Urban Dictionary

One of the many weird things going around on Facebook right now suggests you should type your first name on Urban Dictionary and share the first definition that comes up. For the record, I am documenting what it says for each of us...

Craig:

SEXY AS HELL

wow, look at Craig! he's a fox!

Jayne:

An oft-misspelled girls' name. Jaynes are usually wildly intelligent and crafty. Likely to take over the world using robot ninja powers and cunning.

I am Jayne, ruler of the universe.

William:(yes, I know this officially is also Craig's name -- play along, people)

A charismastic, charming, handsome, respectful and chivalrous gentleman of high upbringing. A 'Prince Charming' so to speak in many aspects.

My god...he was the man of my dreams...such a William...

Lillian:

the greatest little girl in the world. laughs, loves, hugs, you won't find a girl like her

you can't replace a lillian

Merry Christmas

Bubble Mania

Still loving the bubble machine! Recommended to any parent looking to create hours of cheap, hassle-free entertainment.

Happy second birthday Lily!!

Who's got two fingers and is two?

This gal!

Whatcha cooking daddy?

Just outside that window is the beloved barbecue.. where Craig will spend many hours over the next seven months or so.

mmmm.... barbecue....

Mmm mmm maple syrup

Sheesh!

Random pictures from the last couple of months.. man, it's hard to find the time to even download the camera these days!

Happy birthday, Fionn!

Happy birthday, Angeline!

Happy birthday, Liam! And Markus!

All this partying is very tiring....

We love our cousins!

Thanks, Santa!

My camera was broken on Halloween night and pics of the kids had to be taken with Liam's Fisher Price camera, much to the amusement of all of you who saw this one on my Facebook page:


So, yeah, well, I guess I was somewhat good this year because Santa brought me a new camera and, while I'm on a bit of an uphill learning curve with it, now we're back to getting photos that look more like this:


And this:


Much better! Thanks, Santa!

Things kids say

Five funny things Liam says:
Gotfor -- As in: Mommy, we gotfor the treats. Or: Daddy, you gotfor to close the door.
Yessiroutly -- In enthusiastic agreement of whatever we've asked him to do.
Open sesame -- A phrase picked up after countless viewings of the bunny movie. Also from this movie: "What a cow poop."
Highsidedown -- which, I think, is actually a very accurate description of being upsidedown.
Bs and Vs -- As in "work glubs," and the t.v. show "Yo Gavva Gavva." Thing is, he can articulate the sounds perfectly, just flips them in some cases. Not sure why he does this, but it's funny.


Five funny things Lily says:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee
Wooooowwww
Here I am! -- actually, she doesn't really say the words, but has the tone and rhythm down pat.
What's that? -- see above comment
Tanks -- and "wok" for "you're welcome"
Honourable mention -- Uh oh. Always used in perfect context, too, like after she's pitched her cup of milk over the edge of the high chair.

Nana's swing

The Pooh swing is a much beloved toy at Nana's cottage. Here it is in use summer 2005.



And here it is still, summer 2008.

Pictures Liam took

Despite the fact that he got a beautiful camera for Christmas, he took these with mine. Vote for your favourite.

Random outside fun

Being parents to two kids versus one has taught us an important lesson. There is no time for anything. Not even for updating the blog. So here are a few photos of springtime fun for now. Because really, we'd rather be outside playing with the kids.

Happy first birthday Lily

Lily turned one on April 21. Where did that year go?? On April 20, we had a big party with most of her favourite people (except for the ones who were out of town or working.. you know who you are!!). Lily had a great time. We all did.

Here is the obligatory "stuffing my face with cake" shot.

And here's the happy crew.
Thanks, everyone, for making Lily's special day so special!

Together at home and at play

Is it too much to hope that they will always get along this well?

Computer wizard

Here is Liam on my computer (aka: mommy's pomputer). I put up with the sticky mouse and fingerprinted screen because he has so much fun playing on it, and I even catch him learning from time to time.

Over the past six months or so, he has become increasingly proficient at computing. It's actually a little bit scary. Not only can he manipulate the mouse like he was born with it in his hand, he can open up Firefox (two clicks on the orange marble), go to the bookmarks menu, select the specific website he wants to visit from the list of "his" sites (there are eight of them) and then navigate around to the games, videos, and other features. When he gets bored, he simply selects another site and away he goes.

Sometimes the games involve math or reading, which are a bit beyond his reach at this time, but with a little help he does just fine. I'm sure Lily will take to it just as easily. And then they can both teach me.

Liam's favourites:
tvokids.com
pbskids.org
kidscbc.ca
thewiggles.com
doodlebops.com
nickjr.com
treehousetv.com
thisisdanielcook.com

Peek a boo

Rub a dub dub, two kids in the tub

Bath time is such fun! Lily likes to dunk her face into the bubbles.

Birthdays and hairdos

A portrait of Lily, by Sarah.

We got to go to Sarah's birthday party today and it was great! The boys had a lot of fun playing with the cars and trains, and the girls had a lot of fun just hanging out.

As you likely know, Lily has had an interesting hairstyle pretty much since she was born. First it was sort of fuzzy, then it was all sticky-uppy, and now it's pretty long in the back (to the point where Nana is threatening with the scissors). Aunt Cathy solved everything with a simple scrunchy.

Changes her whole look, really. And makes her ever so much more like her hero, Sarah. Even Nana has sheathed the scissors for the time being.

We like the pony tail. I think we'll be doing that again.

Happy Birthday, Sarah, and thanks for the party!

Angeline turns the big oh-two

Happy birthday, Angeline! We were honored to be invited to your birthday party and boy did the kids have fun. Liam wants to come back to play in your basement, he asks about it every day. And Lily very much enjoyed all of the cuddles and playing with your balloons.

Oh, please tell your mom and dad that we are still really, really sorry about the wall. Boys. You can't take them anywhere.

It's interesting (to me, anyway) that Angeline and Liam had the exact same due dates, one year apart. January 26 was supposed to be the big day for both. Angeline arrived early, Liam, who is never really in a hurry to go anywhere still, came a few days late.

Happy birthday, sweet little girl!