3 Ginger Snaps

//www.youtube.com/get_playerI have nothing to say about this video. Except that I think it is funny.

I think I’ve used this title for a blog post before. And I will probably use it again. After all – I have three daughters, all with red hair, and whose baby pictures are, at least to me, indistinguishable from one another except for the digital date stamp.When Charlotte first started to show some interest…… Continue reading Same but different

Walked into the front hall after dinner tonight and found this smiling face – she just climbed her first step…

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I wasn’t sure Arden would make it through this little tunnel when she first started investigating it. Her unique approach to crawling (i.e. her scooting) can sometimes limit her ability to go the places she wants to go. I’m glad I was wrong! She loved the tunnel!

//www.youtube.com/get_playerMaybe it's because she spends so much time with ruby. Or maybe it's just the age she is at. Regardless – this one loves music!

//www.youtube.com/get_playerThe adverts. What genius decided to put those at floor level in the children's section anyway? As if somehow children will be interested in doing anything else with the “today's parent” magazine other than pulling them off the shelf? These people could learn a thing or two from the people who place the sugar cereals…… Continue reading Thousands of books in the library and what does she go for?

This past Saturday, our family had the good fortune to meet the 7 week old son of our friends Kate and Tyler. His name is Hudson and he is just about the best brand new thing in the neighbourhood. All three of our girls were thrilled to meet him and spend a few moments getting…… Continue reading Hudson

//www.youtube.com/get_playerAt just 1.5 years old, Arden has figured out that smartphones are fun. This means that it is increasingly hard to get photos and videos of her. When I take out my phone, she wants it. She is nearly fluent in touch screens. It's crazy. Anyway, this morning she was distracted by the opening theme…… Continue reading Thanks, Jian Gomeshi

As I write this, ruby is asleep beside me in her bed. She loves her bed. She loves to nap. She loves to lie around and have her back and arms and armpits scratched. She is so completely cuddly. Despite the warnings to never wake a sleeping child – warnings that I have heard many…… Continue reading Waking the dead