Carseat Sanity

On this particular day we had to go out to run some errands.

BOTH of my girls were very vocal in their protests

to being strapped into their carseats. 

It was stressful.

Very stressful.

Even Nana was flustered with them

and that never happens!

After we got home,

I had to take their carseats out of my parents' car,

so that my father could take his turn driving his carpool group to work.

After I placed the carseats in the hallway,

my girls proceeded to sit and play in them for ages. 

Really??

REALLY???

Ugh.

xo

xo

This really did go on...

... forever!

FYI:

Today I spent roughly 40 minutes walking around Sobeys trying to do my grocery shopping. I pushed Elliotte in a cart while Piper followed us around throwing a screaming tantrum because I didn't allow her to push the button to lock the doors of our van. (Disclosure: I actually asked her to lock the door for me, but she decided to ignore me and push MY buttons instead.) Anyway, I refused to give in to her behavior and proceeded to continue my grocery shopping while struggling to keep talking to her in a very calm voice about how no one wanted to listen to her not-nice noises while they were shopping. When I had had just about enough and was on the brink of crying, a lady who is unknown to myself made a point of approaching me. She told me that she had been listening to me while she was shopping and that I was a good mom. Sigh. Thank you ma'am. It was such a small gesture on her part, but it really changed my shopping experience. I may even have smiled through the rest of the tantrum. Hugs to you all with young children that are throwing tantrums these days. YOU are good moms too! xo

Fishy Business

What are these three so intensely interested in?

A kids show?

A cartoon?

A Disney movie?

Nope.

A fishing show.

Fishing!

These two must turn after their grandpa!

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So serious.

Seriously!!

Fresh Garden Goodies

It wouldn't be a trip to visit Nanny Gandy

if we didn't go out into her garden.

While Piper is now a pro gardener,

this was Elliotte's first time.

It was pretty evident in their work ethic.

Piper did most of the picking,

and Elliotte did most of the eating.

Surprised?

I didn't think so.

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Piper picking the fresh peas.

Elliotte eating the fresh peas.

She couldn't get enough.
I had to take them away from her because I was afraid too many would hurt her belly. 

Elliotte headed out to the pea plants to pick her own,
but little legs don't always cooperate in the garden beds.

Her dirty little bum after falling in the garden.

After I stopped feeding her the peas, she decided to help herself
to the ones that Piper had already picked.

Elliotte pulling up her very first carrot.

She was probably trying to figure out why in the world anyone
would bury a carrot in the dirt!

This little pro is just proud of her 'catch'. 

Potato time!
Piper was diving right in there picking them out of the dirt.

Elliotte wasn't far behind.

Proud of their potato! 

It's always important to take time to stop and smell the flowers. 

Nanny Gandy's beautiful garden!

Nanny Gandy's Birthday

Nanny Gandy's birthday was in mid-August.

It was too close to our trip home for us not to celebrate when we got there.

Piper was super excited to buy her a cake

and bring her some presents. 

With an over-packed car heading around the bay,

the only place left for me to place the cake

was on the floor underneath Piper's feet.

It shouldn't have been an issue,

since Piper's feet are a long way from touching the floor,

but it is an issue when she forgets that it's there

and jumps out of her seat in excitement to see her great-grandmother.

Oh well.

It may have looked a little rough,

but it still tasted good!

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The birthday girl! 

I LOVE this photo!

And this one.
My little girls just love their Nanny!

Just look at how innocent Miss E looks here.
You'd never know that she's busy busy busy and loves getting into trouble.

Piper and Elliotte gave Nanny Gandy a few Big Turks for her birthday.

The cake was  a little worse for wear.
It wouldn't have been so bad if Piper didn't have such big feet. 

Ballet Today

We have a ballerina in the family!!!

Today was Piper's very first creative dance ballet class.

She LOVED it. 

Her teacher is amazing and so great with the little ones.

She had them bouncing around the room 

pretending to be different animals.

If you ask Piper about it,

she will tell you that she got to hop around like a kangaroo,

wiggle under a chair like a snake (she was the leader for that one)

and pretend to hide behind little bushes from a tiger.

I sat out in the hallway to wait with Elliotte.

I could hear Piper's giggles of delight from where I was sitting.

She loved it even more than I thought she would!

When the class was over and we were driving home,

Piper was quietly pondering something.

When she finally spoke up,

she told me that she didn't actually dance in dance class.

Haha.

I explained to her that even though she wasn't actually 'dancing',

she was still learning how to move her body.

I told her that we sometimes jump like kangaroos when we're dancing, right?!

She smiled at that and said that she DID learn how to wiggle.

:-D

I may have caught her teaching some of her new moves

to her little sister this evening!

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A ballerina and a ballerina wannabe. 

Fourth position... or something like that.

Elliotte had to dance some ballet for the camera too.

Piper is one of the little ones laying on the floor.
I'm not sure if she's supposed to be or not.

Time for her solo performance!

Elliotte and I waited in the hallway with Sylvie and Caitlin.
Sylvie is in the class directly after Piper,
so it was lovely to have them keep us company while we waited.

Happy Birthday Mommy 2015

It's mid September here in PEI

and it was an amazing hot summer day!

I think the temperature reached around 25 degrees.

Though I'm really tired and run down,

there was no way I was spending this day catching up on sleep.

I feel like we must take advantage of every nice day now,

before the snow arrives.

It's just around the corner.

We all know it!

After play group this morning,

the girls and I returned home to collect their daddy

and then drive to Cheltam Beach.

We met some friends there who also have two little girls. 

It was a lovely way to spend a birthday!

xo

xo

The little friends.

The big-little friends.

Beach bums.

Our family photo with the Confederation Bridge in the background!

Jail Birds

These two can find fun in the funniest places. 

Throw a blanket over a playpen and voila, 

you have a play house that the girls will play in forever.

xo

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Fun house!