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Outside

Now that the weather is nicer, we are spending lots of time outside. That means some interesting outfits chosen by Anna (she can now put her boots, hat and jacket on by herself). I can't wait until hats and mitts and boots and heavy jackets aren't required....

Our new favorite pastime

Anna and I spend time every day playing with Play Doh. She loves making balls, squishing it and cutting it. It hasn't turned out to be too messy, which makes me happy. Below is a picture of her holding a frog she made with Jeff.

The new playhouse

Anushka got an early birthday present from Grandma, a Dora playhouse for outside. She has been playing in it daily since she got it, she loves it.

Nice outfit

This is what happens when Anna dresses herself:

Calgary Zoo

We spent the long weekend in Calgary visiting with friends. It was great to see everyone and catch up - it has been a long time since we made the trip (partly because I dread car trips with Anushka, since she isn't always happy to be in her car seat). On Sunday we went to the Calgary Zoo with Quinn and Melanie. I haven't been in many, many years. It was bigger than I remembered and quite a nice zoo. We didn't get to see all of it, so I would like to go back again soon. We did see the new moving dinosaurs, the giraffes and the elephants. The baby giraffe was pretty cute. Thanks for having us stay with you Melanie, Lair, and Quinn.

Morning yogurt

Most mornings I am either told, "up", "bum", "boobie", and most recently, "yogurt". Anna decided after waking up that she needed immediately to have a yogurt tube - while holding Igglepiggle and Upsiedaisy. This was the result after her nap the other day:

Uncle Chris' birthday

We had fun celebrating Chris' birthday on Feb. 7. Mom brought a yummy rib dinner and we finished with black forest cake - which Anushka played with more than anything. Happy Birthday Chris!

Colouring at the new table

Mom got Anushka a little drawing table that now resides in the kitchen. She had fun helping us put it together and can now sit and draw while I am in the kitchen. She loves that paper and crayons are stored under the table, so she can pull them out whenever she wants.