Julia and Emily's World

Well tonight Julia insisted on sleeping in her "purple room". It was quite a surprise to us. I thought it was going to be tough convincing her to change rooms. We put her down there and she went right to sleep. We'll see how it goes. Is it me or is Julia looking more and more like Steve Nash? Maybe it's time for a haircut.

A few pictures from Julia's pool party last week.

Saturday we went to Yorkdale Mall to do some shopping. Julia always loves the mall because there is so much to see. We got there around 11:30am to avoid the crowd and had lunch there too. Julia liked the Disney store and Pottery Barn for Kids. The Pottery Barn is sooo expensive for what you get (example 4 piece kids play kitchen...$1300!!). Today we continued to work on Julia's new room. Almost done! Pictures soon. Then we'll have to get her to sleep in it.

On Thursday Julia and the rest of the toddlers in the class had a pool party. They brought a plastic pool into the room for the kids to splash around in. Julia had a great time. We brought her sunglasses too to get into the spirit of summer. We actually didn't have a bathing suit that fit so Mommy had to go and buy one this week. Today I had the day off so Julia stayed home as well. At around 10am Grandma and Papere came over to pick Julia up. They went to McDonalds in the morning and then Tim Horton's in the afternoon. No wonder she gets so excited when they pick her up. Julia had a good day. Grandma and Papere are leaving for their cruise on Sunday so it was good for her to spend time with them and get her last donut for a week. Tomorrow we are going to the mall.

Julia got her two-year pictures this weekend. They turned out pretty good considering she was very uncooperative...Go Canada! Julia stayed home on Friday. She was up all night and kept Mommy up all night too. They were both dead tired in the morning. Mommy took a half day off to sleep in with Julia. Julia went to Grandma's house later to let Mommy work. On Saturday morning we went to IKEA to pick up another piece of Julia's new room. We almost have everything. Julia likes IKEA because of the play areas they have. We got there early enough for the $1 breakfast special...scrambled egges, 2 sausages, potatos and a bun for a buck! The three of us ate for $5!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Happy Birthday Papa! Happy Birthday Auntie Debbie! Love, Julia

Today is Julia's birthday! She had a nice party at daycare today. Mommy, Papere and Grandma dropped by for the festivities. Julia liked her cake but was upset when she accidentally dipped her fingers into the icing. All the kids had their fill of cake and pizza. Thanks to Mia and Lisa for a great party.

Today was Julia's birthday party. All the cousins, aunts, uncles and grandparents were over. All the kids had a great time. There was a bit of fighting for toys. Julia is not a good sharer but in the end they all had fun. Julia will be busy playing with all her new toys. Tomorrow is another birthday party. Her daycare class is having a party for Julia. Mommy and Grandma and Papere are coming too.

Julia stayed with Grandma for a second day. She is ok but her cough is bad. Staying at Grandma gives her a bit more rest than she would get at daycare. Unfortunately tonight was pajama party night at daycare. Julia was suppose to stay there until as late as 9pm having a pajama party while Mommy and Daddy go out for dinner for Valentine's Day. She was going to have dinner there, have ice cream sundaes and watch movies. Oh well, maybe next year.

Julia stayed with Grandma today. She has been feeling a bit under the weather lately so we thought would get more rest at Grandma's. On Wednesday she had a bad day at school. She was grumpy all day and didn't get much rest at nap time. Hopefully she will be better by Sunday for her party. She also has a birthday party on Monday at school.

Yesterday we went to a family wedding. Julia came with us to the church in the afternoon. In the evening Julia stayed home with Grandma and Papa K. They were nice enough to come all the way from Scarborough in treacherous driving conditions. In case you didn't know, Papa K. hates driving in the snow. Julia was a good girl and didn't give them any trouble. Julia got a new recliner just in time for the big game.

Julia had fun playing with make-up at school this week. Well, not real make-up but that didn't seem to bother her. She knew right away what it was and what she was suppose to do with it. Julia watches Mommy very intently every morning. Julia has also ditched the pony tail look. She is much too glamorous for ponies now. She MUST have her hair down so she can tease it incessantly.

Today Julia went back to daycare. Her fever is gone. She is still coughing and her nose is pretty runny. Something is going around the room. There is only one toddler that is completely healthy. Everyone else is sick with something. That's daycare in the winter!

Today Julia stayed home from daycare. She woke up with a slight fever. I think it is just the cold that she has. As a precausionary measure we had her stay home with Grandma. She was in a good mood tonight and she ate well at dinner. We'll see how she is tomorrow. That would have been quite the mixture of viruses had Nathan's party happened on Saturday with all the kids carrying some kind of illness. Good call Deb.

Today Ron and Julianne came for dinner. It was good to see them. It's been quite a while since they last saw Julia. Julia warmed up to Julianne very quickly. She didn't totally warm up to Ron but she was ok with him. She gave Julianne a big hug good-bye. She gave Ron a big hand shake good-bye. Yesterday we were suppose to go to cousin Andrew's birthday party. Unfortunately it was cancelled because Nathan was ill. I used the time to put together Julia's new big girls bed. She will soon be moving to the bigger room...the "Purple Room". Julia hasn't been sleeping well lately. She has been getting up frequently throughout the night. We are all very tired. Last night was the first night she slept through in about a week. Hopefully there will be more of that tonight. Julia's had a lingering cold for about a week now so that may be contributing to her restless nights.

It's been a while since my last entry so I'll try to summarize this past week. Monday - The painters came to paint the rest of the house and install the crown moulding. This included Julia's new PURPLE room, as she requested. Once she saw the room she said, "This is PINK". Oh well. The house looks good though. Wednesday - I woke up with a sore back...again. I went to work but I had to make Julia walk. Of course she falls on the way into school, bawls and then I had to pick her up anyways! So much for my back. Thursday - My back was killing me in the morning so I stayed home from work to rest. It help a lot. Julia went to Grandma's for the day. Saturday - Mommy and I went to IKEA to look for Julia's bedroom furnature. We got the bed but they were out of the matching dresser and storage unit. Typical IKEA situation. Julia stayed with Grandma while we were out. Sunday - Julia went to church in the morning with Grandma and Papere. She enjoyed...

This weekend we ate out 2 out of 3 nights. On Friday Grandma and Papere treated everyone to Kelsey's. Julia got pasta like usual. She had a bit of a freak out there because she didn't have her own plate. She wouldn't eat until Mommy put the pasta in a container we had a snack in. That was a close one. On Sunday we went to Boston Pizza for dinner. Julia had fun because she got a balloon doggie from the clown. We remembered to bring her bowl this time. Earlier, Julia went to church and then went to lunch with Grandma, Papere and Auntie Weezie at Wendy's. Tomorrow the painters are coming to paint the rest of the house and install crown moulding. We will be painting the spare room purple. This will be Julia's room very soon. She picked out the colour. Mommy wanted to pink. Julia insisted on purple. Purple it is.

So what did we do besides the regular chores? Let's see...played play-dough, watched Finding Nemo, put the "babies" to sleep (several times a day), pulled the wagon, threw balls...etc. Lots of playtime at home this weekend. It was nice for a change. We rented War of the Worlds...6 out of 10. Stephen Harper visited Julia's daycare this week to hold a press conference. Topic was daycare of course. Press Release Photos

Julia is back to school. It's like she never missed a beat. On Monday she was so happy to get there. Today, not as much. She had a bit of a meltdown before we left. She was fine after napping in the car. Today Jacquie and Roland left for Toronto. They will be in T.O. for the rest of their vacation. We were happy to have them stay with us. Julia! Pull up your pants!

This afternoon we went to Mama's house for dinner. All the cousins were there. The food was great. Mommy even had something to eat. Julia filled up on rice.