Thursday, October 27, 2011

Favorite Photo Friday

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Today, it's Milana's turn.

I caught her the other day, playing around with my hat in her PJ's, looking too cute for me not to run for my camera.


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Our little girl is so full of beans. I love all her little expressions and she has such a joie de vivre.

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It's quite contagious - hard not to giggly when we're around her.

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Milana will turn 4 in a few weeks. (Sniff, sniff...my baby will be 4....how can that be?)

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She loves music - has to have music playing in the car all the time. Demands it, in fact!

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She's always dancing (or falling over her feet) and moving yet can stare as if in a trance when her favorite tv show is on.

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Loves to draw, read her little books (the pictures) and follow big sister around .
Oh....follow big sister around is her absolute favorite activity - whether invited or not.

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She has a hard time not touching everything and anything her little hands come in contact with.

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And cunning?? Oooo...this little one has got that trait down pat. Scary pat.
Milana is always up for anything. Never says no - it's always "Yah...yippee go"!!


And we just love her to bits.

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She just rounds our family off perfectly.




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(Don't forget to visit with Lisa and check out all the Friday photos today.)


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Happy Friday and a glorious week-end!
xoxo


Monday, October 24, 2011

Tuesday....around the world.

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Saturday was garden clean-up at our house. It's always a chore I don't enjoy because I see all my beloved plants (who were somewhat neglected this year) dying or going to sleep - and then I know what's coming for the rest of us. (It rhymes with NO.)

However, I usually get a last little thrill with the last of the flowers that have braved the cool nights and the fall breezes. (Doesn't that sound so romantic.....in actual fact the winds have been wicked.)


So as I do each year - I clip off the last bouquet and bring it in and then the clean-up begins. Mad a lot easier and more funner (not a word but it certainly should be!) in the company of my two munchkins. Even Daddy got on board so we made huge progress in short time.

Ergo......mama was happy.

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Next day we went for a little drive in the country and stopped a bit.

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And a certain little somone thought a fencing lesson was on the program.

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And another little somone would have nothing to do with that idea.

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A little further down the road we came upon a little farm. In fact the whole area grows all different kinds of cabbages.

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I have always loved cabbages - especially the kind that remind me of where fairies live.

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Favorite Photo Friday

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I've been so busy lately I completely forgot I had taken these (and a few thousand hundred) pictures a few week ago. (In fact I probably have enough to fill every Friday for a year but I won't do that.
ok.....so who said "whew"?
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I'm so glad Dahlia is still so obliging when I'm whipping my camera out. In fact, it's often her idea. And, I've stuck gold TWICE 'cause Milana is pushing her out of the way to get in the shot most times.
Not that there is a lot of "ham" around our house.
Ahem.

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This kid really should try out for Circle du Soleil.
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(Don't forget to visit with Lisa and ceckout all the Friday photos today.)

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Have a wonderful week-end!!!

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Tuesday....Around the World !

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This week-end we celebrated Thanksgiving in Canada. And what better way to get in the mood than driving down a country road and visiting a nearby farm.
A pumpkin farm.....
.....with my own li'l punkins.

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The leaves are really starting to change color and the weather is all over the place but this long week-end was perfect....almost too warm for October, but we'll take it.
'Cause we know what's coming!

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But for now, we're thankful for all the bounty, the rich colours and never-ending variety of fruits and vegetables and flowers.

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The challenge of the day was picking just the right pumpkins for our family. Had to have one big daddy one, one plump lovely mama one, one big sis and one little sis.

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No....the worty one did make the cut.

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Much to be thankful for!

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Hi, I'm Wanda. I am a happy woman, wife to Danny for...oh....lots a years and finally Mom to THE most adorable little girl from Hunan, China - Dahlia. And now we have been blessed again with another daughter, Milana, from Zhejiang, China. (The 2 best things I've ever done!) We live in the Montreal area. After a loooonnngg wait for Dahlia's little sister Milana (pronounced - Mee-lana, like banana), we finally brought her home in August 2009. Dahlia came to us in Nov 2004 (at 20 months of age)and a year later we began the application for another baby - at the time the waiting period was around 8 months. Almost 4 years later (say what!?!)we, at last, brought Milana home. This began as the story of our journey to bring Milana home and life with her big sister, Dahlia. It now continues as we live as a family of four!
God. My (growing) family. Hangin' out with my girlies. My wonderful friends (you know who you are!). To laugh (out loud and a lot!). Music. Painting. Hugs. Long chats with my buds. My garden. To read (ha...when I can!). Sunshine. Spring, Spring and more Spring. Building things. Cooking. Decorating. Parties (ahem). The internet. Life. Movies. A.I. Dancing with the stars. So you think you can dance. Travel. Umm..did I say laughing my head off. Oh Gee...everything actually!!
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