I see I haven't posted since July 12th. The month of July feels like a complete blur to me. Work's been busy, home has been busy, it's just been plain busy!!! I'll try my best to re-cap the month.
July 19th we went to the Ice Cream Festival in Merrickville. This is a cute fundraiser for Erin's Daycare / Nursery School. There was facepainting, some games, some shows and of course ICE CREAM!!!!
We have been trying to get as much swimming in as we can despite the mountains of rain (well, that's what it's felt like!) we have been getting this summer. We have also made some trips to the library when we can to keep up with reading. Erin is still doing well with the reading and writing this summer. We have tried to make learning fun so Erin never feels like it is a chore.
On the 25th, I was tied up with work so Erin spent some time with Aunt Elaine. In fact, Erin went for a sleep over! They had lots of fun - I don't think Gord and I could have left Elaine's fast enough for Erin's liking when we dropped her off!! They went out for breakfast, saw a movie - 'Kung Fu Panda' - and went for a swim. I'll bet Aunt Elaine was tired after a couple of days with Whirlwind Erin!!!!!
We also went shopping with Anestasia for clothes for Erin's upcoming horse show on August 8th. Erin got some fancy new boots for riding, a shirt to wear in the show and a new saddle pad for Charlie. That should be a fun day for her!!! Erin also had another riding lesson on Sunday and did really well, even being sick!!!
On Saturday night, Erin got quite sick. She spiked a fever and it was all we could do to break it. Gord stayed home with her on Monday and Tuesday. Tuesday he took her into the hospital. Strep has been going around the daycare, so we wanted to rule that out. Whew... no strep - just a viral infection that was on the way out come Wednesday. I was home with her that day. She was feeling much better late that day, so I thought I'd see if Emily would come out and spend a few hours with her so I could clear my desk at work before going on holidays. Erin was much better Thursday and even wanted to swim again - we knew she was sick because she didn't want to swim!!!! Emily and Erin looked like they had lots of fun - the camera shows this evidence!!!
Friday August 1st marked a birthday for Erika!! Happy 7th Birthday Erika!! Erin had a riding lesson in the morning, then we took her riding instructor Catherine over to meet Erika. Catherine got some extra business as a result of Erin raving over her!! We enjoyed a coffee while the girls played for a bit. We all headed back over in the late afternoon for the big party! Erika looked like she had a ball. We left sometime around 10:00pm and Erin fell asleep about 13 seconds after we got out of the car!! The next day, Erika invited Erin over for a play, which was great for me - got to clean and do groceries!! Ahh... the domestic diva life is great!!! Erin was pretty upset when I picked her up - they wanted to keep playing, but it once again, started to rain. Erin looked exhausted though, and proceeded to take a big nap shortly after we got home!!!
Today she is puttering around doing some beautiful artwork! We are going to try to have a quiet day today, as we have a pretty busy week - HOLIDAYS!!!! - ahead of us. Tomorrow Jo and her boys, and Richinda and her girls are coming over for the day. It's supposed to be a rain-free day, so we plan on swimming and relaxing all day - formula for tired children!!
Tuesday Erin and I are heading to the library to restock our books. North Bay grampa is coming down either Tuesday or Wednesday. Wednesday is the big 40 for me! Thursday Erin and I are going to venture into Ottawa for a bit - a little shopping and a movie, before coming home for her riding lesson. Friday is the horse show, then Saturday Erin will be going to a birthday party for her buddy Michelle. Whew! The old cliche of needing to go back to work for a rest might just hold true for this holiday week!
I can hardly believe that there is only 4 more weeks until school starts again! Erin really misses her pals from school, so I know she'll be glad to go back. What's even more scary is there is just over one month and Erin is 5! Time does go by far too quickly.....
Enjoy the pics!!!
New couch!
Basement renovations!
Erin decided it was Lamby's birthday last week - cake and party games were had by all!!
Blowing out the candles! (Lamby is 3 according to Erin!!)
Erin, Emily, and Sammy having fun on Thursday!!
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