birthday cake

As promised (and heavily promoted via bribery) Schuyler and her mum bake a birthday cake.  "Mummy, I LIKE chocolate!"

Happy Birthday mummy!

S & C together

best bath

big juicy prunes

One of Schuyler's favourite special treats is a "big, juicy prune". We actually have to ration her to one or two a day. Her parents, understandably (look at those things!), are revolted by this love of dried plums. Hmm, dried plums sound so much better. Lots of things are accomplished with the simple mention of a big, juicy prune: "Finish your pizza and you can have a prune. " Never thought those words would be coming out of my mouth.

sibling entertainment

spicy

So one of our favourite moments in life is when we finish our Bath Time, Pajama Time, Reading Time and settle in for Our Time. We kick back with a glass of wine and just relax on the porch and contemplate our own dinner. Normally, we are assured an evening to ourselves. And we love it. However, recently, The Girl has taken to knocking on her door, shouting out for "Daddy" or otherwise making enough noise to awaken The Boy. It's one of those trade offs. Ignore it (as we should) and risk waking The Boy or give in and let The Boy continue to sleep. We've opted for letting The Boy sleep. And bribery. Schuyler has an affinity for Cinnamon Altoids. Yup. She can't get enough of them. So this is our currency. For every night during which she doesn't call out or knock, she gets one "spicy".

sweet mobility

bread & fishes

When there is ten minutes to spare before bath time, there is always time to ensure the fish down at Tom Moore's are well nourished.

flying baby

It may not be the safest thing to do with your tiny baby but he sure does love it.

growing up