Hey guys, remember February? No? Well, let’s take a stroll down memory lane. It’s time for the monthly photo recap. Now two weeks late!
Irene was taking her first-ever dance lesson, a creative movement class, at a local community centre. Oddly (since there’s nothing but kids where we live) there was only one other little girl enrolled in this session. And if that little girl isn’t there?
Irene also went skating on real skates (as opposed to bob skates) for the first time last month. I’m actually pretty bummed that we only got out on the ice with her once this year. I’m sticking to the new baby excuse … That’s good for a few months, right?
We had a lovely visit with my grandmother. You see that kitchen table? It’s over 50 years old and my dad and his five siblings were all bathed on it every morning as babies. God, I love that table.
And sometimes even a Scarborough strip mall can look kind of beautiful.
Story time!
There was even snow one day this winter! Seriously, it was the least winter-y Toronto winter I can remember. We only got to use the new Christmas sled once, but at least both my chins were there for it. Gah! Don’t look!
I borrowed a Bumbo chair from a friend (thanks Elle!) and Mary is enjoying the new perspective.
Mary and I went to the mall one Friday afternoon and enjoyed some quality time together. It was wonderful.
Dinner out with three young kids is usually burgers, but sometimes pizza. This was burgers.
Peer interaction is so important. Mary with Emma Willer’s little Charlie.
Irene continues to push the frontiers of fashion.
I’m trying to get Mary acclimatized to her playpen so I’ll be able to keep her safe from her big sibs. Hey! Wait a minute!
This is Colum’s first published photo and my only real workout these days.
Pizza Day at Colum’s school means pizza lunch for us girls, too. Mmmm. Vesuvios.
My baby brother with two of my babies. Aw.
We got hit with a nasty gastro bug at the very end of the month. Colum and Ed were the first victims and Irene followed suit a week later, missing The Lorax premiere. Poor thing.
The days of Mary lying on her back and playing in her baby gym for twenty minutes at a time are over. Alas. She’s been able to roll over for a couple months, but only just started doing it every single time you put her down. Then she gets stuck, of course, and starts crying. So we tried something new.
Fancy shoes out for a walk.
Check me out, Mom! I might even give you two minutes before I start screaming today.
Nah.
