a little bit of everything.

Now that our transition month is behind us we are fully engulfed in spring activities. Sports, fields trips, school activities, work. You name it and we probably did it last week at some point. Thank goodness for my outlook calendar on my phone to keep everything straight!

Monday was an extra preschool day for Simon complete with show and tell! Of course he brought his  new baseball glove he'll be using for t-ball this summer. The 3 times he's had show and tell this year he's brought a football, a football helmet and now a baseball mitt. Pretty sure it's easy to tell what the kids likes to do. 

 While he was at preschool I chaperoned Carter's field trip to a local wetlands preserve. It was a beautiful day and we saw so many cool animals! Turtles sunbathing on logs, a baby bald eagle, blue herons and more. Such a fun way for the kids to experience more of what they've learned in the classroom. And now we've added another item to our summer bucket list - a family picnic at the wetlands to see some beavers and other birds.

 It's hard to tell but those are all turtles resting on those logs!

 Later that night Carter started flag football. Matt is coaching once again and he has a great group of boys, mostly from his school, on his team.  Simon just hung out in the grass, ran around the track and bugged Lucy during practice!

 Later in the week I headed back to the school to teach another cooking class. This time, sticking with the wetlands theme, we made edible birds nests out of coconut, sliced almonds and melted chocolate. A big hit and the kids had fun getting their hands in all the chocolate!

 Since it was a beautiful afternoon, early release from school and Matt had a late work meeting I took the kids to the beach after school to play and then out to dinner. So excited to do more of this all summer long.

 Whew. Then, on Thursday we had work, Simon's usual play time with his friend Natalie, the beginning of spring soccer for Lucy (Matt head coaching this team too!) and then the science fair. It was a LONG day!

 Somehow we made it to Friday and Simon and I hung out at home before picking the kids up from school and enjoying a well deserved, relaxing family movie night.

 Saturday afternoon we went to the theatre for the kids Easter presents. We got them tickets to a local storybook theatre production of Rapunzel. The kids really love experiences and family time so this is always a better option than little toys in their baskets. We all loved it and it was the perfect length to keep them captivated without getting bored.

 We rounded off the weekend with a football birthday party for one of Carter's friends, lots of delicious homemade food and a day of yard work.

 The kids were able to plant part their vegetable garden  - we chose zucchini, carrots, snap peas, kale, spinach and mini watermelons. I'll be amazed if anything actually grows! We'll pick up some starters of strawberries and cherry tomatoes later and plant those too. Here's hoping for some fresh produce right in our own backyard!

 And now the week returns. Another night of football practice in the books and gearing up for a fun week ahead. Happy May Day!