Cuckoo for "C"!

Our "C" movie was this one:

Here is Jacob wearing 1/2 of his construction jammies (and Trouble pieces on each finger!):

While Mads did schoolwork one day, he painted some caterpillars:

We went to Cyber City for the first time - arcade, A&W, and a big tunnel town:

Mads has been playing 'catch-up' since she decided she wanted to study a country for each letter. So here they are so far: Australia, Brazil, and China:

Look at all of the citrus on our counter!!!

We visited the chiropractor this week, too - this is a photo of the family treatment room, the kids love it, not hard to see why:

Another day took us to the Community Garden:

There is a fabulous cob bench there:

And chickens, too! Jacob declared them "so cute!":

Right around the corner was the cemetary so the kids and I took a short and quiet walk on the path:

You know you are a mommy blogger when you drive with your camera on the front seat, ready to take a picture of whatever may come your way. Sure enough, Jacob spied a concrete mixer:

We visited the Columbia Bakery, and had yummy (and cheap!) cinnamon buns:

The bakery had these fabulous cats on the hearth near our table, Mads found them and said that they were Mommy, Madison and Jacob kitties:

Here is Jacob painting a canvas:

Also this week, but not photographed was shopping at Costco on Cookie Day, and Mom and Me yoga class where we did poses of cow, cat, cobra, crow, and others!

Can't keep up with our craziness!

"C" week carries on (wait, it is only Monday?)...

Mads chose this as her tattoo from the library:

She was long overdue for a haircut, so we treated her to "the package" at a super-fun children's hair salon:

Tada! Glitter, curls, bead braid - what more could a little girl ask for? Oh, and mama used a coupon, too! The salon is at this mall:

Today we played board games in the afternoon, including these "C" four that we have:

While at the mall, we made sure to grab the latest "Coffee News" since we like to have a contest and all do the "Find the Differences" comic at the same time:

Since Nana and Grandad left last week, we have been cutting links off of our countdown chain to count the 'sleeps' left until they come home from their California church trip:

Tonight at M's science class, this was the theme (perfect for our "C" week, eh?):

Yesterday, Jacob ate cake at a party:

For the last few days, Mads has been choosing her cowgirl boots to wear out and about:

More to come!

"C" continued...

The rest of week #1 with "C":

Madison continued her studies and canvas creation in art class, learning about Marc Chagall:


She decided that it would be a fun idea to sleep for one night in her closet, so we indulged her idea, and sure enough, soon after bedtime, found her here:


We went for dinner to the "Chalet" for chicken, since on Daddy's new diet, his choices are limited!


While there, Mads reminded me that crayons start with "C":

We went on a family outing to Colliery Dams Park (connects to Chase River). The trails are surrounded by cedar trees. Jacob found a creepy crawly, as Mads called it:

Can't see "Wormy", as Jacob named it? Look at this close-up:

Fabulous bridges at this park, here is Mads on one of them:

For church, Madison chose a cherry red dress:

and Jacob wore..... checkered?

We had a lovely morning (OK, a few hours) of sunshine, so I took the kids to a small creek down the road from our house:

Jacob and I baked carrot muffins:

we ate chocolate chip pancakes:

created caterpillar crafts:

visited an old church just out of town:

read tons of books as always, here are a few of J's library "C" books:

The kiddos did some "C" worksheets:

I arranged a homelearner tour to the local City Hall (we met the Mayor and councillors!):

This is our decor for the 2 weeks of "C" - CDs, of course:

We also danced crazy to "Crocodile Dock" songs and Madison did a research project about camels.

...to be continued!

"C" so far!

Only Tuesday, but already in our "C" weeks, we have eaten cucumbers, celery, caesar salad, crackers, and cheese! Mads has had a few classes already this week, too!

We did a "C" craft - colourful crayon "C"s:

Jacob has a new love for our cold packs - he invents new "boo-boos" so that he can get them out of the freezer and onto his skin:

Today, the kids worked on a "Cars" book - J. coloured, and M. did the crossword puzzle:

J lined up most (yup, not all) of his construction vehicles. He loves them and plays with them for hours upon hours each day:

On Sunday, we picked up Madison's completed clay creations from her pottery class that she has done for the past month - an igloo, a castle, a mug, and a bowl:

Lots more fun planned for the days of "C"!