POTW

Making herself right at home on daddy's side of the bed. (...we miss you Greg...)

Bubbie & Soo Soo

Her blankie and soother.

They go together like peas & carrots.
And when it comes down to it, bubbie and soo soo win over mommy and daddy in the comforting department. 60% of the time, everytime.

So, let's pay homage to the dynamic duo that is 'Bubbie & Soo Soo'

I hope

  
I hope that you know how much I love you.
I hope that I can show you the boundless, limitless, unconditional love that I have for you. And will always have for you. No matter what.
I hope that I can make you understand that there isn't a single thing that you could ever do that would make me stop loving you.

I hope that I can bring you peace, particularly when you are scared.

And I hope that I can teach you how to manage your fears so that you can bring yourself peace too.








I hope that I can make you see that life is full of joy. Joy is everywhere, even in little things. I hope that we can explore everyday and find all of life's little joys together.



And I hope for patience. Lots and lots of patience. I hope that I can have enough patience to let you explore, discover, learn, and feel for yourself. I hope that I don't ever, even for a second, become indignant toward your "spiritedness" or break your tender, emerging spirit (which happens to be one of the things I love most about you).

These are my hopes for 2013.
Some people call them 'resolutions', but I prefer to call them hopes.

Oh Happy (birth)Day

Greg celebrated another birthday this weekend. He had one of those lucky years where your birthday falls on a Saturday. So, with a whole entire day to spend celebrating Greg, Ayla and I decided to take him on a date. A downtown date.

We decided to ride the train downtown and take Greg for lunch at the beautiful Devonian Gardens.

The train ride was thrilling and so was the Tim Horton's lunch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's amazing to me that this is the THIRD birthday Greg is celebrating as a dad.

 

Time to Kill

We found a glorious new indoor play park 5 mins from our house. And for $3.75, we can stay as long as we want. Perfect way to spend an hour (or three) when it's snowing and twenty below (both which were the case yesterday). Sorry for the blurry pics - there was no getting this one to sit still at a place like this!

POTW

 Lounging in the grocery cart.

2012 Recap

Let's take a wander down memory lane, and take a peek at some of the highlights of 2012.

JANUARY - Daddy's birthday

FEBRUARY - welcoming a new cousin

MARCH - started working on the yard

APRIL - first Easter egg hunt

MAY - mother's day & mommy's birthday

JUNE - hot days

JULY - Europe!

AUGUST - camping

SEPTEMBER - Ayla turns 2

OCTOBER - trick-or-treating

NOVEMBER - snow, snow, snow

DECEMBER - Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2012

If you have known me for any length of time, you know that I loooooove Christmas. The whole Christmas season. Please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason (*name that movie). But some weird switch flips as soon as January hits, and all of a sudden Christmas seems so, well, last year. And all of a sudden I want nothing to do with Christmas-ness anymore.

Which is why I have been procrastinating posting a Christmas recap.

But, in the interest of moving on with 2013, here it is. Finally.

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This is just a random smattering of all the celebrating that went on around here. It really was an amazingly Merry Christmas!