a quick hello

Just stopping in for a quick hello! I go back to work this afternoon and the kids start school on Wednesday. Matthew also starts school on Wednesday and Caleb starts preschool next Tuesday.

We have been very busy. We have enjoyed the last little bit of summer holidays.

Matthew on the bars at the park:

Caleb feeding the ducks at the park (and then deciding he needed a little snack himself-don't worry, it's not stale)

Some more funny things that Caleb has done lately:

- He asked, "If I get a broken leg, will all of my food fall out of me?"

- He claims that he wants to be Santa Claus when he grows up. When asked why, he says "because of the boots".

* I hope to take some photos of my new classroom soon and post them up here too. I even sewed curtains to cover my storage shelves. (I told you I was busy!)

how we spent our summer vacation

by michelle_d :)

At the end of July we went to Madge Lake and spent a few days "camping". Now don't get our version of "camping" confused with real camping. Our plan was to stay in a hotel room and visit our friends who were camping (like with a real camper). But upon our arrival, we were pleased to find out that we could stay in a cabin instead of the hotel room.

The cabin had a fridge/freezer, a fire pit, two bedrooms, lots of space. We loved it. And the boys loved every minute of our holiday. There were two other families and we all have boys so close in age. It was perfect!

We went for walks, played at the beach, had campfires, went boating and tubing. We even saw a bear (sorry, no photo of the bear- he was outside our cabin and the camera was in the car!)

And PS. I also had my birthday :) Here I am with my gift opening assistants.

25 things we've done this summer...

1. We celebrated our tenth wedding anniversary by going to Saskatoon without our kids.

2. We went to Cirque Du Soleil.

3. We've gotten into the nice habit of going swimming at the ymca every Sunday afternoon.

4. We invited Maya to come over and swim in our kiddie pool.

5. We took Maya to the splash park.6. We jumped on Grandma's trampoline.7. We baked bread in our bread machine.

8. We bought fresh strawberries and corn on the cob from the fruit stand.

9. We went to Regina Beach on Canada Day.

10. We went out to Rick's parent's cottage for a day.

11. We went to visit Great-Grandpa and all the great Aunties and Uncles.

12. We visited great Auntie Rose's farm.

13. We got to sit in a combine and pull the horn on a semi truck.

14. Matthew read 20 books by himself and got to go to Book and Briar to pick out some new books.

15. Matthew's been reading alot on his own.

16. Caleb got some new hats.

17. Matthew has been building with his lego sets.

18. Caleb got a new ninja turtle costume.

19. I've read four books so far this summer.

20. We've played waterpark in the backyard with our kiddie pool and wacky sprinkler.

21. We went to the Saskatchewan Jazz Festival.

22. I embroidered a robot. Not sure what to do with him... maybe make a book bag for one of the boys.

23. We've gone to storytime at the library each Tuesday morning.

24. We went to a magic show at the library and Matthew got to be the assistant!

25. We've been having a great summer! How about you?

family time

It's sooooo nice to be on summer holidays, to feel more relaxed at the end of the day, to have time for some fun family times in the evening.

Like last evening....