My Boy

Just wants to have fun.





And drive...


And getting wet..


Riding the street car...


Playing with friends...


He loves flowers and is not ashamed to show it.



Having fun comes so natural to him...





My boy six yrs old. He is a blast. He is growing up too fast.

Happy Sad

I'm happy that Andrew is all over his Hand, Foot and Mouth disease.

I'm sad that he may still be contagious so i won't be able to visit with my sister Lynn and family that are visiting here from Florida because he might still be contagious... BUMMER. I miss them so much. Last year when they came i had a head cold and was so miserable so i had to go home after only visiting her for 2 days. :(

Finally

Andrew is starting to get better :) He still has a few sores in his mouth but not as bad and he's getting his energy back. Wooohooo.

This Upsets Me

Seriously, you would think in the year 2010 people would have the basics of good hygiene mastered. There should be NO way a child should have to suffer from this stupid virus if they are taught to wash their hands EACH AND EVERY TIME after they have gone to the washroom. This is the responsibility of the parent/caretaker. And pretty gross to think that the bacteria that causes Coxsackie A virus, POOP. Some kid poops, doesn't wash their hands after wards, touches things, my child touches the same thing infected child touched and boom, he's now sick. If said child had parents or caregivers that INSISTED the child to wash up then my child would NOT be sick right now. SIMPLE...

I live in part of the world where we really only get 2 good month of nice weather. We enjoy being out in it everyday because we know it's short lived. Now my poor son has to stay in for a whole week. Nice eh? My sister is arriving here in 2 days with her family from Florida and i might not be able to see them. I'm mad.

PEOPLE, WASH YOUR HANDS AND MAKE SURE YOUR KIDS DO AS WELL.

Just Saw Another Dr.

This Dr is 100% sure that it is hand, foot and mouth disease also known as Coxsackie virus. Told me to stop giving him the antibiotics.

Update

I am pretty sure that he has Hand, Foot and Mouth disease. Poor guy. He's still pretty sick, can hardly talk or eat but his fever has broke so that's good.

I got the results of his blood work that he had done the other day and everything looks good except for his iron level is slightly low, which doesn't surprise me since he's such a picky eater. How do i get his iron levels up when he refuses to eat beef and beans? He's a puzzle.

Little Man is Sick

Andrew started telling me yesterday that his tongue hurts. I didn't think much of it. Last night he wouldn't eat his dinner. He said his throat hurt. Then he started getting hot. I checked his temp and it was 102.5. Gave him some tylonal, repeat, till i was able to get him into the Dr's. As we were in the waiting room i noticed that he was starting to break out in hives all over his feet. Dr checked him over and told me he has strep throat. :( ... Gave him a VERY expensive script and told us to bring him back if he isn't getting better. Poor little guy is so sick. This is the first time he's ever been put on antibiotics. I hope it treats him kindly.

I love you Andrew. Get better fast.. <3

Andrew's First X-Ray

For the past 2 months or so Andrew has been complaining that he has a sore leg. The pain has awoken him in his sleep quite a few times. I give him tylonal and that seems to help. He also gets a sore leg (always the right leg) hours after he's been jumping off of things. I thinks it's just growing pains but thought i should ask the Dr what he thinks. So today he had an appointment and i discussed it with him and he seemed concerned that it is waking him up throughout the night so he had him get an x-ray of it and a complete blood count workup. Let's hope it's nothing serious.

The Past Weekend

Oh dear where do i start?

On Thursday my dad came to visit with us for a night. He arrived at 11am. Then he wanted to go to a mall. While there i got him a wheel chair (he has a bad back) and then him and Andrew wanted to eat. They had some McDonald's (a very rare treat for Andrew) and i had a coffee. After that we walked some more, then my dad bought Andrew 2 pairs of shorts and a shirt from The Children's Place. Soooo adorable.

We then went back home. I made dinner, and after that we watched some movies. My dad LOVES watching movies.



On Friday dad, Andrew and I went to get Anika from daycare, her mom was going to a concert so i got the pleasure to watch her. And Andrew absolutely loves her. From there my dad wanted to pick up some Kentucky Fried Chicken for an early dinner. The kids played games, my dad took a nap and then i thought it would be good to get the kids out of the apartment and take dad out as well. So we headed to Don Mills shopping center to watch a free outdoor jazz concert. Of course Andrew and Anika had a blast, they always do. My dad didn't really like the band. Don took the kids for a wee walk around the grounds. Took some pictures and then headed back home.

The cutey heads getting belted in. Doesn't Don look so thrilled? haha, NOT.


Once we arrived there before i even got out of dad's truck the kids were already in the back of it.


And getting them to make a nice pose for the camera is next to impossible, good thing i like candid photo's better then posed ones.





Then it was time to go back home, we watched another movie with dad, and went to bed.

Saturday morning my dad had to go because my niece Stacey and her boyfriend Steve needed his truck because they were moving into their 1st place together. First time they both have ever moved out of home as well.

After he left Anika and Andrew played games and watched cartoons for a bit and then Don decided to take them out for a hike down in the valley. I decided to stay home alone while he did that with them for some me time. After their hike i met them at the water park across the street and stayed there with them while Don went to the grocery store.

We didn't know that they were going to the water park until after the hike so that's why they're not wearing their bathing suits. But in a kids world that's not a problem.

Oh, this is before they went on the hike down in our court yard. Anika threw the frisbie onto a high tree branch and thought they could get it down by climbing onto a chair and shaking a branch... But the branch was still about 10 feet away and wasn't even attached to the branch it was on.. But they wouldn't believe me that it was impossible so they had to try.. Another lesson learned in a world of a six yr old.


Then they started fighting over a stick, and that was time for Don to take their minds off of that so onward they went.


And now for the park pics... Again, it's nearly impossible to get good pics of children running a 100 mph. But i did manage to get some.




After about 2 hrs of hardcore play, they were hungry and wanted to go home, and i was tired just watching them in a constant state of movement. So homeward bound we went.... Well until they saw this. Then i knew i was doomed for another long wait. But how could i say no? sigh.





When we did finally make it back home i made them dinner, showered them, put a movie on and they both fell asleep before 9pm.

I think i will start a new entry for Sunday's adventure!

Canada Day

Well it's not actually today, but i have not had the time to post about it still now.

For all you American's reading this, Canada Day is on July 1st.

Hmmm let me jog my memory. After all that was 11 days ago now... Far away in Sandra's brain!

First things first, i had to find something to fasten the flags onto the kids shirts (Anika and Andrew) so that they could have capes and be Super Canadian's.






And then we went to some radio family picnic event that was being held downtown at the CNE grounds. They had live music and dancers from India. We watched that for a bit but it was too loud for the kids so we left after they stuffed their mouths with candy floss.




After that we hopped onto a street car and went to the Harbour Front. While there we saw a few of these.





And the kids enjoyed playing in the sand. But of course they wouldn't have nothing to do with the camera and the pictures that i did get of them are all way too blurry for me to post because they move way too fast for my old camera (or my dexterity - haha)... So this is the best i could do for the sand shot.



And being the patriotic girl that i am (although i wish they would unify the whole world into one Country) i had to take a picture of them standing and looking at a Canadian icon. For you American's out there can you guess what it is? By the way, to get this picture and several like this, i had to lie down on the pavement and look like a quack so that i could get the whole tower in. Yes, i looked like a crazy woman. No i did not care.



Then they wanted to join in on my madness. But they looked much cuter.





We walked on the board walk for awhile, but had to stop for many breaks. Every.thing.that.catches.their.attention must be looked at and talked about or played with, or jumped on, or touched, you name it, they are always on the go, even if they are sitting still.



I wonder what they were talking about.



In Canada we first learn to sail on cement ;)



We then found our way to the bandstand and watched this amazing band play for about 4 songs until the kids got antzi. The woman in the band sounded amazing, she sounds like a cross between Mazzy Starr and Enya. Wish i could have gotten her name. The picture didn't turn out that great.



We then decided that is was time to head home, we didn't want to be in the rush with all the people that were staying behind to watch the fireworks, done that before, and never again.

BUT
On our way out, not even 30 steps away they saw this. (an outdoor skating rink that isn't made from ice), and of course they had to just check it out. Until they got kicked off because there is the "NO SHOES" on rink policy that's not written anywhere.





So once again were headed home, i'm pretty tired, Don's pretty tired, but lo and behold, there right in front of them is a pile of ICE inviting any 6 yr old child that just so happens to pass by. And how could they not refuse? Sigh.



After about 10 mins of that, we really thought we were going to leave, well first i had to go to the washroom, and decided to take Andrew with me since he told me about 30 mins prior that he "REALLY" needed to go. But he insisted that he didn't have to go (because he wanted to keep playing on the ice-cubes). But he did and it was the longest pee that i think anyone one has ever had (perhaps he should go into the Guinness book of records for having the largest bladder in the Universe). But of course i didn't take a picture of that :P

No, it wasn't in our cards to leave quite yet, why? because of course they had to have a clown act you know, and they weren't going to want to leave while some girl was throwing numerous things into the air, one of which was a fire act! OF COURSE NOT. So we stayed.



And that was our Canada Day. It was fun. It was full of adventure. It was sunny and warm. It was free. It was purely Canadian. The only way it could have been better is if we were celebrating the "REAL" planet Earth Day where there is no borders, and only one nation.

We did make it home..... Eventually.