Birthday Girl

Someone has been planning her birthday as soon as the previous one was over. Wanna take a guess who the long-range planner of the family is?!? She typically changes her mind several times over the course of the year about the birthday theme, but this time it was pretty clear: unicorns are back!

Happy 8th birthday to our Unicorn Princess who still believes in magic. We are all under your spell!

Un jour mon prince viendra, avec une jolie licorne !

That's what I had in mind

but my brother got me a dabbing unicorn instead!

mon papa

inséparable

ma jolie fille

un peu gatée

Joyeux anniversaire, ma chérie !

Birthday Party

A gorgeous day to celebrate Sophie's birthday with friends. Can you guess the theme this year?

Welcome to my party!

Do you like the decorations?

Waiting for my friends to arrive

Here they are: Delaney and Lilly

Riding all kinds of things

My big brother is chicken-trapped!

Unicorns everywhere

Enjoying the goodies and
letting my friends discover Orangina

Joyeux anniversaire !

Pottery

The artist desk is full of crafts. The pottery wheel was hidden way in the back... Time to get it out to make a vase.

Playing with clay is so cool

Maman is helping me get it soft

Here I go sculpting some design on my vase

Spin!

Meccano

The last two Sundays had snow on the ground, in April! A good thing a new box of Meccano was available to build an helicopter. Papy would have been proud of his grandson playing with his beloved Meccano.

Separating all the little pieces in bowls

My sister is a great assistant

Thank you papa for helping me finish my project!

Working hard

Here is my new helicopter

Art Show

Tonight was open house at school where families could see all the artwork the kiddos created in the past few weeks. How fun to visit the classrooms! Here are the creations we brought home from the little artists.

You're about to enter my classroom

Here is the ocean diorama  I made

Papa is admiring my story

This is hilarious from a child who creates
so much and needs to be reminded to clean up
when she is done with projects

How to be a friend

Now it's my turn

Rosa Parks

Old Alex

Kindness

Ms. Stanley telling all about Alex and
how quick he is at turning his work

Alex year in review

Geography with the Eiffel Tower

Artistic self-portrait

Beautiful clay pieces

Sweet heart

Cool bird

Easter Weekend

We had a fun time hosting uncle Mark's family (sans Henry & Kristin) for Easter. A trip to Crown Center to eat at Fritz made the list, as well as walking around Union Station and taking the Streetcar to the River Market.

Fritz, here we come!

Waiting patiently (for the train)

Long-legged cousins

Union Station

Future engineers or architects?

Miniature train set

Aren't we too old for pics
with the Eastern Bunny, maman?!?

Remembering how to ride like a European!

Streetcar adventure

Snow for Easter calls for a Baeckeoffe to warm us up

Cousins are just the best! Thanks for coming!

Lego

The Art of the Brick exhibit by Nathan Sawaya did not disappoint. Do we have enough Lego bricks at home to make one of these sculptures?!? Probably not!