The happiest place on the planet…

…and no, it's not Disney World. It's Ikea!

Ikea just knows how to do things right. They are so accommodating to families- they have affordable house goods, affordable food, their washrooms are built with little ones in mind (did you see the kid sinks??), and their kid's showroom section is every kid's fantasy playroom. 

I didn't really have anything to buy there, but today was a day where I was just bored and wanted to get out of the house. Auntie Jess and I have been really bonding over this Summer because you and Emma are at an age now where you play really well with each another. We've been meeting pretty frequently during the weekends and today was a day where we decided Ikea would be a great place to meet. You and Emma had a blast playing the kid's showroom. I think you were there for almost 2 hours!

Pretending to sleep. 

Usually we have you in the shopping cart when we come to Ikea, but today, we let you roam free with
Emma and you were going everywhere, touching everything and you guys really enjoyed your time there.

This ceiling lamp caught my eye. I think it will be really cute in your bedroom. I really don't like the ceiling
lamps on our 2nd floor so I'm always on the lookout for nice lamps.

And the price is good too! I'll have to keep a mental log of this.

What I did end up buying were these fake flowers. Yes, fake flowers don't have the best rep, but these
looked pretty darn real. 

I cut the stems a bit shorter and put them in these soda bottles that I have been collecting. I think flowers
look so good in cool soda bottles. What do you think?

I put these bottle vases on the ledge going down to the basement. I think it makes this area a bit prettier because
of the hit of colour.

I actually took this photo of you while we were at Burger's Priest. They opened one not too far from
where we live so I took you there for lunch. You absolutely loved their french fries. You were playing
with your iPad while I was waiting for our food. Look at those lashes! Women would kill for those lashes.

Whole Foods and a whole lotta superheroes

Today was so sunny and nice. Although Spring officially began a few weeks ago its still been quite cold here. Because the whole family was so sick I didn't want to take you out when the weather was cold and crappy. All that time spent indoors made me absolutely wonkers so I decided that you and I would go out for some fresh air. What better way than to check out the new Whole Foods near us. I've been to the Whole Foods downtown, but I really wanted to check out the uptown location. 

And here we are!

It was the first time I put you in the shopping buggy, but I thought you would be pretty happy since
you are pretty alert and active now. I knew you would be fascinated looking at your surroundings
and whatnot.
I literally got 5 strangers come up to me to say how cute you were. There was one girl in particular
that came running at us from another aisle just to fawn over you.

Afterwards we went back home and I took you and Rosco out for a walk in you converted stroller (to the seat setting). It was so nice!

When Aidan got home from daycare I got out the new markers and stamps that I bought for him at Ikea the other day.

Here's a page Aidan and I did together with all the stamps he has now.

Pretty stamps that I got Aidan at Ikea. I also got the plastic containers to store all the markers,
crayons and stamps.

Here are the markers.

Aidan made me draw his favourite superheroes- Batman and Spiderman.

Then he made me draw Superman. Not my best…

Here's Aidan's favourite drawing that I did- Optimus Prime :-)

Special treat

Mommy tried out the new bib I picked up from Ikea for you today. I have other traditional looking bibs, but you make such a mess whenever I get you to eat on your own that I picked up one that looked like an actual top. The "bib" has a sleeve and a pocket at the bottom (that catches spilled foods) so I couldn't pass up on it. And guess what? It worked! 

After dinner I decided that I wanted to take you out to get frozen yogurt at Yogurty's. I didn't go out today during the day with Kendall because it was so cold and windy. It was great because you and I had our little mommy-son bonding time and by the time we got home it was your bedtime. It was a great way to end off the evening.

You were so fascinated with all the drawings on the walls. I showed you how to get the frozen
yogurt and you were just in awe. I love taking you now because it is so fun. I don't have to lug
around a diaper bag since you are pretty much potty trained and now you seem to understand
everything that is going around you. 

Our frozen yogurt that we shared together. You loved it so much that you wanted more. 

When I wasn't looking you grabbed the spoon and got your own scoop of frozen yogurt. Sneeky boy!

Aidan's favourite place in the whole entire world…

…no it's not Disney World or Toys R Us… it's… IKEA!

Auntie Jessica called me earlier today saying she wanted to visit. She hadn't seen you and Kendall in a while so she wanted to come over. We decided that once you and daddy came home from daycare/work, Auntie Jess and I would take you to IKEA- your absolute, most favourite place in the whole wide world! And boy, were you excited. Daddy and Kendall stayed home as it was too cold for Kendall and daddy was tired from working.

We didn't really have anything to buy (although I did buy you a few things), but we just wanted to get out of the house. The weather's been pretty crappy even though it is supposed to be Spring so I haven't really gone out that much. 

We had a great time at IKEA. You really seem to like Auntie Jessica and Emma so we had a blast racing in our shopping carts, enjoying ice cream and just hanging out together :-D

A day in the life…

A print I want to get for baby Kendall's room

Kendall didn't sleep much last night so we hung out at home even though it was a beautiful day outside. Daddy is going back to work starting on Monday (oh no!) so we wanted to get a few things on our to-do list done today. Here's a quick snapshot diary of what went down today:

Aidan in his diapers in time out. Lately you've been acting up. I guess it's the terrible 2 (er… 3) stage. Daddy put
you in time out and you were crying hysterically. When you cry like that you usually end up throwing up or
having a bloody nose. This time it was throwing up all over your clothes.

The Olympics officially started yesterday. Here you are posing in front of the TV making the peace sign.
How cute!

Kendall's been pooping like crazy ever since we brought her home. This is her face after she pooped in her
diapers. She looks stunned.

Don't worry Kendall, we still love you!

So we spruced up your room by adding a shelving unit from Ikea beside your bed. This is the LACK wall shelf unit
in white. 

Mounting this allowed me to move some of your stuff in Kendall's room to your room. Look at you admiring
your new shelving unit.

Here's another look.

I rearranged somethings on top of your dresser. This is what is opposite of your bed.

We also mounted the EKBY BJARNUM wall shelf in white. 

Kendall and Aidan posing on Aidan's bed. My lovelies.

In the afternoon I took you to our local park because we had been stuck at home all day. I figured you needed
some fresh air. You rode on the swing for quite a while and here you are giving me the peace sign.

You were so captivated by the big boys playing in the playground. You kept watching them climb over railings and
roofs.

Look how much fun you are having :-)