Pure.Beautiful.Lovely.

`We started this long weekend with a great trip up to Bayfield. I've never been, and was in awe of how cute it is! Friends of ours recently bought an amazing trailer - and we were excited when they asked us to join them up there for the night. We of course jumped at this and even got a sitter for the little wee one (Thanks Ash and Mom!).

So the drive up there started like this ....

and we saw a lot of this ....

and this ...

then we started to get close ...

and finally ... we have arrived!

The night of course was fun ... always is ... and lets just say men + beer + golf cart = late night wheelies in the yard.  This photo of course was taken before the wheelies occurred ...

I was excited the next morning to go into town - as I've heard Bayfield is really nice. So off we went ... and it sure didn't disappoint! I loved all the little buildings, the flowers, the shops. It was awesome!

We toured around a bit, then headed down to the beach to check it out.  It disappoint either. It was so quite and the water was so calm. We sort of just stood there and took it all in. There was no hussle and bussle of traffic, just seagulls ... the sound of a boat motor, and small children playing in the water.  It was so nice!

The hike back up to the cars though was a rough one!

 Geez ... you can definitely tell if you're out of shape from this climb! Poor Robyn was trooper though! Almost 8 months preggers (I think ...) and givin' it up there like a champ!

I was sad to go back home ... I honestly could have stayed up there for a week ... just reading a book, taking Lexi to the kids playground ... scootin' around on the golf cart ... sitting at the beach .... ahhhhh it would be so nice! But these are all things I know we can do in time, since Ryan and Robyn own the place there . So instead of staying there, we came home to see our little one ... cause I miss her when she isn't with us.

All in all a great way to start the long weekend off, and if you've never been to Bayfield I highly recommend visiting it! I loved every minute of it!

At a Standstill ...

So between family visits this weekend, and meeting and welcoming beautiful little Hayden to the family ...

... we didn't get much done on the playroom at all. In fact it looks a little something like this ...

and this ...

We are still trying to figure out what to do with the floor, and I don't think this will be solved until we take a trip down to Home Depot or Rona just to ask a professional there about painting with oil based paint and fumes with a furnace.

I've painted with oil paint before and yes its stinky alright, but we were sure if it would cause a spark at all with the pilot light on the furnace - the last thing I need is to blow up the house!

Then there is the whole big debate on what to lay on the floor for added warmth?  Do you know how hard it is to find a decent yet reasonably cheap floor covering?? HARD!

So for now ... the playroom remains the same ... but since this is a long weekend, I'm sure we will tackle something down there!

When you have a small child, and you don't necessarily hear them ... you know they are okay, but don't hear them moving about ... run ... don't walk ... because that means they are doing something ... something they are not suppose to be ... something like ...

Submerging their face in the dog dish full of water??

Don't mind the sour-grump look on Alexis face. This is after her dad found her doing a "naughty" act.

And this is what she looked like once we put the dish up and told her that she could no longer bath herself in the dog water ...

Fun times.

What the .....

Ummm can we please all take a moment, and witness what we found a squirrel doing to my outdoor cushions that I LOVE, and got for a very good price!

I only have a few words to describe what I'm feeling ...

I WILL get you squirrel!

Sum ... Sum ... Summer Time

Here are some pictures from this past weekend which involved, a nice dinner out with my parents, followed by a visit to the park around the corner from us (which incidentally Alexis loved!).

This is what summer time is all about isn't it?

As much as I'm ready for the cooler season (Fall NOT Winter) ... I love moments like this ...

Hope you're enjoying your summer too!

HA!

For all of you who thought I might have been crazy with my whole driftwood art wall thingy ... looks like I'm not the only one who finds driftwood interesting ...

Found another amazing blog today at Perfectly Imperfect ... Check her out ...

http://perfectlyimperfect-shaunna.blogspot.com/

So Frustrating!

Four months into being back at work, and I'm pretty certain I've used all 8 of my sick days up. That's right folks, all 8 of them - and did I mention I haven't used one of them on me. 

We are going on our third day of Alexis being at home with the "poops" to put it in somewhat nicer words, and since Alexis goes to daycare our work policy is if they are having the "poops" they cannot be there. So Derek and I have been taking turns being at home with her.

I was hoping to send her today, but when we woke her up there was a little gift in her errrrr diaper. Then while we were throwing around ideas as to what we should do - Alexis dropped another little gift off in her diaper, which pretty much sealed her fate for the day and that she would once again be staying at home.

For other people, calling in sick is probably nothing, but when you have to call a list of supplies, find one, explain your shift, then call a supervisor or work to let them know ... it makes me feel bad. I feel bad letting my co-worker know that I won't be in (when I know the children will be crazy today as they have been the last couple days - pretty much forcing us to drink at night! lol and I'm not kidding), I feel bad using yet another sick day, and I feel as thought I'm letting my supervisor down. I know this is stupid because at some point everyone gets sick, and this is especially true for small children ... but its just the way I feel.

Anyways, I'm off to clean more "poops" of Alexis clothes, and play with her (seeing as that is the only real problem that she has), and probably blog some more.

Have a good day everyone!

Does this look like the face of someone who is sick? lol ... (taken this morning obviously)