Monday, May 31, 2010

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'.....





Uh oh!  She's really on the move now!  She came out to me at the stove, laying on her back.  I wondered how she got all the way there...turns out she was laying on her back on the ceramic tile, digging her heels in and pushing.  I guess it's time for a baby gate.

Sunday, May 30, 2010

My little reader


I bought these books for Logan for Christmas, and he's read a few of the red ones, but he wasn't really interested.  They're using a different type of levelled readers at school, and I thought he was just memorizing the words.  Today, Logan wanted to read all of these (there are 12 books - he's read 2 before)...and he did just that.    He did so well!!  He can sound out words like nobody's business.  This is such a fun experience to watch him put it all together!

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Girls' Weekend


Avery modelling one of the two coordinating outfits I bought her when we went shopping on Girls' Weekend.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Bingo!


(oh, and yes, I'm aware that I'm cheaping out on the pics right now, but I'm out of commission for a few days and this is all I can manage!)

Thursday, May 27, 2010

Go fish


Two different kinds of GO FISH!  makes for fun times :)

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Action shot

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Summer fun





Monday, May 24, 2010

Feet in the grass...


I'm very surprised that she's OK with this.  Not one tear shed over the feel of the grass on her feet or legs!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Skating Skillz







Saturday, May 22, 2010

Fireworks!



We went in with 7 other families and put on one heck of a fireworks show for the kids.  There were about 20 kids there, I think, a bonfire, chips, marshmallows, plenty of bug spray and  of course "ear puffs" for Logan so that he could enjoy the fireworks without the noise bothering him.  What a fun time!!

Friday, May 21, 2010

Breakfast buddies

Nick's parents had to leave home really early today, so he came to our house until it was time for school.  They were SO very excited to get to have breakfast together and get ready for school together, too.  I only had to threaten time outs once!  They were really good :)

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Roadtrip!!!


Today's playday consisted of a few good hours outside in the beautiful weather!!  One of the benefits to living in a new development is that there's lots of open field around and the JK/SK crowd can go offroading.




Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Soccer night in Canada

Soccer nights are Avery's late night.  She's been going to bed by 6:30pm each night, but on soccer nights she's up until about 8.  She's very happy though, and really loves watching the big kids run around and scream like maniacs!   And Logan just LOVES soccer nights, too. 




Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Hidey Hole

There is a toad in our yard.  A BIG one.  He's found himself a hidey hole next to the house and you can hardly see him there.  He's burrowed in backwards so his legs and body are under the grass, and just his front legs and head are outside of the hole.  We've been watching him for a few days and I guess Avery was taking notes.  She found her own hidey hole and backed in





I went back out to take pictures of the toad, but he'd left by then.

Monday, May 17, 2010

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Splashdown

Sorry it's sideways!!  I always forget that I can't turn the camera when I'm in video mode.

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Daddy's girl




Friday, May 14, 2010

Tubby Time

Avery's been sleeping so well at night, that each morning requires a bath and a full change of all bedding to get us started.  She LOVES the tubby now that she can sit up and play.  Everytime I put her in, it's like it's her first time dealing with water.  She cautiously puts her hands under the water, and moves her fingers around slowly as if she's never seen anything like it.  Then she starts moving the bubbles around with her fingers, and this evolves quickly into full-on splash-a-thons. 





See the mirror with all the water on it?  The floor looked much worse than that.  And yeah, I kinda hate how close that upper cabinet comes to her head, but luckily she still breezes underneath it (for now). 

Thursday, May 13, 2010

9 months Old


...annnnnd, let the outtakes begin!  Now that she's a rolling machine, it's pretty tough to get a pic of her next to her piggy.  Here are some of our efforts...


I think we got one!


And she's entering the next phase of life...the big girl car seat.  She looks so tiny in it!

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

My little pro

Logan had his first hockey game of the season tonight.  It was FREEZING.  Avery enjoyed watching (and continuously throwing her hat on the grass) and Logan had a blast on the field.  There are 4 kids he knows from our neighbourhood on his team (as well as 4 more on other teams), and 4 kids from the team last year and then a few new faces. 


Strike a pose


He's got it down!  He had a really great save, too, and was so proud of himself!


They look warm!  Too bad the kid wearing the longjohns and the toque wasn't in this pic!


Next week's match: black vs. purple. 

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Reunion

Logan's friend Nicky was away for more than a week...imagine how desperate they were to get together!?  We ended up spending all day + 2 meals with Nicky and family.  Boy they missed each other!









Monday, May 10, 2010

Go away!!


Seems like it's been raining forever.  Blahhhh.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Mother's Day

Another Sunday at the arena.  I got to sleep in, and TJ made me my favourite French toast for breakfast.  Great day!!! 


Saturday, May 8, 2010

Party!!



So amazed by the improvement in Logans printing!!

Friday, May 7, 2010

Mom/mommy/mama



Logan made this for me at school...and it's my favourite Mother's Day gift yet.  Everything on it is significant, and the little text blurbs are personalized.  The main page is purple "because it's your favourite girl colour", there are pictures of things we've done together (blowing out birthday candles, baking, holding hands)...it's just so sweet, and I couldn't have been more thrilled!!

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Ready for weather

....still rainy....




Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Soccer: season 2

Logan started soccer season tonight.  It was meet the coach night, so the plan was just to get paperwork, meet  the coaches, and get a jersey.  Logan managed to be on the Black team again, and he was overjoyed by that news!  He was hoping his best buddy would be on his team, but although that didn't work out, he does know a couple of other kids on the team.  New coaches this year, too.  They are both moms, and I'm sure they'll be great with the kids.  They're going to have a big team blanket so when the kids are not on the field, they're going to sit on the blanket (as opposed to all over the place, like last year!). 


Just like last year, it was not a nice evening for being outdoors.  This year was worse though.  It's hard to tell, but it was pouring rain when we left home.  Thankfully, it stopped by the time we got to the field.



Funny story.  Last year, Logan started with the number 1 jersey.  He decided partway through the season that he didn't want to be number 1 anymore, so he hid the jersey.  Then I'm pretty sure he forgot where he'd put it...and well, he ended up with number 17.  I found the jersey months later, covered in white cat hair, under our bed where the cat likes to hide out.  So this year, we're starting with #2...hopefully that'll be our only jersey for the year!