Tea Party

Now that we have 3 little girls, I don't have one-on-one time with them unless I'm intentional about it. So, the other day during quiet time, I invited Ella up for a tea date. Just Ella and Momma. We drank tea, read "Ms Spider's Tea Party" and had some great conversations. It was awesome.

Later that evening Ella asked me: "Momma, are we best friends now?"

New Table

A friend gave us a table for Ella and Juju to use downstairs. They love to colour down there. A great thing about their table is that it is a mini version of our kitchen table (it even has a red chair).

I now let Ella colour during her quiet time. She knows only to colour on the table, and normally does quite well with this. The only thing she has trouble with is putting red crayon on her lips. After applying her crayon, she rushes upstairs and says "look at my lip gloss". So, she's still learning to colour only on the paper (but at least she doesn't colour on the walls or the table).

The other day, Ella was in a bit of a mood before she went for quiet time. She was saying that she was going to do some things that she knew she isn't aloud to do. ("I'm going to go down there and dump all my crayons on the floor"). 

She didn't dump her crayons on the floor, but she found another way to try to "get my goat". We have been reading through the story of the Good Samaritan and learning that we should always help others who are in need.  So she came upstairs and this was the conversation that followed:

E-  I decided to not dump my crayons on the floor

M- That was a great choice, Ella.

E- But, there was a hurt man on the side of the road down there and I just passed him by, I didn't stop to help him.

Fun with Grandpa...

Grandpa Rob was over for dinner the other night. The girls were very giggly and loved making him laugh.

Visit from the Lungs

Last night the Lungs came for dinner and to our life group. They shared about their upcoming mission trip. The kids enjoyed trying on the cultural hats they brought for their presentation.

Jonas went downstairs during life group and fell asleep on the green couch.

Grandpa Rob

Momma also got to go on a date with Dadda this week. Grandpa Rob came for dinner and babysitting on Saturday. The girls loved having him over and making him laugh!

Dadda and Juju's date

Last week, Dadda took Juliette on their monthly date. They went to Jugo juice and had cookies and a smoothie. Juju thought it was very funny to do a "straw mustache". They had a great time. Both Ella and Juju love to go on dates with their Dadda!

On the way home they stopped to play some soccer.

Karis was fighting a cold last week and also had her shots, so she was pretty sleepy. At her doctor's appointment she weighed 15 lbs 4 oz and measure 26.5 inches. She is now in the 25th percentile for weight. I was a little concerned that she keeps dropping percentiles for her weight, but our doctor reminded me that Lafleur babies start off big and then they settle into a lower percentile. This is what Ella and Juju did as well. 

Helping Momma bake Kamut cookies.

Happy baby (despite her shots and her cold) 

Little Bear and the Marco Polo

The girls love a book called "Little Bear and the Marco Polo" that we loaned out from the Library. It is about a little bear who goes into the attic with his grandpa and finds a picture of a ship. The grandpa bear tells Little Bear all about Marco Polo's adventures around the world.

Here's a video of Ella "reading" the book to Juju. I love how Juju ends up sitting on Ella's lap at the end of the video.

Rise and Shine

The girls love the songs from their new cd: "The Toddler's Songbook". This song is called "Rise and Shine" (and give God the glory, glory!)

More Kelowna Pictures...

My brother took some great pictures while we were in Kelowna. 

Matt and Jaynie have their own photography business. They take amazing pictures and specialize in weddings. If you know anybody who is looking for a wedding photographer, please pass along their website. They also just happen to have free accommodations in the Vancouver area ;)

www.goodsmithstudio.com

Karis' first swim!

Home Again...

The girls have enjoyed getting back into some regular routines at home.

We received a special package in the mail from Uncle Matt and Auntie Jaynie. Aprons, spatulas, and a picnic basket for Karis. Thank-you Uncle and Auntie!

This week Juliette gave up her nap and started doing quiet time. She is doing quite well with it and it is cute to see how much she loves it. I think she feels grown up because she knows Ella does quiet time. When I ask her to clean up her quiet time she gets right down to business and says "do I do quiet time now?"

Our little fashionista likes to wear Mrs. Potato Head's earrings during her quiet time. She kept saying "can I please have a mirror down here so I can see?" When I told her I didn't have a mirror for her, she quickly decided she "needed to go potty." Any coincidence that there is a mirror in the bathroom... I think not!

Smiley, giggly baby with a messy face.

New Years in Kelowna

We went to Kelowna over New Years. It was great to visit with Uncle Matt, Auntie Jaynie, and Grandpa (who was recovering from being sick). We went skating, swimming, and has lots of fun playing around the house. 

Ella loved skating. She did well pushing around the blue cart. Juju was a little unsure and her skates were a little too big. Auntie Jaynie was secretly happy to push Karis in the stroller (she figured it was better than pushing one of the blue carts).

The girls were intrigued by the stink bugs at Grandpa Clark's house. Auntie Jaynie was quite fond of them as well.

Making brownies with Auntie

We visited our friends Megan, Jeff, and their little boy Kai. He is getting cuter every time we visit!

The girls invited Grandpa to a special picnic in their room. They had everything set up for him when he came in.