"P" is packed!

"P" is off to a great start. This week, we baked pumpkin pie cookies. We ate pastrami, pasta, peanuts, pickles, poached eggs, popsicles, potato chips, plums and potato salad. We drove through Parksville. Mads and I wore our hair in ponytails. We used plenty of push pins. We listened to pretty piano music. Jacob has been showing interest in reading his potty books. Madison had a lot of questions about being poor and seeing panhandlers on the medians around town. Jacob played "peek-a-boo" and "pat-a-cake" with Nana.

Madison paddled in the Pacific ocean:


And she and Nana perused it together:


Jacob worked hard on a painting project:


And when Mads did hers, these painted piggy banks were the finished product:


On a neighbourhood walk, we saw this pampas grass:


...this Pomeranian puppy:


...these prickles:


...all while Jacob drove his prized black pick-up truck with puppy stuffies in tow:


Nana was pampered by the kiddos, even getting her toenails painted purple:

Mads went to a horse camp where on the last day they had a pony parade (there was even a palamino!):

And she and a new pal were presented with certificates and trophies:


We read "P" library books:

Ate peaches:

Made (turkey) pepperoni pizzas:

Gave a personalized purple box of chocolates to Nana for a present:

Mads used a pestle and mortar:

Jacob visited a farm where he saw pigs, he picked up a chick that went "peep":

...plunked himself down in the rabbit pen:

...puckered up with a baby goat, convinced that it "wanted a kiss":


...and went for a pony ride:

He and I played with Picture Pegs:

Mads adopted a new Webkinz... meet Pinkie Pig:

For church, Nana, Madison and I wore pink (and the mamas wore pearls):

We ate pistachios:

Jacob ate meals on his favourite planets placemat:

We picked up a plasma car that someone so kindly gave to us:

Madison posed for a very polka-dot picture:

We pulled out the Polly Pockets to play with:

Made a polka-dotted "P" paper plate craft:

Jacob practiced his people:

And he wore plaid while working on a 'project', as he called it:

We baked pumpkin muffins:

...and made pumpkin pancakes:

Off to publish this post!

"O" is over

The rest of our "O" time was full of fun. I had a birthday pedicure and chose OPI Red as my colour for my nails. We ate organic food, oatmeal, and omelettes. Madison saw the dog from next door named Oliver. I organized Jacob's room. Jacob and I saw an orchid at a florist shop. Grandad played us some beautiful music by Offenbach.

We baked oatmeal cookies:

Read lots more "O" books:

The kids like to do obstacle courses when we go to a playground:

Another ocean swim - this time Nana, Mads, and I went in:

Jacob loves playing with his ocean liner bath toy:

Our Cheerio "O" paper plate craft for the wall:

An octopus craft:

I made O' Henry bars for dessert:

We played with Oobleck outside:

Madison played Operation while eating oranges:

This is as elaborate as we got trying our hand at origami:

Jacob wore outer space jammies:

During church, the kiddos made outer space pictures:

And of course, we spent tons of time outdoors:

Notice the oars:

I found these cookies:

Mads and I started reading another novel together, this time "Owls in the Family":

Just a few things on our list that we didn't get to do: visit an orchard (our only apple tree in the backyard didn't count, I didn't think!), and listen to opera music and organ music. Oh well!