21 Questions

Nothing like a little humour to break my blogging hiatus.  Thanks to Tiresa for the inspiration!

Maeve, 4.

1. What is something mommy always says to you?
Stop jumping on the bed.

2. What makes you happy?
When Daddy makes funny faces.

3. What makes you sad?
When no wants to play with me.

4. What makes you laugh?
When Daddy shakes his bum and does a funny dance. (Sense a theme here?)

5. How old are you?
4 years old, almost 5.

6. How old is Mommy?
83 (?)

7. How old is Daddy?
16

8. What is your favorite thing to do?
Dance and make funny faces.

9. Who is your best friend?
Ellie.
 
10. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A veterinarian

11. What are you really good at?
Playing at school with my friends.

12. What are you not very good at?
Cleaning up my room.

13. What did you do today?
Had fun with my parents and family.  We went outside and we bought a new soccer ball.

14. What is your favorite food?
Spaghetti and meatballs

15. What is your favorite song?
Girls just want to have fun!

16. What do you want for (holiday or birthday) this year?
A Kitty kitty fun house (?)

17. What is your favorite animal?
A kangaroo

18. What is love?
It's means you loves somebody, and you really can't get your mind off them. And you have to have lots of friends.

19. What does mommy/daddy do for work?
Mommy makes money and does stuff. (I guess we need to work on this. ;) )
Daddy goes to work at his work. And he earns money for our car, van, house, fish and children.

20. Where do you live?
Halifax - it's a big town with lots of cars, building and apartments.

21. Where is your favorite place to go?
Kiddietown. (We've actually only been there twice, but I guess it left an impression)

Our little ballerina!

Today was Maeve's first real "dance" class.  Grammy enrolled her in the creative movement class at the Maritime Conservatory, and today she donned her ballerina outfit!

For the first time that I can remember, Maeve was a little shy, and even a bit nervous about this new adventure.  But, she took to her new teacher and fellow dancers quickly and had lots of fun! 

In our backyard.

Waiting patiently with Grammy.

Ready to dance!

Summer 2011...what little we've had of it.

It's been ages since I posted, but here's a snapshot of what we've been up to for the past 2 months!

Canada Day Parade

Watering Mommy's overgrown garden.

Sprinkler fun!

Taking a quick break.

We had a nice visit with Aunty Barbara, Nana Louise and Theo!

Beckett and Theo were quite taken with each other!

View from our rented cottage in Caribou river.

Caribou Island

Maeve turned 4 while we were at the cottage. It was slim pickings at the local Sobeys, so Elmo and Cookie Monster were it!

Maren, being a ham!

We also took the kids for a ride on Theodore Tugboat - too fun.

Captain Maeve!

Maeve's first sleepover with her best friend Ellie!

What a difference a year makes...

It's soccer season again.  Last year, Maren and Beckett were just 3 months old, and my dream of taking them to Maeve's soccer practices didn't quite go as planned.  Here's last year's post to jog your memory: Family Outing Fail

This year went much more smoothly.  It was a relatively nice day (as nice as we've seen here in Halifax of late) and the twins thoroughly enjoyed seeing Maeve play soccer!

Twins in name only.

Anyone who has spent any time with Maren and Beckett know that they are nothing alike.  Now, given that they are fraternal twins (obviously) you wouldn't really expect them to be all that similar, but there are days when I question if one was switched at birth. No, really.

Here are a few examples...

Beckett has blond hair, blue eyes, fair skin and a lean body shape.
Maren has reddish brown hair, greenish eyes, olive skin and is an endomorph, like her Mama. ;)

Beckett loves anything that resembles a carbohydrate, whereas Maren channels her inner fruitarian on a daily basis.  We often end up exchanging their leftovers at the end of a meal.

Maren loves books, and would be content to sit there all day and be read to.  Beck needs to be on the move - all the time.  He's run so many laps around our kitchen we've lost count.

Beckett is up with the birds (literally) and Maren would sleep until noon if she could.

Maren loves to be carried (especially in the Beco), but Beck could care less.

Beckett would nurse all day if I'd let him, whereas Maren can take it or leave it.

The only thing they agree on is that Maeve is the coolest kid they know, and that Mama's lap is always worth fighting for.  Lucky me. :)

But, in all seriousness, do these kids even look related?

A "Mommy of three" milestone.

I've often said that the hardest thing about 3 kids (especially having 2 toddlers) is trying to get out of the house.  I haven't ventured very far on my own, and usually have Brent or my Mom in tow for any major outings.  My solo outings have been limited to the playground, or a walk around the block.  I have yet to attempt groceries on my own!

But today, I took the kids to the farmer's market and playground, by myself, and without much anxiety.  Best of all, it went really well, and has given me the confidence to get back into the habit of going to the Dartmouth Farmer's Market every Saturday.  It's another one of those "new normal" moments for me, and a milestone I'm happy to reach.

Whopper Cake!

Maeve fell in love with this book, which we found at the library.  It's a cute story about a 'Grandad' who bakes a whopper cake for Grandma on her birthday. After 3 weeks of reading this book every single night, Maeve and Daddy baked the whopper cake recipe at the back of the book.  You can tell I'm not much of a foodie, as I forgot to take a picture of the finished product, but trust me, it was yummy!