slow tuesday

Today has been a very slow day. Finnley was the first up, mornings have become quite relaxing since the kids spend as much time outside as possible everyone sleeps later in the morning. She went right for her new large animals colour pad by Melissa and Doug, which she has been working on very studiously. (On a side note she picked this colour pad, she had the choice between the animals one and a princess and pony one, I consider it a mothering triumph that she chose animals over princesses.)

Pixie and i walked Finnley to school this morning leaving Iain to some daddy time before he has to return to work tomorrow evening. Pixie and I enjoy the walk with Finn but the walk home is relaxing and a good time to plan the day. Even with planning there wasn't much on the agenda as the weather turned and it began to sprinkle soon after we were home. The morning chores of sweeping, a load of laundry, bathrooms and dishes were done rather quickly which left a lot of the day to fill.

Crochet is of course the obvious answer, I started a new summer cardigan for Finnley and worked on some ordered items, Iain played with Pixie, and Robert played some video-games thankfully with headphones. Today was also veggie box day and we received a glorious box full of organic veg on our porch 1st thing this morning. The box also had a small bunch of organic heirloom narcissus and they are beautiful and delicate and smell so nice.

Pixie had her 3rd puppy appointment at the vet yesterday and received her last round of shots and weighed in at a whopping 35lbs. at 14 weeks. She is growing so fast it's hard to remember her little fuzzy self without the aid of pictures. I love puppies so snugly cute but there is something so wonderful about a grown dog as a member of the family.They become a part of you, they make you feel better when you're sad, they stay with you when you're sick and they warm your feet on a cold night. I can't imagine my life without a dog in it.

Iain made a little book at school yesterday about the journey of a frog, from egg to full hopping, fly eating glory, which he excitedly told me about. While the narration is endearing I love the look of his little book, cut out with his little fingers as they learn to do everyday things, the little "mistake" cuts and the crookedly placed staple is what makes the book so perfect.

{linking up with Nicole at Frontier Dreams for this post}