At the Park

Last week December and I went to my friend Justyne's place for brunch (which was extremely yummy) and to the park (which December thought was extremely fun). Here they are on the slide together.

This is a dress that December's Uncle Matt and almost-Auntie Tarena got her, which both she and I love! In just a couple of weeks, December will be the flower girl in their wedding and will wear a simply gorgeous dress for that!

December, trying to throw herself off the edge of the playset

December "hiding." If you know December, you know that when she says, "I go hide!" it means that she needs to go find a quiet corner and do her dirty business. This is working well for potty training, because I just tell her to "go hide" in the bathroom, and while she's in there, she may as well sit on the potty and do her dirty work there. It's very nice that way!

Later that day, we went to December's Uncle Mike and Auntie Kim's for some tasty pie!

Auntie Kim was very kind and let December help her water the garden. Kim is GREAT with December, and December loves her a ton!

Morning and Evening

In the mornings, we sometimes just let December play in her bedroom for a while after she wakes up, so that Brad and I can lay in bed for a few extra minutes. Here's what December does with her free time!

Lately she's been emptying her drawers and climbing up into them. It's really not a safe practice, though, and I think she finally learned that after the dresser tipped while she was in it. She didn't get hurt, but I think it scared her enough to not do it anymore!

Oh -- and she strips her pajamas off. I think this is in preparation for the dress she will certainly put on as soon as she can. She refuses to wear ANYTHING but dresses, and has done this since we've arrived in Calgary.

Brad grilling our dinner! He's really good at it, and I like it when he does it.

December, Daddy's little helper. Brad strapped an apron on her, too, and they looked really cute, both out there grilling together.

Playing Outside

I shot this video earlier today when we were playing outside. At the beginning, December is talking about "bugs" (ants) having crawled into her ears (she's got a good imagination -- they supposedly crawl into her ears every time we go outside), and then she launches into the ABCs, which changes into the "Bugs No Eat You" song (which is an original composition by December).

Potty Training and Make-up

December loves to put make-up on -- whenever she sees me doing it, she begs to do it, too. So this morning, I let her have some! She's pretty happy about it, as you can see!

Here's some of her handiwork with the blush. It looks pretty pale in this picture, but in reality, she looked like a crazy pink clown...

Can't forget the bright pink nose!

Here she is, all finished!

December is fascinated with the ants (or "bugs" as she refers to them) outside. She loves/hates/is frightened by them all at the same time. If you watch the video, you can see how she thinks they crawl in her ears all of the time.

Hanging out by the tree

A live-action shot of December running

We are full-swing into potty training! I started a little bit before we left to come here, but it got put off as we transitioned into living here, and now we're back into it full force! It's alot more frustrating than I had thought it would be. Sometimes I'm so proud of her when she tells me she has to go potty and actually does! She CAN do it -- I've seen her do it. But other times, even though I ask her every three minutes if she has to go potty, she'll just wet through four big-girl underpants in a row! Or like today at lunch, when she spilled her milk and had a splash party in it while my back was turned -- and while I was cleaning up the mess on the floor, she peed, soaking her entire high chair and adding a puddle of an entirely different kind on the floor to clean up! Not fun. I really have no idea how long potty training takes, but I'm hoping that she'll be mostly finished by the time we leave Calgary in a month and a half. Is that too much to expect? I really don't know...