A few of our happenings

The problem with not posting more often is that I forget those one liners or full stories that the kids provide me with! The problem with posting more often is that it means I usually get to bed much later than I should. But, with such nice comments posted I couldn't put it off for another day and since I have a Tupperware shower to attend to tonight I thought I would sneak a few lines in right now. (Supper is soup and it's ripening :) on the stove)

This is a portion of the results of last Thursday's activities with Leah. She had 50 day on Friday and I thought I could use that as an excuse to do something extra special with her so I cut out some strips of BLUE paper and she stamped the fronts with flowers for the girls and donkeys for the boys :) Then she started to stamp "happy 50 day" in the inside but it was a bit of a disaster so I encouraged her to write her name first. There's nothing quite like anything "artsy or crafty" with a child to bring out my impatience and nerves but realizing that would totally defeat the original purpose, I tried some of my best negotiating and conniving to finish this project without getting frustrated. Thankfully, I was successful and Steve and I finished the project off after she was in bed. Take note, 50 times is a lot of times for a little girl to write her name.


I also got some wonderful video of Cam coming flying down the stairs on his stomach, head first. It amazes me what that little guy all dares to do when he copies his brother and sister! Although I would love to share the video with you last time I found out how long it takes to upload so I don't think I'll do it very often.

Friday, Krista came in the morning just to help out for a bit and then Leanne came to keep me company as I had already told her I didn't intend to do anything that day! She wisely suggested going for a walk and we had a fantastic time in the sunshine, trying out the "big caboose". Cam really enjoys going down the slide but doesn't always remember to sit down before the slide! Sam had a hoot getting soaking wet in all the puddles he could find, good thing we were already on our way home. Chelsie had on the cutest pair of pink boots but I'll let Leanne share those pictures. Chelsie sure did enjoy the swing. One thing I noticed about doing nothing is that I really must not do it often. Both Sam and Cam didn't want to play, they only wanted to sit by me and hang all over me on the couch.


Saturday Leah and I started off doing errands together. Errands are a funny thing. They always sound enticing as it is time that only you get to spend with Mom but when you get down to the nitty, gritty of it, errands can be hard to endure! When we got home we found Steve and Sammy bringing things that are stored in Cam's room upstairs into our basement. That was the start of the cleaning up urge! Steve finished his Saturday with a beautifully organized shed. I'll have to post some pictures of it because it's worth seeing... actually, since most of you didn't see the before picture (which I neglected to take) after pictures probably won't mean a whole lot.



Well, I still could write about Sunday and Monday and today but I have run out of posting time. I'll have to catch you up on more details another time.



In the meanwhile I'll include these pictures of the twins. They are really starting to enjoy cooing to eachother and playing with eachother's hands.




Sorry, you'll have to crink you neck a little for the one picture. I forgot to turn it before I uploaded it and now I can't figure out how to remove it or turn it. I'm welcome to any teaching any of you is able to provide!