – 50th percentile
Height: 76.4 cm (over 2 and a 1/2 feet!) – 95th percentile
Head Circumference: 47.3 cm – 90th percentile

So today we got dressed and prepared ourselves to tackle another thing on our GIANT to do list. Todays errand? Meeting with a public health nurse to go over the vaccinations Gracen received in Kuwait in order to determine whether or not she is on schedule with BC’s recommendations. Gracen was obviously excited about the appointment and getting out of the house!