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Our timing with the kids worked out pretty well. With one starting school next week, I took a bit of extra time off to ease into all the transitions; as Keira takes over Garett's spot in daycare. So tomorrow is the big day for her. We will see how she does, and try and get her into a good routine there, where she naps a bit later in the day to align mealtimes and naps with the other little s. Being close for two weeks while the kids both get used to their new surroundings takes a lot of panic off of my mind; being able to pick up and go at anytime. I have a bit of an empty nester feeling though! Lol Anyways, Keira's list for daycare was more like packing her for an overnight trip, but stuff that wasn't going to come back constantly , so I had to purchase extra stuff. Here's what I sent : -the playroom is in the basement , and gets cool on the kids feet , so we always keep her stocked with slippers. I doubt Keira will keep hers on , but we are sending  these cute bun...

Well, next week it begins. I have all the T's crossed and the i's dotted, and we are ready, aside from lunch groceries. The kindergarten wishlist only consisted of a few things: -a yoga mat for the quiet time. The one I bought is now somehow $12, so if you're looking for a good one, I highly recommend  THIS ONE -they also asked for a box of Kleenex, so I bought two jumbo packs of 8 boxes each of Kleenex. I know my kid alone will go through half of that, lol -one pack of markers. I made Garett up his own pencil cases of stuff, and am sending ten packs of different crayola markers (fine tip, regular , washable, different size of packs with different colonies , etc) -3x large glue sticks. I bought them 4 packs of three large elmers glue sticks, because : glue and kindergarteners. -a box of large ziplock bags. I bought two club packs of three boxes each. I'm not sure what they use them for, but ziplock bags are handy! - large backpack for the child. Garett'...

-Garett went on his first friend play date ever , and he had so much fun. It was his two best friends that left daycare to start school last year. -happy that while Garett was at his play date, Tyler was home with Keira and I went out for a bit alone, then came home and we finished The Belko Experiment movie before I went to get him. (He was there for two hours) -sad that this week, Garett only has four days left at daycare :( Friday is Keira's first day, while I keep g home with me. Can't believe it's already almost school time!! -as a "goodbye" gift from g, we bought his daycare provider a necklace from peoples that is a heart with some Garnet stones in it (Garett's birthstone), to remember him by, and I ordered an Aukey essential oils diffuser , a doTERRA starter kit and an essential oils mixing guide recipe book thing. Hopefully she likes it. -Keira adapted SO well to putting herself down for her nap. She's down to one a day, and I just give...

On Wednesday, we had a photographer coming at noon for a cake smash photo shoot. So that morning, we dropped off her birthday party and photo shoot balloons at party city, bought a few last min things for Sunday (platters, bowls , serving spoons, etc) Little miss found two pens that she thought were pretty spectacular lol When we got home, she had her nap, got up, and the photographer came about 30 mins early since she was already nearby, so timing worked out well!  I didn't snap many pictures because little girl would NOT stay on the backdrop lol. So it will be a few more days before I get the touched up pictures , and I'm excited to see what she managed to get.  Keira loves her picture being taken , but doesn't so much love cake, or smashing them. She daintily would touch the icing and lick it , so I had to do like I did to her brother and show her how to smash it. She was taken with the painters tape we used to put up the background, so I bal...

This long weekend was spent at a cottage at Bayview Lodge with another couple and their three children   The cabin was huge, we had lots of land and were so close to all of the amenities. It was a great weekend, and I won't get into a full recap because there is too much, so I will let the pictures do the talking :) See you next summer , Bayview !!

I know I say it time and time again, but life is just crazy, and it's hard to keep up to date  so here I am, playing catch up again. Two weekends ago, it was our friends birthday, so we declared it a date night. We made dinner for the kids, my mother in law, Tyler's aunt and my sister in law and nephew. My SIL drove us to our first spot at Johnny Canucks.  We had a few drinks there together and then walked over to our friends house to visit with his parents for a bit and we all ubered over to Doolys. We played a few rounds of pool and headed over to the Waverly. We ran into a bunch of Tyler's old friends and ended up sitting around the fire on the patio until they closed. We ubered home and went right to bed.  What else has been going on? The last two weeks have flown by.  We tried on Keira's birthday dress and cake smash outfit to make sure they fit for her shoot next week - this past weekend, we went to Kids Kingdom...