SOLD

Good bye old house....

homeless...

Hello new house!!!!

Last Thursday it was official, we sold this place! Woot, woot!!!!  Due to the possession date the buyers wanted we will be nomads for a bit because we still don't have a possession date for our new house.  We aren't stressing it, just looking forward to it.  I thought showings were a ton of work, I had yet to experience moving with kids ahhhhh!  We are excited to start this new phase and just get moved and settled.

~ Mrs. P



Farm Craziness!

Out to Grandma's farm in Stony Plain we went, we planned to hang out with Grandma and pet the horses.  More then petting happened!!!!

Both Kingston and Jacey totally love the horses.  They love petting, riding and feeding them.  Mia is a bit more reserved around them but actually pet them this time, a big deal for my girl!!!  She was pretty proud of herself and we were all impressed by her courage.



We got nibbled by horses, climbed over some fences, blew some dandelions and avoided smelly brown piles on the ground.  It was an awesome day!  I love visiting the farm and spending time with Grandma Hinko, it doesn't happen enough.  After spending a day on the farm I am always reminded that I am totally a city girl....the poop, the flies, the mice.  So fun to visit though!!!!!

~ Mrs. P



Love the Legislature

One of our favourite summer activities is to hit up the legislature on warm days!

The shallow pools are perfect for little people. We pack up a picnic lunch, put on swim suits and toss in a blanket in the back of the Pathfinder BOOM, a day of fun!!!!

Seriously sooooo enjoyable watching my little ladies splash around.  I just love finding a spot in the shade or sitting with my feet in the water, blissful moments I tell ya.

Since we are potentially moving sooner rather then later, chill summer days like this are to be cherished.

~ Momma P

Alley Pictures of the Family

A few months ago I went looking for the perfect alley to take the girls' birthday pictures. I knew what I wanted, a little urban sweetness.  I then had Lady Shutterbug snap these images.  Graham is hilarious about photos always teasing because 'ya I do have a lot of pictures of our women.  He will be compliant during the process, not excited like me but compliant with my request and outfit changes....love the guy!!!  Once it is said and done, once we have the pictures he is as pleased as I am that we captured this time in our lives.



Always worth it, always worth it!

~ Mrs. P

Swinging Evolution Baby

It is very interesting what emerges from the same gene pool. The nurture vs. nature stuff is fascinating also. It amazes me how different two people from the same parents, hanging out in the same house, how so darn different they can be!  I love it!!!  I love that I am able to learn from my siblings who are so different from me and I love seeing how already my girls are stretching one another because they are just unique people.  This is the first year that cautious Amelia Ann has actually really enjoyed the swing, I love her smiling face in the picture!!  And Stella, our adventurer didn't bat and eye, giggled in fact the higher she went!  I don't know if Amelia has just evolved into enjoying the swing or was encouraged by her baby sister to have fun with the thrill of it all.  Either way, I dig it!  These pics were snapped up at the Hinko's in Fort Mac and the girlies really loved when we would push them towards each other and could try to touch feet (the swings face one another instead of side by side).  Such good times we have with these women.

~ Momma P

Farmer's Market Adventures

We made a summer wish list and on it was visiting the Farmer's Market in St. Albert.
One of my favourite things to do is hit up local, eclectic businesses and often Farmer's Markets are composed of just those sort of people.  Graham's Mom had previously lived in St. Albert so the we knew how awesome the market was having gone with her and were eager to go again.   There were many creative people and totally beautiful things!  I bought a few hair clips for the girls (like they really need more?!!) and took a card for a business that makes metal house numbers, way cool.  There was a mini donut stand which we tasted, of course!  It was just such an enjoyable day, relaxed and chill!  I love days when we don't have a bazillion things to do and don't have to rush.  We need to try and make more of those happen.  Also making today great was that Mr. P returned from Scout Camp, a week is a long time!  He got home just in time for bed.  Sweet, tag teaming the kids is always so much nicer then doing it alone.  Post supper time still remains one of my favourite parts of the day, for obvious reasons but also because I love the rhythm of the evening and the slower pace our family has as we have cuddles n stories and chat about our day.  For sure there are daily...hourly frustrations but those quiet moments with the people I adore most in the world seem to wipe the craziness away.
 Totally love these peeps!  And the big peep Mr. P not photographed below. Does this pic from the Farmer's Market not scream SUMMER!  Hats, sunglasses, water and slurpee...oh ya!

~ Mrs. P

Snack, snack, snackity snack!!!!

So 'the cool thing to do' at the Polischuk's house is to eat snack at the little table!

It is pretty sweet actually.  Amelia will ask me to help put sister on the chair (because she can't get on by herself yet) and bring them their snack.  It is true that the older Stella is getting the more the girls interact...this is both a good thing and a bad thing :P  The wanting to have snack together is a good thing, a very sweet thing!  Rough love happens the odd time - big sis to little sis - and there is definite older/wiser stuff that happens in regard to toy selection again - mostly big sis to little sis - but I am assured that this is normal, in fact as the oldest I do have memories of similar occurrences growing up.  Oh well, just some of the great conflict resolution learned when you have siblings. 

Seriously though, the sweetest little snackers on the block...hands down!!! Also, kinda goofballs lately!

I really love how Tula is so patient waiting for any blueberry to go AWOL.  Of course she would take care of it.  I can only imagine the sweeping done by mothers with toddlers and no dogs, endless I am sure.  So love our dog Tula!

~ Momma P