Quality Time with Great Aunts (& Uncle)

Yesterday afternoon Great Auntie J from Winnipeg came to visit Draya. She brought some wonderful new books that they read together.

Then, Draya shared her "Fancy Nancy" book with Auntie J & Nana.

That night, we went to dinner at G'ma & G'pa's and Draya got to spend time with Great Auntie C from Montreal. More books were read.

Great Auntie W & Great Uncle D were there too.

Considering that Great Auntie M was in town from Winnipeg last weekend, Draya has had some really wonderful times with her Great Aunts & Uncles recently!

Happy Easter

We have had a lovely long Easter weekend.
Thursday night I & G came over while L visited P in the hospital (he had a pin put into his ankle). Mommy went to a hockey game!
Friday was quiet with just a little shopping at Staples, the pet store and Toys R Us.
Saturday we went to visit E & S & their 2 boys A & M in Beaumont. Draya & A coloured Easter eggs and we had a very nice lunch. That night Draya had dinner at G'ma & G'pa's while Mommy & Daddy went to see a movie.
Sunday morning Draya was excited to find that the Easter bunny had visited. He left little chocolate eggs around the living room for her to find, a Toopy and Bino puzzle, a stuffed bunny and some other sweet treats. Sunday afternoon Mommy & Draya visited Nana and Papa and then the whole family went back to G'ma & G'pa's for Easter dinner.
Monday has been quiet, filled with a mix of relaxing and housework. Draya & Daddy watched Enchanted (for her 3rd time this weekend) and went to the park.
Tomorrow it's back to daycare & work.

Three days of family visiting

Draya's Great Auntie M, Great Uncle L & Cousin B were in town this week on Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. On Tuesday night Draya & I went to Nana's house for dinner with everyone. It was B's first visit to Edmonton since Draya and her cousin G were born. He was very excited to meet them and we were all thrilled that they finally got to meet him!
On Wednesday L, M, B Uncle R & G came to our house for pizza.
On Thursday I took the day of work and the 5 of us went to Telus World of Science. Here are some of the photos that I took there...

This is one of Draya's favourite attractions - the driving video games by the cafeteria. Someday she'll actually be old enough to put money in and play them.but until then she just loves turning the steering wheel.

Draya plays God - moving the sun and the earth around.

Draya helping B build a sand dam and study erosion.

Washing up after.


This visit Draya actually wanted to sit on the police motorcycle. Maybe someday she'll be up for a ride on Papa's bike!
Playing the... ummm... flatulence piano.

Sliding down a giant tongue.

A good long lego play session with B.

Splashing on St Patrick's Day

Draya LOVES to go outside to splash in the puddles. There are usually some nice ones in our back alley. Tonight Mommy brought the camera...

3rd Birthday - A Photo Retrospective

Sunday, March 1st
Celebrating Draya & Papa's birthdays with the family.

Tuesday, March 4th

Waking up to discover her new easel & coming home after Daycare to open more gifts.

Sunday, March 9th

The Really Big Party

3rd Birthday Part 2

Today we threw a BIG birthday party for Draya. 8 Children aged 1 - 5, 2 little babies and numerous adults. It was hectic and lots of fun! Draya and the other children played in the living room while the parents visited in the kitchen. Everything was supposed to start at 2pm but we pushed the kids arrival back to 3pm because, thanks to the time change, the birthday girl didn't go down for her nap until 1:30. We had hot dogs and a huge Cars cake with Lightening McQueen on top. Draya made some new friends (C & S) and received lots of beautiful gifts and cards. Highlights include 2 different play-dough sets, a stuffed mama monkey & baby, lots of stickers, Max & Ruby magnets, princess books & a Fancy Nancy book, a fairy barbie and toy electrical kitchen appliances. She now owns a food processor, even though her mother doesn't. I. G, J & Draya even went outside to play for a little while to blow off some steam. It was a very nice day out.
Uncle D loaned mommy his wonderful SLR digital camera for the afternoon so I have lots of wonderful photos to upload soon. I took 120, I just need to figure out how to weed that down to 20 or less!

A Trip to the Mom & Pop & Tot Fair

Today Draya went with Mommy, Daddy, I, G, H & J to the Mom & Pop & Tot Fair at the Sportex. At11:30a.m. bundled them into wagons and off we went...



The first we stopped at when we arrived was the petting zoo.

After much petting and watching the kids washed their hands,

and went to ride the ponies.


Then it was time for a rest,

and a snack break.


We then all wandered in the direction of the stage area. Max & Ruby were performing at 1:00 p.m. and we still had some time to kill. Daddy took Draya to find a spot to watch the show from while H & Mommy took the other 3 children to the bouncer tent (Draya still won't go in one - memories of last Canada Day). When we were done bouncing we found Draya trying her hand at mini golf in a WEM play area.

The kids coloured and slid and golfed and played with a bowling set and in a wadding pool full of balls until the show started.




At 1:00 p.m. they watched most of the Max & Ruby's show. The 3 year-olds lost interest mid way though and went back to playing. After the show we gathered for food in the Sportex Restaurant and then gathered up the entourage and walked back to our house.

It was a fun and somewhat tiring afternoon!