Saturday, June 26, 2010

Dear Jessie...


You can put on your own shoes and feed yourself now... although you still like us to help you with meals. 

You have learned more words than we can count (we tried making a list but quit at 100 because there are just so many that you know and use everyday)! 

You can sign over 20 words and pick them up so quickly (we forget to sign to you much these days because your verbal language is developing so fast!

You can't sleep without your "binkies" (my t-shirts that you've claimed as your blankets) and "suck" (pacifier).  You're still napping twice a day and Momma thanks you for that!

You have lots of friends your own age and are learning how to share. 

Whenever we go to pick up H & J from school we are stopped every few feet by someone wanting to say hi to you.  You are social and love to tell them all about your day or your favourite toy.

Your favourite food is "pie" (pineapple) pizza.

You drink pink milk in a sippy cup.

You would wear the same "princess" skirt 5 days in a row and yell for it the next if Momma hadn't hidden it in the washing machine out of sight.

You love to (tickle) "fight" with Daddy, dance with "Sissie", play hockey with "Dake" and snuggle with Momma.

H's hamster is your "baby", "Blue" loves to lick your belly, and you run after Star and yell at her to stop scratching the furniture.

You're two years old today and we all love you so much!

Happy Birthday precious one :)

Sunday, June 20, 2010

iheartfaces ~ Week 25

This week at iheartfaces (http://www.iheartfaces.com/) the theme is teens.  I haven't entered a photo in awhile... but having just done a session with my 13 year old daughter to celebrate the end of her Jazz class, I knew just which photo I was going to enter!

H. has been dancing since she was about 2 1/2 years old and loves it so much.  She's tried many types of dance and takes many classes each year, but after a fractured ankle (in two places) last summer she was only able to participate in the one class this year.  She threw her all into it and thrived under a new teacher!  She's looking forward to high school next year.  She applied to, and was accepted into, a school of the arts.  She'll be majoring in dance and practicing what she loves every other day!


I really don't know where H got her talent from... it certainly wasn't me... but I'm very proud of her!

Click the logo below to see many more photos celebrating teens.



Monday, June 14, 2010

A special graduation!

new school. independence. boys. makeup...

high school next year!


I recently took my daughter and her best friend for a photo shoot to celebrate their graduation from elementary school.  Their "grad" at school is this week so I thought it an appropriate time to post their pictures.

High school?  I just can't believe my baby is old enough to be going to high school!





The girls have so much fun together!





Congratulations, H &J on your grade 7 graduation this week!

xoxoxo

Mom