Day 1528

Probably her mother's daughter: Lizard got very preoccupied sitting on the floor flipping through a recipe book.

Day 1527

Do you get bonus points or demerits for teaching your kid to say "Why I oughta"?

Day 1526

I know the memories are getting foggy, but it seems suspiciously like The Colonel is an even bigger wriggle monster than his/her big sister.

Day 1525

Little kids keep introducing you to new things that are hilariously adorable. Like jumping.

Day 1524

FTEs?! MORE LIKE WTFs, AMIRITE?!?!

Day 1523

The puppy is desperate not to lose his Most Desperate Dog title. He keeps trying to provide more evidence and we keep trying to convince him he has a lifetime achievement award.

Day 1522

Sometimes you just have to laugh and take pictures of the melodrama...

Day 1521

Lizzy is such an independent woman that she takes care of both thank you and you're welcome.

Day 1520

The Lizard peed in the potty at daycare. I foresee a lot of time hanging out in the bathroom in our near future.

Day 1519

The Lizard is getting even more independent: she now kisses her own booboos better.

Day 1518

Bought tiny little skis and tiny little boots. Now we just have to wait for it to finally snow.

Day 1517

New activity for outside: sit and drink milk while looking up for helicopters.

Day 1516

The indescribable joy of getting a package in the mail you weren't expecting...

Day 1515

The Lizard won't admit when she is pooping or has pooped anymore - unless of course you're in the middle of changing her, at which point she will gladly repeat 'Pooping! Pooping!', just to keep you on your toes. She'll also sometimes ask for a bum change... in which case either get the hose out or run and hide.

Day 1514

Two things:

1. We now have proof that we have a second active baby on the way.

2. We forgot one of the cardinal rules: food on a parent's plate is always better than the same food on a kid's plate.

Day 1513

Today was the Lizard's saddest goodbye: she was not ready to see grandma go.

Day 1512

Lizard, meet leaf pile. Leaf pile, meet Lizard.

Day 1511

Fed Lizard pancake balls (which she ate! On purpose! Enthusiastically!) and taught her to say aebelskiver ("skeever" is definitely close enough, right?).

Day 1510

Some days you just gotta galavant.

Day 1509

The puppy was wildly excited about Grandna's arrival; we'll see how Lizard feels tomorrow!

Day 1508

When the world seems bleak, look to the little ones. They have a cure for what ails you.

Day 1507

I am extra thankful to live in Canada today.

Day 1506

The Lizard seems to have come out the other side of vacation and daylight savings relatively unscathed; she's only slightly more bananas than usual.

Day 1505

Home! We survived vacation!

Day 1504

Take your twenty three month old to Denny's; teach her to say poison.

Day 1503

Today the Lizard got to pat an elephant. In her mind, she also talked to one on the phone.

Day 1502

Lizard had her first plane ride today. She has also now been in more cockpits than I have.

Day 1501

Tis the eve of Lizard's first plane trip. EEEEEK!

Day 1500

I watched while my daughter very carefully and happily fed my husband soup. She's training to be a big sister! 

Bonus: it meant that she eventually tried the soup herself...