My kid's are pretty hilarious. I want to remember that. So here's their hilarity from this past summer:
Max (kicking a ball around): I'm pretending I'm playing hockey and my legs are the stick!
Me: isn't that just soccer?
Max: yeah, but I'm pretending it's hockey.
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My 3 year old woke up the house this morning shouting:
'By the power of gray skull!'
That's my boy.
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Saw a man running in what looked like boxer briefs.
Tyler: 'I think he's running in his underwear...'
Lucy: 'it's his RUNderwear.'
Nice.
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I showed Logan an ultrasound picture of his cousin (coming in January) and he said: 'why is Aunty Sarah's baby black?'
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Logan runs out of his room at bedtime:
'Here mom, I forgot to give you a car to sleep with'
Me: 'Thanks Logan!'
Logan: 'you're the bestest mom ever.'
Me: *smile*
Logan: 'Am I the bestest Logan ever?'
The very bestest.
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Logan: 'Mom, sometimes you can wear socks with sandals. Did you know that?'
I definitely disagree.
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Sunday, September 1, 2013
Friday, July 5, 2013
Since Then...
Sickness has struck again. 2pm. Wednesday July 3rd. Blerg! The puke started...and didn't stop for 24 hours. Poor boy...doesn't want to admit he's sick.
We've fun in betwixt though. Dice game for washing dishes. Rolling doubles means you have to wash dishes...he was so disappointed when he didn't get doubles.
Plus, lots of movie watching, napping, and toast.
Lucy's American Girl doll came in the mail and she is perfect. Lucy has already named her Melody and changed her clothes 3 times in about 20 minutes. She sleeps on the floor in Lucy's room in a pile of pillows and blankets and gets her hair brushed and styled every morning...which is more that what we can say for Lucy!
And today...today the sickness seems to have left. Logan slept till 10am, and has been bouncing off the walls since then.
So we slip n' slide.
Lucy's American Girl doll came in the mail and she is perfect. Lucy has already named her Melody and changed her clothes 3 times in about 20 minutes. She sleeps on the floor in Lucy's room in a pile of pillows and blankets and gets her hair brushed and styled every morning...which is more that what we can say for Lucy!
And this guy scored 4 goals in his soccer game last night!
So we slip n' slide.
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Canada Day
I love a long weekend. Especially one that includes fireworks, and food.
We all slept in today and got ourselves ready for Lucy's Canada Day soccer tournament. The weather was great - a little cloudy so it wasn't too hot to sit on the field and watch 2 games.
They also had firetrucks set up for the kids to check out, a cookie decorating station, and face painting. It was easy to stay entertained. Plus, good friends always help.
Lucy's team won both of their games by a long shot. Medals for everyone!
Plus a picture with the trophy.
After soccer we went to our friends for a dip in the pool. It was cold, but Lucy stuck it out the longest. Then we had BBQ dinner and watched movies while we waited for Fireworks.
I love fireworks. I love EVERYTHING about fireworks. The lights, the darkness, the loud bang. The colors. Everything. And I love that my kids are finally old enough to enjoy fireworks with me.
Happy Canada Day!
We all slept in today and got ourselves ready for Lucy's Canada Day soccer tournament. The weather was great - a little cloudy so it wasn't too hot to sit on the field and watch 2 games.
After soccer we went to our friends for a dip in the pool. It was cold, but Lucy stuck it out the longest. Then we had BBQ dinner and watched movies while we waited for Fireworks.
Happy Canada Day!
Saturday, June 29, 2013
Coming Home To See my Babies!
"I'm coming home to see my babies...they're the 3 things that I know for sure! In a world that's going crazy, they're a matter of survival, my heart and soul revival, swear on a stack a bibles, cross my heart and I will be there for you! That's the truth!"
Blerg! What an awful night. Paddy's convenience did NOT agree with me. I was tossing and turning all night. Food poisoning is not how I want to spend a day of travel! Had a quick shower and some cereal for breakfast at Elaine's before we headed back to St. John's to return our rental car, stop at Toys R Us to get something for Logan, and head to the airport.
We were there super early, but it turned out to be a good thing, because I needed many trips to the bathroom before we got on the plane.
Tons of turbulence didn't help a queasy belly either. Count-down to seeing my kids is officially on.
Janie had to fly home today as well, so we land in Ottawa at 5:00pm, she flies out at 7:00pm, but needs to be at the airport and checking in between 5:00-5:30pm...so we had fingers crossed that our plane was not delayed in the least. Fortunately, Susie agreed to watch our kids so they didn't have to make the trip to Ottawa and we were able to link up with Janie to exchange van keys and hugs before she headed home.
I was so excited to see my littles. 6 days is a long time. But in 6 days I got used to the quiet, and realized very quickly that my kids are loud! Maybe it'll take me another 6 days to get used to the noise again. Oh well!
We picked the kids up at Susie's and took them home for souvenir exchanges. Lucy had made us a sweet dessert to welcome us home.
Present time: a puffin for Lucy - because that girl can't get enough of stuffies.
The world's LARGEST whoopie cushion for Max - because he can't get enough of farts. And some cool rocks from NFLD. A geode and a fossil.
And motorcycles for Logan. From Toys R Us...when we were in NFLD the first day we saw SO many motorbikes! I commented to Tyler that Logan would love this place for the motorcycles alone. There was also supposed to be a motorcycle museum across the street from us, but it was closed up. Bummer. We got him motorcycles anyway.
Love my kiddos...and my own bed! Hallelujah!
Blerg! What an awful night. Paddy's convenience did NOT agree with me. I was tossing and turning all night. Food poisoning is not how I want to spend a day of travel! Had a quick shower and some cereal for breakfast at Elaine's before we headed back to St. John's to return our rental car, stop at Toys R Us to get something for Logan, and head to the airport.
We were there super early, but it turned out to be a good thing, because I needed many trips to the bathroom before we got on the plane.
Tons of turbulence didn't help a queasy belly either. Count-down to seeing my kids is officially on.
I was so excited to see my littles. 6 days is a long time. But in 6 days I got used to the quiet, and realized very quickly that my kids are loud! Maybe it'll take me another 6 days to get used to the noise again. Oh well!
We picked the kids up at Susie's and took them home for souvenir exchanges. Lucy had made us a sweet dessert to welcome us home.
And motorcycles for Logan. From Toys R Us...when we were in NFLD the first day we saw SO many motorbikes! I commented to Tyler that Logan would love this place for the motorcycles alone. There was also supposed to be a motorcycle museum across the street from us, but it was closed up. Bummer. We got him motorcycles anyway.
Love my kiddos...and my own bed! Hallelujah!
Friday, June 28, 2013
Friday - East Coast Trail and a B&B Adventure
After we were finished at Ferryland, we drove about 20 minutes back towards St. John's to a place called LeMache - to walk some of the East Coast Trail.
It was a beautiful afternoon walk. It's called a trail, but really it was mostly mud or rocks. But super cool.
There was a suspension bridge at one point and just past that some rock stairs. We decided to turn around at that point, because it was already 4:30 and we still had to walk back to the car and find our B&B. We had no cell phone service all day, so that was not an easy task, but we managed.
We stayed at a B&B in Witless Bay called Elaine's. It was cozy. They had a nice fire going in the family room, and our bedroom was nice. Tyler and I both conquered that we're probably NOT B&B people. We're super friendly, but we also like our privacy. After playing a few rounds of Spite and Mallace by the fire, we decided we better find something to eat for dinner.
Elaine informed us that the only restaurant in town was the Captain's Table (touting the worlds best Fish and Chips), but that you usually need a reservation. Not exactly thrilling news when there are no other options in town. We headed to the restaurant hoping they'd seat us.
We waited. And waited. And waited, for someone to even TALK to us. Finally, a server (mostly annoyed) came and told us they would be unable to seat us. Along with the other couple who was waiting. I guess when you're the only restaurant in town, you don't have to work to hard on customer satisfaction. We quickly discovered that our partners in waiting were also staying at Elaine's B&B and they had heard there was a little diner down the road attached to a gas station that we could try.
So we headed that way in hopes of food. I saw a mini-mart along the way and said, "If nothing more, we could just get some simple groceries, like fruit and bread."
We found the diner and placed our order and paid in the gas station. While our new friends were placing their order they discovered that the wait was going to be at least 45 minutes before they could even start COOKING our food. We only ordered club house sandwiches...since we had already paid and didn't want to wait that long, we headed back to the gas station counter for a refund.
Our friends mentioned there was ONE more place that served food...so we followed. Hungry and hopeful. We pulled in to none other than Paddy's Convenience store. For reals?! My morning muffin was not something I wanted to repeat. Apparently they cooked hot food there too, and with no other options, we sat down.
Tyler and I shared some fried chicken strips and fries. They came relatively quickly. Not that tasty. As I cut into my second strip I noticed it was mostly raw inside. My appetite was effectively gone.
Now I sit in my B&B room. It's noisy downstairs. It's hot in here. My belly is turning and I can't sleep. Groceries would probably have been a much better choice. Or going to bed hungry. I think I may pay for this adventure.
It was a beautiful afternoon walk. It's called a trail, but really it was mostly mud or rocks. But super cool.
There was a suspension bridge at one point and just past that some rock stairs. We decided to turn around at that point, because it was already 4:30 and we still had to walk back to the car and find our B&B. We had no cell phone service all day, so that was not an easy task, but we managed.
We waited. And waited. And waited, for someone to even TALK to us. Finally, a server (mostly annoyed) came and told us they would be unable to seat us. Along with the other couple who was waiting. I guess when you're the only restaurant in town, you don't have to work to hard on customer satisfaction. We quickly discovered that our partners in waiting were also staying at Elaine's B&B and they had heard there was a little diner down the road attached to a gas station that we could try.
So we headed that way in hopes of food. I saw a mini-mart along the way and said, "If nothing more, we could just get some simple groceries, like fruit and bread."
We found the diner and placed our order and paid in the gas station. While our new friends were placing their order they discovered that the wait was going to be at least 45 minutes before they could even start COOKING our food. We only ordered club house sandwiches...since we had already paid and didn't want to wait that long, we headed back to the gas station counter for a refund.
Our friends mentioned there was ONE more place that served food...so we followed. Hungry and hopeful. We pulled in to none other than Paddy's Convenience store. For reals?! My morning muffin was not something I wanted to repeat. Apparently they cooked hot food there too, and with no other options, we sat down.
Now I sit in my B&B room. It's noisy downstairs. It's hot in here. My belly is turning and I can't sleep. Groceries would probably have been a much better choice. Or going to bed hungry. I think I may pay for this adventure.
Friday - Ferryland
This might have been my favorite Newfoundland day. We checked out of our hotel this morning, and got our rental car so we could head out to a little town called Ferryland, about 45 minutes away from St. John's.
Tyler had booked us a picnic lunch at the lighthouse there. On the way, we were desperate to find some breakfast, but Tim Horton's is not as easy to spot on country roads in NFLD, unlike Ontario. Finally, out of desperation, we stopped at a little place called Paddy's Convenience Store in the hopes of finding something. Anything. We settled on some fruit leathers and packaged blueberry muffins. They tasted like blueberry fig newtons. More like a sugary cookie than a breakfast muffin. Blueberries that taste like candy is not ideal for breakfast. I didn't finish mine.
Once we were in Ferryland, things looked a little better. Beautiful lighthouse! No cars allowed, so we walked up the pathway to get ready for lunch. Once we had our order in, we were given a picnic blanket and a flag so they could bring us our lunch.
Once we had our incredible lunch in our hands, we walked a bit to find the perfect spot. And the perfect spot it definitely was. Out of the wind, on the edge of a cliff over looking the ocean. We sat and ate our lunch, listening to the sound of the waves. We read our book. We even napped on the cushy undergrowth beneath us. It was glorious.
I had a ham sandwich (real ham) with apple slices and brie on oatmeal bread. Tyler had a curried chicken salad sandwich. And we both had pasta salad, lemonade and dessert. Strawberry Rhubarb cake for Tyler. Apple cinnamon cake for me, with toffee. Seriously, amazing.
After our lunch, siesta and book reading, we decided to walk around a bit and explore. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
The entire time I kept thinking, my mom would love this!
(yes, there are a lot of selfies on this trip - and yes, it looks like it's all the same because we lived in our warm clothes, but they are different backdrops, trust me).
