Riya-Ray

My first bike that I can remember, was a dark pink one with training wheels.  If I remember correctly I may have gotten it when I was about 6 and…

No, I’m not even referring to what Thumper could look like when he is born.  I’m talking about our good friends – The Kooymans.  Their daughter Leah and our girls…

Normally having a dog living next door would not be news.  And really it isn’t, except that this blasted dog belongs to our amazing neighbours…  Yeah, those ones.  Anyway.  This…

I hate the cold.  I think that I would rather resort to eating my own toenails and leg hair for sustenance and then inevitably starve to death before I would…

I’ve mentioned before that Kyla LOVES playdates.  Literally shouting, “Yay, yay, yay” when I tell her that we are going to one, and I’ve even gotten them to start saying…

Believe it or not, our girls are a year and two weeks apart – exactly.  Kyla turns 3 on 14 July and Riya follows shortly thereafter by turning 2 on…

There are few things that you dread more when going out on a date night than getting a call from the baby sitter, except maybe a tornado or a flood…

Yes, this is the kid friendly version of the “I’m On A Boat” by Lonely Island.  If you have been living under a rock and haven’t seen that music video…

Believe it or not, life seems to be getting easier.  Or maybe it isn’t, but the Lord has decided to give me the patience and the grace to make it…

Rain and clouds have become a normal part of our day.  The girls and I make sure to check every morning what the status is and they get very excited…

This is Riya’s “how to” lesson on How To Make Friends.  Take notes.  It totally works. Step 1 Approach your new prospective friend like a tiger crawling up to prey…

Yip, I have proof.  Besides the grunting and the “Me Kyla, you Riya” talk my daughters have perfected, Riya has decided to treat her brand new baby as if she…

I still haven’t figured out where she got such a long tongue from, but she can literally pick her nose with it!  This is clearly not a good picture of…

Dearest Aunty Mia A happy, happy birthday to you!  We really hope and pray that this year is a great one for you and we can’t wait to see you…

This is Kyla telling me to Shhh… And Riya doing the same… They do this when I sing.  I don’t know if I should be offended. Shhh Mommy was last…

I think my girls are the funniest things.  Since having them in our lives with us,  the joy in my daily life has tripled – I don’t remember ever being…

I don’t know if you have ever had the privilege of watching Shaun The Sheep.  If you haven’t you are seriously missing out and you are welcome to come over…

Yes, isn’t that title just beautifully written?!  It’s actually inspired by my tots who never say I, but rather “me” at any opportunity and of course they do love some…

(Riya-Ray at just a week old – how flipping cute was she!!  She looks like a monkey!) The other night I had the privilege of attending our not so frequent…

Sometimes Seth gets things into his head and can’t get them out until he actually does it.  This was one of those occasions.  He spent the most of the afternoon…

So I may have mentioned how Kyla keeps talking about a pink party for her birthday.  What I have failed to mention, is that it happens at least once, every…

It’s almost a whole month since we had our monthly Mamma’s and Munchkins meeting.  I can’t believe it has taken me so long to do this, but I thought I…

If you are ever in a group of parents, you might find yourself having to listen to stories about poop and vomit.  And let’s be honest, it’s not necessarily a…