leaves are falling, leaves are falling

 Leaves are falling,

leaves are falling,

landing on my nose.

 

Leaves are falling,

leaves are falling,

landing on my toes.

 

Leaves are falling,

leaves are falling,

landing on my head.

 

Leaves are falling,

leaves are falling,

yellow,

orange and

red.

 

(a little song we learned at Parent & Child Mother Goose)

 

 

Fall can be so fun, seriously so fun!!!!!  While up visiting our family we made a stop at an old family friend's home and her front yard was covered with leaves as she has beautiful, mature trees.  The ladies got out of the car and as the leaves beside the vehicle crunched under their feet, their eyes lite up and they made a run for the yard.  A good 20 minutes was spend dancing, throwing and investigating...I loved watching it, encouraging them!  These are moments where I am so grateful to have my camera on hand, I always have it tucked in my purse.  The air was quite crisp, we all had rosy cheeks and cold hands as we ran in to use her potty after.  The girls just had such a blast!! Moments to be treasured for sure.



 

 

~ Mrs. P



the next generation

 

So these five are the joy of our lives!

Each of them in all their adorableness, uniqueness and challenge - WE ARE BLESSED!!!!

 

They adore one another, they seriously get so excited to be together.   Amelia and Stella eagerly anticipated the Birds arriving and then eagerly anticipated the arrival of Prince Kingston (for real this is what we MUST call him).  It is a special bond between cousins. 

 

Today I even ran into my cousin Jordan at McDonalds and it was so wonderful to chat about our families, house selling and life.  Cousins, great friends! Family is such a good organization.

 

~ Mrs. P

 

 



Thankful

 

Thanksgiving weekend has been a blast!  I am feeling pretty much normal, still finishing off my prescription but enjoying the festivities.  We miss our dad but have had a fun times up with our extended family.  In my classic style...copied a few ideas from pinterest and added to the holiday festiveness.  We created a Gratitude tree and some Turkeys for the table. It was fun reading on the leaves what people were thankful for and tracing little hands (Uncle Jon and I ended up doing a lot of colouring). Honestly, nerdy but I just love when we are all together, work together, cook together, create together and just have fun together!

 



 

Mid afternoon wiggles called for a walk in the beautiful fall weather so off down the street to the Love Rock we went with the littles.  I love that my parents still live on the same street and in the same house that hold so many memories.  We let the kids climb up onto the Love Rock and take turns jumping off.  My SIL Jenn said that when she was a kid the rock seemed so big and now it is really only the height of our waists....well Alyson's shoulders hahahhahaha! Her statement was so true I remember the rock seeming so big.

 

 I am no photographer but the lighting was extraordinary this afternoon and if my subjects weren't such movers and shakers I would have requested more pictures. Nonetheless I am in love with our Love Rock pictures and those people with smiling faces.

 

The backyard at Gramma and Grandpa's is also super huge and seems like such a luxury for us no-yard-yet Polischuks!  They all had a blast playing with a ball and trying, yes trying to play 'Red Light, Green Light'.  What a joy I tell you!!!!!! No matter the trial or the struggle (while driving up today poor Leslie had debris from a truck/trailer fly off and hit her sunroof smashing it, BUT it could have been worse) we all have much to be THANKFUL for. We are each so blessed!

 



 

 

And how thankful am I?

A LOT!!!!!

Hardest thing,

Best thing,

EVER

right here.

(well maybe if I could photoshop in Graham)

 

 

Happy Thanksgiving 2013

 

~ Mrs. P a pretty thankful lady

Visiting, Playing and More Visiting

The weather up at Gramma and Grandpa's is lovely! We made the trip north for Thanksgiving a little early because this momma was way sick and with our dad still working a shutdown.  I always breathe a sigh of relief as we drive onto my parents street...the street I grew up on.  Anyway, it was very great to be able to come up and just have the kindness of my parents.  As an added sweet kindness this week my Great-Gramma Hudkins traveled up with me to just be with me as I drove up, so so nice.

 

Upon arriving of course the visiting and playing began. 

 

I am IN LOVE with this picture of Grandpa and the girls. Adorable!

Also a fan of Amelia 'helping' Grandpa put up the blinds.  My parents recently bought some bunk beds to put in one of the spare rooms, ironic because when we were young we had some bunk beds.  Oh how things come full circle.

LOVE that Gramma has musical instruments at her house, very fun.  They loved it!!!  Only had to be reminded a few times that we gently strike the mallets and not hammer them down.

This dude has many little fans, pretty much all of the kiddos dig uncle Mikel.

 

Also really liked having lunch with this lady, oh Auntie Jenn you are so loved!

 

Just getting ready and pumped for Thanksgiving.

~ Mrs. P



our worker bee Mr.P

Love this picture of Mr.P at work.  They are doing are unique photo art collage in honour of the shutdown he is working on and this was his official picture.  I think he looks pretty handsome!!! This is what he looked like the summer we fell in love, I was a summer student at Syncrude and we both had coveralls and matching hard hats.  We sure miss having him around and can not wait until he done work (I am pretty sure he is looking forward to finishing too).  It is kinda fun to have this picture of him, it is like a glimpse into his work world. Love this guy!!!!

a kiss heals all

 

My sweet ladies have been fascinated with the couch pillows recently.  They will pull the chairs over from their little table, pull off the couch pillows and dive off the chairs...for real.  I don't allow them to jump on the upstairs couch but I have kind of given up fighting them on the pillow play.  They get giggling and laughing, how can I stop it?!  They have such fun.  Today though Stella bit her tongue as she took a dive into the pillows and had a bleeding tongue.  Usually all wounds can be healed with a kiss from Mom and her tongue was no different.  She had a cuddle with me then asked for me to kiss her tongue better, then stuck it out.  I tried to get her to close her mouth for a kiss but she kept her tongue out then we both started laughing as she tried to lick me.  Ahhhhhh!!!! What a funny girl.  It is so sweet though how a kiss and a cuddle can bring such comfort.  I cherish the opportunity to heal their hurts this way, I know it won't last forever and that hurts will be more then a bit tongue as they grow.  Oh man! Sure do love them.

 

~ Momma P

JOY SCHOOL

 

This month we started up our Joy School group again and I just had to snap a few pics of my big girl with her backpack, being all old.  Up to this point we have had our Joy School be a parented program but with the kiddos going off to Kindergarten next year we felt like making this an unparented, once a week gig was a great stepping stone for them (and frankly us - well ME anyway).  The beauty of the Joy School program is that we discuss topics and vocabulary not necessarily typical for the age, but definitely great concepts to introduce.  It sounds a bit granola but this month is the JOY of Work, Discipline and Dependability...would I make a point of teaching these principles to my four year old otherwise?  Not likely. We are also incorporating Animated Literacy this year. I love Joy School and felt those tingles as I dropped her off for the first time and again when I hosted last week.  It is a mom run co-op so it is work, each family hosts a month each taking a turn, but it is worth it. It is a good fit for our family.

 

I just love how pumped Amelia was the first day, eager to get going. 

She came home just as thrilled and enthusiastic about the activities she had done and the letter 'P' she had learned about.  Little sis doesn't quite know how to handle all of her alone time with me, while she actually naps during Joy School so that is cool for me ;)

 

~ Mrs. P