The Break is Over!

Well, I don't even know if I have any followers on this blog anymore and that's ok. I mainly post here so that I have a bit of a diary of our lives... later I will print it all out for our kids and hopefully they'll get a kick out of it when they're older.

So every time I swing past the blog, or somebody mentions it, I get a little feeling of guilt knowing that I've neglected it all summer. We've had some great times and I really want to document that!!

So my goal over the next few weeks is to go back and post our summer photos (geeze, do I even have them all uploaded to the computer???). There's awesome stuff.... like our trip to DisneyLand, tons of camping trips, Halloween and more. Ash has lost so many teeth, Ted is heading back to work, Jake has learned to skate and is now in HOCKEY!! and I just moved in to my very own photography studio.

I'm going to post date them all back to the appropriate dates just so that it's good for printing later, but it should all work nicely! ;)

So stay tuned...

Nikon Testing

That's right, as of late, I've had enough of Canon.. I want clarity and focusing and more focus points... all things I can get with a Nikon system.

So I headed over to photographer friend's of mine. She graciously allowed me to play with her D700 (which is the camera I'm thinking of getting) to see if maybe I was the one causing the poor clarity and bad focus or if it really was just the freaking camera!!!! (Side note: after doing multiple tests, canon has told me that it's me and not the camera).

Ok so 5 minutes outside of Erin's studio with Jake and I have now realized that I'm not crazy!! It isn't me!!! It IS the camera!!! WAHOOOOOOOO! Tomorrow I am heading to purchase a complete Nikon system cause how do you say no to this clarity and color:

First Camp Trip of the Season

..... and it rained and rained and rained. We headed down to Sandy Point for the weekend. We love going down there cause we just bring the trailer down and chill out on the ocean and Ted's brother's beach house. Usually the kids' cousins are down as well so they all play together (usually in the trailer) and we all just relax. LOVE IT!

On this particular weekend, we ALL spent the entire weekend in the trailer. And it rained and rained and rained. Weekends like these make me thankful that I'm not in some rayon tent sleeping on the ground and getting soaking wet. Have I mentioned how much I absolutely LOVE our trailer!?!?!

Blair and Kafaleen

Blair and his lovely girlfriend Kathleen are here from Winnipeg this week and I'm so glad they are... we miss them...SOOOOOO much. I've been trying to work out a plan to get them to move home, but nothing has come to mind yet. So if anyone has a good one, let me know! ;)

Anyways, my dad's house is COVERED... no, PLASTERED in photos of my kids. So he was mentioning that he really wanted a photo of my brother and Kafaleen (as Jake calls her). Well!! With such gorgeous weather... let's head out to the field!!!

Here's a couple shots! Love you guys!!








Oh.... sorry.... not that one.... THESE are the goodies! ;) (Click on them to get a bigger view)

Mother's Day Tea

Ok now THIS was one of the cutest things I've ever seen! Jake's preschool class through all the mommies a Mother's Day Tea. We walked in, they personally sat us all, and then each child proceeded to serve their mommies tea and brownies and ice cream. After we had a snack they took us around to all the little stations that were designed to "pamper" us.

Omg. It was sooooo cute! There was a massage station with various kinds of massage tools for them to use, a manicure table, a pedicure table and a hair table and a makeover table.

They also serenaded us with a lovely song... oh it was just the sweetest thing ever!!

Jake and I didn't make it to many tables but he did paint my finger nails and very aptly picked Canuck colors: green and blue! haha!!

My little Spiderman and my sweet kitty cat....

Off we went to Murrayville today to the Child Find event. We got the kiddos' pictures taken and fingerprints taken so that if, god forbid, anything happens to them, we are as prepared as we can possibly be.

There was also fun stuff for the kids to do... free hotdogs and juice, an animal guy, clowns, balloon animals and face painting! Check out what Ash and Jake got done:

Easter Time

I really do believe that Easter is my kids' favorite holiday... moreso than Christmas, moreso that Halloween.... they LOVE easter!!!! Maybe it's the overflowing baskets of chocolate? Well let's face it, that could steal anyone's heart! Well, mine at least!! ;)

They're starting to get good at hunting to, causing Ted and I to get more creative with our hiding places. And every single year, I go way overboard with the chocolate, and then we're drowning in it for weeks! (Never good for a girl who's in a constant weight battle!).

I just love where the kiddos are at right now... they're so much fun. Celebrating holidays and just doing simple things like going to the zoo are so new and fresh and exciting! Love it!!