Victoria Day

The 'unofficial' first long weekend of the summer is fading as the sun sets. It was a cooooooooool one, but we made the best of it as usual!!

The week that has just passed feels like a blur, but in Erin's world it was FUN!!!! On Monday after school, Erin begged me to stay and play with some of her friends. The day was absolutely beautiful, so I obliged and sat and chatted with another mom who was doing the same. The kids had a ball and burned off more energy!! The rest of the week slipped on by quickly, topped off by the Sparks pizza party at Main Street! The girls looked like they had quite a time for themselves. Erin was happy with two slices and a romping game of tag for a while after dinner!

Saturday we met up with Kacey and her mom for breakfast per our Saturday morning ritual just before gymnastics. Kacey and Erin ran around for the full of the hour they were there. I'm amazed they don't get even the remote bit tired from the non-stop action!! Saturday was a pretty rainy day, but there is always cleaning to do!! Urghhhh!! What a glamorous life!!! We did head over to the garden centre to pick up some mulch for the flowerbeds, and I picked up some gorgeous hanging baskets! I love the spring! Everything is greening up and the apple trees are starting to burst with blossoms. Soon the lilacs will bloom and that wonderful smell will be in the air for a couple of days!

Sunday Erin hung out with Gord, helping him to spread mulch in the flowerbeds while I ran in to get groceries and a gift for Andreas. I can't believe he is 15! Good grief! We were over at their place for a yummy Chinese food dinner. Erin was entertained non-stop by all her favourites, so she was happy! She even packed 3 big chicken balls into her tummy! She also helped Uncle Alex take in Maestro and Edna - Edna is Anestasia's goat. I can't believe they didn't learn from our experiences with Minnie!!!! Edna is however much smaller than Minnie, but appears to be just as naughty - eating tulips and plants..... you can easily draw the similarities. Goats.........

So that brings us to today. Erin helped Gord out again today, with a trip to Home Depot in the morning, leaving me to play with my kiln and of course, do more cleaning! Best of all, Gord flipped on the pool heater, and as you can see by the pics, Erin and Gord jumped in after it hit the mid-80's!!! It was a nice sunny day today, but brrrrrrrr, a chilly 14 degrees! Who cares when you have a big pool of warm bath water to swim in!!!!!