8.26.13

This weekend was Morden's Corn & Apple Festival. There's a midway, craft booths, food trucks and approximately 20,000 too many people in my town.

I've never enjoyed it. Always make an effort to avoid it. But this year Wyatt was asking to ride the train ride, so we went Friday at noon (as soon as the rides opened for the weekend).

Despite a rough start (Wyatt was very overwhelmed and actually almost ran into traffic which is SO unlike him - he was trying to get to Josh), the kids had fun. Wyatt rode the train 6 times, and Paige rode anything we'd let her. She even got her picture in the Winnipeg Free Press!

Sunday we went to the zoo, but it was just far too hot. We rode around on the tram for a bit and then headed to Tutti Frutti for some frozen yogurt.

Just over a week until Wyatt's FIFTH birthday, and 2 days later, his first day of kindergarten! As of the 9th, the kids have a spot at the public daycare, which is such a huge relief, although Wyatt is not looking forward to it at all. He says there are too many kids. He was there on a no school day, so there were about 30 kids. On a regular day, he'll only be with that many kids after afternoon daycare is done. I'm sure he'll adjust fine, I just need to convince him of that. 

8.19.13

We had a busy, busy weekend! On Thursday we spontaneously decided to book a campsite at St. Malo for Friday night. As most of you know, last year's camping attempt ended with up packing up and heading home at midnight. We went in with much lower expectations this time, ha ha. But we had fun! Sleeping in the tent wasn't awesome (I took an elbow to the face from Paige and ended up with a split lip). 

Sunday we met up with my parents at the Aviation Museum in Winnipeg to check out a B-17. Our plan was to picnic after, but it poured on the way in, so we ate at the food court in Polo Park instead. It was pretty neat to see the museum, I know Wyatt got a real kick out of it.

7.28.13

Last weekend we went to the Thershermen's Museum to check out their Forge Days, and the kids had a blast! Since I didn't grow up in the area, this was actually my first time there as well. Pretty neat!

The next day we headed out to my sister's fiancé's parents' place (got that?). They had a neat little three wheeled car that the kids got a ride in! 

7.18.13

Here's a few photos that have been hiding out on my phone!

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. :)