Beach Bum

Another hot one today here in Yellowknife.

I spent the hottest part of the day scrubbing the kitchen. 

Not so smart.

After Piper's nap we went to the beach.

Smart!

It was beautiful and Piper had a great time playing 

in the water and sand with Cole.

For any of you out there that don't know it,

swim diapers do NOT keep pee inside.

We learned this in Jamaica and AGAIN today,

as Piper peed on Cole's mommy's beach blanket. 

Oops. 

What happens when you pee and you've been sitting in sand?

Daddy strips you down and rinses you off in the pond. 

xo

Feeling a breeze Piper?

A No-Splash Pool Party

No one ever said that you need water to have a pool party!

Whatever keeps them occupied, happy and quiet

makes a Momma happy!

xo

Rub a dub dub
three cuties in a tub!

Daddy Day Spa

Who doesn't love to read a magazine while getting their hair done?

xo

Reading Yummy Yucky.
A magazine featuring delicious and disgusting cuisine. 

Mother!
Shouldn't you be doing my nails or something?

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes

When George Jones sang,

"Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes"

he was talking about past legendary country singers.

I am NOT talking about country singers.

I am talking about Mounties.

One in particular.

Piper's Dad!

xo

They kinda fit....

Well, maybe they're a 'little' bit too big!

Pouting Pool Party

If you've been following the weather in Yellowknife lately,

you know it's been HOT. 

Thirty degrees with no wind and no clouds to shade you from the sun.

AND because of where we are, 

the darn thing barely dips below the horizon for more than a couple of hours.

I believe sunset is just before midnight now?

And up again a couple of hours later. 

I haven't seen real darkness since we were home in Newfoundland.

The point of my rant about the midnight sun,

is that at 7pm it's STILL thirty degrees. 

Can you tell I'm not a huge fan of the midnight sun?

I find it really hard to sleep. 

It's not nearly as bad here as it was in Fort McPherson,

but my brain cannot figure out this day/night stuff when the sun is ALWAYS shining!

Sorry.

Back to my blog.

It's been HOT.

Piper's been HOT.

Too hot to sleep well. 

With her window open and fan on, we still can't get her room to go below 32 degrees.

Not napping well makes Piper cranky.

Two days ago we stuck her in her little pool on the back deck to make her cool and happy.

It worked for 15 minutes.

She was CRANKY!

So we fed her and put her to bed.

After a not-long-enough nap, 

she was up and wanting to get in the pool again.

Fun!

For a little while.

After coming inside for dinner and then being cleaned up for the night,

(still much too hot to wear clothes)

Piper decided that it was time to swim again. 

Momma said "no".

Piper didn't like it.

She cried  screamed for 20 minutes.

Too bad that she has a very determined mother

who will not back down once the word 'no' has been used.

Get used to it baby girl.

Learn what the word means and then back away. 

Ha!

xo

Swimming in my pool with Daddy!
This was the second swim of the day.

And of course, trying to convince my best bud to get in with me!

After supper she spies the pool again.
Please mom please!
I've only been in there TWICE today already!

Poor child. Life is so rough!  

Waaaaaaaaa... my mommy is so mean! Waaaaaa!

Full of Beans

This kid is crazy about gassy foods!

If she isn't crying for broccoli,

it's beans. 

It's a good thing it's too hot in Yellowknife for clothes,

or else I'd be doing A LOT of laundry!

xo

Must. Get. The. Last. Bean!

Good to the last drop!

Using her sign language skills to ask for "more".

Note: 

For anyone that doesn't know, I am NOT a fan of baby sign language. A few years back I babysat a couple of kids that had been taught it, and since I couldn't understand what they were trying to tell me, it caused them to be incredibly frustrated. I swore I would not teach my children baby sign language. 

Well,  if you recall a blog post from a while back, we babysat little Miss Wynn. She knows a couple of signs and is VERY quiet. She would put her little fingers to her mouth like a little bird to tell us that she was hungry and then tap the tips of her fingers together to tell us that she wanted "more". Mark and I both thought that this was ADORABLE, so we decided to teach Piper just these two basic signs. 

Piper caught on straight away, but somehow lost the meaning of the language. Instead of doing the signs quietly, she shouts "NUM NUM NUM NUM" when she's putting her fingers to her mouth for food and yells "MORE MORE MORE" while she's tapping her fingers together for more. 

Sigh. Where is this kid's red hair? She's definitely feisty enough to be a redhead!!

xo

Under the Table Deal

Not quite the 'under-the-table-deal" that usually occurs,

but Blue wasn't complaining. 

He WAS lying under the table, 

so little Miss decided to settle herself down there as well to share a cracker.

Of course,

as soon as I get the camera out, 

the dog must come to investigate.

I missed the perfect shot by seconds.

Oh well.

The under the table picnic was still super cute!

xo

Stay Blue. Stay. STAY.
Fine! Don't listen.
Come, Blue, come!
Good boy!
(Insert eye roll here)! 

Best buds sharing a snack under the table!