Summer Time is HERE

Saturday morning Jaxon and I packed up and headed down to the market in the morning to get the rest of our flowers for the season and some fresh fruit for the week. We also needed to go and get a new pool for the little man, as he had out grown his from last year. We had strict orders from his father that it needed to be big enough that he could go in it and be comfortable as well.
When we got home it was so flipping warm out we decided that we better get it out of the box and ready for him and his dad when he got home from golf.
We had people over that afternoon for dinner, so we told the kids to bring their bathing suits if they wanted to join Jaxon in his pool. Jazlin was rip roaring ready to go!!!!
Sam, Hadleigh and Reed came over too, all jumping in for a swim too. We only filled it 1/4 full for them, and they had a blast. It is fairly big, and deep. If we were to try to fill that thing full, it would take us all day to do so.
I am sure that if the past week of weather is going to predict what our summer is going to be like, this pool will get a lot of use!!!

Fun Fair

My sister is a teacher at the school that we went to when we were little girls, and on Friday night they were doing their annual Fun Fair to raise money for the school.
She had told us that we should take Jaxon out to it, but when I went to school they never did anything like that, so I did not know what to expect.
It was definitely gear to the older kids, the age that would attend school, but Jaxon certainly had a good time. I have found that he loves to be around older kids, and loves to watch them doing their thing.
They had games there, which he was too young to really play. They had a fishing game though, and he loved that one. His obsession with fish probably had something to do with the love for the game. After he was done fishing, he got a goldfish to take home too. Great....just what we need. We already have our bata fish in the kitchen, a pond full of new fish from last week, and know Jaxon has his in his room. I was afraid that the fish would not last too long, so thank god Gammie had a fish bowl that we could borrow. I did break down and buy a little plastic plant to go in the bowl for it, as well as some food for the little thing though. So if it does decide to kick the bucket, we only really have about $5 invested in him.
Each class had also make up baskets, that you were able to buy raffle tickets for and put your name in on the draw. We ended up buying 6 tickets, and putting them in on 4 different baskets.....and coming home with 2 of them. Jaxon know has a new basket full of water toys, and another with just toys.

Great Weather

On Monday when we got home from the cottage we shipped Jaxon over to Gammie's house for the afternoon, and Curt and I went to work. I puttered away at the garage, organizing it and washing the floor to get ride of all the winter grunge. Curt went to work on the flower beds. We had got my dad to get us some mulch on the Friday, and we had pulled the weeds the week before, so he had all the strenuous work out the way. After I was done with the garage I moved on to the pond. It had no attention since the winter, so I was in need of some TLC.
We have not had fish in our pond for the last couple of years because we can either not seem to keep the darn things alive, or we loose all the water in the pond and they die from dehydration. This year, since Jaxon has such an obsession with fish, I thought we would give it another go so on Tuesday night after we had our dinner we all went out to the greenhouse and got some fish. They were 7 for $5, so we went for that deal. We brought them home and Jax and I put them in. Jaxon wants to feed them all the time...so we keep the food in a place were only Curt or I can reach it. We will have to see if Jaxon brings us any luck in the fish department...because Curt and I have not been very successful.

May 24

The first long weekend of the summer season came and went as fast as any other weekend does!!! We packed up and headed to the cottage on Friday night when I got home from work to spend our weekend up there with Curt's parents and grandparents.
On the Saturday we packed up and headed over to BJ and Ashley's cottage which is about a 45min. drive from ours. They are up by Lion's Head. This was the worst day of the weekend weather wise. It had rained in the morning, and looked like it was going to clear, but it was still calling for rain. BJ and Ash were having a bunch of people up for the weekend, but we decided that since we were so close we would just head over for the day. We had a nice day over there, and caped it off with a wonderful display of fireworks...courtesy of Kirby!!! Jaxon's friend Jace was up there for the day too, so he was able to play with him, and not have to be the only kid there.Sunday was our day to hang around the cottage, and Jaxon had some of his friends up for the night. Ray & Holly, Ryan, Nicole & Jazlin & Rob & Hadleigh all came up and they were able to try out the new bunk house that they spent last May 24th building.
They guys went golfing in the morning, so we decided to take a walk down to the beach to see what it was like. It was amazing. There were times that we were up there last year (in the middle of the summer) and were not able to sit down at the beach because it was so cold. This weekend the water was as calm as I have ever seen it, and the it very warm. It would have been a perfect day to pack up and sit down by the water all day.But since we had some kiddies that were getting hungry and tired we only stayed for a short time, long enough for them to throw a few rocks in the water and we headed back up to the cottage to wait for their dads to return from golf and have lunch. After lunch the kids went down for a nap, and we sat outside all afternoon and enjoyed the beautiful weather. When they woke up we packed up the sand toys and all headed back down to the beach to play. Miss Hadleigh did not want to go in the water:and Miss Jazlin did not want to get out of the water:and Mr. Jaxon...well he started out with all of his cloths on, just playing at the waters edge, and by the time we had to leave he did not have a stitch of clothing left on him because he had got it soaked. He did not even have his diaper left on because he had got it so water logged, it probably weighed 25lbs. on it own. I guess it is all right that he does this at this age...but come a few years and this will be a big NONO!!!After we got them all rounded up, and had a few tears because we had leave we went back to the cottage and enjoyed the rest of the day/night outside in the great weather.We had an amazing beef supper that Curt's dad did in is smoker. After we all ate and got cleaned up the little ones were getting ready for bed so we gave them a bath, and let them sit out by the fire for a little. They were not long until their eyes got heavy, and headed to bed. It was not long after they went to bed that some of us were joining them.
My how our long weekends have changed...it was only 10 years ago that if it was 10:30...or evening was just getting started. This May 24th...our day was ending at 10:30!!!
Monday morning we got up and had a big breakfast, cleaned the cottage a little and headed home. It was another gorgeous day at the beach, but it was our day to get some stuff done around the house, so we did just that.

Congratulations Scott & Heather

This past weekend was the wedding of friends of ours. Heather is the sister of Curt's really good friend Ryan, and Curt has become friends with her husband Scott through poker and hockey.
We had planned on going away this week (with it being the week after tax season) but then decided that we would postpone our trip until over New Years so that we could attend the wedding.
Heather and Scott had asked me to video tape it for them, which I was more then happy to do. It is difficult to go an really take in the day when you are behind a lens, but it is a nice keep sake that they bride and groom always have to look back on the day with.
Jaxon's little girlfriend Jazlin was the flower girl.....and oh what a cute little flower girls she was!!!The wedding was beautiful, with hot pink, lime green and brown as their colors. It was a great evening, and I hope the happy couple of life time of happiness!!!

The End is HERE!!!

TAX SEASON IS OVER!!!
The end is here. I have my husband back, and Jaxon has his daddy back.
Friday night we went to the golf course with Curt's work for their annual April 30th party. We had a wonderful dinner there, and had an early night because my husband decided to party a little too hardy.
Saturday I got up and did a few things around the house, went and got Jaxon from my sister's place and then we had some long over due family time for the rest of the day. Napping and playing, and going for a bike ride were on the agenda.
Today I left the boys at home when I come to work. Curt took the day off to spend with Jaxon, and to get a start on his honey-do-list that has been getting longer and longer as tax season went on. We will see what kind of dent he got in it when I get home.
The ends is here and I am happy for that, but it is kind of bitter sweet. The end of tax season means the beginning of the golf and ball season. All in all though, we do get more of Curt's time then we did in tax season, so I suppose it is more sweet, then bitter.

(Jaxon got a new bubble machine when I was shopping last weekend)

Sucessful Shopping Trip

This weekend was my semi-annual shopping trip to the states. We plan 2 girls weekends a year, one in November and one in April. These times of the year work out great because in the spring we get our new summer cloths, and in November we get some winter cloths, and Christmas gifts. This trip we all needed to refresh a few things in our closet. Curt come away with a few new outfits, a few new golf shirts, and a pair of sandals. I got myself quite a few new pieces of clothing, and a few pairs of shoes, but Jaxon was the true winner with this trip coming away with his summer wardrobe and lot a shoes!!!
Jaxon LOVES shoes and hats. He truly is our child....no double about it. His father has an obsession with hats, and mine is shoes. He could have cared less about the cloths when I was pulling them out the bags, but with every pair of shoes that come out, and every hat, he had to put them on. It was quit the little fashion show that he gave us with is new duds!!!
Well the closets are full, and our bank account is empty. 7 more months to save for the next trip!!!

New Ride

Last year for Father's Day Jaxon got his dad a bike seat for his bike, so that he could join him for a ride. Well needless to say, Jaxon never did follow through with actually getting his dad that gift. We had kind of decided that it would be nicer to spend the extra money and get a bike trailer instead. We had been looking for a used one but had not been able to find one. It is amazing what a demand for these things there is, expecially used ones.
Curt's parents got one at a liquidation place near our home town. Their neighbors go over to it on a weekly basis, and they just told them to keep their eyes open for one and when they see it, to get it. We asked them to do the same for us and they finally were able to get us one on the Easter weekend. It needed to have some repairs done to the wheel, but we are in business and have been able to get out a couple of times on it already.
I have not had a bike in a couple of years, as I really do not enjoy bike riding, but I decided that it would probably be something that we could all do as a family and bit the bullet and bought a new one a couple of weeks ago. It is a cruiser...a 2 speed...stop and go.
We are all good to go now with our bike riding family fun and I think we will get a lot of use out fo the bike trailer for sure. I am glad Jaxon decided to hold off on buying that bike seat for his dad last year!!!

Picture Taking

Jaxon loves my camera. He loves to get a hold of it and turn it on to look at the pictures on it. It is amazing that at 20 months he knows how to operate what he does.
Not only does he love to look at the pictures on my camera, but he love to sit in front of the computer and loot at the slide show that is our screen saver as well.
Jaxon now has figured out not only how to look at the pictures on my camera, but how to take them as well. Last night when I was downloading some pictures onto the computer...these are what I come across.
We might have a little photographer on our hands...but we might have to enroll him in some lessons first!!!

Dinner & a Movie

Last week was our girls night out for my birthday and I got to stroke a movie off they list of 'to see's'.
We went to see the latest Nicholas Sparks movie that has hit theaters. 4 out of 6 of us girls had made sure that we had the book read before we went to see the movie.
Well...it was a disappointment. Although, oh so often when you read a book before you go to watch the movie you are disappointment because through the whole movie you are thinking about the book, and what is suppose to happen next.
Anyways, I think that when I watch the movie the second time, I will enjoy it more. The book will not be so fresh in my mind and I will sit back, shut my brain off, and enjoy it!!!
For the last movie, Dear John, I read the book after I had watched the movie. That was much better. I think that I will try to stick to the reverse order, and then I can compare the book to the movie....way better!!!

The End is Near

Well! My little man and I have been pretty much by ourselves over the last couple of weeks. With it being tax season (and the last month of it to boot) I am fitting the 'tax season widow' roll quite well.
You know, in years past this did not bother as much (don't get me wrong, there was plenty of discussions over the lack of hours spent doing things around the house) but this year seems to be the hardest yet. Last year was ok because I was home full time and I had the time to keep on top of things around the house and did not need Curt's help to do so, but this year with me working full time, as well as trying to spend all my free time with Jaxon my house work seems to be getting put on the back burner. On days like today when I get up in the morning and the sun is shinning in and showing every little dust bunny it makes me want to hire a cleaning lady!!!
Anyways, we are on the count down, and there is only 16 days left of this mayham and I will have my husband back, Jaxon will have his dad back, and I will have the free time to get my list, as well as Curt will have the time to get his honey do list worked on!!!

Easter 2010

Saturday was spent with the Strachan's(Jaxon got a new rain hat from his Gammie...it matches his rain coat)

Sunday morning was spent at home after the Easter Bunny came to visit through the night.(Jaxon got a haul. A new trike and helmet, a new basket ball net, a new 'Car's' movie, and a big chocolate Easter egg with a Montreal Canadien's zamboni in it)

Sunday afternoon was spent with the Robinson's

(Jaxon outside playing the chalk with all his cousin's and aunt Sue)

(the always fun Easter Egg hunt. Jaxon and Auntie Cara ran around the back yard trying to find as many eggs as they could)

We were so blessed to have such an amazing weekend weather wise. All of our gathers we were able to be outside in our short sleeves. It was a great weekend full of great food, great family, and great weather!!!

Hippity Hoppity

Easter is on it's way.

Sunday we spend some time after Jaxon woke up from his nap decorating Easter Eggs. I had got a kit a couple of weeks ago, and Sunday was probably the only day that we would have a chance to do it before the Easter bunny makes at stop at our house on Saturday night.

We did not do the traditional dipping in food coloring, we did the sponge painting set this year. They turned out really nice, and Jaxon even got into the action. Unfortunatly the one that Jaxon worked on got chucked on the floor, so it did not make it to our display, but the ones that I was left to do did!!!

Welcome Home Hadleigh

Jaxon's friend's Hadleigh came over to see him on Saturday night, after she had been away to Florida to go and see Mickey. We got to hear all but her trip, and who all she seen, and what she did while she was away.
I love to get these kids together. It is amazing everything we get together, which sometimes is on a weekly basis, how much they have developed or changed in the short period of time that we don't see them.
We are missing one little one in the picture, Jazlin, but she was not able to make it.
I am sure that there will be many of tiffs between these little friends, but the moments that they love each other are priceless.

Happy Birthday Mommy

Yesterday was my birthday, and Jaxon was more then excited to help his mommy blow out the candles on my birthday cake on Sunday night!!!

LOVES it Outside

My little man has shown us that he loves the outdoors. He does not want to come in for supper, for a nap, for bedtime...not for anything.

It could be a long summer.(his dad cut off a hockey stick for him last week so that he can have a 'real' stick for road hockey this summer)

Happy St. Paddy's Day to you!!!!

May the luck of the Irish be with you!!!

1st Birthday Party

Saturday was Miss Jazlin's 1st Birthday party with all of her friends...and here are some pictures of the big day.....Jaxon gave Jazlin her birthday present from his Auntie Cara for her to open as soon as he got there....he could not wait to see what she got her!!!Little Miss Jazlin a.k.a. porkchop will eat just about anything, and as much of it as she can get her hands on...so there was a good spread of food that she shared with her guests!!!The kids got new sunglasses in their treat bags from the party, and here is Hadleigh modeling hers.
After things had wound down, the kids decided to have a tea party together once they got their jammies on. Tea and then to bed.

It is so hard to believe that these 3 hare getting as old as they are. Where had the time gone???

Happy 1st Birthday Jazlin

Where has the year gone???

Issues

When Jaxon was a baby he pretty much was perfect. Slept through the night from 8 weeks old, hardly ever cried unless there was something seriously wrong, and generally was the most content little boy that a parent could ask for. I was very fortunate as a first time mom to have such a wonderful little boy, and everyone used to comment on how I was going to pay some day for having the perfect baby.
Well, I think that time has come. My perfect little baby has become a raging toddler.
We have been having a little bit of a biting issue in the past couple of weeks. It started a couple of months ago, but was contained to him biting me or his dad. In the past couple of weeks we have had a few more issues evolve with the babysitter, his auntie Cara and now the little girl at the sitters as well.
When it has been an adult we have been able to scold him for his actions, but it really has not hurt us for the wear. Know that we are getting into biting other kids it is really something that we have to start to nip in the but. I don't know which is worse, being the bitters mother, or the bitties mother. My heart breaks for this little girl that my child has harmed, and I feel so sorry that my son did that to her.
So...I have tired the time out strategy...not working. We have tried the taking of privileges away from him...not working. We have tried the punishing...not working. Someone has suggested soap in the mouth, but the little monster will take the soap and eat it for enjoyment, so what kind of punishment is that.
My final resort was Tabasco sauce. I had had a few people recommend it, and I was at my wits end this weekend and decided that was going to be the punishment if it happened. Well last Sunday morning it had to come out when he bit me. He only got a little dab of it on his lips, really did not like it, but really did not seem to bother him. Later on the in the day it took a chomp out of his auntie Cara, so the bottle came out again, only this time it went straight in the mouth, and the bottle was shook a few times. He certainly got a taste of it this time, and for a long time after it he was pulling at his tong for quite some time.
Well, I am happy to report that last week was the best week we have had at the babysitter, and there does not seem to be any signs of biting. I am knocking on wood with this comment, but hopefully this little issue is behind us!!!