Wordless Friday: The Park

Wordless Friday:

I seen this on Erins blog and thought it was a great Idea...So thanks Erin for being so brilliant and really thinking out of the box.

Foolin' round

we are very excited to annouce the arrival of my new lens...I have been talking about this lens for 2 years now and I finally purchased it....So exciting!

Here are a few shots withthe help of photoshop! lol..

layton's maiden voyage!

Layton learned how to ride his bike in 2 days....Amazing!

Here is his video! I have never been so proud!

Side note: I got my new lens for the camera...horray better pics to come!

I can't wait for the farm and Ottawa.

Oh Tana.....

True encounters of a HIGHLY reasonble 13month old GIRL!

"O look what does Layton have"I WANT THAT TOOOO MOMMY WAAAAAA
Uh UH Translated into OOOO what is this..
HUMPH>>>he is STILL playing with that....
I am going to go kick the fence now.....(I am not joking that is what she actually did)

She spy's on Layton who has now decided to play with the soccer ball.

AAHA Its mine all mine...but wait...what do I do with it?

Oh whats that...a pretty flower!

So Tired, Lets have nap.....

Moving day...(not mine)

So for moving day, (Kate and James for those of you who don't know). I said that I would watch their kids for them....well most of the day looked like this......

it felt like this

but on the upside garage sale mother load down the street!

new bike for layton!

new table for Tana

new play b-ball net/tent/beanbag toss

Our First Annual Eldorado manor BBQ

Here are some new pics of our BBQ on Sunday. It was great! We has Lisa and Bob and their two kids Mark and Ryan, Also we had Kate and James and of course Tristan and Aidan. It was Super good time! And of course we played a little rock band....how could we not!

Lisa and Ryan

Grown ups watching the action below~

James getting chased by Tristan and Layton with soaked balls of fiery~

Tristan going down the slip and slide.. after he was shoved by James!!

Lindsay finding it humorous that Tana was afraid of it!
Layton going down!
Mark going down!
Aidan enjoying the view from the grass!
Ryan plotting his escape...He really didn't like the slip and Slide!!

Ode to Carmen!

I had the chance to go out with This beautiful lady on Saturday night! It was wonderful!

Such a wonderful girl and so completely charming! I feel so luck to have her as one of my closest friends. Seriously I can not say enough great things about her! She has the ability to make you feel great when you are down and inspired when you have no inspiration....she is truly a wonderful person That I absolutely adore! So here is to you Carmen!!

Kijiji.ca

So as of recently I have found this wonderful website that you can purchase newish old things cheap....ha ha! Love it! I bought a new stove!~ $450 bought this beauty! 3 years old and sitting in a garage for a year so only like 2 years old! Convection and self cleaning....aaaaa its a good life!

So amazing right!! ha ha just kiddin' this is the old one!

Love love love it~!

Sheeeees Baaaack

Okay, So any one who has been talking to me in the last......I want to say week but more like 2 or 3 weeks knows I have been very grumpy... mostly a result of sleep deprivation and stress. I have not wanted to do anything....at all. But something happened yesterday, I decided I was done, and no matter what I am a mother and a wife and whether or not I wanted to I have a job that needs to be done. So I asked Kate (my wonderful sister who puts up with my horribleness at times) to watch my little munchkins and I cleaned and organized and hung pictures and AAAH I feel so much better. It is amazing what a women can do with no children in only a couple of hours. I think that the lord made us have and take care of the kids because the world would be too efficient if we had full use of our brain all the time! ha ha.

I knew things were going to be good today when I wasn't mad when I awakened this morning by the rain, You see I had just finished watering the grass last night......I actually laughed at the fact that I mowed the lawn and took the time to water it and it rained...all night! ha ha. My grass is going to be the greenest on the block!

Oh and here is a shout Out to Jimmy,

Happy Birthday Kiddo!!

Ready Set Go!

So the kids are in bed and the house is quiet! I do my best thinking at night and rarely have the strength or energy to do anything about it! So I am taking this rare opportunity to right down some of my thoughts!

Lindsay is sick right now so he is in the spare room for the next week and I am glad for that, Well lets clarify I am glad he is getting a good nights rest and that he will feel better in a couple days...not so much that he is downstairs and that he is sick! ha ha. Things are going great with his job right now so I am excited about that, there is always that fear in the back of my mind that maybe he won't like it and he'll want to go do something else...not that that is bad I just would like to be settled for a while.

I am starting a day home, soon. The extra money will pay off some of the mortgage and holidays for the future. I wasn't exactly convinced this is what I had wanted to do but it seems to be the best option. Although I am not sure I want to go with and "Agency" or not. That is still all up in the air. I really want to get back into my Photography. So I have made a new goal that I will learn one new thing a week and practice it as much as I can. I would love to make that my full time job but I am lacking a bit of the confidence I need to do it properly.

Sammy (my sister) has a blog now too and I am excited to keep up with that. I don't get to talk to her too much as she is so busy with work and what was that other thing again...oh yeah sleep! ha ha.. She is due in October and she is pretty excited! we all are I think! I hope I can make a trip down to visit that little one. It helps with the blog we should be able to keep up with her on goings and that new little ones momentous occasions!

Layton and Tana have been so good lately.....I say this know full well that they aren't bad children at all. But when they are good, really good it is such a break for me! Oh should I clarify here, when I mean good I mean couch potatoes! Ha ha. They are so busy I can't keep up some days. My house gets flipped upside down some days in a matter of minutes and it takes me the whole day to clean it!

I am also excited to hear that my cousin Steven A.K.A Foster is on the warped tour in Saskatoon, For those of you who don't know what that is, It is a major thing for a rock band these days. It is where most great bands get their big break! Here's hoping for you and your band Foster! We are cheering all the way from here! Moments of Brilliance is the name of his band and they are on my space music if you want to check them out.

well I think that is all for tonight folks, Thanks for staying tuned and we'll chat soon!
Good night and good luck!

The Calgary Zoo!

There are very few places in Alberta that really draw me in...one of them is the west-ed..for what ever reason...or every reason! and the other is the Calgary zoo. It brings back fond memories of going on special trips with my parents. I am glad I got to share this with our kids. They had a blast, although it the day was long the weather was perfect we seen most of the animals and had a picnic and ice cream cones and most of all we got to visit with my family. Here are some pics of the day!
Tana loved walking around the Zoo. She had so much fun.
Daddy Holding onto Tana so she wouldn't run away!
The boys were up quite early so they had a nap in the park...thank goodness for the wike!
Aidan was so good this trip what a trooper. She loved looking around and making noises at people!
Layton in front of the black bear! He thought it was so neat to be sooo close!
Tana and Aidan chatting away at each other!
Layton spent a lot of time on Lindsay's shoulders to look at the animals.
The baby elephant or as Tristan puts it BABAR!
Layton looking at the camels!

Can't wait to go back with them when they are a bit older and look again!