Sunday, January 29, 2012

Point taken




We have a butcher's block in our kitchen to make up for the lack of counter space. It has wheels and B likes to push it around. The other thing she likes to do is pull things of the top of it like her soother or food we leave too close to the edge. The other day I cut up some strawberries and put them in a bowl for B. She wandered off somewhere to eat them and started making noise a couple of minutes later that she wanted more. Next she brought her bowl to me, and squawked a little bit more. I knew she wanted more strawberries but I think I was watching the news and waiting for some story so I was delaying getting her more. Bad idea. I didn't take into account that B was born and raised in Jersey and she knows how to get results. So next thing I know B comes toddling into the room in her teddy bear sleeper carrying the knife I left on the butcher's block and is heading straight for me laughing. I don't know how to negotiate with an 18 month old carrying a knife so B got her strawberries. Kate's been telling me for weeks to never leave knives on the butcher's block. Point taken.

These pics were taken at Liberty State Park across from downtown Manhattan. It was the coldest day of winter so far (a whopping -3degrees celsius) so we went to the park to soak in this mild winter, something we will probably never experience again after we move back home.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Christmas Past

Before we went up to Edmonton for the Christmas break we took B to see Santa at Macy's. She did so well last year, even smiling for the picture. What a difference a year makes.
Making our way through the line to see Santa is made a little easier with lots of things to see.
Happy, having a good time watching the dancing bears

All systems go on our approach to the North Pole
Houston we have a problem. Outside one of the many Santas at Macy's. She could sense him.
Oh the humanity. We thought that we might have a problem with her because she was upset by the Santa at our ward Christmas party.
She was so upset they didn't even take a picture of her. Luckily I brought my own camera.
Oh well, maybe next year.
A bonus picture: Santa at our ward party.