Father's day!

A little late, but better late than never....

Colin's first Father's Day began with one of his favorite breakfasts... Reece peanut butter puff cereal. Rupert could not participate in the breakfast festivities but one day we are sure that he will delight in the yummyness that is sugar cereal with us; however he did enjoy his thumb!

Sadly the present that I ordered for Colin for Father's day did not come in on time... a button with Rupert on it wearing a shirt that says My daddy is a super hero! However I got the call today so hopefully will be able to post some photos of the proud daddy wearing the button. So Colin just got a card on actual father's day... but it was an amazing John Deere card so hopefully that made up for it.

We spent our day with a short outing to Toy Traders, a favorite store of daddy's where we bought some toys for Rupert. A whale shark and a wooly mammoth. We are more excited about them than he is right now. We then came home and ate treats and watched 30 Rock which Colin got for his birthday... he's pretty lucky to have his birthday and father's day in the same week!

I also found some yummy treats to commemorate the special day, Tim Tams. They are a delicious cookie that you have to eat a certain way to fully appreciate how delicious they truly are. So here are some photos of Colin demonstrating how to eat the cookie!

First you take the cookie and bite off opposite corners.

You then dip one of those corners into a hot drink... our drink of choice was an americano! Then suck up the drink from the opposite corner.

As soon as the drink hits your mouth shove the whole cookie into your mouth... the hot drink will have melted the chocolatey goodness in the middle!

Enjoy!

Father's day also brought us another delicious pizza! For those of you wondering it was a chicken club style pizza. Pizza sauce mixed with alfredo sauce... then for toppings, onions, peppers, chicken, tomatoes, bacon, avocados and to top it off mozzarella cheese! It was super good!

At the end of the day Father and son crashed on the couch together and enjoyed some zzz's

Play date in the park...

Today Rupert and I went on a lovely play date with Rupert's new friends Landon and Jaden! I had a play date of my own with my good friends Kristin and Angela. I first started working with Kristin at Wind and Tide almost 2 years ago. She was pregnant at the time with Landon and so eventually went on mat leave... enter Angela! Angela and I finished up the year together and then she went on mat leave with Jaden... then it was my turn with Rupert. I am so blessed to have worked and become friends with both of these wonderful women and am so excited for Rupert to have these little playmates.

It was great morning! The mommies sipped starbucks and delighted in timbits, watermelon and crackers with fancy cheese. We chatted about motherhood and what our crazy little boys were up to. The boys are all at different stages of life which was really fun to watch. Landon, the oldest was all over the playground. Up and down the slide, pointing to planes and chatting with those who walked by. Jaden at eight months old was looking everywhere, eating his mommy's knee and trying to walk with a little extra help. Rupert.... slept.

It was absolutely wonderful to be out in the sunshine with a cool breeze and talking to adults! Thank you ladies for a delightful morning!

Family Night

Ever since we have been married Colin and I have talked about how excited we were to have family nights when we had kids... well we have a kid now so bring on the family night! Family night to us includes three things.... pizza, a movie and of course family! This week's family night consisted of thai chicken pizza, Finding Nemo, and me, Colin and Rupert.

Rupert was all ready to watch Finding Nemo... he was decked out in his shark shirt and fish socks from Aunty Em and his whale soother from Aunty Megan. Too bad he only made it through the first half hour before he drifted off to sleep.

We also finished the evening off with some ice cream sandwiches and a walk in the cool evening air. We are looking forward to the days when Rupert can actually eat the pizza, watch the movie and stay awake during our walk. But for now we are quite content with our sleeping baby!

For those who are curious about the thai chicken pizza... I cooked the chicken in peanut sauce, coconut milk and lime juice. As well as the chicken, pizza sauce, cilantro, peppers, onions, pineapples and cheese made up the toppings for the pizza! It was delicious!

I included this pic because I think he looks so much like Colin!

This photo is just freakin adorable and so obviously I had to post it!

Hot dogs and milkshakes

Last night we had the pleasure of heading out to Abbotsford for a cousins play date! Megan and Steve had made a delicious bbq for us for dinner including our first corn on the cob of the season. The cousins played, the mommies took pictures and the daddies talked about computers. We are so lucky to live close enough to go for visits! I am so excited for Rupert to get to know his family better, and last night was very informative... I'll share some of our findings.

Aunty Megan

Likes: Cleaning, shredding, upside down smiles and fruity drinks

Dislikes: Messes, shredding, and spit up

Quotes: "hot dog!" "cleaning up is fun!"

Uncle Steve

Likes: Computers, holding Halle upside down, and teasing Aunty Megan

Dislikes: slow computers and bathroom words

Quote: "Milk shake!"

Cousin Halle

Likes: playing with babies, running, using her outside voice

Dislikes: when people don't repeat words after her and carrots

Quote: "Oh my goodness!"

Cousin Maya

Likes: smiling, eating, and being in her sling

Dislikes: not being fed at the exact moment she wants to eat (Rupert doesn't like that either)

Quote: "mah...."

We are so glad they are our family! Here are some photos of our night together including some kissing cousin photos and Rupert's first time in a bumbo!

Beginnings...

Here we go...

I am enjoying a brief moment to myself, watching some Martha, eating some lunch and listening to my extremely loud sleeping son. I am slowly but surely figuring out how to be a mom to my almost 6 week old Rupert. Although he's more the size of a 3 month old, we love all 12 pounds 11 ounces of him!

My husband and I have been married for five years and have recently been blessed with our wonderful son Rupert! We were very excited for his arrival after a fairly uneventful pregnancy. He's given us a couple of scares, including a stay at children's hospital with a urinary tract infection. But now we're all home and settling into normal life... well normal for new parents I suppose. He is a great sleeper and a great eater so those are worries off my mind. But don't fear, there are many other worries to take their place! My doctor recently gave me permission to worry, he said it was my job. And although I have his permission, I know that I need to give those worries up to God as He loves Rupert even more than I do, which is insane to think about!

We have a wonderful family! Some on the Island and some here on the mainland with us. I am looking forward to introducing them on my blog soon!

Well, the sleeping bear awakes.... will post more soon'ish... I'm a new mom after all!

Enjoy!

Sarah