Teresa, like George, is a little too Curious...

Well, I have a mildly funny / embarrassing story to tell about my daughter & I. Teresa hates being left alone, and hates it even more when you are in the bathroom behind a closed door. As such I have learned to keep the door open and do my business incredibly quickly as she stares at me like "Wow! What's that?". Yesterday I am doing that very thing, but she finds her way in, not normally an issue, until she actually gets in front of me and the toilet... Sparing further details, I had to wash her hair. This is her modus operandi though as she constantly pushes her way through everyone's legs. When she grows 1-2 more inches I will be in trouble, as she has taken to running headlong into the abyss and crashing into legs / crotches / whatever...

Ah well...

Some pictures now from Hudson (Cara's cousin Jackie's kid)'s 1st birthday & our experimentation with pigtails for church on Sunday...


Playin with her second cousins (I think, I looked it up on wikipedia and it wasn't 100% clear)


Did I mention that shaving is for those who aren't lazy?


Helping washing her messy second cousin


Trying pigtails on for size. We saw them the day before and Cara liked them enough to try them out.



Don't ask me...


Mom & her girl.

Backpack!

For Pearl. Not Teresa dancing, but close your eyes and remember :)

Jeff, teasing isn't nice...

Well, besides Jeff taunting you all lately there isn't too much to report. Exams begin Monday, and I guess I am ready for them... As for the students, um, well..., I wish them well? My daughter is just peachy and has taken it upon herself to try to make the house as messy as possible 10 times daily. We finally put her dirty clothes out of reach, but now she has found her bottom drawer and is removing sheets and dragging them around the house. Her nice Ikea toy organizer is merely a neat place to watch mom & dad put things in so she can pull them back out in an attosecond. No sorry, that is WAY too long, more like a yoctosecond! She likes strewing her books, toys & puzzle pieces all around our kitchen, dining & living rooms. Personally, she is getting too unruly, and I saw this neat show on PBS this week that profiled a great sounding treatment that they used in the 1940s on unruly children, something called a lobotomy!

Just joking mom & dad. Put the phone down, and quit looking up CFS's number (which for the record is 204-945-6964. Oh yes, and whenever I first her in a day (picked up or coming through the door) she is always running to see me (battling with Rowdy who is desperate for love) and smiles... That is the highlight of my day. I should make a video of it to remind myself why I like the surly emo-loving 15 year old that is inevitably coming... Either that or just replace her with a newer (and certainly cuter) model.

No Tony, this is not us announcing anything. We're too broke right now...

Cara & I took a few pics. Teresa with her backpack (the one I thought was best in mini is blurry :(, and then a couple of her with her new elephant chair, except because it creates CRAZY static I was holding it above her head to make it look crazy!

Thus endeth my stream-of-unconciousness blog post for the month! Next time, maybe you'll be lucky enough to have a Cara post. You know the ones, they have grammar, they lead somewhere and give informaiton you care about...






CrA2Y H4|R!!!!
(& a dirty face - I forgot to wash it)

Family Pics

Well, it has been a while but we haven't been taking too many pictures lately. Between getting ready for exams, everyone in the family having a cold and general post-Christmas malaise there has not been much to report. Teresa seems to be getting smarter everyday though, as she knows how to properly stack dishes, put her hat and mitts on her own... Beyond that we think her eye teeth are coming in and she really enjoys playing tug of war with Rowdy. He's pretty darn gentle compared to how he plays with me...

I am sure there are a ton of things we could say but we forget about them because she is around us all the time.  We will get some new pics in the near future, but until then enjoy the Yost family pic.


Pearl, next time move a little more to the right (your left). We can still see Ed!


Teresa needs spoons to be calmed down...

Brace Yourselves for the onslaught of Christmas Past!

Hey all, it's guest blogger Cara! We are finally ready to share some of our photos from our two straight weeks of Christmas. There are about 20 pictures, so if you don't have a good 5 minutes to peruse this post, STOP NOW!

To give everyone a quick update, this is what happened over Christmas:
We saw family every day from Dec. 23rd to Jan. 4.
Teresa cut 2 teeth in one week. That gives her a total of eight so far, and it means she has cut all of them in the span of 3 months.
Teresa was very excited about opening presents, but once the mystery was gone, she wasn't so enthused.
My parents gave Teresa a Dora the Explorer backpack that sings....and it's irritating so of course T loves it! Ken and I are plotting it's demise.
I got lost on a walk in Ottawa and ended up fainting in the shower....long story (but funny)

So without further ado, here are the pics:


Ooooo, presents Thanks Uncle Jeffie


Pudding is one of Teresa's favourite things


Yay! Christmas jammies.


"Helping" Auntie open presents


All smiles on Christmas morning.


Stocking time!


Thanks for the stuff Mom!


playing with her Little People Circus


T's new chair


Yes, Ken does this EVERY year!


I made our parents and T's Godparents a book with month by month pics of her first year, here she is looking at it with grandma


Oooooo, shiny


Noooo, I specifically asked for the pink one!


Let me help Dad, you are obviously new at this.


Hmmmm, what could this be?


Yay Duplo!


Grandma opening her gift from Ken and I.


Teresa and Owen, tub buddies until it becomes grossly inappropriate.


Yes, Ken is wearing Teresa's hat.


Shenanigans at Carolyn and Mikes'


That grandpa is such a sucker...I mean good sharer.


Drunk hungry men playing cards.


Hmm, which end explodes?


New Years baby


The original Yost clan plus Teresa. No spouses allowed, sniff.


It wouldn't be a post without photos of potential injuries!

Well, that was our Christmas in a nutshell. Now were revert back to the daily grind.

Christmas... Home Again.

Well, I am not sure how many consecutive days during break I will be seeing family but I am pretty sure that there are only 2 days without seeing family. Here is a batch of pictures courtesy of Sarah. I have not uploaded our pics or my mom's yet.

Playing cards with the star of the show.


More cards. She is learning the finer points of bridge


Playing Duplo with Owen


Helping Grandpa & Dad Shovel. Ottawa had over a metre of snow in December. I shoveled thricely in the nation's capital, and only had a cursory snow push when I returned. This was her first time she has been happy for more than 30 seconds in her boots outside.



New Year's Eve.
What would life be without a picture of Teresa drinking?


Opening her 1st anniversary of her baptism gift from her Godmother. Quite appropriate if you ask me. I added the last picture because the only picture of the back has Cara looking not as nice as the final one :)