Summer Days-Written Summer 2013

Found this post under unpublished files! Some funny moments!

These days I have been finding great little moments, in the time my kids spend caring for toads they find in the yard. Each summer they find little garden toads and care for them and play for them. They assign them names, build little houses for them and collect food on a daily basis for their toads.  Yesterday one of the toads laid an egg sack. This completely made their day!  Isaac was certain that he facilitated the mating grounds for the two toads. In fact he explained in detail how he put the two toads on top of one another so they could mate...LOL.  Oh my I couldn't keep my composure as he gestured what the toads where doing as they mated. 
What makes this oddly funny, is that I do not believe toads even mate in this way. I think they lay an egg and the male fertilizes it? So how my 6 year old knows about this particular mating method I find a bit bothersome. Oh heavens.

Another funny thing that happened today is just a small moment, but makes me giggle. It was during supper tonight. We were eating a easy meal of mash potatoes, corn and some premade ribs I heated up. Isaacs favorite! He calls it Chicken on the Bone, so I just call it that as well when preparing it and eating it!  Olivia asked, what kind of meat is Chicken on the Bone? I tell them it's pig.  Olivia gets totally grossed out, says "pig ribs? I'm eating pig ribs?"  Ben says "but it has the word chicken in it?" totally straight faced and serious as he often is, takes things so literally and has a hard time understanding sayings that twist words or mean something else....I of coarse trying not to laugh explain that it really is pork, but we just call it Chicken on the Bone cause that's what Isaac calls it. Ben again says, "but why call it chicken, it's pork?"  ......oh gesh...lol!

I also wanted to just update the blog on what we have done the past two weeks, we went to a pig roast at a friends house here in town. It was a really rainy day, but we all seemed to find somewhere to keep dry, and the kids had a blast playing with friends. It was really nice, as we met and reconnected with others we haven't seen in years! Olivia is really getting social, and it makes me so happy that she is connecting with girls. I really hope this continues, as I never had a best friend growing up and it wasn't nice being the odd one out.

We also went to the drive in to see a double feature with the kids. We brought our blankets and pillows, and our sneaky snacks. It was a lot of fun and I think the kids will really remember this family night! The movies we saw were Turbo and Grownups 2. The second movie was not really a great choice for children, was really hoping they would have been asleep before that one played, but no such luck. Oh well, in reflection the kids only recall the funnier moments that were actually funny and appropriate.

We've been to fireworks on the Beach in Port Burwell, which is always a magical night and a family event! Kids play on the beach for hours before the fireworks set off over the water. We love going every year!

Kids also enjoyed swimming in a old Quarry pit that has been made into a local swimming hole for the community in St. Mary's. It's a bit intimidating as there is no shallow swimming, just about a 15-20 foot deep. There is a large diving board and cliff jumping. Such fun!

This week I took the kids crayfishing in a local creek.  We stopped at the dollar store, picked up some nets, put on our rubber boots and brought a BIG pail. We caught at least 100 of the weird little creatures. Before we left we dumped them all back in the creek for another day. It's a great time that is free entertainment! Sometimes these simple things are what the kids love the most!

Isaac's soccer team made the playoffs, so we cheered him on in the finals this weekend! It was loads of fun, we really got into it like competitive soccer parents! I was very impressed with the skills these little ones have. Isaac especially is a really great little defence player. He had a great time, but was really tired by the end of the two back to back games he played.  In the end his team placed second!

Jeremy took the kids to our local fire hall for their 100 year celebration of fireworks. I was unable to go as I had to work for my parents while they are away. I am disappointed I missed it, as I was told they were the best fireworks they have ever seen! I am glad that Jeremy was able to do this with the kids though, as I feel that I get to do a lot of the fun things with them during the week while he works.

Today we went to another movie. It was a cold miserable day for August, and the kids were bored as was I.  So I decided to take them to see Smurfs 2.  It was an ok movie. The kids enjoyed it, so that's all that matters.

So we have had an okay summer this year, haven't been able to take any big trips with the kids, but I hope they will look back on this 2013 summer and say they had a good one!