Lego-rific

I meant to post this monday night and then just didn't get around to it and now I forget what we did on Monday.  Sigh.

I do know that I started a daily journal project with Drew (and Hunter, if he is awake when we do it).  Drew really struggles with hand-writing, and really hates it.  He has come along way this year, thanks to Kindergarten and I want him to hold onto the skills he has learned in JK.....enter the journal!  I made up sheets (see above) and have printed out the days of the week, so he can copy that, and then he is to draw a picture and sound out a sentence about what he did each day.  We're mostly working on beginning sounds at this point (he copied "lego" from the box in the above photo).  He's not really a fan, hates sitting still long enough to do it, but it only takes a few minutes and that's all the writing I'm "forcing" him to do.

Tuesday was a great day.  I decided last minute to head to Crawford lake to take the boys on a hike.  Man, that was a great decision.  There is a boardwalk around the lake, Drew was convinced it was a giant bridge and was thrilled the whole time we were walking on it.  Hunter loved looking at the lake and was laughing the entire time, chasing after his brother.  Once we finished the hike, we headed to look at the Indian village, and both boys were awe-struck with this.  We will definitely be going back here.

Checking out the frogs below.

This is what remains (the front porch) of the Crawford families summer  house.

Hunter's popsicle broke and he was NOT happy.

Inside the long house.

Hunter refused to nap in the afternoon, so we headed outside and set up our sprinkler (thanks Uncle Jamie!).  Nana showed up and then shortly after that Papa showed up with the tractor and baler (the boys were thrilled to see the big tractor).  Papa headed out to the field to bale up some hay and Nana stayed and played outside with us.

We headed up to the Glen shortly after, leaving Nana's car for Papa so he could get home.  Hunter fell asleep on the way there (of course), we ate dinner and then I woke Hunter up and we headed to Drew's soccer game.  My little monkey scored a goal on this night!  YAY!

An ice cream treat at Lucy's (actually Allison's, but Drew continues to call it Lucy's) and then a quick visit back at the Glen with Papa.

Bedtime went fairly easily, although Drew was put to bed with no stories as he did NOT listen to me on the way home and was annoying his brother.

James was home in good time so we were able to watch a DVR'd episode of "Friday Night Lights" and then bedtime.....another fun day!

Happy Canada Day Weekend!

Our long weekend was full of fun.  We started the weekend off, as we always do, at the Glen.  We walked down to watch the parade downtown.  It was the exact same parade as last year and the boys were just as excited (the adults were more excited by the treats we brought with us/found along the way).

Hunter fell asleep during the parade in my arms.  Once the parade was over, I put him down in the wagon and he had a good 2 hour nap!  We were all surprised he slept so long.

Once the parade was over, Papa headed back up to the farm to rake some hay, James stayed with Hunter in the shade and Nana and I took Drew over to the park (at his request).  The park was crazy busy (as it is every year).  Filled with vendors and ice cream trucks and more people than you can imagine.  Drew got a couple balloon animals, went fishing in a kiddie pool and went down the slide once, so he was thrilled.

We all walked back up to the farm.  By this time, Papa was finished raking, and Hunter had woken up, so we played a little there and then the boys, James and I hit the road for the cottage.

The drive to the cottage was great.  Traffic wasn't bad and we made it there in great time.  Once there, we unpacked and then the usual cottage happenings occurred.

Saturday morning, we packed the kids up and headed into town.  We stopped at McDonald's first, for some pancakes, headed to the grocery store to pick up everything we had forgotten to bring and then to the farmer's market (which was where everyone in Peterborough was....it was PACKED!).

A short drive home found us playing in our yard, having lunch and then welcoming our guests for the night (L, N and the girls).  The afternoon/evening was filled with swimming, running, climbing and jumping.

I was able to get Hunter to take a short nap, but only by forcing him into the stroller and walking (it literally took 2 minutes for him to fall asleep once we started walking, he was exhausted).  After the kids had gone swimming for the  millionth time, we started a fire in our new fire bowl and brought out the smores necessities.  L had bought out an entire store of it's chocolate (love my sister in law and her sweet tooth...it almost matches mine!).  They had also brought some sparklers, which were a huge hit with the kids.

Once I (sorry, the kids) had consumed enough chocolate, I took Hunter to bed.  I fell asleep too, so I missed everything after this.  Apparently there was some fun going on at the "main" fire pit, so the kids and some adults headed down there.

Sunday was more of the same.  Swimming, running, playing.  Hunter had a huge nap in his crib on this day (which meant I got a nap in my bed too!).

We had our first "condo" meeting that got off to a rocky start with James getting yelled at for no apparent reason, but seemed to calm down after that and went fairly well.  Our first "official" meeting is set for August 21.  That's where we'll get a look at all the finances and such of the condo association and elect our executive officers.  Fun times.

L, N and the girls left around 4:30.  We stayed on until well after dinner and then went over to Luc and Erin's cottage and had a little visit with them.  We hadn't seen them in quite some time, so it was good to catch up with them.

The drive home wasn't all that great.  Traffic was pretty bad, so it took us longer than usual to get home. Luckily, once we got on the highway, both boys fell asleep....at least it was a quiet drive home, even if it was long!

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Fun

As mentioned in my previous post, Monday night was not a great night for sleeping in our house.  Tuesday morning had me feeling like a complete zombie.  Once James left for work, I was sort of at a loss as to what to do.  It was rainy and a wee bit cold outside and the boys were boiling over with energy (it always amazes me how much energy children can have with little to no sleep).  I decided on a last minute trip to our local indoor play place, Skedaddles.  It turned out to be a great decision.  Both boys had a blast there...we spent the entire morning there.

As a result of all the running around (and probably the lack of sleep the night before) Hunter had a great nap once we got home.  Drew went in to lay with him for a bit once he woke up....super cute.

Once Hunter was up and ready to go, the boys and I headed to Terra.  They were having a sale on mulch (1.99$/bag)...unfortunately, we were too late and they were sold out by the time we got there.  We did end up spending over an hour there, terrorizing the poor fish in their display ponds.  Every time I turned around, one of the boys would be throwing rocks into them....

I love Terra, and I love the displays they have there.  What I don't love are their prices....everything is so freaking expensive!!!  Oh well, a girl can dream, right?

I LOVE this set...and am hoping to eventually have something like it (a MUCH cheaper version) at the cottage...love the "sitting area" idea for outside.

I literally had to drag the boys away from Terra in order to get to Nana and Papa's for dinner before soccer.  It was rushed and stressful trying to get the boys to eat something before Drew had his game at 6:15...we made it though.  While we were at Nana's, we didn't see Papa.  The weather forecast was calling for sunshine the next couple of days, which meant Papa was out frantically cutting hay.....as they say, you gotta cut hay when the sun shines...and we haven't been seeing much sun lately.

Drew's soccer game was great.  Drew tried really hard, and he got "Player of the game!".  Not only does he get a cute little certificate, but he also gets a free kids meal at shoeless joe's in Georgetown!  Woohoo!!

After the game we went back to Nana and Papa's and had a quick visit with papa before we went home to bed.  Wednesday was going to be a big day!

Wednesday was Drew's very last day of Jk.  Can you believe it???  I certainly can't.  He's come a long way this year......we are very proud of him.

While Drew was at school, Hunter and I went to Indigo for the momstown baby book club.  Hunter participated for a little while and then decided he wanted to head to starbucks for a treat with his mommy (perhaps I may have put the idea in his head....).

Once bookclub was over, we went to the grocery store to pick some treats up for Drew after school and then we met James for lunch at the new pizza shop in Milton.

Once home, Hunter had a nap and I tried to tackle the garden at the front of the house.  We headed to the Glen to meet Drew (and his friend from school, who rode the bus to Nana's with him) once Hunter woke up and the boys had a great time all afternoon doing the things they love at Nana and Papa's.

James took Drew and Drew's buddy home at 5 (his buddy had soccer) and brought pizza back with him for dinner.

Thursday I did not take any pictures (I know, shocking...also not so good for the photo-a-day project I'm doing on facebook......sssshhhh, don't tell anyone).  It was a very full day though.  We spent the morning playing, cutting the grass and getting stuff done around the house.  James' parents came at 3:30 to watch the boys for the afternoon/evening while James and I headed out for some time together.  We went to see "bad teacher" (hilarious), got some food at Boston pizza and got some groceries at Walmart.  Once home, the boys were put to bed and I headed out to a pub night with some other moms and then came home to watch some TV with James.

And there you have it!  We have a long weekend this weekend, and James is actually off work to enjoy it with us!  Yay!