Long Weekend X 2

We usually don't have long weekends around here as Dave works Saturdays.  This means we stay in town more often then not, unless Dave takes a vacation day.  We were lucky enough to have an impromptu long weekend the weekend of Mothers day.  Saturday was our free day.  We picked up sandwiches from Vincenzo's and headed to the park for a picnic, visiting the animals and playing on the swing.

Marlo our little drama queen/daredevil loves the swing.  She was actually swinging higher then Otis wanted to go and loving it.  I stopped her to adjust her little body and she lost her mind.  The very moment she started to swing again she began to smile and laugh.  I am so worried about the tantrums she is going to have, especially in public.  We then went to a friends for a B.B.Q.

Mothers day was wonderful.  I got breakfast in bed and manual labour as my gift.  The lawn got mowed, the wood ties were pegged into place for our construction zone/new patio and we also managed to give the main floor a much needed spring clean.  

May 24 was a fun weekend too.  Dave was back to his regular work schedule.  A friend came by for the day Saturday as she needed to be out of the house with her small children while her husband worked on their kitchen.  We spent the day outside in the shaded back yard.  The kids had a ball playing.  We hosted our regular Sunday dinner which was yummy as usual.  I also organized a small get together with some of the neighbours, where we all pitched in for the fireworks and brought snacks.  Dave was our pyrotechnic for the evening.  Otis and the others kids had so much fun running around at night and picking out which firework was next.  

Monday was our day to recover.  I was under the weather.  So we just hung out for the day and watched some movies.  We even got take out for dinner which is something we are trying to do less of these days.

I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend too!!!!

T-ball

Otis started t-ball a few weeks back.  It is a 2 month program not very far from our place.  He is #11 on the Blue Team.  He is on a team with several of his friends.  We have discovered as he plays the other three teams that there are many kids from his class on the other teams too.

They are having such a blast.  T-ball is pretty fun to watch.  There is no score and everyone gets a turn.  On our way to his first game Otis proclaimed that he would be the captain of the team that night.  I asked him how that would happen?  He simply stated, "Because my team will pick me".

Family Day - The last one as a family of 3

I have done it.  I have caught Loopeeeee up.  Just in the nick of time.  For those who don't know I am going into the hospital tomorrow morning (August 26th) to have a c-section.  This little girl is on her way.  She has been given her eviction notice as Dave says.

This passed Monday Dave, Otis and I spent the day together.  It was Otis' choice.  As it is the last week he will be an only child.  For the most part he seems to understand what will be happening. He has been a bit more emotional recently.  I am sure there will be other baby side effects in the weeks/months to come.

We spent the morning hanging out at home and then headed to the Lego Store. to build and race some cars.

We then went to see Spy Kids 4 and headed home for some Lego Star Wars on the Xbox.

 

Bird Kingdom

Otis, my mom and I went to the Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls.  We went during the hottest week of July.  you can only imagine how much hotter it was in the bird aviary.

The Bird Kingdom is in the old Niagara Falls Museum.  There were still bits of the old museum through out.   Going over the falls in a barrel is part of Niagara's history and tourism.  There used to be a booth at Maple Leaf Village where you could take pictures as if you were going over the falls.  The same barrel is now in the museum and you can take your own free pictures.  I Love the look on Otis' face.  

Otis became obsessed with following the feet through the aviary that we then had to go through again so he could see the things he had missed the first time through.  

We found this green bird down a hallway where the bathroom is.  just hanging out by itself.  So Strange.

We fed Lorikeets in the feeding area.  At one point I had 6 birds hanging out on me.  there was on hanging from the ceiling that pooped on my foot.  I was orange and slimy between my toes.

We drove down Clifton Hill on the way to the Bird Kingdom.  It was the first time Otis  had been down the hill.  On the way down he was in such aww asking if we could go there.  He the says "It is like an amusement park"  I promised him that we would go one day once the baby was out and have fun at all the different places we could go.  I don't think I could have ever made it down the hill.   Forget about getting back up to to the car.

Cob & Pizza Workshop at Little City Farm

We have been pretty busy around here this summer.  Between Bailey's, babysitting two kids and oh yeah being pregnant I haven't had as much time to spend on the laptop.  I also got a smartphone that is allowing me to stay connected while not sitting in one spot. Don't get me wrong I do "A LOT" of sitting these days.  I will work on getting you caught up on our Summer.  Hopefully before the baby comes.

Otis and I went to Little City Farm's first children's work shop mid July.  We learned about cob Cob is a Sand, clay and straw mixture.  Is it used in building homes, ovens, benches etc.  Otis and I built a fort for his Starwars characters.  it was just like the house Anakin Skywalker lived in.

I have been dreaming of having a cob oven on our back yard for awhile now.  I have come to the acceptance we will not have one at this house. I am not sure how long we will live here and you can't take a cob oven with you.

After we played with the cob mixture we went in and made our own pizzas for lunch.  Greg baked them in their cob oven and we enjoyed a delicious lunch out in the back yard.

We made sure to visit the chickens and fish in the pond before we left.  Otis really enjoyed himself and was excited to go to a workshop just him and I.

Long Weekend Baseball

I can't remember how long we have been playing baseball on long weekends.  This weekend was no exception.  We tend to stay in town for one reason or another on long weekends and look forward to getting together with friends.  I love how our friends are so accepting of Otis and let him get in the way here and there.  He was so tired after playing.  He must have run the whole diamond at least four times.  He looked so little running that big infield.

Kiwanis Park

We went to Kiwanis on Saturday for the first time this year.  I decided instead of the pool that was a pain in my butt to get a KW Swim pass.  

I think we are going to get a lot of use out of it and look forward to passing the summer near water.  Some day I would love that water to come with a cottage.  One can dream can't they?

Sparklers & Fire

Victoria Day came and went this year.  I don't want anyone to worry, I did managed to get some fire works in.   Otis and I had a very busy Saturday.  We started the day at the Little City Farms annual seedling sale.    We then heading to Niagara for the afternoon.  No trip to Niagara occurs with out a stop at Ikea for the ball pit.  Unfortunately we forgot to bring socks for Otis.  Which meant no ball pit,  boo.  We then visited with Nona for a couple of hours.  I caught my nap then.

The whole reason we went to Niagara was to go to My Uncle Mario's 50th birthday dinner at the Mandarin.  We got a quick visit in with a lot of family.  On the way home Otis fell asleep.  I thought he would be done for the night.  When we got home Dave was out with some of the neighbours and their children.  They were playing with sparklers.  Otis quickly awoke and ran around at lightning speed for about an hour.  He finally crashed again at 11pm.

I remembered we had a few fireworks left over from a couple of years ago.  It really was just a tease.  Sunday we made sure to pick up more sparklers and a few other things that you can set on fire.  The kids thought it was very exciting.  Next year we are going to pool our resources and buy a whole bunch of fun fireworks.

Roasting Peppers

I finally got our propane tank filled.  Just in time for these.  

I roasted a 1/2 bushel of red peppers and stuck them in the freezer for the winter to come.  I love roasted red peppers in sandwiches, salads and in soup.  

I am tempted to get more.