Summer day

Went to swimming lessons, hung out in beach for a snack after... Then there was crafts in the clubhouse so boys went in to make a sock puppet... They spent the afternoon setting up a puppet show which they put on for me... Then I made lemonade with reall lemons... Next supper then off to a movie at the clubhouse!

Summer treats and more

A great way to use a handful of saskatoons we picked yesterday... Vanilla yogurt; sugar cookies baked in mini muffin tin to make cups...

A beach picnic after passing the first summer swimming session!

Tunnels and evening dinner with friends...

Saskatoons

Just came back from swim lessons and picked some saskatoons... K wants to make mini tarts... Sure! He asked if I'd called the taxi to leave to go back home... I said no... "why" he asked... because I saw the saskatoons were ready... "the work will wait while you show the child the rainbow... But the rainbow won't wait while you do the work..." it's a good thing I have quotes like that on our walls... Helps me remember what's important at all times...

Summer continues

More summer

Leaving the beach... A daily ride back to the cottage for dinner... Taking a rest on a rock during "intermission" at
the movie at the clubhouse...

Summer...

Summer fun! It was Bop's birthday, so we went for lunch at our summertime place... And I made a "Tarte au Chocolat" (Anna Olson recipe, Google it... Fantastic!) for his dessert!

Monster hunting

A little game of theirs since last year

Flowers!!!

I didn't know this plant has flowers! It must be very happy lately!!

Dancing

Lemonade stand

Had a lemonade stand today... The little one raised enough money to "adopt" a polar bear from The World Wildlife Federation of Canada... We went to IMAX to watch the polar 3d show to see why the polar bears need help... We told him how proud we are of him... The older one helped the whole time too, and wants to help protect another animal from the WWF as well, with a bake sale at a local market (one idea)... Great to see!

Random pics

Soccer, recitals, fun...

Special weekend!

The annual fishing trip where K goes fishing with friends, only this time our big boy was big enough to go too! So my little one and I have been having treats and playing all over!

He also received a special Bible this morning as he is going up to Grade 1 Sunday School in fall... But there are other kids in the pic and I don't post pics of other people's children without consent... During Sunday School circle the leader asked if anyone had anything special to share... He said that he was having a special weekend with his mommy! 😍

After the waffles today, we bought a dream catcher, because he admires them... We were going to go to the museum after; but while we were eating he said he wanted to go home for a while and relax... It's been a busy weekend I guess! So we went to the sunroom and read all the books on the picture... He just kept choosing them off our shelves or book bins... At one point I said "you still interested in reading?" because I want to make sure he isn't just sitting there because of me and he answered "yep. I'm living he dream" which made me laugh. Then he added "...only it really is my dream... And it came true" Ahhh! My heart melts!

Mother's Day

What a beautiful day! Lovely presents from my boys and husband ( fantastic accessories for my kayak!) and a lovely beach day with boys and mom and dad, who came in the afternoon! We all had a lovely Mother's Day brunch last weekend, so this was an extra lovely visit on the beach! Off to have a cottage dinner at their place, then home... But back here again in 5 days for the Long Weekend!

Beach weekend!

There is no where in the world that I am more present-in-the-moment than this place... My little one has been full of Mother's Day treats today. First he came in to our room and when I said It's hard to say no to a -- (name) cuddle.. He answered "it's hard to say no to a mommy cuddle"... Then on the beach he made a sand picture of us... And as we walked along the beach ha sang "Love you forever, love you for always, as long as I'm living my Mommy you'll be." Our big boy came up to me on the beach and wanted a hug too... Playing in the sand, walking on the beach... This is a relaxing weekend I have been looking forward to after many months of endless responsibilities and commitments... Looking forward to summer with these guys at our favourite place...