hats off to you

When the warm weather came I brought out the summer hat collection and put the mits and toques away (a few days later I dug the warm clothes out again). Maybe now summer is on its way!

almost beach weather

We worked in a walk to the beach on Monday ... but no one is swimming yet! The ice was off a week or two ago but it still feels like an ice-cube. It is supposed to be 25 above tomorrow, which will be our warmest day so far this year. I'm ready for plus 30! I set up the kiddie pool tonight in preparation! There was frost last night, so maybe we'll have a skating rink in the morning!

we love the workers

Tracy and Willa also stayed with us for a few nights. We had lots of fun ... flying kites, reading stories and more! Rhett especially loved Tracy because every time he asked "what dat?" she had a new answer. However, I missed capturing Tracy on camera so you'll just have to imagine it!

we love auntie carla

Auntie Carla stayed with us for 4 nights. She even slept in Samara's bunk bed. Please come again soon auntie. We miss you.

let's swing

We recently got a swing set for the kids ... which is almost worn out already! I didn't think we'd need one when we live so close to the playground ... but we did and it has been worth it! Rhett could swing for hours I think. He's not too fond of the slide yet.

"samara's kite"

We've had lots of "wind in your hair" days ... the perfect ones for flying a kite. However, we haven't been able to find our kite from last year. I tried to buy a new one at Walmart but they are sold out! So, mom had to improvise. It kind of looked like a magic trick!

new friends

We had a quick trip to Edmonton this weekend and the kids were happy to make some new friends. On Saturday they stayed with Emily and Hanna while I did my errands and got some shopping done. It was wonderful! On Sunday they met some kids their age. When Denver came into meeting Keithan loudly whispered, "that boy's the same size as me"! Samara, Brie and Rikell (I have no idea how the names are spelled) were fast friends. They all go to Kindergarten this fall. Seemed a little strange when I was thinking of buying "school clothes"!