We had a great last week of Spring Break. The girls were so happy to have their dadda home from Guatemala and not at work this week. The weather has been beautiful so we were able to spend lots of time outside at the park.

Juliette experiencing some static electricity on the slide.

Juliette likes to join Mamma while she stretches after going for a run.

Granville Island

Yesterday we spent the day at Granville Island. The girls had a great time playing at the adventure centre, walking around the market, going out for lunch, and walking by the water. It was a beautiful sunny day!

The girls enjoyed smelling all the pretty flowers.

We had a nice lunch at the Sandbar.

Followed by a nap in the stroller.

Great Grandpa's

We had a nice visit with Great Grandpa this week. As usual, the girls loved seeing the cuckoo clock and his bird book that makes different bird sounds.

Big Girl Bed

Ella's big bed arrived this week. We put it together and she has been sleeping in it the past few nights. It is a junior loft bed, so she uses the ladder to climb into bed at night. It isn't too high above the floor, but it is high enough so that Juliette will sleep underneath on a mattress someday soon. We will soon have 3 sharing a room. Ella loves her new bed, she calls it her "bunk bed" and is excited to go to bed at night. The transition has gone really well and she knows she's not allowed to go down the ladder in the night so she stays in bed until we get her in the morning.

Welcome Home Dadda!

Ella and Juju have missed their Dadda and were very excited to hear that when they wake up, Dadda will be here! We decided to colour him some pictures to give him as a welcome home gift.

To celebrate our last night together, we had dinner at Subway. Ella thinks the best part about Subway is the apple juice, something she doesn't normally get to have at home.

This afternoon we went to the park with Moo. Moo helped us out a lot while Dadda was away. Thank-you Moo!

Ella's snack of choice these days is broccoli. I used to try to give her steamed broccoli, or broccoli with cheese sauce and she never liked it. Last week I tried giving her plain, raw broccoli... and she loved it. I told her that it will make her strong, so when she eats it she likes to ask "what is this going to make me?" And she likes to hear me tell her it will make her strong. It sounds like something my grandma used to tell me, but it works!

The girls were on very good behaviour (for the most part) this week with Dadda away. Yesterday afternoon, Ella had a bit of a rough time and was being quite whiney. I told her that Momma was feeling a little tired and that she needs to help out more than usual since Dadda's not around. She gave me a big hug and asked "does this make you feel not tired"? It was so sweet!

A day with Oren

Last Wednesday Oren's usual babysitter was sick, so he came to spend the day with us. We had lots of fun together. Oren is only a few weeks younger than Juliette, but he is much bigger than her.

When Oren's mom, Jess, came to pick him up she brought us cupcakes!

Help from Grandma...

With Dadda in Guatemala, Grandma came to spend a few days to visit and help us out. The girls loved their time with her and were sad to say goodbye. Grandma brought Ella and Juju some new clothes and Ella has worn her new Minnie Mouse shirt everyday since receiving it. Some fun things we did while Grandma was here were going to White Spot for dinner, and going to the pool. Thank-you for your help, Grandma!

Little Helpers

This block soup is waiting for Dadda when he gets home. There is also a "smoothie" ready for him.

Ella has been a big helper with Dadda away, especially today. Our usual post-dinner routine is Momma cleans in the kitchen while Dadda and the girls clean up the living room (the area with all of their toys). I was thinking that I would clean the kitchen after the girls were in bed... but Ella assured me that she and Juju would clean the living room on their own. I cleaned the kitchen and they cleaned the living room all on their own! I overheard the process- it sounded like quite a few tasks were delegated to Juliette. They were quite proud of themselves when they finished the job and they came in the kitchen and announced "it's all clean!"

All this helping is hard work-- Ella took her sparkly shoes off and lied down for a snooze during her quiet time today.

Wake Up Ella!

Ella fell asleep on the stairs the other day during her quiet time. Here's a video of Juju waking her up.

Happy Birthday Uncle!

The girls made a special video to wish their uncle a Happy Birthday.

New Necklaces

Hudson just returned from a vacation in Maui. He brought the girls some Hawaiian necklaces, which they love. Thank-you Hudson!

The necklaces can also be used as an ingredient in Ella's famous soup.

Ella and Dadda doing "silly faces".

18 months!

Our little one is 18 months old. She can say lots of words and is getting a stronger opinion about things. Juliette has such a sweet personality and we love watching her grow.

The above 2 pictures are of Juliette at 18 months, and below is Ella at 18 months. They are starting to look more and more alike.

Belly Update...

My belly is getting bigger and bigger and our doctor says that the baby seems very healthy. We received all the results from the midway ultrasound and everything looks great. The due date according to the ultrasound is June 20th, which is the exact same due date that we got from Ella's ultrasound as well. Maybe this baby can share a birthday with Ella, since that is a popular thing to do in our family. Juliette will be thankful to have the full spotlight for her September birthday.

Ella and Juju

The girls continue to love the song "With or Without You". They like to watch their favorite youtube clip of the song before they clean up their toys.

Ella loves to watch our new bread machine make bread.

Momma dressed Ella in black leggings and a plaid shirt. Ella accessorized with a red and white hat and a pink skirt.

Just after getting better from her bad cold, Juliette got the flu last week. Thankfully, she is healthy again.