A little bit of everything

Spring and summer came this week. We did all sorts of exciting things. I’ve been trying to take my camera but it’s a long list of must haves with an infant and a toilet training toddler.

This picture below is Vanessa checking out a beetle. We went to a park nearby that Eric cycles through to get home from work and met him there with a pic-nic. It was a really nice night to eat el fresco. Eric loved showing up at the park and dinner was all ready to eat.

Since it’s been getting hot I asked Vanessa if she wanted her hair tied up like Mommy and she pretty much ignored me until the next morning when she came up to me and asked me to tie it up like Mommy in a pony tail. We set her up downstairs and tied it up. She was an angel. With all her curls and fine hair it’s hard to comb but she sat patiently while I tied it up.

Here are gratuitous pictures of Hailey.

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Vanessa was generously given a house for her birthday. It has was set up at Grandma and Grandpa’s until the weather got nice. We’ve had some gorgeous weather and Vanessa’s been able to play in her house in the backyard quite a bit.

Candiac is on the ball. It opened it’s sprinkler parks early. They’re awesome. We were called Monday to join the playgroup at the park last Monday and it couldn’t have been better.

As you can see we all had fun. I called Chris the night before to join us with Kieran and they jumped at the chance. I picked them up at the bus and we drove over to the park. Kieran was hesitant but will likely be more confident next time. Vanessa had a complete blast. (Thanks Christina for the cute bathing suit)

Saturday was a busy day with swimming and cleaning cars. We spent the whole day with Chris and Kieran. Had lunch with Tim and Grandma. Vanessa and Kieran have started to play with each other. It’s a lot of fun to watch. Especially when they get into laughing fits.

Post nursing rest.

We did try to put the two oldest down for naps but were unsuccessful so I pulled out a bucket of water and some toys. They had a lot of fun in the back yard. Vanessa going on about two friends to Kieran while they slid together down the slide and swinging together. It’s what summers memories are made from. Sorry I don’t have any pictures of that since I was inside making marlin to BBQ along with some sides. Chris brought a nice dessert and we had a lovely meal outside watching the clouds.

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Fun, Fun, Fun... Hailey turned two months old last week-end. As everyone says, she sure is growing. Longer and longer. She is a really really easy going baby. She loves her sleep and I love her sleep too. She sleeps through the night for a couple of weeks now. Through the day she she`s a light sleeper. Hailey loves to smile back at anyone. She smiles easily and it`s such a joy. My fresh new baby talks a lot and it`s great! Vanessa says she speaks French and that`s why she doesn`t understand. :-)

Vanessa is growing FAST! Last week-end we started potty training a-gain. But this time is for the last time. We`ve had a few accidents but we`re well on our way. gummy dinosaurs really kicked it off but she rarely asks for them now. I can take her out for short trips and not worry too much but we have yet to put her #2 in the toilette so now I know when she's quiet I've got a mess to clean up. Oh well. Soon there will be no diapers, pull ups or diaper rash.

We spent the whole week-end glued to Vanessa. She got lots of attention and that worked well for her other "issues". I've been able to go out in public and and Canadian Tire without putting her in a stroller or something. She followed pretty well and listened mostly. Fantastic. I'm feeling a little more confident about the summer and full time with Vanessa.

Pictures to come...

Cat in the Hat.

This next video is priceless. Beware it's over 5 minutes but I'm a proud Mommy and couldn't cut any of it out.