Pigtails

Mommy and Daddy love me in my pigtails! Me? Well, I am not so crazy about the process of getting them in, but once they are in I always say that I look "pretty"!

Roar...

Although I smudged some of the paint, this is the great painted face I got at daycare!

Carly on a motorcycle...

Ok, so its not a real motorcycle but ...it's just as fun.

We saw this at a garage sale and bought it to donate to Carly's day care.

pretty cool huh!

our cheerleader

Carly wanted to cheer on her favourite hockey team this weekend. Since they were out of the playoffs, she had to settle with just wearing the outfit.

My Crocs have new decorations

Just hanging around in my new crocs for kids.

Thanks aunti Heather for the decorations for them

The Easter Bunny Came!

Here I am with Daddy in the backyard, who helped me find all of the Easter Eggs that were hidden for me! Notice the difference in the weather from Good Friday - that's Calgary!

The Easter "Rock" Hunt

Here is Mommy and I collecting the special colored rocks the Easter Bunny hid and putting them down the tunnel in the hay stack!

In with the Goats

Here I am in the goat pen, where this little guy in particular took a liking to me. Check out the rooster in the back getting a free ride!

A cold Good Friday

Here are Daddy and I outside Butterfield Acres on an icy cold Good Friday where I was going on an Easter Egg Hunt and to see the Spring farm babies!

My new Crocs

Wow, check out these cute Croc's Auntie Heather, Robyn, Holly and Gavin sent from Florida! Can't wait until it is warm enough for me to wear these outside...

Skating Fun

Last weekend (March 3, 2007) we had this amazing Chinook that Mommy and Daddy thought we would enjoy outside skating at Bowness Park on a very small version of the Rideau.

It started out with me in the sled...

...to me getting out to check out the ice (of course Mommy had to put my helmet on in case I slipped)

....to me walking the entire length of the pond and river pulling my own sled!

Love those slides

Ooh man do I ever love slides. Park, water, home made variety (think couch, mattress, whatever Mommy and Daddy can come-up with to make a slide at home for me)!

P.S. check out those rubber boots - Mommy is far to excited for me to wear them that there is even still snow on the ground and here I am in my rain boots!

Just because..

Mommy just thinks I am too cute in this outfit that she had to post it! Thanks for the vest, boots and pants Maggie and Sandy!

My new Dora Cup

Thank you Aunt Heather, Uncle Cam, Robyn, Gavin and Holly, I love my new Dora plate, bowl and cup! I miss you all...

My New Hat

Mommy gave up trying to knit me a new hat for fear of another hat fiasco (remember Jan 06). So, her great friend Debby offered to take over the job - thanks Debby!

Love my Wagon buddy!

At home I have to ride in my wagon all alone, but in Toronto Jaden squished in and joined me!

Gotta love my cousin!

Just me and Ryan hanging out while we get towed around - love all the attention I get from all my cousins!

Tobogganing

Weeeeee! Daddy and I had so much sledding down this hill!

Rosy Cheeks

This is what my cheeks look like when I get-up from a nap - rosy, rosy, rosy!

Santa Baby

Although I love seeing Santa in books and on TV, I wasn't exactly sure what to think of the big guy when I got to meet him in person. Mommy eased my anxiety a bit by sitting down with me for this picture!

Looking Stylish!

Don't let my little blankie fool you - I am one stylin' girl!

Oh Mommy...

My mommy forgot my gloves, so here I am wearing hers instead! Didn't quite fit, but at least they kept my hands warm.

I love my chicken outfit!

Mommy tried to do little photoshoot in my chicken outfit - I love this outfit so much that I ask to wear it whenever I can.

Halloween is Fun!

Wow, this Halloween thing is really cool! I get to visit all of my Mommy and Daddy's friends and they give me treats!

An update on what Carly has been up to.

I just thought I would share some of the cute/funny stories about what Carly has been up to.

New Dayhome
She has now moved to a new dayhome, where we feel she is getting more stucture and fun built into her day than where she started out. She has been there for two weeks now, and really has adjusted well. Instead of sleeping in a playpen, she now sleeps on a mat on the floor and from what we are told is taking to that really well. So well in fact that when some of the older kids were signing and dancing around as it was getting close to her nap time, she started handing them their blankets to let them know that she was ready for a nap, and thus they should be too!

She also decided the other day, that she wanted to test out the other sleeping spots to ensure that she was getting the best deal, and when Carol tried to get her to move along, she waved the back of her hand to her as if to say "don't bother me now I am doing some important research".

One of the other little guys in the dayhome ("Magoo" as they affectionately call him) was on a time-out recently, and since Carly has never experienced this yet, she really sensed his sadness that she kept taking him toys to "help a brother out". Carol of course was not pleased with Carly impacting a time out, but had to laugh at her cuteness!

Favorite Things
We are going through a Teddy Bear phase right now, where when she is at home, she likes to walk around with all three of her Teddy Bear's in her arms. Now, although she does have some smaller sized stuffed animals, the larger ones tend to be the ones she tries to carry all at once. Every morning when she wakes up, she is shocked and excited to point out her Teddy Bears to Jamie and I. Althought, they have really been in the crib with her all night she just notices them again and again each morning like it was the most exciting discovery!

She also loves to pile things these days. She gathers up her favorite books, ducks, teddies and bottle (all of which she can now say), and piles them into her closet/armoire and tries to get into the closet with them. This sometimes involves some frustration as she will have a hard time standing up with all these items piled into such tight quarters!

Just because...

Mommy wanted to post these pictures because she realized that she has not been great at taking pictures of me in my dresses. She has warned me that she will start snapping more now.

Oh, raking leaves can be so much fun!

Oh! Although I looked a bit surprised, I did have alot of fun helping Mommy and Daddy rake leaves in our backyard.

Big Slide

My first slide alone on the big big slide - thanks Daddy for catching me! 

Concentration

These wobbly bridges at the park take a lot of work!

Fun at the Park

My New House

Thanks Nana and Bampa. I love my new house! In and out, and in and out, and in and out...

My First Ironman Finishline

Here I am crossing the finishline at Ironman Canada with my Daddy. Way to go Daddy, you are amazing!

Posing at the Finish Line

OK, so we both look a bit tired...but can you blame us? Daddy just finished an Ironman, and me...well I was cheering all day, and stayed up way past my bedtime to see my Daddy finish!

Too Cute!

 

Lake Louise

We had a great time in Lake Louise with Laura, Andy, Matthew and Jess (the dog)! 

Oh I love my Daddy!

I love when my Daddy carries me around on his back. Especially when I can also hang onto my favorite cloth! Mommy keeps trying to get me to take to some other blankets, but I love my flannel! 

My Boyfriend!

My boyfriend, Matthew Dennis, and his parents (and dog Jess) came out to visit me! We had such a great time, and was nice to have someone else my size around. 

Me and My Peeps!

A new family shot. As you can see, Mommy sometimes forgets to take care of my crazy hair! 

Eyelashes

Ok, although we have yet to get a picture of this, I have to share Carly's newest discovery - her eyelashes!

About a month or so ago she discovered my eyelashes while we were sitting on our rocking chair. She was just staring very intently at me, and then with her "peter pointer" just reached up and tickled my eyelashes. Well now, she has discovered her own eyelashes. She will be playing, walking along, or just sitting in her car seat, and all of sudden she decides to tickle her eyelash! It is the cutest thing! The Dr. today commented on how long her eyelashes were so perhaps this is what started this, but who knows...

No Raspberries Here!

Mommy and I picked some Raspberries from our backyard today. I don't think she saw me sneak a few - what do you think?

My First Few Steps

Just showing off for Mommy with my new walking thing!