Fun with sidewalk chalk

After our walk around the house yesterday, I decided our patio blocks were in desperate need of some colour. I broke out the sidewalk chalk and started to show Izzie how to use it. I drew flowers, fishes, the sun, the ABC's and a welcome home for Phil. And then Izzie decided to leave her job of "twig maintenance" and join me. And join me she did!
In her own special way.

Sidewalk flowers

Sidewalk ABC's

for Phil

Izzie helps

The best part of chalking sidewalks

The masterpiece

Trying to show you the lavender chalk in her hair

And since it's going to rain, it's a good thing I took pictures!

A walk around the house

What gives Winnipeg?? You show us some deliciously gorgeous days and let the trees start to bud....
Then you decide to throw us for a loop and.....

Can you see tiny white flakes? That is snow.
Evil snow.

Thankfully today is turning out to be a seriously gorgeous day. And since I like to leave our two hour bike rides until after Izzie naps, (nothing like biking with a sleeping toddler on your arm, scary!) we took a walk around the outside of the house to see what needs to be done..

First summer hat of the season, she's not to sure

Ah, sunshine. Those blocks need some chalk drawings!

GRASS SEED! Need some grass seed.

She likes to play hide and seek around that tree.

Taking charge, time to go to the front of the house

I don't think you need that hat anymore, monkey

She didn't think she needed that hat either!

Off comes the hat, and up the stairs.

Change of mind, now to the back again!

And she's done, watch out Argyle

And that was our morning adventure. Whew, I'm on picture overload now. Hope everyone had as nice of a morning as we did!

Wordless Wednesday: A New Game

Yup, that's her foot sticking out of the star.

Wordless Wednesday: I miss New York

Happy to be in New York!

Passed out in Times Square on her Aunt

Loving the East Hampton Beach

A Rambling and Rolling April

This month has just flown by. First there was the "seeing off" of my mom who was going on her first overseas trip since she was....4 months? Something like that. Traveling back to the land of her birth (Scotland, Edinburgh to be exact) and the surrounding areas. We're expecting her back in a few short days.

Then there was our trip. A whirlwind Toronto (and surrounding areas) trip, and then a relaxing New York trip. That seems like it should be the other way around, but that's not how we roll.

While in Toronto, we had many friends and family to see. And only 4 days to do it all. I was able to see friends from high school and university. I was also able to see my brother, his girlfriend and my father and step-mother. And more importantly, everyone met Izzie. For the first time! It was too short, but still sweet.

(I'm working on getting Phil to agree to go again, but that hinges on what the pipe band is doing next year. Will we go to Scotland? Maybe, but they've been planning Scotland for as long as I've been with Phil. So we will see.)

Next we were off to New York. Staying with Phils' sister and husband in East Hampton. The land of celebrities, Dutch/English architecture and an over abundance of police. (Police were seriously everywhere. I was afraid to jaywalk.) The first day we were there it rained, which was perfect. We needed to relax from our previous trip. And then we were introduced to something magical......Hulu.com. Wha? Why don't we have this in Canada? Copywright laws? Seriously? That sounds pretty lame to me. Phil and I are now addicted to Dollhouse and have no way of watching it. What's that? I could get cable? Sure I could, but then I'd do nothing else. Just watch old episodes of Star Trek: TNG and abandon my child to her toy box. Nah, she'd watch it with me, and I'd teach her that Picard is a better captain that Kirk.

Whoa, I just geeked out there for a minute.....and we're back.

We arrived home safe and sound to find our house and kitties safe and sound......then it happened. The cold hit the house. First it took out Izzie, then me and then tried to take out Phil. (Phil was too manly for the cold though.) It hit so bad that Phil had to stay home from work one day so I could sleep. Oh honkers was it a bad one! But now it's finding it's way out of our house. Thank gracious.

So April, you are almost over. It's been pretty rollercoaster-ish. So you'd better make these last few days worth it. Go out on a high note April!

P.S. I've written this crap post a few times now, but it's just not working. Oh well, post it anyways!

It's Spring!

View from our kitchen into the backyard. The car has been dug out

I think we got 15 - 20 cm. This is the backyard again

Our front porch. We shoveled it 3 times yesterday.

Yup, this is spring in Winnipeg. Gotta love March and it's inability to co-operate. Sorry for the crappy pictures, but I wasn't going outside for pictures! It's snowy!

On another note, I am using my washer. This is big! The first non-coin operated washer I've used..other than my mothers. Let's just hope it works, it did come with the house.

Moved?

Hello all,

We are (mostly) moved! There are a few items, mainly kitchen stuff, back at the apartment. But huzzah, we are (mostly) moved! It feels so nice to be in our own house. To not worry about making noise or hearing noise from other occupants. However, there has been an uber dumping of snow the last two days. Shoveling your own walkway sucks.

Izzie has been doing well with the move, except when it is time to sleep. She will not sleep without Phil or I next to her. Once she gets more comfortable we'll see about moving her into her own room.

Happy Izzie in her "ghost" costume

Now...time to unpack.