Swimming

We went to Winnipeg on Thursday to spend the night at my mom's ("to have a sleepover", as the kids kept calling it.) She watched them for me for a few hours to I could head to the mall without kids-- what a treat! Of course, I ended up just mostly shopping for them, but you know, it was still peaceful and demand-free. ;)

On Friday morning, we drove to the Pan Am pool to go swimming. When we got there, we found out that the kiddie pool was closed! I couldn't believe it. (Of course, my mom had suggested calling ahead, but I dismissed it, thinking that every other time we'd gone, it was open. I still can't believe they closed it during spring break!) But the woman working there was quite helpful at helping us find another place to go swimming-- after all, I'd promised my kids swimming and swimming we would go.

We ended up going for lunch at McDonald's and then going to Boni-Vital pool in Windsor Park. This was actually cool, because that's where I took my swimming lessons as a kid.

And my kids had a great time.

Well, Jonah and Sage did. They didn't want to leave.

Austin was disappointed that he didn't manage his laps to be able to go in the big pool and go down the big slide they had there. But otherwise, he had fun.

I was daring and brought my camera in to the pool area (but not into the pool, of course!) and got a few good shots:









It was good to get in a swimming fix-- we should be good now until summer. :)

April Kit Layouts

The April kit is out at MSS -- such a bright, fresh, spring-feeling kit. I created eight layouts with the kit this month:

















Thanks for looking!

pretty cool

When I went to register Sage for the reading program at the library yesterday, I picked up the March issue of Creating Keepsakes.

I was looking through it this evening after I put the kids to bed and what did I find in the Reader Gallery section?

My name.

I thought that was pretty cool. :)

Project 366, week 13

Here are my photos-of-the-day for the past week:


Tuesday, March 25th: Austin playing the piano at the Morden Festival of the Arts. He did so well-- I was so proud.


Wednesday, March 26th: It was spirit week at their school and Wednesday was Farm Animal Day. Sage insisted on dressing up each day, non-plussed that you don't often find crocodiles on farms. ;)


Thursday, March 27th: Austin, jumping rope for heart.


Friday, March 28th: Jonah and Sage in the afternoon, wearing their bathing suits (well, they're both wearing Jonah's bathing suits) for beach day.


Saturday, March 29th: Sage working so hard at learning her letters. Her "s" is fabulous!


Sunday, March 30th: Jonah at our friends' farm with their dog, Jacko.


Monday, March 31st: Austin and his friend after his very first sleepover.

Thanks for looking!

An afternoon on the farm

A spur of the moment invitation after church yesterday morning led to lunch together with friends and a farm adventure for the kids-- complete with pony rides (does it get any better than that?) ;)

The kids had a really great time and I enjoyed getting some great shots of them.

We'll have to go back when the weather's nicer and the kids won't need to be so bundled up.

It's done

I'm really glad that I started a Lent journal this year-- it's been something that I've really enjoyed making. I also love how it's made me reflect on different aspects of my faith and write them down to share with others (I'm especially excited for my kids to read it when they get older!)

And yet, it also seems like the most personal thing I've done, as I feel a certain amount of vulnerability when I share it with others. Like, this is me, this is what I think and believe.

Here are the last of the pages that I made:



I read the book Sex God by Rob Bell during lent and liked a few of his quotes. He had questions in the back, so I answered one of them in my journal, in a 6x12 page, folded in half.





I took this photo when I took communion with my Bible study group.



This is the back of the page:
















This next page was for Ali Edward's Weekend Creative Challenge:



And my journaling on the back:






We watched a short video in church on Sunday morning and these words were in it:



So, now that it's done, I took it to My Scrap Shoppe on Tuesday and bound it with Marcy's bind-it-all (love that gadget!)




Thanks for looking!

Project 366, week 12

Since last weeks' photos were all taken inside of my living room, I decided to get out a little more this week. ;)

Here are my photos of the day for the past week:


Tuesday, March 18: Jonah & Austin at the front of the United church, after they had both performed the poems they'd memorized for the Morden Festival of the Arts.


Wednesday, March 19: In our morning Bible study, we took communion together. Kathy was looking into her cup and said: "I wish I had a camera. The bubbles in my cup are forming a heart." So, I took my camera out of my purse and went to take a picture. While I was doing this, someone suggested that she put it over her opened Bible. A great suggestion, but as she moved the cup to do so, the bubble formation changed and we lost the heart. :(


Thursday, March 20: Sage and I volunteered in Jonah's class for his Easter party.


Friday, March 21: The worship band (comprised of several different churches) for our joint Good Friday service. This was the only picture that I took this day, because I gave my camera to a woman from our church so she could take photos of the drama (which I was in) and I forgot to get it back from her before we left.


Saturday, March 22: Yes, it's my living room! LOL! Thought these guys looked so cute with Jonah reading over Austin's shoulder.


Sunday, March 23: Jonah and Austin waiting patiently for the sun to rise during our church's surise service, early Easter morning.

Monday, March 24: I'm torn. I took two photos that I like and can't decide which one I shoudl pick for my photo of the day. So, I've decided to let you be the judge. In the comments, tell me which one you like better. The photo with the most votes will get chosen as the photo of the day for March 24th.

I took this one of Sage and Jonah playing on the computer (Jonah has discovered the world of Webkinz.) I was pleased with the angle on this one.


Or how I discovered Sage, after supper, on Monday evening, fast asleep. (I love how she's sprawled out and wearing slippers on her hands and on her feet!)

So, please tell me which one you like better.

Thanks for looking!


ETA: By most popular vote, the photo of Sage asleep on the couch will be my photo of the day for March 24th. Thanks so much for your comments and votes. :)