Park to Ourselves.(July 30, 2021)

 I was hoping that Freya would have a bit of a sleep in this morning and that I'd get a chance to get my blog updated (I've fallen way behind), but that didn't happen.

I woke up early and so did she.

She decided she wanted to paint my nails.

She was focusing really intently on what she was doing.

If you are going to do something, might as well do it right, right?

Freya painting Grandma's nails.

She did a fantastic job.

After nail painting, she wanted to go out and play in her pool and it was a gorgeous day for it so out we went.

I was able to sit on the swing and enjoy the sunshine and her giggles - it was nice.

I have a serious nut addiction.

I decided to have a rest day from running but I still needed to get my steps in so I convinced her to go for a walk to the park.

It didn't take much convincing.

She pretty much had the whole park to herself.

This town seems to clear out on weekends in the summer and this happens to be a long weekend so it was very quiet.

Look at those muscles.

We went to Cool Beans for some soup and met Haylee there.

She was going to the lake with her friends and wanted to take Freya but didn't have her carseat with her.

So I took her back up to the house.

She was pretty tuckered out when we got back to the house and had a little cap nap and woke up just when Haylee came for her.

I almost fell asleep too after they left but didn't want to sleep the day away so went out and got busy doing some work in the garage.

I actually got a lot accomplished (I wish I had taken some before and after pictures).

I was so dirty.

I worked right until 6:45 then scooted over to Subway really quickly before they closed at 7 to get subs for supper for Jason and I.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Bubbles Galore and Scary Monster (July 29, 2021)

It was a busy morning, trying to get payroll done.

The deadline was moved up due to the holiday on Monday but I managed to get it done.

I headed out for a run on my lunch hour.

Starting on Tuesday, I'll be back to working at the office so likely I won't be going out at lunch for runs anymore, don't want to come back to the office all sweaty.

Hoping I can get up and get them done early in the morning and if that doesn't happen, I'll be going for runs after work.

The exercise details.

 

My splits.

Freya came over to visit after I got home from work so Kody could go golfing.

She wanted to paint her nails with the new nail polish Papa bought her the other day.

She was very serious about what she was doing.

She came over and laid by me and ended up having a little bit of a nap.

She woke up when Jason got home and wanted to go out in her pool again.

It was a bit on the chilly side out there so Jason added some hot water from the house to the pool for her.

They invented a new game.

Jason held out the little hoop and Freya threw balls through it.

When the sun came out from behind the clouds, it warmed up quite nicely and Freya got right in the pool

It's pretty smoky here right now from all the forest fires burning in BC, I hope they get them put out soon.

Scary for everyone that lives there.

She just loves that little slide.

When we did go in the house, we figured it would be a good idea to get her into the bathtub and make sure she was warmed up.

She got a hold of her shampoo and dumped pretty much a whole bottle of it into the water.

Is that ok Grandma?

Of course it is, how could I ever be upset at this little gnome?

It did mean that she had bubbles galore in her bath!

She loved it.

I'd say she was nice and clean by the time she got out too.

Jason was tired and ready for bed but Freya has other ideas.

She wanted him to go downstairs and play with her and they found this mask down there.

Is that Freya or a scary monster?

It's just me, Freya!

She is really into scary stuff - definitely doesn't get that from her Grandma.

The monster wanted to go downstairs and play some more.

So Papa took her.

No wonder she likes coming her so much, we really dote on her but she just brings us so much joy.

We love really focusing all of our attention on her, Papa is especially good at it.

She is going to grow up so fast, we don't want to miss a minute of it.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Another Run Done (July 28, 2021)

I had a bunch of meetings scheduled today and one of them was over lunch hour so I decided to head out early for my run so I would be able to get it in.

I pushed myself and got in 10k.

The exercise details.

My splits.

I was starting to peter out at the end there, it was hot out.

It felt great to be done!

When I got home, I took a few selfies.

Front view.

Back view.

Side View.

I washed up and then headed down to the office for the afternoon.

The internet on my home computer isn't always the fastest so I prefer to use my office computer for meetings.

After work, Bonnie and I ended up chatting until almost 5:30.

It was a quite evening, when Jason got home, we ate and got caught up on One Bite Pizza reviews with Dave Portnoy.

They always make me want to go to NYC.

I can't wait until we can go again.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!

Ice Cream, Soup, Pool and Park - Full Summer Day (July 27, 2021)

 I was up early for work but Jason and Freya had a bit of a sleep in.

He kept her entertained all morning then at my lunch, he headed out for a run and I took Freya for a walk.

She wanted to go in her trailer/carriage so I got her situated then we headed out.

She wanted to stop and get a mini ice cream so we got her one.

The owner put sprinkles on it for her which she really liked.

We stopped at the park to play for a short time then we went for soup.

She got the broccoli cheddar soup which she loves.

She also wanted some water in her bottle.

Jason met us there after his run.

He took over with Freya and I headed back home to work for the rest of the afternoon.

When she and Jason got back to the house, she wanted to go out and play in her pool.

I joined them when I finished work.

She really doesn't like when there are dead bugs floating in the water in the pool so I have to scoop all those out before she'll get in.

It was a lovely day for a little evening swim.

The little slide and pool is just perfect for her.

I'm so glad we got it.

Jason is back to work tomorrow so we did need to get her back home.

Kody came to pick her up but she wanted us to walk her home.

We stopped at the park on the way.

She wanted me to help her which was unusual, I don't often get chosen over Papa.

I had gotten ready to go for a run but that never did happen.

I'm looking at these pictures and I can't believe how small I look.

We moved over to the slide and she wanted Papa back as her playmate.

She wanted him to slide with her.

He turns his hat backwards and pretend to be Roderigo and she thinks it's hilarious.

Climbing the rock wall all by herself.

Seems like she just grew up in the blink of an eye.

Teaching Papa how to climb the rock wall.

We spent an hour or so at the park then we took her home.

She didn't want us to leave so we stayed there kind of late but eventually we did go home.

Neither one of us likes seeing her upset so we usually try to keep her happy as much as possible.

We could have just left and she would have cried but then she would have gotten over it but we waited until she was settled and happy then she was fine with us leaving and that just feels better to us.

When we got home, it was pretty much straight to bed for us old folks.

That's all for today, until next time, be happy!