Emerging

We've all been hunkering down for this last little bit of school before summer begins. But there's been little bursts of sunshine these past couple of weeks and they sure have brought a lot of relief!

This is one of the many "beds" Breanna makes for Afton, where she willingly lays and plays baby Jesus.

 Walking to church last week

 Brad and I went for a run with Breanna and Afton in the stroller and stopped at Fish Creek park the other day. I LOVE how Afton holds Breanna and Jesse's hands. She's feisty but she knows whose team she's on! 

 Brad finally took a day off for family time :D

We went to the Science Centre and the kids just loved it and didn't want to leave. So much interesting stuff to do like polish rocks (a lesson on water erosion)

 Play with gears (Jesse loves gears)

 Create electricity by running on a treadmill

Build tents out of sticks and elastics (Breanna's favorite, although you can't tell by the picture)

Take computers apart (Jesse's fave) 

  And play an organ that makes water bubble up and sparkle (Afton's favourite-seriously, a kid's dream or what!?)

Brad took the kids on a bike ride so I could wash the floors one night. Quite the train! His best move this week: Friday after coming home from the Science Center I was SO tired for some reason. So Brad said to me, go have a nap, I'll make supper. Can you imagine taking a nap and waking up to supper ready? Yes, it was a dream come true! He's so good to me sometimes.

Throwing rocks by the river on the bike ride.

 Then we had a couple of days of heavenly weather. The kids had been asking for weeks to make a waterside and I was so happy to finally say okay go for it!

 Playing with the sprinkler under the trampoline.

Afton has been loving life lately being able to go outside at will and run around. She has an amazing amount of energy to burn but she's also always ready to snuggle her little head into my neck and cuddle cuddle cuddle...! Sometimes she asks me to wrap her in her blanket and I'll just sit there with her swaddled and sing to her. She loves it. She's quite the little jumper! She has the cutest run, with one arm swinging and it often ends in a big finale jump.  My favourite is when we ask her a question and she goes "UHM" like she's really thinking about it!

She also says:

"ME!" when we ask the kids a question like, who wants a treat?

"MO"=No, usually accompanied by hitting someone.

"Done" when she's finished eating

"Es a bay"=There's the bear, she l-l-loves her bear and laughs with joy when she sees it.

"Ow" all the time, but she's one tough little cookie and doesn't usually cry.

"Appo"=Apple

and lots more!

  Breanna actually sang a couple of songs about being a mama bird getting her wings wet for her baby birds and being a family for me while she was jumping. She just loves her family and the idea of family and being a mom in general. I love her!!

And finally, walking to church today.

Well Afton threw up about 5 times today (not that it slowed her down I chased her for hours today at church while she only stopped to puke-and no I didn't know she was sick until we got there! So sorry if it made your kids sick...:) and now Breanna just threw up, so that's where I'll be tonight and tomorrow. 'Til next time!