July 2013

Not really sure why I hadn't posted this one yet. But here is an update from July. Enjoy!

Wow, it is July already. Summer is in full force here in Ottawa, we had some serious hot, humid, sticky weather last week. I think there were a couple of days that got up to 40 degrees celsius! I personally love the heat. One of the best feelings in the world is being able to hang out outside with a glass of wine, in my garden, at 10pm at night, with my shorts and t-shirt still on. I don't have to grab a sweater, and there is no chill in the air. Love it.

The B and B has been slower this year than last. But it has still been great, at the end of June we had my aunt and uncle and their 3 kids come to our place and stay for a couple of nights. It was a ton of fun hanging out with them! My cousins are awesome kids! I am not entirely sure of their ages, but they were old to enough to take care of our kids quite a bit. They were super polite, and just a ton of fun. I had asked Clayton to get dressed for the day and when I went into his room about 3 minutes later, to see if he needed help, he was actually dressed!!!! That never happens, but Alicia, the eldest cousin, had helped Clayton choose his clothes and get ready. It was awesome! Thanks!!!

And we have had one other guest come in during July. They were super sweet! Overall I do wish it were slightly busier, but we don't have air conditioning, so it's probably a good thing that no one has come. They may not have enjoyed July too much had they stayed!

So you know the phrase "terrible twos", well in my experience it has been the "terrible threes"! Clayton was GREAT while he was 2. He had his moments of course, but overall he was pretty easy going, and listened well. However 3 is another story. Lately he has been saying NO a lot. And he screams when he doesn't get his way. And whines,, oh my goodness. I didn't know the whining would be so bad. Clayton has also stopped napping, which is good when it comes to bedtime b/c he goes to bed without fighting me. However when 4pm rolls around it it total chaos. Nothing is good enough and he fights me about EVERYTHING!!! Sheeshh,,, it has been a tough couple of weeks trying to get used to this whole new boy. I love the child very dearly, but I have had to learn about patience. I have learned a bunch about communicating with a 3 year old. Which I guess these are good outcomes, but the ride has been a tough one. It's a good thing that I love my kids so incredible much and that they are so darned cute! But seriously if anyone has any suggestions about how to deal with crazy 3 year olds, I am all ears!

Okay so here's a super cute story, the other day, I was getting quite frustrated with Clayton, I was yelling at him and just trying to get him to stop whining, but nothing seemed to be working. Anyways, Cooper realized that I was quite frustrated, and he made me pick him up, and then he grabbed my cheek, made me look at him, and then he gave me the biggest smile ever and honked my nose!! (something that we do a lot and always makes both of us laugh) Man it was awesome, it made both Clayton and I become happier and stop getting angry with each other.