A Successful Week at the Beautiful New Daycare!!

Tuesday didn't actually start off quite as successful as we would have hoped. Tuesday was Erin's first day at her new daycare - in fact, it was all of the kids' first day at the brand new daycare in Merrickville. Erin wanted both Mummy and Daddy to bring her, so in we went. Erin got to meet one of her teachers, Ann, as well as a couple of the older kids. Erin definitely got a bit scared and the tears started flowing. Of course that set me off, followed by one of the women that runs the place. Gord was trying to calm her down when we just decided that we were going to have to leave her with her teacher and leave. One of the other teachers told me to call 10 minutes after I left because they were sure Erin would be fine. I pretty much cried all of the way to work. I called when I got settled in my office and they told me that she had stopped crying before we had even drove off! That made me feel much better. She was pretty happy to see me when I got there to pick her up though! The rest of the week was much better, but Erin is certainly feeling the stress. She has been quite a bit more emotional than usual this week, but she has been steadily improving as the week went by.

Erin is off right now on a big Saturday adventure with Daddy. She started a new round of swimming lessons and I'm sure it has been topped off with lunch and a big visit to Home Depot!! I spent the morning cleaning the house and scrubbing floors. My back is killing me, but the house is nice and clean!!

Minnie is back to her goatful self. She is pretty much walking with all of her weight on her injured hoof. It's funny to see her now though, because she is having a harder and harder time squeezing through the gate to break out of the barnyard!! It must be all of that grass she eats non-stop!!

Well just a couple of more days and we are off to Niagara Falls!! Erin (and Aidan and Cole) is very excited to go. She is learning about animals and fish in the ocean so is looking forward to seeing the whales and the dolphins at Marineland. Gord and I are looking forward to the getaway too. It's always good to see some new sights and although these visits are usually very busy, they can be strangely relaxing at the same time. It's just fun to watch the world through Erin's eyes!

I'll be back with some Niagara Falls pictures next weekend. Have a great week everyone!