still going
we've hauled the kids around a few places this summer. the playground, library, and weekend farmers markets are regular features. we went downtown to the sacred heart rummage sale one saturday morning and ended up wandering around little italy. had lunch at the cafe, did some grocery shopping. earlier in the season, we took in the int'l childrens fest. we took them to kdays/capital ex/whatever twice - once to see mika's beloved backyardigans and again to see her auntie janis sing and see the doodlebops. we were going to take her to see great big sea, but the kid doesn't handle nightlife well. there have been meetups with friends at the legislature grounds and at home and birthday parties and so on. so much activity compared to last summer - last summer was a bust practically.
mika went to the zoo early in the season and returned today with her daycare. her behavior was apparently so remarkable there that she is immediately being moved up to the transition room to prep for preschool. she's a budding devil worshipper - all she could talk about this afternoon were the goats, bats, and spiders that she saw. she'd only answer 'yup' or 'nope' if you asked about other animals and activities. ANYWAY - she also conducted herself quite well and helped corral and soothe the more wily kids. when one girl kept wandering off, mika went and coaxed the other kid to hold hands with her. tears from other kids were met with an "it's OK, calm down. don't cry", which is what she says to declan when he cries. she also told her daycare teacher today that she wanted her baby brother to be there (at daycare) with her. he drives her batty and it's only going to get worse, but she loves him nonetheless.
declan still prefers to be in a carrier rather than a stroller - we alternate between the forward-facing one and the beco. it's 95% beco though. he's sitting up on his own for longer periods and is quite good at scrawling and rolling to his targets. he's enjoying a range of solids now - mixed cereals, peas, squash. tonight it was a half jar of pea/brown rice mush. i'm saving the sweet veggies for 2nd last and fruits for last. he wasn't a fan of green beans. neither am i - so it goes.
back to mika, she loves the downtown farmers market. when we head over to callingwood on sundays instead, she cries at first: "NO! I want the OTHER farmers market". the promise of berries calms her down.
mika was intrigued by all the old men ranting in italian at the cafe. she had a cup of pistachio gelato. well, half a cup then it was passed to daddy. she made no notice of tent city (inner city shanty town) when we went past.
it was sweltering each day that we took in the ex. mika was confused and bewildered by the live backyardigan experience at first. she loved it though. i think she thought it was the best thing she had ever seen in her life. when it ended, she stood there watching people leave and was gophering her little head every which way. when it set in that the show was over and everyone was leaving, she broke down - it was too much for her to bear that it was all over. a giant lemonade and the promise of rides cheered her up pretty quickly. mika went on the carousel, of course. she loves merry-go-rounds with a passion. the surprising thing was that she wanted to go on the ferris wheel as well, so off we went. mika loved seeing all the cars below - she was in awe. and there were many cranes to count from up there! the kid loves cranes - i think uncle lucas had a love on for cranes as well at her age. mika tried to get on the wild dragon roller coaster, but she was denied - she was too short - and too furious that she couldn't ride the dragon. hrm. she went on the helicopters instead. i had her ride in the back with a couple of older little girls up front in case mika got scared. she was fine. a ride on the train after that and we were out of tickets.
the doodlebops may have impressed mika more than the backyardigans. seeing her auntie janis sing was pretty exciting for mika too. danny's littlest sister is a dynamite performer - she can sing like you wouldn't believe! janis took mika to the butterfly tent after her performance. the butterflies were landing on mika and offending her. first she didn't want them to touch her shirt. then she was mad at one because it was blue when it was flying, but brown when it landed on her arm. the nerve of that butterfly! the kids' grandparents from high prairie were there and we ended up spending the rest of the afternoon with them and janis. it was great to actually get to see them again - it had been since mika was born. mika wasn't feeling well to begin with that day and the experience became too much for her and she started having serious meltdowns, so we parted ways and just strolled her around a bit. any attempt at doing ANYTHING was futile - except going home.
i can't think of what on earth else we have been up to - had a visit from auntie amber and uncle dave - and lisa! that was cool. auntie tamara should be up for a visit soon too. my brain is obviously tapped for the night. we have heritage days this weekend. i missed the street performers! silly. considering the cariwest parade - will it terrify or delight? hmm...
dragon boats should be kewl too. i'd add links for everything referenced in this post, but i'm too tired. e&oe, eh?
mika went to the zoo early in the season and returned today with her daycare. her behavior was apparently so remarkable there that she is immediately being moved up to the transition room to prep for preschool. she's a budding devil worshipper - all she could talk about this afternoon were the goats, bats, and spiders that she saw. she'd only answer 'yup' or 'nope' if you asked about other animals and activities. ANYWAY - she also conducted herself quite well and helped corral and soothe the more wily kids. when one girl kept wandering off, mika went and coaxed the other kid to hold hands with her. tears from other kids were met with an "it's OK, calm down. don't cry
declan still prefers to be in a carrier rather than a stroller - we alternate between the forward-facing one and the beco. it's 95% beco though. he's sitting up on his own for longer periods and is quite good at scrawling and rolling to his targets. he's enjoying a range of solids now - mixed cereals, peas, squash. tonight it was a half jar of pea/brown rice mush. i'm saving the sweet veggies for 2nd last and fruits for last. he wasn't a fan of green beans. neither am i - so it goes.
back to mika, she loves the downtown farmers market. when we head over to callingwood on sundays instead, she cries at first: "NO! I want the OTHER farmers market". the promise of berries calms her down.
mika was intrigued by all the old men ranting in italian at the cafe. she had a cup of pistachio gelato. well, half a cup then it was passed to daddy. she made no notice of tent city (inner city shanty town) when we went past.
it was sweltering each day that we took in the ex. mika was confused and bewildered by the live backyardigan experience at first. she loved it though. i think she thought it was the best thing she had ever seen in her life. when it ended, she stood there watching people leave and was gophering her little head every which way. when it set in that the show was over and everyone was leaving, she broke down - it was too much for her to bear that it was all over. a giant lemonade and the promise of rides cheered her up pretty quickly. mika went on the carousel, of course. she loves merry-go-rounds with a passion. the surprising thing was that she wanted to go on the ferris wheel as well, so off we went. mika loved seeing all the cars below - she was in awe. and there were many cranes to count from up there! the kid loves cranes - i think uncle lucas had a love on for cranes as well at her age. mika tried to get on the wild dragon roller coaster, but she was denied - she was too short - and too furious that she couldn't ride the dragon. hrm. she went on the helicopters instead. i had her ride in the back with a couple of older little girls up front in case mika got scared. she was fine. a ride on the train after that and we were out of tickets.
the doodlebops may have impressed mika more than the backyardigans. seeing her auntie janis sing was pretty exciting for mika too. danny's littlest sister is a dynamite performer - she can sing like you wouldn't believe! janis took mika to the butterfly tent after her performance. the butterflies were landing on mika and offending her. first she didn't want them to touch her shirt. then she was mad at one because it was blue when it was flying, but brown when it landed on her arm. the nerve of that butterfly! the kids' grandparents from high prairie were there and we ended up spending the rest of the afternoon with them and janis. it was great to actually get to see them again - it had been since mika was born. mika wasn't feeling well to begin with that day and the experience became too much for her and she started having serious meltdowns, so we parted ways and just strolled her around a bit. any attempt at doing ANYTHING was futile - except going home.
i can't think of what on earth else we have been up to - had a visit from auntie amber and uncle dave - and lisa! that was cool. auntie tamara should be up for a visit soon too. my brain is obviously tapped for the night. we have heritage days this weekend. i missed the street performers! silly. considering the cariwest parade - will it terrify or delight? hmm...
dragon boats should be kewl too. i'd add links for everything referenced in this post, but i'm too tired. e&oe, eh?
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