Little E and I are conversing about her swimming lessons ( Read more... )

Tonight as I was saying goodnight to Little E, I gave her a good-night kiss and snuggled down with her for a few minutes before leaving the room. I kissed her head and whispered, "I love you, Little E ( Read more... )

I set a goal for myself to play more badminton this year. I really needed to be more active beyond the once-a-week lunchtime yoga at work. To make time for this, I decided to drop choir. It was a tough decision, but my hope was that it would allow me to play drop-in badminton on Wednesdays at the community centre. I've had a 10-pass membership ( Read more... )

Me to Little E: Do you want to eat mango or dragonfruit ( Read more... )

Little E was at her friend's birthday party today, and they were playing a version of hot potato. This version involved a cookie wrapped in many layers of paper. Every time the leader said "stop!", the person holding it got to unwrap one layer. Then they would keep passing it along. Come to think of it, this concept is the complete opposite of "hot ( Read more... )

J and Little E were talking about different types of stores ( Read more... )

Welcome, year of the chicken ( Read more... )

I think I've forgotten to write about Little E's gymnastics lessons this season (I want to say "term" because my mind will forever break down the year into 3 academic terms ( Read more... )

Little E's first "when I grow up" statement (other than stuff like "I will drink coffee and tea"):

Little E: "I wanna be a doctor when I grow up."
J: you don't want to be an engineer?
E: no.
J: how about a teacher?
E: no. A doctor.

These days, her dolls Evie-baby, Nina, and Elsa are getting daily checkups, shots, and bandages.

Little E observes the world from her car seat ( Read more... )