Crawling!

Yes, little Daniel is fully mobile, and getting quicker everyday. We need to look into getting a safety gate for the top of the stairs. Daniel is quite proud of himself, and is loving this freedom. Mostly he loves crawling to the doorstops (sprung wire, which makes a great noise), or crawling to find mum for a cuddle.

An Aussie visitor

Tomorrow our friend Clair is coming to visit for a few days. She's been traipsing around the world after uni, and we get to be one of her final stops on her way home. We're looking forward to sharing this part of the world with her (like gooey cinnamon buns, the awesome views from UBC, and maybe even go up to Grouse Mt for some snow). I know she is looking forward to seeing some familiar faces.

I've been working a little bit at Westside, supervising some federal tests. I have another hour tomorrow to catch up for a child who was away. Daniel gets to come with me as Nathan is back at school this week. He had a Greek quiz yesterday, and a Hebrew midterm today.

Daniel has a cold, poor tyke, so he's a regular snot-monster at present. Add the extra drool from teething, and it can get a little gross! He's been sleeping a little better at night, but now his daytime sleep is almost non-existent. The past 2 days he's only slept 1.5 hours all day; yesterday afternoon he was awake for 6 hours straight. So I'm feeling more tired because I'm not sure what to do, and because I'm not getting much of a break from Daniel-time. I've also decided to quit reading fiction for a while, because I think I'm addicted (seriously).

On a lighter note, tonight I made Anzac biscuits, and I added some cocoa to half the batch for chocolate Anzacs. In 2 weeks we are having a Taste of the World event at Regent. I'm coordinating an Aussie/Kiwi food table (which we'll also decorate). We all bring food to share, and we also sample from the other countries' tables. I'm taking fairy bread, and sausage rolls (which I need to practice making sometime this week).

Outdoor play

Last week I introduced Daniel to slippery slides and swings. So all bundled up in a couple of jumpers, shoes, beenie and mittens, we headed out into the cold to play outside! It's been overcast but not too rainy, and today the sun is actually shining.
This week I will work a few hours at Westside Christian School (who I worked for last year) to oversee some federal testing that needs to be done. Nathan's on reading week, so he's going to do some daytime babysitting which will be different for him.
We're also looking forward to our friend Clair from Grovely visiting us at the end of next week, on the tailend of her 'round the world trip!