A Little Garage Sale Bliss!!

Another spring has arrived.... and so my garage sales have been calling me. I unfortunately have not been as dedicated as in past years due to the fact that I'm only to be on my feet a few hours a day. This little playhouse is already a favorite of everyone. I am trying to explain to Patrick that the lawn is no longer his, but rather it is now the kids'. Just so cute for $20 and there will be room for another one to play by next summer!! It has a little patio which has now been christened with it's first popsicles!!
(Baby will be arriving in the third week of July if all goes as planned)



This is one of Kael Favorites!! It is called a "Sit'nSpin for those of you you haven't seen one before. If you ever rode the TeaCup ride at the fair- where you got to spin yourself around,... well this is a miniature version of that ride..... this one plays music too!! Ella just likes to sit on it and play the music, but Kael spins pretty fast.... it was hard to get a picture of this one! I am trying to teach him how to "smile" but he doesn't seem to understand the falsified smile yet. He does however often give me "monkey face" instead.... which he is showing in this picture. This find was actually made by a friend of mine (thanks Andrea) who knew I was after this treasure after Kael fell in love with the toy at a friend's.


Pat is just thrilled (NOT) that I keep bringing these "treasures" home.... but I have promised to get rid of some at the anual St. Adolphe garage sale this year.... and now I've put it in writing so I'll have to stay true to my word.
I also get some great things from the Freecycle network. This is a network that has been designed to keep usable items out of the landfills. I've gotten rid of things that were worthless to us... yet treasures for others. On the same note, I've gotten some useful kids stuff that was just collecting dust in someone elses home/garage. If you want to consider giving up some of your stuff or collecting some new (used) stuff.... consider joining.... it's free. The website is http://www.freecycle.ca/

Take care all,
Judy

Time Flies!

Time sure flies by. Kael is now 2 and Ella just turned 1 yesterday. She is such a big girl with such a BIG personality. She is well and we finally will be seeing someone about her eye (no pun intended!) at the end of the month! She isn't quite walking yet but has no difficulty finding trouble. We sure love her and the excitement she brings daily!

And here is the proof of our precious, feminine little Ella!!! "Boys will be Boys" comes to mind but it doesn't really fit. She eats everything and anything but this is the birthday cake she enjoyed with some of her friends. As Kael would say "Ella messy encore".

Kael has discovered that he loves to be outside. I try to get him out to play at least once a day. He loves wagon rides with his sister and helping in the garden. His friend Rebecca introduced him to child size watering cans, and we have since purchased 2 of them. While Pat tries to kill off our weeds, Kael nurtures and waters "the flowers" almost on a daily basis! He isn't allowed to go in the garden by himself, but from the edge he can reach far enough to water the first plant in each row so we'll see if we have a Master Plant in each row by the end of July. What a little boy he has turned out to be!

Hope all is well with everyone. We anxiously await the arrival of baby #3. We are about 10 weeks from term and I'm hoping to carry baby as long as I can. Thanks for all the prayers and help over the last month, I'm sure they are a big reason as to why I'm still at home and not in the hospital. Patrick's supervisory position with Central Regional Health Care Authority was extended so we are thrilled that he is home with us in the evenings. He really enjoys the job and hopes that the budget in the region will allow for something more permanent.

Until next time,
Judy