7.31.11

If Wyatt looks totally apprehensive in this picture, it is because he most certainly was. First of all, he hated the helmut. Then I tried to put the cover down, and it wouldn't fit over his head - he was sitting in there with his head tilted all the way to the left "Mommy, I do not like this." No kidding! I got rid of the cover, which somehow caused me to tip the bike over (the trailer didn't tip though). That made him even more nervous, "Mommy, I would like to get out." (he's always so polite the first time.) Finally we got everything settled and went for a bike ride. I wish I could say I enjoyed it, but I apparently I have the most uncomfortable bike seat known to all mankind, so I spent the majority of the bike ride wondering if the numbness in my nether regions would go away after I got off the bike (it did).
But, we'll do it again because it's good exercise for me, and everytime I turned around and yelled, "Having fun?!?!" into the wind, I am pretty sure Wyatt was saying yes. It was that, or "help".

7.30.11

"Heyo? Heyo? Grandma S are you coming for noonles? At my house? Grandma S, bring Grandpa S in the green jeep, okay bye!"
Seriously, this is pretty much the conversation he was having on "his" phone. :)

7.29.11

We spent the morning at the beach today. Wyatt had a pretty good time, pouring sand into buckets and avoiding the water like the plague. Paige slept most of the time, under the shade of a tree. Lucky girl. :)

7.28.11

So, Josh thought it would be a good idea to get the wagon out on our last walk. I am so glad that he was pulling it and not me. This one can be used as a sled too, there are skis that replace the wheels. I pulled it once as a sled and my elbow hurt for a week afterwards. Wyatt loved it, not sure why he felt it necessary to set it up like a bed, but he was cozy and had fun. I'd like to buy the pneumatic tires for it so it's not so freaking loud next time...

7.27.11

When we were at a friend's son's 1st birthday party about 2 weeks ago, the photographer there grabbed this shot of Paige and I. I just love it!
I am very excited for tomorrow - I get to go golfing! Hooray! Friday we're going to attempt to hit up the beach in the morning, and maybe have a picnic. Saturday I get to treat myself by heading into Winnipeg for brunch and gelati with my mom and sister. We've been doing these little excursions (usually lunch and shopping) for a while now, and I really look forward to them. Not only is it MY time (I can listen to the same Beyonce song on repeat all the way into the city if I want to, ha ha), but over the years I have definitely come to think of my mom and sister as not just family, but friends too (bet you never thought that was possible when Kaeleigh and I were teens, right mom?). My family has a dry (warped?) sense of humour, and not everyone "gets" it, so it's nice to be with people who do. I maintain that it was repeated viewings of Monty Python from age 7 and up that made me the way I am. ;)

7.26.11

I love that Wyatt sleeps so deeply now that I can take a picture of him and he doesn't wake up. He's almost 3, but still looks like a baby here because of that soother....that wretched soother. I had hoped that it would be something we could talk him into giving up, but I don't see that happening. We may have to do the ol' "cut the tip off" trick. I don't like the idea of "tricking" him, but I am even less fond of the soother.
The reason for the picture, though, was to get a shot of his new blanket. Paige got a gorgeous owl minky blanket from my brother and his wife, and Wyatt immediately claimed it as his own. I was going to order another just for him, but realized that to order a yard of each style of fabric would be cheaper, so I made him one myself. Let me just say that minky is a fickle, fickle fabric (it has just enough stretch to make you crazy), so the seams are incredibly crooked. Turns out he didn't care. :P He hauled it around all day, and took it to bed, so I think it was a hit. Well worth dumping an entire tin of pins on the floor at 12:30am. Well....almost.

7.25.11

Behind you!

This afternoon we went to the museum in town - the Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre - to check out "dinosaur bones." Wyatt's been watching Dinosaur Train lately, so I thought he might enjoy it. I was wrong. :P He really liked the stairs (again with the stairs), and the diarama they had of a dig site - only because they had a Hot Wheels van that he wanted. Figures. I paid $12 for him to see a Hot Wheels van. I took a few pictures (had to bribe him with a cookie to take a picture!), so maybe he'll appreciate it when he's older.