Fun = cats, science, food, taekwondo, toys, and friends :)

Sep. 18/11

..... her ideas of places to go

Jaymi loves cat shows.  Every time she hears about one, we HAVE to go.

She was excited to learn that our cats can actually enter one, if we choose to do that.

And she won some raffle prizes from this one too!

Sep. 19/11

..... the things she learns from Mark.

Like pouring whipped cream directly into her mouth.

Yep...that must be a Daddy thing, right?

Sometimes you just have to shake your head.

:)

Sep. 20/11

..... her curiosity

We found this amazing science kit, where you get to use test tubes, beakers, droppers, etc., to make various concoctions to taste and drink.

Jaymi had so much fun with it.  We made things that foamed, things that crackled in your mouth, and things that blobbed together.  Fun!

Sep. 21/11

..... her ability to figure things out

Another great find - this circuit board kit.  She spent a loooong time putting together various designs of circuit boards, to light up a bulb, start a motor, etc.

She even tried a few of her own designs.

Sep. 22/11

..... her love for mango (right now)

She thinks it's hilarious that I don't like mango.  At all.

Yuck.

The reason it's hilarious is because since I always tell her that she has to try new things, and re-try things as well, when she insists that I should try mango over and over, I do (trying to show her that it is possible to eat something you don't like, and you WILL survive).

Yuck.

Sep. 23/11

..... her giggles during taekwondo

It was Bring-a-Buddy Day at taekwondo, for a Child Safety Seminar, so she brought Saegeas - one of her best friends right now.

Whenever she spars with another friend, she (and they) just smile and giggle the whole time.

:)

Sep. 24/11

..... her love

I love that she says, "I love you" all the time.

I love that she says, "I miss you" all the time.

I love that she loves me so much.

Sep. 25/11

..... her love for all things 'cute'

She likes little things because they're cute (like this cake pop).

She likes pathetic things because they're 'cute' (like the SPCA cat with one ear and the wilted deformed Christmas tree you see at the store).

Sep. 28/11

..... her dialogue.

I love listening to her conversations.

Jaymi: "Mommy, you HAVE to come and look at how cute Socks is right now! Mommy, Socks is just being so cute again. Mommy, I think Socks thinks he's in a cute war and he's winning. If he was in a cute show, he'd win. Oh, I can't resist you when you have your head down, Socks. Aw, Socks, you are one tired kitty, aren't you?"

"Mommy, I bet if you and were in a war together, and we brought Socks and the other people saw him and went, 'awwww' and said 'you win!'. It would be so funny if Socks won the war for us. And then if we went to the bathroom and Socks stood on the toilet and if he was toilet trained, and he peed in the toilet. That would be funny. And wouldn't it be funny if we left the bathroom and Socks was just following behind us, silently? And everyone said, 'where is Socks? I haven't seen him anywhere?' and he was right behind us. That would be so funny, wouldn't it?" ;)

Sep. 29/11

..... her love for massages and back scratches.

This massage chair demo at the mall is always a hit with her.

Oct. 1/11

..... her friendships

Jaymi and Saegeas had a fantastic playdate the other day.  They have been begging for a playdate together.

First Jaymi invited Saegeas to a Bring-a-Buddy night at taekwondo.

Then Saegeas invited Jaymi to Awana Bring-a-Friend night.

Then they had a 'real' playdate on a weekend.

They gave Socks TWO sponge baths,

rode down two steps on our main floor, sitting in plastic under-the-bed storage containers,

played cats and puppies,

and had so much fun!

Oct. 2/11

..... her awesomeness.

This is Jaymi's official Gr.4 photo.

I decided this year, to take one myself instead of spending the money on the ones through the school.

I think it turned out pretty good!

Oct. 3/11

..... her sense of humour with Socks.

She'll often be telling me a funny story about Socks, when he reaches up and places his paw over her mouth, as if to say, "Please stop talking about that".

She thinks it's so funny, and she'll just stand there, letting his paw stay there until he's done.

Oct. 4/11

..... her collection of 'germs' (stuffed microbes)

I found a new one for her (the one on the left - halitosis/bad breath).

So now her collection includes:

halitosis

tuberculosis

cholera

2 platelets

the flu

a red blood cell

polio

algae

the common cold

syphilis

strep throat

a brain cell

and a giant brain cell, not pictured here.

Playing

Feb. 9/11

..... I love her sense of humour in her fashion.

Jaymi loves to pretend that an inanimate object is alive (just about ANY object - a cloud in the sky, the food on her plate, a fork, a dustball...anything!) and she loves clothes where inanimate objects are saying something, or have cute little faces.  This is a newer favourite of hers - the macaroni noodle with the cheese (two of her favourite foods - pasta and cheese) that are soulmates.

I missed the 10th of Feburary.

Feb. 11/11

..... I love her collections.

This is Jaymi's collection of germs.  Actually, they're called giant microbes and she loves to play with them.  Since I'm going to tell you their names, I have to explain the first one (on the left).  It's called the Pox, but it's other name is Syphilis. LOL ;)

We found it in a thrift store, and it was only $1.50 or something.  She thought it was so adorable, and those stuffed germs are so hard to find.  She had her own money and begged me to let her buy it, so I did.  She doesn't really know anything about that one, except what I have told her.  That is, that is a private disease and it isn't one that we take just anywhere (like school). ;)

Anyway...from left to right, they are:

syphilis, red blood cell, the flu, strep, t.b., polio (the grey one), the common cold (the blue one), algae (the green one with all of the faces), and the neuron (brain cell).

Feb. 12/11

..... I love her ability to recover quickly.

Wow - it's hard to believe that she had brain surgery 1 month ago!  She is back to school full time now, back to ballet this past weekend, and no need for physiotherapy or occupational therapy (not at this point, anyway).  She amazes me.

I missed Feb.13th.

Feb. 14/11

..... Her ability to entertain herself.

Love that Slinky!