Mmmm.... Popcorn....

Patterns

The other day at school they were working on patterns. Here's a video of Parker sorting his cookies into "cookies" and "sprinkles" and making a repeating pattern.

And the other night while we were reading some books before bed, Parker broke out some spontaneous math!  He was staring at his fingers, and he said, "2 + 3 = 5...  1 + 1 = 2...  4 + 1 = 5...."  I think he's already better at math than I am.

Baby Lauren In Your Face

Here's Lauren having some tummy time (although since she sleeps on her tummy, she already gets a lot of it).  Her hair is more brown than it used to be!

 She likes to suck on her fingers a lot.

 When she has a big smile she gets a big dimple/line-thing on her right cheek just under her eye!

She's cute and we love her!

RIBBIT RIBBIT RIBBIT

Here's Parker ribbiting and hopping like a frog around the basement floor for some reason.

Edited to add:  I guess this wasn't working properly earlier, but I think I fixed it so it's viewable now!

Pre-Hallowe'en Photos I Forgot About

Here are some pre-Hallowe'en photos that I forgot to post last time!  Here's Parker in his Spider-Man costume that was really cool but he didn't like.  I probably wouldn't have liked wearing the mask either, but he could have gotten away with just the body suit.  Doesn't he look thrilled?

 And here he is, a little tiny bit happier to be wearing the Woody costume.

Wearing his hat sideways. 

 Eating Mini-Eggs and being happy.

 Trying to figure out this weird, floppy hat.

The Second Visit To The Dentist!

Parker's first trip to the dentist was way back in April, 2009 so we figured it was time to go for another checkup.  Here he is looking tentative in the waiting room.

 Here he is looking tentative in the chair.

Despite his tentative looks, he did really well!  He thought the chair was cool because it went up and down, and he though the light they used to look in his mouth was cool because it was like a gigantic flash light.  And the first dentist showed him what she would be doing (counting his teeth) by touching his finger nails with the counter thing, and now he does that to me every now and then with eating utensils.  He did an awesome job keeping his mouth open, and they said his teeth looked great!  Nice and clean with good gaps in between them.  He has all 20 teeth, which he thought was pretty cool (although it wasn't 100 teeth, like he thought he had) and the dentist was pretty psyched to hear about his love of flossing.  He also got to pick out an orange tooth brush, which is his favourite colour.  All in all, it was a success!  I think he has to go back in May, and they'll actually attempt a cleaning.

Super Awesome Photo Frames (And Other Awesome Stuff)

This is cross-posted on Lauren's blog as well, but they do such good work I thought it should be posted twice.  :D

Looking for a super awesome personalized photo frame to show off your photos of your kids?  Check out Lulie Chic on Etsy!  She's from Ottawa, is super nice, and does fantastic work!  She also has hair clips, bows, wooden nursery letters, and other stuff.  Check it out -- you might find some awesome Christmas presents!  Here's a frame she made for Parker and Lauren!

Super Awesome Photo Frames (And Other Awesome Stuff)

Looking for a super awesome personalized photo frame to show off your photos of your kids?  Check out LulieChic on Etsy!  She's from Ottawa, is super nice, and does fantastic work!  She also has hair clips, bows, wooden nursery letters, and other stuff.  Check it out -- you might find some awesome Christmas presents!  Here's a frame she made for Parker and Lauren!

Happy Hallowe'en!

Here are some Hallow'en photos from yesterday!

April and Lauren being cute in their costumes.

 Us at Gemma's toddler Hallowe'en party.  Important to note:  the awesome cheese spiders on the table next to me.  Mmmm.....  cheese spiders.....

 It snowed yesterday for the first time!  Crazy!

 Lauren being cute and warm in her pea pod costume.

 Ding dong!

 "I see Jenn!  Hi Jenn!"

 Two-fisting some chocolate.  Boo yah.

Overall it was a successful night!  Lauren liked her costume, Parker got some good candy, and we had a handful of kids come to the door!  I wish it would have been a bit warmer, but everyone survived.  Luckily I had my awesome Star Trek shirt, woven with fibres from the future, to keep me warm.