Best Friday ever!

Lillian had a play-date at Trinity's house after school!
They played what I thought might be siamese turtles.  That's the two of them, under the blanket, pretending to be "a turtle" and crawling around.  It was genius!

And then they had snack and bakes AMAZING gingerbread cookies.

those "m"s are looking magnificent!

piano concert

We were fortunate to spend this Sunday attending a concert and then a party for Lillian's piano teacher, Radka.

That's Lill and Latham checking out the organ at the concert hall.

At the Brickworks

Getting Lill's skates sharpened.

"Catch me if you can, Peter!"

Maple taffy!!!

bubbles and blinis

Nana and Osik came to visit!
We dines at Cafe Polonez in Roncesvalles.  I wish that it were appropriate for adults to blow chocolate milk bubbles at restaurants.

Mrs. Fixit

Lillian changed the battery in her toothbrush all by herself.

Sunday dinner

Butter chicken, watermelon, and lots of love.

Still-Life

Lillian drew her first still-life today.  I was blown away!

still pretty small

Sometimes I forget that my pumpkin is still pretty small.

Family dance

Thank you so much, Anna and Peter, for taking Lillian to see The Lego Movie.  And thank you also for an absolutely delightful evening of dancing.

Robot

We stayed in the Science Center until it closed yesterday.  The staff there know us already and they let Lillian play with one of the ball-robots on display.  Lillian is controlling the ball with the iPad that's in her hands.  

Valentine's strawberries

Anna came over to help us make chocolate dipped strawberries for Lillian's class.  (Anna not pictured) (Buddina in the corner feeling jealous).

New member of the family

This week, we acquired a new family member - her name is Buddina and she is a life-size skeleton who will now live with us.  To help her adjust, Lillian gave her a haircut and eyes.

Muralist

The wall above Lillian's bed was looking kind of empty.  Tune in next week to see the progress that we're making on the mural.

Elephant heart

This Sunday, at the Science Center we were extremely impressed by the size of a real elephant heart.

Obstacle course

While Latham was away teaching, Lillian and I had a some unorthodox fun at home.  For example, we had an "underwear obstacle course."  I taped Lillian's underwear to the walls and she had to climb over furniture and collect the underwear.  It was so much fun, you should all try it.

Breakfast

I made such a good breakfast today that Lillian insisted on eating it with her eyes closed with delight.  

Happy Birthday, Lana!

Another use for meatballs

Lillian accidentally bonked herself on the head with a golf club.  We didn't have any ice, so we improvised and used frozen meatballs instead.  Lill's idea.

Superbowl Sunday

We went over to Anna and Peter's place to watch the Superbowl.

They made a tremendous feast!

Science Sunday

While no one was looking, I let Lillian climb into one of the displays.  Awesome!

The Science centre has a huge section of pretend grocery stores and diners.



















And then Lillian made paper.

 

And afterwards, we frolicked in the snow.

Gossip Girls

After Trinity's Tae Kwon Do party, Aija, Lillian, and Isabella gossiped about school and life at Starbucks.