Did you remember to bring your swimsuits? Please ignore the weeds and the horribly botched landscaping. We're also just going to gloss right over the fact that I HATE the pool, hate the up keep, hate the work, hate that it constantly malfunctions, hate hate hate it. The kids sure enjoy the darn thing. Come on in... We've got a sandbox. We've got a pool. Our … [Read more...]
Virtual Play Date: Queen Elizabeth Gardens
My husband asked Rainbow what she would like to do to help celebrate the end of Junior Kindergarten and her good report card (I know, like anyone gets a bad report card in kindergarten!) She said she'd like to go out to a park, one with flowers. I think she had in mind one of our usual excursions to Coventry Gardens, but her father surprised her with a trip across town to check … [Read more...]
Virtual Play Date: It’s a Tea Party!
My Aunt, who is a very awesome Aunt and a really rocking grandmother, has this giant plastic bin full of Tea Party goodies. There are dozens of beaded necklaces, and tons vintage gloves and wacky old hats. When I bring the girls over to her place to visit we have a blast. A few weeks back we borrowed the bin of dress up goodies and had a tea party at Mimi's … [Read more...]
Virtual Play Date: Coventry Gardens
This is one of our favourite ways to spend the afternoon. We walk down to Pat & Hank's and buy a 3-piece fish dinner to split. And then we head to the riverfront where we have a picnic.... play in the grass, chase butterflies... and watch the big boats pass by. We speculate on whether or not there are any fish in the Detroit River.... follow the … [Read more...]
Virtual Play-Date, Link-up & Come Join in the Fun!
Jennifer over at Mom vs. The Boys had a really cute idea, she's been posting virtual playdates with herself and her boys where she invites you into their world for a fun day out, mostly through photographs. I thought, "Wow, that looks like fun! I want to do this too!" So I contacted her and asked what she thought about others joining in on her fun Virtual Play Date idea, and … [Read more...]