Points of Interest from our day.

Points of Interest from our day.


* Hayden decided that it was a good idea to feed the dog a minnow and she ate it but not in one gulp she had to chew it apart and spit out the pieces and eat them individually Gross!









* Hunter threw up 4 times and I had no one to help me clean it, Which brings me to my next two * I had to give him 2 baths and I cleaned 4 loads of Laundry.
* Hayden packed two boxes of his toys from his room today.
* I packed 4 boxes, and I now want to throw everything away.
* I officially have only 4 weekends left in Whistler.




















* I am amazed at the boys imagination while at the beach, Hayden made a race track and Hunter was using the net to hit a ball around.







































* Hunter wants to be his brother so bad he even tried out his helmet and got very mad when I wouldn't let him take his bike for a spin.
* I the vegatarian for 10 years cooked Sausage for dinner as per Haydens request and Hayden Loved it and kept saying ummummmummm.
*Hunter is now 22 lbs and in the 75 percentile for weight and height.
*I drank coffee at 9 pm and I was tired enough to go to bed by 10pm.
*I miss Doug more then ever tonight, I want to be in his arms cuddling well watching t.v. or sleeping.
*Only 38 more days to go.....

Beautiful Moment brought to you by Hayden and Hunter.......

While I was cooking I caught a glimpse of Hunter rolling around on the ground laughing because he was looking up at his brothers feet. He proceeded to grab at them and tickle this made them booth break out in hysterics. It was really cute.

TGIF

I caved in today I cant really remember where it all fell apart but lets retrace my steps. Well it all started off with me enjoying my first cup of coffee in a quiet house, so desperately wanting to savor that moment of peacefulness before the chaos starts and the children awake. So I sipped and stared out the window hoping if I kept very quiet nobody would wake. Well I then justified that if I let them all sleep in I could do all the lunch packing, house cleaning, and breakfast preparing before they awake. I slowly and quietly did all this a little to slow and realised that I needed to let them sleep just a little bit more and make more coffee and maybe even get myself ready before they awake. Maybe I ll just write my day care kid a note explaining Hayden missed the buss so I can drive him to school and then I get 30 more minutes. Well that just what I did, no rush or dog walking and running to the buss on my Friday morning! Just slowly sipping coffee, chatting and laughing with my kids and maybe a little cartoon watching. Well then my day care kid was late and I enjoyed just pretending there was no to do list pending, no kids coming I got to rush and do this or that, and I could just sit and enjoy Hunter and breakfast. The child arrives and I treat the rest of the day like a home day not a day care day, we go for a long dog walk, parks play, and late lunch and the boys sleep 3 hours while I catch up on emails and packing. Okay now its time to turn today around and get started I start dinner, oh dinner. That's where it all went wrong it turned in to a brown mushy mess, Hayden took one look and said I am not eating that. Okay how about Sushi tonight were going out, of course that is taken well. We had a great dinner together everyone walked away full and content. We decide to play at the park witch so happens to be adjacent to the liquor store how convenient, that bottle of wine calls my name, I get it. We walk the dog stop at the dock look at the fish. When we get home I met with the realisation the house is a mess, their are toys form the day care everywhere, their are snack dishes in the sink, and laundry piled and what do I think. Oh no my wine is warm, what a shame I want it now, so I do what Doug's Aunt from Bermuda taught me I put and Ice Cube in it, put the kids to bed and sip and enjoy. No so bad for a Friday until I wake up Saturday met with Fridays mess.
Only 39 more days to go.

Beautiful Moment brought to you by Hayden and Hunter.........
Hayden and Hunter were sitting in the stroller on our walk tonight and Hayden began to sing "Listen to the water" and Hunter decided to join in of course not knowing the words but then tune meet babble and the to of them made music to my ears.

The Price you dont have to pay for Paradice

I remember when we lived in our 2 bedroom apartment in Whistler before Hunter was born. The place was okay but small (900 square feet). My point to that is we lived comfortably the three of us but it was tight. Well our upstairs neighbours had the same apartment in fact the whole building was the same. They had the Mom and Dad two little girls and an Aux pair living in this place. Their reason behind it was that it they could save on child care but squish all of them into sharing one small room, so the Aux pair could have her own small room. I pictured the two little girls beds side by side right beside their parents bed with a small path way in between. I wondered how they slept like that or had their private time (you know what I mean) let alone conceive another child (which they somehow managed to do, I don't want to know) They simply and happily said it was a small price you pay to live in Paradise. Me and my Husband were appalled we could never imagine giving our comforts of space and private space to live in a beautiful community. I was wrong about that here I know so many family's that give up their dream of their dream home just to get a place to rent or to bye. Its common for people to cram in tight courtier's and pay a ridiculous amount of money. In fact I know a photographer that did a whole exhibit on this called "Living the Dream". http://livingthedreamwhistler.com/
I was happy to have a large space when we moved in to our 3 bedroom town home but I wasn't 100% happy with it, it was painted poorly, maintained poorly, some rooms didn't have trim, their were holes in the walls, Mice in the crawl space, there is a mysterious pee smell everywhere (no matter how hard I clean with the strongest fragrant cleaner), The rooms are small, the stove only has to elements that work,the neighbours a mixture of trash and nice people living the dream, and the carpet was from the 70's and smelt like our dog after she rolled in a dead fish from the lake. We sucked it up painted, scrubbed it down and made it livable. Over the past few months I began to hate the bad paint jobs, poor construction and how generally GHETTO the over all feel to this place was, but it is a roof over our heads and at a Whistler affordable price (1550.00). Well now I know that Paradise is not here this is a rich mans paradise but not for me.This place is not made for you average working family to succeed. Its not made so that you will want to say and infest the town with you middle income family. The way I look at Whistler way of screening who they want living here long term is to jack the prices or houses, food, clothing and pay people little to nothing for big title. They squeeze all the middle income family's out, and happily make money off the rich and the seasonal workers who are here for a good time not a long time.Well I ve had enough of being made to feel like I am of a lower class and that I will always live in the Ghetto, so good bye to all those living the dream that turned into a nightmare for us. Paradise is in Invermere for us. We found our new home its ($1300.) and 2700 square feet and big upgrade from the 1200 square feet we are in now. I cant believe this I am feeling like I was living a lie about Paradise, guess what you don't have to pay a price of flesh for you stake in Paradise you can get it cheep and have a nice place to call home, at least one I can have people over without being embarrassed. Oh and people want to help you find a place and rent to you even when you have a dog and you don't have to know someone or bribe well.

A view from our Invermere home

A view from our Whistler home

Invermere Play room yes its actually a big room

Whistlers Play (Closet) it was a storage closet we converted into a playroom and we painted it.

Invermere living room

Whistlers Living room, yes they actually painted it Blue and Purple (I hated it!)

Invermere one of three bathrooms yes i said three.

Our one bathroom here in whistler, Oh god the agony of having to wait form someone to shower when you have to go.

Invermere Kitchen notice the breakfast bar, stainless steal appliances. I may just have to cook every meal.

Our Whistler kitchen, thoes are not granit counters its fake and exspanding so we can no longer open a drawer. The appliences are not rustic or vintage, just rusty and old.


Invermere Room (My New Room!!!! )

Walk in Closet

My Whistler Room its not the walk in its just that small.


Excuse the mess were moving but look at my closent no door?

Invermere Entrence way

>Whistler Entrence way we painted it

Beautiful moments brought to you by Hayden......

Whenever Hayden's says Invermere he pronounces it In from here, I guess hes right its in the interior and that's in form here.

A day in the life.......

Ever wonder whats its like to be a single mom with 2 kids a Dog and run a home day care. Me neither untill I was living it.

So I woke up today and............................
Went down stairs made coffee, drank Coffee, Hunter awakes banging his bottle and screaming, Sigh gone is the quiet morning me time. Its time, here we go.....I go up stairs to find him leaning over his crib with his arms outstretched, I pick him up bring him over to his change table and change him, he tells me he wants bubba and he wants now! Not so bad, could be worse, he could of puked on me or screamed at me. We go down stairs, I make a bubba for him (bottle) , I also make him toast, and berries he looks at the toast and throws it at the dog, Sigh oh well at least I can hold off feeding the dog. I then realise its time to wake Hayden. We go upstairs and Hunter screams as he pushes his way into Hayden's room, Poor kid wakes up to an excited screaming toddler banging on his fish tank. I apologise for his pterodactyl of a brother then I tell Hayden its time for a dog walk. He puts up a min tantrum and says he soo tired, he cant stand getting up early like this anymore. I remind him its only been one day and that he will have a break on Saturday. I think, and I will have a break in 41 days... He huffs and puffs and insists on eating because now he sooo starving, I can do this, stay calm, and give direct statements. I feed him cereal and now Hunter wants cereal, so he gets cereal to, after cereal. We get sweaters and head to the door to load booth boys in the double stroller and attach the dog to the handle we have a peaceful walk by the end Hayden and Hunter are screaming with laughter. I remind them its only 7 am not everyone will laugh with them. I think to myself I can do this this isn't so bad. We get home Hayden gets ready for school, and I wash up breakfast dishes, while stopping the baby from climbing the stairs, or the dog. URG can I put the baby in the dog create and the dog in locked behind the baby gate. I manage to get a call in to Doug to say good morning. I get Hunter dresses and diapered, all the while he is screaming wiggleing jiggleing and trying to stand up, I also get myself.... well I throw on clothes and brush my hair and teeth. I make Hayden's sandwich, and get him out the door and Hunter in the stroller to walk him to the buss. I come back home to feed the dog, vacuum the carpet, set up toys and most importantly by this point make MORE COFFEE. Hunter and I had almost 45 min alone before the kids arrived and we played cuddled and talked. Children arrive we have snack, I now clean all three children to discover its time to change diapers or the dog has to shit. I bring them upstairs change all three get beds ready for nap and tidy up after them, then we go downstairs, clean up the toys get the balls and go for a walk to play ball at creek side base. We head home for me to cook lunch feed the munchkins, what a mess ! now clean the munchkins, I then bring them to their beds do back rubs and silence...............Thank GOD NAP TIME!!!! I then get on the computer deal with clients and moving emails, go down stairs, clean the dishes, and high chairs, take the dog for a pee, pack snacks, water, and extra clothes for the beach. Child one is wakes I get him up change his diaper, give him a drink, cuddle, read, now Hunter awake repeat, now child 3 is awake again repeat. I now realise its time to get ready for the beach, apply sunscreen, dress them for the beach, and heard them down stairs, to pack them in to the stroller with all of their stuff. We head to get Hayden from the buss head to the beach. Where I wish I could relax but I am playing with three toddlers and one 6 year old. Just as I think that one toddler toddles off to the water another seizes this opportunity to toddle off to climb the trees, okay now what trees or water? well water = drowning so water its is. I rescue booth decided its snack time feed all children, clean all children and gather all our stuff pack up and load children in stroller. We arrive home unpack, heard everyone up stairs, change all children, give everyone milk and play, parents arrive say good byes, now its dinner cooking and cleaning time and a phone call to Doug. I cook feed the children OH God! Hunter has applesauce all over him from head to toe and is finger painting it all on his tray, oh and now the floor, and now the Dog (she is tering to lick it off her nose). Okay bath time, I run the bath clean the boys, and get them ready for bed. I go to clean the floor but the dog got it first. I load everyone up and off we go to walk the dog. We are walking by a lake with a dock and their is a live band playing near by. I cant resist a little break we sit and listen to, I kid you not sitting n the dock of the bay. While Hunter flirts with these two old ladies blowing bedtime bubbles and blows them kisses and laughs, and Hayden decides it time to go into the water get drenched from trying to catch minnows. Sigh oh well so much for that bath. We load up for home I get home unload everyone change hunter tuck him in, shower Hayden (again) tuck him in and sit down call Doug say goodnight. Instead of going to clean up the house I sit here and SIGH only 41 more days to go...............




Hunter the Ham (God I love this Kid)

Play Time Snack Time

The Toddle

Cheese (God I love him too)











Hayden doing what he loves catching fish.



















Sittin on the dock on the bay( lake)

Brotherly Love

Bedtime Bubbles

Just before the minno catch

Almost got him MOM

That Water was COLD!

"Hey Bro that was Stupid" "I know"

42 Days...................

Hes Gone, My Husband left this morning for Invermere. I tried for the past week not to think about it too much, so I could actually pretend that the moment we were living in would last for ever and the reality that I am in now was not going to happen. The times where I couldn't help but think of him leaving I started to get overwhelmed, Sad, and Sentimental. Overwhelmed because I knew tonight I will lay away trying to sleep like I do when hes not home and listen for the car to pull in and him to walk in the door, but he wont and I wont be able to sleep well without him, I will wake for every sound and roll over to feel blanket and pillows, I will wake from bad dream and roll over to wrap my hand around him so that I am able to sleep and he wont be there. Overwhelmed because every meal making, back rubbing, house cleaning, Dog walking, laundry cleaning, driving to activities, diaper changing, house packing and play will come form me for 42 days........I no longer have my partner in crime, my assistant Home Day Care Teacher, I loved that for the past 6 months he was here with me anytime I needed a diaper, child carried downstairs, lunch cleaned up, laundry done, a meals made someone to listen to me or a child to laugh because he would play peek a boo or throw them up above his head, wll this even with out me asking. I am going to miss for 42 days..... the night we spend relaxing watching our show talking about life or enjoying our comfortable silences. I am going to miss watching how much the boys light up when your around and the sweet interactions of silliness or love for 42 days............ I am going to miss my best friend and the only person that knows all the right things to say and do ( and sometimes the wrong but hey that's married life) for 42 days......... I feel sad because I don't have anyone here that I talk to on a daily bases or someone juts to chill with or be there for me, I really feel all alone. I feel sentimental every time I see something that reminds me of our life together here like the paths we walk with the dog and the places we play with the kids.

I keep thinking of the day I gave birth to the boys and Doug was there right behind me and just when I thought I CANNOT DO THIS he gently put his hand on my shoulders and said so calm and soft baby your so strong and you can do this besides you have no choice the baby's coming. I remember the feeling of strength I got from his words. I have to carry that feeling to now and find that strength to get through 42 days with out him.

I love you baby and I am there with you every step of your day and when we close our eyes at night, hug our pillows we will be hugging each other in spirit. Thank you for everything you do, I never say it enough how much I appreciate all that you do and how much you love us and live for us. How much you love the boys and would do anything for them and how much you love and care about me.

Remember its only 42 days.......

beautiful Moments brought to you by Hunter..........

Hunters new word that he uses so much if OFF but he doesn't really use it for off he uses it for hey let me up, I want on your lap, Open the window, and get me out of the high chair, its way to cute, I love all the new words that are coming through this week he has learned Sock, Shoes, Off, Car.

I love that when he points to the car he says Daddy's truck.

I love that when we went to the city this weekend he got so excited about all the people and trucks that all he could say over and over is TRUCCCKK, Hi, Bye Bye, TRRUCCK Hi Bye Bye.

Beautiful Moments brought to you by Hayden....

Hayden is such a country boy I love it! While in the city this weekend, I did have to remind him of our city rules, we have to be able to see him at all times and be holding hands when its really busy and DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING!!! Well I couldn't help but let him touch a leaf he found on the grass and watch as he picked it up to put in the rain water stream in the ditch to watching race down the hill and he cheered as it floated by. Gross to the ditch and dirty city ground by hey I would have missed my country boys beautiful moment.

Tribute to you C and K.

Its My birthday! Its funny the older you get the less magical your birthday becomes. It really shouldn't, you should really have a day of feeling very special and to enjoy your beautiful moments with the people that mean the most to you. I definitely did just that this week end. We went to the city (Vancouver ) to visit some very beautiful people who are a big part of our Family and always will be very special to us. The have always been there and I imagine always will, even when we move 10 hours away. I realise that I am going to miss talking about dreams, fear, animals and children in their Kitchen over coffee or a adult beverages. I am going to miss enjoying each others company on adventures and in the comfortable silent moments. I am going to miss the crazy cook offs we often get into and the long night of Beavys and South Park. I am going to miss the music jams, with turn tables and guitars maracas and many more instruments, which always included my children as the musicians. I am going to miss the watching them playing games with my children like pillow boxing, ball, tickle fight and bubbles. It makes me feel so loved that they care so much that it hurts them to see my children get hurt, like today when Hunter beefed on the driveway and did a face plant which as a result he now has three huge red scrape bumps above and under his eye, as I am consoling him I could see C and K sinseer look concern, and the warm comfort that they gave him. I don't have allot of family but these too are our family here. We have had many adventures together. Like Moving out west together when we were all very young and adapting the west coast vegan lifestyle together, with many nights of cooking baking and using our many creative talents to make works of art, music, read out loud books and more. They were their with us when we came back out west with Hayden and learned happily about what joy and craziness children bring to your life. They were there when Hunter was born and I would not have made it through Hunters First weeks with out their love and support. They were there with us for Hiking adventures and camping trips with our kids. I know we will have many more adventures together and this is not goodbye. It goes to show when you have true friends they are not just with you for important events and adventures they are with you in your heart, they are their to give you a hug, or words of support, or to just listen, they are there for you and your crazy kids with unconditional love and are happy to share the happy moments and the sad ones too. This Blogs to you we love you so very much and cant wait to have you come on new adventure with us.