Poppy sported her Shamrock bow today in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. I invite you to Google the history behind St. Patrick’s Day and really know why this day is marked in the calendar. Did you know St Patrick wasn’t even Irish, he was British…..a British missionary to the Irish.
Poppy waved directly to a person today, which is a first for her. He said they were walking up the drive way and the Postman was driving by and waved….Drew waved back and then Poppy waved too!
Those pretty little eyes
Now that Drew and I have more time on our hands and don’t need to be constantly studying, with the added bonus of having a bit more money we have taken on 2 projects. The first one is really just Drew’s project, he has planted a vegetable garden in the back yard. And the second project is a joint effort because today I did some weeding/digging (I’ll explain more in a minute).
When we moved into this house we noticed that there was a bit of the backyard that looked like it used to be a vegetable garden but it was over grown with weeds and grass. So the other day Drew bought a shovel and dug a section of it up. He mixed in some manure and peat and planted some vegetables. He was advised to start off with already growing vegetables being his first time and all so when you look at the photos don’t think they have grown that quickly! Currently he has romaine lettuce, red sails lettuce, spinach and today he planted a raspberry bush in front of a fence towards the back of the yard. His next step is to plant carrot seeds in little biodegradable starter pots and begin growing them inside then transfer them into the garden. I will take some more photos in a couple of weeks to see how they are doing but here are a couple I took today.
Cumberland Black Raspberries
The path way directly outside our front door was non-existent up until now. There were some tiles that could have been used as stepping stones and at some point it looked as though mulch had been put down around the tiles but the mulch was covered in weeds so it just looked like a mess. There was also landscape ending outlining the path but it was hard to see, I didn’t even realize it was there until Drew told me. So yesterday we dug a little bit up just to see how easy it would be to clear the area, we found this weed blocker lining stuff that was put down under the mulch which made it was really easy to take up all the weeds. Heres a couple of photos of what we did yesterday.
Then today while Drew was at class and Poppy was down for her morning nap I cleared everything so that we could work out what to do next.
Tomorrow we are going to Lowes DIY store to get pea gravel to lay down. I’ll take some photos of that, should be interesting!
Heres some photos of Poppy and Drew outside right after Drew had washed the car. We are really enjoying the warmer weather.
We're going to keep these photos until the day when she gets her first car.
Today was the first Saturday that Drew and I have spent together since we both quit the Tearoom. Drew has worked almost every Saturday for the past 3 years so it was a big day for him and for all of us. We were also blessed with a super sunny and springlike day so we HAD to get out of the house. After Poppy’s morning nap (which actually turned into the afternoon cuz she slept for so long) we jumped into the car and headed to a scrubs store so I could check out their selection of shoes and scrubs. After we left there we headed to Homewood Nursery, we had popped in to this garden centre a while back looking for a friends present so we were keen to go back and have a good look around. They had some amazing Orchids and really cool water features. Leaving there we grabbed a bite to eat and then headed to Durant Park for a walk by the lake. It was so sunny and nice, a little windy but nice and warm in the sun. It was quite busy, lots of people making the most of the opportunity to get out with their dogs and kids. At the end of our walk we came across the playground and had fun taking photos of Poppy on the different things, we almost got her swinging from the monkey bars! Warning: there a lot of photos.
Setting out at the beginning of our day.
Homewood Nursery
That right boot is about to come off.
Hanging baskets galore.
The start of our walk at Durant Park.
Tha lake
Enjoying the ride.
Wearing Mummy's hat.
Now you see her...
...now you don't.
Photo shoot now...I apologise, haha.
She has such a fun little personality, look at that cheeky face!!!
Our model pose.
Sitting by the lake.
Shes definitely a Mummy's girl all the way.
Now for photos with Daddy.
We tried to get photos of just Poppy but as soon as we sat her down she burst into tears.
Daddy to the rescue.
Safe and sound back in the stroller.
Drew having his own fun.
Heading to the playground.
A bouncey seal.
Next, a bouncey lion.
This is one of my favourites!
Drew was making the lion bounce and Poppy was loving it.
She was really good at holding on.
Time for a swing.
She was watching a boy on the big swings going really high.
Daddy having more of his own fun.
Drew was tickling her feet.
The biggest smile!!!!
I wanted to have a turn.
On the climbing frame.
Peeking through the bars.
Getting ready to go down the slide.
Drew is definitely having more fun than Poppy right here.
THE END.
I started orientation for my RN job yesterday. Right now its just standard stuff, risk management, patient safety etc etc. I find out what units I’ll be rotating on on Thursday and then I start on the first unit next Wednesday, I better buy some scrubs soon 
All this working though means I’m not at home with my sweet pea, she gets the honor of spending lots of time with her Daddy now. So if you want more photos and updates on the little rascal then you better leave a comment to show your vote for more photos.
This is usually how Poppy’s morning goes. She wakes up at 7am, eats breakfast and plays until 9am then takes a nap until roughly 11am, then gets dressed. Well this morning after her nap I started getting her dressed and she was all fidgety and fussing, so I sat her on the floor to talk to Drew and then proceeded to put on her trousers and dress while she was sitting on the floor. She was all over the place and I successfully got her trousers on but the dress only made it over her head before she was wiggling and stretching to get away. She found the bars on her changer and was pulling herself up onto her knees, so I ran to get the camera. She’ll be exactly 8 months tomorrow.
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