DAY 149: Field Trip

Ethan had his last field trip of the year today. I got to go along

and I also took Kara and miss Kassidy along. I think everyone had a good

day! They got to see some really neat birds, a snake, lots of cows, and

went on a hayride. To top it all off, they even got to ride a horse! 

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DAY 148: Crabapple Tree in Bloom

We currently have all of two trees on our yard. At least they

look pretty when they are in bloom.

DAY 147: Sunday Soup

DAY 146: Boy!

Kassidy doesn't have a lot of words in her vocabulary yet. But

one of the ones we've heard most often is 'Boy!', which she 

says everytime she sees Ethan. She really seems to like him, and

likes to follow him around. Ethan put up with her sitting on his lap 

for a few minutes, before asking very nicely if she could 

get off.

DAY 145: Free Rides

The kids are loving having Uncle James, Auntie Kara and little Kassidy 

out for a visit. I don't think they let James have a moment to himself.

DAY 144: Sticking Together

They asked if they could go to the park, so I said as long as they

stayed together that would be ok. They took that 'stay together',

quite literally.

DAY 143: Reading Stories

This is how a found them the other night. I thought it was 

really sweet. I love it that Madison likes to take the time to 

read to her younger siblings. 

DAY 142: New Duvet Covers

All the kids have needed new bedding for awhile now. I finally managed

to find something for the little girls. The white with thin stripes is the back 

side, and the front has bright, colorful thick stripes. It's cute. Now what

we need is a twin sized bed for Nadiya, so we can get rid of her crib.
It's not much good having a twin sized cover on a crib sized bed.

DAY 141: A Day In The City

 

The kids and I spent the day in the city today. I had a few things

I needed to get that I couldn't get in our little town.  The kids

were wonderful all day, which always make my day much easier,

 especially when I've got errands to do. We enjoyed

a McDonald's picnic in the van and later on in the afternoon we got

to spend some time with Auntie Chantelle.

DAY 141: Santa In May

Kaelynn's latest dentist prize.
(And another 11:30 pm jump-out-of bed type of picture.)

DAY 140: Getting Ready For Our Fence

Byron did this 40+ times on Saturday. Not a very exciting job, but it

had to be done. We are hoping to have a fence up soon. I'm kind of looking forward

to it. It'll be super easy to keep an eye on Nadiya when she's out if she's fenced in 

the backyard instead of having the run of the neighborhood.

DAY 139: A Special Visit

 Auntie Ashley came for a quick visit on friday night. The kids

enjoyed every minute of it, although I think they may have tired

Auntie Ashley out with all their running and jumping around.

DAY 138: Babysitting

 I got to spend the day with this little sweetie today. I even got a kiss from her this afternoon. :)

 

DAY 137

DAY 136: Mother's Day Gift

Isn't it pretty? I got this beautiful plant from Madison for Mother's Day.

She was so excited to give it to me!

DAY 135: Mother's Day Tea Party

The kindergarten class had their annual Mother's Day Tea today. They

first did a play in which Ethan was a little troll. And I have to say he made a
very cute little troll. The kids did a really good job with the play. It was quite cute

to see. After the play, the moms and grandparents were served tea by the

kindergarteners,and just before it was time to go home they sang a few songs. I

think the kids had a lot of fun with it, and it's pretty special for them to have there

moms and grandparents at school just for them.

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A few more pictures of the afternoon:

DAY 134: The Easiest Skirt

Madison's been needing a new sunday skirt for a long time, and I just

haven't been able to find something that we're both happy with. So

last week I decided to go through some old clothes of mine, and I found a dress

that I had from a few years ago. I pulled it out, decided that if I cut the top off right above the 

waist line, and sewed on a wide elastic at the top of the skirt it would make

a nice long skirt. I'm quite sure this was the easiest skirt I have ever made!

How Tall Are You?

I've been wanting one of these for a couple of years. I just never got around to

it. A few months ago I finally got around to actually buying the piece of

wood that I needed for it, and this week I managed to finish our new

height ruler. The kids were quite excited to see how tall they all are. I 

found some of the kids old medical papers and added their old heights in

as well, just so they could see how much they've grown.

DAY 133: Learning the Monkey Bars

We spent a while at the park today, and Madison spent a lot of that

time practicing on the monkey bars. The bars at the park are harder than

normal ones, because they get higher as you go along. Madison started off 

only making it to the second one, but by the time we went home 

she was quite proud to say that she could touch the 5th bar!

DAY 132: Not Enough Sleep

She was awake for hours last night. I don't usually put her for naps because then

she won't fall asleep at night, but sometimes she just ends up zonked out on the 

ground somewhere. Like right in the middle of the living room where everyone

else had to step around her. I didn't have the heart to wake her up today. (And 

I was probably enjoying the peace and quiet a little to much to wake her up anyways.)

DAY 131: Sidewalk Chalk

I always like to have sidewalk chalk around. The kids

never seem to get bored with it. The last of our chalk from last summer

was used up a week or so ago, so I bought a new bucket today.  The 

girls were so excited to go outside and draw some new pictures. This

was all they managed to get done, before the had enough of all

the wind and headed back inside. I think the middle part there was

Kaelynn practicing her K's. You can kind of see it.

DAY 130: The Toothfairy Came!

Kaelynn has terrible teeth, just like my older two. I am so 

hoping that Nadiya will be totally different and have amazing

teeth. I like to dream! Anyways, she had one pulled yesterday and

is going in to the hospital on friday to have more dental work done. 

The toothfairy forgot to leave money last night but halfway through

the day when Kaelynn asked me if the tooth fairy took her tooth yet,

the toothfairy suddenly remembered. When Kaelynn

went down to look again later she came running upstairs to let me know

that the toothfairy actually came!

DAY 129:

Kaelynn had to get a tooth pulled at the dentist today. She was very brave

about it, and I was quite proud of her. She picked out a balloon rocket out of 

the dentist's goodie box, and couldn't wait till Byron got home and they could try it out.

Of course Byron was more than willing to try it out, so he blew it up and

let it go. First in the house, but when that wasn't quite cool enough, they took

it outside. Well, it worked a little too well outside and it landed on our neighbour's

roof. It's a good thing Byron has a long ladder and could climb up and reach it.

Day 128

He's going to be a computer geek just like his dad. Byron got this old

gameboy thing in a box of electronics a few years ago. Ethan just loves playing 

on it. We have to start putting a time on it, just so he's not playing it

every moment of the day. He even snuck it in his back to school the other day. 

DAY 127: My Girls

Crazy girls of mine! They are each so different, but I love them all

so much! I could just squish them! :)

DAY 126

Byron spends some of his spare time fixing other people's

computers. I don't mind most of the time, but when it's

been sitting on my coffee table for a few days I am quite happy

when it's gone again.

DAY 125: First Fire Of The Year!

It's a terrible picture. I didn't have my camera with me so I used

Byron's phone quickly, but you get the idea. We went to 

Richard and Ciny's on friday night for supper and sat around

the fire afterwards. I just love it that winter is over.

DAY 124

The kids forgot to clean up their bikes yesterday afternoon so 

they had to go back out after supper and put them away. Nadiya

was already in her pajamas. Just thought I'd let you know

I don't usually let her walk around wearing non matching outfits

and especially not socks with flip-flops. Terrible style that girl has. 

Just an extra picture so you can see her lovely outfit in all

it's beauty.

DAY 123: Best Snack Ever

A few scoops of vanilla ice cream, a spoonful of peanut butter and a small

handful of chocolate chips and you've got yourself a oh so yummy 

ice cream treat. And you can even pretend it's healthy; you've got your dairy,

you've got your protein and they do say chocolate is good 

for you. Maybe not milk chocolate chips exactly, but who's going to be picky 

about that.

DAY 122: Two Little Brats Again

Who wouldn't put their life jackets on and play all afternoon while wearing them?

Sounds like fun to me!