Home

Well we made it home and it was not to bad. The flights went very well, but anything would be better than our trip out to Canada. We are getting back into our routine here. Bri has been playing nonstop with all the boys on our street. He is a busy little boy, he always seem to have someone asking him to do something. This weekend he is in Palymra, NY. My mom and sister took him and her son (Michael) up for the weekend. They are going to the Hill Cumorah Pageant tonight. Today they are going to do the tour in Palymra and go to the sacred groove and to Joseph's home as a boy. Brian said he thinks his 5 yr. old son is more traveled them him, since neither of us have been there before. I am sure he will have fun. Caty-lynne and I are just hanging out together.
Brian work last night so he is sleeping and lizzy is sleeping too.
I am excited because I finally found something for my bedroom, once i get it done i will post a picture. That is about as is exciting as it gets around here so until next time.

West Edmonton Mall

We Went to West Edmonton Mall yesterday for one night. This is a picture of our Theme room. It was a truck room. The kids loved it. The whole time I was there I keep thinking of Jaxon, b/c he loves trucks. He would have loved our room. Anyway the kids could get in the front of this truck and pretend to drive. They had bunkbeds that were firetruck that had lights on them. There were stop light hanging from the ceiling for our lights and lamp post. The kids had a blast turning the lights on and off. On the first night we went to water world, that was soo much fun. We went on really fast waterslides and the kids played in the kid pools. They loved it and did not want to leave.

These are pictures of the next day at Galaxy Land. This is Bri riding on the swings by himself. He was just at the limit for height. He had the biggest smile on his face while he was swinging very high in the air.
This is the roller coaster we went on. Caty-lynne was too short so she was pouting so Libby took her to go and watch us. She got over it really fast, as soon as we found another ride to go on.
This was the kid roller coaster she was able to ride on. Caty-lynne was screaming and throwing her hands in the air. It was really cute. The rest of the pictures are pics from the park. We had a great time and are thankful to Nana who took us their.


This is a picture of the kids inside of a whale's mouth. Pretty cute.

More Pictures from Stampede

Calgary Stampede

On Friday we went to the stampede and had a blast. We first went to the dog show and then headed over to the rodeo. The kids loved it. We went with Nana, Jeni, Libby, Drew and Brayden. We got tons of yummy food.


On Saturday morning we went down to the Stampede Breakfast. It was fun. We had pancakes and listened to music. The kids got to go on a pony ride and pet some goats and chicks. Bri got his face painted. He got a spider web painted on his face. Caty-lynne got to dance with Harry the Horse and loved it. She was a little shy at first but warmed up and danced two songs with him.

Caty-lynne was so excited to get this pink cowboy hat. She told us the day before that if she was going to go the stampede she needed a pink cowboy hat. We had told her she needed one for stampede but she decided on the color and she was sure they would have that color and they did, thank goodness.

Ghost Lake

Well today we had a lot of fun at Ghost lake. We went out this afternoon for a pinic and a boat ride. The kids had a blast. This was Caty-lynne's first time on a boat. On her first ride she just about feel asleep she was enjoying it so much.

Canada

The kids and I arrived in Canada on Wed. and it was some trip. I am trying to forget that day ever happened. But we are here now and having a wonderful time. Brian was not able to come because of work and he is very lonely at home. We miss him alot. The kids are having a blast with Nana, granddad, jeni, newby, libby and the kids. We have a lot of fun things planned for the next 2 weeks. Here are a few pictures of the kids we have taken since we have been up here.

Pictures

Our Beach Trip

Well we just got home from the beach yesterday and we had a great time. The kids had a blast playing in the ocean and sand. We also got a chance to take them mini golfing and Bri got 3 hole in one. Brian was only able to stay from Sunday to Wed. night but he enjoyed his few days there. He and my dad went golfing twice and spent some time with us at the beach and swimming pool. I will post picture later.

More Pictures

Pictures of Hawaii

HAWAII

Well Hawaii was a blast. We had so much fun. The weather was perfect. We had a nice convertible to drive around in and which helped our tan. We went on a boat to Molikini snorkling and then to turtle town to swim with the turtles. Brian and I got so close to one that it freaked me out that I turned around and went back to the boat. Brian keep swimming with it and it turned around and stared Brian in the face. Very neat. The boat then took us to La Perouse Bay, it was breath taking. The water was crystal clear. We found nice beaches and great shopping. Then the trip ended and we got home and had to move the next day. Not so much fun. We had rented the biggest truck you can get (26 feet long) and still was not big enough. We had Brian's car packed, my car packed with a car top carry on it and then Mandy even had to put stuff in her car. I did not realize how much junk we had. I told Brian in 3 years for are next move we will sale everyting and start fresh. Leave the junk behind. We are now just about settled in here. We just have to hang a few more pictures.
Tomorrow we leave to go to the beach with my family for the week. We are going to Litchfield, SC we went last year and had a great time so we are looking forward to this week. Brian Can only stay until Wed. b/c he starts work on Thursday.
Well her are some pictures from Hawaii and we will post some of our house when we get back.

Graduation Yeah Yeah

Well it finally happened, Brian finished Medical School. He graduated on Mothers Day. What a day. This was a day we had been waiting for, for a long time. After graduation we went to our friends house the Almodova's and they had a great Hawaian meal for us. When we got there I gave Brian his gift. He thought it was a trip to the North Carolina Mountians but it was a trip to Hawaii. He was speechless. He did not think I was capable of keeping a secert like that for 1 year. We had a great time and the food was wonderful.

Brian's New Hobby

Well as I mentioned before Brian took up nitting and has become very good at it. He has now nitted me a scarf and hat, lizzy a tank top, Caty-lynne a purse and backpack and Michael a tic tac bag. It has become something he enjoys doing and likes making things people can use. So I thought I would share a few things he has made with everyone. This is a picture of Lizzy's tank top and Caty-lynne's backpack.

Lizzy started crawling the other day. Very exciting day for her. She is a very slow crawler put she is figuring it out. Brian graduates this weekend and we are all very excited about that. We will be going on a trip after graduation just the two of us. Lynne and Jeni are going to watch the kids, we are very excited. This trip is a suprise for Brian, he knows we are going somewhere but does not know where or when we go. I know that we are going to have a blast and we will tell you all about later.

Family Pictures

We went and got our family picture taken and thought we would share it with everyone.
It is really hard to get three kids to smile and look at the camera at the same time. So this is as good as it gets.

Bri's Big Day

Well today Bri learned how to ride his bike without training wheels. He did great and now he does not want to get off his bike. He had the biggest grin on his face when he realized his dad had let go and he was doing it all by himself. I can't beleive how fast he is growing up. He was so happy he wanted to call and tell Nana, granddad, papa, ooma and Michael. He also wanted me to post it on our blog with pictures for everyone to see. So here he is.

Our Sweet Little Lizzy

Well Lizzy will be 7 months in a few days and I can't believe it. She is trying so hard to figure out how to crawl. She gets on her knees and rocks and she scoots backwards. She constantly has to be moving. When you sit her down on the floor to play with toys she falls to her stomach and trys to crawl. She then gets very frustrated and wants you to hold her hands so she can walk around the house. Who knows she might just skip crawling and go right to walking. She reminds me alot of Bri as a baby, never happy until he figured out how to walk. He always wanted to be on the go.
We are starting to pack everything up here. In some ways I can't believe it has been 4 years. Brian only has 1 1/2 weeks left of his rotation and he is done. We are so excited to start a new adventure in Greenville.