saturday walk

Was a chilly day for a walk ... but very worth while! We enjoyed the company and the view :) And then BBQ smokies and hamburgers afterward! The best part is that this lovely gem of a trestle bridge is only a few minutes away from our house. I can't believe I have lived here for years and never made it out there before. I'm looking forward to the hike again ... in warmer weather! Feel free to join us :)

spring break continued

Sunday photo shoot










Activity number 8 or 9 - haircuts (was too busy laughing for Rhett's pic)



Activity number 5 or 6 - painting rocks


Activity number 3 or 4 - markers and glitter glue!




A hot dog picnic ... with Grady and the adults opting to stay inside!





We enjoyed a few nights with The Service Crew. There was no shortage of commotion or things to do :) Was nice to see Angela too and hear about her Vietnam trip and see her pics. Thanks for the memorable weekend - swimming and water-sliding, rubber boot woes, hives, Rhett's almost buzz cut, mud and some more mud!

Birthday Greetings

Happy Birthday to a great mom and grandma!! Wish we could celebrate with you!! I really tried hard to attach a video of the boys singing happy birthday to you .. but it just wouldn't work :( Happy Birthday anyway!!

special time with Great Grandma

Two peas in a pod - Amy and Samara


Trying very hard to get a group shot!!
At least Rhett seems to be over frowning at the camera!



A special treat at Grandma's house - decorating their own ice-cream!
Grady was sleeping, so he doesn't know he missed out on this!




Last week the kids had their spring break so instead of staying home and catching up on housework and other projects we decided to go for a drive! We spent most of Friday with Grandma O in Red Deer. We picked her up for lunch and spent a couple hours in the mall ... and then back to her place for cookies and ice-cream. Then we picked up Amy and we went to McDonalds for supper (or more like a play since my kids don't know what to eat there)! Then we went swimming ... but Grandma opted out of this part of the day! It was a bit chaotic but fun all the same ...and Grandma said she enjoyed it. However, I do need to talk to her and see how long it took to recover :)

company time

Up here in the North overnight company is a novelty. So we felt pretty lucky to have company 3 weekends in a row! I sense a long dry spell coming up! It was frigidly cold, but we had fun anyway. For the family day long weekend Devin and Shauna and family and Leah joined us. And I can't forget to mention that, a certain friend turned 29 while she was here ... I'm sure that is what it was - so now we're the same age! Ha! Unfortunately I never thought to take a family photo ... so you have to imagine what they look like, because they were in fact here.
The next weekend, even though the pictures are opposite, a very popular guest stayed with us - and his parents! However, I see as I'm looking through photos, that I never took any pictures of Gavin's mom or dad, or uncle Rob or Scott - who also stayed with us at the same time. Oops! I guess they'll have to come back so we can have another chance.

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!