a little note

I should just start naming my posts by date because I never have an easy time chosing even semi-cool titles....

Well, Gavin's attitude got much better after I posted last!
Gavin had his 4th birthday two days ago. The kids decorated cupcakes, we took the kids bowling for the first time (Ethan almost beat me!), we visited with Perry's family and some friends. Gavin wanted pizza for supper, so we got some takeout. It was a fun day! We got Gavin a Curious George reader set and Ethan sat down and read a bunch of the books to Gavin, it was so cute to see that. I have pictures, hopefully I will post them later.

the worst phase ever

is happening right now at our house. Gavin is quite literally being the most difficult that we have ever had to deal with. Our kids have both gone through times were they were stubborn etc. This is brutal. He has to fight EVERY single thing we say. He raises his voice and talks to back to us constantly. We talk about the way he needs to act and he'll agree, but then he's right back to it. I don't know how long I can take it. He gave me a headache tonight, just from the tone of voice. He isn't whining at all, he talks to us like we're the kids and he's a nagging parent... I never had my own parents talk to me like that, I don't need it from my 3 yr old!
Anyway, sorry for the vent.
I can't wait for my sweet little Gavin to come back...

lots going on

It's been awhile since I posted. I probably won't even remember all we've done in the last little while! I'll try:
We went to Niagara Falls last month with the kids. It was alot of fun, but keeping the kids quiet in the hotel was not fun at all- especially when they woke up at 5am!
We went to the Fallsview Indoor waterpark two days in a row, the kids loved it. It was raining the second day, which was when we were going to walk over to the falls. So, we decided to drive by and Gavin fell asleep before we got there! And he as the one that was so excited to see them. We ate at the Rainforest Cafe for dinner the first night.



We got a new computer a few weeks ago and I love it!!
I also got braces about 2 weeks ago, they are just starting to not hurt and I am starting to get used to them.
We are planning a trip to Costa Rica at the end of July. I can't wait. The tour that we are interested in includes 7 nights and 11 tours including a Crocodile Safari, a Jungle Skywalk, a Canopy Tour (ziplining through the jungle canopy), kayaking, a trip to a volcanoe, horseback riding and lots of other stuff.

playing

with noodles.

G- "Can I eat one?"
Me- "No, they are old and yucky and not cooked."
1 min later
G- "Can I eat one?"
Me- "I already told you- no."
1 min later
G- "Can I eat one?"
Me- "No." [rolling eyes]


Look at this smile. He was so happy when he saw me take these out.

He gets to practice pouring, sorting and when he's done- cleaning (he doesn't know that part yet).

***image heavy***

Just some random pics from this weekend.
My garden:




My boys:



Ethan's squirrel house (an idea from The Creative Family):
Ethan building his squirrel house:


Desi:
Some craft time yesterday:
Ethan loves to create things, Gavin loves to play with the supplies.


The kids and I made some awesome bread this morning. It was a recipe from soulemama.com called WHO bread (wheat, honey and oats). It was sooo good, and it used ingredients that I had on hand, which was nice since I haven't been shopping too much lately.

crafty fun

Colouring the back of wrapping paper:

Watercolours and glueing (?):




Collage of things we found outside:

And Desi, not doing any crafty things :)

March through the years

Ethan in March 2004:
Ethan in April 2005 (still blowing bubbles) - no pics from March this year, for some reason:
Ethan in April 2006 - no pics from March this year either :( :
Ethan in March 2007:
Ethan in March 2008:

Gavin in April 2005 :
Gavin in April 2006:
Gavin in March 2007:
Gavin in March 2008:

And just to show how small they were at the same time:

Also in March 2004 - my brother Owen (on the left), when he was under 6 feet. What happened?:


Oh, and Perry and I are both sick now...

everyday and more sick...

Gavin was really sick again yesterday, so we went to the hospital for the 5th time about 6 weeks. They seemed fairly concerned about him when we got there, but after seeing a couple of nurses and the doctor and a urine test they decided that he probably had a virus. By the time we got out of there he actually seemed ALOT better, so that was good.
Here is a collage of pictures I took this morning of everyday things:
And some pictures of Gavin today:




focus is off on this one, but I love his eyes here:

And Desi:


Little conversation with Gavin:
Gavin: How old are you?
Me: 25
G: But, I thought you were 28?
Me: Daddy is 28.
G: Is Daddy old?
Me: Daddy is very old.
G: Grandma Allison is old. Are you old?
Me: Noooo....