first love?

Cameron really seems to have a crush on a girl at school.  I think it will be fun to remember this moment many years from now when he's with a serious girlfriend or perhaps at his wedding?  He told me today that his friend, Sarisha, was the nicest girl to look at in his class.  Isn't that lovely? He likes to play princes and princesses with her and their other friends during their playtime.

The good news is that she seems to like him too. Earlier this week she rushed up to say hello to him as he arrived at the classroom. "Want to play princes and princesses today?" she asked eagerly..."oh well, sure, I guess" said Cameron...as if he hadn't been talking about it in the car the whole way to school!  Playing it cool already Mr. Cameron!

Anyway, it is all very sweet and innocent and I think they've just reached an age where they realise they are building friendships of choice.  Cameron and I talked about kids he likes playing with at school and other kids who he'd rather not play with...he's growing up so fast! 

haircuts

haircuts happened yesterday...boys looking older .. how is it that a haircut on my little boys makes them look older and I want a haircut to make me look younger?

chuck e cheese

Seriously. The people who think up these places need a good smack around the head. My kids loved it of course.  Even though we just went on Tuesday night for our first ever visit all I've heard since we were there is "can we go to C-E-C tonight...pllleeeaaaseee". Then I say no..it is only for a treat... you can't go every day. Then I hear five minutes later "are we going to C-E-C tomorrow?"  I might regret taking them there!

Here are a few photos of the fun...

Anyway, it could have been worse. It was quiet and the boys had a wonderful time. Really, they loved it. Cameron said to me at night.. "I love C-E-C but I love you more mummy"....oh thank goodness!

snakes

Granny Tina started me gardening. So even though she's back home I decided to go out there today and do some weeding and use some weed killer. I'd only be out there about 15 mins when I saw this big snake - yikes! It's a garter snake (thank you internet) and its about 2 feet long. 

It completely creeped me out and now I don't want to go back in there. Plus, it is raining again.

granny in scotland

Granny Tina is back in Scotland safe and sound. We miss you Granny!

Here is Granny with the boys in Meadowlark before all the rain started.  Will it ever stop?

a day out with thomas

It might be the last year that trains are cool for Cameron.  We drove to Baltimore this afternoon to see the B&O Railroad and their Day Out with Thomas. Jamie and Cameron were both really excited about seeing Thomas the Tank Engine and riding on a train. Jamie was so excited the first time he spotted Thomas coming into the station.

Unusually, it has been pouring with rain so we needed new rain coats for the boys so they didn't get too wet.  Matching coats...they'll kill me when they're older!

The B&O museum was great. There were some old trains to climb on and the restored roundhouse train shed was beautiful.  But the best part of the day was a short train ride on Thomas.  Cameron, Jamie, Granny and I had a great day out. Thomas is a really useful engine.

Batman!

Jamie and Cameron love to be superheroes.  Jamie was given a Batman costume for his birthday - thanks to Anna and family! - you can see how much he's loving dressing up.

plasma car

Thanks to Uncle Craig, Auntie Allison and cousin Logan for Jamie's new plasma car!

We've all had fun racing around the house...it is very cool and Jamie is picking up speed!

birthday party for Jamie

We had a great day for Jamie's party. It was very hot and the kids loved the bouncy castle and we turned on the sprinkler so they could cool off. This is us at the end of the day...

Jamie had a delicious chocolate cake.

Grant had fun organising the treasure hunt.

gardening

Auntie Stef and Uncle John sent Jamie a VIU (Vancouver Island University) hoodie for his birthday and he loves it.  Auntie Stef works at the university and we all think Jamie looks ready for college!  Thanks Auntie Stef and Uncle John.

Here are the boys gardening today with Granny Tina. They had lots of fun with watering our plants and filling up our pots with water.

 Granny Tina has been doing lots of work in our garden during her visit. We've really got organised and now have lovely flowers in pots at the front and back of our house. We've also started our herb garden. If we have time we have sunflower seeds for the boys to plant and we're thinking of doing some veggies.  Has anyone got advice on easy veggies to plant that the boys will enjoy? I'm thinking carrots would be a good choice.  Last year I planted strawberries and despite my best efforts, with bird netting etc, we were just feeding the local wildlife.