Pretty...

Hmm, Alex has learnt a new word and I'm not exactly sure how. She now denotes many things as "pretty". Today she came out of her room with two bibs around her neck and told me that they were pretty. Last week when Brett brought some Mardi Gras beads home from work, she pounced on them and declared them "mine, pretty". I'm doomed to have a girly girl. Help?!

This is the way we brush our teeth...

We've finally managed to get somewhat of a routine for Alex's teeth brushing. Now that she actually has a mouthful it seemed much more important. The thing is that she is now aware that mummy isn't actually putting any toothpaste on her toothbrush (despite the pantomime) so now I will have to go out and buy some toddler toothpaste. Brett asked whether they make it awful tasting to help teach them not to suck it off the brush - but no such luck. Flavours such as bubblegum and tuttifrutti abound, sigh. Oh well, at least we get through the ABC song before finishing.

Counting Down...

Only 27 more sleeps until we leave for Australia - yay!

This is especially nice as the weather at the moment is particularly awful. When the daytime temperature doesn't get out of the teens (in fahrenheit) it's not good. Plus, even though they ploughed the roads when it snowed, there are still some roads covered in snow that make difficult driving.

Anyway, a nice indication of the weather we're having is this photo of Alex - all bundled up in her snow suit, balaclava, boots and mittens. She doesn't mind sledding, so long as she's with mummy or if it is on the flat, so long as she's pulling the sled.

What are you looking at?!

Well! Alex has finally decided that washing her hair is ok. A few weeks ago she started crying blue murder when we washed her hair and seemed really freaked by it. So over the past 3 weeks we've been gradually coaxing her into having it washed again. Now she proudly says "now close eyes!" when it's time to wash the soap off. This photo was taken partway through the coaxing back process - when we were just wetting her hair with water to get her used to the idea again. I just love that she is looking directly at the camera - but it really shows just how long her fringe has grown!