Guess who is back on the blog! It’s Stella herself. I took these photos during Canada Day weekend, hence the fully red outfit. Sadly Stella will probably be appearing on the blog less frequently, as she, along with her parents, has recently made the move from the Sunshine Coast to Nelson. I’ve been to Nelson once, and I absolutely fell in love with the feeling of this town, so hopefully we will be able to visit every once in a while.
A little while ago, I got to babysit Stella for an entire weekend. I was so excited, I pulled out of my paints and paintbrushes, and planned lots of fun activities for us. On Saturday, I took her to the Capilano hatchery to see some salmon up close. Apparently we were not the only ones with that idea, so I had to park pretty far away. It was a cold fall day, but as much as I tried to convince Stella to put on her coat, she refused, because she was a princess, and princesses don’t get cold. This is what happens when children watch Frozen. (Frozen: not even once). I ended up having to carry her to the hatchery, but she perked up when she saw all the salmon.
Next, we went over to my friend Amy’s house to decorate some cookies. Luckily, auntie Amy loves to bake, and she had all sorts of fun icing and sprinkles, and that occupied Stella for a while, and also had the added benefit of distributing the sprinkles all over the floor of the apartment. I am sure uncle Bruce was simply delighted.
On Sunday, it was all about Science World. Stella had never been before, and she was mesmerized by all the activities and experiments. I saw a lot of little Nadya in her, as she approached each station with the intention of bringing it to order, like collecting all the purple balls in one area, while other children just ran amok. She also made auntie Nadya proud with her great listening skills during all the demonstrations, she sat in a safe area, and politely raised her hand when they needed a volunteer. I haven’t visited Science World with a kid since maybe the time my brother was little, and it made me realize how perfect it is, with so many things to do, you never need to worry about short attention spans.
Most recently, Stella was the flower girl at our wedding. She took the job very seriously, and her mom Melissa even got her a flower girl activity book to prepare her for her big day. The one hiccup we did not anticipate is that little girls love flowers, and throwing them on the ground felt sacrilegious, and required some convincing. I was not surprised to see her later on, picking up the flowers and returning them to her basket.
