Sasquatch

We set out on a voyage to find some fish.  We had heard that they were in the creek so we went down to check it out.  There were no fish to be seen but we did see some fishers complete with hip-waders and iphones.  One fisherman came over to us immediately upon spotting us and excitedly relayed his story of a sasquatch.  It seems that he found a nineteen inch sasquatch footprint in the sand across the stream and documented it with his iphone.  Now, I'm a skeptic at heart but I found myself coveting his hipwaders because I really wanted to check it out for myself.  I attempted to see how far I could get with my little turquoise boots but those little shorties were not up to snuff so I had to settle for the second hand account and the iphone picture of the sasquatch print.  It did look very convincing, but not enough to spook us from our adventure.  We took a long hike along the creek and through the woods.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the end the closest we got to a sasquatch was this little monster!

Kid Quotes

I love quoting the kids.  They always come up with the most eloquent yet simple way to express themselves.  For instance, R has been targeted by a little pig-tailed girl in ballet class.  One week it was a stuck-out tongue, the next it was mean words, and today it was, "I hate you" accompanied by a stomp on the toes.  When R went to confront her tormentor she bravely looked her straight in the eye and in a clear voice simply said, "You bother me!"  The pig-tailed assailant had no choice but to admit it with a sheepish, "I know..."  R countered with a "Please stop it" which elicited a feeble, "Okay."  Simple.  Succinct.  Over (let's hope).  This exchange at ballet class led into an in depth conversation between R and I about how to stick up for yourself, and for others.  She is such a brave kid.  I am so proud of her!  And you can bet that I will be dropping her line, "You bother me" the next time someone proverbially stomps on my foot!

B's best quote of late is another favourite of mine.  He has been going through some separation anxiety since I went back to work and he has been quite clingy with me.  He throws his arms around my neck and says, "I love you too much, Mommy!"  Well, what can you say to that.  I feel exactly the same way about him.  There is just too much love to contain for this little daredevil!

The Apple Barn

The Apple Barn is a tradition around here.  We go with friends every year and have a blast - and as you can see this year did not disappoint!

Odds and Ends

Gpa retired this summer so we celebrated with a luau...warming up for our spring trip to Hawaii!

RKA has another year under his belt - now totalling 35! 

 This brought me back to my childhood and kept the kids busy for an entire afternoon :)

Love this kid!

RKA completed his first triathalon last weekend and surprised everyone including himself with how well he did!  I found out that triathalons are definitely better spectator sports than marathons so I hope he continues.

It has been a busy season for our family and now with back to school and all that entails we are ready for some serious cozy fall time.  Bring on the sweaters, pumpkins and apple cider!

The Big Leagues

R had her first day of Kindergarten today and as you can see she is pumped about being called up to the big leagues.  She is such a fun five year old.  She is now missing two teeth, she can count to 100, and she tells a few decent jokes too.  She hates mosquitoes, and she is learning to cope with having her hair brushed.  She is quite patient with her three year old brother.  She is creative, confident and bright.  Her hobbies are art, swinging on the swings and recently riding her scooter.  She has never met a noodle that she didn't like.  The smell of oranges insults her senses and can incite a lot of drama.  She has an entrepreneurial spirit and has run hot chocolate stands, lemonade stands and is most recently begging me to have an art stand.  She would also really like a snow cone maker and an easy bake oven  She is definitely an idea person. 

On her way to her first day of school...

.... Little B is left behind for one more year while R heads off to Kindergarten....

..... But when R returned home she indulged her little brother and played baseball and rode scooters with him. 

Lakeside!

We spent bookend weekends at the lake.  The first weekend we spent with friends who have kids similar in age to ours.  It was awesome to have playmates for the kids and it was a fantastic weekend of dock-jumping, net-fishing, and marshmallow-roasting.

 The second weekend we joined Gma and Gpa for some lakeside R&R.  G&G also proved to be good playmates for R&B!

 Gma is getting salon treatment - including the classic blue eye shadow, and a cuticle soak!

R fished off the dock for most of the weekend from sun up until sun down.  

RKA did his best fish impression and swam many lengths to train for his upcoming triathalon in the same lake.

 

Meanwhile, I was doing my best impression of a buoy!