3 Ginger Snaps

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Arden is currently very obsessed with Spotty the newt. She visits him every chance she gets. Especially on Monday and Wednesday mornings where she hangs around at the nursery school like a bad smell. Seriously. Getting her out of there is, or at least can be, a pretty strenuous process. She likes the newt And…… Continue reading Spotty the newt

For the past few months, I’ve been dealing with a serious internal conflict: when is it ok to wear a dress? I’m not asking for myself. If you are Ruby, then any day is a good day to wear a dress. Especially if it has stripes. Or sparkles. Or polka dots, or butterflies, or hearts,…… Continue reading Say yes to the dress.

This is Ruby Jane, sometime around the middle of last week, enjoying her rain suit and all the puddles on offer.This is Ruby Jane with her hat all tipped back like some kind of nursery school hipster and the curly hair all over the map and the guy behind the camera worried about how he…… Continue reading Spaghetti for diner

Notice the upside down stool? Notice the placement of the toy box? Notice the part in the dresses hanging in the closet? Is that an ice pack under that bandanna tied to Ruby’s head? Had she stacked the stool on top of the toy box so that she could climb up into the closet for…… Continue reading Ruby the bold

//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