Impromptu Vacation

We went on an impromptu vacation on the weekend. Our reason was probably one of the worst you could ever think of - Church was doing a Seder service and our food allergy family can't think of anything worse than a food related church service. Our desire to miss church made us think about what else we could do. The result was a trip to Canada - Harrison Hot Springs, to be precise.

As you can probably guess from the name, there are hot springs at Harrison. We visited one, and as you can tell from the picture it was a smelly one. It was a sulphur hot spring, which gave it it's foul smell. Lizzy refused to come near until we suggested that she hold her nose while looking at it.



All in all, it was a lovely little vacation spot and we had a fun weekend away.

Rough and Tumble

If you asked me to describe Isaac, I would tell you he was a quiet cautious boy, with a wicked sense of humor, an observer of the world. I would tell you that he prefers quiet play over active play. I would tell you that he adores his little brother.

It never ceases to amaze me how my two boys get along.

I loved watching my boys play today. We were in the waiting room at Speech Therapy, and Kai & Isaac were wrestling. There really was no other word for it. Isaac would lay down on the ground and Kai would climb on him. Isaac would flip him over causing Kai to giggle and climb on him again. I was stuck with how boyish this play was - and amused at how fun they found it.

I wouldn't trade my boys for anything :)

Daddy to the Rescue

Yesterday evening I was talking to Ben on the phone as he was driving home. We hung up just as he was coming down our street. When I hung up, I heard sobbing. It was Lizzy. I had sent her for a bath about 20 minutes beforehand. I ran to the bathroom - it was the heart-wrenching kind of sob. I turned the handle, and I tried again. It was locked. "Mummy - I can't open the door". I look, and it's not the butter knife kind of lock breaking. I had no idea but luckily Daddy was home. I was so thankful I was able to reassure her that Daddy was home and he was going to get her out. He bought up his handy little screw driver and opened the door in a jiffy. There's nothing like a naked 6 year old who jumps on her daddy, thanking him for being her rescuer.

Baby Monitor

We have a video monitor for Kai. Such things were not around (or maybe we just didn't know about them) when the other two were babies. I have to admit that I love our monitor. I love being able to see our baby sleeping peacefully - or not sleeping in some cases. There is nothing as sweet as a baby asleep.