Mike went to Avatar downtown today with a free ticket we received from our dentist. It was a long movie, but he really liked it.

Ruby and Elsie are getting sick, so we stayed home most of today. When Mike got home from the movie, we decided to go back into town and up to Manito Park. We really needed to get out of the house.

First we went to the Rockwood Bakery across from Manito and each picked out a cookie. Yummy! Then we walked over to Manito to play at the park for a short time. It was getting late by the time we arrived there, so Ruby went down the slide a bit and then we headed back to the car. On the way back, Ruby ate her cookie and loved it. Elsie tried a tiny bite of Mike's cookie. She is totally into eatting our food now, I am so thankful that we are finally at that stage. Everytime she sees us eatting anything, she quickly crawls to us and pulls up and waits for someone to share their food with her. She still doesn't have a single tooth, so we have to be careful of what we give her so she doesn't choke. Wondering when those first teeth will finally come?

Elsie is so fast right now and showing so much of her personality. We are all enjoying it.

I was so surprised tonight when I saw her let go over and over with both hands, so amazing.

Ruby is being so sweet to Elsie, I am loving it and trying to encourage it in any way possible. She asked to push Elsie around in her baby doll stroller tonight. Elsie just loves being pushed from one end of the house to the other and Ruby feels like such a big girl doing it. They are so cute together. I can already see a bond developing between them. It is beautiful to watch.

I am going to start subbing again to make some extra money. I asked Whitney, an old student of Mike's, to watch them and she has said yes! She watched Ruby last year when I worked at Reid, so Ruby will be thrilled to have her again. Mondays are her day off, so that will be the day that I am available to sub! I am so nervous about leaving Elsie when she breastfeeds so much, but I think she will do okay for a half day once a week. It will be good for her to get used to being with someone else too.