The Summer of Visitors Begins

With this being our first full summer living in PEI,

we have had many friends and family ask to come and visit.

People will be arriving from all over the country

throughout the summer 

and we look forward to each and every guest!!

Our first guests arrived last night from beautiful Vancouver Island!

They are friends that we met

(and Mark worked with)

while we were living in Yellowknife. 

If you look back at the early EARLY days of my blog,

I'm sure you will see Kiel and Sarah

featured in a post or two.

Sadly we had to say goodbye to them when they transferred to BC

when Piper was around 6 months old. 

It's funny, hey?!

The last time I saw Sarah,

Piper was only a wee little thing.

Now I see her again and Piper has turned into a little lady

and Elliotte is the wee one!

I seem to be in the exact same situation as the last time she saw me,

just with a different kid. 

Hmmm...

same same but different!

xo

xo

Eating al fresco while touring Cavendish.

Double Daddy's Day

It is a pain in the butt to blog from my iPad,

so this will be short and sweet.

Hopefully my computer will be back and running again soon,

so I can start blogging properly again,

This was Mark's first Father's Day as the dad of TWO little princesses.

He now has two little girls

who think that their daddy is the greatest guy on earth!

What more could he possibly want?

xo

xo

The little Lynch ladies loving their daddy.

Put Me in the Zoo

Yesterday we took a short day trip to Moncton

to visit with Kelly-Anne and Nathan

who were there for the weekend.

Focusing our attention on the kiddos,

we decided to take a trip to the zoo.

While Piper was beside herself with excitement over the animals,

she was just as excited to chase Nathan around 

and copy just about anything he did.

Adorable!!

And very convenient for mr,

since I have pre-arranged their marriage to each other

for about 25 years from now.

Elliotte also had fun.

She didn't care as much about the animals,

but she did pretend to be a koala bear 

and cling to her daddy all day!

xo

xo

Koala cuddles

Little Love

Feeding the deer with Kelly-Anne.
(Mommy may have been too afraid to go near.)

A rare treat.

A photo of the four of us together.

One of the cutest tigers I have ever seen

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Think Big

Both of my girls seem to think 

that they are bigger than they actually are. 

I guess if you don't know that you're too small to do something,

then you're just going to do it anyway!

xo

xo

Piper thinks she's big enough to catch Sylvie.
Recipr for total disasters!!! 

And Elliotte thinks she's old enough to roll
from her back to her belly.

She was SO close,
but no cigar.

Amusing Ice Cream Aftermath

Yesterday was an ice cream sort of day.

The kind that is best spent with friends.

My little girls had a wonderful time,

which means that I had a wonderful time.

I can remember the days before I had kids.

I'm not exactly sure what I did with all of my free time back then,

but I do know that I would have thought a parent was a lunatic

if I saw them let their kid do 

what Claire and I let Piper and Sylvie do yesterday.

I know I would have thought this was disgusting.

Now I just think it's the best thing ever

to see my child having so much fun!

xo

xo

Best buds with their ice creams covered with sprinkles.
Piper was insistent that she have an
"ice cream that you hold in your hand".
She doesn't want if if it comes in a bowl!!

The girls kept looking at each other and telling each other
what a dirty face the other one had.
Neither realized their own face was just as dirty!

Messy little ladies.

Me showing Piper her reelection in the mirror
to see just how dirty she was.
She was SHOCKED

Elliotte thought Piper's ice cream adventures were funny.

No.
She thought it was the funniest thing she had ever seen
in her WHOLE life!

Pouty, Pudgy and Proud

Some of you may wonder why I have not yet mentioned

the tragic events which took place in Moncton

on June 4th.

It's because I have no words.

I do not know what to say.

The wives and children of
Constable Dave Ross,
Constable Doug Larche
and
Constable Fabrice Gevaudan
are currently living one of my very worst nightmares.

I understand that Mark's job is dangerous,
but we try not to dwell on that in this house.
How could it be possible for us to relax
and look forward to each day
if we constantly thought of this scary reality?

Though we try our very best to trust in a good society,
in Mark's ability to do his job well
and in the security of his coworkers having his back,
it is days like June 4th that remind us
just how unpredictable each shift can be.

I pray for our fallen Mounties.
I pray for their families.
I pray for their coworkers.

I am so proud of my husband and his dedication to protecting us.
I am proud of the example he is setting for our daughters.
I am so proud!

xo
xo

Pouty, but proud of her Papa!
(There may have been a slight meltdown over wearing a hat for this photo shoot.) 

Pudgy and proud.

Quirky Cuteness

Both Piper and Elliotte can be a little quirky. 

Okay who am I kidding.

Piper can be VERY quirky,

and I'm pretty confident that Elliotte will follow closely in her footsteps.

And I wouldn't have it any other way!

xo

xo

Now you see me...

... Now you don't!

After changing Elliotte's diaper,
I found Piper in my closet checking Mark's tie for a heartbeat.
This one is a head shaker for sure. 

Someone else in our home had a play date today.
Meet Sylvie and Caitlin's dog, Georgie'