What We Do When Big Brother is in School

Half day kindergarten can be both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because I get a mini break because the ratio of adults to children is now 1:1. A curse because we have to remain within a 10km radius of the school because school ends at 11:30am. When you factor in the whole pick up and drop off, Baby Bunny and I are left with about 2 hours (sometimes less) of free time.  So here's what we do:

We go to Spence Diamonds and touch very expensive rings. 

We go to the grocery store.

 
We go to swim class and after class, we try to sneak into the Ice Galaxy to see some figure skating. 

Then we head back to school and play hide and seek while we spy on big brother.   (Ya, I'm gonna stop doing that now that it's a wee bit colder outside).   We use the slide when we're not supposed to.

Sometimes we pretend that he is a kid at school by hanging up his bulldozer backpack.

Sometimes that backfires.   Especially when the door locks and he's not allowed in.  Poor bunny :(

Oh look, it's 11:30am and it is time to pick up big brother.   Then we go home, have lunch, and a nice nap.  Maybe I can get a chance to do some daytime sewing?  One can only hope :)

Applefest Fun at the Markham Museum

Since Joshie started school, we've all gone through a round of sickness. But since we missed Pioneer Fest at Black Creek Pioneer village, we decided to head up to Markham for Applefest.  We went last year and had a great time.

I'm really proud of how responsible Joshie is becoming. We never have to ask him to hold Baby Bunny's hand. He always reaches for it and is super protective.

We spent a nice day outdoors visiting the historic site.  Here he is guessing what type of fruits are in the preserve jars

We couldn't turn the apples this year because a little kid cut his finger on the apple peeler.

Joshie loved trying out the pioneer toys.  After playing with this wooden bear, Joshie asked hubby if he could make him one.  We'll see...

I'm looking forward to more fall fun!

Grey Owl Toddler Backpack

After I made this pink owl toddler backpack for my friend's daughter, I didn't think I would end up making another owl.  But strip away the pink and now we have a backpack that is versatile enough for Sarah's daughter to use and maybe later on for a boy.

As usual, my little helper was trying to be "like Mama" and snapped some pics with me.

Sarah went with double pockets

And yellow lining

Hoot hoot!

Playing some tunes on the piano

Toddler backpacks are available for sale as a custom order through my ETSY shop.

Happy Sewing,