My big school kids

Tuesday was Ainsleigh and Baeleigh's first day of Kindergarten. It'll be no surprise that I took the opportunity to take lots of photos! They are amazing little girls, and so brave and smart, I have no doubt at the success they'll achieve in school.

Baeleigh at her desk.

Ainsleigh at her spot.

Walking in from the playground for the very first time.

I was one of many parents using this spot for a picture opportunity!

Daddy so proud of his girls.

Sophie was excited with them!

Beautiful Baeleigh

Amazing Ainsleigh

Have a great year girls!

Sophie Gets Glasses!

This is Sophie, on the way to get her very first pair of glasses.

She's feeling very excited!

Here is Sophie at the eyeglass shop.

She's feeling a bit excited, and a bit nervous!

This is Sophie getting her glasses on for the very first time.

She is feeling very nervous!

This is the lady telling Sophie about how to treat her new specs.

Sophie is feeling very, very shy.

This is Sophie all done at the eyeglass shop.

She is feeling very excited!

Sophie was a star at the optometrist at the beginning of this week, and has been really good with getting used to these new glasses today. She has an astigmatism, her right eye a bit worse than her left, and they figured she was borderline needing the glasses. The Dr. said he preferred she have them, though, to save her eyes the strain as they're growing. Her big sisters are jealous of the new glasses, and have been begging for their own pairs all day! They've also been amazing with Sophie, telling her how great she looks in them, and helping her keep track of the case, etc. There's a few more pictures of the day HERE.

Liam's First Food

Liam got his first taste of food a couple of weeks ago. The girls were ecstatic, a bit more than he was!

Here it comes...

... and he seems happy to give it a go...

Hmmm, this doesn't seem right...

Oh, dear.

The Box

Today, there arrived on our doorstep a box.

Inside, there lay some very attractive place settings...

gorgeous china...


and lovely designs...

Such beauty made me want to add more... so I went in search of the family's silver.

I bet you didn't know we had 'family silver', how posh are we?!

I decided to set the table...

with my gorgeous new plates...

together with my shiny silver...

making the table truly ready for a fancy dinner pary.

I took a step back to appreciate my work, daydream a bit more about my fancy dinner party, and then, I remembered where I was:

My not-so-fancy house, complete with preschool flashcards attached to every surface :).

Thank you, mom, for our anniversary gift! The china is lovely, and we're looking forward to adding to it year after year. And maybe, one day, even sharing it with the children ;)

summer has arrived

and the kids are loving it! thanks to uncle andrew's birthday present, a giant paddling pool, they're outside soaking up summer and having a blast :)

Preschool Graduation

well, it's official. the girls are done with preschool for good, and on to kindergarten in the autumn. where has the time gone?!

nothing spectacular, but there are many other photos if you CLICK HERE