Who is more fun?

I took Nathan to the park yesterday to try out the swings.
Here he is maybe enjoying himself....??



*yawn*

Now here he is with Lucas pushing him....

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!

Again! Again!

Woo Hoo!!

But he did enjoy getting his diaper changed and his jammies on after though, so my feelings weren't hurt too badly. He is a strange child for sure..... he loves getting undressed, loves getting his diaper changed and loves getting washed in the tub..... hope it lasts!

The Rose

Some say love it is a river that drowns the tender reed

Some say love it is a razer that leaves your soul to bleed

Some say love it is a hunger an endless aching need

I say love it is a flower and you it's only seed

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance

It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes the chance

It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give

and the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely

and the road has been too long

and you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong

Just remember in the winter far beneath the bitter snows

lies the seed that with the sun's love in the spring becomes the rose

Bette Midler

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYWAYLZWZBg

The fox and the kids

There's nothing like smiling kids to brighten a rainy day.....


Yesterday we had a visitor, he was right outside my livingroom window and even sat in my flower bed for a few minutes before taking off again. Lucas tells me he is male as he has black on his legs.

Nathan sandwich!

My little drooler!

Lucas and his friends Steve enjoying the little bit of nice weather we had yesterday....

Both of them were double fisting it, Lucas with the crispy minis and Steve with the chocolates....

Nathan just sat back and laughed at them.....

It was a great day yesterday, I cut my grass for the first time this season. Nothing beats the smell and look of a nicely cut lawn.

We also took advantage of the nice day to burn all the twigs and branches that fell down over the winter. Roasted a few marshmallows too.... this is the life!

The Journey

The journey to a beautiful flower bed begins with one flower.....

And how beautiful this one perfect little gift of nature is to eyes who have seen nothing but white for so long. This little ray of sunshine hidden all alone on the side of my house has made my day so much brighter. O little flower, you who also lay hidden beneath the blanket of white all winter, you who made your way out of the barren ground pushing yourself out to embrace the sunlight with every part of your being, so unaware of your beauty and so unaware of the pleasure you bring to those around you. O little flower, thank you for being ....

And to my children who light up my life every single day with your radience, your innocence, your smiles, and your complete cuteness, I thank you for being......

You have made all the difference in my life!

The Road Less Travelled.....

This week I have realized more and more that life has a plan for everyone and no matter how much you resist it at times, it will still happen.
I have been at the fork in the road several times in my life and everytime I chose the road less travelled and with all it's bumps, mountains and heartaches, I felt this was the road I was meant to be on. I seem to be at that same fork in the road now and wonder if maybe this time, I should take the road more travelled, and maybe that will make all the difference........

New discoveries

This past Mother's Day, I decided to give Nathan his first taste of baby cereal, this was the look on his face pretty much the whole time......


It was actually quite funny to see him eating. I think he got more ON himself than IN.... but he seemed to enjoy it. My little baby is growing up......

Here he is enjoying his toys. His favourite thing is to throw them all on the floor.

My boys.....

Seeing my boys smiling is what life is all about. There really is nothing in this world like being a mom.

So tired....

I tried so hard, but I just couldn't stay awake......

Only on PEI.....

This is an article posted in today's newspaper describing this weekend's events. For those readers off Island, this is indeed a big deal and has been a political debate for years!

A crowd of people cheered Saturday afternoon as a Pepsi truck full of cans of pop turned onto Fitzroy Street in downtown Charlottetown.Islanders were welcoming cans back to the Island at an event hosted by Ocean 100 and K-Rock radio stations.At the Big Can Kick-Off, people listened to music, admired the towering display of Pepsi cans and eventually got to crack open a cold can of pop.Melissa McGrath and Jen Patterson are excited that cans are finally on the Island. They're both from Nova Scotia, but now live on P.E.I."I think it's about time that they get them over here,' said McGrath. "The rest of the world has them, so why shouldn't we?'Mark Greenan thinks cans are fine, but that it's crazy to make such a big deal over them."It's good to see them coming back, we're years behind the rest of the provinces, but I don't know . . . I think it's a lot of fuss over nothing.'At the Atlantic Superstore on University Avenue, Daniel Lazaratos of Charlottetown was happy to be able to buy canned pop again."I'm used to cans as I come from Quebec,' he said. "It's easier on the beach, it's easier when you're travelling. Perhaps a bit less environmentally friendly, but more of a convenience than anything else.'Jocelyn Swift was buying canned pop too. For her, liking cans instead of bottles is beside the point."It's just kind of an embarrassment when you're not keeping up with the times.'Swift's daughter Holly is also glad cans are back."They're a lot easier to handle than those great big bottles,' she said. "If you drop one you don't have to worry about it breaking.'Customers at the Oak Tree Place liquor store in Charlottetown were coming out with beer in cans - and in bottles.Dave Arsenault was buying canned Coors beer."I think things taste better in a bottle, but there you have it, I bought cans anyway for the novelty,' he said.Chris Michaud and Kate Westphall were taking advantage of the cans to buy some of their favourite imported brews, such as Harp's and Heineken. Michaud said he would buy beer in a can or a bottle, depending on the type."Some beer has a better taste in a can than it does in a bottle. For me it's mostly the Irish stuff, and the English beer that you can now get in the cans. That's what I'm looking forward to drinking, in about . . . half an hour.'Cans sold a bit better than bottles at the Oak Tree Place liquor store on Saturday. Fifty-six per cent of beer sales was from cans and forty-four per cent was from bottles.The director of finance and retail operations for the Prince Edward Island Liquor Commission, Wendy MacDonald, thinks sales for cans will pick up since the tourist season and Sunday shopping are almost here. She said the sales are about what was expected for the first day."I guess it's the unknown . . . It's been 35 years since canned beer was here on the Island. The novelty factor always comes into play, same with the canned pop.'

And how was your weekend? Bet you can't beat that!!

Happiness is......

Getting a near-antique table refinished and it turning out beautiful. Yes it cost me a lot of money to get it done, but the pleasure I feel right now makes it all worthwhile!!

Having Fun

Mama was playing with the camera last night ......

Nathan loves the exersaucer

The boys hanging out

Cheese!

Up close and personal

Yummy!

Well, if I could write the sound Homer Simpson does when he really loves something, such as beer, you know when he drools and his eyes go back in his head......
Well that's how I felt after I made these little treats! I was going to make date balls and then saw a recipe called fudge balls, so I guess this is kind of a mixture of the two.
Recipe below....

2 cups of soaked dates
2 cups of walnuts
a dash of vanilla
about 1/4 cup of cocoa
about 1/4 cup maple syrup

process walnuts in food processor first, then add rest of ingredients and process until smooth.

freeze for a bit
roll in coconut if so desired. They are good either way. Actually when I first tasted these it reminded me of eating brownie mix.....yummmmmm
Enjoy!