Quiet Time

Hudson spent the day with us last Tuesday. Ella and Hudson were very happy to spend "quiet time" together. At one point I heard Ella say "Momma, we are resting". I peeked my head around the corner and saw them snuggled up on the couch.

I could sing of Your love...

Ella and Juju love singing worship music. They get on their "stage" just like the worship band does at church.

Some of our favourite things about this video: when Ella says "everybody have a seat" (just like at church), when Juju says "how do I sing?" (she says this when she doesn't know the lyrics), Juju's pencil microphone, and Ella and Juju swaying to the music.

Karis is 4 months!

Karis is 4 months today. She has such a sweet disposition. Karis loves to smile, wriggle, and coo. She often squeals in delight and giggles when she is tickled under her arms. Karis loves to do tummy time and is getting a very strong neck and arms. Just last weekend, Karis started to grab toys. She likes to play with the toys on her bouncy seat.

Last week Karis started "Roots of Empathy". Momma and Karis will be visiting a gr. 2 classroom every month until June. The students will study Karis: how she grows, her temperament, her milestones, etc. The program helps students learn about babies and learn how to show compassion. I also did this program with Ella when she was a baby. The program likes June babies so that they can have a birthday party for the baby at the end of the year.

Karis loves her big sisters, and they love her too!

New Hiding Spot

The girls love to play hide-n-seek. They ask us to count to 10 and they go hide. This usually consists of them going to the same spot over and over. This spot used to be in the corner of our living room, but the other day they discovered that the closet is a great hiding spot.

Baby Hailey

Last Friday our friends Keith, Melissa and Hudson welcomed a baby girl into their family. Her name is Hailey and she is beautiful!

When we visited Hailey at the hospital, Karis looked very big in comparison. 

While Keith and Melissa were at the hospital, Hudson had dinner with us while waiting for his grandparents to arrive. As usual, he got along very well with Ella and Juju. He was sitting next to Juju at dinner time and they decided to hold hands.

Happy Fall!

We have entered the rainy season here in the Lower Mainland. It has been so sunny and beautiful for the past few months that we actually started to miss the rain. The past few days have been very rainy and it's been kind of nice. 

On Friday the girls wanted to go for a walk with their umbrellas. Juliette said she wanted to carry her's "this special way" and held it by the very top. Not very useful, but it's how she insisted on carrying it. 

Juliette is a quick learner and held her umbrella properly at the end of our walk.

Momma's Helpers

With 3 kids all 3 and under it is hard to get much done and keep up with certain tasks. The girls have become excellent helpers! They love to help fold laundry (Ella is great at folding towels and blankets), clean the floors, and get some of their meals ready. We often have leftovers for lunch and the girls like to scoop it onto their plates and heat it in the microwave all by themselves. Ella is very good at pressing "3-0-start". She then watches as her plate spins around until she hears the beep. This process is very exciting for a 3 year old.

The funny part about when the girls get their own lunches ready is after they eat, Ella gets a big smile on her face and says "thank-you for lunch, Ella". Then Juju says "thank-you for lunch, Juju", and they giggle hysterically.