Category: Parenting
Turtle food
A funny thing happened during our trip to the zoo today. Funny things always seem to happen when David is around.
Benny and Yaya at five
This year marks Ben and Ella’s fifth year – a seemingly landmark year. The babies are gone. Well, they still come out once in a while, but they are rapidly moving into the next phase. I met Maddy when she was six. I remember how sweet she was during those years before the great change …
Canada Day Cakes
Canada is a great place to live. Home of the beaver and the maple leaf. So, we celebrated Canada Day this year with some homemade maple leaf cakes. Here is the recipe for the coolest Canada Day cakes in the country: 1. Make two batches of pancakes. Add red dye to one and green dye …
Can we build it? Yes we can!
Leigh-Anne and Fiona outdid themselves this weekend, reconstructing the deck rail to meet the municipal code requirements for an pool enclosure. Leigh-Anne is available weekends starting in August for offsite construction jobs.
My favourite piece of Maddy art
Maddy is a talented artist and this is one of my favourite pieces she has done. This preceded her “wing period” in which all she ever draws is wings – birds, mythical winged beings, girls with wings sprouting from their back, and often just plain disembodied wings. Unfortunately, she’s still in the wing period.
Magic dust
Saturday was dress rehearsal and picture day for the first ballet recital. Ella’s troupe (Baby Ballet, Tuesday class) are doing the Magic Dust dance in Cinderella. When I look at these pictures, it’s as if I’ve been sprinkled with magic dust. It was a warm, bright morning. We were on the front porch and I …
Sam Pellegrino
Meet Sam – the newest member of our family. Did I want a new pet? No. Did we want a new cat? Eventually. Could anyone say no to this face? But what about Abigail? Will they get along?