Meet us at the strawberry patch!

Cause that's where we like to be, apparently!

Sunday morning was a late start for us.  We were planning on heading over to Springridge with a  momstown group to go strawberry picking and play in the play -yard, but we didn't end up having enough time to go there before James had to go to work...so we headed to Andrew's Scenic Acres instead, it's much closer.

The boys were super excited once we got there.  We had a wagon ride out to the strawberry patch and picked a whole bunch of berries (which were eaten by the next day...so much for my plan to make jam!).  Hunter didn't hesitate this time and ate just about as many as he put in the basket.  Drew kept very close to James (a regular thing now, whenever James is around, he turns into "daddy's boy").

After lunch (a sausage on a bun, that looked better than it tasted) we headed back home, where James cut some grass and then headed into work.  Hunter had a nap, Drew and I played and then we all headed outside to plant some pumpkin seeds (better late than never) when who should appear but Nana and Papa....fresh from their night away in Niagara falls!
We played for a bit here and then we all headed up to their place for a bbq dinner.

Monday found Drew at school (his 2nd last day as a JK....I still can't believe it's almost over!) and Hunter and I at a Milton Springers gymnastics demo through momstown.  Hunter had a great time (I knew he would, he loves gymnastics).  After the gymnastics fun, we headed to Walmart to pick up some bubbles for Hunter's birthday party.  We stopped at McDonald's there for a quick snack (I figured H would fall asleep on the way home).

wasn't expecting him to fall asleep while eating!  Poor sleepy little man.

Hunter napped at home, while I did some housework and then we headed up to the Glen to meet Drew.  Once there, we all decided to head to the park.  The kids and I walked, nana did the 2nd part of her bus run then met us there in the van and papa drove down in the car after he went to Timmy's to pick up some coffee and timbits.  Drew met a kid there, and they seemed to have a good time playing.  Hunter tried to keep up with them.....Drew did a great job including him in their play.

We stayed at the park most of the afternoon and then headed back to Nana and Papa's for some dinner and more outdoor fun.

Bedtime went fairly smoothly, although for some reason Hunter decided to wake up in the middle of the night and stay up...he was up for hours and I am a complete zombie.

Saturday Fun!

Let's flash back to the week we were in Ottawa.  I got an e-mail from Drew's soccer coach telling us that his make-up team photo day was going to be the morning of June 25.  James immediately put it in his calendar and set a reminder alarm to go off on our phones the morning of June 25th.  I rolled my eyes when he did this, thinking to myself that we didn't need the alarm there was no way I would forget.

Flash forward to this morning.  I was exhausted, barely awake, walking in Hunter's room to grab some clothes for him and wondering what I should do with the kids today.

The f-ing alarm went off on my phone, reminding me about the soccer photos!  Thank god James had set it!  We went into "crazy" mode and rushed to get out of the house in 30 minutes.

We did it.....and without the use of "many" swear words.

The photos went off without a hitch, and (hopefully) will be super cute.

The photographer was genius though.....the spots where the kids were getting their pictures taken were roped off, so parents couldn't get close enough to snap their own photos!

The closest I could get

After the photos, James went to work and I took the kids to Walmart to get some groceries.

Hunter fell asleep on the way home, so Drew and I hung out for the morning.  We made cupcakes, as it's my parents 35th anniversary today and Drew wanted to do something special for them.

My dad booked a hotel for my parents this evening in Niagara falls, so on their way, they stopped in for some play time with the boys.

Enjoying their anniversary cupcakes (H was still asleep during this photo)

Hunter's awake!

Once Nana and Papa left, the boys and I played outside with the new toys that they had brought them (a water gun and a bubble gun).  After some fun times in our yard, the boys wanted to head up to Nana and Papa's (my parents had suggested that we go there and play, even if they weren't there)....so off we went.  The gator and the trampoline were the toys of choice this evening.

Drew fell asleep on the drive home and Hunter went fairly easily to bed.......

A great day!

Happy anniversary mom and dad...we love you SOOOOO much!!!

It's Friday!

Just in case you didn't know.

This week has flown by, mostly because James has been at home.  He's back to work today (just in time for the weekend!) so it's back to our normal schedule.

I'll attempt a quick summary of the week, although it's mostly a blur.

Monday

Drew went to school.  I was hoping to work, but alas, no jobs were posted.  James and I took Hunter to Springridge farm instead.  He'd never been strawberry picking before (he came last year a few times, but just ended up sleeping in the stroller) so we wanted to give him that fun experience when we could put all of our attention on to him.

It was pretty funny actually.  He did great, picking the strawberries, putting them in the basket, never once attempting to eat one.  James knew that I wanted the token "red face" photo, so he told H that it was ok to eat one.  That was all the pushing H needed...I don't think anymore went into the basket, they all went into his belly.  Too cute.

Once we were finished picking the berries, we took out a small mortgage to pay for them (seriously, they were expensive!!) and then headed over to the play yard where Hunter played in the giant sandbox and milked a pretend cow.

can't get enough of these berries!

We took H to a new pizza place in Milton for lunch and then it was home for a nap for him and back into town for me to see the doctor.  Turns out my iron is still low after a few months of taking iron every day, so now I have to take 2 pills a day.  Fun times.

We met Drew at Nana and Papa's after school and had a nice evening there with them.

Tuesday morning found us at gymnastics.  It was graduation day (their last class).  Both boys had a great time.

We rushed to grab some groceries and then headed back home so that I could rush back into town and have an ultrasound (for that lump on my neck...NOT the fun kind of ultrasound).  After that, I picked the boys up and we headed to Boston Pizza for a momstown event where the kids made their own pizzas and got a tour of the kitchen.  Drew was REALLY thrilled at seeing the kitchen.  I was surprised by how taken he was with all of it.

My uncle Lloyd, aunt Viv, aunt Fran, uncle Henk and aunt Mae were all going to be at my parents house for the afternoon, so after Boston pizza we rushed over to Glen Williams.  We had a quick visit with them, and said our goodbyes as they were all heading out to dinner (we couldn't go, as Drew had soccer).  There was a HUGE meltdown by Drew when he found out Nana and Papa couldn't come to dinner...he was calmed down when he found out that grandpa was coming (clearly, James and I are just not good enough).

Phew.....tuesday was a crazy day.

On Wednesday, Drew went to school and I volunteered in his class (for the last time this year :( ) . I dropped Hunter off with my mom on her bus, as James was heading up to the cottage with the truck (finally taking our couch up there).  After volunteering, I picked Hunter up and we came back home for an hour and got a few things done....then I picked Drew up early from school and off to the cottage we went!  It was a smooth drive (the first time that I've done it by myself with both boys this year).  Hunter slept most of the way.

He started freaking out when we got off the highway, as he woke up and was still exhausted.  We stopped and walked around at DooDoo's so that made him feel better.

The cottage was great fun.  The boys played outside, they fished, they swam, we put together the new climber (the one that I found on the side of the road) and both James and I fell asleep while putting the boys to bed (him Drew, me Hunter).

Thursday morning one of James' friends from work called and asked if he could bring his family up for the day (his whole crew was supposed to come the day before, but cancelled because of the rain).  Of course we said yes.  When I came out from trying to put H for a nap, his whole crew was there!  I guess they all caught wind of the nice weather at the cottage.  It was a fun afternoon....they brought lots of food with them, so we feasted and swam and they left around 4.

We stayed on until 8ish and then had a smooth ride home.....transferred both boys to their beds and watched a dvr'd episode of the newest reality series "expedition impossible".....not sure I loved it.

And here we are today.  Drew is at school and H and I spent the morning at Springridge with some friends.  H fell asleep on the way home, so I transferred him to his bed.  After an hour, he woke up screaming, so he ended up napping on  me, on the couch.  It worked out well for me, I watched a dvr'd episode of "Rookie Blue" (love that show) and didn't feel guilty about watching it, as I couldn't move!

We met Drew at Nana and Papa's and had a nice evening with them, riding the gator, playing on the trampoline, etc.  Drew has found a little nook in the bushes that he has now claimed as his fort.  He allows Hunter to enter, but if any adults go anywhere near, he sprays them with water.

Too cute.

Happy weekend!

Happy Father's day!

For father's day this year, we let James sleep in.  Believe me, sleeping in is worth it's weight in gold around our house.

Once James was up, we headed to Hilton Falls for a hike.  It was a gorgeous day and we spent the entire morning hiking to the falls and back, stopping along the way to look for frogs and such.  We made a fire at the falls and toasted some marshmallows....delicious!

Hunter fell asleep on our hike out, so once we got in the van, we drove to pick up some lunch and then headed home.

James had basketball, so right before he left, he shaved Drew's head....his hair was getting crazy!

Once H woke from his nap, I packed the boys into the van and we headed to Nana and Papa's to celebrate Father's day up there.  James was to join us for dinner, as he was heading into work after basketball to finish some things up - he didn't get there until almost 8 (I was a bit bitter, but that's a whole other story!).

Dinner was yummy, we had bbq and I had picked up 2 mini-cakes for dessert.  There was a melt-down at the grocery store, as Drew had picked out a buzz-lightyear cake for Papa, but when we went to ask the person behind the counter if we could have it, the person in front of us bought it.  Grrrrrr

Happy Father's day!!