The Evolution of the PB Sandwich

It is Jamie's birthday today so I made cupcakes and found some sprinkles to make them look extra special and festive.

Then I remembered my next door neighbour Kevin used to like bread with butter and sprinkles on them as a treat. He was about 5 at the time. I remembered them well so I made one for Erik who hasn't been eating much over the past few days. I think his molars are coming in. He has been quite irritable.

Well he liked the look of the butter and bread but he didn't eat it. He asked for Peee-at Buuh- er. I made him a peanut butter sprinkle toast. He had two bites and made sure to pick off all the sprinkles.

Canada Day

We celebrated Canada at Bowness Park like last year, but this year with Mormor and Morfar instead of Grandma and Grandma. Unfortunately the weather was cold. It was around 13 degrees and I thought it was warmer. I was freezing. Oh well... at least we had good company.

Not much else is planned. It is a lot of work just to go out once a day with two little boys. ;)

Alyssa's Pool

Alyssa's mom invited us over again for a pool party. This time the weather co-operated well. Bobs really enjoyed playing in the elaborate pool and the sandbox.

Alyssa is a really sweet girl, and she doesn't mind when Bobs doesn't share. Of course I try to encourage him to be nice to her anyways, even if she doesn't want it.

Alyssa's mom has an open invite to a bunch of other kids too, and it is all day. We usually go from 10am until noon. Other kids come in the afternoon.

Bobs is adding a few more words to his sentences. Instead of just "come!", he will say "Alyssa, come here!"

If you look closely, Mads and I are in the left corner of the photo below.

Visiting Edmonton

We decided on a last minute trip to Edmonton this weekend. My friend Shawn has had leukemia for nearly three years and has been in and out of the hospital for chemotherapy. This time he is in really bad shape and not doing well. We don't think there is much time left. I was friends with him through youth politics and when I lived in Edmonton in 2002. We have remained in touch and we hang out together with Andrea and Anand in the photo above every time we come to Edmonton. I was able to hug him and hold his hand and talk to him, and he is able to understand me, but he wasn't able to speak since he had a ventilator on.

We stayed at the Westin downtown because they had a great rate and a pool for Bobs. We all slept in in a room with double beds. We took the mattress off the bed for Bobs so he could sleep on the floor safely. It worked well, but he woke up at 4:30am and walked around talked to us. We pretended to be sleeping so he went back to bed.

We went swimming three times. Mads had one go at it but didn't seem to think much of it, so we hung out by the side of the pool for the other times. Lots of other dads with their kids were in the pool.

Twice we drove to the hospital and once we took the LRT. Bobs enjoyed taking the Choo Choo train as we thought he would.

Summer is Here

Summer is here finally. We have been playing every day in the backyard with the inflatable pool. It already has a hole in it, but I am sure duct tape will fix that.

Mads had a nice bath outside yesterday and really enjoyed the warmth of it. It was like a spa for him.

When I ask Bobs if he wants to draw, he thinks about the crayons for the windows. He really likes suns. A lot of our neighbours put ceramic looking suns on the back wall of their house. Bobs likes to point them out when we are out for our walks. I had never noticed them before until Bobs did. Kids are cool that way.

This weekend we are headed to Edmonton to visit a friend of mine in the hospital. He is at the end of his days with leukemia, which he has had for three years. I wish I had visited him more often. We think Bobs will enjoy swimming in the hotel pool with Daddy while Mommy and Mattias visit.

Summer Solstice

Summer is finally here. Bobs is enjoying his backyard pool and the lilacs.

We all had a Dr. appointment today. Bobs is 50% in height and weight, and Mads is 75% in weight, and 50% in height.

We finally got our new coffee table and we enjoy it very much. So does Bobs.

We haven't been able to convince Bobs to try getting on his push bike. He doesn't mind walking with it thought. Soon enough when he is ready.

Kitchen Ideas

We decided to start planning and saving for a new kitchen. I downloaded some free and basic softward to help Jamie with this. We have added a corner pantry as I found this is something I really am missing out on.

The photos are small but I thought it would be cool to show what we have come up with so far.