Yo crabba crabba

Guess who has 2 bottom teeth now?

I'm thankful for...

Sweetness

Sometimes I look at Henry and don't know WHO he is! I joke that they must have given me the wrong baby at the hospital, though I'm pretty sure he's mine. But where the heck did this blue-eyed-super-blonde baby come from?

Here is the little man. Note the mystery dimple (where did that come from?!) and his features which are similar to Rob's sometimes, similar to mine when he's crying (according to my mom - thanks Alice) and his sweet little face. Right now, my theory is that he's a mix of both of his grandpas. That explains the blue eyes, at least. Now, if only I could pinpoint who's responsible for the 'farting like a dirty old man' gene that he's inherited.





Saturday was his 6-month 'birthday'. I can't believe how quickly the time has passed. He's halfway to a year, and will be crawling, popping teeth out and saying his first words soon. For some reason, time seems to travel at warp speed with your second kid.

Six whole months. Although I don't feel like it, I must be getting more sleep, because right now I feel like I could do it all over again. (Quick, somebody get Rob the phone number for the vasectomy clinic!!)

Sumo

It seems our little man is already interested in girls. Or to clarify, one particular babe (well, baby, really). He met her yesterday in bed and things moved quite quickly from that point, with Henry kissing (and biting!) her quite a bit. Luckily, she didn't seemed bothered by the attention, even when he whipped her around and pinned her like a Sumo wrestler.

Here are the two lovebirds. Let's hope Evy doesn't mind the abuse her doll took at the hands of already-bratty-baby-bro!

He spots her from across the room

With a coy glance and a bite to her bum, so began the wooing

A little serenading is in order

Such joy, such glee!

Giving her a twirl

A quiet snuggle

The ever-popular face mash massage

Um mom, can we have some privacy please?

Two blue-eyed babies pause for a photo

Hard to believe little man is almost SIX MONTHS! Where has the time gone?!

Fall into Fall

Although the temperatures this week have been fairly balmy, there's no doubt that fall is on its way. And I for one am cheering for the first frost! (The cheer goes something like this: "Yeah frost, stick it to that pollenh*le ragweed, woot woot!" Ah, life with allergies is sublime).

Whether you are lamenting Winter's arrival or not, you have to admit, Fall is a beautiful time of year. The geese are descending on the pond by the dozen, the leaves are starting to turn, and it's lovely to snuggle under the duvet at night. Unless you're sleeping next to a 6-month old, but I digress.

Proof in point:

The last bloom on the honeysuckle vine

More honeysuckle - the humingbirds love it and you can see why

The house looking lovely in late afternoon sun

Fall mums in the planter

So, we await those first few flakes of snow, and in the meantime will enjoy all the dreaminess of this fine season.

Never a dull moment!

Well, I'm pretty sure when I woke up this morning, I wasn't thinking, "Gee - I'll probably seen an elephant on King Street today." BUT, there is never a dull moment in this wee village of ours!

We heard the news and grabbed the camera and headed over in time to see them filming some scenes with this beautiful elephant from the Bowmanville Zoo. We didn't find out her name, but she's 49 years old and was very lovely.

Evy was super impressed, with both the elephant and with the costumes worn by the actors.

Elephant actress getting ready for her big scene

Evy quite liked the dresses and the clowns

The horse and carriage waiting for the next scene

Not a sight you see every day

The elephant and her keeper strolling past

Pausing for a photos with a local fellow who is 93 -
I thought he might need a heart pill after having his
head in the elephant's mouth!

Heading up Tupper Street for a break in someone's backyard
The people driving by were suitably surprised

Madame E pausing for a picture with our friend, who was taking
a break from the rigours of filming

Well, I'm pretty sure the afternoon is going to seem quite boring in comparison to our awesome morning! And poor Colin Mochrie was hanging around, having his photo taken and talking to a few people but we just ran on past to get to the elephant. I didn't even take a picture of him! He was totally upstaged by our large grey friend.

Tomorrow is the last day of filming, so we'll have to check it out again. Who knows what might be down the main street tomorrow?

Sunshine sketches of our little town

The CBC is filming a TV movie based on Stephen Leacock's 'Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town'. And where oh where could they find a beautiful little village to use as a backdrop for their filming? Why Millbrook, of course!

They have transformed the main street into a circa-1912 worthy set, complete with dirt on the road, horses, and some very charming shopping establishments. (Not much of a need for Temperance Hall in Millbrook these days, I suspect!).

Here are a few photos of all the lights, cameras and action!

One of the equine stars

The action

Waiting between takes - must be hot in those dresses!

Covering the 1970's brick of the hardware store with wood yesterday

Putting the final touches on the olde-town

No sign of some of the Canadian stars rumoured to be in the movie including Eugene Levy, Gordon Pinsent, and Colin Mochrie. We will investigage again tomorrow - who knows, they may need some delightful kids to act as extras. Oh wait, I don't have any of those! Har har har.

That's all from Millywood!