September 25, 2012

Butterflies and Skeletons!

Gwen is quite obsessed with butterflies.  She loves them and has been known to carry around a small block with a butterfly on it including on walks outside the house.  We found her some wings to wear and she loves them.  Even wears them for meals and if they'd fit in the car seat she'd never take them off!
While it is fall now it has been feeling very summery.  We were in the high 20s all weekend.  It has been nice to get outside though and so we went and fed some hungry ducks.
Gwen and the autumn leaves in Bowness Park.
She is talking so much now and really starting to run.  3 of her 2 year molars have cut through now and we'll all sleep better once number 4 comes through.
Cara and Gwen at Calaway Park.
Er, I mean Mr. Bones and Gwen (Cara wasn't getting anywhere near this guy!)
Calaway Park is all decorated for Halloween.  Cara is more afraid of the creepy stuff this year but she still likes to look at it and Boo like a ghost.  Gwen isn't afraid at all yet!
This ultra creepy skeleton is the one that Cara wanted a picture with!
Her fears are impossible to predict!
Making funny faces on a ride.
Gwen was too short for this ride at the beginning of the summer but she's grown enough to ride it now!

September 17, 2012

First Day of School

Our big girl had her first day of preschool on Tuesday!  She is going Tuesday and Thursday mornings so we are all still adjusting to the new routine but we'll get used to it soon.  Cara had a great first day.
Gwen really wishes she was old enough to go to school too.
The only tears at the door were from Gwen!
Cara is back at the same school as last year and her friends Leah and Binudhi are in the class too.
3 amigos reunited!
Gwen is the 4th amigo during the post school running around time!

September 11, 2012

Calgary Corn Maze

This weekend we went to the Calgary Corn Maze for our annual visit.
The girls have grown alot since last year!
We saw a mama donkey.
And her baby donkey.
The girls with the mama donkey.
We watched some 3 week old pigs race!
Gwen got to meet her current favourite farm animal: the "bock bock"!
And she got to do the twist with a goat!
They all climbed a big pile of dirt for a fast slide!
We all got to have a nice wagon ride through the corn field.
After some air pillow jumping Cara did a fantastic reverse somersault dismount!
And we went through the kids' corn maze.  There were 5 colour stations in the maze to find and colour a finger with - then you matched your colour order on a chart at the exit to show an activity to do.  This colour combo = jump like a kangaroo!

September 4, 2012

Trips to the Zoo and Calaway Park

This week we went to the zoo and got to see the baby tigers.  This guy was taking a little nap.
Cara and Leah rode a grizzly.
Gwen and Sidney had lots of fun in the playground.
Cara tried to catch some rainbows in the butterfly garden.
Sunday we went to Calaway Park and Gwen went on some rides with Cara (no parent!) she is getting so independent!
We brought Uncle Jamie along.  Cara loves him!
Gwen loves her Uncle Jamie and got to go on the egg ride with him.
Gwen and Cara on the Tot Yachts!
On the carousel.
Cara on her favourite ride!
Jamie and Mummy on the big roller coaster!
(now Mummy's favourite ride!)
Daddy and the girls!
Family ride time.
Gwen was so happy to be on rides and see Daddy on the side.  Each time around she'd yell "Hi Daddy!!"