Juliette's good friend Claire (from Community Class) had her birthday party last weekend. Juliette was very excited about attending all on her own. 

A fruit snack for 2.

The girls love taking pictures of each other. Above is Ella's picture of Juliette. Below is Juliette's picture of Ella.

Ella's fish, Poppy, is thriving! 

Ella loves her little brother. He loves her as well. Grandma Jo-Ann tells us that when she watched the kids last weekend, Peter woke up in the morning and was calling "Ella, Ella" from his bed. These two have a very sweet bond.

Juliette has learned to draw dogs. Peter loves dogs, so she often draws them for him.

And Ella has been joining me on my "jogs". At 36 weeks pregnant, she is faster than I am!!

Our World Book Encyclopedias that we bought off Craigslist have been an amazing investment. During our read-alouds the kids often have questions and we look things up together. It is such an amazing way to learn. I know there is wikipedia, but there is something about looking things up the old-fashioned way that makes my heart happy. 

Ella has started coming out to look things up in the encyclopedia during her rest and read time. There is just so much to learn!

And on Saturday evening we participated in the Coldest Night of the Year event. Here's a picture of our girls with some of our friends from community group. It was a great walk!

Family Day

This weekend was Family Day weekend for us in British Columbia. We continued with our tradition of washing one another's feet. This tradition reminds us to serve one another as Jesus served.

And today we took the kids down to Stanley Park. It was beautiful, warm, and sunny!

We enjoyed looking at the totem poles and reading about their stories.

The girls had fun pointing out which totem pole went with which sign.

And then we biked / scootered around part of the seawall.

And spent some time collecting shells on the beach.

Belly shot at 34 weeks.

To end our day we went for a fancy dinner at the Teahouse. The girls packed dresses, jewelry and fancy shoes for the occasion. They loved the Teahouse and said that it is "even fancier than White Spot." They even drank Shirley Temples. And they were on their best behavior... although their motivation for this is questionable. On the way out Ella said "we were so polite, you will probably want to take us back here."

Even Peter enjoyed his fine-dining experience.