For the love of Barnacles

Thursday, August 29, 2013

Camp!

The kids all had fun at camp last week (HRM rec), but Maren was especially excited for it. It went well, so we're moving onto preschool next week!

Beckett had fun, but wasn't into the photo op. And, we forgot to get one of Maeve!

Sunday, July 14, 2013

The joy of being a kid

I'm far from a neat freak, but I do cringe a little bit when the kids get really dirty. It's messy, and I'm inevitably the one who has to clean them up.

But, it's also so much fun to watch them play in the dirt. Today, the kids were dipping themselves in the lake, and then rolling over the sand into the lake. Oh the dirt! And, oh the fun!

Summertime Fun

We joined Senobe Aquatic Club this summer and we've been enjoying it to the fullest! The kids are

loving the beach and we're all looking forward to trying out the kayaks.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Back on the blogging bandwagon.

Maren and Beckett have taken to asking for "stories" before bed. Beckett always asks for some kind of summary of his day - ie. "Mommy, tell me about the boy who loved Spiderman". It's cute.

But, for the past month Maren has been stuck on the same storyline..."Mommy, tell me about the princess who goes to the gardening store with her flying unicorn...that has wings....with their whoooooole family". And so, every night, I dream up some kind of flowers that they find, and buy and take back to the royal castle to plant in the royal garden. Tonight, however, she added a twist! The princess and her unicorn wanted to stop at the playground to play. As I started describing the slides and the swings, Maren (ever so logical) asked me who was pushing them, if both she and the unicorn were swinging? Given that it was bedtime and I was tired, I pulled the "just because" answer which seemed to satisfy her curiosity for now!

Sunday, September 2, 2012

In the blink of an eye, my baby is a big girl.

In just three days my first baby will start "big kid school". It seemed fitting that she accomplished this milestone today, something she has been working for the past few weeks...

Stay tuned for her her first day of school pictures next Wednesday.

Monday, June 18, 2012

Out of the mouth of babes...

As Maeve and I were getting ready to make meatballs last night, we realized that we were out of breadcrumbs. So, we used crushed crackers instead. Maeve thought this "secret ingredient" was super special, and not wanting to give it away to Maren and Beckett, she decided to give them only a little bit of a hint.

She quietly turned to them while we were eating and whispered the hint: "Hey, Maren and Beckett these meatballs are made with crack".

Saturday, June 16, 2012

New house, here we come...

In just 11 days, the movers will come and pack us up, ready to take us to our new house. We're very excited about our new house which was a 2-year project to find, but are also a little bittersweet about leaving this house, the very first house we bought and brought our babies home to.

We moved in on March 17th, 2006 (St. Patrick's Day), and it proved to be a very "lucky" house for us indeed. In July 2007 Maeve arrived, followed by Maren and Beckett in March 2010. Of all the memories I have of the kids in this house, the living room window holds a special place in my heart.

All of the kids pulled up to this window as they learned to walk, watched countless dogs walked along our street, and waved to visitors as they arrived and left. The little table the lives there has seen snacks, crafts and even tea parties. As I look at the window tonight in the sunset, I see handprints and fingerprint smudges. I know our new house will have its new special places, but I do wish I could take this spot with us.