En Garde!

Can you tell that once upon a long time ago, grandad was on the champion-
ship fencing team. Oona is in fine form with her tinkerbell heels on and her left hand in the correct position.
~I~

Good-by Again

Here we are at the airport saying good-by again. Oona rode furiously up and down and up and down the side walk on her two wheeled pink bike, steered perfectly into the driveway, parked her bike in the garage and climbed into her car seat to go to the airport. Three little friends from across the street came to say good-by and they all piled into my new car to clamber over to kiss Kiefer who was already buckled in. Oi Vey! The energy. Okay, I admit it! I will sleep for a week! So will Allan.
~I~

Last Day

Look at Sophie's lower lip! Woe be to the men of her future. Kiefer will have to refine his, hey-lets-be-friends approach. Sophie practiced the piano and Oona demonstrated her bike balancing skills to uncle Chris. Kiefer likes to open the freezer door and say, "Oh Yeah!" exactly as Sonja says the same words. Sometimes he gets his fingers pinched and then there are great howls of grief.

Creations

As along as Oona is at the crafts table where she draws, glues, tapes, colors, cuts and constructs, she is happy for hours. Here are some of her creations. Pet rocks, flying fairies-all over the house, stars holding hands (the first picture), bunnies, eggs, and I don't know what that she told Allan, "please don't let anyone throw this out." Oona plans to take everything back home. And Kiefer- he gets bored and we stick him in the smart car where we could leave him for hours- but we don't.

The Youngest and the Oldest

Sophie, who just had her first birthday and her great grandmother, who will have her 90th birthday, came to Easter brunch today. Oona met the Easter bunny and told us, "It's not a real bunny. There is a man in side there."

CN Tower Glass Floor

Today we hunted easter eggs at the local park with other kids on our street, had sugar overload and then went to the top of the CN tower. Here is Oona and Kiefer on the glass floor of the world's tallest tower. The glass floor looks down 350 metres.
Sophie, Chris, and Marianne came for dinner and we had more sugar overload. This is Sophie's very first Easter treat. Yum!