The young pianists: a photo

The very first piece of furniture for our living room finally arrived, and the girls had a blast:

A day at the Science Museum

This week, Papa and I had not one, but two full days of fun with the kids where neither of us were working! On Tuesday, we headed to an old favourite, the Biodome. Friday took us to Montreal's Science Centre. We left bright and early, and would have stayed all day if Baby hadn't needed a nap.

The girls played with pulleys, built bridges, constructed a ball track, and looked in wonder at the ball floating in the air.

Here is their day in photos:

Baby's first sled ride

The large snowfall, coupled with the warm weather made for perfect sledding conditions this week. So off we went into our back yard, down the path to the forest, then back again. There wasn't much in terms of hills, but the girls enjoyed themselves nonetheless. The older girls even fought over who would pull Baby!

First Snowman

On Thursday, after a sufficient snowfall, we made our very first snowman since moving to our new home! We were planning on making five snowmen, one for each of our family members. In the end, the snow was not as sticky as we would have liked, so we ended up with one tiny one:

Later on the same day, inspired by her outdoor experience,  S1 painted a jolly snowman:

S1's First Dental Filling

Our oldest was very brave this week: she handled her first dental filling without shedding a tear! The bad news is that we are back for seconds next week. The dentist explained that because the cavities are on opposite sides of her mouth, she could not fill both at once; S1 would risk biting and hurting her lower lip were it completely numb...

Here is a photo of S1 post first filling. The dentist is in the background. S1 is holding up a finger to indicate her first filling, and donning her surprise from the dentist's treasure box: star-shaped glasses.

Two Down, One to go!

And just like that, S2 decided last week that she would be a big girl, and no longer require pull-ups. We had not pressured her to give up diapers, and we had decided that the best strategy (for us) would be to let her choose the timing on her own. With only one accident in nearly two weeks, I would call it a success! 

Another year or two, and hopefully S3 will join her siblings...and no more diaper duty for us! Can't wait!

First Snow

Much to the girls' delight, a blanket of snow fell Sunday night. I was a little worried as our lawn boys had not picked up the remaining leaves (which they promised they would do in November once the trees were bare). But my girls did not seem worried.

Monday afternoon, we donned our snow suits, and headed out. The girls enjoyed shovelling, cleaning the car, and S2 had her first taste of snow!