Beach time

One of our favourite things to do in the summer is to be at a beach....not surprising, I know. We live about 10 minutes from Wasaga Beach and we often enjoy heading there for a picnic dinner and some playtime. The kids love it...they truly are water babies!

BIG BOY PANTS!!!!

Look at our boy in big boy pants!!!



We are in the very beginning stages of potty training because Simon has decided that he doesn't want diapers...the unfortunate part is that he only wants the potty sometimes. He is wearing big boy pants when we are at home and diapers when we are out. He has had accidents everyday but more importantly he has had success everyday as well. We will keep at it this summer and hope to be completely successful by Sept.

7 Years!!!

The 14th of July is our wedding anniversary. We had a perfect wedding and would not have changed a thing if we were to do it all over again. We got married at the Nottawasaga Inn in an outdoor ceremony. The weather was fantastic and the gardens were beautiful. Our reception was in one of the ballrooms at the resort. It was a super fun night filled with great food, tons of dancing and an crazy amount of drinking. We left the party at 1:00a.m. thinking that the party was almost over....boy were we wrong! It went on until past 5:00a.m. with pitchers full of Rye, golf course escapades and of course a little nudity (it's not a party with Jason and his boys if someone doesn't take their clothes off).

This year we had a fabulous day celebrating. The four us us headed back to the Nottawasga and walked around the grounds showing the kids where we got married. The gardens are even more lush and beautiful 7 years later. We enjoyed a YUMMY lunch overlooking the golf course. After lunch we headed home for naps and Jason's parents came out to watch the kids so we can go out to dinner. We went to The North resturant in Barrie and ate some more. We then had a nice walk downtown and by the waterfront and then headed to Chapters for some Starbucks and relaxation. When we got home Riley and Simon were both sound asleep and the house was quiet. It was a wonderful day! here are some photos of the kids in the wedding garden and in our ballroom at the Nottawasaga.

Sunday at the Elmvale Zoo

Jason is away...yes, again, coaching the Provincial Team. So, the kids and I spent the morning at the zoo that is minutes from our house. It doesn't seem to matter how many times a season we go there they still run around and cheer and squeal like they have never been there before, it's fantastic. Here are the little cuties....

Family Fun Day!

Our little community of Phelpston had a great Family Fun Day on Saturday. The reason for this day was to raise money for our neighbour who is six years old and has just been diagnosed with cancer. We do not have any sort of cancer treatment centers in Barrie so her mother was forced to quit her job and travel back and forth to Toronto Sick Kids Hospital for treatments. Family Fun day was a great success with BBQ's, jumping castles, inflatable mazes, fishing ponds, face painting, silent auction and live bands all day long. The turn out was amazing...don't know where all those people came from...certainly not Phelpston:) Here are a few photos of the kids enjoying their day.

PEE PEE IN THE POTTY!!!

Simon has gone to the potty 2 times this morning!!!!!!!! Both times he told me he had to go and ran to the potty:) We are so proud of him! One can only hope this is the start of something wonderful.

Ribfest

Nee Nee and Papa are up for the day between their jet setting from Texas to Quebec City back to Texas so we took the opportunity to head to Ribfest in Barrie. It was a yummy morning of eating ribs, chips, popcorn and drinking lemonade. After eating as much as we possibly could we went for a walk down the waterfront and played at the park.

July 8th - The day an angel was born.

July 8th is Simon's actual birthday. It is so hard to believe that he is 2 years old already. He is such an amazing little guy and is so smart he blows us away on a daily basis. We spent the day together celebrating Simon. Our original plan was to go to Centerville but weather didn't look like it was going to co-operate so we decided to head down to Build A Bear and Chucky Cheese. Simon made a Dino (what else is there?) and dressed him in a volleyball uniform and Riley made a purple bear and dressed her in pink and jewels. We went to Chucky Cheese for lunch and played games and in their toddler zone. When we got home we all had a nice nap then showered Simon with a few more gifts. It was a great celebration. We all love you so much Si guy!!!!

Strawberry Picking

Riley and I spent Monday morning strawberry picking...well I should say I picked strawberries, Riley ate them. I think they should have weighed her coming in and going out, our cost would have been much higher.

A dino-mite Party!!!

We had Simon's birthday party on Sunday and he had a wonderful time. All the work and money that went into the party was worth it when he said to me "oh, mama, it was so nice, thank you" And unprompted I might add. The weather was fantastic, the kids hunted for dino eggs, dug for dino bones, jumped in our jumping castle, ate great food thanks to daddy a.k.a king of the grill. Here are some pictures of our fantastic day!

Cottage Time

We headed to the cottage for a couple of days of fun over the long weekend. The kids love it there. Riley pretty much lives in the lake, even with goose bumps and blue lips. Simon is a boy after my own heart and hates the cold water so he and I hang out on the dock....until he falls in of course:) Thank goodness we insist on always having life jackets on when the kids are any where near the dock of lake.

We went for lots of walks


Dock time


Fun on the rocks


Exploring the nature trail in Burks Falls


We baked a Canada Day Cake


Went out in the canoe


Our little comedian

Beach Court is DONE!!!!

Well, it took much longer then we had hoped but it is finally done!!!! Six dump trucks of sand later...Jason is in his glory.