Whatcha cooking daddy?

Just outside that window is the beloved barbecue.. where Craig will spend many hours over the next seven months or so.

mmmm.... barbecue....

That's my boy

Mmm mmm maple syrup

Sheesh!

Random pictures from the last couple of months.. man, it's hard to find the time to even download the camera these days!

Happy birthday, Fionn!

Happy birthday, Angeline!

Happy birthday, Liam! And Markus!

All this partying is very tiring....

We love our cousins!

Thanks, Santa!

My camera was broken on Halloween night and pics of the kids had to be taken with Liam's Fisher Price camera, much to the amusement of all of you who saw this one on my Facebook page:


So, yeah, well, I guess I was somewhat good this year because Santa brought me a new camera and, while I'm on a bit of an uphill learning curve with it, now we're back to getting photos that look more like this:


And this:


Much better! Thanks, Santa!

Things kids say

Five funny things Liam says:
Gotfor -- As in: Mommy, we gotfor the treats. Or: Daddy, you gotfor to close the door.
Yessiroutly -- In enthusiastic agreement of whatever we've asked him to do.
Open sesame -- A phrase picked up after countless viewings of the bunny movie. Also from this movie: "What a cow poop."
Highsidedown -- which, I think, is actually a very accurate description of being upsidedown.
Bs and Vs -- As in "work glubs," and the t.v. show "Yo Gavva Gavva." Thing is, he can articulate the sounds perfectly, just flips them in some cases. Not sure why he does this, but it's funny.


Five funny things Lily says:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeee
Wooooowwww
Here I am! -- actually, she doesn't really say the words, but has the tone and rhythm down pat.
What's that? -- see above comment
Tanks -- and "wok" for "you're welcome"
Honourable mention -- Uh oh. Always used in perfect context, too, like after she's pitched her cup of milk over the edge of the high chair.

Nana's swing

The Pooh swing is a much beloved toy at Nana's cottage. Here it is in use summer 2005.



And here it is still, summer 2008.