When you live in a messy world of tantrums, sleep deprivation, moving, tree climbing, and strong wills it is best to seek out sage advice.
Here’s the best advice I ever received:
SMILE!
P.S. This photo is from “B.C”
Category Archives: Boys
Be Celebrating Easter
My boys love traditions. Taco Tuesdays. Pizza Friday. Hugs when we say hello and goodbye. Special songs with sing with friends. Stickers and stamps at the end of library storytime and gymnastics.
The boys look forward to balloons and a homemade cake on their birthday.
They talk about their Halloween costumes for about eleven months.
They LOVE our real Christmas tree, homemade stockings and all the presents celebrating Jesus’ birthday.
I may be wrong, but I think my boys enjoy Easter traditions the best. The decorating of eggs, hunting for chocolates (running around outside!), being in church with all their close friends and dinner with Nana and Papa is very exciting for them.
What do you think your child’s favourite family tradition is?
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(JC’s latest creation. Jesus has risen and provided a bridge for us to meet God!)
Be Snowing in the Kitchen
Today, we were making cheese and ham muffins for lunch. The big boys pulled over their Stokke’s to the kitchen counter and then started to add all the ingredients into a big bowl. (Our KitchenAid does all the mixing.)
Baby OC was on the floor sitting on his plasma car and looking in our treat/baking cupboard. I looked up to see what the big boys were doing when suddenly I heard a giggle from the floor. When I looked down, I saw two pounds of spelt floor all over the floor.
JC jumped off his Stokke and immediately started yelling “It is snowing! It is snowing!”
Usually I find accidents where there is major clean-up quite frustrating, but today I grabbed the camera and laughed. Accidents happen and I realize that I can control my reaction to them AND have fun along the way.
Welcome to our chaos. Snow and snowmen in the kitchen while trying to make lunch. Hahaha.
Be A Cushion Constructor
I am not sure what to say about this. It happened on daddy’s watch. It made me smile!
The view from the street. I wonder what the neighbours think. I wonder what they will say once we move. Hmmm….
Be A Smoothie Maker
One day our five year old decided he didn’t like bananas anymore, another day it was meat. Now it is hit or miss if he will eat the meal put in front of him.
Our youngest will eat anything that you put on his plate, as long as it isn’t a vegetable. The vegetables get thrown on the floor for the dog. Seriously, baby OC has quite an arm!
Our middle guy, he only eats fruits and veggies, pasta “naaaah”, meat “sometimes”. He is the easiest to cook for at the moment as I think he is growing and hungry.
The one never fail snack that I can put in front of everyone is a smoothie. Today it was a can of coconut milk, banana, frozen local blueberries and peaches. That’s it, that’s all. And you throw in a cool twisting straw and they are all slurped up! Vit C, D, B and all!
Now I just have to get up the guts to throw some kale in there. Would they know?
Be Driving By McD’s
Here’s a conversation from the car today as we did a few errands:
JC, our almost six year old yells from the back of the van: “Mom, look! What is that giant M?”
Me: “Sorry Hon, I didn’t see it!”
JC: “Mom, it had a giant playhouse in it!”
Me: “Oh?”
JC: “Mom, I want to go there, it looks cool.”
Me: “Hmmmm… I don’t know son. I am going to have to think about it.”
Ok folks, here is my quandary: I have never taken my children to the cultural icon, McDonald’s. I just can’t do it.
After watching Supersize Me many eons ago, I can’t get over what their food did to his body. I don’t trust this food chain for their food nor the cleanliness of their play areas.
Is the unhealthy image of this ‘playhouse’ truth, urban legend or a figment of my imagination?
Me: “Sorry Son, I am going with my gut and keep driving right by that giant M. You will have to decide this one for yourself, when you are old enough. You may even have to wait til you can drive there yourself!” 🙂
Be A Guitar Playing Tent Building Man!
I love my man and my wee boys!
Be A Reuser
After an autumn of yard cleaning
(remember this post: https://beenough.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/be-a-leaf-gatherer/)
and a winter of decluttering, our trailer is full! It is ready to go to the garbage dump.
Our eldest was looking in our trailer, that cost us two bottles of wine, the other day, eyeing up our Christmas tree, the old laundry sink and a few other treasures.
Suddenly, he reached in and pulled out an old tire. He asked his dad for some rope and he was off. With a bit of cajoling from dad, they worked together to create this:
JC, you are incredibly thoughtful and full of ideas. Your brothers and friends have had an incredible time on our new tire swing! CC, thanks for helping your brother and for enjoying the ride.
"Be" ENOUGH 