The little area we live in is fairly quiet leaving us to a deserted parking lot to safely ride bikes, scooters and skateboards in. We truly love the freedom that this has given the kids to play. We still practice the road rules but have fun too! Madeline loved to sit on the skateboard and scoot around. She was pretty quick once the summer came to an end as well.
Our summer was fairly wet and chilly but ended hot well into autumn.The milder fall temperatures are very welcome as we usually have snow by Halloween.
We had the pleasure of being all together without school getting in the way or sports practices to run to. As Rhys gets older and would rather play street hockey or go bike riding I'm constantly struggling to find things such a diverse age group can get into. I think we found a great balance this summer. Rhys maturing so much, enjoying the big brother status much more.
Making bug homes were a huge hit with the little boys (maybe not so much for the bugs) as they love all things creepy crawly.
Enjoying a long nap after playing hard all morning. This sweet girl does a pretty impressive job at keeping up with her brothers.
We said goodbye to our summer days quickly and jumped right back into routine. Both little boys in preschool and Rhys back in school all day. Once again we wait on news from Curtis' work as another move is in our near future. Not even 2 years here. This is a welcome change since living somewhere the language is not your own is exhausting on so many levels. So we wait to hear with hopes heading to Western Canada is in the cards for our family. Uprooting the littles in our family is hard and I often wonder how this will effect them as they get older. Rhys has already been to 3 different schools.... I crave stability. Is it bad that our closets still have boxes I haven't unpacked in them from 18 months ago. As welcome as this is, always so hard to pick up and move across the country. An update hopefully soon.
Until then my little goof troop readies for winter in silly ways. New boots and goofy hats. Celebrating fall birthdays, Christmas shopping and normal day to day chores to keep us busy.
Yummy pork roast with apples and apricots that make the entire home smell like fall. Seriously love baking/cooking with apples right now.
Olliver turned 4 last week and it just seems so big! It's like overnight he grew. Over the past few months that sweet hint of a lisp almost vanished, he is independent, smart and still so very passionate. We celebrated all things Ollie on Thursday and now the next few weeks the little boys tell everyone they meet they are four. Try explaining that one to people, in French!?? It's been interesting I tell you.
Until next time, and hopefully there won't be an eternity in between posts. Lots of love, from my family to yours.
Xoxo.
