It seems like her look is changing. I'm not quite sure how to put the change into words but she's getting bigger, looking older. I did a little interview with her - the birthday questions, and then thought, really, am I really going to do this on every half birthday as well? Do I want to add another thing to the list of things to keep up with? That said, I'm not even sure where the piece of paper with the questions and answers is right now.
I love my Kate so much. I love the crazy conversations we have. I love our cuddles. I love it when she and Alice are so cute together. I love what a sponge she is. I love teaching her things and seeing how she processes new information and makes connections to things.
Monday - Bizzy Bees.
The last time I took the girls to Bizzy Bees Alice couldn't quite crawl up the stairs of the main play structure. Today, there was no containing her. She was off.
Tuesday - Swimming at Grandma and Grandpa's.
I didn't bring my camera. I'm not sure how I would take pictures and take care of the girls in the pool. As it is, swimming with the girls in the pool is a two adult job. (Thank you Grandma!) Perhaps one of these days we'll swim when Ken comes as well and then we'll take pictures. Alice just loves the water. Kate likes it too, but Alice is just so comfortable in the water.
Wednesday - Zorana and Ciaran picnic in the beaches.
Today I took the girls downtown and met up with Zorana and Ciaran. We had a lovely picnic in the shade beside the wading pool. (Well except that between trying to put food into the girls I never did eat my lunch - until the ride home that is.)
Thursday - Wonderland with Uncle Andrew and teacher friends.
Kate was so excited. Alice was Alice. The trip to Wonderland involved a big group - Jodi, her nephew Aidan, Kathryn, Diane, her kids Luke and Maya, Annette, Chris, her daughter Olivia, myself, Kate, Alice and Uncle Andrew. We started out trying to all go on the same rides and stay together. We managed to keep the group somewhat together for a bit but slowly sort of went our different ways.
We drive past Wonderland all the time so it was fun to actually go in. Kate is the perfect age for the kiddie rides. Alice, not so much. Alice enjoyed herself, but Kate, she loved it - I think she could go back weekly. Perhaps next summer we'll get passes... maybe?! It was a really fun day.
Friday - Passport Office - AGAIN. After being warned that Kate's photo would probably be rejected, we received a phone call on Thursday confirming that we needed to have a new photo taken. Both the girls fell asleep on the way home from Wonderland so we went out after dinner to Upper Canada Mall and had Kate's photo re-done. I was so paranoid about the picture that the people in Black's gave me three different photos to take to the passport office. Alice had an early nap on Friday so after she woke up we drove down to Brampton and thankfully one of the photos was deemed acceptable. After the passport fun we went to Chapter's to buy birthday presents for Thomas and Isaac. Chapter's is a really fun place to hang out with the little people.
Saturday - Chris McLaughlin's Funeral, Lunch - Mandarin, Hung out with Laura and Joaquin, Played at Woodbine Beach.
Today was bittersweet. It was lovely to see family and to think about fond memories with Chris. There was a small service at the grave in Aldershot. (Chris McLaughlin was my mother-in-law's best friend and honourary member of the McCartney clan. It wasn't a family event unless Chris was there!) We brought the girls and they were quiet for a little bit, but then I had to walk away so that we wouldn't disturb the service. Chris did love Alice and Kate very much and was always very sweet with them. After the service it was Chris's wish that we all go to lunch at the Mandarin in Burlington. It was a lovely gathering, I just kept feeling like Chris should be there with us enjoying it. I wonder if you get to watch your funeral?
When Alice was no longer fit to be awake we left. Kate of course fell asleep too. While driving home I decided that I wanted to do QEW to the 427 for fun. Lately we always go up the 410 when coming home from the Hamilton area. As we were getting closer to Toronto Ken suggested we actually go downtown. After thinking about it for a few minutes we decided that we'd go for it and we thought we'd actually try to go to the Island. If you're going to park and go to the Island, bring cash! Neither of us had cash, so we went to Woodbine Beach instead. We walked along the boardwalk for a while and then went to the water. Kate loves throwing rocks in the water. She and Alice played in the rocks and sand for.. a long time. They had so much fun. We eventually dragged them away, made a pit stop to change and then drove home.
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