About Us

Victoria, BC, Canada
This blog began as a modern "baby book" for our first child, Finlay, who was born in December of 2010. The recent addition of Seamus, born in January of 2013, has meant continued efforts to put into words and pictures his early years. We also use this forum to catalog our family life: two loving partners, two beautiful kids, car-free, child-centred, attachment-focused, with a love of food and health thrown into the mix!

Back to School/SAHD

September 4, 2013

Big changes in the Roach-Harvey-Grant-Carr household.  I (Lyndze) have returned to school for my MA, Tyler is home from work and now SAHD (stay-at-home-dad), and Finlay and Seamus have started daycare (in our home, with another child, and hopefully more to follow).

Here is Fin pretending he is in school.  This is not posed.  He chose this book off of the shelf and said it was "Finlay's book.  Finlay read it."  He took the book everywhere with him that day.

This is from last week.  I put Shay down on the mat so that I could go to the washroom, crossed my fingers and hoped he wouldn't lose it when I left the room.  I return and the two kids are playing on the mat.  Fin was talking to Shay about his tower and Shay was perfectly happy and engaged.  I had to get the camera.

Here they are from another angle.  Shay saw me this time.  Isn't he a cherub?

We went downtown on Labour Day and there was an antique boat festival.  We had a lot of fun going on old boats.  Fin was pumped to walk around and touch the wheel and anything else he could get his hands on.  One of the boats even had bunk beds (as well as a wood-burning oven/stove, and several bedrooms)!

Here we are, getting onto one of the boats.

"Look at that boat!"

"Mama, do you want a picture with me?"  What a sentence.  This kid can talk when he wants to.

This boat was the coolest.

There was a ladder!

After the boats, we went home for a nap.  Fin likes to sleep with toys in his bed.  He literally fell asleep whilst playing.  Tyler went in to check on him and found him like this.

Seamus has discovered balloons.  He loves them.  Don't worry, we are aware that balloons are dangerous for kids/babies and we don't leave them unattended.

Life is about to get even more... active!

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