Tales From the Minivan

Getting the kids involved in house cleaning has always been a bit of a challenge, so I stole an idea from another CPO’er (thanks Chel). You can hear more about this in an upcoming Family Night Podcast Chel uses one of their weekend mornings to do some tidying up, then plans a fun family activity for the afternoon once the chores are complete. Well we decided to give it a go and gave out simple chores to the boys, and had Mackenzie watch Finn while Andrew and I did some of the more involved tasks. It seems that the boys took the Cinderella aspect of this to heart that afternoon, and decided to raid Mackenzie’s dress-up clothes. Here’s a few shots of them in their gowns:

Liam as Snow White

Ciaran as Sailor Moon

A non-impressed Finn wearing an Ariel (Little Mermaid) Wig

Ciaran as Cinderella

Even though we didn’t really get a lot of actual cleaning accomplished we still had a fun morning and will probably do one Cinderella Saturday per month. I really like going to our local Market on Saturday mornings and picking up local produce (well as local as it can be this time of year) and an ethnic treat as there are many vendors from all over the world that sell tasty treats in the morning. I must get some photos the next time I’m there! Saint John’s City Market is truly a site to see. It’s actually Canada’s Oldest City Market established in 1876, so if you ever get the chance to visit the city you must check it out!