Seriously?

It's been snowing like crazy for almost 3 hours now with no sign of it letting up anytime soon. Yoyo thinks it's awesome. I on the other hand think it's miserable. It doesn't help that it's been cold and rainy for a few days now and Yoyo and I have been butting heads non-stop during this time. So yeah, being stuck in the house isn't doing us any good. Even the dogs are miserable and mopey.

Film Friday!

Hawrelak Park

We had some super summer weather at the beginning of the week (which has since been replaced with cold, rain and wind) and so on Tuesday we went to Hawrelak Park for a picnic. We had lots of company in the form of feathered friends and Yonas thought it was hilarious to throw french fries to the seagulls and watch them fight for it.


And he wanted nothing more than to play with all the baby geese (gooslings?) but kept getting a little too close for the mama and daddy geese and so was getting hissed at (which he also thought was hilarious).

Yonas and I just got back last night from a trip to Toon town (which got cut a little short) so no Film Friday this week. And watching him have so much fun playing with cousins really gets me thinking he needs a sibling. If only it were that simple though.

Film Friday!

A 2 Year Old

I now have a 2 year old. It's fun having a 2 year old. He can be really silly and a lot of fun. And he can also frustrate me to no end and test my patience like no other. The kid knows what he wants (or doesn't want) and make no mistake, he will do whatever it takes to get his way. If he wants something (say like pudding for breakfast this morning) and I say no, it is quickly followed by rapid foot stomping and drama-queen screaming. The other day I was on the phone with a potential babysitter and Yoyo wanted in the fridge so I was blocking him and of course he starts having a spazz. And I'm thinking "kid I need you to shut up for 2 minutes or this lady isn't going to allow you into her dayhome!" I am also now noticing that when he asks for something, he expects it NOW. I am sure this is from the fact that it's just him and so pretty much anytime he asks for a drink or whatever, I am able to get it for him right away. But heaven forbid the odd time I ask him to wait 2 seconds while I finish something, well it's the end of the world. So yeah, I'm thinking we need to start working on this!
That being said, he's not all bad ;) He can be a really good helper (translate that into making a simple task take 10 times longer to complete than if I did it myself). And he's more snuggly now than he used to be and will sit and watch tv (well only if it's Elmo). The other evening we were cuddling while watching videos of him when he was a baby and I was telling him that I was thankful that I got to be his mommy, blah, blah, blah, and then I told him I was sorry for the times I was a shitty mommy. He then kept repeating, "shitty mommy, mommy shitty, mommy shitty". Alright then, lesson learned. Watch what I say.

A Few Catch Up Pics

A couple pics from last weekend when my family was in town for my niece's hockey tournament. And although Yoyo is a huge hockey fan, he is not a fan of cheering. He gets terrified...like screaming, grabbing at me for dear life, terrified.

Yoyo and Grandpa in their matching jackets.

This is where he spent most of his time...right outside the rink eating popcorn with his cousins.

And we finally got a chance to put together the play structure we bought him for his birthday. It's been a big hit and well worth the fairly large price tag.

It's also the perfect place to have a picnic where the dogs can't steal your sandwich when you're not looking ;)

And a Happy Mother's Day to all my fellow mommies. After many years of hating this day because it felt like more of a kick in the stomach than anything, I can say now that it's one of my favourite days of the year. A day where I feel extra lucky to be able to hear my son call me mommy :)

Film Friday!

It's a really short video like so short that you almost can't even call it a video. But it's Yoyo when he was much smaller and chubbier. I really need to upload my video camera to the computer so I can post better videos from when he was little.

Edited : I uploaded videos so added one of Yoyo back when we were still in Ethiopia

Party Time!

Finally I am getting around to posting some pics from Yoyo's birthday party. It was a busy weekend with my family in town for my niece's hockey tourney.
Yonas had a blast at his little party and every day since he has asked for "more birthday party".

When it came to eat his birthday cupcake he started crying cuz he didn't want to eat Elmo but he was just fine with eating Cookie Monster :)