À propos of nothing
A cute Mallory picture. The shirt used to belong to her cousin Abbie, who she doesn’t see often but utterly adores.
Parenting
Twenty questions
Mallory, her friend C and I played twenty questions at dinner tonight. What a hoot. But challenging especially when one of the players is but on the cusp of reading.
Lessons three days in a row
Lately Mallory’s been quite sensitive and unhappy around her lessons. I know parents agonize about how much structured activity to give their kids outside of school and I guess Irene…
Connecticut, Serbia and the North Pole
Three places Mallory suggested this evening for our summer vacaction.
Jillian Jillian Jillian Jiggs the crafts in your books make me need a swig
Of something. Mallory and I spent the better part of an hour this afternoon – after we all got back from Irene’s parent’s place – making a pig according to…
The Cookie Race
Mallory took part in her first ski race today. A gruelling 500m event at Nakkertok they call the Cookie Race, Girls, 2006 birth year division. I was a touch nervous.…
Pyjamas marking the passage of time
Mallory likes to track her growth. So every month or so (sometimes two or three times a month) I get her to stand up against the door and I measure…
Clip ‘n’ climb
Mallory was at her friend F’s birthday party today. F’s parents held the party at the kiddie part of Altitude Gym called Clip ‘n’ Climb. It was brilliant. There’s kids.…
Fashion show
Mallory and her friend C’s grand finale from their late afternoon play date was a fashion show. Complete with runway, lighting, music and intro from Irene.
Mallory was out partying tonight
Well, okay, not really. But she was over at her friend C’s (movie and pizza night) til 8:30. Waaay past her bedtime.
TED Talk Tuesday
I’ve made a few changes around my blog, trying to get a bit more organized. One of the changes I’ve decided to make is to share one of my favourite…
Mallory and her friend C built a snow fort tonight
Before dinner. From the heap of snow built up at the end of the driveway. It was all that Irene and I could do to convince her to come in…
Little Victor Update | the TV zombie
I think I’m about to find out how much TV is too much TV in the safe development of a child’s mind. My two-year old son can recognize Dog The…
Fun in the snow
Today was skiing, playing in the snow, playing crafts and generally playing. Irene coached Mallory brilliantly out at Nakkertok, showing her how to herringbone up hills and snow plough down…
Birthday party at Midway
Mallory had her official birthday party this morning at Midway, one of 22 parties the indoor amusement palace was hosting today. Pancakes, cake, bumper cars, jungle gyms, friends and presents.…
Recidivism
So Mallory’s back to co-sleeping. It started a night or two after she and I got back from her grandfather’s.
Mallory loses her first tooth
I know the last few days have been a string of Mallory pictures and that’s going to get a bit tedious for those readers of mine who are not Mallory’s…
Two hours and ten minutes from now
Mallory will be officially six years old. On this day, at 10:23pm January 2nd, 2006, our daughter was born. What a wonderful journey it has been. I speak for only…
Mallory as polar bear
So. Birthday party one, complete. In actual fact it was more like a New Years Levée family gathering than a full-on birthday party. Inviting J, one of Mallory’s friends was…
A big box, tobogganing and happy birthday Irene
Most of the world knows today as “New Year’s Eve” but to our family it’s Irene’s Birthday. Our family began by another round of presents, for Irene this time. Mallory…