I apologize for the previously depressing and woe is me
blogs. I have decided to change things
up a bit and will be focusing more on the girls and their adventures. Give you all back home a chance to follow
their lives and sometimes the havoc they cause, lol.
Jade had a great 5th birthday and it was probably
the first real party with nothing but lots of kids her age and one that she
will remember. She now walks around
telling us all how she is the real 5 and how much she has grown. Jade is still loving her gymnastics and dance
which are both nearly done for the summer.
She is also loving t-ball and all the friends she has there…I, on the
other hand, find it very disorganized but hey, what matters most is Jade is
having fun and liking it. Unlike last
summer, there is absolutely no fear bike riding and is tearing around the
neighbourhood and is now trying the no training wheels thing. Jade continues to have a wickedly awesome
love of life and can be the sweetest girl with her constant saying I love you
and all the drawings she does. Not to mention when she comes to my softball
games, she is the biggest cheerleader there and lets everyone know where her
mommy is. Last week she randomly decided
she needed to have a clean room so on her own, went upstairs, made her bed and
tidied up. Sweet girl was so proud of
herself and tells us she will be keeping it that way. I am a little sad though because last night
she told me she wants to get rid of all her boy toys…no….my little tomboy is
slipping away. Between the constant
gymnastics in the house and princess dress up I really shouldn’t be
surprised. Oh grandma will finally have
the little girly girl she never had with Ashlee and I. Although, she still does love the Lego which
her and Ted are pretty obsessed with.
As for Charlie, well Charlie likes to give heart attacks and
cause nothing but trouble. Whether it be
cleaning her hair in the toilet, throwing food everywhere or finding Jade’s
felt pens and colouring everything, including herself, or her favourite of
running away any chance she gets with her cackling laugh, there is never a dull
moment. I am really hoping we get a
fence for the yard soon because we turn our heads for one second and she is
running off, usually to the road. Oh,
and she now dives into the bath as we are about to dry her off and shiats in
the tub. I guess that is easier to clean
up for me but not nice when Jade is in there with her. Like her sister, Charlie also has a love of
dancing and singing so between the two of them there is almost always a show
going on in the family room. Like most
kids these days, Charlie is found a love for Paw Patrol and loves to try to say
Marshall. The kid never stops talking
and totally engages in conversation but usually no one knows what she is
saying. Best news of all, two mornings
in a row she has slept in past 6am and forgone the 5am wake ups…. woooohooo!!! Sure hope I didn’t just jinx myself.
After my birthday, the girls and I took a road trip back to
North Vancouver to spend the last time we ever will in my childhood home. It was too short of a visit so really didn’t
see many people but got to go through some of my childhood things and let Jade
bring some home. She mainly picked some
beanie babies and of all things, they brought the Pee-wee Herman doll home….
CREEPY doll. Jade got some great quality
time with Aunty Ashlee in getting their nails done and hanging out
together. Aunty Ashlee was required to
sleep over almost every night and if she didn’t then Jade felt Grandpa should
be kicked out of his bed so she can sleep with Grandma. It was a really nice visit with some sorting
out and time spent together. Of course,
Jade didn’t want to come home as her heart is with grandma so looking at
letting her spend a little alone time with them all during the summer. The only crappy part of the trip was the
drive back and the blown tire on the Coquihalla. Of course the girls loved the adventure as
they are very curious and it meant making the trip 2 days with a hotel stay versus
the intended one stay.
We are considering doing some camping this summer but I don’t
know if I can handle it with Charlie.
She will be climbing out of the tent and exploring the woods on her
own. Maybe there’ll be some camping with
Jade as she is always wanting to go. Every
time she talks about camping, Jade reminds us that we need to bring marshmallows
and need to make smores. The girl knows
what is important when camping.
On that note I should run because I don’t see Charlie (she
was watching a show while I typed) and it is very quiet…probably having a
toilet paper party in the washroom.
