Sourpuss

Papa brought Amaya home from her little vacation yesterday.  Since is it quite far, he usually stays a day, or two or four... and we love having him around.  This moring we met up with my sister Shayna and brother in law Paul at Perkins for brunch. 

Tayah was getting a bit antsy waiting for the food to come, when my sister suggested I give her the lemon wedge from my iced tea.  Sounded pretty yucky, but I was willing to give anything a shot if it would occupy her for a few minutes.

She loved it, like... "mmmmmmm .... mmmmmmmm...... mmmmmm " over and over, and ate it all.  Now that I think back Amaya was the same way.  My silly girls.

April 2, 2011

Big Black Box

I love Tayah, I really really love her lots, but oh man can she get into trouble.  It's so fun to watch her explore her surroundings and try to figure things out.   Today was no exception.

As I was making dinner, I looked over to find this.....

Of course, leave it to me to go grab the camera before taking her away.  She was quite proud of her new accomplishment. 

April 1, 2011

Let There Be Grass

There was a celebration this morning in the Pereira household.  I looked outside, and much to my surprise, I saw something odd in our backyard.  Something I haven't seen for a very long time, too long if you ask me.  I saw GRASS!! 

Ok so it was just a small patch, but it's a start!  Au revoir snow... you are very pretty but we hope you don't come back for a long time.

March 31, 2011



In It To Win It

I have always enjoyed watching American Idol, I really do think it's both fun and entertaining.  And let's face it, there is some amazing talent out there.  We have made it somewhat of a family event this time, and we all enjoy when Wednesday rolls around and we get to hear everyone singing.  This year, our favorites are....

 
              James Durbin                                                                             Lauren Alaina

                                             
                                                                          Scotty McCreery

March 30, 2011

Faux Spring

As much as we have enjoyed this past winter, we really can't wait for the arrival of spring.  Unfortunately, it's just not quite ready to come visit yet.  We have had some really nice sunny days, but there is still a ton of snow on the ground. 

I decided that maybe if I dressed Tayah in spring clothes, it might just give our good friend Mother Nature a little hint.

We are all missing Amaya, as she went out to my dad's house for a visit.  Apparently she is not missing us as much, she is far too busy playing games, going on the quad and playing in the snow.  She always has a great time there!

March 29, 2011



Empty Space

I love being Canadian.  I love the freedom that living in this country allows.  I also however love that I live close enough to the United States to go awy on some mini vacations and do some great shopping.   My husband may joke, but it really is true, I LOVE to shop, and I love a great deal even more.

This trip was no different than any other, we found some super cute stuff for the girls, for the house and even a few things for mommy and daddy this time!

I think this picture speaks for itself....

If you ask me, I should have hunted for a few more goodies, appears to be alot of empty space in the back of our SUV!

March 28, 2011

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

We love finding cool little places to eat when we go on vacation.  Today we returned to a diner we found the last time we were in Fargo, called Krolls Diner.   It's a 50's style diner, and we love both the atmosphere and the food.   Thank you Krolls for another super yummy meal that everyone loved!



March 27, 2011

Closer to the Hill

In honour of my wonderful husband Dino's birthday and his pure dislike of photos.... today will be a photoless post. 

We had a great day of shopping, out for a yummy dinner and then back to the hotel for Amaya to go for a swim.  Fun day for the whole family.

Happy birthday to you!!! We love you!!!  And he need not worry, I will remind him that he is officially a little closer to that hill than I am ;)

March 26, 2011

You're Invited

As part of the Cakesmash photosession we did with Tayah, our photographer includes a birthday invitation collage.  I went to pick them up today and oh my are they adorable.  Tayah had a good time destroying the one I gave her.   Invites are officially in the mail... almost time for a party!!!

March 25, 2011

Our House has the Chicken Pox

We have now been in our "new" home for just over a year, so it is now time for the builder to come do some year end repairs.   We were told to mark all of the spots that needed to be fixed, and this is the result....

Yes, all of those "dots" are where they need to fix the wall.

Pretty sad that they messed up in so many places and will only repair, fill with putty and then sand.  They will not paint any of the repaired spots, that job is left for the homeowner.   So stupid if you ask me, not really a warranty if we have to do 1/2 of the work ourselves!

March 24, 2011

Wacky Wednesday

This week is Spirit Week at Amaya's school, and she has been having so much fun with it.  Today was Wacky Hair Wednesday, so we decided to put a bunch of ponytails all over her head.  I have to admit she looked pretty darn cute!!

March 23, 2011

Think Green

When we built our house, we had them paint everything one colour and although we do still love the colour we chose it is time to change it up a bit.  We decided that we will paint the bathrooms and the kitchen, and then go from there.  Apparently I am a grandma according to my husband, as I told him I don't want our house to "look like a circus with a million colours".  This is what we are considering for the kitchen.....

March 22, 2011

Fort Knox

We finally bit the bullet and bought some baby gates for our stairs.   Although Tayah is a rockstar at climbing the stairs, we of course have to be right behind her all of the time just in case.  This morning I put the gate up on the stairs heading to the 2nd level... and miss T spent a good hour standing there, banging on them.  Silly girl.

March 21, 2011

Cake Smashing

Maybe it was the lack of sleep, maybe it was the million changes of outfits, maybe it was the unfamiliar house.... but wow was Tayah upset during her photoshoot today.   That is until the cake came out, and then she dove in.  We didn't really get any smiles, but Robin did a great job at capturing this super cute moment for us.  We will be using this for her birthday invites....

March 20, 2011

Pretty Piggies

My husband thinks I have officially lost it, but I decided it would be super cute for Tayah to have some painted toes for her photo shoot tomorrow.  Ok, so yes, it was a bit of a struggle, she was not impressed and oh man are those toes ever little, but alas, I had success and she is now all ready for some cake smashing tomorrow!!



March 19, 2011

Bathing Beauty

Amaya had the day off of school today, and I have to admit I just love days like this.  We started off with pancakes for breakfast.... yumma

We chilled out and watched some tv and did some crafts, and then it was time for Tayah to have a nap.  I ended up falling asleep with her and when we got up, we came down to this...

God I love that kid, there was sun shining through the window so she figured she would put on her bikini and soak up the rays.  A childs imagination is just so wonderful, too bad we don't stay innocent like that forever!

March 18, 2011

She Did It!

We got Amaya's report card and we are so proud of her.  She has moved up in several things, and get's glowing reports from all of her teachers.  I truly do believe if a child loves their teacher, it's easier for them to learn.  We are so fortunate that Amaya has an amazing teacher this year, and we can really see the results of her hard work.  

After school we had our student lead conference, I really love seeing all of her work and how proud she is of what she is doing.  It really makes you step back and realize what an impact a teacher has on a child's life, and how under appreciated they are.  So, even though she does not read this blog I'm sure, thank you Ms. G, for inspiring Amaya to reach for the stars.

One thing she does have to work on is not talking quite as much... wonder where she get's that trait from?? Baffles me!

March 17, 2011

I Really Do Exist!

I spent some time today looking back through my blog, and quickly realized there are very few pictures of me.  Thankfully we were headed out for a playdate today with Jill, Anna & Lauren, and Jill is as much of a picture taker as I am, so.. just to prove that I do exist.....

I guess I am always the one behind the camera!

March 16, 2011

Sugar Rush

My children think I am the best mama ever today.  In preparation for Tayah's cakesmash photo session this weekend, we had cupcakes BEFORE dinner!!  I think the pictures speak for themselves.....  and without further ado, a gazillion cute pictures.....

Yummy cupcakes before destruction.

All for me???

What in the heck do you do with this thing? Guys?  Anyone?

OH MY GOD...... YUMMMMMMMMMMMMM

Happy Sugar filled baby.

Amaya loved that we got to have dessert before dinner too!!

March 15, 2011

3....4....5....

When it rains, it pours.  Over the last week, Tayah has got 3 new teeth.   As much as it's fun to watch your baby grow up, that toothless grin is still proof they are still so itty bitty.   Once they have teeth, they look so grown up.   So,  three teeth this week... college degree next??

Look at all those lil chompers... don't mind the boogies.

And in even bigger news, Tayah finally has enough hair for a clip.  Ok so she totally hated it, but I got it in for a little bit anyways! 

She looks super excited eh?

March 14, 2011

"Spring" Forward

Daylight Savings Time arrived today..... and we followed the trend to "Spring" forward.  Except it is still very much winter here.  There is nothing about spring in Manitoba quite yet.  That didn't stop me from making some very yummy chicken on the bbq and Amaya from playing outside with our extra hour of daylight.

March 13, 2011

Outta the Box

Two year ago, my amazing, loving, thoughtful husband bought me a Cricut for Christmas.  It has sat in the box, all pretty and unused, until today that is.  I have finally started to make the decorations for miss Tayah's 1st birthday party and this was the perfect opportunity for me to take my Cricut outta the box. 

I. Am. In. Love.     I love that it makes everything so perfect and cute and pretty.   My only regret, is that it is the smaller machine, so it only holds paper up to 6"x12", and there are lots of big things that would be fun to make. 

On a somewhat sad note, Amaya had the flu today.  She rarely gets the flu, and was not happy.  Finally in the evening she had a bite of dry toast, and then went right back to bed.

March 12, 2011

Used Clothes = New Friends

A few months ago I started selling some of the girls clothes and baby stuff we don't need on a Facebook page that I set up specifically for that reason.  At first it was just a little hobby, to try to make some extra money and clear out some stuff we no longer need.   

There are quite a few other Winnipeg mama's who do the same thing, and over the last few months I have bought from and met several of them.  We all seem to have a good time chatting it up online... brought together by our love of clothes.  I look forward to my daily chats with these ladies, and hope that once it gets a bit nicer we will be able to plan a little get together.

Here is one (of many many) outfits we got a little while ago.  So cute and comfy.

March 11, 2011

Shuttermums

Ever since I got my new Canon T2i, I have wanted to learn more about how to take some great pictures and use some of the fun functions my camera has.  I had been looking at some classes, but couldn't find exactly what I wanted.  Until another superfun Facebook mama mentioned ShutterMum's. 

It's exactly what I want... to learn how to take better pics of my kiddo's... and it's meant specifically for us mama's.   There are a group of 6 of us who have signed up and we are all excited for a few evenings out together!  Our class starts April 7th, so I'm assuming I will be able to produce some professional looking pictures by the April 8th.... ok maybe not quite.  I'm hoping this will help me to document our lives just a little better.

March 10, 2011

Pat-A-Cake

Just yesterday I was saying to Dino that I wonder when Tayah will start to clap.  We sing and clap with her all of the time, yet no clapping on her part.  Until today, that is!   Out of the blue, she started to clap... and clap... and clap. 

She is very proud of her new found skill. I have to admit it's pretty darn cute.

March 9, 2011

Playtime

I love that Tayah is now at the age where she loves to play with her toys.  We have several baskets of toys in our family room and she squeals with delight when she can just tear into it.  This is our basket from this afternoon, some of her favorites right now are the doll, and the blocks, she loves for me to build a tower so she can knock it down, or to bang them together.

March 8, 2011