tiptoe in the....daffodils?

I wish I could say tiptoeing in the tulips, but, like every year, the rabbits and deer get to my tulips before I can. Our lovely furry friends enjoy a feast on our front garden every season so this year we planted daffodils...in the fully fenced backyard. Our gardening will be limited this year as we are moving at the end of summer (yes, we bought a new house) so it looks like we will only have our lovely lilacs and hopefully a garden full of wildflowers. Nice and easy!

Maelle does her part in looking after these lovely blooms, including giving them each a kiss "to make them feel better!" So cute!

summer lovin'

Phew! What a fabulous weekend! The weather was fantastic! It actually felt a little bit like summer. Although we didn't do a whole lot of venturing out, sometimes just hanging around the house can be just as much fun. And that's exactly what we did.

Aidan spent some quality time snugglin' with Bree.

We spent Saturday morning at Aidan's soccer game. Even Auntie Kylie and Uncle Lindsay came out for the game!

Aidan cooled off in the sprinkler after helping Brent cut the grass. Yes....the water was freezing!

No warm weather day would be complete without a chocolaty fudgsicle.

Maelle started working on her own little wildflower garden. Hopefully we'll get some blooms happening before we move!

And my very favourite moment....

...a little boy standing on my front step grinning ear to ear with a "special secret" hiding behind his back. "I picked these for you mommy" he said proudly holding out his plentiful bouquet of freshly picked dandelions. I love that!

a family affair

There's nothing better than spending time with family on a sunny, warm, weekend afternoon at our beloved Fish Creek Park. We all made the trip on Sunday and soaked up those glorious rays of spring sunshine. Aidan and Maelle assumed their favourite spot creek side and threw as many rocks as they could, while Dakota chased stick after stick that was thrown for her into the water.
I managed to step out from behind the lense and finally got some pics with the two youngest Snider's. A big thank you to Kylie and Lindsay for capturing some extra special family moments.

Me and the gals...


My silly clan of kidlets....


Auntie Kylie jumping into the shot...

Grabbing a shot with Auntie Ky and Uncle Lindsay...

Fish Creek Park is definitely a family favourite and hopefully will continue to be for many years to come!

We capped off our long weekend with a great bbq and of course a fire complete with smore's made by none other than my little chef Aidan. There always seems to be extra marshmallows in the smore's Aidan makes making them super sticky and super delicious!

not so little

What happened?
What happened to my little baby girls that were born two and a half months ago? Why do they grow up so fast?
Thanks to some awesome weekend weather, Jenna and Bree were able to spend a great deal of time outside.

They were introduced to the way of summer living and seem to adapt quite nicely to a little r & r!


Aidan and Maelle showed Jenna how to get her feet dirty on her first trip into the sandbox.


Bree adapted well to lazing around on the deck!

Our girls at two and a half months old! Wow!

nothing better

On a rainy day (like today) there is sometimes nothing better than sitting down at a table full of art supplies and drawing. That is exactly what Aidan did this morning as the rain pelted our windows and I enjoyed a quiet cup of tea.

He is becoming quite the budding artist don't ya think?

This is his version of a camel and a lion! Happy ones at that!

Oh...and did I mention that Aidan is playing in the Timbits soccer league? Check out the pic below of my little timbit!

When did he grow up?

bubbles

Amazing how a small container of bubbles can keep kids entertained for hours! After a fun birthday party over the weekend, Aidan and Maelle came home with several coloured jars of bubbles. Aidan spent a good part of yesterday afternoon going through almost every jar. I loved watching his expression at the number of bubbles that he blew, or at the size of every bubble that came off of the wand. Maelle...well, she resorted to chasing the bubbles after several failed attempts at blowing. I have a feeling that she got a little to close to the wand and decided that bubble liquid doesn't taste so good.

I must admit...it's been a while since I have had a go at bubble blowing and I actually quite enjoyed it!

just for fun

We kicked off Thursday morning with a bit of whipped cream for some cafe mocha's that would soon be enjoyed at a morning play date.

As usual....one member of my clean-up crew is always available to lend a helping hand.

Bree has a go in the play set swing for the first time. We finally have some nicer weather that we can all get outside and enjoy!

And what is in these lovely little packages you ask??

Well....since you asked....the UPS man dropped these lovely little bundles off for me on Friday morning, and while holding a sleeping Jenna with one hand, I managed to tear open all of the outer packaging (with much desperate excitement of course) and find these inside...

Ahh.....fabric! Glorious fabric! Fabric from one of my most favourite designers Anna Maria Horner. I have wanted some fabric from her for a while now...and....here it is! It will find an empty spot on my sewing table no doubt and wait it's turn to be made into a patchwork quilt. Hmmmm....when I will get around to this, I have no idea! But...the fabric makes me happy just looking at it. So many ideas....

Hope your weekend is a fun one too!