Life in reverse

Grandma R, this one's for you! They were all sitting together looking through their Ranger Rick magazine. This is when I should have grabbed the video camera so you could hear them discussing it.

Palm Sunday, always a favorite!

Mia (and the rest of the 5th grade) is selling tickets to the pancake breakfast next month so with only a half day of school we went around delivering tickets.



This was a week ago almost, lots more has been done since then. We're getting there!

No matter what our personal thoughts are on the whole matter it is a major historical event and it did make my photo of the day.

Making birthday cards for Grandma VH. I loved Holly's note and I'm sure Grandma did, too. :)

Her books so good she couldn't put it down, even fell asleep reading.

Yes, we did participate in some St Patricks day activities (after certain friends of Holly's had green pancakes and milk for lunch...thanks Heather!) for dinner.

Did you all fill out your Census?


Holly finally was chosen to be the VIB which involves getting to take the class bear, LC, home for the weekend and showing him a good time and also invite a special guest to her classroom. Aunt Mandy is coming this week as her special guest.
Nothing to extraordinary going on but we wouldn't ask for life any other way.

03.21.10

Life's a party

Our string of great weather is continuing, with the occasional day of rain here and there.

The lumber truck delivered some material for our deck the other day and I went out to make sure the boys weren't in the way and found them sliding down the bed of the truck.  The driver told them to hop on and use if for a slide.  They didn't need to be asked twice!

Aunt Joan, this one is for you.  The other day they were talking on the phone and she asked Lucas what he was doing and I believe his response was "sitting on the couch talking to you".  I'm sure a few of you have had that response in the past.

While the boys are playing, the girls have started working.  They get the job of cleaning the shop.  Fun, Fun!!  :)

In kindergarten, they are starting to sound out words and write sentences.  Any guesses as to what the above paper says?  I did get a translation, although Lucas was quite apalled that I couldn't read it.  Oops!

Joey's organized night stand, look closely and see how many Bakugan you see "hanging" around.  Chances are, if you don't have an elementary age boy in your house you have no idea what I'm talking about.

But they're cool...

and magnetic, so I often find them hanging from everything and anything!

So, enough about me...

Apparently, there are some rumblings out there that someone (who may or may not remain nameless) wants to see some pictures of Eric, or of our backyard make-over or Eric working on our backyard make-over. I'm not exactly sure which one it is but this post should hopefully appease that needy person. (and the rest of you who want to see my husband hard at work)




Not my husband, but hard at work, non-the-less. Thanks, Dave, for you help!


Again, not my husband, but another guy hard at work on our new patio. He does awesome concrete work!


Had to throw this one in there, too. Last Saturday, while Eric was busy working on the deck, Dave was busy entertaining our kids. He spent the majority of the afternoon taking them for a spin, one at a time, in his hot ride.

(Are you happy, Louis?)   I think Eric may be adding some photos of what you really want to see later today.  :)

The Olympic spirit is contagious

At the start of the winter games up in Vancouver I didn't really know how much we'd see of the sites and sounds of the Olympics.  Now looking back, that was a crazy thought!  Our two weeks were filled with Olympic excitement as we watched them on t.v., took a day trip into the city to see the sites and last Thursday I capped off my Olympic experience with a visit to the set for a live taping of the Today show.  (if you're on Facebook you've seen most of these already, so if you're sick of it...so sorry!  But it was so much fun and an adventure of a lifetime, it needs repeating!)   It started with a slightly crazy and impulsive thought after seeing some friends pictures on Facebook after they had gone up.  11 of us left Lynden at 1:30 A.M. and headed north to Grouse Mountain.


We enjoyed a (early) morning of hanging around the campfire with everyone  from Today as well as special guest, Jimmy Fallon.



This chick does the updating on Facebook for Today apparently.  Lisa recognized her.  It's the only photo with evidence that I did indeed have a sign wishing my sisters a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!  :)





Grabbed some of these cute little cookies at Starbucks up at  Grouse.  They were cute but no one (I put them in the kids lunches) thought they were to tasty.

Proof that I did indeed score a pair of red mittens!  As we passed Zellers on our way up to the taping we had wanted to stop but in was not open of course.  So the next day I had about 2 hours before I had to be at school and wanted to quick run up and see if they had any Olympic gear left.  Thanks, Wendi, for jumping along and being so kind as to give me the last pair (a RETURN no less!)

I had to be back to school because the kindergarten class was taking part in the Kindergarten Olympics.  I missed the opening torch relay but made it in time for 2 men-bobsleigh, skeleton, hockey, the biathalon, a little curling, and the mogels.  Team Canada left the stadium so proud of their accomplishments and thanking all their fans and supporters.  Then they headed back to the classroom for the medal ceremony. Too much fun!

Life seems a little dull after all that excitement but I'm sure it won't take long for us to figure out what our next adventure will be! :)