Photos!

Well, we got our camera back (Leo threw a shovelful of wet sand at Holly while she was taking his picture at the beach). The repairs were more than expected, but not the cost of a new camera. I also managed to put our memory card through the washer AND dryer...but the contents seem to have transferred over to the computer OK. So here is an overdue photo post. This might be long... A new family tradition: topless fondue night. Holly, unfortunately, is out of the frame. And I seem to be exempt. In case you were wondering what colour Henry's eyes were... Maddie's folks lent us this cool water-filled tummy-time toy for Henry. This was one of the two days we had it before the older boys popped it. Frankly, it's a miracle it lasted that long. The Queen Bee visits Leo's hair salon. Royalty only. My goodness! This is how old the pictures are. I see this one and think "why were we over at Vieda's that day?" Oh yeah, she was still Leo's caregiver at the time. Duh. Here are Vieda's monkeys on Leo's last day before starting with REKSAP (Max and Leo's current daycare). We've been fairly remiss in not posting pictures of a visit from the Winnipeg Stardoms at the end of March. The boys' Uncle Murray and Auntie Kathy brought cousin Hannah for her first visit to Ottawa and we had a blast. She was very interested in Henry, his baby toys, Bumbo and Exersaucer. Hannah points out Henry's wicked socks These three pictures are from our family trip to the new monster Ikea in town. We had food... ...made bedroom eyes in the lighting department... ...and tried some of the goods on for size. Uncle Murray test-driving three kids. I think Max is actually playing Angry Birds. He *may* have inherited the gaming gene from me and his uncle. We had another family caravan to the local mall where some woman was posing for pictures as the Easter Bunny. We made ears for the kids and Mommy, and I think we have some pictures on a CD somewhere. Free carrots were also handed out. We also hit the pet store to get some real bunny action. I feel like this is back when Henry holding his chest up like this was novel. Now he crawls. Memories... Springtime this year actually meant the start of getting rid of some of our baby and maternity things for good. These were our hands-down favourite baby shoes given to Max by a dear friend of ours. Not bronze-worthy, but pretty darn close. At least they got a new life with cousin West. Another picture that feels like a total relic. This is back when Leo was just getting started. Over the last two days he has let us know that he has done a #2 and both times, he had gotten himself to the potty, stripped down and let 'er rip without assistance. For all intents and purposes, dude is potty trained. This past Easter marked the start of a couple of trends: holidays at our favourite dim-sum place (mom's day and dad's day followed) and bringing Playmobil to the restaurant. Max is very much into the stuff Playmobil markets for boys while Leo seems more into the stuff they market for girls. Yeah, this is pretty indicative of what it's like to take a family shot these days. Leo, looking for eggs very seriously. Smile, kid! The Easter crew on Nana and Auntie Karen's deck.