Day 306 - 2010

The BeyBlade sensation! Every day after school the kids have a "battle" in the stadium. Interesting how these fads come and go...

Day 275 - 2010

Marlee and I took part in some barbie/pet shop/polly pocket/barbie furniture GIRL/ one-on-one time while the boys were at hockey (actually Mitchell was on the floor beside us chewing on the toy potty but that's okay).

Day 249 - 2010

We spent the last day of holidays before school with friends - it's always great to play with new toys.

Day 195 - 2010

First day in the exersaucer! A whole new world is opening up!

Day 189 - 2010

A summer BINGO challenge - to work on a 100+ piece puzzle. They chose the world puzzle we have and "thankfully" are all working together in a team effort. So nice when this happens!

Day 188 - 2010

Matt made a fabulous creation at the dentist office. These toys never seem to go out of style - we have them at home but they aren't played with all that often and yet they are immediately pounced up on here. I also bet they will want to get them out once we get home.

Day 97 - 2010

Kristy dropped off some more "cast-offs" for the kids. As you can see they didn't make it past the front door. This box was polly pockets, littlest pet shop and bratz accessories. ALL of the kids were in heaven - before school and after!

Day 96 - 2010

It's amazing how a simple box can occupy so much time. Marlee picked this out from the grocery store a few days ago, painted it today and it became a great seat (after some blankets and pillows were added inside). Now if only storage were as easy!

Day 18 - 2010

LONG overdue toy washing of Dr B's office toys. I'm not sure why I put it off sometimes. It really only takes about 1/2 hour of actual work. These have sat in the garage for at least 2 months. It feels good to get it done though and clear up the garage a bit.

Day 12 - 2010

Matt developed a fever over night and has become a little obsessed with checking it. We kept him home from school which seemed a little silly because he certainly acted okay.

It did give him the ability to put together his Indiana Jones set. Do you think it may have been a ploy?

Day 11 - 2010

To say that Matt was THRILLED to have his Indiana Jones Lego set arrive in the mail is an understatement. He used his birthday money (a toonie party described here) to purchase the set online and then pestered every day to know when it would get here. Drew very patiently made a map and showed him how the package was tracked all the way here. It couldn't happen fast enough.

Day 3 - 2010

The Puffle Craze - Matt purchased some puffles with his birthday money, spurred on by his obsession with the Club Penguin website.

Day 363 - Tuesday, December 29, 2009

We saw Sean and family today - the kids had such a great time and of course there were more toys involved.

Day 362 - Monday, December 28, 2009

Another recent acquisition. She is noisy and likes to sing High School Musical. We have heard it a LOT.

Day 361 - Monday, December 27, 2009

Right back to normal routine - feeding Puffel and Teddy (both newly acquired) at the table.

Day 352 - Friday, December 18, 2009

We've finally got enough snow for the kids to be tobogganing on the front lawn again. They are so excited especially since we have new sleds to accommodate everyone!

Day 349 - Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Marlee went to a birthday party yesterday and has been playing with the Chinese yo-yo ever since.

Day 264 - Monday, September 21, 2009

The kids were really getting the "do unto others" rule tonight when they played trouble. Finally.

Day 220 - Saturday, August 8, 2009

Family game night with Trouble.

Day 210 - Wednesday, July 29, 2009

We had a playdate today and Marlee got to try out the perler beads they had. She's been wanting to do them at home for ages.