Helping out
All fun and games until something is about to hit a ceiling fan
Usually Ezra is standing up after his nap but this time around he was just lazing around
A typical morning
Blowing bubbles
Ezra is super excited when this toy comes out to play!
Sierra showing Ezra how to repair his car
Ezra loves his patio time
Dancing with Maman
Showing off the salad spinner
Sometimes we lose Ezra under the pile of clothes
Could his first word be “Wow”?
Ezra gets pretty excited when someone comes up the stairs and sees him
A typical scene before bedtime
Enjoying a snack together
The kids get to hang out with Maman after the work day is over
Ezra sometimes straddles the line between happiness and being tired
Ezra checking out the magnolias
I find this photo hilarious. I swear he’s really concentrating hard to try and stand up but needed a break.
Future bricklayer just like Grandpapa
What kid doesn’t love peekaboo?
When there isn’t a heat wave we hang out on the swing set for awhile
Look who’s getting adventurous and standing up with one hand!
Ezra is not a fan of the sprinkler
Maybe he’s more a fan of the SS Rubber Ducky? Nope.
A typical sight from the patio. “Oh, if only I could walk!” You will see to the right of him that we set up some lattice as a gate. It has worked ok so far. It’s a little flimsy but it does the trick. Not sure if we need to build an actual gate considering by next summer he probably wouldn’t need it.
It’s not often we have supper outside because of the mosquitoes but this must have been an exception. I can tell it’s suppertime judging by the beer on the table that is for Ezra. If it’s nice out, we would generally have lunch outside to give Vero a break from the cold basement where she had her office set up in until mid July when she finally got a desk from work to set up in our bedroom. Our bedroom now feels like my college dormroom with a computer in it!
I had a good laugh when Maureen sent me this letter that Abbey wrote her so she could stay up a little longer.
I’m currently on Month 3 of parental leave and I wish I could say I have a lot of time to spend with Ezra but to be honest, with Sierra in the mix it’s a tough gig. Even without Sierra involved there’s a lot more to being on parental leave than playing with your kid. Probably at this point I’m sitting on the couch thinking of what to make for lunch for the family. So seeing him play in the closet is a common sight, followed by a sandal being chewed on!
A few years ago we didn’t do much with our garden but Vero was keen on resurrecting it this year. This photo looks like we had just tilled the dirt.
It’s not all that often that I take the time to look at our house from the road.
This was probably after a morning meal of oatmeal with some banana, or maybe some apple sauce. A typical morning consists of a bottle of eight ounces, then around an hour later we have some breakfast and usually facetime Grandma and Poppa to chat awhile.
It’s taking him awhile to get the hang of this thing.
Ezra is always happy when Maman is around!
Ezra laughs up a storm when the zerberts come in! Hilariously he is starting to give zerberts of his own!
Doug at work showed me his wife’s office setup and I thought it was hilarious so I told Vero she should use it. Here’s my office desk while sitting down.
Here it is standing up! Genius!
Ezra showing off a bruise on his cheek
Everyone loves the water wall
Ezra really loves listening to music and chewing on this speaker.
Teaching them some skills
And so started the month of him being able to hang off the desk and kitchen table.
A rare family photo
We took the plunge (heyo!) and bought a hot tub. Unfortunately for us, our dreams of using it as a cool tub were squashed when we got word that we wouldn’t see it until August. Ah well, it’ll be ready for the Fall!
Fun!
I pulled this out of the fridge thinking it was a summer worthy beer. I was completely mistaken. I should read the label before cracking it open!
In honour of Bob and Doug on the SpaceX flight.
Snuggle time around the fire
Testing out the finger after wiping out a few weeks before. Not too shabby! Ezra really loves it when I pull out an instrument.
Yet another ride in the bike trailer. It’s a tight squeeze. Sierra has been saying it’s too hot in there so she doesn’t want to go as much anymore. I will have to choose a cooler day.
This is a killer shirt!
Ezra seems to like his new car seat!
Still don’t know what these trees are in my yard nor do I really care? But I’m sure someone with a green thumb will like this photo.
It’s getting warm enough to not have shorts on! His knees take a beating on the wood though. But any kid’s knees must take a beating I suppose.
Favourite beer of the summer? Most definitely.
It’s great to have frozen strawberries on hand to whip up a smoothie
Mom sent up some masks she made for us. A funny story about this particular one. In this photo it fit great. Then a few weeks later I grab one and I’m in the store thinking “Man, this is ridiculous, it’s tugging on my ears something fierce!” I didn’t realize until later that Vero had shortened the straps because they were too long for her face!
The pandemic rules were being loosened and we could go out into the forests again! This was taken from one of many visits of the Tweed Conservation Area. We had never walked the entire trail until today and it’s a great 30 minute trail.
A new favourite game
Screams of laughter
Horsing around
Hanging out
