Hello... so it's a slow day at work. Real estate isn't exactly booming the week before Christmas. So I thought i'd post a couple of the funny things Juliet has said lately. It's the only way I will ever remember them in the future.
Let's start with Christmas. She is VERY excited. Everywhere we go she'll find something she wants and ask... "Mommy can Christmas buy my this?"
She is still and avid lyric listener. Lately she's big on Justin "Beaver" as she says but was a little concerned about why he smells..."Mommy why do they smell?" from the lyrics "You smile, I smile", or as Juliet thought, "You smell, I smell".
Stay tuned.... there will be more.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
The Nutcracker Princess..
I brought Juliet to see the Nutcracker. I remember seeing it as a little girl, and I've seen it a few times in my adulthood. It's awesome... and in my eyes Christmas isn't Christmas without it.
It was performed by the Alberta Ballet and only in the city for 5 days. We attended the first weekend matinee... along with every other mother & daughter this side of the equator. For every adult there was a little girl in a christmas dress.. or princess dress as Juliet calls them. Here's my Nutcracker Princess..
Juliet loves that stuff. She will sit through anything and be awed. So I knew she would love it. What I didn't know, was that she'd spend the first act more worried about the lights going out then what was actually going on on stage. Although she didn't miss any of the dancing... she did spend the better part of the first act hiding under her blanket. And Juliet made very sure that everyone around us knew she was afraid that they would 'turn out the lights'. The innocence of a 3 year old... she doesn't really understand the concept of whispering and that not everyone needs to hear about the Nutcracker through Juliet's eyes. She asked a question for almost every pirouette, grand jété & pas de deux. Oh and thank you Alberta Ballet for not making the rat king and any of your rats scary... that would have just put her over the top.
The second act went by much better... not to say that the first wasn't good... it was fantastic. Juliet simply got over her fear of darkness for the 2nd act and "didn't need her mama (blanket) anymore" and wanted to "sit in her own seat". Too bad she couldn't see. My lap was the best place to be... which makes me wonder why I had to buy Juliet a ticket if they couldn't even supply enough booster seats to accommodate all the children... On the advice of my grandmother I'm going to write a letter about that. Anyway... all in all it was a grand success and we LOVED it. I have to say thanks to my mom & grandmother for raising me with traditions that I am now able to share with my own children. Love you.
It was performed by the Alberta Ballet and only in the city for 5 days. We attended the first weekend matinee... along with every other mother & daughter this side of the equator. For every adult there was a little girl in a christmas dress.. or princess dress as Juliet calls them. Here's my Nutcracker Princess..
Juliet loves that stuff. She will sit through anything and be awed. So I knew she would love it. What I didn't know, was that she'd spend the first act more worried about the lights going out then what was actually going on on stage. Although she didn't miss any of the dancing... she did spend the better part of the first act hiding under her blanket. And Juliet made very sure that everyone around us knew she was afraid that they would 'turn out the lights'. The innocence of a 3 year old... she doesn't really understand the concept of whispering and that not everyone needs to hear about the Nutcracker through Juliet's eyes. She asked a question for almost every pirouette, grand jété & pas de deux. Oh and thank you Alberta Ballet for not making the rat king and any of your rats scary... that would have just put her over the top.
The second act went by much better... not to say that the first wasn't good... it was fantastic. Juliet simply got over her fear of darkness for the 2nd act and "didn't need her mama (blanket) anymore" and wanted to "sit in her own seat". Too bad she couldn't see. My lap was the best place to be... which makes me wonder why I had to buy Juliet a ticket if they couldn't even supply enough booster seats to accommodate all the children... On the advice of my grandmother I'm going to write a letter about that. Anyway... all in all it was a grand success and we LOVED it. I have to say thanks to my mom & grandmother for raising me with traditions that I am now able to share with my own children. Love you.
Bring it on, Santa.
"In the meadow we can build a snowman... and pretend that he's a circus clown... we'll have so much fun with mister snowman... until the other kiddies knock him down..."
It's Christmas time!!
So we got our first snowfall a couple of weeks ago... and it was so soft & pretty I insisted we go get our christmas tree. Of course they sell them all wrapped up so you never really get any idea of the size of the tree until it's in your living room all thawed out. Lets just say that last year I was disappointed because our tree was too small... and I wasn't going to make the same mistake again. Oops.
Needless to say the tree is a little large. But we love it.
So the tree is up... lights are glowing... Santa's coming. And I have to do my christmas baking. It goes a little something like this...
Saturday... make the dough
Sunday... bake
Monday... bake
Tuesday... decorate
Wednesday... finish decorating & package.
It looks a little something like this...
MMMMM... YUM. Time for a gingerbread latte...
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Fine Art Photography
Just wanted to share this link. Very interesting concept... Francios Robert Photography. I like.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Baltimore for the weekend...
So we went for our annual 'visite' to the Sterlings the weekend before last...Ya so i'm slow to post... but hey, it's winter. I've been decking the halls. The visit was lovely as always. I don't really know what possessed us to think that our children would actually sleep in the same room... Two 3 year old girls in a bed together with dolls & a strawberry shortcake action figure = no sleep 'til midnight. Poor Sam had to sleep on the floor amidst the madness of girls & dolls. Lucky for him he slept through it all. Oh and did I mention there was no sleeping in?? Ya... asleep late & up early made for some interesting afternoons.
Needless to say we had a blast. Got back to 2 of my favourite stores... Red Tree & another one of which I can't remember the name. Picked up some stocking stuffers & these awesome vintage style ornaments.
Needless to say we had a blast. Got back to 2 of my favourite stores... Red Tree & another one of which I can't remember the name. Picked up some stocking stuffers & these awesome vintage style ornaments.
On Saturday we hopped on the train and headed into DC to the Smithsonian.. or to the dinosaur bones as the kids would tell you. It was awesome. What a great museum. They've got everything there... dinosaur bones.. animal skeletons.. all sorts of gems.. insects.. butterflies... and a whole journey under the sea including an entire coral reef all done in crochet. They also have a fantastic over-priced cafeteria where I undulged in the most amazing tomato mozarella sammy ever. Kids has fun... adults had fun or did a good job faking it. Here are some photos form the day... brace yourself there are lots.
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