The One With The Dentist

Today started off pretty boring 

Jam toast again?

But the sun came out so we got to play outside in the sprinkler

Miriam loathes getting sprayed with water. The water park is her idea of torture. She's quite happy playing at her water table while G loves running through the sprinkler. 

In the afternoon Georgina had her first real dental appointment. She was AWESOME! She behaved so well and besides shooting death glares at Dr. Jenn remained cooperative. 

Miriam loved the dentist office as well because she got to play with a dollhouse all by herself for 40 minutes!! No big sister snatching away the toys or pushing her out of the way. Bliss. 

Then in the evening, after dinner, we went out on the trampoline and played a little kick ball. Not the actual game. We just kicked a ball. Yes, G plays soccer in her ballet outfit. 

Then it was time for bed

Do you remember how G used to sing "if all the rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops"? It came with a routine. I taught the song to Miri tonight. She picked it up right away and LOVED it. Here she is doing part of the routine. Her face is TOO cute (eeeeeeeek)

Dave commented how similar to G she looks here. She's catching up and looking more big girl everyday. Much to my protest. 

We had Ben yesterday and I got some cute pics from that too. I'll share them soon! 

Just Be Georgina

Today Georgina and I had a real tea party. I served strawberry tea from Harrod's and oatmeal cookies. During tea I asked her what she wanted to be when she grew up. She looked up at me very serious and almost sad and said, "but I don't want to be a adult. I just want to be Georgina."  

That's all I want for you as well, Georgina. 

Miriam and the Jewellery Box

Miriam was playing dress up today. I love all the photos I took and had to share. She's so cute!

Waiting for Gigi

My mom came over yesterday to play with the girls. I snapped these two shots of the girls waiting for her at the door. 

Miriam Brushing Her Teeth

Vancouver Aquarium

To break up routine and overcome some winter blues Dave and I took the girls to the aquarium last week. It was a beautiful but chilly day and made all four of us pretty happy about life. 

First stop was this dry water park that the girls went bonkers over but was as underwhelming as a water park in winter (That's an expression right?)

Georgina loved it anyway 

"Look mommy! A turkey!" she says pointing at a seagull....

Inside the aquarium there was much to see and do. Georgina's favourite were the teeny baby jelly fish and running away from us. 

Miriam was getting pretty frustrated that she couldn't get inside the tanks and started throwing herself onto the ground or ramming her head into the tanks in protest. I think our laughing at her just made her angrier. 

We saw stingrays 

And sea turtles 

And these birds

And more jelly fish

And the belugas! My favourite in the whole place. So calm. 

Georgina's favourite exhibit? The mirror. She spent a lot of time here. No joke. 

The girls enjoyed a snack under the shark tank and then it was time to go. 

We didn't see the penguins or dolphins and it was hard to get a good picture of the adorable otters or the "scary" crocodile. It was a short visit but made for a great day. As soon as my children are healthy again (yes they're sick AGAIN)  we'll find another adventure. 

Proof we were there. 

Georgina versus Miriam

I was going through some old photos, looking for ones to print, when I came across some pictures of Georgina that looked just like some I had taken of Miriam last week. Looking at the dates I realised Georgina and Miriam are the exact same age in the photos so they make for a pretty cool comparison.
Can you tell them apart? I'm not going to tell you who's who.

Pretty neat huh?