Photo Dump

Date night.

The boys and I go on a movie date while Riley is on a play date.

My girl LOVES the side pony tail.

Coopers room gets painted. Now we need a bed frame, new lighting and decor.

I didn't even realize we had one of these.

We spent 24 hours in Welland, it's in full bloom. Riley played hooky from school because sometimes other things are much more important.

This was much more important than a day at school. Our Uncle Pete, our hero, the biggest baddest fighter ever.

In a park in Welland there is a statue of Mr. Leon, of Leon's furniture. Leon's began in Welland. The kids loved "metal man" and completely violated him.

It was 30 degrees in Welland. Time for the park.

Simon's reaction when he learns you can write on the table at this resturant.

I am loving this extra chore thing for quarters.

Riley auditions for a new dance team. Sadly, we have learned that Riley's current dance studio will not open it's doors in September. It has been heart breaking for our little girl but she made the new dance squad and so did 2 others from her group. Riley will now be dancing 6 hours a week! This is serious business.

I am head over heels with him.

Coop's favourite things: fruit and hockey.

We pretty much have the smartest 3 year old ever. He did these on his own.

On the way home from Welland the kids and I stopped at a gluten free, dairy free, egg free, soy free, vegan resturant in Burlington called Kind Food. The food was fantastic.

I am grassed obsessed. I dethatched, raked, aerated, raked and fertilized on the weekend. I'm hoping for rain for the next few days so I can over seed then follow my old neighbours secret grass tonic regime.

After bath and before bed bike ride to the pond.

After 3 weeks of Jason being gone during waking hours he is home on time to put the kids to bed.

A Wish and a Photo Dump

I have a wish. I'm going to put it out there and maybe I will get lucky. Just maybe. I wish for at least one month (i was going to ask for six months, but that may be pushing it) for there to be no pain, no broken bones, no illness, no sadness and no drama in my little family of five and my extended family. ONE FULL MONTH. That's not a lot to ask for is it? I don't think it is. Come on universe.



While I wait for all the above to go away, I am reminded again and again how beautiful our life is. Look at this kid. He can light up any room. He can bring an entire room of adults to their knees with laughter. Just don't ask him to show you where his crack is, because he will make you look "only for a minute".

As I said before, yellow makes me happy. Going out for an adult night out with my girl makes me super happy. Following that up with a night out with Jason makes me super duper happy.

It always goes this way....Jason is unavailable to us for three weeks so what happens....what always happens....my back goes out. I am the hunchback again. Simon took this picture, I was trying seriously hard to stand as upright as possible.

I spend a lot of time on the floor when my back is this way. Which we now know is a disk. My view from the floor.

When I was upright we spent time at the library.

Time puddle jumping.

Time playing games.

Time having long hot baths.

Shhhhhhhhhh.....don't say anything but Cooper is wearing jeans.

We had lunch fun in Jason's portable. This is actually when my back went out.

Catching snowflakes

Did you know hand driers are this fun?

Cooper helps to clean floors. He says "Ottawa and the Leafs are playing golfing"

Cuteness x 3

Newman is totally freaked out when Lucy is in her ball.

Now come one Universe, give us a least one month.