It’s a chilly rainy day. A good day to introduce Claire to Grandma Dice’s molasses cookies. Oh there is nothing like the smell of those cookies – when the molasses hits the cinnamon, cloves and ginger – it just fills me with a warm feeling of home. They give me such a sense of contentment…

Brian and Bea invited Claire and I to join them on their weekend adventure in Lachen. Sorry I didn’t get any shots of you Brian – I guess you were more in the picture taking mood.

Bea and I spent a rainy Friday making turtles out of stones and cardboard. Five green ones and one sparkly pink one. She gave one of the green ones to her playgroup teacher.  I got the idea for these turtles on The Crafty Crow web site. I really like this site because it is chock…

We went for an after dinner walk last night and found some strawberries growing along the road. And a cat too.

There is a penguin theme going on in our house at the moment. And Bea has started to be a bit more interested in and able to color within the lines.

I wanted to make a couple things for Claire during the Kids Clothes Week Challenge but just didn’t get around to it until now. I made two easy pinafores for her. I love these over a onesie or with bloomers.  This shape: Turns into this little pinafore: You can see why this is such a…

I sing to my babies like most mothers must. I sing a version of Where Have All The Flowers Gone to Claire. I’ve changed it to Where Have All The Wa Wows Gone because I’m always searching for a wa wow (pacifier) as I put her down. Plus it’s a sleepy song that I like…

So Dave and Kim just left for the airport. We had a lovely time with them. I really appreciate how they love up our kids and how they are so good at bringing out the smiles and giggles.  Last night I told Bea to say good-bye to her Aunt and Uncle so she went into…

Brian and Dave and Kim went to Zermatt and climbed the Matterhorn yesterday. Just kidding – ha ha. They went to Zermatt and did a big hike with great views of the Matterhorn.