Sophie's world

This picture is courtesy of Sophie.  An important message paired with a colourful picture.  I especially love her text bubbles.  She reads them even though there are no actual words in them-only letters.  The person in the middle is saying "I see a snake!" and the snake (who I didn't realize was a snake until Sophie pointed it out) responds with "snake?  Where?" I also really appreciate all of the rainbow outfits.    Because honestly, that is how Sophie dresses about 95% of the time.  The more colour, the better.

Sophie-please don't ever change.

Fall...

I guess it's fall.  I'm not ready for it.  I have been really enjoying this nice weather that we've been having!  We thought we would go spend one last day, at one of our favourite places, before it closes for the season...

On the "choo-choo bus", as Silas calls it.  The actual train was broken but we were able to ride the streetcar!  Silas told everyone who would listen, "Choo-choo, BROKEN!!!"

Pretty girl....

The trees there were bare.  Which meant there were lots of leaves for jumping!  First, pile them up.

Run.....and jump!

My turn!

What a perfect day it was.  A choo-choo bus, some leaves, and chickens.

What can be better than that!

The Princess and the Frog

Silas got his Halloween costume today.  He was super excited.  

So excited, that after he tried it on, he refused to take it off.

Now...what are the chances that it's going to last until Halloween?

Who came to school today?

Today was the first day of school.   I didn't bring them for their first day this year.  Since Ryan does daycare drop off, it only makes sense that he brings them on their first day.  I'll be honest, I hated missing it.  But I suppose that it's good for Ryan to have some of those firsts as well, right?  I made sure that he took some pictures for me.

Caleb was so excited.  He has been talking about school starting for weeks.  Everywhere we went, he would tell anyone who would listen, that he was starting grade 4.

Of course, Silas was not going to be left out.  I'm fairly certain that he does not realize that he is little.

He also does not quite understand the school rules.  Hey, Si!  No running!

As I mentioned, Caleb has been super excited about school.  If we take how excited he has been and times it by ten, we would have how worried Sophie has been.  It's been a rough two weeks for her.  There has been a lot of tears, meltdowns and drama.  I was hoping that once she got to school, she would meet her new teacher, see her friends and have a great day.  When I asked about her day, she said it went okay but she's also been crying on and off since I picked her up.  She's going to bring her lamb with her in her backpack tomorrow.  Maybe that will help her to feel more confident?  Hopefully?

Notice how she does not have bright coloured, striped tights?  Yes, I was quite surprised myself.  New year, new fashion?  I hope not...as crazy as some of her outfits are, I also think they scream Sophie.  And I'm just not ready for her to be influenced by others in regards to her clothing choices.

I guess with that, the summer is over.  It went a little too fast for me.  Caleb, on the other hand, is definitely ready for summer to be over.  He is already talking about Halloween and writing his Christmas list...

Happy first day of school, Caleb and Sophie!  I hope you both have a fantastic year.

Olympian in Training...

Apparently, Silas is training for the Olympics.  He was practicing his long jump the other day.  And he is serious about his training.  I can tell...because he did this over and over and over and....

Neighbourhood Friends

The kids all made friends at the park the other day.  Caleb found a boy his age and they rode their bikes on the path and spun around on the merry-go-round.  Sophie found a little girl to play.  They found a fuzzy caterpillar and spent their time making a home for it.

And Silas found this little guy to hang out with.

Silas would try to chase him.

And he would fly away.

But he kept coming back.

It was wonderful....it kept Silas occupied for hours.  Okay, more like 15 minutes.  But for a toddler?  That is hours.

Sophie Style

Sophie has a style that is all her own. Here is what she wore this morning-

And underneath her 'coat'?  Here is her complete outfit. She was so proud of it. She kept telling me, "I picked warm clothes, Mama!  That's good, right?"  Fantastic, Sophie....it's just fantastic.

Just in case anyone is curious, yes, we did go out with her dressed like that.  It was an upside down kind of a day at the park.

And we have a trip to Costco planned for later.