6.9.11

first day

emery's first day of grade one...
she was ready thirty minutes before it was time to leave!
it was so nice to walk to school altogether.
  emery had a great day reconnecting with friends, 
and learning a little french:
"bonjour mes amies"
~
check back on thursday for selah's first day!

linking up here:
Sweet Shot Day

5.9.11

girls with curls

just wanted to share a couple photos of two beautiful girls 
who ventured with us to southampton in august...

katie & ainsley
katie on the beach - don't you love her hair?

ainsley with her perfectly 'groomed' cone, selah in the back (not so clean...)


treats & tricycles before a sleepover with our friends

so thankful that these girls are in our lives!  
since emmy was 2, and beanie was 6 months,
they've had best friends...
i think that's pretty special.

(linking up here today)

4.9.11

simple things

quick post to share a simple thing that made me smile.
bubbles...
during a trip to storybook gardens with nan this week,
the girls got to play with bubbles!

though this photo is quite busy, i love the moment captured...

emery was so excited about the big bubble she had created,
that she didn't even notice the even larger one that was growing right above her!





2.9.11

favourite things friday

beautiful sky over kitchener
look at me!  right on schedule today...
  
hard to believe the summer is coming to an end. 
last weekend, i got in a tizzy because we hadn't done all the things i wanted 
to do with the girls this summer...
(though we did pack a lot in!)
so, i made a list!

it's the end of the week now and though we didn't get everything done, 
i think we did pretty well.
this week we:
baked (gingerbread!) cookies, 
went swimming with friends, 
went to storybook gardens with nan, 
had a playdate at funworx, 
spent time with friends in our backyard,
played littlest pet shop 
& visited the great grandparents & cousins.

still on the list (will do in the fall):
bike to waterloo park
city bus adventure
photoshoot with emery

today we're going swimming at the local pool!

this weekend i'm going to see billy elliot,
 and we have friends from the congo coming to visit!

here are a few fun things to check out:
before i go, just have to share a lowlight of the week:
i let a coupon for a free tub of ice cream expire... such a pitty.

have a super long weekend everyone.

linking up here today!

30.8.11

camp girl

this is a photo taken by my sister after emery's first week at camp miniyowe.
it perfectly represents her week and the weeks of all the kids who have gone before her!
a wrist full of bracelets brings back the memories!
(nice shot christine - thank you)

emery.  loved.  camp.

she is still singing the songs she learned there 
and right away was asking if she can return next year.
her favourite things about camp were 
chicken broccoli casserole,
canoeing,
and there was one more...
i'll have to ask her again.

the staff at camp are incredible,
and the activites so fun & memorable.
it was cowboys vs. aliens theme that week!

one neat thing about camp is that you get to sign up 
for two activities that you do everyday for the entire week.
for the youngest campers,
options include biking, sports, dance, canoeing, swimming, wilderness, crafts...
i know my girl and i was convinced i knew what she would pick.
i was so wrong.
totally expected dance and crafts for my girlie girl.
not so much.
she chose wilderness and canoeing
and loved them both!
she likes to tell people about the time 
they flipped the canoes and got to stand on them 
while they were upside down in the water
(with life jackets on of course)!

love it, and so proud of her for embracing new places and things to do!

she did great for her first week at overnight camp!
big thanks to grandma, grandad & auntie beth for making it possible for her to go!