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Entrance to our grand veggie garden



Starting to Grow!



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Sin City

Sin city, a perfect escape for a couple leaving their 20's and heading into their 30's who have been tied down for far too many months thinking only of family matters.  A selfish week escape from life (work, babies, parenting, bills, chores, etc.).  After having Jack I was not really able to imagine a break from parenting but with the help of our family this is exactly what we got and after getting over the intial seperation anxiety we had an amazing time - this was a fun way to re-kindle.  We take far too much for granted in life.  Everyone needs a getaway!

Thank you Grammies!!

First night walking the strip. Pat loved that he could walk around with a beer in his hands.

Some lights on the strip at night.

Las Vegas Blvd

At the Reid-Dyment Wedding.  Already in my flip flops :)

8am...105 degrees...off to find some water!

Tourists!

No surprise...Pat loved the water show at the Belagio.

We're in Vegas baby!

Fremont Street - My Fav part!!

Bus touring like the 80 year olds.  Best way to see it all at once though.

Shark Reef - Loved the jellies behind us!!

Summer Lovin'

Mama's Boy

 A few pics to share that my sis took...

And to think I used to hate Mama's Boys??

 

Loves the water!

Buddies

BFFs

Cool Like Daddy

My God Son

ALL Boy!

He still melts my heart!

McCain family day fair

FUN!

Snack time

 

Surprise! You are 30! This is cute...

http://ca.jezebel.com/5806042/surprise-youre-30

Pat's 31st

Off to the lake this weekend for Pat’s 31st birthday (our annual North Lake visit). It is hard to believe that he will be over 30 this year. It has been 15 years since our first kiss, 14 years since our Junior high prom, 10 years since we found each other again, 5 ½ years since we bought our home and 1 year since we had our baby boy.

Certainly we have had our ups and downs over time, like all couples do, but look how far we have come and what we now have together...a love that has endured time & change, a beautiful home that couldn’t suit us better, an adorable happy little boy, careers that make us happy and family all around.

Happy Birthday Honey. I couldn’t imagine myself doing this with anyone else but you.

xo

Happy Father's Day 2011.

"He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it." ~Clarence Budington Kelland

I have a feeling that this quote will sum up how Jack feels about his daddy in a few years.  Happy Father's Day to a great daddy!

Bruins Baby!

It has been a day or two...Life took over this week and before I knew it here I am already half way through my Friday.
A few random updates from our family….

Jack has his first molar. It just poked through this week. Thank heavens! Now that I can see the tips of it shining through his gums I am back to getting a full night’s sleep. It has been rough in the sleep department for both of us for over a month now.  Makes getting up for work in the morning very difficult.

GG has made it home from her successful surgery in Halifax. We are all so happy to have her back and on the mend. My Aunt Karen came from Ontario to be with Gram for a couple of weeks so it has been really nice to visit with her. We are all enjoying having her around.

Not only is it Father’s Day this weekend but it is Tractor Pull weekend!! We always look forward to the party and the crowd the tractor pull brings to our little town each year. Mommy and daddy are getting a night out alone.  Should be a good time. We are really in need of getting our social life back. It has been a struggle to say the least but it is coming day by day.

Pat has started working his summer hours as his company can have very seasonal type hours/work. Summer keeps him busy, thin and very tanned. Hahahaha. I swear he loses at least 20 lbs every summer from working long hours in the heat every day. I have no clue how he does it????

As for mama – I have lost 20 pounds since Christmas! I am so happy that I am finally feeling back to normal and comfortable in my own skin (and clothing) again. For those of you out there struggling to lose the ‘baby weight’ my only advice is be patient, keep active…it will come. On the work side of life: Although being a working mom is tough I am loving being back at it. It is strange how much appreciation this past year off has given me for my job. It really made me realize how much I love what I do and who I do it with.

And finally...the Bruins won the Stanley Cup!!! Our father has dressed us in Bruins wear since we were born and of course he has done the same for Jack. We were all Bruins babies.  After waiting all of my life thus far, I finally get to hear Dad brag about his team (our family’s team now) and not curse them! It is great.

Spring Gardens.

Favourite little tree in our front yard

Flower boxes and two vegetable gardens planted!  Not only a beautiful weekend but a productive one.  I love this time of year! Saturday we made a family trip to our favourite little greenhouse (Van Dyke's In Woodstock, N.B.) and stocked up on petunias, marigolds, dahlias, geraniums, ivy, tomato and green pepper plants.  All other vegetables we plant by seed.  Carrots, beans, beets, zucchini, peas, onions, cucumbers, dill , radish and turnip...I think that is all.

Perennial Rock Garden 2011 - Late Spring

Veggie Garden 2011

At an early age my grandmother taught me to love gardening and I haven't lost it.  I may not have the greenest thumb but I try.  Pat loves to garden as well.  Together we have a lot of fun with it.  There is nothing prettier than seeing flowers grow that I have cared for and nothing yummier than eating fresh organic veggies grown in our own back yard.  Hopefully we can instill this passion into Jack...until then he is happy watching us and playing in the grass.

Sort of on the same note...

I am attempting to become much more 'Green' then I have been in the past and have been looking for easy ways to start making a better contribution to our environment.  I appreciate any tips you want to send my way.  To start I found this link for 20 Green Mom-Approved Summer Tips. I think I need to ease my way into it as being 'Green' seems to be harder than it appears to be....but I will try my best as I want to raise an environmentally conscious child.  I appreciate what we have around us more and more every day and I finally get the need in sustaining it.  Why has it taken me so long to realise this????  I have no idea but the important part is that I have!

No longer scared of the grass!



Finally got to use our patio this weekend - It is about time!

Jack in the Box.

Now my living room has not only been taken over by John Deere tractors but an enormous piece of garbage. One man’s junk is a little boys treasure…


Pat, the cutest dad in the world, came in the other night at 11p.m. from his shop with the box that our new BBQ was delivered in. He had transformed into a playhouse for Jack. This is one of the many things I love about him. Even though the man works from sun up til sun down he still finds time to do the simple things for his family.

Jack discovered the house when he woke up the next morning and we have had a difficult time to get him out of it since. He opens the door, crawls in, closes the door and waves at us as he peeps out through the little window. It is priceless and just plain good ol fashion fun!

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses. ~Joyce Brothers