Yay!

Penny has been working on her pincer grasp lately and today she finally managed to get the little piece of food from her fingers into her mouth. This is an important milestone. It is also Mark's birthday. We had cake.

Helena's birthday

She opened the presents that her siblings had made first thing. Nora and Henry had gotten their gifts ready weeks ago and couldn't wait any longer. There were more presents to open in the evening.The dinner menu she selected: roasted root vegetable soup, bread, and coleslaw. Then we had cake and homemade vanilla ice cream. She also requested black and blue cupcakes so we brought chocolate cupcakes with blue icing to playgroup the next day.
My sisters came to visit for the long weekend and we took the opportunity to celebrate again.

Helena : 3 Years Old

She is a talker. She has never had a haircut. She doesn't feel pressure to conform. She makes us laugh.

Playing with her toes

Penny was having a good time talking to her toes. They are usually hidden away because of the cold weather.

Penelope : 8 Months

She weighs 15 and 1/2 lbs. She sits and rolls and can push herself backward but has not achieved forward motion. She is much better at eating solids. She likes almost everything she's tried. She's had bread, avocado, banana, applesauce, sweet potatoes and soups. She can drink water out of a sippy cup. She has one bottom tooth.

After her bath

Helena has a head full of curls.