Rich and I went to Edmonton this weekend and left Flora with Mom and Ron. Flora has a terrible cold and I am only now getting slightly back on track!

She is really getting good at saying people’s names and very clearly says “Holly” and “Grampa”. Last night in the bath I got her on a roll and she was getting them all out (Vicky “dickie” – hahah), this was prompted by Tom getting her to say “orca”...very funny.

 All tuckered out after a busy weekend at the farm.

Playing at the park in the beautiful weather we are blessed with at the minute.

thief

Flora quickly picked up a clever way of stealing ice-cream from Tom.

set free in the zoo

Yet another trip to the zoo! This one was momentous for Flora because she was allowed to be free of her stroller and wander around to look at the animals. I think that trips to the zoo have become more adorable, and a lot slower paced.  She seemed to take so much more of an interest in the animals, wandering from enclosure to enclosure chatting away.

Just a quick video to mark the occasion (lots of monkey noises today!).

necklaces of underwear

Tara came out today for a walk in the sunshine, a stop at the pie shop and a trip to the fabulous junk store in town to add to our book collection. I still couldn’t bring myself to spend $6.99 on pie so I had a lovely slab of carrot cake!

Flora needs a tickle trunk. She clearly wants to dress up because she has taken to wearing my underwear around her neck, on her head or slung around her wrists. Thankfully, these underwear were taken from a pile of clean laundry on the chair. Somehow this doesn’t make it less embarrassing. For both of us.

bathing with friends, first time painting

teething

 Reading while having her nappy changed. Based on her expression, it looks like there are some heavy issues going down on Sesame Street.

 Off out with Dad to get some shopping and have a walk around town.

Flora has been a bit of a sour puss the last couple of days. I was so smug about her popping out a molar with no bother that karma has made the second one a bit of trouble and is making her pretty needy. Stacks upon stacks of books are getting us through at the moment. I tell her to go and get me a book (“gook”) and she toddles over, picks one out and brings it back. When it is finished I ask her to get me another one and off she goes. Rinse and Repeat. Unfortunately she has a couple of favourites that are being repeated over and over. And over. Hooray for Fish and Toes, Ears and Nose.

banana bread

Tom making Flora laugh! She had a real go at running today, trying to catch him.

The cold weather kept us indoors again today. We made banana bread and Flora wore her baking apron that she got last Christmas from Grandma and Grandpa. I turned my back for a moment and she had a handful of batter in her mouth!