skating fun meet

On Saturday Samara skated in a fun meet, where they test figure skating skills and everyone comes away with a medal. There were a lot of skaters there, including her second cousin Allecia, who ended up in the very same group as Samara. Even though they were competing against each other it was nice because then we had the same schedule and could spend more time together. Grandma came to watch too, so that was a help in managing the rest of the crew :) I didn't realize until we got there that Samara invited her school teacher, and she came! She also had a school friend and her family come and cheer her on! It was a fun day, and she came away with a sliver and bronze medal in her two events so she was more than a little excited about that!

similarity?

at times I can see resemblances of Grady in Gavin ... what do you think?

baby gavin continued

So, we made it to Tim and Carla's Wednesday night around 10:30 Saskatchewan time. About 10 minutes after we made it in the door Rhett managed to squish his finger in their brand new recliner chair! The result was a swollen finger tip and a purple fingernail. After our grand entrance things went a little smoother! Gavin didn't seem bothered by the extra noise and activity as he was passed around, and passed around and passed around again. The main items on the agenda, other than meeting Gavin, was to get a room ready for him and re-arrange the living room to accommodate the new furniture. I wasn't sure the bedroom project would happen, as it was a room full of other stuff! But it did happen, and turned out very well in my opinion - green and brown with blue accents. Was kind of nice to see the crib again! Now they have a dresser and some cloth baskets for the shelving unit ... so these photos are already outdated! The living room project was fun too - a major transformation there with a nice new couch and chair ... and a new glider since we were there. We were spoiled by Tim's mom and her provisions ... casserole, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, brownies and snowman sugar cookies. She must have thought we were big eaters ... so we had to eat and eat! We also had a few photo shoots with the little man. on Sunday he was so adorable in his big boy clothes! Was fun to pass on a pile of baby clothes - and reminisce how small and cute my kids were at one time! Now we've almost been home a week, and Carla tells me he's grown already. I don't think the trip gets any shorter .. but until next time ... we love you baby Gavin!

baby gavin

I don't have time right now to post about the trip to see baby Gavin ... and his family. I will let this do for now, enjoy! Stay tuned for the rest of the story!

belated birthday blog

I guess before any more time slips away I should share a few photos of Grady's 3rd birthday party. I still can't believe my baby is 3! I sort of feel like I've missed out a bit on this fun time ... always being preoccupied with a younger baby when the other kids were this age, or maybe I'm just losing my memory! Grady is an entertainer ... but not always on purpose! He enjoys a good reaction. This is is latest favorite joke: "guess what?" supposed to respond "what" ... then he responds "nothing, tee hee". He thinks it is the funniest joke around and keeps it up for a long time ... which isn't always funny!
I almost forgot about the cake saga. The night before his party I made a lemon cake in the truck pan, because he wanted an orange truck cake. However, I forgot to tip it out of the pan after letting it cool. So in the morning I had a very stuck truck cake. It didn't resemble a truck after getting it out, so I ran to DQ at the last minute. Not much selection I'm afraid, but he picked it out so he was happy with it and it saved me the hassle of decorating! The lemon cake got used in a trifle, so the rest of the family suggested I wreck a cake again sometime!