Easter Pictures (I'll add more later; Pat wants on the computer)

Spring!

Some Recent Pictures (O.K. Maybe There Are a Lot!)

Here are some pictures from the last week. Great Grampa Happy Sent the kids Easter baskets. They were full of candy and toys! Connor and Laura discovered that they can work the cd player that is under the kitchen table so now they sit under there to listen to music. Sophie doesn't like to miss out on any of the action and gets right in there with them. Today Connor, Laura and Patrick were in a wedding. They all looked so good. Connor and Laura had so much fun. During the reception, they found a bunch of ladybugs. Connor walked around with one for about ten minutes!

Almost A MONTH!

How the time does fly! I can't believe it has been so long since I posted anything. The children and I spent just over a week up on Vancouver island. We spent two days with Emma and her little family and six days at Mom and Dad's. It was great to get to see every body. We got to go see Diana, Mary and Brock preform in the music festival. They all did very well and sang beautifully. Bettina and her two little ones came over for a visit one day while we were there. It is really fun to get together with them because her little boy, Casey is just one day older than Connor and they are so similar! Her daughter is about two weeks older than Sophie and it's neat to see how they are both growing.
Since we got home life has been pretty low key. We all have had little sinus colds. We made a trip to the children's museum and went swimming one night. Other than a few errands we haven't really done much lately.
I will admit that I was struck with a case of spring cleaning ( yes, I know it's still winter but it was sunny. O.K.!) I cleaned the living room and our bed room and rearranged the furniture. I had to get rid of the clutter that seams to grow so rapidly in a small house. Pat doesn't like the way I rearranged things. I said he should give it a try for a while and maybe he'll get used to it. Some of it doesn't work too well. There really is no good place in the whole house for our computer. It is on the coffee table in the living room right now. It used to be on an ugly, rickety old desk in our room but that didn't work well either. I would like to get an armoire to put it in for in the living room. That way I could close it all up and not have to see it!
Connor and Laura watch a move recently called "Summer of the Monkeys". The main character and a boy and a girl named Jay-Barry and Daisy. Now half the time I don't know who my children are. I'll call them by their names and they will quickly correct me with "No, I'm not Laura, I'm Daisy and Connor is Jay-Barry. We are playing Summer of the Monkeys!"

Sophie's Trick

Doesn't look like she is standing all by herself?! She had pulled herself up at the couch then turned around to look at me. She is actually leaning against the couch. I thought it was so funny. She is so little, she looks like a little elf or something.

A NiceWalk

Today we had a nice walk. I loaded Connor and Laura into the double jogging stroller and put Sophie in the backpack and we headed off to the Children's museum. We had a nice play there then went across the street to the Goodwill where I found a nice pink cotton dress for Laura. From there, we went to the natural food store, then home. It was a lot of walking but it felt great to get out. Unfortunately it started raining half way home. Luckily, the jogging stroller is also a bike trailer so I just did up the front and Connor and Laura were completely enclosed. Sophie didn't fair quite so well. She was all bundled up and when it got to be more than a little shower (more like a downpour actually) I put the hood of my coat on my head and draped the rest over the backpack so she was all covered up. She was surprisingly dry when we got home. Connor and Laura the animal doctors!
Sophie took a nap in the backpack.

Our "Pancake Tuesday" feast

Laura really enjoyed her ice cream after swimming on Thursday!



Things have been rather low key around here lately. Patrick and the kids all had colds last week so they were rather miserable. Connor and Laura have been asked to be the ring bearer and flower girl in one of Pat's friend's wedding. Laura is supposed to wear red dress so I have been on the hunt. This is the wrong time of year to find red! I was starting to think I was going to have to make one, which really won't be a big problem, when I found one on clearance at Macy's. It's really cute with little capped sleeves and ribbon and bows in a lattice design on the skirt. On Thursday, Connor and Patrick had a "guys afternoon". They went out for lunch, to have their tux fittings and get a hair cut. Patrick says Connor is going to be soooo cute in a tux. On Friday, Patrick took L:aura out for lunch and they ran a few other errands. They really liked having Day to themselves for while. Sophie has a few new tricks. She has figured out how to sit up on her own and how to "really" crawl, not just scoot. Her biggest trick is standing up! She figured this out about a week and a half ago. Now you can't keep her down! She climbs on everything and it makes her so happy! Once she gets standing up, she gets a big grin.

Recent Pictures!

Our Home Ice!

I heard it was supposed to be below freezing for a few day so I thought I would try making an ice rink for the kids. I have tried several times over the course of my life to accomplish this feat but have never had any real success. Well I started last night after dinner by spraying part of the driveway with water. (Our hose leaks so I don't have to worry about it freezing which was one of the biggest problems I've had in the past) before I went to bed, I had spayed three layers. This morning I added another two and by the time Sophie took her nap at 11, the ice was ready! Connor thinks it is the best thing that ever happened to our driveway. He and I played hockey for about half an hour and he stayed out to play more while I made lunch. Laura thought it was neat until she fell down twice. Now she says she doesn't like the slippery. Some of the ice is melting where the sun is hitting it but most of it is holding up pretty well.

Yes, We Are Still Here!

Not a lot has been happening around here lately. We were all sick after Christmas and it took a while for everyone to get better so we laid low for a while. We did go to the children's museum on day. some of the Silvertip players where there. It was really nice. they let the kids try on their REAL hockey equipment and signed autographs. The also had a kids size floor hockey set up and carpet skates for everyone to try on. Connor was so excited. he had to bring all his own gear! He wore his jersey and helmet and packed his gloves, stick and the carpet skates that he had received for Christmas in his backpack. he had a great time and played hockey for the whole hour. He wast he last to leave when it was all over. Laura was terrified of the whole thing and was much happier to go with Gramma to the art room and do crafts. Sophie has been sick again this past week with a fever. She was very lethargic, clingy and fussy. Thankfully, she seems to be all better now and is back to her normal cheerful self! She has a few new tricks. If you ask her to "clap clap" she claps her hands. She also will put her hands up on her head if you say "So Big". If she wants attention, she'll do these over and over until you start talking to her! She has started saying "Mama" and "Dada" and when she cries she cries for "Mamamama".