tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88043235670259009332024-02-07T12:07:29.851-05:00Life As I Know ItLife As I Know ItAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1354125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-64875127410566652742017-12-13T08:28:00.004-05:002017-12-13T08:28:48.960-05:00Weekend RewindSorry, this time of the season has been super crazy, and I have been putting this on the back burner! Crazy enough I miss it, I miss reading and commenting on blogs and I miss writing.
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My Christmas cut off has come for my little side gig, so this week I am just finsihing up orders and then I’m done!
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Our weekend was pretty good.
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Friday I ended up going to the US super last minute. My MIL agreed to watch the kids and I went with my Mom and sister.
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The kids had a great day with Grandma.
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Turns out my sister and I think a little too much alike... we wore the same shirts! Not even planned! We did have a good laugh over it!
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I got home in time to say good night to the kids before heading to hang out with the girls!
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A lot of my time this weekend was spent working, but we did have breakfast with Santa on Saturday. Em is getting one of her 2 year molars, so she wasn’t in the best mood. My Mom and sister came up for it as well.
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Just as we expected Em wanted nothing to do with the big man in red. Noah was not shy at all.
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When it came to getting their picture taken, Noah hopped right up. He has never been afraid of Santa!
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Mike took the kids Christmas shopping after the breakfast, so I went home, walked Maggie and then got working on orders!</div>
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Emilya did eventully cheer up!</div>
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<span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);">Noah got dropped off where I was standing since he was at the beginning of the parade. So he got the best of both worlds!
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1) I have no clue where I stand as far as Christmas presents go! The problem with starting early is that I forget what I have bought! So clearly I need to figure that out!
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2) Introducing the newest member of our family:
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And by family I mean my sister’s cat. Her cat passed away a few weeks ago rather suddenly. It would have been weird for her to get a cat without me, considering I’ve always been with her when she has ever got a cat!
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3) I am teaching my first “Sign Night” on Monday and I am super nervous, yet excited! We are making snowmen! I have a group of 12 moms all signed up! Stay tuned for how it goes!</div>
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4) We are celebratig Daddy isn’t working an hour away anymore! Man that was a long 3 weeks and we were really starting to notice a difference in Noah’s attitude. So fingers crossed we nip that in the butt as quickly as it came!
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5) Miss Em was up coughing every 2 minutes (I timed it) last night. So it is safe to say we are all super tired today!
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6) We have a busy weekend ahead, we have a birthday party, fireman’s christmas party, get the boards all ready for Monday’s class, decorate the house for Christmas (another reason my toddler is grumpy) and get orders done!
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7) I have started doing before and after school care for a friend’s daughter. I wasnt going to do this, but her schedule is pretty great! She works shift work, so I only have her every other 2 weeks, and only for 45 minutes before school and 30 minutes after. So far it is going pretty good! I think it will help get Noah ready for school too and it keeps up in a bit of a routine, which I love!
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8) I feel like my house is littered in wine glasses, mugs and ornaments with orders. I love it, but need to figure out a better storage idea. My mom offered me a cabinet and I am pretty sure I am going to have to get it! Then I will have somewhere to put my inventory!</div>
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-21965148592099307632017-11-24T18:45:00.000-05:002017-11-24T18:45:26.472-05:00Barksdale WorkshopI wanted to take a hot minute to share a shop that I am loving!
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The first weekend of November was pretty laid back! The kids worked outside with Daddy, cutting the gardens back and trying to get most of the patio furniture away. <br />
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Sunday was Maggie’s birthday!<br />
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We celebrated by loading up the kids and the dogs and headed to the grand opening of Pet Smart. Maggie was actually really well behaved considering how busy it was and how many distractions were there.
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Later that day we had Mike’s parents over for dinner and then we celebrated Miss Maggie with a cupcake. She doesn’t get fed people food often so she was a little caught off guard, and walked around to everyone when we sang to her. <br />
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The second weekend in November started off with a girls night. A bunch of moms from the village, including myself went to see Bad Moms Christmas at the VIP theatre. </div>
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This last weekend we had no plans, which meant it finally time to get the foyer floor done. Although with that being said it made a few other projects come into play sooner than we planned. But it will be great when they are all done!
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I’ve always loved crafting, but can only display soo much of it on my own, so making it for others has added to my passion.
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I have a good variety of products available including wine glasses, mugs, water bottles, christmas ornaments, wood signs, farmhouse signs, and more.
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It was a lot of fun! We were home by just after 1.
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<div>We had breakfast at the farm at 9 on Sunday. Apparently Em’s first night away was a long one. She woke up screaming and then stayed awake for a few hours. She ended up sleeping with Grandma and Grandpa! Good thing shes cute!! Haha.
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The important part was that they had fun! And that they did! Noah was feeling better too. But it was safe to say Miss Em was tired and needed a morning nap when we got home.
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We were hosting my Dad’s side of our extended family for Christmas (in October). Don’t worry, no trees were put up. We bbq’d burgers and hot dogs, had some yummy salads and desserts and watched the kids open presents. We were all together and that was the best part! We did it early so my Dad could be here before they leave for Florida!
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<div>We did manage to get a pic of most of the littles after they got back from the park with my Dad. They were starting to fall apart, but I think we did prett good considering. (Em was napping)</div>
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My Dad made us a beautiful sign too:
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-60395703681696699972017-11-01T14:33:00.000-04:002017-11-01T14:33:51.368-04:00Halloween 2017Halloween 2017 has come and gone and this year was soo much fun despite the kiddos being under the weather.
The kids were soo excited to put on their costumes!!
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The pumpkin carving was fun as usual. Noah is soo squeemish with yucky textures, but even though Em didn’t love it, she did it!</div>
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<div style="text-align: center;">So our cute little pilot, who spent the morning telling his swim instructor that he was going to be 6 different costumes, ended up pretty happy with his airplane.</div>
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And Miss Em was the cutest little lady bug and didn’t even get annoyed with the headband!!
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We stopped at the farm, shared some candy and then came home and straight to bed!!
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I will also say it was a really hard decision to paint my cupboards. I really didn’t mind them, but just wanted something light and less orange. I’ve always dreamed of a white kitchen and we had been considering it for years. M really hated the kitchen cupboard colour, so I didn’t have to sell hard on him.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We needed new floors because our laminate was seperating from when the roof was off the house while we were getting new trusses. So I found the new laminate I loved, but it did NOT match our cupboards AT all! Soo if I wanted the new flooring it meant painting the cupboards too.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If I am being honest, right after I painted the cupboards, I can’t say I was instantly in love, I missed the wood. I kept saying maybe once the floors were done, maybe once it is all finished. We got a lot of great compliments on it, people think the space looks bigger. </div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think the island is my favorite though. We considered doing shiplap, it I feared it would be too much white and all I would see is kids fingerprints on everything. The barnboard is more our style anyways and I love how it turned out. </div>
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This past weekend we planned to surprise the kids with a trip to my Dads down in Windsor (2.5 hours from us). Our family photos were rescheduled to Friday night, so that meant we couldn’t leave until Saturday morning. </div>
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But it also gave me the chance to goto “book club” Friday night. So it was fun. </div>
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Our family photos didnt quite go as planned, and quickly turned into a lifestyle shoot and we just went with it and made memories instead. Em was all about exploring and didn’t want to be held at all. But we did get some really great photos, which I will share next week!</div>
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Our plan Saturday morning was to leave by 7:30 since the kids have been waking soo early, but of course Em slept in until 8:30! So we were on the road by 9. The drive down went pretty well and both of them were excited for an adventure. </div>
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We pulled up to my Dad’s and they still didnt know where we were! When we walked up the driveway, he asked if that was Grandpa’s truck and then recognized his dog. They were soo excited! We visited, made the kids some lunch and put them down for a quick nap. Dad and I went and picked up Arby’s for lunch for the adult. That was my first time ever gong there and the curly fries were amazing! I wasn’t soo keen on the rest of the menu though (picky eater).</div>
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After an hour of napping, we woke the kids up, packed them into the car and went to Adventure Bay, which is a nice sized water park. It was pricey considering we were only there a few hours, but it was worth it. We all had a blast!</div>
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There were lots of water slides, including 2 really big ones and Noah was able to do all of them, except the big blue one. So Daddy took him on the big yellow one first, he seemed to like it, so I took him. Well little did they warn me about the drops and i wasnt able to swear... We got to the end of the slide and Noah fell out, which made me getting off the tube nearly imposisble haha. </div>
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Em had one slide she could do, which kind of sucked, but she LOVED that slide and did it over and over again!! Even after she banged her cheek off the side of it, she didnt react, just kept on going!</div>
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Well just in case you are in still in need of labels, I thought I would let you know <a href="http://www.lovablelabels.ca">Lovable Labels</a> is celebrating thier birthday and are offering 30% off anything on their site!!
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I just finished a 21 Day Fix round, but instead of doing all the Fix workouts, I changed it up! I had the opportunity to try out the <a href="https://aaptiv.com/">Aaptiv App</a>. So I thought I would take a minute to blog about this app incase anyone else wanted to to give it a try!<br />
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Aaptiv is an audio workout app. It was quite different from what I'm used to (visual), but I was able to follow long easily enough. Most of the workouts I did I was familiar with the moves, but they describe how to do them anyways.<br />
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- calories burned per workout. I strive to burn at least 300 calories per workout. I need to get better at wearing my fit bit, but I do like seeing a ball bark idea on what I burn.<br />
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- the music is more up to date<br />
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- all different levels of workouts available, whether you are beginner, intermediate, advanced, it's all flagged by color, as well it gives you a description of what the workout entails.
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If your are interested in trying it out there is a free trial available right now! Don't miss out!!
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-5437392582092254102017-10-13T09:50:00.000-04:002017-10-13T09:50:22.784-04:00Friday Things1) I am really looking forward to making a new sign and I have found just perfect saying for my next project:
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2. Almost done the first round of the 21 Day fix and I've made such big diet changes, but my weight is just fluctuating. I'm noticing in my clothes and in the mirror and I know the scale is just a number, but it is frustrating me more than it should! </div>
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3. I got my hair done Wednesday and it's a lot blonder than I thought it would be, but I love it!</div>
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5) I feel like today is going to be a long day!! The kids were both up by 7 AM again and it's only 9:30 right now and it feel like it should be 11. Oh and it's raining. So we are playing in the basement because we don't come down here often. They slept in Wednesday and that day went soo smoothly it has me wishing for days like that every day!
Oh and look at this, a post without pictures of the kids! Can't say that happens very often anymore!
Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-87993003654356589532017-10-12T15:44:00.004-04:002017-10-12T15:44:41.716-04:00Thanksgiving Weekend RewindWe had a fantastic weekend and were spoiled again with warm weather!! This week is busy for us, and we have family photos on Saturday, which I need to outfit plan for still!! Fingers crossed I can keep anymore bumps and bruises off the face for the rest of the week! I did manage to get this sign finished, the frame stained and M helped frame it - just in time for Thanksgiving!! I loved making it, so now I need to find another sign to make!!
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Saturday morning we hung out at home, got some housework done, both inside and out! I ran into town solo to grab groceries since we knew it would be busy being Thanksgiving weekend! </div>
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We decided to "drive" over to the fruit stand to get some pumpkins and tomatoes, well they didn't quite have what I was looking for with the pumpkins, but the kids were spoiled with strawberries, and mini pumpkins and we bought some tomatoes! When we came home, we realized we forgot to shut the gate and Maggie had gone looking for us! Thankfully she has our phone number on her and right before we were about to go search, the phone rang and she was just across the street with a lady walking her dog!
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We started the rice for supper and then ran over to the pumpkin farm to see if we could find better pumpkins. We found waaay better pumpkins - they were huge and we had more choice! They also had white pumpkins, which I love! We got a steal of a deal which was another bonus too!! </div>
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Sunday morning we had <a href="http://hauterunner.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Nicole</a> and her family over for a fun visit!! Although it only made me wish we lived closer because it was such a nice visit!! The kids all got along, the conversations were easy. It was great!! </div>
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It was soo much fun!<br />
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After they left, we had some dinner and decided to go for a family bike ride. Noah was simply too tired to ride his bike, so we put the bike trailer on M's bike and he pulled Noah and Em. Thank goodness, because I ended up wrecking my bike completely. I was changing gears and the chain jumped, bent the gear into my spokes and sent me to a complete hault.
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Soo glad I wasn't pulling the kids and wasn't going fast! So now I need to deal with exchanging my bike... I haven't even had it two months! M had to bike home, load up the kids in the truck to come pick me up, because the darn back wheel wouldn't even turn for me walk it home! </div>
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The update is that I exchanged my bike for the same one, so I am back in the biking fun as soon as M adjusts seat and handlebars!
So we decorated the front of the house for fall:
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Monday morning we were sure we were 20 minutes late for Maeve's 3rd birthday party - turns out we were a few minutes early instead!! Can't go wrong with donuts and mimosas!!
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We grabbed lunch on our way home, got the kids down for nap and relaxed for a bit before heading to my aunt and uncles for Thanksgiving! We took the opportunity to snap a few family photos while we were at it!
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Last weekend we soaked up every minute we could in the pool!!! The weather was HOT and soo nice!!
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Friday night swam and played outside:<br />
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Saturday morning I went to a mom-to-mom sale with a friend. I only went looking for shoes for Em, which I did find and some adorable riding boots!! But I also got a book for Noah (Llama Llama Red Pyjama), some taco seasoning by epicure, and the best deal of the day - a trike for Em, with a handle and sun shade for only $20 in mint condition!! It was a steal, considering they are over $100!! </div>
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That afternoon we had a surprise birthday party to go to. Turns out they rented a food truck to come for dinner!! Em was a huge fan of French fries and took one bite of each fry!! Such a little stinker!!
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Sunday morning we tried to beat the heat going out for a walk and bike ride early, but we didn't succeed! It was HOT by 9 AM and we all came home pretty sweaty!!
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So we went swimming, invited friends over and spent the day by the pool/in the pool!
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We had a couple different friends come by, and all the kids had fun playing!!
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We had a busy week and this weekend we had big plans to close the pool, despite this week being semi-warm, it's not going to last and we didn't want to close the pool on Thanksgiving weekend! </div>
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Friday was super chilly, windy and raining on and off! Turns out I have to pull out some fall clothes for the kids!
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M decided he was going to pull the pool stairs out Friday night, which is always a chilly excursion!
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After we got the kids down, I decided to start painting my farmhouse sign! I'm soo excited to see how it turns out!! It was my first time working with chalk paint! </div>
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Saturday morning didn't quite go as planned, we left the house later than we planned, we got home home later than we planned, but we got groceries, sold a cabinet, it worked out!
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Saturday afternoon we worked away on house work, M just about finished the closet floor, but only has 5 boxes left, to finish it and the foyer, so he wants to make sure the foyer has enough for sure before he opened another box. We knew it would be close, so fingers crossed we get it done!!
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Saturday night I went out with the girls, just to tube pub here for karaoke night. This time I sang Play That Song by Train! It was a fun night out!! </div>
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Sunday we planned to get the pool closed, but I also found time to finish a chalkboard order, go through Em's drawers, we bathed Grace, and did laundry.
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We had the cutest helpers:
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We plan on ripping up our grass soon, leveling the yard and planting new grass, but with the dogs and kids, we have to do it in stages. But we also talked about tearing out my lilac bush. It had gotten too big it tame, and was taking up soo much space, so we decided we would get 2 smaller trees to put along the garage, move our rose of Sharon and that would give us more lawn space. So sadly the bush came down, but what a big change it makes!
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-76221156845092719252017-09-25T12:20:00.000-04:002017-09-25T12:20:40.363-04:00Noah's Weekend AwayAgain, a weekend behind... I will hope to get caught up this week!!
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Last weekend Noah went to the lake for the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa. He wasn't too sure of the idea at first, but once they showed up he perked up!!
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As hard as it is to let him go, I know he was going to have a blast and that Grandma and Grandpa were just as excited as he was. Turned out to be a perfect weekend weather-wise!
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Em was pretty grumpy with teething, but just like her brother, lying in Mom's bed made her happy. </div>
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With Noah away, we decided to do the bedroom floors while he was gone, so we got started Friday shortly after her left!
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It was a beautiful night, so I had invited over some friends for a bonfire, it quickly turned into a girls night. M took it in good humour, dressed himself up in dress shirt, pants and shoes, and made drinks and shots for us ladies all night - completely surprising me!!<br />
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It was a fun night, that ran early into the morning! But I did manage to sleep in on Saturday before we got started on the floors again!!
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We worked away at the floors all while enjoying some one on one time with Miss Em!! While I was in the shower and Daddy was "watching" Em... this is the image I received on my phone.. </div>
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We managed to get the whole bedroom done and half of the walk in closet! </div>
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Sunday morning we decided to go down to the lake and take advantage of another beautiful day!! We left a little later than planned, but it was super foggy at the lake, so it worked out fine. We loaded up the boat and were off for the day on the lake! It was a perfect day on the water! </div>
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Heck even the dogs had fun! We taught Maggie how to climb the boat ladder, but we are still working on teaching her how to jump in.
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Both kids napped well on the boat, including Daddy!!
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Overall, this guy had a fantastic weekend away!!!
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And apparently after separating the kids for the weekend, it made them closer because come Monday and Tuesday, they were the best of friends, with no typical sibling behaviour haha.
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It's hot and it's sunny out and we are taking full advantage of this weather while we can. We had one chilly week this month and I was sure it was here to stay, but it turned around and it's gorgeous!!
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Luckily we are still swimming with thanks to the pool heater. We have been keeping it around 87-90 degrees, running it only overnight utilizing the solar cover to help seal in the heat. Em is a jumping in machine and Noah is pretty much swimming without a swimming aid of any kind, we do have him wear his puddle jumper if we have friends over because it gets too chaotic with too many kids. But overall we are really impressed with how well Noah is doing.
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He is enrolled in swimming lessons again right now on Tuesday mornings, while it's only been a week, he is loving it. That is all we have him enrolled in this fall. Unfortunately I couldn't get Emilya in to a swimming class, but chances are she wouldn't be a fan of it because she wants to swim on her own now with her puddle jumper and does not like being held - she's Miss Independent.
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We are in the process of coming up with some fall plans including going to my Dads for a weekend with kids, we have family photos booked, some fun day trip ideas, and just like the rest of this year, I have a feeling this fall will zoom on by!! I'm still wondering where summer went!!
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The good news is Maggie seems to be all healed up, just in time to chase leaves as they fall off the trees. I don't know if I mentioned it on here, or just on Instagram (that's where my daily posts went haha) but she had a front leg injury, that ended up needing anti-inflammatories and what turned out to be 1 week of strict rest and 2 more weeks of restricted activities. We are finally able to let the dogs outside to play together and get back to walking now at night. I'm not a fan with how early it is dark now and that's only going to get worse, so I got Maggie a light up dog collar so I can at least see her.
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Here is to hoping we can fit in some more fall bonfires and swimming!!
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Friday night M had his first ball game of the year-end tournament. I tried to get a babysitter, but she was busy, so I stayed home with the kiddos. </div>
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Saturday morning M had a few more games, so we took the kids to the first game and they both behaved soo well!! I actually got to watch some of the game!! Don't get me wrong, they were busy, but it was good!! A good way to end the season. I decided to take them home before the next game, which of course Noah didn't want to, but we didn't pack a lunch, so we went and picked up lunch. We came back home to eat it, and I managed to get the kids down before everyone arrived, as we were hosting the ball party. Unfortunately the weather was pretty cool, but we cranked the heat on the pool, so the kids could enjoy swimming.
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It was nice to have everyone over and catch up with everyone, considering I don't make it to many games anymore. Both Noah and Emilya are pretty sure we need a bull dog puppy
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Sunday morning we decided we were going to hit up the Brantford Zoo. I love how small this zoo is, just perfect for the kids age!
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We quickly learned that Em is like a little animal whisperer. We saw EVERY animal at the zoo, with the exception of the lynx. Even if animals were sleeping, they would wake up when she walked by and not because she was screaming either, she was soo happy!!
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We were finished by 12:30, so we grabbed some lunch on the way home and did our best to keep the kids awake on the way home again, which meant M in the back with them and me driving. But it works. And it ensures down time for everyone if the kids don't skip their nap. We made it home with smiles:
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Miss Em was pretty much smiling the whole day, she has such a personality and I love watching it come out more and more.
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After the kids nap we enjoyed a swim, despite the air being cooler. Crazy to think by now we would have our pool closed, but we have extended our swim season with the pool heater.
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Mike took the day off work on Friday and our plan was to leave by 8 AM, however Em ended up sleeping past 8, so leaving by 9, became the new goal, which we did! We had the longest wait at the border, in which we learned we could teach Noah to pee in a cup... and Em managed to have a 15 minute nap - that's it!! </div>
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We made it to the hotel by 2:00 and luckily I was ready! I just had to change my shirt! So we checked in and then hit up the amusement park with a very tired little girl and an excited little boy. My sister and her family were there as well. We did a few rides before the I had to meet my sister for the Luke Bryan concert. </div>
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We decided on VIP tickets this time, since it was our only concert this year. Well it was simply amazing. Aside from waiting in the wrong the line ups, we finally ended up where we needed to be. With VIP it gave us swag and a private concert.
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We got front row for the VIP concert and it was simply amazing!! I almost got an autograph! </div>
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We had second row seating for the concert which was awesome as well!! We missed the first opener, but did get to see Brett Eldridge!
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And while we were at the concert, the boys and kids were off having fun of their own. I loved getting videos of them on rides and wasn't slightly jealous I wasn't with them. I pretty much wished I could be in both spots.... haha
Both the kids seemed to really enjoy the rides!
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After doing the rides in the kiddy area they went swimming back at the hotel and then hit up supper!! Em was fading fast...
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Both kids slept well in the hotel room which was good to see, because you just never know!
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But I bought 2 pairs of jeans, we let the kids pick out a toy each... Em tried to convince us to take home this ginormous ugly lion, but we convinced her a giant teddy was a better idea? Apparently she is goes big when you let her pick. Noah had a very tough and rather humorous decision to make between a tractor and bruder dump truck/excavator. He ended up going with the Bruder, but was second guessing his decision. But he sure was excited to play with it when we got home. I also found Em's bedroom bedding. I'm in love with it:
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<div> Last spring we started him going when she had room, which I think was harder on him because it wasn't consistent, not to mention it was a big change for him. We did 4 weeks in the summer and he did great, had a lot of fun and was looking forward to going back. We were having issues with him not telling his teacher when he had to pee and he was having accidents. </div>
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At drop off, I reminded him where the bathroom was, he gave me a few hugs, but was all smiles and no tears!! I will say it makes life much easier when this is what happens Vs. the meltdowns. </div><div><br></div><div>But I sure do miss him when he's gone and wonder what he's doing, if he's having a good time, is he being polite, is he missing me?
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When I went to pick him up, he greeted me with a huge hug. His teacher said he had a great day! She said there were a few times when she saw him missing me and reminding himself that I was coming to pick him up (soo sweet), but he didn't cry.
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</div>Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-73820814326093053162017-09-06T09:52:00.000-04:002017-09-06T09:55:22.841-04:00Sh*t My Toddler Did This WeekendIYou know with a title like this that clearly something crazy went down right?? Yup. It did!!! I mean it wouldn't be Labor Day Weekend without it right??
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Friday night M had ball, so I just hung out here at home. <br />
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But Saturday morning this mama took a morning to herself for a little shopping! I hit up Maurice's which is a store I have just learned about and you know what, I love it!! I bought 3 shirts and a pair of jeans! The jeans are super comfy. Here are a few of the things I bought:
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I also went to Gap Outlet and bought myself a shirt that says Workout For Wine, I also got M a sweatshirt! I went to Michaels to buy myself a new cutting mat, but apparently cricut stuff isn't part of their coupons, so I ended up buying sparkles to make some new wine glasses! I hit up Ardene and Costco as well before heading home!
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The kids had fun outside with Daddy all morning as well. Em was sporting her police onesie from Uncle Steve and Aunt Carrie:<br />
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Sunday morning we started off baking some cranberry lemon bran muffins and peanut butter cookies before heading to my cousins to meet her new baby Adeline!
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Em was priceless with her. She had no clue it was a real baby and just kept poking her. I was reading her a book and all of a sudden the baby moved. Em ditched me and the book and went running over to the baby, so impressed she moved all on her own:<br />
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We got the kids to bed, we did a few chores, like cleaning windows, cleaning our bedroom, put away laundry, finish baking cookies, etc. We both sat down to relax. Well I didn't hear Noah get up (we have a chime on his door) but suddenly heard him running around in the dining room. That should have been my first sign. So we got him a snack, a drink and show on.<br />
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I went tlove switch the laundry over only to find sunscreen graffiti all over my mudroom, but the fun didn't stop there... he got my deodorant and rolled the rug with it and my Arbonne (not cheap) face cream and pumped it on the laundry...<br />
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I became LIVID.... I <span style="text-decoration: line-through;">may have</span> told him to go pack a bag.... the crazy part of me asked him why.... but I will say, he knew he was in trouble, spent an hour in his room, wasn't allowed treats, snacks or going outside for the rest of the day and you bet we had a BIG talk. Luckily my enjo fibers took the sunscreen off, M has to take the rug to the shop to pressure wash and we (fingers crossed) got it all out of the clothes. NOT FUN!!!<br />
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However the fun didn't stop there unfortunately. I asked M to watch the kids for 5 minutes and well, he didn't.... so they dumped not 1, but 6 bins of toys. I mean they played with them.... but the rule is 1 bin out at a time!! So we attempted to have them clean it all up, but that got even more frustrating because I had spent (too long) sorting them all out. So it was quick bath and bed. That's what we get for pushing their bedtime and well M learned a good lesson too... supervision is key.
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After we got the kids down, we had a big mess on our hands, my Dad called and said he was coming back from camping early and wanted to stay over. Next the neighbours call us wondering what the heck we were doing because they were having a bonfire and spying on us through the window and could only see us pacing. They invited us over and well I don't think I could have turned down wine if I wanted to haha. </div>
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Well my Dad made it back safe, found us at the campfire, he turned in at midnight and then we decided a late night swim (thankful for the heater) and hot tub were necessary, as well as staying up until 2 AM. <br />
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Monday morning Noah was ecstatic to find my Dad here, as was Emilya, who wouldn't leave him alone. It was soo cute!
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But we had also planned a surprise trip to storybook gardens with my Mom! We left a bit later than we planned, but it worked it out and everyone had soo much fun!! Luckily it was warm enough to enjoy the splash pad too!!
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-34813742893440260932017-08-31T08:32:00.000-04:002017-08-31T15:43:30.267-04:00Luck Vs. Worth Today I'm going to touch on something I deal with EVERYDAY. I have finally found a way to handle this topic with grace and peace. <br />
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I am lucky and I am blessed and despite being told this all the stinkin' time by friends and family, I have finally found a way to not feel anger towards it. You are likely asking why would I be angry about being told how lucky I am? Maybe it's because it's repetitive, but really it was deeper than that. When someone tells you that they hope you thank your husband every day for all that he does... I mean it stings a little right?<br />
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I will start out by saying, I'd rather talk about things in my life that are great and that maybe makes me come across as fake or entitled? I have a great husband, he is helpful, he is handy, he puts us first and yes, I couldn't imagine doing life without him. And yes, he knows I am thankful and soo very grateful!! We have 2 children- It can be crazy with said children but at the end of the worst days, I couldn't feel more blessed. I will be the first to tell you how crazy my kids are, I don't hide the "bad" if you want to call it that. My life is exactly how it appears on social media and exactly how I portray it in real life. I'm not perfect, I'm not entitled, I'm honest and down to earth and to be pretty honest, I'd rather be positive than negative and that is just how I've decided to live my life. <br />
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I'd like to think I've lived my darkest years while dealing with infertility. M and I kept this struggle silent for the duration of our struggle for 4 years. We chose to do this because we didn't want pity parties or people up in our buisness. We didn't know how to handle it ourselves and therefor couldn't explain to people what we were dealing with. We didn't want that negative attention. This doesnt mean that we we didn't tell anyone, our closest friends knew and our immediate family knew.<br />
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Those days taught me more about myself and they have shaped and created the person I am today. I can say I'm a better person today than I was then. I am constantly working on myself to be the better mom, the better wife, the better friend, the best me I can be.
I can also honestly say that I believe dreams come true.<br />
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Perspective is everything and while we create new dreams every day, we are currently living our dream. Does this mean things always go as planned? Nope. We struggle, things come up, life happens, but we get through it. But we get through it with grace and posititivity. We all have our own roads we have walked. I've been in the trenches begging for answers of why me and now I cringe at these thoughts. I was always asking the wrong question. The why me wasn't going to get me the answers I thought I needed. And when I finally figured that out, I began asking what's next? How do we get through it? Like I said, once you hit the darkest period of your life, you can choose to come out and find the light, or you can get stuck in the hole. We can't predict our futures. I had no idea the cards we were going to be dealt in life or if I was even strong enough to handle it. I grew up believing that God would never give you something you couldn't handle.<br />
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Infertility was hard. It was hard on our marriage, it was hard on both of us personally, emotionally, mentally, you name it. It was easier to give up at times or to be negative. It's actually really hard to go back to that place, even just to talk about the struggles we faced. We persevered. It took a lot of work. It took a lot of real and deep moments and conversations and a whole new type of vulnerability that neither one of us were necessarily ready for. <br />
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So, yes, I am lucky, I am soo very lucky. The reminders are great, but you know what it didn't come easy. It didn't come without work. When everyone is telling me how lucky I am, it almost belittles all the hard work that has gone into creating this luck in the first place. And that is where the whole worth comes into play. I would hear how lucky I am constantly, but no one is telling my husband how lucky he is? So I began to question my own worth. I began to question him if there was more I should be doing. I was beginning to question my role as his wife, wondering why it felt like everyone was hassling me. It made me want to shut down and close the doors to my life. It made me want to shut down friendships and stay home. I think part of it for me, is that in the trenches I learned to stop comparing my life to others and here it was creeping back in and creating a dark spot.<br />
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I have no problem recognizing how "great I have it" - I work hard with my husband to make this happen. Why was I now bringing issue into things that clearly aren't an issue?
I began questioning my own worth. I began to wonder if I was worthy of this life we created, I chose my husband, he was raised right, I don't want to change him, not one thing. I do want to change myself and grow as a person constantly. Is he perfect? No. But why does that matter? I'm not either and the people looking at my life to pass judgement - they aren't either!! <br />
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I am worthy. I am enough. I do enough. I could do more, but couldn't we all? Why was I letting this comment rip into me. Is my husband lucky? Does he think he's lucky, because in all honesty- that's the only question that matters. The answer is yes. I didn't need him to stroke my ego and tell me why, he did anyways, but that's just who he is. I made sacrifices too, so while he is at work earning our money, I'm at home raising our children, trying to maintain our household, our family, our dreams. I let my career go because family is what was important to us. We were both brought up with our mothers at home raising us. I quit working so I could get pregnant in the first place. It wasn't an easy decision and it came with a lot of judgement and still does. But that is a whole separate issue on its own.<br />
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So while I am lucky, I am also worthy. I chose a great guy to spend my life with and we both work really hard together to make our life work.
So if you are asking yourself the same questions. Stop. Take the "lucky" comment as a compliment and leave it there. Ask the one who matters and leave it at that. Strive to be better. Hold your chin up. Don't make issue where there isn't one and just as I don't compare my life to others, don't you go there either. Your life will not be the same as anyone else's.
Just love the life you do have. Have gratitude, be aware of your own life and don't be afraid to awknowledge all that it took to get there. I am not better than anyone else and neither is my life. My life is what I have worked hard to make it.<br />
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If you are in those trenches, follow the light, turn the negatives into positives. Stop asking why and ask the right questions and it will lead you to the answers. Start with small changes and know that it won't happen over night and that it takes time. You need to love yourself before you can accept love.<br />
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You are worthy of the life you are in the process of creating, the one you are capable of making. You are likely just as lucky and worthy as I am, so stop letting people make you question that.
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Friday morning we went to the splash pad with friends and had an impromptu lunch date too!! The kids had a blast needless to say! <br />
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Friday night I had a friend come over to use my cricut while M had ball. Turns out he was bringing the ball team back to our pace afterwards!! Good thing we cleaned the garage out last weekend.
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I ended up forgetting to put on my lavender oil before bed and woke up with swollen itchy eyes. They felt horrible. Crazy how quickly a reaction can come when I forget my oil!!
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Saturday morning we went for a family bike ride to the park and played for a bit before heading back home.
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We worked in the yard a bit before lunch. M had a ball tournament and his first game was during naptime. So I stayed home and worked on laundry! We were planning on attending the next game, but his first game ran soo late, my eyes were really bugging me, so we ended up staying home and making a quick dinner. Noah was not too impressed. When M got home he took the kids swimming. Em is in love with jumping off the stairs, so we have been moving them to the middle of the pool for safety!
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After we got the kids in bed, we had a little impromptu date night, enjoying some take out from the pub. We wanted to watch a movie, but my eyes were just soo sore. I ended up going to bed early. </div>
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Sunday morning we had a pancake breakfast, worked on some chores before heading to M's ball game.<br />
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We packed a little picnic and had lunch ther. The kids did pretty good! Noah actually watched the game - I was shocked! Em started to lose it just as they finished playing.
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We were home just in time for naptime, which I spent in the pool floating around instead of doing jobs on the to-do list!! </div>
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Our supper was a bust... but we were able to scrounge up enough food for dinner. Em was super cranky. It just wasn't good.
So we went for a bike ride before bed!
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After we got the kids down, I got brave and decided to take Maggie for a bike ride... she loves to run and does great roller blading with M. So we tested it down at the park on the walking path and she did pretty good, so I thought we would try the road... and well we ended up cancelling that plan, we are not ready for that! </div>
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Monday morning I decided to get crafty with the kids and we did some water colour painting! I used my cricut to print out their name in vinyl and peeled it off after they finished.
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We had some friends over for a swim and play date before lunch. I failed at taking pictures!! I was happybthe eclipse was happening while the kids were napping so I didn't have to worry about them looking at the sun, especially since I kept going outside to check it out... but safety first...
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Around 4 I took the kids to the farm so M and I could get started on the dining room floors!! We were soo surprised on how far we made it!! M's parents brought the kids home for bath and bedtime!</div>
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Yesterday was Grandma-date day for Noah and Mommy/Emilya day. Unfortunately Em had to get a vaccine in the morning, but she did pretty good with it. I managed to get a work out in since she had a monster nap and then before I knew it was 4:30 and time to take her to the farm again so M and I could finish the floors. </div>
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We finished the floors, but still have to put the trim up. Turns out we have to stain the dining room table next because it doesn't match the floors!! I'm actually looking forward to the change, despite it being a lot of work. </div>
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A few more sleeps until I see Luke Bryan!!
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Ashleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06447163069132663859noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8804323567025900933.post-29878204229598349372017-08-17T08:32:00.000-04:002017-08-17T08:32:44.073-04:00It's Been A WeekWow, it has literally been a week since I have been able to get a post up over here. I mean I have been working on one, but I haven't found enough courage to click publish, as it is a bit deeper than I typically go! It's coming though.
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Our weekend was actually low key. I didn't make an extravagant to-do list, we just enjoyed some family time.
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It was M's birthday and he had been talking about wanting a bike for some time, so I thought perfect, we are going bike shopping! Little did I know when he said he wanted a bike that what he really meant was that he wanted us to get new bikes!
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Noah's bike was getting small for him and we were planning on getting him a new one for Christmas, but we wanted to be able to enjoy longer bike rides and for him to be comfortable. The bike we got is a smidge big for him, but it will work for him longer! Funny enough before we left he told grandma he was going to buy a green bike... sure enough the kid got a green bike. He was on cloud 9 all day!! </div>
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It wouldn't be a Birthday without a traditional birthday photo!!
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Sunday we tackled making room in the garage for the bikes, maybe just maybe I'll be able to park in there this winter!! Granted all the flooring is in there right now! </div>
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We finished the weekend off with another bike ride, something tells me this is going to be happening a lot and I am okay with it!!
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<div> Aside from the fact that it has been a busy summer for us, we do have a lot on the go, but I'm hoping these last few weeks we can soak up.
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<div> Noah's at his last morning of pre-school today! He will start back up in September going Thursday mornings and then hopefully come the new year he can go Tuesday and Thursday. He is doing much better with drop offs, just in time to make him start all over again in September of course! </div>
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<div> He is obsessed with his Daddy right now, this pretty much happens after a long weekend... but every melt down he wants Daddy, doesn't like the rules, he wants Daddy, has friends over, he wants Daddy... part of the issue is he spent a few days at the farm (Tuesday is Grandma Date Day and Em and an appointment yesterday) and he's used to the guys being in the shop, however they moved to the fields this week, so it's an adjustment for sure and Daddy is home a lot later now as well. Hopefully next week will be better! This week is all about sass and more sass!!
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<div> Em got her new ear mould yesterday! Crazy how much her ear has changed since we started! I expected it to grow but it has changed shape too!
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This weekend we have M's birthday but no big plans!
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After naps we played outside for a bit! Noah insisted on wearing his fire helmet! It doesn't take much for this kid to crack me up these days. If you watch my insta-stories, you would have seen his sneeze trick with bubbles... where does he come of with this stuff??!!<br />
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We decided since we couldn't go swimming that it was a good day for the bouncy castle! Em was a riot watching her try to jump.<br />
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The new neighbours grandson was over visiting, so Noah invited him to come bounce too! The boys had fun climbing and sliding. I still don't regent buying that thing.<br />
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We did manage to get the new lights hung above the gazebo!! We found bulb lights at Costco! Love the way they look, although the pic doesn't quite do it justice!!</div>
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Miss Maggie decided digging a hole in our yard was a smart idea... but really it wasn't and she ended up injuring her paw in the process. Her idea of rest is running around and playing. </div>
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Sunday morning we were ready to start! We had electrical work to do, we thought drywalling... but then I remembered that we had 2 sheets of panelling that I had saved for some crazy reason!! We have held onto it for 6/7 years. Finally my hoarding paid off and I had just the plan for it!! We were going to paint it white and it could look like board and baton or even shiplap! It would make the grey shelves really pop! So got right on that project. Look at how ugly it was:</div>
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We were in the very last stages of getting the project done, so we made the kids stay up late (parenting fail) and got it done! We did reward them with some Ipad time, something they don't get often at all, but when we pull it out it is like magic! Look at them:</div>
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Monday morning we put some of the stuff in and I'm soo happy we did this!! It really works for our family and make sure this closet function again.
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We finally snapped a few photos of Em at 16 months! She was too grumpy in her actual 16th month birthday, so we snapped a few on Monday!
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The rest of the day we worked away on the to-do list and look how much we accomplished!!<br />
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Not all of it, but quite a bit and a few extras! Sorting through kids toys was likely my most unfavourable task of the day! </div>
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Grandma and Grandpa came over for dinner and then we went swimming! This pool heater is definitely making us use the pool more!!<br />
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We tried Em in her puddle jumper for the first time and oh my goodness she took off!! She a bit small for it, but it works! She gets soo bored being held all the time but hates her life jacket!
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Once we got the kids in bed, I had to get Maggie out for a walk, despite her still limping, she was going stir crazy, so I just took her to the paths at the park to work on training, but we came across these stunning views!!
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Hope everyone had a great long weekend!!
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