Photo of the Day February 7th

Today was a big day for our young lady - we took her to the bank to open her first bank account. The lead-up was lots of fun... emptying one of her piggy banks, separating all the different kinds of coins, and counting them up. It was a good lesson in how money works too, as we talked about how a nickle is worth 5 pennies, a dime is worth 10 pennies or 2 nickles, and so on. Sophie, shown here with her purse full of coins at the teller's desk, did great at the bank. I had to raise an eyebrow when she was asked what she was saving her money for and her answer was "toys" (because we don't have enough???) 

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Photo of the Day February 6th

Thank God for sunny days! This winter has been cold, snowy, windy and seemingly an overcast most of the time... so the days of sun we've had sprinkled throughout have been welcome to say the least! A quick trip to Springbank park revealed this clean and crisp shadow from a lone leafless tree - a perfect reminder to look for the beauty in what can sometimes feel like an awfully long winter.

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Photo of the Day February 5th

When I have both our friends Rhys and Rowan here along with Sophie, the juggle of nap times can be a bit of a challenge. To help cut down on the chaos, I'll often turn on the TV to keep the older two kids entertained while I sneak away to put Rowan down for his morning nap. I snapped this pic of Rhys absorbed in "Bo on the Go" when I came back from getting Rowan settled... he's the picture of concentration.

Photo of the Day February 4th

Needing to visit our travel agent, Sophie and I ran out to Westmount Mall this afternoon. When we had a bit of a wait I found myself drawn to the the bright yellow "SALE" signs all over Sears, and despite Sophie's objections I managed to pop us into a change room and get her to try some things on. We came home with new six shirts and two pairs of pants, which due to her current growth spurt she was really in need of. The best part? All 8 items were $32.00 including tax... if you have little ones in need of some new clothes take a few minutes to run over and check out Sears Westmount for some amazing deals!

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And no, Sears isn't paying me a commission for this post. Darn it.

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Photo of the Day February 3rd

Okay - this one is a bit different than the norm. Using the online photo editing tool available at Photo Funia, I created this great picture of Sophie seemingly made out of Lego blocks... when I have some free time (ha ha ha!) I'll start doing some more of them - it's a fun way to present some favourite images in a new and playful way!

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Photo of the Day February 2nd

Sophie's Nanny joined us as we took her to dance class after dinner this evening, and we so enjoyed watching the classroom full of little girls practice their ballet moves in their tutus! The class is normally "closed" to parents, but on week #4 (today) and week #8 we're invited into the room to watch. It was hysterical, and charming, and heartwarming - and naturally we took lots of photos as a result. Here our little ballerina waves hello to her adoring fans during the class.

Photo(s) of the Day February 1st

Not one photo today, but a series of four photos - all taken at bed time while Sophie read one of her current favourite books: "Bad Kitty" (thanks to Jen, Nic and Calvin!) When she's concentrating she looks so serious... I can only imagine the look she's going to have on her face once she can actually read the words!