Aidan graduation

As I'm writing this, I'm filled with so many conflicted emotions- happiness, sadness and pride. It seems like yesterday that you came out of my womb and now, my baby is graduation from Senior Kindergarten… Where did the time go? I am so thankful for God that he gave me this year to be there for my dad and also for you and Kendall. How amazing is it that He restores all things? Praise be to God. I am so honoured that I got to share in this special moment with you. I love you!

The morning before I dropped you off at school. Don't you look handsome?

You and Kendall.

Kendall wanted a solo shot. 

The gymnasium was packed with parents. Daddy couldn't be here because he had to work, but I wish now
that he had taken it off. It was such a special day that I never want to forget. 

The graduation procession. You totally ignored me!

All the Senior Kindergarteners from your school that were graduating this year.

Singing O Canada.

Each of the classes had a performance that they did. This was your class's performance.

My handsome boy.

You made a self portrait of yourself.

Your favourite memory of Kindergarten.

Getting ready to accept your diploma.

You did it! You graduated Kindergarten! That is your teacher- Ms Stamkos and Ms Silverberg. 

The graduation slideshow of your class- Room 110.

You and your best friend at school- Mateo.

Another good friend of yours- Avishai.

You also love these girls- Amayah and Cailyn.

Here you are holding Cailyn's hand. What a guy!

You and mommy. I am so proud of you!

My little graduate. You are wearing daddy's white shirt backwards!

A Petite and Posh Party

You were invited to Deniz' 3rd birthday party today. It was at a dress up/tea/social boutique called Petite & Posh. I really didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was a little girl's dream. There was a dress-up/makeup/karaoke room, a tea party/fashion show stage room and a hair salon/spa. 

The lobby area. It was decorated like a french boutique.

And happy birthday to the birthday girl- Deniz!

They had clothes/accessories for sale in the lobby area.

You were in love with this seating area. You kept coming back to it and making me sit beside you.

The tea room. All the staff had on black and white outfits. So cute!

They served all the little girls pink tea and finger foods- mini sandwiches, veggie/cheese sticks and cupcakes. 

Here's the food spread.

Your seat.

The birthday girl sat at the head of the table.

"I'll take a heart-shaped sandwich please!"

This was the dress-up room. There were racks and racks of dresses and tutus that you were all allowed
to try on.

Elsa joined us at the party and gave us all tiaras and wands.

You weren't so interested in the dress-up aspect of the party. You only wore the tiara.

The other girls, on the other hand, all dressed up as Elsa or Anna.

They even had makeup applied to their faces and had their nails painted. 

Kendall and mommy #selfie.

Here's the group snapshot.

My little princess.

There was a mini fashion show at the end. The birthday girl didn't have a problem posing for the cameras.

You posed with Elsa.

Who doesn't belong here…

Time for the dance party!

What a great little girly party.

"For the strong, silent type"

I have a weird obsession of loving watching kids eat french fries. I think it's the way their little hands hold the fries. Every time I watch you eating your fries when you are eating your Happy Meal, I pause and just stare. Am I a freak or what?

Maybe I started my obsession when I saw this 1987 McCain french fries commercial?

Today was Nate's birthday party. He turned 4 this year. We were invited for the celebration at 4pm so we decided to walk over. Too bad it poured as soon as we left the house and we got drenched!

Your cool rain gear outfit.

And guess who made a special appearance? Spiderman! 

Look how cute you guys are. I think you will be the best of friends when you are older.

Is this the lip balm?

Just a week ago, I've been teaching you how to recognize familiar things and expressing it with your words. I find that you are slower in your verbal skills than Aidan. I want to teach you how to use your words to communicate with me. 

Every evening, when I get you ready for bed, I put lip balm on your lips after washing/brushing and putting lotion on your face. It's the same routine we do every day. I use a pretty distinctive looking lip balm- the EOS lip balm that is in the shape of an egg. I started asking you, "Is this the lip balm?" while pulling out random things from my bathroom drawer wherein you will say, "no." Eventually I will pull out the lip balm and you will recognize it as your lip balm and break into a big smile and shout, "Yeah!" 

More interested in digging for gold

Daddy and I have been trying to teach you to go pee in the potty. We keep hearing that girls are faster than boys when it comes to potty training so we thought it would be a good time to start now. Aidan was potty trained at 3 1/2 years so he was pretty late…

However, you were more interested in picking your nose than going pee. *Sigh*

What a sweet boy you are

There are moments when you are so sweet to me that it just makes me all warm and fuzzy inside. Tonight, just before bed, you declared how much you love me. I LOVE YOU TOO! You are my sunshine boy. Kiss, kiss, hug, hug.