Hilarious

Ella has started to use the word 'hilarious'. The other day Dadda was making her laugh at the dinner table and Ella said "oh Dadda, you're hilarious". This statement just sounds so funny coming from a 2-year-old.

Ella also loves to copy phrases that we use. The other day Juliette was headed for the stairs and Ella said "what's the plan here Juju?" This is exactly what Dadda usually says to Juju.

Ella also likes to wear her pink tutu and tights everyday.

Colouring

Here is a video of Ella and Juliette colouring together.

Ella tells Juliette not to colour on the 'wawa' (aka ottoman) and then she wets her finger to clean the marks off the ottoman. Juliette grabs another crayon and Ella tells her she can't have 2 crayons (these are all the things they hear from us). Juliette gives the crayon to Ella saying "there go" and then Ella requests that Juju draws her a turtle.

Family Photos

Earlier this year, we entered a contest and won the prize of a free family photo shoot. This morning we headed out to Abbotsford and had our photos taken by Lianna True. She did a fabulous job. Here are a few that she gave us to preview... more to come!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We went to West Vancouver and had Thanksgiving dinner at Uncle Mo and Aunt Lynne's. It was a great time visiting with family, and we were treated to a delicious meal as well.

Grandpa Rob giving 'horsey rides'.

Juliette with her Great Uncle Teddy.

The girls enjoyed an extra day with their Dadda at home.

Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb...

Ella loves the book "Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb". Here she is reading the book to Juju, and teaching Juju how to look at the book by herself.

Juju in Overalls

Juliette now fits into the overalls that Ella used to wear. She looks like such a big girl walking around in them.

Ella was upset that she no longer has a pair of "go-gos" (her word for overalls), so I had to convince her that a "go-go" dress was just as good as what Juju was wearing. This put an end to the tears and we were then able to start our day... phew!

Reading together

The other day Hudson and Ella decided to do some reading together. They pulled a bunch of books off the shelves and read independently for about 20 minutes. Hudson enjoyed reading "Where's Spot?" and Ella read her book of prayers.

Ella loves to sing / pray "now I lay me...". One of her books has this prayer in it so she sings it when she gets to this page. Her song is interrupted when she decides to offer the girl in her book some grapes. 2-year-olds can only stay focussed for so long.