The day before school whisked away the free days of summer, we squeezed in a family visit to Science World. I don’t think I’ve been since I was a kid, and it was a huge hit, especially the dinosaur exhibit. We tried for a group photo, but the looming dinosaur was too threatening a distraction […]

It was a busy few days for this one. First day of Kindergarten AND a birthday. Everything about the birthday was his absolute favourite. It was heavy on the dinosaurs, which I’m not entirely convinced I believe ever existed, but which I now know an astonishing amount about. If you follow me on Instagram, you saw […]

I’m not entirely sure where this summer went. It was so hot, for so long, I remember that. I barely cooked or baked, thanks to said heat, I remember not doing that. But otherwise, it feels like I blinked and it started pouring rain, and our basement flooded, and now this week I’m losing my […]

Our sweet, smiley, chubby little man turned one last week, and he couldn’t be happier (although I’m not entirely sure the birthday had any bearing on the matter). We met the occasion with our typical low-profile family fanfare, but he still wondered at the morning fuss. Ah, yes, I see, a bag that makes excellent noise when […]

My mom called me the other day to ask whether I could send her a picture of all 4 of my kids together. It seems her independent-grandkid framing days are over, as the number continues to grow and shelf space has its limits. It seems like a simple enough request, but I immediately knew my […]

Things are happening around here, slowly but surely! I can’t believe I forgot to tell you we painted, one of my most favourite things to do to (favourite as in favourite quick change, not actual favourite activity). Our boarder and his girlfriend kindly volunteered to spend an evening painting with us, and they got almost as […]

You guys, we have had veesitorres and we have been summering hard. Not throw-up-on-the-boardwalk hard, but certainly all-pier-traffic-revolves-around-me hard. Rocks are so much easier than sand to remove from small mouths, I can’t say I was upset to arrive at high tide. We went to the fair, where my Dad considered trading in his pastoral […]

Heeeeey Mom, look, a new friend! Hiiiiii, friend! Huuuugs. Kissessss! And never a single fight about toys :)

The older kids have been into the paint and stickers and such, and we’ve been kind of limiting it to Theo’s naptime to minimize my stress levels. They are enthusiastic crafters, especially the little lady. Kristopher starts strong, but his longevity is weak. Theo woke up early the other day and what were we to do […]

My kids are inordinately excited about the idea of Summer Reading Club at the library. They normally read tons, but they are adamant that I set a timer for 15 minutes so they know for sure they’re doing the required time. I think this may actually decrease the amount they read this summer. Kristopher is reading up […]