DOMINO!

Ivy's favorite things:
Cheese
Chocolate
Cupcakes
Candy

I think she is obsessed with the letter "C". We might be looking at a weight problem when she gets older. For now she burns off all her chocolate calories by running around in circles in my living room and jumping off the furniture.
Speaking of jumping off the furniture, the other night Alma and Ivy were taking turns jumping off the kitchen stool and yelling "DOMINO". I'm pretty sure they meant "Geronimo" - but I could be wrong.
We have had a great time with Grandma Stiles here this week. We have gone swimming, ice skating, shopping (of course) and the infamous Stettler girls night out. I hope we haven't bored her too much.

The girls had their dance photos done this week. I should be getting my copies in a few weeks. They were so cute...but it took a couple days for the mascara to come off.
The big news this week is that my little girl is growing up - Alma lost her first tooth on Saturday. I was at the gym with my Mom when Graham called to say that Alma has a loose tooth. When I called him back two hours later, the tooth was out. I guess that's the way it is with us Scott girls, when we want something to happen, we want it to happen yesterday. I was so excited - Maybe more than Alma. Ivy wanted to loose a tooth too, but we convinced her to wait for a while. The tooth fairy came to visit and left a toonie (for you Americans - that's a two dollar coin) and a little note saying how grown up Alma is getting.

Happy Valentines day!

I got the girls some treats for V-day...but I wasn't sure who they were from. At Christmas Santa brings gifts, at Easter, it's the bunny...does cupid drop of the Valentines? This year it was just Mommy and Daddy, but I'll have to think about that one a little.
We have been having good weather lately and lots of fun around Stettler.
We have taken the girls ice skating a couple times - I keep forgetting the camera. Alma thinks it is ok, but Ivy loves it. I hold on to both her hands and we zip around the ice rink until my back gets sore from being bent over for too long. I have to admit that I really love it too. This week, because the ice rink is in the same facility as the swimming pool, I took Ivy staking and Graham took Alma to the pool. Then Ivy and I wen't over to enjoy the swimming for a while. What a great night!
In fact, I was having a super mom week, because we even remembered to have Family Home Evening on Monday, so Kudoes to me.
A few weeks ago, Alma class was studing Dr. Suess. on the last day the class watched Horton Hears a Who. We just so happen to have a Horton at our house, so Alma took it to school that day. He was very popular.

Ivy's class has been having theme days for the month of February. This was crazy hair day.

I have been doing quite a bit of family genealogy in the last few days. I really enjoy it. I can't wait to get my hands on the books my Uncle Bob has put together. There are a ton of family sheets. He has traced our family line back to the Revolutionary War on one side. My Auntie Carol has done a ton of work on the other side going back 7 or 8 generations as well. I love to hear little stories about the family members. Like how my Grandmother eloped with Grandpa. And that I am 1/16th Cherokee. I sure look it. Family history can be so intriguing, and I always love a good story.

Well, time to run. Ivy has a birthday party to get to.