A Day at the Park

It was a beautiful day today so we met up with some friends for a day at the park and a picnic lunch. It's so nice to get out again after a long winter :) James and Lucas used to be the only boys in the crowd, but just about 6 weeks ago, along came mr. Gideon to keep them company... what a little peanut, eh?

I have to say that at the park all went well until I pushed James a little too hard on the swing... off he flew, flipped a bit and landed on his belly. He literally ate dirt, poor guy. But I'm proud to say that after a few well deserved tears, and a lesson in spitting water out of his mouth, James was back at it, asking to "try again". That's our boy!!

James Pedals!

I had meant to post this video a while ago, but couldn't... Now thanks to my computer savvy mother-in-law for her technical support, here it is for your viewing pleasure!

Last fall we got James this bicycle at a garage sale, but he wouldn't pedal for anything. This spring, he seemed to get it just like that! Isn't it amazing what a winter will do? Now I'm trying to get him to pedal around the neighbourhood so I can push Lucas instead of carry him. Unfortunately he gets easily distracted by squirrels and birds and music coming from neighbours' garages... and he has a hard time getting that first pedal down. So, essentially, I'm dragging him around the neighbourhood; but he's getting better!

Cheerios... Good Times!

Is this not sweet? Unfortunately, James can sometimes be found feeding Lucas things he ought not to be eating.

Sweeping up the fallen Cheerios!

Hamming it up... because that's what Lucas does best!

Lucas' First Haircut

Those beautiful wispy locks had to go... So sad.

Things went really well, aside from chasing him around the table. I remember James crying... but that could've been because he had 5 cousins singing "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands!" in his face. Hmm :)

There he is... our little boy, all grown up!

Some Sunday Shots

This little boy is needing a bit of a haircut, but I can't yet bring myself to trim those wispy locks!
And our stylin', handsome boy James. I'm his mom so I have bragger's rights ;)

Masterpiece Theatre

Of course, our greatest masterpiece... our children :)

This is my first knitted project that is complete. A wash cloth :) It's a wee bit stretched out right now because it's currently in use.

And this is the tie I just made for James last night. I can't wait for Sunday to try it out on him!!

Let it Snow!

On Tuesday it came... The snow fell all day and night and a wee bit yet Wednesday morning. It was a fine light snow, so no good for snowmen, and accumulated at least 6 inches. WooHoo!! So I shoveled the drive while James tried to stay in an upright position :). Life is good!