Yesterday, I just had to make cupcakes.  J wanted something to do, and I wanted cupcakes. So together we made them.  I was hoping he would help me decorate them, but I was left to do it all by myself.

I did, however, have a lot of help eating them.  My Dad came for supper again, A was here, Hubby polished off a few and J even licked the icing off of one,he doesn’t eat cake.  I made him take a bite tonight and he was all, “Vile food Mummy, vile food!”.  Surprisingly there are still some left.  Maybe I have a little will power after all.

Apple was playing so nicely on the floor with her carrier that I was able to play around with some of the settings on my camera.  I don’t often get a chance to do this so I thought I would post one of the many photos I took while trying stuff out.  She was concentrating so hard, it was unbelievable.  Today she was going up the stairs, but I couldn’t leave her to grab the camera for obvious reasons, so I will have to carry the camera around tomorrow and see if I or J can catch a photo of her climbing.

And a Robin update!  We have three little babies.  If you look carefully you can see the three little beaks sticking up in the air.  The parents are pretty cool with us coming and going through the front door.  But, when strangers come they flap constantly.  It won’t belong and they will be flying away, leaving another empty nest.

J was very proud of his collection.  He did a great job and was thrilled that Apple and I were there.  On the flip side, he was not so happy that I went around to check out all his friends collections.  I didn’t want to leave anyone out as I see them all when I volunteer.  He thought I took too long and had a long face when I got back.  But, I told him that I wanted to make sure that I saw everyone because not all the kids Moms or Dads were able to come.  That cheered him up a bit and he forgot about it.

First shot when I first got there.  Before he got mad at me.  Next time I won’t take as long to see all the other kids.  I think because his other two buddy’s parents stayed with them he wanted me there.

His quick recovery. We did a marathon round of stores (three a marathon with my two kids) and picked up groceries.  Apple had her nap in the truck and two of the stores, which was great.  And J was helpful and not grumpy, which was great.  So, when we got home we jumped into our swim suits and went through the sprinkler.  J loved it, I only got my legs wet and Apple, well….

She did not like it one little bit.  As soon as the drops of water hit her she was mad at me. Well, two for two why not?  She recovered with a few minutes in the swing and we enjoyed our afternoon romp.  Look at the green grass!  And J sang his beach song, “We’re going to the Beach, the beach, the beach, we’re going to the Beach, the beach, the beach” the whole time we were out there.  And he pretended we were down in the States, returning to Canada when we stepped back into the kitchen. Complete with ‘Oh Canada’.

All that and Apple went to bed at 7pm!  I knew all I had to do was blog about it and it would resolve itself.  Not sure how I did it, but I hope to repeat it again tomorrow.