X is for Xylophone:
Ava loves to play music she is a very musical little girl. She has rhythm, something that I don't possess or can normally even spell (thank you Spell check). She loves to play her keyboard and loves any sort of instrument, even xylophones! The one thing she hasn't really tried to do much of though is sing, the closest she comes is by making clicking sounds along to her favourite songs.
X is for Xanadu:
The term Xanadu comes from the poem "Kubla Khan" by Samuel Coolridge, and means an exotic, luxurious place. That sounds like somewhere I'd like to go about now. How did it become winter? Isn't it supposed to be windy and rainy here in November? Not snowing, twice, a month before Christmas?!
Yes, I would love to be somewhere warm, tropical, exotic and luxurious right about now, lying on a beach somewhere sipping a drink with an umbrella in it and spending a few days without a care. Haha, who am I kidding, I can't take the heat, so I stay out of the sun. Can't take the cold so I stay out of the snow. I guess my kind of Xanadu is somewhere that doesn't get too hot or too cold, but somewhere exotic and luxurious....hmmm sounds like a nice posh hotel room to me, with room service ;)
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
W is for Wonderment; W is for What a Week
W is for Wonderment:
With the Christmas season almost upon us its a magical time of year. Between warm snuggly mornings under big blankets at home, afternoons colouring and watching Christmas cartoons and going for walks to the park then finishing the day in front of the glow of the Christmas tree lights, its going to be a wonderful Christmas this year with Ava.
We decided to buy a new tree last weekend, and were going to wait until later in the month to put it up, but Ava was so excited that we decided to put it up that afternoon, she has done pretty well not destroying it, but she still manages to take some off here and add a little more to another branch. When we were finished decorating the tree she said to us "Okay, time for presents!" This one is smart, and funny :) I think we will wait a bit to put any presents under the tree, and I think it might help if we'd done some Christmas shopping first!
In more Ava news, she's become really animated in her stories lately. Last night I think she must have had a dream about bumblebee's because when she woke up this morning she told me a whole story about bumblebee's that were flying high up in the blue sky. It was so cute. She's also getting really good with her drawings, she draws faces with legs and shoes!
She is such an artistic little soul and a musical
one as well. Ava loves to draw, colour and finger paint, she also loves to dance and listen to music. She also amazes us with her reading skills, we're not sure if she can read or if she just has an amazing memory, either way its impressive.
I know every year will get better for her at Christmastime, but I'm really looking forward to this Christmas. It's the first year that we have to be careful about presents, and about what we say in front of her, the first year for secrets and surprises and the first year for fun stories from Ava and neat little sayings. Christmas is going to be filled with wonderment both for Ava and for her Mommy and Daddy.
W is for What a Week:
So we had a wonderful vacation in Victoria and Seattle, but reality came crashing back in a big way this week. I started the week with no voice on Friday, it was my last day of holidays and we spent the afternoon going to a movie and a tiny bit of shopping in Nanaimo, just the two of us. It was a nice way to end the holidays, on a hot date with my hubby! However, I had no voice! My cold which had gone away for a couple of days while in Victoria, came back full force on our last full day in Seattle. So croaky and barely able to say a word, a couple of hours in a movie theatre was a great way to spend the day (for those who are wondering we saw Skyline). We ended the evening with a very upset Ava. She had fallen asleep just before we got back to Mom and Dad's and when I woke her up she wasn't ready to get up so it took quite awhile to calm her down and have something to eat so we could get on the road. By the time we were in Courtenay she had fallen asleep and didn't wake up until 7 the next morning!
Then Saturday was my first day back at work, I wasn't feeling that great but good enough to go to work. I did pretty well for the first couple of hours, other than having a rough sounding voice, then a couple of hours into my shift I had my first big cough attack, followed by another a few hours later. I ended up going home 2 hours early. I made it through the day on Sunday but had a couple of coughing fits. My cold is slowly getting better, but its a rough one and I keep running into people who say the same things about it. It's tough!
Then tonight, my cold wasn't bugging me much, but just as I was about to go on my break, I got tripped by a customer!!! I actually tripped over someone else's feet! I went tumbling down and slid across the floor with my hands out to stop me! I have a couple of sore, bruised knees but other than a bruised ego for looking like an idiot I'm doing fine. I just hope tomorrow, the last day of my work week, doesn't bring anymore surprises...
With the Christmas season almost upon us its a magical time of year. Between warm snuggly mornings under big blankets at home, afternoons colouring and watching Christmas cartoons and going for walks to the park then finishing the day in front of the glow of the Christmas tree lights, its going to be a wonderful Christmas this year with Ava.
We decided to buy a new tree last weekend, and were going to wait until later in the month to put it up, but Ava was so excited that we decided to put it up that afternoon, she has done pretty well not destroying it, but she still manages to take some off here and add a little more to another branch. When we were finished decorating the tree she said to us "Okay, time for presents!" This one is smart, and funny :) I think we will wait a bit to put any presents under the tree, and I think it might help if we'd done some Christmas shopping first!
In more Ava news, she's become really animated in her stories lately. Last night I think she must have had a dream about bumblebee's because when she woke up this morning she told me a whole story about bumblebee's that were flying high up in the blue sky. It was so cute. She's also getting really good with her drawings, she draws faces with legs and shoes!
She is such an artistic little soul and a musical
one as well. Ava loves to draw, colour and finger paint, she also loves to dance and listen to music. She also amazes us with her reading skills, we're not sure if she can read or if she just has an amazing memory, either way its impressive.I know every year will get better for her at Christmastime, but I'm really looking forward to this Christmas. It's the first year that we have to be careful about presents, and about what we say in front of her, the first year for secrets and surprises and the first year for fun stories from Ava and neat little sayings. Christmas is going to be filled with wonderment both for Ava and for her Mommy and Daddy.
W is for What a Week:
So we had a wonderful vacation in Victoria and Seattle, but reality came crashing back in a big way this week. I started the week with no voice on Friday, it was my last day of holidays and we spent the afternoon going to a movie and a tiny bit of shopping in Nanaimo, just the two of us. It was a nice way to end the holidays, on a hot date with my hubby! However, I had no voice! My cold which had gone away for a couple of days while in Victoria, came back full force on our last full day in Seattle. So croaky and barely able to say a word, a couple of hours in a movie theatre was a great way to spend the day (for those who are wondering we saw Skyline). We ended the evening with a very upset Ava. She had fallen asleep just before we got back to Mom and Dad's and when I woke her up she wasn't ready to get up so it took quite awhile to calm her down and have something to eat so we could get on the road. By the time we were in Courtenay she had fallen asleep and didn't wake up until 7 the next morning!
Then Saturday was my first day back at work, I wasn't feeling that great but good enough to go to work. I did pretty well for the first couple of hours, other than having a rough sounding voice, then a couple of hours into my shift I had my first big cough attack, followed by another a few hours later. I ended up going home 2 hours early. I made it through the day on Sunday but had a couple of coughing fits. My cold is slowly getting better, but its a rough one and I keep running into people who say the same things about it. It's tough!
Then tonight, my cold wasn't bugging me much, but just as I was about to go on my break, I got tripped by a customer!!! I actually tripped over someone else's feet! I went tumbling down and slid across the floor with my hands out to stop me! I have a couple of sore, bruised knees but other than a bruised ego for looking like an idiot I'm doing fine. I just hope tomorrow, the last day of my work week, doesn't bring anymore surprises...
Saturday, November 13, 2010
U is for Up, Up, Up; U is for Umbrella; V is for Vacation
U is for Up, Up, Up:
"Space Needle goes Up, Up, Up, Mama" my little girl would say many times. "Look, at that Daddy, Space Needle goes all the way Up". Ava loved the going past the Space Needle she thought it was so neat how high in the sky it was. Unfortunately when the time came for us to go up the Space Needle she had fallen asleep as soon as we got there. Maybe the next time we go to Seattle she will be able to stay awake.
U is for Umbrella:
I think we need our umbrella's here, on the Island, more than we needed them in Seattle. My sister lent us her good one, and of course we forgot to return it when we picked up our car on Thursday so I will have to send it back to her :)
V is for Vacation:
Since we all went on Vacation I figured this one I could group together as one word to describe both Ava and Mommy. Our vacation, was much needed and wonderful. It also made me realize how much I appreciate our life at home. It was so nice to experience new things and new adventures as a family. The best thing was having that quality time together that we don't always have between work and more work.
If you are planning on taking your little ones to Seattle anytime a few tips-
-Customs, take something to entertain your little ones so they don't throw impatient fits while having to wait in line or wait for your plane/boat to come in. Prepare to wait longer than you think you will.
-Visit the Children's Museum, but be prepared to stay for hours!!! It is a lot of fun, and there are a lot of things to do and see there.
-Don't attempt to visit the Pacific Science Centre on Tuesdays, it won't be open.
-Go shopping on Wednesdays, it tends to be field trip day in Seattle at all the tourist attractions.
-Have a wonderful time, and go at your little one's pace since you will likely have to anyway :)
In all honesty, we had a wonderful vacation and would go back to Seattle again. We may drive there next time and do the Pacific Coast Highway route, or we may go somewhere totally different, but I think we'll be staying put on the Island for awhile now. My travelling bug has passed, now I just need to get rid of this actual cold bug and then all will be well :)
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