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.

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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.

Easter Morning

This weekend while we were at my parents, there dog Biscuit chased a little bunny in the backyard and killed it. The kids were back there and saw the whole thing. Mandy tells the kids how Biscuit has killed the easter bunny. I think for a second they actually believed her and then they began to laugh and joked about it throughout the day. That is about the most exciting thing that happen on our easter weekend.

Easter Photos

Easter Photos

Easter

Well we had a wonderful easter. We went to my parents house for the weekend. The kids died easter eggs and had an easter egg hunt. They got candy and money. Today they went and bought water guns with the money they found in the easter egg hunt. Brian and I were both sick but we are feeling better today. When Bri got up easter morning I said to him the Easter Bunny came last night and he left a candy trail from your room all the way to your easter basket. Bri looked at me and said I know mom, I got up last night and followed the candy and looked in my basket. He then laughs and looks and me and said I tricked you. The kids were both excited about there baskets. They got lots of candy, Bri got a yoyo and Caty-lynne got a princess candy holder.

Our New House

Well we sold our home and have signed a contract for a home in Greenville. We are very excited. We will be moving May 25th. Well we have been very busy around here, going to Greenville to find a home with three children. That has been very fun let me tell you.
Bri turned five on March 30th and we had a party at pump it up. It was a blast. We had 22 kids there and they jumped around on the inflatable toys for 1 1/2 hours. I am not sure who had more fun Brian or the kids. We have pictures of him doing eagles in the inflatable box (like a tramp.) I will have to post them later.
Brian is in his last rotation and it is very laid back. The residents actually laughed at him when he showed up the first day because that thought everyone had finished and wanted to know what he was doing there. They then told him if he had anything to do don't worry about coming in or even telling them about it. That has been very nice. He is normally home around lunch time so we get to see a lot of him. That is about all that is going on around here. Have a nice easter.

Caty-lynne's new outfit

Well when Nana was here she bought Caty-lynne this cute outfit that she loves. She had to wear it today. She loves dancing around the house in the skirt because when she turns around it catches air and expands like a princess she says. So she wanted me to take a picture of her and send it to Nana. So we decided to just put it on our blog for everyone to see.

Match Day!!!!

Well on Thrusday we found out we will be moving to Greenville, NC. Brian was very excited, that was his real number one choice. He put Winston as number one just for me, so it worked out great for him. He is very excited. He loved Greenville when he did his rotation there. He is looking forward to start at the end of June. We went to look at homes on friday and that was a little discouraging. The homes cost more in little Greenville than Winston or Charlotte, so hopefully we will be able to get into something a little bigger than what we have now. Greenville is a pretty small town in the eastern part of North Carolina consisting of about 60,000 people. It will be a bit of a change for us going from having everything around the corner to not having much in the city we live in. I am sure we will love it and the kids are very excited to move somewhere differnt and to actually have a yard to play in.

Brian's New Hobby

Well Brian decided one day he wanted to learn how to knit. So he went and bought some needles, book and some yarn and taught himself. The first thing that he knitted was a bookmark and now he is working on a scarf for me. I was very impressed at how well he is doing.

Our two Princess's

Thought I would add a few pictures of the girls. Lizzie is starting to sit by herself, she is getting so big. We only have 6 days left and these last few days have been so slow so I am sure the next 6 will go by even slower. Well nothing exciting going on here, we are just excited for Nana to come and visit in one week. The kids are really looking forward to her coming. Well hope you enjoy the pictures.

crazy Bri

I was going through some of Caty-lynne's old cloths today when Bri found her halloween costume from when she was 9 months old. He ask what it was and I told him it was her butterfly costume and he wanted to try it on. At first I said no but then I thought it might be pretty funny. So here he is in Caty-lynne's costume she wore when she was only 9 months old. We were all laughing so hard so I hope you all can have a nice laugh too.