Winter park visits

It's been relatively warm here the past two days so I've been taking the boys to the park after we drop Natalie off at school. It's been so much fun. It's amazing how great you feel after playing outside. We slide, swing, crawl through tunnels and pretend we're trains. Basically act like fools.

These past two days helped me realize how important it is to get out. I'm a bit of a weather wimp, but I'm finding that with the right gear I can actually enjoy my time with the boys instead of focusing on my cold toes. Owen and Peter would stay out all day if I let them. They start asking "Park? Park?" As soon as we get back in the van after dropping Natalie off. 

Hopefully the weather will stay warm and we can continue our little morning routine. 

Less Fear, More Fun

That's my mantra for 2014

I've been away for a while, but it's time to come back. So despite my busy days, lack of design skills and pesky perfectionist tendencies, it's time.  Time to record the fun, the laughter, the challenges, the goals, the accomplishments and even just the regular stuff that makes up our lives. It's important, it's what we're doing with these precious lives we've been given.

So despite the fact that right now it's 10:30 pm, January 6th and my Christmas tree is still standing tall in the living room adorned with ornaments; my two-year old twin boys are climbing in and out of their cribs, giggling at the hilarity of their newfound freedom; my house is in a state of total disaster; and I'm sleepy from a wildly hectic day. I'm also grateful. Grateful for the hour we spent playing with play-doh today, for the nudge my husband gave me to write this post, for the cozy fire warming my toes right now and grateful that I've let go of some fear, taken a leap and opened myself up for some fun. After all, you only live once.

Happy 2014!

Happy Third Birthday Natalie!

Three years old! Where oh where does the time go...

July 1st birthday - means a Canada Day celebration at the park complete with train ride, magic show and horse carriage ride

A new fiddle

A new bike

Visits from family

Happy, Happy Day

Here's our munchkin waking up on the morning of her birthday walking through her birthday streamers (our annual tradition).

It's been so long...

So much has happened since Christmas that I couldn't possibly cover it all in any detail in one blog post. So here's the short version...

We're pregnant!

With Twins!

They're boys!

They're due to arrive September 1st.

I have SO much to get done over the next few weeks that it gets a bit overwhelming at times, but I'm trying to stop and enjoy the calmness of this pre-twins phase. We've had some great weather the past few days so Natalie and I have been enjoying popsicles, playing with water on the back step and of course learning to drive her tricycle. She's such an amazing little kiddo, so happy and sweet!

Here are a couple of pics and a video!

In the Holiday Spirit

Who would have thought that a trip to the grocery story would put us in the Christmas spirit but today's trek out pick up some weekend goodies did just that. There were carollers, elves, and samples of goodies galore. Natalie even met Elmo - she couldn't take her eyes off him, as you can see.

I'm a bit of a Christmas Cheermiester - I thoroughly love the holidays. We've been listening to Christmas music, making Christmas crafts and baking cookies for a couple of weeks now. And while my mom was here last weekend we even donned our silly Christmas hats and strolled around the neighborhood enjoying everyone's decorations. I love having a mom that knows how to enjoy the little things.

This weekend we'll be taking our family Christmas photo, singing some Christmas songs to the music of Dan's guitar and hopefully joining the Halifax Art Gallery for Gingerbread Sunday!

What are you doing to get into the holiday spirit?

Bee-Nastics!

Natalie love, love, loves her gymnatstics class. Here's a little taste of the fun.

Besties

Nap time is always better with friends.