6.27.13

Hard to believe June is basically over! Although for Wyatt, I guess summer is taking too long - he was already asking how many more months until winter.

I've been trying to find creative ways to keep the kids busy this month while my hours at work are reduced (because of daycare issues).

We've been to Clay Owl, Binney Corner (a nature park near Manitou), the spray park and spent lots of time in the backyard.

We also had a few appointments for Wyatt that require a separate post, and I haven't been much in the mood to write about that.

6.18.13

I'm posting from my phone, so I apologize in advance for the quality of this post!

Wyatt graduated from preschool on Friday. They had a little ceremony with songs, got their diplomas and of course, cake!

The middle picture is a comparison of his first and last days of preschool. I understand now why it felt like I was buying him new pants every 3 months. 

6.2.13

Kangaroos at the Australian Walkabout.

Baby Musk ox!

Monarch at the butterfly exhibit.

On the butterfly bench, again.

Smelly camel.

Hitching a ride.

King of the zoo.

Paige is not impressed....

Wyatt is not impressed.

Yup, at the zoo again.  It's a good way to spend the Sunday, and since we have memberships, it usually doesn't cost us too much to head in.  Especially when I remember to pack lunch.  Which I did not.  We made a quick detour to A&W, which set us back $21 even though I shared a kids meal with Paige.  I was not impressed - and the food wasn't even good.  Usually we treat ourselves to take out once a week (generally Fridays).  I think I am just getting tired of the options around here, because I don't want fast food.  Taking the kids to a restaurant like Boston Pizza has yet to be proven a good idea (Paige just can't sit still and then usually won't eat whatever we order for her), and there really aren't a lot of options for healthier take out besides Subway. 
We finally found daycare for the kids last week.  It's only Mondays and Tuesdays, so Josh and my mother in law will be covering Wednesdays, and I'll drop my Thursdays just for the summer.  I'm hoping to keep Thursdays and Fridays somewhat structured for everyone's sanity, and I'm hoping we can do a lot of exploring in town (Livingstone Park, the library, the museum, art gallery, etc.).  I know that when I was on mat leave with Paige, the days dragged on.  It was hard to plan any real activities because of her age, but now I think she might have the attention span to at least hang in there for half an hour. :)