Six years ago today.....

Alexander was born! It was a difficult birth - water broke 3 1/2 weeks early, it was Labour Day weekend but labour didn't progress, had pitocin, had to start and stop pushing since the OB had to leave (twice)for emergencies, epidural wore off, suction birth, he had jaundice, etc. Wow, I'd actually forgotten some of those details.
Birthday#1 - cowboy theme
Birthday #2 - ElmoBirthday #3 - Thomas the Tank Engine themeBirthday #4 - farm themeBirthday #5 - zoo/safari themeI can't believe my little guy is going to school on Tuesday! For the whole day, every day! I don't think it has really hit me yet.
Yes, he loves his water. :) No big party this week. We're postponing it until September and people are back from vacation. He will however, be receiving a present that he's been asking for since oh, 2006. We're such sucker parents that way. :)Pin It

Desert Island blogs

I read too many blogs. Well, I used to, that is. I won't tell you how many are in my feed reader. Its a big number. I need to spend less time on the computer. Who doesn't?!

There is a radio station I enjoy called The Mountain and they often feature "desert island discs" where people pick just a few albums they would listen to if stranded on a desert island. So, I decided it would be fun to pick my desert island blogs. The ones that I would read if I could only read a few. Yeah, yeah, there wouldn't be internet access on the desert island, I know! Just roll with it, OK? :) Now, I didn't include friends' blogs because that would just be cruel to pick amongst those!

Here are my favourite blogs, the ones I could *never* give up reading:

1. Mommy Life - Barbara Curtis has an amazing story. I can't do it justice. Go read it! She is the mom of 12 and she writes about politics, her family, the arts, children with Down Syndrome, and many more topics.

2. Amy's Humble Musings - Amy has the best links. She loves Glenn Beck, her husband is a rocket scientist, she has 6 kids and a terrific sense of humour. She really is humble, too.

3. The Crafty Crow - this blog posts links every day to amazing kid crafts and activities from all different blogs. Eye candy and sometimes we actually make a craft inspired by CC.

4. Mommy Brain/Books and Movies - Carrie loves books and movies and she is a terrific reviewer. I will pick a movie based on her recommendation and I don't think she has ever steered me wrong. ;)

5. Kids Lit - a children's librarian posts reviews of books for young children as well as books for teens. I love to learn about newly released childrens books.

6. The Flourishing Mother - Andrea is very cool and inspiring. I don't know what else to say. She loves Fernando Ortega and Led Zeppelin. Need I say more? She just had baby #4 so she's taking a little break from blogging right now.

Honourable mention: (see how hard this is?)
- Muses of Megret
- The Mother Load
- Make and Takes
- Jennifer's Favorite LinksPin It

Beaches and blueberries

We're squeezing every last drop out of summer that we can - school starts September 1st for my oldest and September 14th for my youngest (preschool).

Yesterday we went to the beach with Colette and her kids and Sarah and her girls. At first I thought it would be too cloudy and cool since it rained just slightly in the morning but it turned out to be perfect weather for hanging out. No worries about sunscreen and the temperature was just fine.

Here are some photos:
My son introducing his friend to the joys of maps. :)Earlier in the week we went blueberry picking with another friend and her kids. I was surprised to see how many blueberries are still ready for picking.The farm also had gorgeous sunflowers:
Another outing this week was the beach at sunset (for kite flying and roasting marshmallows).Guess who ate too many marshmallows?Pin It