A set of silly smiles and scattered fun things

I was watching the girls playing, and noticed the little picture frame Wren had placed on the window sill. It's a picture of her and Kenton reading a story in the rocking chair. Once in a while she climbs up onto the couch and reaches for the frame on the shelf and looks at it. Super sweet.

Now that the weather has mellowed out, we've had a pretty fun week so far. Toddlers have this way of pushing you to get out of the house and do something interesting...which basically means that they go squirrely if you keep them cooped up too long and you are on the brink of madness when you throw everyone into their car seats and finally hit the road to anywhere but your house.

So far we've been to the Telus World of Science (Wren's in love with the movie Robots and therefore, loves the Robots exhibit that is now on), playgrounds, grandma's house and great-grandma's house, St. Albert farmer's market and random neighbourhood walks. We have actually done so much outside our home that yesterday afternoon she didn't want to do anything. She actually pulled out her toys and played with them quietly in the living room..I was astounded.

I had ordered a pair of Saltwater Sandals off their website for myself because they are supposedly super comfy and whatever. They suggested ordering a full size smaller than what you normally wear because they fit big. So I ordered 7's. They came, and were STILL too big! So I had to send them back and the size 6's fit great. My verdict is that they are very comfortable, but I'm sure Birkenstocks are even more so. I just can't stand how Birkenstocks look on my feet so I tried an alternative and the Saltwaters are pretty okay. They can be worn in water and the ankle straps mean they aren't going to fall off when I go chasing a runaway toddler down the street. 

I won't be ordering any for Wren as I would be too wary of getting her size wrong. But if they are sold in Edmonton in the future I may have to pick her up a pair...they're pretty cute.

 (What is with this smile?)

For anyone that cares, Ellie is a great sleeper and only gets up once in the night for a feed. Woo hoo! So most days I do have the energy to get out there and find new things for us to do, and the sunny weather helps. 

Potty training is at another stand still and I'm trying not to worry about what anyone else thinks about her still being in diapers. I know she won't be wearing them when she's 10 years old, like a friend pointed out yesterday, and it's true. And when every tactic has been tried (from small reward systems to staying home with no diaper on and accidents happening 400 times a day with no improvement), we decided to just hang tight. 

(...and this one???)

I am currently packing up our diaper bag for an afternoon trip to the Taste of Edmonton! Hopefully I can get my hands on some food from the Hotel MacDonald and Padmanadi tents and Wren can play in the Churchill Square fountains. 

Though it's early to say so, have a great weekend :)