Summer days

Maren keeps asking whether it is spring or summer. Jeff keeps saying spring, but I think as of this weekend maybe it is summer. 

The trees are finally all leafed out, there are lots of flowers blooming, the garden is planted and everything is starting to sprout.

We take Maren to the playground pretty much every day. Either the one across the street (which you can see in the background in this picture) or one of several others that are close to our house. 

We are spending more and more time in the backyard.  

This weekend we went to a street fair on Saturday, and went out for ice cream on Sunday. And on Friday Jeff and I watched Grease on VHS after Maren went to bed. We stayed up until a little past 10pm. Oh those summer nights :-)

Happy Victoria Day

 Today we went out to a concert in the park that was the kick off to a neighbourhood arts festival.  At the beginning of this song Maren was next to me on our blanket, and then as soon as the song started she just ran. If you look closely you can see her arms outstretched behind her.  Her way of dancing?

Happy Mother’s Day

I am so lucky to be this one’s mommy:

That’s right, aardvark makes seaweed pants. I have absolutely no idea.

Today we had a fun day of picnicking, playing at the park, gardening, and barbecuing in the backyard. I couldn’t ask for more.

Farmers market

Saturday was the first day of the outdoor farmers market for the season. In the same park/city square as the farmers market is a super fun playground. A year ago Maren was too little to enjoy much of it, but this year she loves it.

Last week I think she wanted to go to the playground every day. Most days after dinner Jeff took her across the street to the playground, and she still loves the swings but the slides are fun now too. At the farmers market park the teeter-totter was what she couldn’t get enough of. There have been many times that I have gotten sad because Maren is growing up and is not a baby anymore, but as she gets older she is actually more and more fun because she can do and enjoy so much more.