Ah-go!

Margot has a cousin named Noa. Whenever he sees Margot (a.k.a “Ah-go!”), he points, jumps up and down and runs around in circles. This level of excitement almost puts Margot on equal footing to Thomas the Tank Engine.  Almost is pretty impressive in my book, because, let’s face it, Thomas has facial expressions and talks. I’m sure you’ve seen lots of babies but have you ever seen a train do that?!

I digress.

I wonder if Margot and Noa will be close when they grow up? It’s kindof sweet seeing friendships being born. He’s already starting to look out for her …when she’s not playing with his Thomas the Tank Engine….who appears to drive himself?! And why do train tracks appear everywhere he goes? What is up with that?!

I digress again.

Anyways, knowing Margot, she’s going to drag poor Noa off onto some half-baked adventure à la The Raccoons.  Oh well, at least they’ll have good childhood memories!

By the way, these photos were taken at the Children’s Museum, part of the Museum of Civilization here in Gatineau.  It's a toddlers heaven although we squeezed in some fun too.

Minding the Munchkin

Margot is great. She’s sweet and cute and can count to “W”. But once in awhile Jen and I need a break from the little tootsie roll and we schedule a “date night”, just the two of us.

I could say that going out helps keep our relationship strong, passionate and fresh….and it does! But sometimes, after a rough week, either at work or with Margot or both, it’s as simple as keeping us from going bonkers (haha I like that word, “bonkers”).

We try and go out weekly, which is possible as we have lots of friends and family in the area that are great and reliable babysitters. Trust me, I know how lucky we are!  I know other parents who are pretty much on their own.  If you have any friends in that situation, give them a hug or buy them a present sometime; they’re unsung heroes.

By the way, tonight’s date night was pretty straight-forward: just a quick jaunt to the local cinema to see Black Swan – a sexy dark thriller (how adult of us!). The photo below is of Jen’s mom, who is always ready to mind the munchkin.

No Sky Day

Today the weather was just plain miserable.  The sky was a featureless solid grey. I call days like this “no sky days” because it’s as if someone literally stole the clouds and the sun when we weren’t looking. Reminds me of The Nothing.

To add salt to the wounds it’s been so warm (around 5-7 degrees Celsius) that the snow is melting. How I long to glide on my snowshoes now! I was so young and carefree then.

Anyways, we made the most of the day by going for a walk down by the Ottawa River, which is about 5 minutes away from our house.  Margot didn’t seem too perturbed by the weather. She really is an outdoorsy baby!