fun week

We had a couple of really nice days this past week and were outside quite a bit to enjoy them. On Tuesday I was planning to run errands with the kids in tow but decided that since it was so nice we should go to the pirate ship park and play. Lots of other friends had the same idea and it was fun to see lots of people we knew. After that we had a picnic lunch with Daddy "down by the bay". On Thursday we had some special visitors come over to play! Janna came over with Ben, Eli and baby Mary. Delaney and Davin had fun playing with them and I was thrilled to chat with Janna and have a little baby time. :)

Rocks in the creek

One of Davin's favourite new activities is throwing rocks in Papa's creek. I'm sure Stephen did a lot of this as a boy too. It's contributing to Davin's interest in rocks. Both he and Delaney can't walk down our driveway without stopping to inspect interesting rocks and collecting a pocketful. :)

beautiful weekend

Both kids were sporting their shades this weekend. It was so warm! To Davin this is a new world to explore because all he really remembers is snow. Last summer he wasn't walking yet. He mostly walks around open-mouthed at all the sounds and sights. It's so fun to see spring through his eyes!

Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day for me is a day to celebrate the beauty of God's creation and think about what I can do to help keep it clean and healthy. It's a day that I always celebrate with my class because it ties in with what we're learning about energy and ecosystems, and I think it's important for kids to learn environmentally friendly behaviours.

Our planet is so amazing and we are blessed to live in such a beautiful country. The first photo was taken on Cape Breton Island (that's Stephen standing there!) and the second one is one of my favourite autumn photos I've taken.

When it comes to the environment I sometimes feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the issues we face in looking after it (climate change, energy consumption, etc.). I wonder what I can possibly do about it and I end up doing nothing. Instead, this week I was thinking about all the little things I am doing (e.g. recycling) and can start doing that are earth-friendly, and frankly, just being responsible. At the grocery store I spotted these new re-usable bags (third photo). They feel like canvas but apparently they are made of 85% recycled plastic! The tag says by using one of these bags each time I grocery shop I will use around 100 fewer plastic bags each year. I bought five of them and decided that this could be one of my "little things" I can do to make a difference. I feel greener already. :)

a boy after my own heart

My days are never dull with this little boy around. The other day he discovered he can push a chair over to the counter and climb up to get stuff. He found a container of cool whip and had a great old time licking the spoon (yum - I would have been excited too). Needless to say he was pretty proud of himself, and I'm going to have to be very careful what I leave on the counter!

favourite photos

I love a good photo. I'm no expert on photography (I'd like to learn more) but sometimes one photo stands out among the many, many that we take! I just discovered this one that Stephen took on the weekend. I like how it captures a different side of Davin, the thoughtful, timid side. I like how he is in sharp focus and the trees are blurry. And I really like how it will make an interesting scrapbook page! ( ha ha, of course)

spring?

We woke up today to giant snowflakes falling and lots of snow on the ground. It snowed all morning!

Happy Easter!

We had a great weekend! Busy and fun. Here are a few photos from today. Davin was especially interested in the plastic easter eggs which he called "balls" (he's fascinated by any kind of ball right now). He has also had more chocolate this weekend than ever before! (and me too, yikes :)

green and purple fingers

We had fun yesterday dying and decorating some eggs for easter. I was a little worried that Delaney would have colourful hands for Easter Sunday but it washed off okay. She had fun and so did we!

inching away

I just had to share this because I think it's so funny. I didn't think Delaney would be interested in seeing the Easter bunny at the mall but she thought he was great and cautiously went over to shake his hand. She even agreed to get her picture taken with him but instead of sitting on his lap she opted to sit on the bench, squeezed as far away from him as possible, but still smiling!

colours of spring

While I wait for my real tulips to peek through outside I am enjoying some inside. Pink, yellow and green are such springy colours. When I looked at this photo of the flowers it reminded me of one I took 2 years ago this spring of Delaney. I did a little photo shoot of her in this fun dress - it's hard to believe it is that long ago already! She was about 20 months old here and had much shorter hair than she does now!

lashes and bathtub antics

I thought I'd share a few cute photos from the bath.This boy has the most beautiful long lashes! He loves the tub but he also loves to splash and we are always soaked by the time he's done. He has also discovered that he can squeeze water out of the rubber ducky and aim it at whoever he wants! The third photo is the "I'm about to squeeze water at you even though I know I shouldn't" face. :)