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| Pin the horn on Princess Celestia |
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| Rainbow cake!! |
Thursday, 27 March 2014
Amelia's birthday
It's only six months after the fact!! Can we just say '''better late than never"??
Miss Mimi turned 5 last September, and here are some shots of her birthday. Both girls had "My Little Pony" themes, which made for a lovely colourful decorations - and easy. All I did was rainbows, you can't go wrong with that.
Wow! has it really been that long??
The answer is yes, of course. Sorry we haven't been posting, I'm busy, but not that busy. It's time to take a few moments to recap the past few months.
Let's start from more recent news. Our little Ember turned 4 only two weeks ago, which was very exciting. I'll just show the pictures, there's not much to say about it.
It was a great time and I still can't believe my baby is four now!
Let's start from more recent news. Our little Ember turned 4 only two weeks ago, which was very exciting. I'll just show the pictures, there's not much to say about it.
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| My little beauties |
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| Dance party! |
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| The party gang |
Friday, 13 September 2013
Ember's first day
So here is Miss Ember and her first day of preschool, as promised.
She is very comfortable at Ms. Pat's because Amelia went there and of course Ember always came for drop off/pick up. She even got to spend a couple of classes there - last year's Halloween party and the end of the year party.
Her drop off was even easier because she just went right in and knew what to do, probably wouldn't have noticed we were leaving if we didn't make her stop colouring to say goodbye (hence the annoyed look in the above photo). Also there are only nine kids in her class whereas there were hundreds of kids at Amelia's school plus all the parents for the primary grade drop off. It was pretty overwhelming.
Now as I look back at Ember's photos, I feel a bit teary. Mostly because she's my baby, but also because she has changed so much. It seems like Amelia has looked the same for the past few years, the only changes are her height and hair length, but Ember seems to have changed the most over the past two years. It's hard to say if that's true, I see them every day so I can't tell.
Anyway, now I have to find something to do with myself for 2.5 hours every Tuesday and Thursday! That shouldn't be hard.... I have a to do list longer than my arm.
Also, some good news! I will be taking care of our neighbour's little girl starting in October. Tayler is the same age as Ember and is enrolled in the same preschool. Her parents are both military and very, very busy. They were unhappy with the daycare she went to and we talked about it and here we are! We look forward to having someone else to play with.
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| almost ready to leave |
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| Went straight to work |
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| Seems to be thinking: are they going to leave yet? |
She is very comfortable at Ms. Pat's because Amelia went there and of course Ember always came for drop off/pick up. She even got to spend a couple of classes there - last year's Halloween party and the end of the year party.
Her drop off was even easier because she just went right in and knew what to do, probably wouldn't have noticed we were leaving if we didn't make her stop colouring to say goodbye (hence the annoyed look in the above photo). Also there are only nine kids in her class whereas there were hundreds of kids at Amelia's school plus all the parents for the primary grade drop off. It was pretty overwhelming.
Now as I look back at Ember's photos, I feel a bit teary. Mostly because she's my baby, but also because she has changed so much. It seems like Amelia has looked the same for the past few years, the only changes are her height and hair length, but Ember seems to have changed the most over the past two years. It's hard to say if that's true, I see them every day so I can't tell.
Anyway, now I have to find something to do with myself for 2.5 hours every Tuesday and Thursday! That shouldn't be hard.... I have a to do list longer than my arm.
Also, some good news! I will be taking care of our neighbour's little girl starting in October. Tayler is the same age as Ember and is enrolled in the same preschool. Her parents are both military and very, very busy. They were unhappy with the daycare she went to and we talked about it and here we are! We look forward to having someone else to play with.
Saturday, 7 September 2013
First Day of Primary (Kindergarden)
Well, summer came and went again. Here we are and it's almost fall again. Everyone tells you how quickly life goes with children, but it never seems like it until that first day of school when you wonder to yourself, "where did that last five years go?"
I didn't feel any sadness dropping her off (I didn't even cry!) just pride and happiness. Not in that "yes! one down, one to go!" way but in a "wow, my little girl is so big and mature and I'm so proud of her!" She is really ready and seems to be adjusting well.
The succession of pictures shows her mood changing the closer we got to school. She was definitely nervous and probably overwhelmed the first morning, but she came running out with a big smile at the end of the day and I knew everything was great.
She has a few little buddies in school with her, one who is in her class, and hopefully more friends to come. Like me, she's shy so I'm working on helping her learn how to talk to other kids and ask if they want to play. It's so much easier to learn those things when you are (almost) five than when you are in your thirties.
Speaking of almost five, I'm going to have pictures in a few weeks of a 5th birthday! I'll also post pictures of Ember's first day of preschool next Tuesday.
I didn't feel any sadness dropping her off (I didn't even cry!) just pride and happiness. Not in that "yes! one down, one to go!" way but in a "wow, my little girl is so big and mature and I'm so proud of her!" She is really ready and seems to be adjusting well.
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| Packing up our gear in the morning |
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| Not wanting a photo taken on the walk to school |
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| Ron caught her off guard |
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| This one sums up her feelings right before the bell rang. This one kind of breaks my heart. |
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| Just before we left the classroom |
The succession of pictures shows her mood changing the closer we got to school. She was definitely nervous and probably overwhelmed the first morning, but she came running out with a big smile at the end of the day and I knew everything was great.
She has a few little buddies in school with her, one who is in her class, and hopefully more friends to come. Like me, she's shy so I'm working on helping her learn how to talk to other kids and ask if they want to play. It's so much easier to learn those things when you are (almost) five than when you are in your thirties.
Speaking of almost five, I'm going to have pictures in a few weeks of a 5th birthday! I'll also post pictures of Ember's first day of preschool next Tuesday.
Monday, 10 June 2013
Rain rain go away... seriously.
I'm trying to stop complaining about, well, everything, so instead here is a list of good things about all the rain we get here in the Maritimes:
1. We don't need to water the garden or the grass
2. We save money on sunscreen and almost no risk of sunburn
3. The grass grows green and lush with no work at all
4. The car gets washed with no effort from us
5. The chance of forest fires in this province: 0.0005% * (approximately)
6. You get year-round use out of your Bogs** - lord knows you paid enough for them!
7. Although there are probably lots of breeding grounds for mosquitos, none of them can fly when it's raining.
8. Puddle jumping is an official sport in Nova Scotia
9. There is literally no chance of any lakes ever drying out. Ever.
10. Damp officially becomes a "colour" - as in: "Do those Bogs come in damp?"
Not bad for my first try in being positive, eh?
I tried to upload a video of the rain but it didn't work and I'm too lazy to figure out how to do it properly (I think it needs to be converted to a different format and that sounds like too much work!) So instead here are some random photos from the past few weeks when it didn't rain.
* this is not a factual figure, just one I made up :)
** Bogs are over-priced hybrid rubber/winter boots that are almost essential in Nova Scotia, they come in cool colours and designs, for which you pay dearly.
1. We don't need to water the garden or the grass
2. We save money on sunscreen and almost no risk of sunburn
3. The grass grows green and lush with no work at all
4. The car gets washed with no effort from us
5. The chance of forest fires in this province: 0.0005% * (approximately)
6. You get year-round use out of your Bogs** - lord knows you paid enough for them!
7. Although there are probably lots of breeding grounds for mosquitos, none of them can fly when it's raining.
8. Puddle jumping is an official sport in Nova Scotia
9. There is literally no chance of any lakes ever drying out. Ever.
10. Damp officially becomes a "colour" - as in: "Do those Bogs come in damp?"
Not bad for my first try in being positive, eh?
I tried to upload a video of the rain but it didn't work and I'm too lazy to figure out how to do it properly (I think it needs to be converted to a different format and that sounds like too much work!) So instead here are some random photos from the past few weeks when it didn't rain.
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| Ember's fabulous outfit |
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| Face painting at the Lebanese festival |
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| Unicorns! |
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| Lebanese Festival |
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| A birthday party at Superstore where they each got to take home a cake. We had a lot of cake that weekend. |
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| A warm day at the park |
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| Enjoying cotton candy at the Brookhouse Elementary BBQ |
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| Ember with her pockets stuffed with rocks - she was holding her shorts up, or they would have fallen off. |
* this is not a factual figure, just one I made up :)
** Bogs are over-priced hybrid rubber/winter boots that are almost essential in Nova Scotia, they come in cool colours and designs, for which you pay dearly.
Wednesday, 22 May 2013
Sew fun!
Just thought I would post pictures of what we made today. The girls each chose what to make, and which fabrics to use. Ember made a bird and Amelia made a rose and an ice cream cone. They stitched them (mostly) by hand (with a little help from Mommy) and even threaded the needles by themselves (as I held the needle steady). I think all their projects turned out great!
The irony was lost on me until I was telling Ron about it afterwards, but when I asked the girls what music they wanted to listen to while we crafted, Ember asked for Kraftwerk. Awesome!!!
The irony was lost on me until I was telling Ron about it afterwards, but when I asked the girls what music they wanted to listen to while we crafted, Ember asked for Kraftwerk. Awesome!!!
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Work in progress
Since I have moved my sewing room upstairs into the spare room, I have been able to do so many new projects as well as finish some old ones. I just wanted to share some of my work.
I've made a teapot "sweater", a plastic bag holder, and a hot water bottle cover - which is made from an upcycled felted wool sweater. I've also made some rain pants for Amelia, and crocheted a pile of dish cloths. I almost forgot- I finally made some curtains for the bathroom window, so no more flashing the neighbours! They are a beautiful, simple, white linen than I did a drawn thread technique on. They are quite lovely, but I might stitch on a ribbon for some color.
I love having my own space on the main floor, it's awesome! I can duck in and work on a project if I only have just a few minutes, since I can leave my projects on the table. The girls sometimes like to come in and visit but today they played happily almost all day with each other and I was able to make a complete project. I'm building myself up to trying some more projects with them, but it is much easier to do when I can work one on one with them.
I've made a teapot "sweater", a plastic bag holder, and a hot water bottle cover - which is made from an upcycled felted wool sweater. I've also made some rain pants for Amelia, and crocheted a pile of dish cloths. I almost forgot- I finally made some curtains for the bathroom window, so no more flashing the neighbours! They are a beautiful, simple, white linen than I did a drawn thread technique on. They are quite lovely, but I might stitch on a ribbon for some color.
I love having my own space on the main floor, it's awesome! I can duck in and work on a project if I only have just a few minutes, since I can leave my projects on the table. The girls sometimes like to come in and visit but today they played happily almost all day with each other and I was able to make a complete project. I'm building myself up to trying some more projects with them, but it is much easier to do when I can work one on one with them.
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