Today Grae and I decided to check out the Sunday Family Social held at Hillcrest Centre. It’s just like the regular Play Gym sessions they usually host throughout the week, but with more kids and more daddies.
They also have a “quiet play & snack room” where they provide healthy snacks for the little ones and coffee and tea for moms and dads.
Gracen had a lovely time with the other kids and it was nice to find something new to do on the weekends. We’ll definitely be back.
This is how our little lady can be found during the quiet moments of the day…
Apparently someone’s porridge was just right this morning…
I don’t think an oatmeal-smeared face and bed head has ever looked so irresistible.
Everywhere we go, I see little girls with ponies coming straight out of the top of their heads. Although this is not a style Grae normally rocks, she was a good sport about letting me try one today. This was the result. Hahahaha! Never again, sweet girl. I promise.
The sun was shining this afternoon, so Miss G and I headed out to one of our favourite parks to soak up the nice weather.
She’s becoming such an independent little thing on the playground. Today she was walking up the stairs on the own and sending herself down the slide time and time again.
And there may have been some rolling on the ground too. That’s just how this little lady rolls.
She may have had a little help getting up on this rock, but either way, Grae’s the queen of the playground. ;)
Well apparently Grae’s new seat gets the seal of approval… We got ready for the day, packed up our things, got everything into the vehicle, and got about 4 minutes up the road before this little lady was out like a light in the back. Her new seat must be comfy!
Up until now, Gracen has happily been in the infant car seat we brought her home from the hospital in. And although she’s still well within the height and weight restrictions of her first seat, the straps are starting to get a little snug over all of the winter layers we’ve been sporting these days. So after some online research, we decided on a new Britax Marathon for our girl. We picked it up this afternoon, tried it out in the living room, and put it by the back door where Grae’s been visiting it every few minutes since.
Little G has a thing for raisins. She knows exactly where they’re kept. She knows exactly how to get them. And apparently, she’s decided that it’s quite alright to help herself whenever she likes. Here’s her in action today:
What a little monkey. Apparently she was hungry.
Nothing like ringing in the New Year with a few new scrapes and bruises… Our little beauty is looking a wee bit rough today after yesterday’s park incident and it’s 100% mommy’s fault… We were having a wonderful time on the baby swings when Miss G asked to move over to the toddler swings (they have a back support, but the front is open). Against my better judgement, I put her on one. She was swinging just a tiny bit and I was right there in front of her just in case. Everything was fine. And then she decided to fling herself forwards out of the swing just as she was swinging away from me. Sadly, there was no catching her. She landed with a ‘thud’ in a full on bellyflop in the sand. There was sand in her nose, mouth, and pressed onto forehead and nose. And apparently sand is not at all cushiony – she’s got the scrapes to prove it. Poor little doodle. We’ll stick to the baby swings for just a little longer, little one.
We were very lucky to have gorgeous NYE weather today in Vancouver, so Gracen and I spent most of our day outside. We went for a couple of good long walks and G enjoyed pointing out each bird, dog, and “vroom” (car) she saw. We also played at one of our favourite parks for over 2 hours, but our fun there came to an abrupt end when we had a little incident of sorts (photos to come soon, I’m sure).
Once Bradley was off work, G and I met him at the Canada Line station, picked up our pre-ordered sushi, and headed home for dinner. We had some Christmas crackers we’d forgotten to use on Christmas Day, so we busted them out for NYE… It’s festive, right? Gracen didn’t mind that they were a week late. In fact, she was pretty stoked on her paper crown and wooden birdie ornament.
Grae absolutely gobbled up her veggie rolls, miso soup, and edamame beans and then it was time for a bath, some stories, and her last night of sleep in 2011. Sweet dreams, baby girl.
For Gracen, life doesn’t get much better than this… She’s got all of her very favourite things at once – a pillow, blanket, book, and a bowl of seeds and nuts (or as she calls them, “rarahs”). Life is good.
Is it just me, or is there something so wrong about a baby in a bikini that it is ridiculously cute? When I saw this little ruffled number on the sale rack at the end of last summer, I just couldn’t help myself. And when given the choice this afternoon, Miss G picked this from her bathing suit collection… We’re pool bound!
Gracen is very certain about what she wants and between talking and signing, she usually knows exactly how to get it. This morning, she was just laying on her pillow reading some books when she asked me to help her take off her pajama top. Once I did, she politely insisted that the top be put on her Cabbage Patch doll. She was very persistent and when it was fully on and buttoned up, she sunk into her pillow, dolly cuddled closely, like all was right with the world once again. Weird little munchkin… Where does she get this stuff?
Here’s a little peek at the project Gracen and I worked on yesterday and today… Since she LOVES books more than life itself, I thought it would be fun to make her a couple of photo books for the stocking she’ll open when we celebrate Christmas in Vernon in a couple of weeks. This one is all about body parts. You’ll have to excuse the cheesy name. I just couldn’t help myself. Here are a few of the pages:
I’d love to actually have an actual bound book printed, but I know that with the amount of “love” this little book is about to receive, it wouldn’t last as long as I’d like it to. For now, I’m going to get the photos printed and put them all in a pretty little album. Hopefully Miss G likes it as much as I expect her to.
This little trooper doesn’t seem to get much of a break in between bouts of teething. It seems like we just finished with her 4 molars a few days ago, and we’re already moving onto her canines. To date, Grae has 12 teeth fully in and numbers 13 and 14 (her upper canines) are well on their way.