The girls are learning so much about their world and Ella asks some very funny questions sometimes. A couple of weeks ago, during Bible study, she said that "Jesus lives in her heart". Then she asked, "how will he get out?"

At dinner last night we were talking about last names. Ella knows that our last name is "Lafleur". After we said grace Ella asked, "what is God's last name?"

Last week during her quiet time, Ella combined her 2 block sets to make a very tall block tower!

We went to have a visit with Jonas and Mattias.

Juliette eats lots of breakfast these days. She eats bowl after bowl of cereal, often stopping to flex her muscles and say "strong" (something her Grandpa Clark taught her while in Kelowna).

On Friday, we went to Dadda's work to have lunch with him. We stuck around and met his grade 8 class and Ella said "bonjour" to them. Ella was confused as to why Dadda wasn't coming home with us after lunch and she cried as we were driving away and asked "why does Dadda live here now?" She was happy to hear that he would be home later that afternoon :)

Back to School

Spencer went back to work this week at his new school. He rollerbladed or biked to work everyday. The girls found this very exciting and loved waving to him from our balcony. During breakfast, they would ask "how are you getting to work today"? When Dadda came home on his rollerblades, he took the girls for a ride on his skates.

Back to work for Dadda also meant that it was the first week of Momma being at home with 3. There were some difficult times, but overall things went really well and we had lots of fun.

Happy 2nd Birthday Juju!

Today our little Juliette turned 2. It's hard to believe how quickly the time has gone. Juju has turned from a baby to a toddler and she has such a great personality and sense of humour. Her voice and laugh  are very unique and dear to our hearts. We love you, Juliette!

The party guests: Juliette, Hudson, Elise, Maya, and Ella. Elise and Maya are twins who will be turning 2 in November.

The morning of the birthday party, Ella and Juju helped Momma bake cupcakes. Juliette picked out her own icing- dark blue! The dark blue icing turned most of our party guest's mouths blue.

Above is a video of the party and some highlights from our game of pin the tail on the donkey.

Dora Bed

Juliette's birthday present from Momma and Dadda was a 'big girl' Dora bed. It fits perfectly under Ella's loft bed. She has slept very well in it so far. Her crib is still up on the other side of the room. We are slowly preparing the way to having 3 girls in one room.

2 month check-up

The other day, we took Karis in for her 2-month check-up and shots. She weighed in at 12 lbs 6 oz and measured 24" long. She was in the 90 - 95th percentile for her height, weight, and head circumference. Most importantly, she is a very healthy and happy baby.

Pictures from Corinna

A few weeks after Karis was born, our friend Corinna gave us the gift of taking pictures of our family. She did a great job, thanks Corinna!

Fun in the Pool

The girls loved playing in the pool. Ella learned how to swim (with a lifejacket on) and Juliette loved jumping off the edge (to Dadda or Momma). It was a great place to be in all of the August heat!