my irises

My irises are blooming. And they're so pretty. I just can't pass by them without smiling.














Unfortunately,

Caleb

does

not

feel

the

same

way...














I think he was a little unsure about the rain falling on his (almost) bald little head. Or maybe he just doesn't like irises.

But Matthew was pretty chipper. Look at that crazy face!














My friend, christinew once told me, "Someday he will stop making that face...and you will miss it!"

I'm sure she's right, but in the meantime, it still drives me just a little bit crazy.

having scanner problems today

I have a really good picture for Flashback Friday, but I'm having scanner problems, so it'll have to wait.

In the meantime, I'll fill you in on what we've been up to over the course of the last week or so...

• playing trains
• trying on hats from the dress up box
• sleeping through the night (finally! thanks Elizabeth)
• making words on the fridge
• throwing food onto the floor
• making mini-pizzas on pita bread
• reading books
• playing musical instruments
• play-doh at the kitchen table
• scrapbooking
• sending packages :)
• shopping
• going to storytime at the library
• discovering birds
• eating toast with a spoon
• drinking lots of chocolate milk
• saying the word maybe alot (Matthew)
• talking more and more and understanding lots (Caleb)
• counting our blessings

picnic in the park (victoria day)

Before you get images of me packing a nice picnic lunch in a wicker picnic basket, I have to tell you...

We picked up McDonalds.

Hee hee.

But we had a lovely time in Wascana Park. We found a nice shady area and spread out our blanket. After we ate, the boys ran around and it was so nice because we could see them and it's so good for them to just be able to run.

I didn't get too many good pictures, but that's okay because that just means we were too busy enjoying ourselves :)

my new favourite bbq recipe

Super easy homemade bbq sauce. Yum.

Smothered this on chicken thighs (although I'm sure it would be great on anything) and then threw them on the grill.

1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup salsa
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp worcestershire sauce

This is from my fave cookbook at the moment (The Healthy Family)

Give it a try :)

two funny things (about Matthew)

1. Yesterday it was very nice out here (and today too-yay!). Nice enought to wear shorts for the first time this year. But Matthew wasn't too sure about these "shorts".

Matthew: Mom, where are the sleeves on these pants?

Hee hee.


2. Today, Matthew and I were snuggling and reading books and I said, "I sure love you".

Matthew: I sure love you too. And I sure like yogurt.

This is the yogurt he likes so much.

reach the top

They who reach the top, boys,
First must climb the hill.
-James H. Fassett


Caleb started climbing today.

No, really climbing.

Everything.

Up onto the sofa.

On top of the train table.

On Grandma's coffee table.

Yikes!

mother's day

I had a great day. Did you?

Here are some highlights (in no particular order, as you can see):

• the slideshow/video that Rick put together of me being a mom (awww, kleenex anyone?)
• my "mother's day" card (I wish I could have seen Rick's face when he realized that he accidentally bought a birthday card-hee hee. *)
• a new printer
• still having to change diapers, just not as many
• a nice long nap
• brunch at my mom's (how come my mom's waffles always taste better than mine?)
• visiting my mom and my mother-in-law
• a yummy supper at home
• just being thankful for all of my blessings

*In all fairness, the card was picked out by Matthew and it was quite lovely and was meant for mothers :)

newsflash

This just in...

Up until a few minutes ago, Caleb's vocabulary consisted of these two words:

ba...(pointing)
-translation: bunny, bear or ball (depending on what he was pointing at)

ga...(pointing)
-translation: everything else (depending on what he was pointing at)

Here's the newsflash....

Today at lunch Caleb said "nana" and pointed to the banana!

Yay! His daddy takes full credit since yesterday he fed him a WHOLE banana at snack time.

We now return to your regularly scheduled blogging :)

*If you're looking for me, I'll be washing smushed up banana off the highchair and the floors and the walls...

shopping

It all began Friday afternoon.

With shoes.

I hadn't bought shoes in such a long time.

And then I bought two pairs.

These ones:


















and these ones













The shopping spree continued on Saturday, when we finally bought a new sofa and loveseat. We had been shopping for over a year!

Here it is. The colour is a little bit off. But you get the idea.










I go grocery shopping this afternoon. Who knows what I'll buy next? Hee hee!

party girl

Flashback Friday... Kenosee Lake ~ May 1996 ~ girl's weekend

This is one of the last photos taken of me as a "party girl". Notice that I'm drinking out of a bowl? I forgot to bring a cup to the cabin that we rented and they didn't supply cups. Only dishes, cutlery and ... bowls. So I had to drink out of a bowl all weekend. Shortly after this weekend, Rick and I became more serious and I grew up, but it sure was fun to be a party girl for a little while.

hey mister knicker bocker...

boppity bop!

That song is stuck in my head. Can you guess who we saw today?

Matthew was even more excited than Caleb. But they both really enjoyed the show. Matthew danced around and Caleb clapped and pointed.

And I don't even care if Barney's not cool anymore, I'm not afraid to say I had a good time too.

:)

Hey mister knicker bocker boppity bop!