It is amazing how digging a hole on the beach can entertain a bunch of children for hours. Upon arrival at the beach I had clear intent to dig a hole – and put all the Children in it! Maybe it was the 1/2 hour drive with five kids making a lot of noise, or […]
Last Saturday we finished Ballet and Tap for the season – We looked forward to Maya’s recital – even though we knew as it was likely our last day with Terrace Dance. We stayed throughout the 3 1/2 hour production, which included dances from all age groups and categories. Each dance displayed great choreography, skill […]
Oh la la, it was fancy and it was rosie, and Maya had a fantastic party! We could not have asked for a better day, it was warm, but not hot, with clear blue skies. We set up the table in the canopy of the crab apple tree against a wall of profuse ivy. Between […]
Here is a short (very short) and sweet (very sweet) snippet of Maya’s 5th Birthday Party that we had today – My oh my was it a special one! Thank you for Julie for recording our Girl blowing out her five candles!
We have an action packed few days ahead. All of which are centered around our Maya girl. Thursday is her Playgroup Birthday celebration, Friday is her actual Birthday, Saturday is her Ballet recital and Sunday is Maya’s Fancy Rose Party – An exciting time for an almost 5 year old Girl. With all that is […]
I can cross another item off the birthday party list – feeling happy with the completion of this task. I ordered the fabric last week, it arrived Thursday and I got to work sewing this weekend. Such an easy and satisfying sewing project. Double sided flags sewn between bias binding. Sticking with Maya’s Fancy Rose […]
Another glorious day on the beach! Look at the fabulous drip castles we made – so much fun, and especially great as all they take is sand and water, no need to carry buckets and spades to the beach! This was the first time Maya helped make them, and I could see that she […]
This year I did not make Maya’s invitations – an almost guilty declaration – but you will see why! A few ideas crossed my mind about what I would make, and then time seemed to slip away with the other handmade items on the agenda (the wrist gloves, and another project I plan to complete […]
June blooms with roses galore, and we are very happy to have so many in the yard! Daily we are stopping to smell the roses! The inspiration behind Maya’s 5th Birthday party (planned for Sunday the 19th) is the rambling rose bush that occupies almost the entire back fence. With hundreds of roses blooming at […]
We had a productive weekend of sewing – Maya and I worked on pretty things for her 5th Birthday party that is now less than two weeks away. Hard to believe my first baby is turning five! As you all know I relish the creative opportunity of a Child’s Birthday party. We had so much […]
And so the seasonal cycle continues…less than three months since we said goodbye to the snow, we are saying hello to the sun, surf and sand. Summer days are here and we headed off to our favourite beach for the first time this Summer season. Swimmers, towels, picnic lunch packed, containers for sandcastles, and we […]
On Friday we had Maya’s Waldorf Playgroup Farewell Picnic. With Springs end, we are entering a new phase, and it feels like there may be a few ‘last time’ occasions for us this Summer. Although it was not actually Maya’s last day (as she is attending a month of Summer School aka ‘June days’, it […]