Another week...

Karina is now 7 months old and getting more interactive by the week. The girls were playing together on the playmat, sharing their toys nicely and entertaining each other.
Eliana even shared her toy with Karina. Hopefully shades of things to come.
Although she can't read yet, Eliana has memorized quite a few of her books. She will sometimes go off by herself, find a corner, and leaf through her books by herself.


This past weekend was the opening day of the Vancouver Farmer's Market. When I asked Eliana if she wanted to go, the answer was: "YEEEESSS! The swings!" Eliana has a very good memory. Even though it's been almost 6 months since we'd been to the farmer's market, Eliana remembered very clearly that there was a park with swings next to the booths.

Karina tagged along as usual. She likes being outside and observing all the people around her.

Elvin got a chance to go outside and catch up on overdue fall clean-up work. Eliana is currently enamored with wearing shorts and skirts even though it can still be quite chilly. Here is an interesting outfit that she chose...

Karina, on the other hand, is still in her pajamas. It's often easier to keep her in her pajamas than dealing with pants that are too tight and socks that fall off all the time.

Eliana is pretty adept with a spoon and fork now. She's also pretty good at spreading butter onto a piece of bread with a knife. But she recently decided she wants to learn how to cut food with a fork and knife at the same time. She's getting pretty good at it.

Eliana is taking Sports Classes again at our local community center. She's now in the class for 2 to 3 year-olds and each session concentrates on one sport. She's had football and soccer already. Last week's session was on hockey. Coach Mike taught the kids how to handle the hockey stick with two hands. He also showed them how to pass the ball (they used a ball, not a puck in class). And how to shoot the ball into the goal. Many of the kids got the hang of things. Eliana, however, was interested in doing her own thing...

Bathtime at our house usually starts at around 7pm. The girls take baths together and usually get along pretty well. We try to keep the toy snatching to a minimum.

Eliana likes her monkey towel.

She also likes acting silly.

With Karina's two teeth, we're brushing her teeth every night. She thinks it's pretty fun.