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Tanit tackles the Dragon Coaster at Bayfest in Port Rowan, ON.

Tanit Rides the Coasters!

August 31, 2013

You know things have to be awesome when there’s a nail polish booth at a festival!

Shopping for Nail Polish at Bayfest

August 31, 2013

Conquering waterfalls one bite at a time!

Sandwich Annihiliation

July 20, 2013

Here is a great shot of Tanit and Everleigh splashing around at Sienna’s party in Dundas at the driving park. Friends from Ancaster Montessori.

Tanit and Everleigh Splashing Around

July 12, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/10/Here-Comes-The-weekend.m4a Tanit sings “Here Comes the Weekend” by P!nk.

Here Comes the Weekend

July 11, 2013

A poster of Medea and Tanit’s recent painting session…mermaids and gardens abound!

A Mermaid’s Garden

July 11, 2013

This is Tanit’s beautiful watercolour painting from the other day. She calls it “Curly Rainbow Flower”!

Tanit’s Colourful Watercolour Painting

July 8, 2013

Tanit joins the painting fun outside with Medea and I. She’s singing the “Happy Song” as she paints.

I Love Painting

July 5, 2013

Caught this picture of Tanit deep in thought at the picnic table. I made it sketchy 🙂

Tanit Deep in Thought

June 20, 2013

Momma snapped this photo as I was giving the ladies a big hug with kisses on Father’s Day. A super fun shot!

Time with My Ladies on Father’s Day

June 17, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/06/The-Bug-That-Would-Kill-God-s-Nature.m4a Tanit told me an amazing story today of evil bugs that are going to destroy the world and “kill God’s creatures!” Oh, yeah…and she forgot her lunch bag!

The Bug That Would Kill God’s Nature

June 3, 2013

A great shot of the girlies skipping away in the front yard.

Medea and Tanit Skipping

June 3, 2013

After the dress rehearsal for their dance recital, I tried to grab a few shots of the girls in their costumes. Tanit was not interested and gave us some classic shots instead! She is definitely playing coy here. Just so that we’re clear… coy /koi/…

Tanit Playing Coy

May 31, 2013

A fun picture of the girlies following dress rehearsal.

The Fighter and The Ballet Dancer

May 31, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/10/Tanits-Parts-Of-An-Ant.m4a Tanit talks about a project she did today in school – “Parts of an Ant”. Medea chimes in here and there, too 🙂 It wasn’t easy for Momma to get this recording either… http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/10/Im-Not-Micro-Managing-It.m4a

Tanit’s Parts of an Ant

May 24, 2013

A beautiful shot of Momma with her girls on Mother’s Day at Royal Botanical Gardens!

Momma and the Ladies

May 13, 2013

Tanit strikes a pose with her beautiful purple pansies. I picked these up when I bought Medea’s birthday gerbera.

Tanit poses with her pansies

May 10, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/05/Tanit-Counts-To-20-In-French.m4a Tanit spontaneously began to count En Francais the other day on the ride home. Very cool!

Tanit Counts To 20 In French

May 6, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/05/Tanit-Makes-Butter.m4a Tanit made butter at school. Here’s how….

Tanit Makes Butter

May 2, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/05/Itsy-Bitsy-Spider-and-a-Boo-Boo.m4a Tanit sings an “Itsy-Bitsy Spider” tune and talks about the scab on one of her boo-boos.

Itsy Bitsy Spider and a Boo Boo

May 2, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/05/Cheesy-Grilled-Sandwiches.m4a Tanit puts in her order for dinner.

Cheesy Grilled Sandwiches

April 30, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/04/Tanit-Sings-A-Little-Song.m4a You have to listen close but I caught Tanit singing this little song as we arrived home from school today.

Tanit Sings A Little Song

April 25, 2013

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http://ourfamilyrocks.learninghood.ca/files/2013/04/Tanit-Talks-About-Sewing-Buttons.m4a Tanit came home with some lovely buttons sewn to pieces of fabric. Here she talks to us about her process. There’s some fun daily discussions occurring in the background as well.

Tanit Talks About Sewing Buttons

April 25, 2013

A quiet moment on Easter Sunday as the girlies cozied up for some reading. Medea reads Junie B. Jones and the Barber Shop Guy while Tanit enjoys Pinocchio on her iPad.

Reading Time with the Girls

March 31, 2013

Tanit and Medea excitedly search the house for eggs, chocolates, and other fun stuff. That bunny sure finds some creative hiding spots.

Egg Hunting Fun

March 31, 2013

Medea and Tanit snuggle with Jellybean while watching Judy Moody.

The Ladies Watching Judy Moody

March 23, 2013

Tanit drew this lovely family of spiders this morning. Momma said she spent a good 45 minutes on it. Nice, aye!

Tanit’s Family of Spiders

March 14, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/03/The-Gruffalo-As-Read-By-Tanit.m4a Tonight Tanit decided to read me her favourite book as of late… The Gruffalo (By Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler)! This read is so sweet – it captures it just right.

The Gruffalo As Read By Tanit

March 2, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/03/Tanit-Discusses-Her-Art-Today.m4a When I picked up Tanit today she was very proud to hand me a colouring of a ladybug that she worked hard on to stay in the lines. She also did a sweet painting (blowing with straws) and a sweet little sun catcher. Later…

Tanit Discusses Her Art Today

February 28, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/02/Tanit-Screams-and-Shouts.m4a Tanit loves to sing in the car. Here I catch her singing Britney’s “Scream and Shout”. She has grown quite conscious of me pulling out the phone, however, so I have to be strategic with my placement:-) She caught me pretty early on –…

Tanit Screams and Shouts

February 27, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/02/Going-On-A-Plane-To-Ikea.m4a Tanit and I were driving home last night and she saw a plane coming in to land at the airport. She started to talk about how she wanted to go on a plane. I asked her where she wanted to go and she said…

Akhmed Went To Ikea On a Plane

February 27, 2013

A lovely and colourful kitty by Tanit.

A Pretty Kitty

February 19, 2013

A great family portrait painting created by Tanit.

Tanit’s Family Portrait

February 19, 2013

A lovely ladybug created by Tanit at school.

Tanit’s Ladybug

February 19, 2013

Tanit and I thought this giant hematite was pretty cool. The rainbow colours inside were fabulous.

Tanit and the Rainbow Hematite

February 17, 2013

Tanit is having a snack of carrots as we wait in Emergency for her to get a stitch to close the little gash under her chin. This is turning into a hard lesson for sitting on her bum.

Waiting in Emergency for a Stitch

January 28, 2013

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http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/01/Snow-Day-Fun.m4a Tanit and I had a day off together today as both of our schools were closed because of a heavy snow fall overnight. After playing dress up with her dolls and playdough Tanit decided to draw some pictures for Medea and Momma. In this…

Snow Day Fun

January 28, 2013

Little 7-Up looking oh so pretty as he chillaxes on the couch with Tanit.

7-Up hanging out with Tanit

January 9, 2013

Today we are at the optometrist so that the girls can have their eyes tested. I had mine tested the other day and got my new glasses and Medea mentioned that she had done difficulty reading one of the signs.

The Girls Get Their Eyes Tested

January 6, 2013

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/01/I-Need-a-Bra-For-My-Boobs.m4a Tanit and I were driving home and she spontaneously began to talk about her need for a bra…a bra for her little boobs. One fun thing is that at first she said she wanted one for Christmas and then she said she just wanted…

I Need a Bra For My Boobs

December 19, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/12/Medea-In-Carcert.m4a Part 2 of our Christmas tree hunting extravaganza from Dec. 9th, 2012. In this portion, Medea leads a carcert of Christmas tunage. We had some difficulty remembering “Frosty the Snowman” in its entirety so I looked it up on the Googles with my phone.…

Medea In Carcert (Christmas Tree Hunting – Part 2)

December 14, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/12/Christmas-Tree-Hunting.m4a On Sunday, Dec.9th, we headed out for our annual Christmas Tree picking adventure. I decided to be ridiculously silly and podcast the adventure. This is the first if two parts. When we arrived at Wills Christmas Tree farm I switched to the video camera.…

Christmas Tree Hunting (Part 1)

December 14, 2012

Today, Tanit was very proud to deliver goodies to her friends and teachers at school. Her teacher brought her down mid-day to distribute her gifts to everyone’s cubbies.

Tanit’s Gifts

December 13, 2012

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Momma made us some tasty cucumber, turkey, and cheese sandwiches for our carnik on Christmas Tree hunting day! Here, Medea and Tanit are all cuddled in the back mowing on their sandwiches as we go through drive-thru at Tim Hortons.

Cucumber and Cheese Carnik

December 9, 2012

Every Halloween is a fun one but this year had a certain something going on. May be it’s because I love comic books or maybe it’s just because the girls looked so awesome but, bottom line, this year’s outing was pretty fun.A little over a…

Supergirl and Wonder Woman Saving the World – One Candy at a Time!

November 15, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2012/11/Dont-Call-Me-Baby-Head.m4a Tanit and Medea are excited to go to Peterborough this afternoon and on the way home from school Tanit told me a funny story. She told me a story about how she didn’t want Grampia to call her “Baby Head”. She then proceeded to…

Don’t Call Me Baby Head!

November 15, 2012

I managed to catch this cute shot of Jellybean hanging out with Tanit. At first, it looks like he is laying there spending time watching Tanit play her game. In reality, however, he is waiting patiently staring at Tanit’s pumpkin – waiting for the perfect…

Jellybean Hanging with Tanit

October 8, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/07/Tanit-on-way-to-school.mp3 Today, Tanit told me about her favourite movie, “The Cat in the Hat”, as well as chatting me up on a variety of other topics.

Tanit on the Way to School

September 24, 2012

This is a great shot of the Girlies as they hang out with Gran and Grampia in Peterborough.

The Girlies in Peterborough

September 17, 2012

http://phoenixfamily.learninghood.ca/files/2013/07/Tanit-After-School.mp3 Today was Tanit’s first day at school – and a special day it was. Here is a conversation I had with Tanit as I was picking her up! We talked about her day, her lunch, and a big shovel!

Such a Big Girl – Tanit’s First Day at School

September 10, 2012

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