Blue Ribbon

Z has been progressing really well with his swimming. He's really gotten the hang of it. This week he achieved his blue ribbon! Well done Z!

Party!

This past Sunday was Z's 4th birthday party. The weather this time of year is unpredictable, so we narrowed down the options and then let Z decide where he wanted to go. He decided he wanted to take all his friends to see a local kids theatre perform 'Aladdin' and then have cake and pizza afterward. It was lots of fun and the kids had a blast.

Visitors from north of the border

We had a nice surprise on Friday night when Stephen's uncle from Victoria called to say he was just outside of Sacramento, and would be in San Francisco on Saturday as part of a longer road-trip. So on Saturday we lucky to catch up with B and B. Here's a photo.

Birthday Days

February is always a big month for birthdays in our house. Z turned a big 4 years old this past week. He's already reading books for much older kids, and doing really well with his letters. He's always got lots of hugs and kisses to go around, and loves entertaining his baby sister. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful little boy. Z had a great birthday on Tuesday, including not one, but two birthday cakes! First, a birthday at school with his friends. One of the other little girls shares the same birthday, so every year we have been sharing a cupcake birthday for the kids at the school. Then in the evening at home we had a special dinner from Mediterranee on Fillmore - Z's choice - and a birthday princess cake - not only mum's favourite, but Z's too! And as with any four year old on their birthday, there was soooo much excitement about opening all the presents. He wanted to open the gift from his sister first, which included books about the planets, Babar, Richard Scary, and pirates, as well as a batman helicopter to go with the batcave from mum and dad. Needless to say the rest of the week has been spent having a great time playing with all of his birthday gifts.

Another 'birthday' we celebrated this month was A's 6 month birthday. She's really growing fast and is now weighing in at 19 lbs. A's doing really well on solids, and now has a whole sporgus-board to choose from during feeding time. She's also just taken to some formula, which is a big relief all around, especially after her first reaction to the hypo-allergenic version, which definitely wasn't to her liking! She's able to sit up on her own (with a little help from the boppy pillow), she's blowing a lot of raspberries, and always has a big smile for mum and dad. Her biggest smiles and laughs are saved for big brother Z, who is a constant source of wonder and excitement. She loves playing with her little cat, her blue dolly, her sofie the giraffe and the monkey on her playmat. A is just the most placid and happiest of babies, and a joy to have.