Bob the Builder

We went to the mall yesterday to see Bob the Builder and had a great time.

Sydney also got to play with Millene and Nicholas in the playground where they all had a great time. It's too bad there were so many kids.

It was nice to catch up with Adriana about work as well.

Here are a couple of pics. The photo at the mall was free - it's just to bad it wasn't actually with Bob. Oh well.





Today, Sydney was helping Devin eat. We have to keep an eye on her because we never know what she is going to give him - including chocolate cake the other day. However, today she was actually feeding him his lunch. I think that just makes him love his sister more.

Ice cream truck stuck!

Sydney has a new obsession which is ice cream. Now who could blame her since I have always loved it too. She would eat it all the time if allowed and that truck that used to wake her now is a favorite because it brings ice cream.

However, she now announces since last week that the Ice cream truck is stuck. I'm guessing she remembers seeing this on Dora and so assumes that because the truck is not here, it is stuck. I haven't explained that it is selling ice cream to other people instead since it may be easier down the road to explain why it isn't here. I know, not a good mothering strategy to lie to your child but sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do.

So, a few days ago she added that "Ho Ho" would get it out. Now, she met Santa when she was 9 months old but I'm sure doesn't remember him and for Christmas last year, he really had no impact on her world. However, she found a photo of her and Santa and for awhile has been saying that it is the Little Man and Ho Ho. We've explained that it is actually her and Santa but she insists it's Ho Ho. Why she has decided that Ho Ho will get the ice cream truck out, I have no idea but it sure is cute to hear it. Where do they get such things sometimes?

Back from the Delawana

We had an awesome weekend at the Delawana and I can't say enough nice things about the place.

Sadly we didn't take many pictures. Probably because we were so caught up in doing stuff although we hardly did any of the activities that they had planned. With little kids who need naps and early bed times it is tough. However, to be honest early bedtimes were good for us too because we needed the sleep.

Friday: We were a little late because we had to find my Dad's new place to drop Chelsea off and as we were checking out his lot, Sydney slammed her hand in the door of the truck. Thankfully she was ok, just a nasty looking thumb for a few days. We got up and checked in and quickly headed to dinner because our sitting was at 5:15 and we arrived at 5:25. The food was a buffet and it was very good. Also, the view was amazing as you overlooked the water while eating.





After dinner we unloaded our stuff and headed back to the main building. Sydney and Devin checked out the playground which they both loved. Sydney is still talking about it.





Saturday: Got up and headed for breakfast. As I was feeding Devin, I could hear John across the room say to someone "She's over there". I turn around to see Jeff Cowan who I haven't seen in years. We were room mates while living in Collingwood and working at Blue Mountain. I thought he worked in Huntsville at one of the resorts but it turns out he has been at the Delawana the whole time. Not only that, but he's the General Manager! He had no idea we had won the trip because the reservations staff had handled it. We had a great time catching up whenever we saw him.

After breakfast, we of course did more playground stuff. Eventually, both kids needed a nap, so we headed to the room for them to rest. John toured the resort while I had a rest, doing some reading. In the afternoon, we headed out for a boat cruise which was awesome. It also knocked Devin out for another nap. When we got back, Devin was still napping in the stroller and Sydney and her Dad tried out mini golf. It was cute watching her because she had never done it before and found it really interesting.





We did dinner and then headed to the room for an early night. Everyone was asleep by 9:00.

Sunday: We had breakfast and then I asked about daycare (which was included in the weekend). We were shown where it was and Sydney immediately went for the toys. I had said that we would come back after her nap but she didn't want to leave so we left her there to play until lunch. I picked Sydney up at 12 and got her down for a nap as well as Devin. John watched them while I headed to the spa for a massage. Then after the massage, I ran Sydney to daycare and John headed for a massage. Devin and I went for a walk to see what we hadn't seen of the resort. We picked Sydney up from daycare and had dinner {after Sydney got a butterfly painted on her arm : ) } Another early night for all.

Monday: Got up and started packing before breakfast. We headed for breakfast and then Sydney had another morning of daycare. John and Devin went on a boat cruise and I went back and finished packing and loading the truck. I then went to the spa for a Spa Pedicure which was awesome. After that we packed up and headed home.

Let me just say that if you are looking for a great place to go that everyone will enjoy than this is it. What we saw of the kid's program, it was great. No wonder they are ranked No. 1 for families. I can certainly see why.

We will be saving all our pennies to hopefully go back in a couple of years. Thanks to Jeff and his crew for an awesome time.

Today, the kids are trying to get back on a schedule. Devin is pretty tired and you can tell he is happy to be home. Traveling for him right now is not something he enjoys a lot of. He's ok with a day out but beyond that it is too much for him.

Now for me to get a bunch of things done around here.

Good and bad

It has been a crazy week so far and it's only Thursday. Some great things and not so great things happened.

I guess the first thing that happened was we found out Monday night that we won a trip to the The Delawana Inn. It was their Open the Shutters contest. We can't wait to go. So that was the exciting news.

It was also a great day because I got a pendant I had bought on line with the kid's names on it. It is from Citrus Silver Products.

But then the bad. Sydney fell down our front steps and smacked her face on the brick of the basement window. She's ok but looks like she's been beaten. Each day her left eye gets blacker so it's going to take some time to heal. The picture doesn't do the damage justice but thankfully she will heal and no broken skin for scars. My mom feels really bad because she was watching her but it happened because Sydney wasn't paying attention. Plus this is the first of many injuries over her life I'm sure. Especially since she is such a daredevil.



















Another bad: I have no idea what was going on the other night but we had police cars swarmed all around our house. There was a police helicopter flying around in circle, an ambulance and police cars everywhere. They were looking for something or someone according to John's scanner but in the midst of listening to it he got a fire call and took the scanner with him. While the helicopter was looking they spotted a grass fire. So John was gone and not long after so were the police.

I thought everything was fine and then at 10:30 I look out the window and there are more police cars than the last time including two unmarked. I realized that John had left our shed open so I went out to lock it (with our 100lb dog just in case). When I walked out the neighbours dogs barked at me and I heard one of the police say that they heard dogs barking. I was getting a little nervous and I guess I should have gone and spoken to the police but I didn't. I called the firehall thinking John was standing around talking and he told me that they had just gotten back from the fire (he was out for 3 hours) so I asked him if he had heard what was going on. He said no.

When he got home 20 minutes later there were no police cars at all. He thinks though that a child was missing. I sure hope they found him if that was the case.

I know I sound a little bit crazy at getting nervous but we have had some strange things happen around here. A few years ago we had a teenager try to break into our house because another boy was chasing him and was going to kill him. I wouldn't have doubted that this was going to happen because the kid that was after him seemed to be on something when the police got him.

Also, apparently a month ago (thankfully we weren't home) a swat team was called in to deal with something down the street from us. We have no idea what they were doing though.

It's frustrating because we live in a small quiet town and it would be really nice to know more. I appreciate that they are dealing with whatever is going on but please tell us.

Another good: I've been on a huge creative path and even though I don't normally post scrapbooking pages; here is one. If you want to see more check them out here.















Lastly, I've also posted the photo that will be on the Delawana website stating that we won their contest. It's not the best but I fixed Sydney's face.