Adelyne Turns One : 20 Questions

Our last baby just turned one! Ahhh the bittersweet moments of ending the infant era! It makes my womb hurt a little, but then I remember how exhausted I am and say, NO! no more babies, don't be crazy lady! (and a somewhat recent little manly snip, snip may help in my moments of weakness). ANYWAYS, back to the point, Adelyne is ONE, which means just like her older siblings its time to make note of a few of her favorite things.

Just for fun we do these 20 Questions with each kids birthday, why? Because kids change and I never want to forget where they came from and who they've become. Little things like favourite color over the grand scheme of things obviously doesn't matter, that's just all in good fun. What I look forward to seeing over the years is what they've been learning, who they connect to, and what they're dreams are! Check out the other kids recent 20 Question interviews here.

20 Questions For Adelyne : Year One

1.) What is your favourite color? If she could talk I'm sure she'd say purple :P

2.) What is your favourite toy? She loves her new baby size soccer ball. 

3.) What is your favourite fruit? All fruit she would kill for.

4.) What is your favourite movie? No movies yet.

5.) What is your favourite outfit? her favourite outfit... naked. Mommy's favourite outfit... skinny jeans, a cute onsie, and minimoc slippers.

6.) What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch? Anything, this girl is not picky, she just wants a lot of whatever we're having.

7.) What is your favourite game? Rylee's Frozen edition of Trouble, she loves to eat the pieces.

8.) What is your favourite animal? She has a love for all animals, but really loves dogs. 

9.) What is your favourite treat? Blueberries

10.) What is your favourite book? She doesn't sit still for a reading but she loves to carry books around.

11.) What is your favourite song? "Itsy Bitsy Spider"

12.) Who is your best friend? Mommy

13.) What is your favourite drink? Milk. 

14.) What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Soose, owl blankie, "Cookie" her monster and a little stuffed mike wazowski (monster inc guy). 

15.) What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast? Whatever Daddy's eating.

16.) What is your favourite thing to do outside? Swing and/or play with rocks.

17.) What is your favourite word? Momma. It's her only word!

18.) What is your favourite thing to do? Eat! 

19.) What is the latest thing you've learned? To give kisses.

20.) What do you want to be when you grow up? We'll have to wait till she can talk for this one.

Zachery Turns Two : 20 Questions

Our Zachie boy just turned two! TWO! He is still so much of a baby in my eyes that its hard to believe that he's into that official toddler category. Every year I like to document (and eventually ask) what their current favorite things are. It's 20 questions, the same 20 questions every year, as time goes on we'll have something to look back on and laugh at and see how much they change over the years.

You can read his answers from last year here.

 
20 Questions for Zachery : Year Two

1 // What is your favourite color? Blue.

2 // What is your favourite toy? He likes any kind of sports ball, a current fave is his golf ball and hockey stick used a golf club.

3 // What is your favourite fruit? Grapes.

4 // What is your favourite movie? Not that into TV yet.

5 // What is your favourite outfit? Not outfit, but his jacket and shoes are his favourite things to wear.

6 // What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch? Anything, this kid is a bottomless pit!
7 // What is your favourite game?  Baseball or Basketball.
8 // What is your favourite animal? Dinosaurs and puppys.
9 // What is your favourite treat? Welchs Fruit Snacks.
10 // What is your favourite book? A Big Boy Now by Eileen Spinelli (He likes the bikes).
11 // What is your favourite song?  Ring-a-round-the-rosie.
12 // Who is your best friend? Rylee.
13 // What is your favourite drink? Milk, aka "bubba".
14 // What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Olaf, Puppy, Blankie, and now Dinosaur.
15 // What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast? Yogurt and cheerios.

16 // What is your favourite thing to do outside?  Ride bikes.
17 // What is your favourite word?  Mine and no.
18 // What is your favourite thing to do?  Ride bikes, help cook, and eat.
19 // What is the latest thing you've learned? That a golf ball goes on a tee before you hit it (this, he figured out all by himself!).
20 // What do you want to be when you grow up? Can't answer that quite yet :P

wanna read more 20 Questions... go here! 

Zachery Turns One : 20 Questions

I started doing these birthday interviews with Rylee when she turned two... I love it (You can read them here: Year Two & Year 3)! It's such a simple way to capture every year and I think looking back its going to fun to see how much our kids change and how much they don't over the years!

So I'm on the ball with Zachery, I get to start with his first year! Now obviously he can't answer the questions but I will do my best to answer what I can.

20 Questions For Our Little Man : Year 1

1.) What is your favourite color? Ummm not sure yet.

2.) What is your favourite toy? Melissa & Doug stacker train set.

3.) What is your favourite fruit? Banana... its messy but he loves it!

4.) What is your favourite movie? No movies yet. 

5.) What is your favourite outfit? Jeans, onsie, and padraig slippers.

6.) What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch? Anything and everything!

7.) What is your favourite game? Wrestling with big sister Rylee.

8.) What is your favourite animal? He seems to really like dogs. 

9.) What is your favourite treat? Ice Cream. 

10.) What is your favourite book? Not too big into books yet. 

11.) What is your favourite song? "ABC's" 

12.) Who is your best friend? Rylee. 

13.) What is your favourite drink? Milk. 

14.) What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Soose, and fuzzy blankie. 

15.) What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast? Milk and Cheerios. 

16.) What is your favourite thing to do outside? Eat everything! 

17.) What is your favourite word? No words yet. 

18.) What is your favourite thing to do? Eat! 

19.) What is the latest thing you've learned? To clap 

20.) What do you want to be when you grow up? No answer... 

The Countdown Is On / DIY Xmas Advent

Thanks to Patience Brewster, an artist/illustrator of books, greeting cards, and designer of Christmas ornaments and gifts,  I was inspired to share one of our favourite little traditions to help spread the excitement of the season that is upon us! Every December, since we (Sevio & I) were itty bitty kids we've started the month with a good ol' traditional advent calendar!

This year we are kicking the Christmas season off a little bit different! And I'm SO excited! Why we always cheap out with the plastic chocolate filled ones I don't know (because they're cheap!), but, it's not about the chocolate, its about the countdown! The excitement it brings for the holidays and Christmas is magic!

So as I said we're doing things differently, we still have an advent calendar, but this year and this December forth its made by yours truly! Thanks to the free printable from, Yellow Bliss Road, I was able to (with the help of my sister in law and Rylee) easily put together a new form of advent. Instead of gross chocolate we will have an experience or event to do together as a family! Given this takes a little planning, as some things need to coincide with work/school/regular life. So for the busier days we'll do something simple (like read a Chistmas Story or watch a classic Christmas movie), and on days off we can do something more exciting like Christmas markets, skating, or bake cookies for the neighbours.

It's so perfect and so family building! We have crazy lives with me working and Sevio a full time student so this is a great way for us to slow down and enjoy life with our kids. And bonus we can change it up every year and even make certain events traditions for our family, we can even focus on teaching our kids the true meaning of Christmas (the birth of Jesus), and/or we can focus on celebrating Christmas differently (like giving to those in need, rather than recieving). It's so fun and I said it before but I'm going to say it again, I'm SOOOO excited!

Here's a little glimpse of what it looks like! Conveniently our event for Dec.1st was to "decorate the house", which Rylee was so thrilled to help with! She picked her stocking and we realized we need to get one for Zach! She helped Sevio hang the lights and held my nails as I hung the string for the advent calendar. And then she proceeded to take out every christmas bulb from its packaging and use them as soccer balls.... this is the only time you'll hear me say this... thank goodness for plastic! Without a tree our decorations are minimal, but enough to change the atmosphere, and who knows maybe there's a day for "tree hunting" coming soon! (question is do we stick with the real deal... or invest in a fake? hard decision and I know, I know a very much first world problem!)

Day 2 (today) is to "Read a Christmas story with Daddy", because mommy is at work, but thanks to my mom getting us a "record a story" book a few years back I get to record my voice to read The Night Before Christmas...so it's almost like I'm there, almost...

Rylee Turns Three : 20 Questions

Last year I started a birthday tradition with Rylee that I plan on keeping until I don't even know when... till she's 13, 16, 18? I don't know! Till she tells me to stop haha! But the plan is to ask her the same 20 questions every year on her birthday and then eventually put them all together in a photobook for a little keepsake for her. You can check out her answers from last year here.

20 Questions for Rylee : Year Three

1 // What is your favourite color? Purple and pink too.

2 // What is your favourite toy? Bruce the shark.

3 // What is your favourite fruit? Apples.

4 // What is your favourite movie? Tangled and Frozen.

5 // What is your favourite outfit? A pretty dress, tights, and jacket.

6 // What is your favourite thing to eat for lunch? Ketchup and carrots (just so you know she doesn't eat those together but that was her answer sooo maybe I should try it out haha).
7 // What is your favourite game?  Magnetic travel version of sorry.
8 // What is your favourite animal?  Giraffes and purple giraffes.
9 // What is your favourite treat? Candy.
10 // What is your favourite book?  The blue one (translation: Disney Storybook Collection).
11 // What is your favourite song?  Let it Go.
12 // Who is your best friend? Abby.
13 // What is your favourite drink? Apple Juice.
14 // What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  Monster.
15 // What is your favourite thing to eat for breakfast? Sandwich (but actually I think she means Cheerios haha).
16 // What is your favourite thing to do outside?  Bubbles.
17 // What is your favourite word? Let it go.
18 // What is your favourite thing to do?  Play the sorry game.
19 // What is the latest thing you've learned?  To count to 11 and to say, "may I have some more please".
20 // What do you want to be when you grow up? Bigger!

O Christmas Tree!

Oh boy oh boy we found a Christmas tree! It may not be grand or have that delightful pine smell but it's a TREE! Something we thought we wouldn't have this year.

The night began with Rylee and I watching some Christmas flicks for the first time together. Thanks to Youtube we were able to find the classic Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (my personal fave!), as well as, Mickey's Once Upon A Christmas.

Once Sevio got home from the school we got some Christmas tunes playing in the background and had a fun night decorating our little tree. I was in charge of taking pictures. Sevio was in charge of the lights. And Rylee was in charge of ornament placement. *please note one daddy was hurt in the process of this tree decorating... Sevio got electrocuted twice dealing with those lights!

Once it was all decorated we turned out the lights and got to watch Rylee light up with excitement as the tree lit up our little home! To top the evening off we enjoyed some hot chocolate and candy canes together! There's nothing like moments like these especially when it makes you forget your a million miles away from home!

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A Day At The Park

I've finally found some time to edit our pictures from our trip to the park a week ago! And for once I wasn't the one behind the lens! Now we just got to work on getting some updated pictures with all three of us.

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