Last year I asked Deklan a series of questions on Mother’s Day and I loved hearing his answers!
This year, Easton was old enough to participate too – I really hope that I can remember to do this for the next few years in a row.
I’m such a lucky Mummy to have two such amazing little Duders! <3
Waaaay back in the day, when my Mom was pregnant with me, she and my Dad called me “Oscar” before I was born. A year and a half later, my brother was “Beatrice” while he was in my Mom’s tummy.
So it came as no surprise, that when I was expecting, Mister and I had nicknames for my belly(s) too. Deklan was “Slapshot” and Easton was “Noodle”.
These two parents though, are not huge fans of nicknames. So it was less of a given that their impending arrival would be given a moniker – but she was: Squirt. And as a matter of fact, even after being born, she’s kept her nickname. (Don’t tell her Mommy & Daddy – but her Auntie and Uncle will likely end up giving her a nickname of their own soon too though – it seems almost inevitable that she gets a name to go with her cousins, Tadpole & Worm)
Just hours before heading to the hospital for their induction (just the 1st of many before the babe decided SHE was ready), we met on the beach in Sooke for an impromptu maternity session.
Here are a couple of my favourite images from the 15minutes we spent with my camera.
This little bundle has stolen her Auntie’s heart! (And the hearts of her uncles, cousins… and the rest of her family too!)
Once again, I can’t believe how fast the month has gone. It seems like just yesterday that Rudy arrived for his 2nd year with us. But today is his last day. Tonight, he’ll fly back to the North Pole with Santa, and won’t return until next December.
The boys had a great time with him this year, and were very happy to see that he left a goodbye message for them this morning. They’ll miss him an awful lot.
He knows how much Deklan loves his hockey, and now that lessons are over for a few weeks, I guess Rudy figured it was safe to try on Dek’s helmet and skates. It doesn’t look like they’re quite the right fit for an elf – the boys thought it was hilarious!
The other day we made hot chocolate Rice Krispie treats (from a recipe I found on Pinterest and modified a little bit). I guess Rudy couldn’t wait for us to dig into them, so he took it upon himself to have the first taste.
Last year Ruettiger coloured the Calgary Flames page in the boys NHL colouring book, and Deklan was SO excited that Rudy picked his favourite team. This year, to be fair, he coloured E’s favourite team – the Boston Bruins.
He must’ve made a huge racket getting back into the house after his trip to the North Pole, because the Army Men assumed he was an intruder and held him up. Poor Rudy… how is he going to get out of this mess? He’d better start sweet talking those soldiers!
