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wow … I am so not the blogger I once was.  Life has been busy with three kids. Here is a little window into our summer so far.

We had company in and out all spring, my Dad the last to leave at the beginning of July.

- Attended a great neighbourhood block party on Canada Day. We all had a blast and it was great to meet so many new people.

- I really wanted to repaint the living room and dining room. So I sold some of my maternity stuff and things the kids have grown out of to help fund the project. It has turned out way huger (is that a word?) of a project than I imagined. We are still working on prepping the walls to paint.

- We removed a wall that was dividing the kitchen and dining room. Every time I walk into our kitchen I smile, totally happy with the choice. J had to do some minor rewiring and it has been a lot of work. I can hardly wait to finish painting and put our lives back in place.

- Doing renovations, yourselves with three young children is hard. Yet very rewarding. Plus it always costs more than you think. grrr.

- J is totally the hero of the summer. He took a week off work and with money that he had made extra, he built the children a treehouse .. an amazing treehouse. I am so lucky to be married to a man that makes so many dreams come true.

- The kids and I have been taking advantage of the warm summer, hitting the beach and setting up the kiddie pool a lot. We head out and meet with friends and even made some new friends this summer.

– Becca has been loving her first summer holidays as a school kid. She wanders upstairs late, reads, lounges and has enjoyed the freedom. We have gotten a lot of the back to school supplies already including clothes, so she is eager to return. She is loving soccer and the girls have an awesome coach that really has taught them a lot.

- Ethan has had a rough couple weeks. We think he may have a bladder infection, even though when they test for it, it comes back clear. He is in so much pain and has to go potty a lot. He thinks he needs to pee all the time. We hope to investigate it more now that our family doctor is back form vacation.

- Cordi is so amazing. She loves her siblings so much and is eager to go and do everything with them. She is really laid back and loves to snuggle. She has had some issues with sleep this past week, but i think we have worked something out, as long as she doesn’t foil our plans!

- As for me, with life being so busy I have slipped off the exercise track a lot. I will have good weeks then not so good weeks. I am determined to get back on track, we have a wedding to attend next summer so I am using that as motivation to get into better shape. I am now stuck at my pre-pregnancy weight (unfortunately that wasn’t all that great). I got my hair cut shorter (on facebook it is straight but that was for that day only, still a curly girl). I haven’t been knitting, or really creating .. the kids keep me busy. And the house renovations.

- J is super busy at work with many students working in his lab, papers to write and things to do. He has even been going in at night to get more done before classes start up again in the fall. That and he built the uber treehouse!

I miss blogging. While I fold laundry I write posts in my head. But it is easy to write in our heads .. getting it down is the hard part. I miss being part of your lives, your community … hopefully I can get back into the groove and write more often. There are a few more photos on Flickr … and Cordi misses the photo-shoot because she was sleeping

How is your summer going?

Wow how can it be a year since she was born?

This year has been so fabulous. Having three is perfect (and a lot more time consuming). Cordelia is a perfect fit into our family. I will miss the baby, however the emerging toddler is full of personality.

Happy Birthday baby girl!

We have had a rough week. All five of us have been sick. Yet we have been blessed with great company. My Grandmother and Dad are here and we are enjoying every moment with them, even when sick! I think we are all finally recovering … Poor Cordi had it the worse, fevers and massive congestion. Not fun.

I hope everyone is enjoying their Father’s Day! We are low key, everyone napping or watching a movie at the moment. Later we are going to BBQ some steak and enjoy one last night before my Grandmother returns home and my Dad heads to PEI. Maybe, just maybe my Grandma will not totally slaughter me in Scrabble … again!