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Long Weekend Completed with a Thunderstorm

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It was the long weekend here in Canada and I have to say the weather has been extremely hot and a little bit humid. Hasn’t stopped us from enjoying the beautiful weather though.

We have gone for plenty of walks, grandma bought Valeria a little blow up pool (which of course my husband inflated and filled), an iced coffee or two from McDonald’s was enjoyed, BBQ’ing and even a little bit of a thunderstorm today.

Valeria has experienced all sorts this past weekend; she touched grass with her feet for the first time (completely unfazed by the sensation by the way), she got to splash around in her little pool and also got scared when her face fell in a bit, she tried organ meat for the first time (yes, we are feeding our child organs, it is full of iron and nutrients and we want her to have a good palate for different foods), she tried watermelon (yes, I tried it too….again) and she got to witness a big rain storm this afternoon. So a very big weekend for her!

She was mesmerized by the rain storm, it was funny to watch her little eyes go super wide watching the down pour from the porch. She didn’t hear the thunder until we were in the house and she never saw the lightning. But it was her first time seeing it, and I have a feeling she is very much like me and loves thunderstorms. They are just so soothing. I was able to snap a few photos, but not sure it really does it justice. I was really hoping to capture a lightning shot, but no dice. One day!

We went on three walks today, and the third was just to get some much needed energy out before she went down for the night. It was nice because it was after the rain fall, the sun had come back out and everything smelled refreshing. She cuddled up with daddy for a bit as he held her walking, than she was getting a bit fussy so daddy played the over the shoulder and run away from mommy game. Mommy….does not run! I would pretend and wave to her and she would laugh and daddy would run back and I’d kiss her. It was only around the block, so it was a very short game, but by the time we got back to the house she was sleepy and wanted to go down for the night.

Bottles at the ready, my husband put her to sleep, her little eyes shut almost immediately. Hopefully the day tired her out enough that she sleeps most the night.

I have my highway driving test tomorrow and I have to admit I’m a bit nervous. I’m a good driver and I’m doing it on country roads, so it should be perfectly fine. But please wish me luck, send me good vibes and keep me in your prayers. I really want to pass this and not have to worry any more. I’ll explain our licensing process in tomorrows post, along with either good news or bad in regards to my test.

I’m going to end it here, I’m pretty exhausted from the day and needs some rest. Hope you had a beautiful Monday wherever you are in the world!

Ciao!!

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Christmas Llama?

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Coming to you live from my living room! Just teasing, but seriously I thought what a good time to get an early blog post in since my baby is napping.

Now let’s talk about the weather, shall we? Yesterday the weather app on my phone called for a huge winter storm, with a wonderful weather warning attached. It was cold and rainy and the rain did turn into some ice. It began to snow early this morning, lightly might I add, and gave a dusting to our little frozen neighbourhood. It wasn’t enough to stop us from going for a much needed walk with our daughter though. 15-20 cm (or 6-8 inches, for those who use Imperial measurement system) of snow fall is what they are calling for, currently not the case. However, the snow is apparently suppose to pick up as the day goes on, but it’s already late afternoon and the snowfall still feels fairly light to me. We will see if the meteorologists are correct.

As stated, we still went for our walk today. We bundled up our baby girl in her little snow pants and jacket, her little fuzzy hat and tucked her all snug in her stroller under her favourite fluffy blanket. Her little eyes didn’t stay open for long, but can you blame her? I’d be passed out too if I was that cozy on a winter walk!

The side walks weren’t too bad for ice, it seemed to cling more on the trees, bushes and signs. The chilled winter air felt fresh and the light snow fall was magical. I decided to take my camera with me, hoping I could get some nice shots. And I did!

Now here is the topic at hand…

What the hell is with the Christmas Llamas?! I saw two on our walk around the neighbourhood, and I don’t get it. Yes, I agree llamas are super adorable animals, but why Christmas. I pondered that thought as I was taking photos and to be honest, my husband and I couldn’t figure it out. So, being the spaz that I am, when I got home I had to look it up. Now I don’t know if this is accurate, if it’s not, let me know please. But here it goes; the significance of the Christmas Llama is NOTHING! Some people believe that they became part of Christmas because there is national Llama Day in December and others just capitalized on the fact that the word llama had a lot of opportunities for puns and they are cute. There you have it folks, the origins of the Christmas Llama. Now when you come across one of these…let’s say unique…Christmas decorations or merchandise, you can laugh to yourself and just enjoy it for what it is.

I’m off to read a little bit, work on getting my measurements and progress pictures done and maybe tidy up a little bit. We will see how much energy I have. Oh and baby girl just woke up beside me wailing. Time to dash and put those to do’s on hold!

Ciao!!