The Little 'Do' That Grew

The rate of hair growth for Keva is impressive, especially in contrast to Tavish at the same age. Seems that after all of her teeth arrived, she turned her attention to hair growth. This brought about a new-do for Keva's lovely locks...

Tavish at 13 1/2 months

Keva at 14 months

Keva at 14 1/2 months

Keva at 15 months

Heavy Weight Pizza

Tavish and I made some seriously incredible gluten free and dairy free pizza. I know, I too did not think it existed, but we made it together today and it was tasty, really, really tasty...

MOMENT: Full Tummy

This pizza was so delicious that even Daddy thought it was incredible. Both fellas in the family ate the mushrooms without complaint too (perhaps it helped that Tavish cut them all with a 'real' knife for the first time?)! We polished off both pizzas. With the last bite in hand and with pizza sauce all over his face, Tavish says very seriously "I don't think you'll be able to pick me up tomorrow". I think we officially found the family heavy weight champion of pizza!

Parked

We checked out lots of new-to-us parks in the neighbourhood and beyond, often in the company of our new friends here in Toronto, Renee, Maks, and Seb. There were wading pools, splash pads, and playgrounds - oh my!

MOMENT: Explore and Play

Tandem

Solo adventurers ... but still together

Keva and Seb sitting in the shade

Tavish and Maks off exploring

Mommy's hands were often too full of snacks, strollers, or baby to take a diverse selection of photos, but the sentiment of summer time park-style is well represented in this short compilation...

The Shirt of Truth

I returned from Ottawa with a gift from my dear friend, Jessie. She knows me so well ...

"My Mom is Blogging This"

Home Town Advantage

We headed back to Ottawa for to visit with Tom's family. The kids and I extended the trip to be sure we could catch up with some of the wonderful friends we moved away from. It was so great to be on our home turf...

MOMENT: You Can Go Back

Summer fun in the sun

Taking in the taste of the season

There were many more visits and plenty of playing beyond what was captured digitally, but this gives a glimpse into our adventures with family at a water park, Keva making some new discoveries, and catching up with some old friends ...

A Dirty Solution

Logic is useful for solving problems. Sometime near the end of July, Tavish used some 4 year old logic to help him avoid an uncomfortable situation...

MOMENT: Say it Like it is

Tavish had a cut on his foot that was filthy with dirt and needed to be cleaned. When the moment of soap came during bath time, Tavish was panicked. Then, with an alternative plan all conjured up, his fear was replaced with calmness:

"Mommy, you know how when people die, they decompose and turn into dirt? Well, how about we just wait until then and the dirt in my foot can just go into the ground then to help plants grow?"

Hmm. Logical when you see it that way, I suppose, ... Don't worry, adult logic prevailed. Sure, we had to deal with an unhappy boy in the tub for a bit, but at least he was unhappily sporting a clean (and uninfected) cut on his foot.

Lifted and Locked

The kids and I took a little side trip up to Peterborough and learned all about the locks on a boat tour with some friends. Tavish was enamoured initially with the boat, but was truly dazzled by the manual locks, the swinging bridge, then the lift lock was really something. Whoa! Nothing like some fine engineering and a boat ride to keep the summer interesting...

Someone is excited to be on a big boat

Someone else is more than happy to be along for the ride too

The whole crew in a boat up high

MOMENT: A Waterway Well Traveled

Keeping an eye on things

There was a narrator for the whole trip too, but for some reason, much of the story was missed by Mommy....