All Tuckered Out

Yesterday, Arabella helped me do a little cleaning and organizing around the house. She also got new wellies a/k/a rain boots and she had to try them on. But she would not put on her pants with them so I let her walk around the house in her boots and onesie. She liked them so much she wore them around the house for at least 2 1/2 hours and even fell asleep wearing them!

She also got a new pair of flip flops, she looks so cute in them. She is a girl after my own heart...I just hope she doesn't have the same flip flop obsession that I have, Jay will not be amused!

Dining Room

The dining room is finished! I was finally able to get Jay to get rid of the moving boxes over the weekend and now we have a fully functioning dining room!

Sunshine and Sledding!

Friday morning was a bright, sunny day so Arabella and I bundled up and headed out to Beaver Lake to join the Wee Wiggles for some sledding. Arabella was not too sure what to make of sledding this time around, it was only her second sledding trip. At first she was OK with it and then she didn't want to go down the hill. Beaver Lake at Mont Royal is a great outdoor park. The sledding hill has various drops for different thrill seekers. We definitely stayed on the "kiddie" end, but even so, she seemed a little scared. I think she also thought that the other kids who were sledding were getting hurt as they went down the hill because she kept saying "oh no" and usually she says that when something is wrong. Anyway, it was great to get out in the fresh air even if it was only for a little bit. It tired her out enough that she fell asleep in the car on the way home!

Spring Project

As I was wasting time on the internet this afternoon, when I really should have been organizing my closet, I came across this great idea!



I would love to make the framed chalkboard for Arabella's playroom! I just may be getting to "crafty" for my own good. But hey, I do need something to pass the time when my Little Bean is napping!

Le Petite Gym

I am jumping up and down with excitement and I am not even the one who is doing the class! Arabella, loved, loved, loved le Petite Gym! She had so much fun running around, singing and trying out the gymnastics equipment. I am able to stay with her in the class and the instructors teach you the proper way to spot when Arabella is on the equipment. The class starts with singing in a circle and then they do some warm up activities (the walk in a circle, run, hop and jump). We did a game with the parachute today, and the kids enjoyed that. Once they are warmed up, they are allowed to explore the equipment. At the end of class they sing in the circle again to relax them.

Arabella loved the uneven bars, which had my almost in tears since that was my favorite when I was doing gymnastics. She wanted to do it over and over again. She would just pull herself up and do chin ups, which was pretty impressive. She also would pull her legs up like she was going to try and flip over the bar. The instructor spotted her one time and she was impressed with her strength! Arabella also seemed to enjoy walking on the balance beam. They had two for her to walk on, one was right at ground level and the other was about 3 feet off the ground. She walked right up the stairs that they had next to the beam and them proceed to walk the entire length. She did hold our hands, but was not scared at all. She also had fun swinging from the rings. She is fearless and I am amazed by her strength. I am already looking forward to next weeks class and I think she is too! She didn't want to leave.

As an aside, I would normally post pictures, but Jay forgot the camera in the lobby and I think he didn't want to look silly taking pictures...maybe I can get him to snap a few next week...my fingers are crossed!

When all else fails, check the bathtub

Yesterday morning, I left Arabella playing in her bedroom. She has a thing with organizing, she will remove everything from her drawers and then put it all back in, just the way she wants it. Not only does she do this with her clothes, but her toys, crayons, books, DVD's and my things as well. She especially likes the bin that I have with all of my hair products in it. She could be entertained for hours taking all the various gels, straighten potions, sprays, etc. out and then putting them back just they way she wants them. Anyway, as I was getting ready, it got awfully quiet, so I went to check on her to see what she was up to. When it is that quiet, she can usually be found reading one of her many books. I looked where she likes to sit, she wasn't there, I checked my office, the guest room and even went to the first floor to see if she went searching for Jay who was working from home...not anywhere. On my way back upstairs, I finally heard sounds coming from her bathroom. I pulled back the shower curtain and this is what I found:



It was the cutest thing, she and teddy were all ready to take a bath! Next time, I will be checking the bathtub first!

Moi, Creative????

Today I picked up the pottery that I painted last Thursday night at Mom's Night Out. A group of us from the Wee Wiggles met at Artista Cafe and had so much fun. It was nice to get out, joke, and laugh with other mom's. I decided to paint a tea pot...and boy was I in over my head. It takes a lot of concentration and creativity to paint pottery - two traits that I am short on, at least when it comes to arts and crafts. And to make matter's worse, we were not completely focused on our painting - we were enjoying sushi and drinks as well! It is hard to tell what the colors would look like once it was glazed and fired. So we left, all unsure of how the pottery would turn out. I was midly, no make that shocked, to see it completed today!