Starting him early

Eli sometimes likes to sit in a booster seat at the kitchen table. I was looking for a place mat for him and came across this one. I'm sure he would have preferred animals or a cartoon, but I just couldn't resist. We will be working on him saying "Metamorphic" tonight.

What's better than snack time?

Snack time is great, but NAKED snack time is awesome! It's the perfect way to make the most of a summer afternoon.

Another Etsy find

I love love love Sweet Papery on Etsy. What a great idea, an address label stamp! They also have self inking stamps on their website. I signed up for the newsletter so that when they have a discount code I can order mine. What an neat gift idea as well!

Here is the design that I like:

Airplanes and Automobiles

I took Eli to watch the airplanes take off and land this week. He loves to watch airplanes in the sky. It was very neat and he really enjoyed it. Although, I think his favorite part was sitting in the front seat of the car. There were so many buttons to push, he was in heaven.



If you noticed that Eli's voice is a little raspy, he's had a hard time adjusting to Daddy going back to work, there have been a lot of tears around our house in the last week!

So many photo opportunities so few photos

I'm such a bad blogger. I never bring my camera anywhere. How can you have a blog with no pictures? Part of the problem is that our camera is big, so it's not exactly convienient. We just got a video camera so I've been playing around with that. I'll post some video soon!

Last night was a perfect example: We went for an everning bike ride and it was awesome. As we were starting out along the ridge overlooking fish creek and we saw 2 horses coming towards us. It was 2 conservation officers on horseback and we stopped and got to pet them. Eli was so cute in his little bowling ball helmet petting the horses. Then we headed down to The Ranche, and it was so pretty, then through fishcreek with all the bridges. I think I said to Brent at least 5 times "I wish I had the camera".

I've never been one to take lots of pictures, so I'm making a mental note to make more of an effort in that department. I don't even think I've taken any pictures of Eli for over a month. How awful!

Change of Pace

After being in limbo for months, Brent and I finally made the decision that I'm going to stay home with Eli. Not forever, but for a while. I was looking for a job (admittidly, not as hard as I could have) but companies just are not hiring geologists right now. Sure, the odd geologist here and there found work, but in general, most companies are not hiring geologists. I found myself in this wierd place where I was looking for a job, but not at the same time. So, it feels great to finally have made a decision. I'm excited for the next few years and feel lucky that I can be home with Eli.

That being said, it is a huge change. Just the change of pace itself has been an adjustment. I went from fast paced, deadlines, and stress to literally stopping to smell the roses, and feel the leaves, touch the dirt, examine every stick on the ground. What I could do in 5 minutes at work (write an email) takes me 20 at home. At work I could start something and finish it, at home it feels like I start something and it never gets finished, or gets undone as soon as I finish it. It's so different, but I love it. Sure, I get frustrated and the days are still long (longer actually, but no commute downtown which I don't miss AT ALL), but learning to slow down and relish all the little things has been good for me. So what if my house is a disaster now, I don't have to wear work clothes! I'm a little nervous about trying to get back into a job in a few years, but I can't be the first woman to ever have get back into the industry after taking some time off. I'm sure it won't be easy, but definatley not impossible. In the mean time, I'm still learning but from a new boss, who is a lot shorter than my previous one. ;)