Icecream junkie

Perfect start to the long weekend:

5:15 - Get home from work
5:45 - Make Kraft Dinner for supper. Make a salad too to alleviate parental guilt re: KD
6:15 - Walk to Beckers for icecream delight
6:17 - Stop so Evy can throw rocks over the bridge
6:24 - Pay $2.98 for 2 small 'Moosetracks'* icecream cones
6:25 - Sit down on bench outside Joe the Barber's
6:29 - Silence. Lots of eating going on
6:31 - Dripping
6:33 - Town drunk** comes by and laughts riotously at Evy's messy icecream face. Asks for a lick. (Shudder). Evy says a forceful no (thank buddha). Drunk tells me it's good she knows how to say no, cause a pretty girl like her is going to break a lot of hearts. Then falls over,
6:35 - Still traumatized over town drunk, but endeavouring to eat cone
6:37 - Sarah, done. Evy, filthy. Start the walk home (click for video)

6:38 - Stop so Evy can throw rocks over bridge
6:40 - Sarah running away from filthy child (click for n'other video). Worried neighbours might call Children's Aid. Or, town drunk might come back
6:45 - Make it home
6:47 - Rinse Evy off in sink

Ah, the bench outside Joe the Barber's.
Sat on by many a soul enjoying icecream.

Pit stop to throw rocks over bridge

Dirty from head to toe

Now, with a fabulous start like that (less the town drunk part) don't you think this long weekend will be a doozy!? Happy Civic Holiday to one and all!

* MOOSE TRACKS®: Vanilla ice cream with chocolate peanut butter cups swirled with Moose Tracks® fudge.
** Town drunk is a 300 lb sheman (manshee?) with a lot of eyeliner and an unintentional beehive-pompadour.

Classic bathtime hairdoo

Who cannot help but love this classic bathtime hairstyle? Miss E was quite delighted with the height and shape. And I was quite delighted because clearly, little baldy is finally growing some hair!

Ben = big kid

Sometimes, you're just taking a little video to show a bunch of people swimming and having fun in the lake. Then, something wonderful happens:

Click here for YouTube video

Some fun from the weekend!

We had a great (fun!) and busy weekend.

Saturday was our friend's wedding in Missisauga. It was a beautiful day, despite a few torrential showers, and we had a lovely, lovely time. Except for Evy in this photo, when I tried to take her cookie away:


Cookie-monsters notwithstanding, we scrubbed up pretty good and didn't disgrace ourselves. Evy even crashed out and slept for 2 hours in a stranger's playpen. Good times!


Just prior to the wedding, we made a stop in Etobicoke where we met Jax, our friend's beautiful son. Evy was QUITE smitten with him and was being a bold little madam, hugging and kissing him. Very cute.


Sunday, it was some time for fun at the cottage. It wasn't a hot day, compared to recent weather, but that didn't stop a dozen or so family members from taking to the lake for some splashy fun.


Captain Evy, who is a total waterbaby (just like her cousins) quite enjoyed piloting the broken styrofoam boat (circa 1960, thanks for breaking it, Jim).


Lots more fun to come this weekend, though it feels like the summer is going by a bit too quickly!
ALTHOUGH, I'm quite looking forward to happenings around a month from now - big sissy moving to the area code and a fun beach wedding in Cape Breton! Woot woot!

Happy Birthday Rob!

To Rob, my dear husband and friend on his 35th birthday…

Whether climbing down a castle keep in Wales:

Or piloting a boat in Rovinj, Croatia:


Or visiting Hetshepsut's tomb in Luxor:


Or shooting at balloons in Istanbul:


Or climbing the walls in Newcastle:


Or stopping to smell the roses in Naxos:


You always manage to make the most of every situation you find yourself in!

Congratulations on 35 years, husband! May the coming year bring everything you wish for.

Love, Sarah & Evy

Oh the times, they are a changin'

Yep. I'm the mom of a two-year-old.

And she's only been 2 for 11 days, and already her favourite word is 'nope'. But I'd be crazy to say she's into the terrible two's. She sleeps between 12 and 13 hours a night, and has a 2 hour nap (or longer - yesterday was 3.5) each day. And, she's hilarious.

Ok, on the downside, she does sport a crazy ringlet baby-mullett, but that's more endearing than anything else.

So, once I have 2 gin & tonics to forget about the sleepless insanity of the first 8 months of living with miss E, I've gotta say, the past two years have been so happy, and so wonderful, and filled with joy in unexpected moments. (For example when little lady pees on the potty! Awesome!).

Watching her grow (moderately) and change and learn 27 new words a day has been magical. And speaking of growing and changing, here's the evolution of the little lady in context of the Redrox sign - adooooorable!

7 days old in 2008

1 year + 15 days old in 2009

2 years + 9 days in 2010

Yes, I know there isn't a lot of consistency in the wardrobe choices, but, somebody decided to be a free-peeing freerange baby at the cottage (you can't blame her with that heatwave). I'm now thinking ahead to when she's 17 and hating us for dragging her to the cottage to have her Redrox pic taken, har har har. Hopefully she's not still in her naked freerange stage then.

Sizzle

Sent from Rob at the cottage... Ouch. Time to jump in the lake!

Daddy/daughter time

We’ve been up at the cottage since last Wednesday.  Clean laundry supplies are running low, and jealousy is running high, since I’ve been driving in to work every day this week while Rob & Evy have fun in the sun.

 

At least it’s air-conditioned at work – quite the bonus when the temperature is 40 with the humidity!  Horrible! 

 

To make me feel better (worse?) Rob’s been really good about sending me photos of their daddy/daughter adventures. 

730 days ago

I remember the day very well! The little madam made it on Canada Day with only 56 minutes to spare (a July 2nd birthday just isn't as exciting as having your birthday on a holiday!)






Now my little baby, though still little, is not a baby anymore! I'll post some birthday party photos when I'm able. We'll be at the cottage having fun with friends and family and enjoying some fine weather this weekend.

Happy Canada day to one and all, and happy birthday to my little girl!