Outside!

We have enjoyed some wonderful spring weather over the past week so the kids have been playing outside quite a lot. I write this as the temperature is decidedly below average outside today and they are even talking about the dreaded "s" word making a brief return at the weekend. *Sigh*. This is why we try to make the most of the good weather while it's here :) Emily had a fantastic time crawling around on the driveway last week while Oliver was doing sidewalk chalk. They were both filthy but happy! And yesterday Emily had a go in the Little People car and Oliver was pushing her around - cute!

Emily is now sporting at least 3 of her first four molars! I had no idea until I managed to get a peek inside her mouth one day last week. Today she has been showing off by standing up unaided several times - she still needs to take the first step though. She is babbling away which is quite funny. I bought her a book while out shopping today and she was looking through it and talking away - another customer commented on how she was reading to herself :)

Oliver had a big breakthrough at school today - he actually sat and posed for his school photo!! This is the first time he's done it in almost 2 years of going to school which is amazing. He's coming on so well. He is getting very excited for our upcoming trip to Buffalo. Every day I have to show him on the calendar what day it is and what day we are going on the airplane. He thinks the airplane is going to be white and that we will pretty much land at Grandma Colleen's house!! I wish I was as excited about a plane trip with two young kids ;)

Grass!!! Yes, we have some :)

Playing catch

Our handsome young man

Emily and her friend Fiona on the swings - they could almost be sisters!!

Oliver on the balance beam

She's just posing - she's not quite ready to go down the slide on her own!

Oliver and Celia spinning around!

The fresh air is exhausting!!

See how high I can climb!!

Ice cream treats :)

Yum!!!!!

Say cheese :)

Emily loves this chair. And a photo of Oliver is not complete without bear and a toy!

There is a new coffee shop down the road from us called Bean Buddy - the owner gave the kids their own cuddly Bean Buddies (in Oliver's lap). Oliver loved the chairs - he said they were like cars!

Wanting to try out the ladder

Oliver enjoying the slide

Time to wash off all that outside dirt!!!

Ha! Invariably you will find Emily crawling around with a random toy in her mouth. This time is a "Little People" character :)

Crazy Oliver! They had mouth just eaten chocolate cornflake cakes which Oliver helped to make at the weekend.



Oliver has a wonderful memory for books and he knows them pretty much off by heart after 3 or 4 reads. Here is is "reading" one of his library books :)