Tuesday, September 29, 2009

2 Year Wedding Anniversary

2 years and 1 baby later!!!

It just gets better and better....

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Brr! It's Cold!

Our furnace has broken down...what luck! We pulled out the fleece pj's early. Claire looks cute as a bear in her jammies.

You just need to hug her every chance you get!

She's also started running now. It's hilarious. She loves going top speed.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Richmond Hill Tournament

Isaac's team had their last weekend tournament of the year in Richmond Hill. There were a lot of great teams and hard games. The semi-final game ended up in penalty kicks with his team coming through victorious bringing them to the finals. It was a hard fought game with his team falling short this time around putting them in 2nd place overall. Here is a shot of Isaac receiving his trophy with his coaches.

The full team.

Claire had fun as usual hanging out with the boys. It was cute to see her facial expressions whenever her brother would get close to the sidelines, either warming up, taking a throw-in, or in play. She would start to squeal and cheer him on. And whenever the crowd would clap their hands at a play she would too!

She loved just roaming around on the grounds. I couldn't get her to stop for a photo. Here she is running around the tennis court before the game.

She's really brave on her feet now and walks around like she owns the place. Here Daddy is holding on to her to snap the photo.

Then a group of boys walked by and caught her attention.

She just needs to be where the action is!

Sunday, September 13, 2009

All Hands on Deck

Now that we are in full work/school/daycare swing, everyone has to do their part. Here is Claire helping Daddy "fold" the laundry.

Daddy will fold, and Claire will unfold and toss over the shoulder.

Socks can be quite tricky to pair up. But when you find the matching sock, it's really exciting!

Isaac helped me make some lasgna's. We made 3 altogether and threw 2 in the freezer for future dinners. It was delicious!

Go team!

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Our First Week Back

We have officially finished our first back-to-work, back-to-school, start-daycare routine!! We’re exhausted…………

Isaac had a good first week back. He didn’t get the teacher he originally wanted, but was happy afterall with who he does have. His B&A program is also getting better. When I picked him up Friday he was finally partaking in the activities with the other kids. I guess he felt a bit awkward initially being that he is the oldest in the group.

As expected, Claire’s first week has had its ups and downs. The first few days she refused to sleep in the crib at daycare (no shocker to us). They would have to get her to fall asleep in the stroller and then transfer her to the crib. On Wednesday night she decided to get up at 4am and would not go back to sleep. By the time lunch rolled around at the daycare, our little one fell asleep at the lunch table while eating her macaroni and cheese! I really wish they would have got a picture of that for us! The last few days have been good and she is starting to sleep in the crib and she is eating well. She doesn’t cry when we leave her and she’s happy when we pick her up.

I can’t say I love being back-to-work, but I am getting used it. It keeps me busy and my new group is really nice. Mostly I am in the zone when I get to the office – concentrate on getting things done and I’m out the door to pick up the kids!

We’ve managed to get some sort of schedule together for everything but it’s pretty hectic. Our evenings have come down to carting the kids to their activities, making lunches and dinners the night before, quick-cleaning while the kids are in bed, and having few moments of peace before we are konked out for the night. What would we do if we had 1 more????

Don’t be surprised that blog entries will only come once a week now (at most)!!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

In Search for the Beach

I really wanted to take the kids to the beach before the summer was over. We`ve been so busy that it`s been hard so a close second was to head down to Lakeshore.

Traffic was a mess because of the CNE, but by the time we managed to find parking and make our way down to the boardwalk, it was well worth it.

The kids had fun running around in the grass and lots of spectators were sitting by the water watching the air show. I packed some light snacks for us. The popcorn was a hit. Check out the kernel on Claire`s chin.

We headed down the boardwalk to the playground. Here`s Claire checking out the wood chips.

Thaiana pushing Claire on the swings. These two just love hanging out with each other! Look at the joy on their faces.



Our attempt to get a photo of Isaac and Claire.....who is not interested at the moment!

There were also lots of swans on the lake. Claire loved looking at them. Here`s a close up of one.

We later got some pizza and ice cream for dinner and then headed home. On leaving, Isaac asked why we never came down here more often (since it`s close to home and there`s lots to do). Very good point!! We`ll try to squeeze it into our schedule again soon.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Mohawks

We had my nephew Ben for a few hours tonight so we thought it would be fun to give Claire and Ben a bath. This was the first time we put Claire in the big tub so we thought if Ben was in there with her, it wouldn`t be as scary! They just loved it. We had some fun with their hair.

Ben`s mohawk.

Claire`s mohawk.

A side-view.

Two cute babies in a tub.

They are going to hate me when they`re teenagers for doing this!

Daycare Transition

In preparation for full time daycare next week, Claire was allowed to visit her new daycare today and yesterday.

On her first day she visited for half a day (9am-12pm). I got to stay with her this time to help get her comfortable with her new routine. She had so much fun and loved being around the other kids and exploring the new grounds. The teachers were also very nice and patient. It was cute to see her sit at the lunch table with everyone. I asked to take photos but we weren`t allowed. Boo!

On her second day, she visisted from 9am-3:00pm but I left her alone with them to see how she would handle it. She totally didn`t notice (or really cared) that I left! When I was leaving it was outside playtime in the playground and she just darted to the door along with the rest of the kids. It was as if she`d been part of the group for so long. And....she ate lunch....and.....she napped!!!! I was totally surprised about the napping bit.

Looks like she`ll be just fine! It made me realize that she will have her own life one day - without us! How they grow up so fast!