We are so grateful and appreciative to have use of grams cottage… spending time there with ramdom family and friends its a blast! I have memories of spending time there with my parents and grandparents as well as other family and friends, now our children get to share this experience as well. Most times its a cottage full and its so much fun!!!
Seeing him happy makes me happy
I love seeing my hubbys face when he is in his boat. Seeing as it was cool this weekend, after a screaming hot work week, it was nice for hubs to have
Sweet lady of mine
I’m a proud mama to be able to call this wee lady my mini-me! She is a wee fish at the beach and loves the water. In a rare moment she didn’t have her bathing suit on and was looking super cute!
Buddies… a good friend and co-trouble-finder
These two are two peas in a pod! So much alike and partners in crime, true co-trouble-finders lol! True BOYS! They may be frustrating at times to their moms but these two boys are a couple of sweethearts and mama boys at heart!
Boating on lake huron
All the boys had a blast lol perhaps the big boys more than the little boys 😉
Boys and boating
The ladies enjoyed some quite time when all the boys (big + little lol) went boating and fishing!The little girlies had to go meet the daddies and uncle justin 😉 Miss Mady was quite proud to show off her painted fi ger nails courtesy of auntie erin!
Bullies and sports don’t mix…
As a parent with young kids I am always putting their feelings first, especially when it comes to their feelings.
Even things or comments that do not even relate to my kids I take notice to, such as at a Patriots game this winter a family was completely bad talking and being so very disrespectful and rude to our goalie… put into perspective the ages are 17-20. Completely uncalled for.
Two weeks ago a couple older soccer players (older than our sons teams age) were at our daughters game and were bullying our sons friend and then we found out one of them did tske our boys hat and wouldn’t give it back. Thankfully a parent intervened and those boys were not back last week. Our son described the boys and I am still temoted to say something but at this point am taking the higher road.
Tonight at our sons game one of his own team mates made a very rude bullied comment to him, we have heard this boy make remarks or push others around, however tonight when our son was in net we hear clear as day (across the field) “you stupid goalie” ….
Furious does not even begin to describe how I felt for many reasons. 1. For my son and his feelings – no he is not competitive and never has been, he’s not even 6 yet. 2. For the kid who said it – if that was my child he would have hear me from acroos the field telling him to smarten up and apologize – regardless of the gsme being in play. 3. For the kid’s parents… who said nothing. This kid who decided to call my son a “stupid goalie” is twice the size of my kid.
Yes I am still furious. I am writing to get it out, not to center anyone out or even make my kid look like he’s perfect, because he’s not, well behaviour wise lol, of course he does things wrong, he will test limits but he knows if he does something and we hear or see it there will be consequences that we, as his parents, will deal with, with him. He, no both our children also know that if they do something wrong and it has negatively affected someone, they will be apologizing for it regardless of where we are.
Sigh… clearly I cannot go up to an 8 year old and ask him where his manners are. And I am not going to make my son stop playing soccer when HE enjoys it. Just because my son is not competitive, should he be bullied? No! Should we push him to try or pkay harder? No, I refuse to. It was his choice to play, he wanted to and he enjoys it, I will not push him any harder just because other kids are more competitive. Should he be made to feel bad because he is not competitive and is just having fun? No!
I was never big on playing sports, perhaps this is why I stayed away, our son is very much like me, actually both me and my husband, I enjoyed watching sports, I played some basketball in high school but didn’t play organized sports in town.
I realize the sports in town are volunteer positions, much like the time and energy we put in for the town Jr C team… its a lot of time and effort, a lot that some people really do not see out on the outside. Its the Parents who need to be aware of what their children are not only doing during the sports but also think of how actions such as calling someone names will affect another child…
My heart sank and eyes welled with tears hearing my little boy say “I wasn’t watching when I was in net and they got a goal…” The rest of the game I wondered if he heard what that boy said. 😦 As a parent I know I need to remember that I cannot protect them from everything that could harm them, but if I continue to instill them with confidence and remind them that they do not need to give bullies any time at all!
Father’s Day Love For Daddy!
We spent the afternoon with our little family and visiting family on Hubby’s side, something we have been doing now on Fathers Day for many years, the boys enjoy the fishing opportunity and I adore it as a photo op! 😉
Even if the little miss got eaten alive, they had a blast, we had a blast and I am LOVING the images I got. I wanted to process the one of my hubby and our babes, the rest can wait 🙂 Off to enjoy the evening with my wonderful husband!!!
I couldn’t ask for a better dad for my kids, the best part is, I married a man who is very much like my own dad, a man who I still look up to! Lots of love to them both <3.
Happy Fathers Day !
We celebrated my dad and hubby with my parents and siblings on Friday evening with a BBQ and family – SO much fun! No matter what we do when we get together we always have a blast. The dogs played, the kids had fun and we all chatted and enjoyed great food!
When hubby first became a father…
And again less than 18 months later…
I truly feel blessed that not only my children have a wonderful father, but that I grew up with someone who I looked up to and admired – my own dad. I certainly do not need a single day to tell them both how I feel and I am blessed that I not only get to see my dad quite a bit during the week at work we also socialize with them alot. I am so thankful we are close with my parents and do spend a lot of time with them.
As many people know both my hubby and dad are not ones who enjoy having their photos taken – that is going to be a mission for this summer is to get more of them 😉 This image was for both Grama and Granpa for Mothers and Fathers Day and the kids gave it to them on Friday night.
I love this quote for Hubby … he got this print, its also for both of us for mothers and fathers day. Priceless…
Michael J. Fox on fatherhood and parkinson’s disease.
“It has taught me that there is not one moment that is frozen in time. There is no better example than to watch four kids grow up. For instance, I’m not feeling particularly steady right now, but this is not going to last for more than a couple of minutes. Same with raising kids. There are no moments you have frozen in amber. It’s moving, it’s changing, so appreciate what’s good about right now and be ready for what’s next.”
Brad Pitt on fatherhood
“Fatherhood is the best thing I ever did. It changes your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, buthaving kids is really the most extraordinary thing I have taken on.”
Russell Crowe on unconditional love.
I cannot understand how I managed to cope without getting cuddled this many times a day.
Work, Love, Dance
Work like you don’t need the money, Love like your heart has never been broken, and dance like no one is watching! Aurora GreenwayWords.To.Life.By! Happiness… Especially going into Father’s Day weekend! Spending time loving up hubby and Dad. They both mean SO much to me! Happy Thursday… tomorrow is TGIF!!!!!!!
