we bought a camping trailer - SAY WHAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know right?!?!?!?!?!  Yep, we sure did buy a trailer.

I enjoy the outdoors!

I use the word enjoy loosely.

I could NEVER live more country then our little 1/3 of an acre estate lot and I am not sure if Graham could have EVER gotten me into a tent (other then church YW camps which I put on a brave/positive face for).  After a few conversations and desire to create fun, family memories Graham made me a proposal and it did NOT involve a shiny ring this time.  It was a proposal of him selling his motorcycle so that our family could get into a trailer that I would camp in...ohhhhh tears just came.

  He is that kind of a guy.

So we bit the bullet.  We did some research on trailers, he sold his bike and almost 10 days later here we are, trailer in the driveway all Lysol wiped out and a few campsites booked.  I will not even get started on the dead mouse i found while cleaning!!!!!!! I am traumatized but moving on. So we are on our way to becoming campers.  We have many friends who camp with their families and my parents have a fifth wheel, so we've been inspired.  Travel and vacations just evolved for us.  I am still in the learning curve but am sort of enjoying the camping meal planning and collecting all of our outdoorsy/bugs/wilderness/animal/stars/weather books for the trailer in anticipation for our adventures.  If it meant so much to Graham I know that I can suck it up and do this, so I will.  The girls are already excited which of course is contagious and makes us excited.   Stay tuned for our camping adventures.

~ Mrs. P





Sunning Beauties

We have had some lovely sunny, warm days and hit the spray park with friends.  Summer is awesome for sun 'n sand, the spray park has both of these.  Ironically our old house backed right onto the park but our new house backs onto a pond....ohhhhh ahhhhh. They didn't like the spray park when we lived there, ha.  Perhaps we'll have to take up fishing.  Anyway, we had a blast! We have some great friends here in the Fort with kiddos the same age and it is fun whenever we get together.

 

I must also say that after a few years having babes and little ones actually getting out and being able to enjoy the sun is wonderful.  Finally hoping I won't be that chick with the paste white legs.

 

~ Mrs. P

Pillow Parties

 

We have been busy, busy, busy enjoying the summer days and we finally had a day with NOTHING planned.  I like the idea that the parent's bedroom is an adult space, I like the idea that it is a retreat for the parent's BUT the reality in our house is different.  Our room equals comfy pillows, a pretty big TV (courtesy of my TV loving Mr.P) and the layout of our home makes it a convenient place for the kiddos to chill while I get ready in the morning.  If I don't shower before they wake (which honestly hasn't happened much lately) we have a little routine where they will get to watch a show and sometimes have a snack in our bed while I get ready.  Recently I have caught Stella climbing onto the island so it is pretty important that I keep her busy if I need to have a shower.  I just loved seeing all of our ladies playing in the pillows on the bed.  They kept rearranging the pillows to be little beds and when I came around the corner Mia was asking Stella to cover her with a pillow "like it was a blanket".  Such fun!!  They are such cutie pies.

 

~ Mrs. P



Biker Chicks

 

What is a girl to do when she gets a new set of wheels....try them out!!  We actually picked up this bike second hand for Stella but Amelia finds that it fits her rather well and when she gets Stella to push, she gets a pretty sweet ride.  Don't worry they both actually own helmets just hadn't put them on yet :P

 ~ Mrs. P



Busy Days of Summer

Farm Visits, Cousin Playdates and hanging at HOME together...

I love recording the events and things that shape our lives on this little blog but sometimes time gets going too quickly and special things I want to record seem long past.  So I have to do a summary of some really fun things that have happened lately;

Auntie Linda's Farm

 

 

 
 
 

 



(isn't she supermom???)

 

Adorable baby animals and horseback riding, how could the visit get any better?!  We had a blast.  There is something so darling about seeing little brand new baby critters.  The chicks were less then a week old and the baby goats (kids) were two days old!!!!!! More chicks were hatching so Auntie Linda held the egg up to our ears and we were able to hear the little chick inside pecking away and peeping.....be still my heart.  It ALMOST makes me want to live in the country....ALMOST!!  I am content with visiting.

 

Cousin Playdate

 

This post is picture crazy but we've been busy.  We just love playing with our second cousins Cami and Hyrum, they are the same ages as our women and they are a blast.  Auntie Alyson has a sweet neighbor who always shares his play equipment so on this sunny day we totally took advantage and had some fun.

Hanging at Home

 

Our sweet girlies are goof balls and have such fun together.  Stella hit her head and immediately Amelia ran to get a Band-Aid, even though there wasn't any blood.  Always looking out for the little sister. What a joy, what a joy!!!!

Yeah to the busy days of summer....let the good times roll.

~ Mrs. P

Swimming Lessons for the Second Born

(Please excuse me in this picture below and focus on the adorable blue eyed beauty beside)

 

 

My 'babycakes' and I just finished another round of swimming lessons - YEHAW!!!!!  I love having dates with her, just the two of us... don't so much love swimming itself.  BUT I do it because it is a good thing to do, right?!  This is the first time her and I have done the everyday for two weeks cycle and I think it actually helped her get comfortable and stay comfortable more quickly.  I did have to psych myself up to go swimming each day - not joking.  We had male teachers and whenever they spoke to her she would just give them the stone cold Polischuk stare, awesome.  It was fun to see her actually smile by the end of the two weeks, loosening her death grip on me.  We would talk about our swimming date and Amelia would be pumped to get to be with her babysitters (the Livingstone girls) all by her self.  The best part of the whole swimming thing was driving home the last day of class, just Stella and I.  She said in her soft little voice, "mom did you have fun on our swimming date?".  Oh this little chick, love her so much. 

 

~ Momma P

Street Performers Festival

Fun, fun in the sun!!!!

We have had Auntie Jenn visiting the last few days and the Bird Girls will be gone for two weeks so we capitalized on some family time and went to check out the street performers festival.   It is always an adventure to gather all needed supplies, snacks and get out the door but it was worth it!  We took the LRT to Churchill Square and picked out a food truck to get some lunch, then we hit up the kids area first...charming and such fun.  The area had numerous little tents with activities or books inside and tables with sand or blocks, our ladies loved it.

 



 

 

We did manage to actually catch a few performances, our favourite was probably the storyteller from the kids corner.  We also caught the end of a dance party which was pretty cool.

Fun day with family!!!

 

 

~ Mrs. P