We eventually decided that we trusted the itty bitty birdie that was hanging out near by and that it was safe sneak little bits of bred. Grae obviously wasn’t overly shaken by the whole incident, because she did offer to share with her new smaller birdie friend. I had to quickly put the kibosh on that though. No need to attract the attention of the other birds again.

What started as an innocent bowl of bananas and berries soon became disastrous this afternoon. First off, it required some “dip-ah”. Yogurt was the natural choice.

And perfectly happy about it.

Ever since we started Gracen on the potty at 10 months old, she’s used just the regular toilet. Sure, it means that you have to hold her there so that she and her little tush don’t fall right in, but it works just fine and it means no potty scrubbing after each use. One potty I really love, however, is the little toilet in the family washroom at Oakridge Mall. It’s just like a real toilet, but it’s super short and has a special seat so even the littlest customers can use it all by themselves. Grae likes it too. :)

Gracen’s obsession with shoes continues…

So what do you do when you don’t leave the house all day? You get a little more creative than usual, that’s all. Miss G was pretty thrilled when I pulled out our winter bin for her to sort through. She cleared out the top half of the bin, asked for help with getting into the bin, and then proceeded to put on a hat and chew on Bubba’s toes. Entertainment at its finest.

This morning we took Gracen to the Smile to Smile Program at a local community centre. It was the first time she’s ever had a dentist clean and check her teeth and she pretty much hated every moment. I don’t blame the little doodle. I wouldn’t like having someone’s big fingers prying open my little mouth one bit either. But sometimes you just gotta do what you gotta do… And her next appointment is in just 6 months!

Like I mentioned in the previous post, today we broke my wait-for-all-things-Christmas-until-December-1st rule and took Gracen to visit Santa. And you know what? I’m so happy we did. There were no giant line-ups, cranky kids, or fed-up photographer’s assistants involved. In fact, it was just the opposite. Things were quiet, calm, and leisurely. Not to mention that Santa was FABULOUS. Before we made our way over to his chair, he came over to see how Gracen would react to him. This was, after all, her first time ever meeting the Canadian Santa. Right away, he knew that we’d be better off starting her off on a little rocking horse rather than on his lap. Let me tell you, this Santa was sneaky! We got her happily sitting on the horse and he snuck right in behind her for a few shots. Before we knew it, she was in his arms… No tears shed! I’d say that our visit was a success. Here are a few of my favourite shots:

We had to go out to Richmond Centre today, so we decided to make an afternoon of it (once Gracen finally woke up from her giant 3 hour nap!) Our first stop was the customer service desk to sign out one of the cool car strollers Grae’s been eyeing up in recent mall visits. (She was much more impressed than she appears in this photo, I promise.)