Hey Heidi!!!

First of all ... YES ... she can get cuter ... you REALLY have to meet her in person. Cadence is something else I tell ya ... of course, that all depends on your perspective! Such ATTITUDE ... oh my!
Secondly ... don't think I have your email ... we are available most weekends ... especially in the summer (ie. while on your way to Algonquin!). It would really be nice to see you and Geoff (and the 'kids' ... before they end up married themselves or something!).
Definitely, if you are coming this way ... we are a stone's throw from the 400 ...

Thanks for following along ... it means alot!

The Cousins

Here are the girls during the rare moments they allowed 'Baby Allie' to join in!



The Artwork

Before the Magic Eraser went to work!

Clean up and Barack Obama

Cadence sings the clean up song and names the new president.
Good job sweetie!

I'm Tired ...

of waiting to get 'stuff' with my computer sorted out! So, it is business as usual ... for now anyway!
Here's the little poser:




Today's sentence:
"Hooray, I'm so excited mommy, daddy!"
For the record, we were having a chicken dinner ... she isn't even a big fan of bird. Go figure!

The Myth

I have discovered a myth this weekend. A myth I often proclaimed myself. I now know better: 'One' is not, necessarily 'easy'! In fact, I'd like to go on record to say that one can often take on even MORE energy than 2 (or more!). Yep, I'm saying it and I'm backing it up ... Cadence NEEDS constant attention. She loves to play ... doctor, baby, playdough, tea party ... among her favourites. BUT, she can rarely play alone and who can blame her?! How can you resist, "Come on mom, come here and play!" or "Daddy come downstairs and play with me". Neither of us can ... and ... it's exhausting! Wouldn't trade it for anything, but sure envy those who can say, "Go play with your sister!"

And MOMENTS that made us smile this weekend ...

Hands on Hips

After dinner, Cadence got down off her chair and went to her 'kitchen' where most of her dishes and food were scattered on the floor. With hands on her hips she exclaimed, "Someone made a mess! Daddy, you make the mess?". She's a stinker!

Clever

Cadence in pjs is flying around the mainfloor with her baby in the stroller ... "I take her for a walk outside". Sean and I are taking a 2 minute rest in the great room 'cause she has spent the day exhausting us. I hear 'noise' and ask Sean, "What is she doing?". He tells me she is throwing stuff. GREAT!! This time I go in, with 'hands on hips' and ask her about what is going on. She says, "It's windy!". Okay kid ... you win! Man she amazes me!

Woulda Rathera Been at Work ... and then ...

Cadence is sick today ... bad cold! She's been stuffed up for the past few days, coughing some and not sleeping well ... the rest of us too for that matter (the sleeping I mean). At 6:30 we were discussing whether I should stay home with her (Sean couldn't today and I can't tomorrow) ... I mean, what can you do for a cold? And then her nose started bleeding ... so that was it ... I decided it would be a home day! The nose bleed stopped around 10ish and for the most part Cadence was happy and energetic ... I pumped her with chicken soup, orange juice and wiped her nose 1000 times. We had a nice steamy shower and all indications were that there would be a nap today and mommy could get a few things done around here (I am in that anxiety mode where I feel like I have way too much to do). N O P E !!!! That was NOT to be! She downright refused to nap, wouldn't even lay down to watch a Dora video ... I tried, believe me I tried. And then, to top things off, Winston started hacking and HE puked up disgusting yellow, carpet staining bile .... 4 times!!!! AND while I was attempting to clean it up, Cadence was drawing with crayons ... on the wall and front door and windows!!!!
It was at this point I realized I could have been at work, where I am also feeling completely behind, and could have caught up in the afternoon, while all the kids I would see were gone skating! I had even planned to come home for lunch to vacuum and clean the toilets! So all in all I was feeling miserable and sorry for myself ... and then ... Oprah came on. She introduced a woman who
had her arms and legs amputated 4 weeks after giving birth to her daughter. I have NOTHING to complain about! 'Nuff said!

Telling Time

So I am 'prepping' Cadence about the bedtime routine ... you know, telling her what's coming up next: wash face, brush teeth, jammies, read books. We pretty much went through the motions and then Cadence discovered Sean's school bag and became obsessed and adorable ... doing her 'numbers' with the calculator and making her lists with the paper and pen. I just couldn't quite pull her away ..... I gave her a 5 minute warning for bedtime. When the time came and I picked her up, she quickly told me she had '3 minutes momma!'. If truth be told ... she was right! God she makes me laugh!