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Natasha wasn't able to come over today, so I had to stay home to take care of the kiddies. During breakfast, Alex mentioned something about owls being mean...I mentioned the owls from the nature park and then he told me he was talking about the mean owl from Stella Luna. About 5-10 minutes later, he informed me that we were going to the Nature park after breakfast. I thought about it and decided that would be a much better way to spend the day than just hanging around the house. So I checked to make sure they were open and told Alex that we were going to go there.
He kept telling me "I'm so excited!". I called Grandma and Grandpa to see if they were interested in tagging along and as it turns out, Grandpa Norman and Big Grandma came with us.
As we were driving out there, Alex told everyone he was so excited...then asked if they were. Then he said "I can't wait to get there! Grandpa...can you not wait to get there?" He then asked big Grandma, Me, Sarah and Sammy the same thing.
It was a beautiful day and a great way to spend it. We all had a great time and Alex loved seeing the animals...I think Sarah and Sammy mostly just liked the walk :)
Joe
During bath time tonight, Alex was poking at himself and when Joe asked "Alex, what are you doing?"
Without missing a beat and quite seriously, Alex replied:
"I'm making my birdie blow bubbles."
I had to bury my face in my arm so it didn't seem like I was roaring laughing at him, and Joe fled the room.
A very excited Natasha contacted me at work because she got a call saying Sarah's glasses were in early! As soon as we got off, Natasha and I took Sarah to get them and here are a few pictures of Sarah getting fitted by David. Her glasses came in a cute little princess purse carrying case which you can see in her hand in one pic.
We can already see a difference in the way she interacts and looks at things. You can see her eyes following details and now when they come off, she wants them back on. I think they are a bit tight right now, but hopefully that will loosen into something more comfortable later.
She looks adorable. As Great Uncle Ken or Aunt Sharyn said, she looks like a little professor :)
The long awaited and much sought after eye appointment for Sarah was this morning. She is very impared in both eyes but the good news is that glasses will most likely do the trick. If they do, she won't require surgery. She actually enjoys the eye exams but by the end of the second visit, she was getting tired and uncooperative. It was perfect timing, because it emphasised her reaction when the Dr put the lens in front of her eyes that emulate her prescription. She just stopped moving completely and studied my face in total wonder. Then Joe walked in the door after washing her pacifier and the doctor said "let her look at her pacifier" but she only had eyes for Joe. It was incredible. The doctor explained that some parents get very upset when they find out their child has a serious vision issue but we are just so impressed with that little fighter. She can walk, talk, eat, watches TV, loves stories... her development is on par with her age and yet she achieved it all with THAT vision? Imagine what she'll do when she can see! Besides, we picked out the cutest pink Disney glasses and they are going to look just adorable on her.
I picked up Natasha, Alex and Samantha at the park after Sarah's appointment. A quick trip to McDonald's and Subway then we took off downtown. While Natasha ran an errand, we drove by the waterfront and Alex got to see a submarine. After some MooMoos, we walked to the submarine to see if up close and lucked into seeing it leaving the harbor. We got poured on at the harbor but Natasha got Samantha to say Sarah's name a bunch of times while playing with them and it was so cute!
After supper and a bath, Sarah was running around upstairs and Alex asked "mommy what is on Sarah's pjs? Before I could answer he read the letters "B U M"... bbuu... BUM! Mommy that says BUM!" Sarah was wearing a BUM Equipment sleeper - Alex was totally right. He is actually starting to read... and that just blows my mind.
When our night time ritual was coming to a close, Alex and I tried to get off his bed at the same time and somehow I managed to bump him such that his forehead took a smack off Joe's knee. It was a good crack and I felt so bad :( As I cuddled him and offered to kiss it better, he threw his weight into me which almost knocked me off the bed! I caught myself with Joe's quick help but Alex (who was in my arms) tightened his grip and said "I got you Mommy!!"
He honestly believed I was going to fall and he saved me. How sweet is that? :)
Weeks ago I showed Alex how to blow on a dandilion and make a wish. So today, while waiting in the yard with me for Joe, he picked one... blew on it and as the seeds flew around said "I wish I could fly a kite".... it was adorable.
After everyone's naps (about 11:00), we coated the kids in sunscreen, packed the family into bike trailers and left Dan's house. We stopped at the top of the street to figure out a destination.
First Dominion: no kite.
Next Zellers : Finding Nemo Kite - $5
We scooted down to Bowring Park and camped out on the hill behind the swimming pool to eat lunch and fly Alex's kite. He learned real quick and soon needed no help from us unless it hit the ground. Samantha chased him (or us) and Sarah ate. You should have seen the size of a chicken breast she decided she to eat!
We played until everyone started to look sleepy then packed them all back into the trailers and followed the old railway bed to downtown. After a drive by the waterfront and a quick jump into the bike stores, we follow the railway bed back to bowring park and up to McDonalds! By the time we finally got back to Dan's, it was 7:00pm. I wish I had some photos of this perfect day, but I forgot the camera :( You'll have to settle for this one that Natasha took of Alex with paint on his fingers.
Joe and I bought a Chariot Corsaire XL this week. We origionally bought the CX2, but switched because it was a bit small for Alex and Sarah flipped out when I put the cover down for the first time (it was close to her face). The Corsaire doesn't have all of the swanky features of the CX2, but it has a lot more head space, is taller, slightly wider and it has a zip down cover which was a requirement for us because of the weather here.My biking friend Ian had raved about this and I've wanted one since before the twins were born. This sucker weighs less than Samantha and comes complete with a build in suspension system. Plus it doubles as a high end stroller, jogger, ski or hiking trailer.
I showed Natasha the CX2 the day after I bought it, but I hope she still likes the one we've switched too. Our other two strollers are heavy and hard to handle so hopefully she'll get a lot of use out of this one.
3 kids, 3 years, 4 strollers. Funny :)
Alex graduated from his class at the Little Gym this week. We were encouraged to bring along anyone who'd like to see him show all the progress he'd made and cheer while he got his ribbon. Joe, the twins, Jen and I all went. Alex was over tired and didn't get much out of it that night, but Sarah and Samantha loved it. I don't want to put any of them in a program this summer because it will add more chaos to our schedule and I'd like to spend that time out with the kids but I think in September, I may have to enroll them all!
Over the last few weekends I've managed to get the kids to my folks place at least twice. The first time was just a visit for the day but the second time was for the Lobster Boil and we stayed overnight... thats right - while other people (mom and dad) were there. I've been holding off on that because we were up so often it just wasn't fair to the people who'd be up all night with us.
There are some awesome pictures here. The twins when mom put them to sleep by rocking them in a rocking chair together, Alex and dad playing at "putting out fires" with a garden hose and Dad trying to ge tthe kids to say "TOUCH DOWN" and raise their arms at the breakfast table.
The kids play at my feet in the kitchen at lot. At Dan's that opens a whole new world of things they can get into because his kitchen is more "open concept" than my old cupboards were. Here is a picture of Alex, who put himself into a crock pot and Joe (jokingly) pretended he was going to make a stew out of him!
