Yesterday we finally saw a concrete and tangible benefit to Ken’s medical leave of absence, Leisure passes for the whole family! With our difficult circumstances we qualified for a year of this pass… so now we can go to the zoo, fort, conservatory, pools, etc. as often as we want! So the plan for tomorrow is to head off to the conservatory with Trinity dressed to impress and take her birthday photos in an atmosphere where she does NOT have to sit nicely! So out comes the last of her fancy dresses in this size range and hopefully she will be in the mood to explore and smile.
Tuesday was an at home day for the family. With wonderful weather once again the twins chose to spend their time not spent working on their fire station lapbooks outside in the sunshine. Lots of creative play and sharing for once.
Some number practice before heading outside (Zander)
We are already having to start bringing up our fans from the basement to cool the house down. So even though we are glad to have the sunshine and send the kids out I have a nasty suspicion that being pregnant in summer is going to a first time experience I am NOT going to want to repeat. After all in Alberta air conditioning is NOT the norm for all homes… we are much more concerned with our furnaces for the lengthy cold period.
Beyond the conservatory tomorrow’s plan is to head to the produce store and then have a fruit salad lunch before sending the little ones off for nap. Midweek means we HAVE TO get working on the brown sugar cake for Trinity as well as figuring out food. With the lovely weather and a free Sunday evening the next day we are going to take our left over meat and have friends over for a bbq in the backyard. I figure each person/family/couple could bring over some meat and a side dish or drink and we could put out our new umbrella and the pool Ken is to hunt down by tomorrow and enjoy!
We did rake the backyard and run the sprinkler for a while today… more tonight as this place is tinder dry. Tomorrow Ken will rake the front and again run the sprinkler a little in the evening. At least I am finally starting to see some tulips in the front yard that the owner had planted there years before she left.
Sprinkler! (Gavin red)
Tonight was Emanuel’s special daddy time… they played his Thomas the Tank Engine game, and he won! (Ken said he didn’t even have to cheat really Emanuel did that well!) Tomorrow it is Zander’s choice… IF they behave!
Game time with Daddy
I finished Trinity’s birthday tutu and am VERY happy with it… all sweet and soft colours and plenty of poof. I do believe I am in love with making them again!!
Blue and pink
And of course – today’s scrapbooking:
Mom's Wedding
