//www.youtube.com/get_playerAs you might imagine, diner time around our house has a close resemblance to total chaos. Spills. More please. I need a spoon. Or Ruby's favourite: I'm just going poo dad – be right back. Anyway – a friend suggested lighting a candle as a way of finding at least a moment or two of…… Continue reading Fire starter.

//www.youtube.com/get_playerThese aren't really Arden's first steps. But they are kind of Arden's first steps. For about two weeks she has been taking tentative stabs at walking around. A few steps between the coffee table and the couch. A quick sprint from the cabinets on one side of the kitchen to the cabinets on the other…… Continue reading Here we go

//www.youtube.com/get_playerI shot this video over a week ago, before winter came back, and have been meaning to post it. I am sure she is going to learn how to walk soon – I even saw her take a few steps on her own today. The bum scooching is still pretty adorable though!

At this risk of sounding like a nerd, when I wrote my MA thesis I focused on the fact that parents tend to over rate the quality of their child's childcare centre. They kind of have to because, cognitively speaking, it's hard to leave your child in a place that you think is anything less…… Continue reading Kids table

Wednesdays are pretty awesome. Charlotte and ruby are both in school for the full day and so I have the day to hang with Arden. We go to a standing play date with some friends in the mornings, usually have lunch there, and then Arden crashes for the afternoon. I took this photo post nap…… Continue reading Good place for a snack

Enjoying maple syrup and pancakes last week on the nursery school field trip. Check out Arden paying close attention and sitting with the big kids around the fire for the demonstration. She is very much in a “won’t be left behind/out” stage of life.

Earlier this week, I was fortunate enough to receive an invitation to attend a camp oriented fundraising event and – given that camp is where my ambitions lie, I made the quick call to hire a sitter on a Tuesday night and go. Hil was already at a budget meeting for the nursery school executive…… Continue reading Fashion advice

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