2011 Hallowe'en costume reveal

Drum roll please... Presenting Gwendolyn the penguin!

(To be specific, it's a male Emperor penguin -- note the egg resting on "his" foot.)

Once again, thank goodness for Mama and her sewing talents!

Oh Cana... huh?

Gwendolyn still loves singing our national anthem. Recently, she made a wee change to the lyrics, namely:

Official version: "...in all thy sons' command"

G version: "...and our sons will always come in"

Perhaps we should let Canadian Heritage know. Given Gwendolyn's powers of persuasion, we might see her version surge in popularity among the "3 and 3/4" set.

...and a few more photos

Playing with Cedrine on the tractor at Van Dusen Gardens

Rainy day fun with Zoey

Getting the hang of this bicycle thing. This afternoon witnessed a huge breakthrough for Gwendolyn as far as riding the bike is concerned. Daddy can't wait to post a video of G. speeding along the neighbourhood sidewalks!

Helping Mama put away the cutlery. Giving Gwendolyn little household jobs like this contributes to her growing independence and desire to help, and are a nice complement to her activities at Montessori pre-school.

Two more videos...

First up -- and as promised in a recent posting -- is a video of Gwendolyn travelling along the rings at our local playground. Learning this skill became Gwendolyn's summer project, with a little progress made with each visit to the playground. First, she hung from two rings; next was learning to transfer from ring one to ring two; then we managed three in a row, then four, then all the way across, then all the way across and back. This little girl is strong and determined, that's for sure.

Now, if you happen to be a spectator at the playground, Gwendolyn will introduce herself and ask, "Do you want to see my great ring work?"

And just for fun, here's a little dance to celebrate the arrival of some recent rainy weather:

Whoopsie-Daisy!

Here's more fun from our morning at Jericho Beach. When at first you don't succeed...

A month in photos

All right -- no more excuses from Daddy to explain the lack of posts here. Instead, how about some nifty photos from the last month?

Hanging out with Zoey at the Southlands Country Fair

ANOTHER pony ride???

A morning at Jericho Beach

Preparing a needle for some button sewing

Making friends with Ms. Ladybug

And what else are we doing now? Well. aside from school, there's Arts Umbrella (another round of Dress Up Drama) and Jump Gymnastics. Oh yes, and lots of playground time -- all the better to perfect our "ring work." (More details on that later.)