Lists 2012 #6 - What I love most about home:

What I love most about home:

1. layout
2. teamwork in completing house renos together
3. that it's our first and only home so far
4. that it's filled with action and noise and excitement
5. thrifty finds that make it unique and adds character
6. ocean themed living room that reminds me of home
7. that it reflects who we are and our taste
8. the pink carpet upstairs and in the bedrooms (NOT)
9. that almost every piece of furniture has a story
10. our neighbors

Month 2 Week #1 - Playroom/BoyCave

So this is our playroom. I've been trying to come up with a way to make it look like a nicer playroom for a few years now but it never seems to get done. The boys play in it none the less. As you can see it is filled with boy things: balls, air hockey table, basketball net, hockey nets, trains, and cars. It took a while to get the boys to stay down there and play. At first Andrew and Sam always wanted to be close to mommy and would drag their toys upstairs but as the family grows and the boys get older they become more comfortable hanging out in the "BOYcave". I have to tell you that Mommy doesn't spend too much time down there these days, every time I try to join in the fun I end up getting hurt or nailed in the head with a ball. I try to keep it organized and clean by keeping things in bins in a locked cabinet but most days I just open the cabinet doors and let them drag out whatever they want. It becomes a huge mess and some days I just leave it because no guests really travel to that room anyways. Outta sight, outta mind. Thankfully when we do decide to clean it up I have lots of helpers.

Lists 2012 - #5 - Lessons I'd Like To Take

1. how to cut hair (boys and men)
2. more sewing classes
3. how to use my camera
4. parenting courses
5. swimming lessons
6. anything Human Resource related
7. running training (long distance or half marathon)
8. more bootcamp classes

Month 1 -Week # 5 - Change it Up

I was sitting on the floor for this one. Luke was at Parent PreSchool here playing with colored paper clips. We attend this preschool every Tuesday morning from 9-11:30am.
This one is standing up looking down obviously. It's Luke and Isaac playing at the same center.

This is the angle I take a lot of my pictures at. Me standing looking down at the kids and what they are doing. I saw this idea on Pinterest the other day. Fill up a bin with rocks from the yard, add some monster trucks and voila. Entertainment for and hour +. The next day I took out the dinosaurs and he played with them in the rocks.

Here I was on my knees looking straight on at Sam. He was making paper money. If only it were that easy. "Honey, money is running low, let's get the paper and scissors out."

Andrew doing the same. I think he's made up to $239.00 so far.

Isaac playing with his cars sitting at the desk. His favorite thing to do.

Jenn challenged us to change up the way we photograph our littles. Like, if you always shoot from your level, get down on there's. If you always shoot towards the window, shoot away from the window. If you always zoom in close to them, zoom out. I played around with this a bit and this is what I came up with.

Something Pink!

Here's another blanket I made for the baby "just in case"....you know it was really hard to spend money on girlie fabric because we are kinda counting on having a boy. It was fun to make anyways and if we don't get to use it, I'm sure I can give it as a gift. 11 weeks to go!

Lists 2012 - #4- Least Favorite smells

1. cigarette smoke
   
2. hockey equipment
   
3. body odour
   
4. nasty diapers
   
5. burnt food
   
6. bummy burps (aka. farts)
   
7. feedlots
   
8. beer burps
   

Month 1 Week #4 - photograph their height

So here is my attempt at capturing their height. You try getting four boys to all stand straight side by side! It's funny because in reality Andrew and Sam are quite close in height and so are Luke and Isaac. We often get asked if we have two sets of twins when grocery shopping.
Sam and Andrew comparing.

Sam to Luke.

Luke to Isaac with Andrew's help.

I guess I'm using the banister and fireplace as a measuring object.

It's funny living and being a part of a huge dutch community because we are all considered short and we feel quite short too. Just to clarify we are average when it comes to Canadians.