Bananas don't need stickers. Apparently.

One of our more recent self-imposed activities was this:
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter (feet running towards me). "Thankyouwelcome," says Moses as he thrusts a sticker from a banana in my hand. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter (feet running away from me). Rip. Pitter-patter, pitter-patter (feet running towards me). "Thankyouwelcome," he says again and hands me another banana sticker. For all of the bananas in the bunch we did this.

First Snow

Today marked Moses' first snow. It has snowed since he was born but this was the first time he could take a romp in it. He didn't exactly jump at the chance. In fact, I think it took us longer to get bundled up than we actually spent in the snow.

I actually have Moses to thank for the look of these photos. He's been playing with the camera a lot lately and those little fingers messed with the settings. The jacket he's wearing is actually bright blue, as seen in the photos below, but here it's grey. ? Oh well. It works for these pictures but I wish I could figure out how to change it back!

After he tried to make snowballs with his bare hands he willingly wore gloves for the first time.

The best part of our half-block outing was this: A young woman was walking toward us and kindly stepped off of the sidewalk to let us pass. When I thanked her she replied brightly, "no problem!" Moses repeated this phrase over and over for the rest of the day. I've coaxed him here and you can also witness Moses waving to a neighbour that entertained him by rolling her trash can and recycling bin back in to the garage. Who knew that could be so captivating?

Yup. Noooo problem.

Inexpressive

Our child is stoic. Deadpan, really.







And his Mom is sarcastic.

The real story: When Grandma and Grandpa were in town they took us to the Vancouver Aquarium. Needless to say, Moses enjoyed this very much. He couldn't decide what to call the otter: a whale or a dog. I suppose that's a pretty good assessment of the creature. Thanks for the aquarium outing, guys!

Stashes, Fences and Eyelashes

Here's a trio of unrelated photos for you.

1.) Stashes.
Grapes, animal magnets and legos make up this particular oven drawer stash. This one is fortunate because Moses visits it often making the mold quotient minimal. However, the half-eaten banana stash beneath the bathroom sink in the cupboard, not so minimal.

2.) Fences.
Not much you can say about this one.
It makes great wallpaper for your computer screen? :)

3.) Eyelashes.

Ladies, watch out 'cause he's got those eyelashes from his Daddy. Gorgeous, aren't they?
Eyelash-Boy is enjoying a mango lassi at our favourite Pakistani restaurant. Pretending we didn't have a toddler's schedule to mind we made a spontaneous jaunt to Vancouver to enjoy the sumptuous fare.

C is for Cookie

He doesn't get them very often but when he does, our little boy loves cookies. He, however, unlike his mother, shows a measure of restraint and can leave a cookie unfinished. I think the hardest part for Moses is waiting for those cookies to bake!

If you can get past the fact that the video is sideways you can hear Moses' version of the word 'cookie' (and see a very watered down version of the sign for 'cookie' as well).