Just Some Stuff

Okay so I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks. Not sure why, there has been a lot of stuff going on but I just haven't got here.

The other day Meredith was talking about what she wants for Christmas - I think the Christmas in July stuff has rubbed off on her. Here is an excerpt from our conversation:

Meredith "Mom, guess what I want for Christmas?"
Mom "Mer, were not going to talk about this in July, come on"
Meredith "Mom, guess what I want?"
Mom "What Mer, what do you want for Christmas?"
Meredith "A credit card"
Mom "WHAT! Mer, you can't get a credit card. Okay so what would you do with it"
Meredith "I would buy everything I wanted and you wouldn't have to pay for it"
Mom "You are so funny Mer"
Big smiles from me! The things kids say. Obviously she has seen me use my cards far too often.

Last weekend was my Quickutz Anonymous Class - 19 women joined me to do a camping layout and a card. They are an awesome group of people and I love teaching. Here are the projects.




Avery is at Girls Rock camp this week and loving every minute of it. Meredith is hanging out with me and getting ready to head to the cottage. Enjoy every day!

Trains, Buses and Vans

Today the girls and I went on a road trip with one of Avery's friends. Well it wasn't quite a road trip but rather a train trip. We took the train from Waterloo to St.Jacobs with a stop at the Farmer's Market. We had a great time and if you are looking for a fun activity take the train for a ride. We left the Waterloo station at 10 and arrived at the market where we got off of the train and toured around - bouncy castle, snacks, purchase of new Webkinz and a trip to the Lego store. We were back on the train at 12:20 and went to St.Jacobs. We had lunch and ice cream with a stop at the Turtle and the toy store and then back to the train for the 3:10 departure. We waited and waited for the train to leave but it turned out that there was a technical difficulty. They let us off the train and announced that the train would not be leaving. They chartered a bus for us to get back to Waterloo. Although it ended on a little bit of a rough note we had fun.For all the train lovers, definitely check it out! For more info you can check out the website (http://www.steam-train.org/WCR/main.htm)

Long Weekends - So Much Fun!

We are having a great long weekend. We decided against going to North Bay because Meredith is under the weather so we stayed around town this weekend. We have been having fun. On Friday night we bought a Trail-a-Bike and so far it has been great. I have decided that I need to make activity a part of my day, everyday and I think that this is going to help.(I know that this is obvious but for some reason it does not always happen). On Saturday we went to Grey Silo and biked the trails there and then today we went to Blair and biked along the Grand. So much fun and great exercise. Avery is doing great on her 2 wheeler and Meredith is enjoying going along for the ride on the back. This weekend Meredith has become the family photographer - she is quite good and her photos are hilarious. She is running around saying that she wants a family photo - by the dishwasher, in front of the car, on our bikes, at the dinner table. You name it she wants to take the picture. She is having fun and I am loving her shots.



Avery celebrates her real birthday today - Happy Birthday "A". When we asked her at bedtime what her favourite part of the day was she said "Spending a great day with my family" - I love that kid, she always seems to know the right thing to say. Tonight we are heading off to the fireworks. I love fireworks. I hope I can get a couple of good pictures - I will post later.

HAPPY CANADA DAY Everyone! Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

School's Over - Now What MOM!

Today the kids and I had a summer planning meeting at Starbuck's to discuss the activities that they want to do this summer. It is so funny to hear them order kids Chai Lattes! (Yikes what have I started)Here is what Avery wants to do: go swimming, jump on the water trampoline, go for boat rides in Georgia and Quebec and have lots and lots of playdates oh yeah and go bowling on a rainy day. Meredith wants to have Chai Lattes, go to the library, have a campfire and go swimming. What's on my list - a trip on the train, going to Toronto Island, relaxing, reading books and scrapbooking, going to Georgia and the cottage, hanging out with the girls and Andy and improving Avery's reading. It is going to be a great summer. We started out by going to the library to pick up some books and ended up spending the whole afternoon downtown today. Avery biked down on her 2 wheeler and Meredith was in the Chariot. By the time we got back Avery was exhausted.





Made these little Summer 2007 books for the girls to write down what they did, draw pictures, and collect memorabilia.

Birthdays All Done

I can't believe that it is over - the birthdays are done! After 2 dinners, 3 cakes, 24 cupcakes, 1 bouncy castle, 20+ kids and a mountain of presents - we have celebrated the kids birthdays. On Friday night Andy's parents arrived from Ottawa with his 93 year old Gigi and we had a family birthday with all of my family - Avery & Meredith each had their own cake. I like to make sure that they don't have to share - not there fault their birthdays are so close together. We got the girls an American Girl and an Itty Bitty Baby. They were sure a hit. Avery has been asking for one since February. Saturday was for relaxing and visiting. I had Saturday Sampler at the Turtle. Then Sunday the real excitement began. Meredith's party was in the morning with 8 of her friends. They bounced away,had pink pb&j sandwiches and Cinderella cake. The party finished with a Cinderella pinata. In the afternoon Avery had her Canada Day party with 8 of her friends. Bouncy castle, backyard games, cupcake and sparklers, and ended with a scavenger hunt. We finished the day with a swim and BBQ at my mom's. Taking today to recover and put everything away. A few pictures from the weekend.

Busy!

Things are busy around here, it is now the constant state. Meredith finished school and Avery is getting there. I am still busy planning classes for the Scrapping Turtle. We had our June Quickutz Anonymous meeting last weekend and 18 people came out for it. It makes me really happy teaching the classes and I totally look forward to it. June is the birthday month for me, the girls are 2 weeks apart. Next weekend will be the big events. On Friday, family parties for the girls and then on Sunday we will have Meredith's kids party in the morning and Avery's in the afternoon - over the course of the day we will have close to 20 kids here and gone! We rented a bouncy castle for the day so hopefully that will be entertainment enough! Here are some of my favourite pictures right now!


Meredith on her last day of Pre-School


Avery talking to a goat at Waterloo Park

Oh and I joined Facebook this week - yikes! TIME SUCK for sure but it is fun to catch up with people you haven't seen in years.

Wings of Paradise

On Monday I was the parent helper on Avery's trip to Wings of Paradise. I love that place. It transports me to another world for some reason. We had a great little trip and learned alot. The kids in Avery's class always amaze me - the are so smart and well behaved. We are so lucky to have such a great school, amazing kids and such involved parents. Here are a couple of butterfly shots! Avery wore a flower barrett in her hair to try and attract the butterflies - I guess it worked!