Sesame Street Live

My friend Kristin scored second row tickets to Sesame Street Live and asked us if we wanted to go!. We were so excited and knew Owen would have a great time. The tickets were awesome and really it was like having front row because the seats were staggered and there were no seats in front of us. The characters came out on our side of the rogers center so we got to see all of them up close and most of them would high five Owen as they went by. At one point one of the characters walked off with Owen's popcorn and after that he would hide his popcorn behind his back when they came by! so cute. We weren't able to get very many pictures of Owen because we had to stay sitting in our seats for fear the characters would trip (they can't see down). The show was fantastic even though the food and souvenirs were totally overpriced ($10 for one helium elmo balloon). Owen even had his first ride on the GO train, as expected he had just as much fun on the train as at the show!









Thanks again Kristin we had a great time!

Handsome, sweet, and happy boy. Who would have thought he had the hugest meltdown in the morning over his clothes?. Yesterday was the first day of wearing shorts and Owen could not believe that I would put him in pants that were too short for his legs! funny little guy he is. Today is the first day he is wearing a tank top and he thinks something is wrong with his shirt too! Life with a pre-schooler is never boring that's for sure!

My Little Baker

One thing Owen and I love to do together is bake. I know he especially loves to eat the delicious treats but I hope someday he will love the memory of baking with mommy even more. We bake at least once every couple of weeks, it gives us something to do during daycare, the kids get to take treats home, and I get to have a treat myself while they are all napping in the afternoon.

When growing up my friend Cathy's mom used to bake us these delicious cookies called monster cookies. Recently she gifted me with the recipe and we have made the cookies for the second time this month!


Monster Cookie Recipe:

3 eggs
1/4 cup margarine
3 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
1 tsp corn syrup
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla
4 1/2 cups quick oats
1 cup chocolate chips
1 cup M&M's
1 1/2 cups chunky peanut butter

Mix well. Place on greased cookie sheet bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes.

Seriously what could be better than an oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chip cookie with the added bonus of M&M's?

While at the park today a woman asked me if I had a girl named Noah. Um no. Might be time for a first haircut soon.

15 Months Old

Is it bad that I had to think about how old Noah was before posting this? because how could my baby be 15 months old already? it just doesn't seem possible. But then again a baby can't climb up the climbers and go down the slide on his own. It's milestone's like this that I just love but they also give me a wee bit of stress.

look I'm at the top mom!


screaming at me to back off. he wants to do it on his own.




he did it!


It seems like Noah is trying to say more words or at least he is using the words he knows more often. His favourite is dada and says it all day long. I think he tries to say dog and when he sees a dog he says "woof". He's starting to get frustrated with not talking though, so I think he will develop a few more words shortly. Recently he's let us know he isn't happy by screeching and stomping his feet it's quite annoying and hopefully that doesn't last long. I try to ignore the screeching but still acknowledge what it is he wants. Often Gavin and I mention how much trouble we are in when this one turns two, his tantrums are something else sometimes.

We haven't taken Noah for his 15 month check-up yet. I've booked an appointment but it's not for another few weeks. It's for the best because the little guy has been fighting a cold for quite some time, so his immunizations will be on hold until he gets over his cold. I will update the post when I get his 15 month stats from the Doctor. I keep weighing him and it looks like he is around 21 lbs but he's been that for a while now. I'm not sure how accurate it is.

Updated Monday June 7th: Noah had his 15 month baby wellness check-up and all is good. My sweet boy is healthy and everything is on track. He is 22lbs (approx 15th percentile), height is 33 inches (approx. 90th percentile) I don't really think the Doctor measured very accurately though the pen mark looked to be way above his head to me. His head circumference is 17.5 (5th percentile), she checked that measurement twice because she thought it was wrong. He cried a little after his shots but really was a trooper and easy to calm down. He's my tough little boy!

Originally we had plans to go to the zoo with a friend of mine, but the weather forecast this week showed rain everyday. But when we woke up this morning there was a bit of sun so last minute I decided to take the boys to the zoo anyway. The weather was a bit chilly and the chance of rain probably scared off most people as there was hardly anyone else there! it was great to spend time with just my two boys and we had a great time together today. I was amazed at how easy just having the two kids was compared to taking the daycare kids on an outing! it was very relaxing and we could take our time at each exhibit. Usually I feel rushed and want to get in as much as possible, but today we mostly hung out in the kids zoo. We had the kids zoo to ourselves early in the morning and the kids played for a long time in the sand pit without having to fight off other kids for the pails and shovels.

Mother's Day

Sunday started with what I think was supposed to be breakfast in bed, but we all slept in until 8am!. Even better. When we finally got out of bed Gavin made a great breakfast while I enjoyed some cuddle time with my boys. A few gifts, lounging in pajamas, lots of cuddles and chinese food for dinner, it was a great day.

I am so thankful for my boys. Both so special and I am blessed beyond belief.




During daycare I asked the kids the following questions and wrote out their answers. This is what owen had to say about his mom :)

Q- How old is your mom?
A- 3 years old

Q- What is your moms favourite colour?
A- Red

Q- What does your mom like to do?
A- Play with toys

Q- What does your mom like to cook?
A- Mushrooms (I don't like mushrooms and never cook them. I'm not sure why he said this)

Q- What to you like to do with your mom?
A- Play trucks

Q- What do you love about your mom?
A- I love her a whole bunch. My mom loves me.

So true.

An Interview with Owen

The other evening during bath time I asked Owen what some of his favourite things were. Here are his answers. Some things I suspected but there were some answers that surprised me.

Favourite Food- Pizza
Favourite Vegetable- Peas
Favourite Fruit - Pineapple
Favourite song - Just Can't Wait to be King (Lion King)
Favourite Movie - Planet 51
Favourite T.V show- Diego
Favourite Colour- Red (I had no idea, I would have guessed blue)

I know many of these answers will change as he gets older particularly his music interest, but it's neat to see what he likes at almost 3 years old.

In other Owen news my boy is mostly potty trained, he will still have occasional accidents but they are rare (he had 1 accident in the last 5 days). He even stays dry over night. We have also been trying to decrease his dependancy on his soother. We started a few months ago with not letting him take it out of the house, now he only uses it when he goes to bed. We are getting there slowly but at least it's a step in the right direction. Also, the last few nights he has been going to sleep in his own bed. He still wakes up and asks to come sleep in our bed, but last night he stayed in his own bed until 6:15 in the morning! Hopefully by summer he will be totally potty trained, not using a soother and sleeping in his own bed all night. If he's not that's OK though, things will happen when he's ready and not before.

14 Months Old

While at Little Feet fitness last weekend a man asked me how old Noah was and after I told him said "Wow that boy is fearless!". Fearless is a good word for him, seriously he acts like he's two years old. It must be because of the age group I care for at daycare and what he's learning from them. He's constantly watching what the older kids are doing and always wants in on the action! he throws tantrums if you tell him "no" or try to distract him into playing something more age appropriate. I'm not ready for my baby to grow up, but he sure is rushing things.

Noah is still about 20lbs according to our home scale and still loves all fruit and vegetables. He hasn't learned any new words this month but I can tell he understands most things we talk about. When you ask him if he wants a bath or wants to go to bed he walks over to the stairs and bangs on the gate. When we try to get Noah to talk Owen takes over answering for Noah. I wonder if that will delay Noah's speech a little. He still only has 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 bottom) and is working on his top molars. His molars are causing a bit of grief the last week or so and we will be happy when they finally come in. Other than that there is nothing much new this past month.

Finally some pictures from Easter weekend! The weather was great, we spent lots of time outdoors. Friday we went to a farm and had an easter egg hunt, saturday we spent time with Gavin's family, and sunday we had brunch with my family.

Uncle Jeff would push Owen on the swing and then jump out of the way pretending that Owen hit him with the swing. Owen thought it was hilarious!


Cousin Kian enjoyed some time with the water table. Later we tried to get a few pictures of our little "easter bunnies" wearing their bunny ears. Not an easy challenge I didn't even have time to grab the camera. You can see the best picture that was captured on
Kian's blog.

Normally Noah never makes a mess while eating. Tonight was a different story. When I looked over and saw this face I couldn't stop laughing we just had to grab the camera! even after his bath his eyebrows are still a little orange :)

Rainy Day Fun!

The last few days have been rainy out so we've been stuck inside besides our walks to and from the school. I've noticed that the days the kids don't get outside to run around are really difficult for everyone! I decided to try an activity I had read about on this blog. There is a list of many rainy day projects that I'm sure the kids would love but we decided to try out the rice and beans activity first. It had great reviews and clean up was supposed to be not too bad what more could I ask for?
I didn't have any beans so we substituted with macaroni. The kids played for an hour and a half! I have never seen them play so long at one activity. They dumped rice from one bowl to another, and used funnels and cups to move it all around. As the mess grew I must admit I was near panic. I was really questioning the quick clean up part of the review. If there is one thing Gavin hates on the floor it is rice! he would never have done this activity with the kids and he would have been freaking out if he saw the mess. By the time the daycare kids got picked up to go home the mess in the kitchen was unbelievable and there was rice all the way to the front door!

Here are a couple of pictures - the beginning of chaos. I was too scared to put down the broom in the end to take any more pictures.



The kids had a great time and were kept entertained for a long time. In the end clean up was a breeze and only took about 20 minutes with the broom and a quick vacuum.We will definitely be doing this activity again!

The weather has been great the last couple of days so we put the water table outside for the kids to splash around in. Owen has always loved playing with the water table, and I knew based on Noah's love of the bath that he would think he was in heaven being allowed to splash in water. Noah was drenched within seconds filling a cup and pouring it all down the front of himself!



handsome boy


noah also loves to play with the soccer ball. he is always carrying it, throwing it or kicking it around outside. next to playing in the water i think it may be his favourite toy.



i just love seeing my two boys hanging out together.

Fun Fun Fun!

Today my mom joined us at a local farm for an easter egg hunt, the kids had a blast. There was easter basket decorating, baby chicks, wagon rides out into the field to search for easter eggs alongside the easter bunny, and plenty of opportunity to get dirty! The weather was fantastic and we spent the entire morning at the farm.

noah with grandma


the kids could have stayed all day watching the baby chicks.


face painting. Owen was 'encouraged' to have an easter egg drawn on his cheek. something easy for the girl to draw :)





noah found an egg! and yes his hat is too big for his wee head. all hats are too big for his head.


owen and grandma searching for eggs.


owen found an egg!


owen and noah posing with the strangest looking easter bunny.


the filled easter baskets. notice the stump in noah's? that's owen's doing. owen must have been saving room in his basket for eggs, the kids could trade the plastic eggs in at the end for chocolate eggs. by the time we left the farm we must have had three of those stumps. i didn't notice any other kids collecting them but mine. I must remember to add them to owen's stick and rock collection by my front porch :) owen is always collecting things on our walks, such a little boy :)


playing in the dirt pile. check out those pants!


noah playing in the sand. he loved to run his fingers through the sand. mommy cringed the whole time, i can't stand the feeling of dirt.


at the top of a very steep hill ready to take a turn running down to the bottom. surprisingly owen didn't fall. i was expecting him to tumble all the way to the bottom.