The Mooney Clan

Caden and I are filling the pools today and I realized that lots of kids are starting school this week or next and that this is my last summer to not have to worry about that. Wow. So - while some kids are going to school, mine are in the backyard playing in the pool. How lucky are we? And how lucky am I that I get to play outside with my kids on a hot summer day and I don't have to be in an office. Sure, I am busy and there is lots to do but I don't have to answer to anyone. Someday, I'll be back at work wishing I could be home. That's a while away, likely. And maybe when I'm doing that we'll be able to travel and eat out and go to the fair :) but in the meantime I guess we sacrifice some stuff for 'the good stuff', like the song by Kenny Chesney talks about. THIS is the good stuff, family and friends and summertime. LOVE IT. Most of you know that I worked in a couple of daycare centers before I had kids and we cooked meals, made snacks, was...

I really don't have a whole lot to report these days. We are just hanging out, playing in the yard or doing a little work around the house when we get a chance. I did move the three boys into their room together. We went to my parents' place a week or so ago and the three boys shared a room there. I'm not sure what the trick was but the room was darker and cooler than their room here and we used our sound machine while we were there. Evan slept wonderfully. Hardly stirred all night and slept til a decent time in the morning. I must remind you that my boys are 21 months old, almost 2 and we still haven't been getting to sleep through the night. I have felt very frustrated and discouraged about that. So, anyway, we came home and that night, Evan was up 3 times throughout the night. UGH. So, while Justin was at work that day, I moved Evan's crib out of Caden's room and back over to the bedroom with Dylan and Liam. I duct taped the sides of the curtains (t...

I have been so very tired for so very long. I'm starting to take more vitamins and force myself to get more sleep. What this means is that I just don't get done as much as I could - if I was energized. But out of nowhere - today - I had an energy burst and got a whole bunch of random things off my list and outta my head. Feels good! I love a day like that. It poured rain this morning and was really humid out this afternoon. We got out though - went for a walk and a slurpee. I feel summer slipping away. I wonder how many days of playing in the pool and wearing shorts are left? We're loving every minute of it while it lasts. Fall is around the corner and with that comes potty training, moving the kids out of cribs and into beds and getting them off of their soothers. Don't those all sound like a tonne of fun? It'll be an adventure anyway. So many changes - they are getting so big. Wow.

Dylan and Liam got into the costumes the other day and just like the big kids, wanted to put them on. The kids are so active and so imaginative now. I love the way they want to try everything they can. Discovering their world.

We finally finished putting in a bit of a sandbox for the kids. We still need a little more sand but this is one of the things keeping the kids busy now this summer. Lots of fun.

Justin went back to work today so we are officially done our summer holidays. That may mean I will do better with the blogging thing but I should never promise anything. Our holidays were lots of fun. We spent the first week in Calgary and did all sorts of fun things. We really packed it all in. On our way out we decided to split up the trip and spend a night together in a hotel. This would be a first for us as a family, on our own. Since we just stayed the night, it went just fine. The kids all slept great. But here is what we do to a hotel room: Then we drove up to Noel and Amy's farm. We all had a really nice day out there. I think Caden probably had the best time. He got to ride with Noel in the baler, then he got a ride on the quad with his dad not to mention lots of other stuff. Thanks guys for a great day! We got to Calgary that evening and Jacquie wanted to see us, even though she was on shift! Lucky for Caden though. Auntie brought the ambulance to the ho...