Apple Barn Tradition

Every year in October, we head to the apple barn for some fun photos.

Our beautiful family...

Look how big I am! Grandma tells me she is going to put a book on my head to stop me from growing. I don't like that because one day I want to be a daddy!
This giant pillow is so fun to jump on!

Daddy and I on our way to the BIG slide.
The ginormous wheel from the tractor pulling the hay ride!
Mater? Mater!
Mom and the boys...
Ry's first encounter with pumpkins!
Smiley boys!

Ry's Twin

We were in the basement and Ry noticed another baby in the mirror... he smiled at him...

bonked heads with him...

tried to kiss the little boy...
then tried to look for him, without any luck.

What a funny boy we have!

Fall has arrived...sadly.

We were hoping for a nice sunny September; however, we had to turn on our furnace and get on our boots and rain coats! We bought some fun leaves at Michael's the other day and thought we would try them out in the studio since the weather,well, hasn't been that great!. What fun expressions my boys have! Enjoy!

Rwow!

Rylan LOVES to play with cars. He drives them back and forth with the sound effect: "RWOw, Rwow, Rowow!" So cute!

Ry and the Bottle

Finally after 10 months Rylan started to take the bottle, luckily just before I had to return to work. Here he is being a big boy holding the bottle all by himself!

It spits!?

So near the end of the summer, we visited the Vancouver Zoo. B loved the space to run! Ry loved looking at the animals. He also loved playing with the hat of the Japanese boy that sat in front of us at the lion's feeding. We had a little fun with B and the railway tracks too. Watch out for the camel... it spits:) B tried to actually reach out and touch the camel, but he got too scared. Overall a fun day!

William's Park Reunion!

We decided to include more friends, but no one else showed up! Fun times withe Kerri and Janet!

The "Sticks"

Brayden loves sticks! He looks for sticks. He picks up sticks. He walks around with sticks. He pretends they are swords and fights with sticks. Ry just loves to sit on the porch and eat sticks!:) I don't mind ...the cheaper the better!

The "Box"

Both B and Ry love this antique box! B uses it to make him taller so he can see out the window and heckle the passer-byers. He also loves to sit inside the box! Ry loves the box to pull himself up to standing position and bang it like a drum. What a cheap "toy"!

Beautiful Flowers!

My sunflowers are finally blooming. These two are from the same seeds! Amazing colours!

Long enough already!

On the August long weekend, we decided we would go to Seattle to visit my cousins, MycahDoug (as B calls them!). We had a wedding on Saturday, then we thought the line-ups would be better on Sunday...needless to say we were wrong. We had fun riding in the back of the car and Ry loved being the front seat driver! A long 3 hour wait, but fun none the less.

WOW!

I just looked at the date when I last posted and ...it's been more than a month! WOW! We have been really busy! We have had 2 weddings, Rylan shot a Lexus commercial, we went to Shuswap for a week, went to the Vancouver Zoo... and Rylan started crawling! I will post lots of pics soon as I will be going back to work next week...yes, the boys have been doing fine without me this week as I have been setting up my classroom. Thanks Akeisha!

Clay's New "Hockey" Job

About a month ago, Clay was browsing on monster.ca and found a posting for a job as "Head of Hockey Development" at Burnaby 8 Rinks. Everything they were asking for the job description, he has: level 3 hockey coach, management experience, hockey experience such as playing and coaching, etc. He decided to apply, not knowing what to expect. Well, two weeks later, he had resigned from his job at the gym and was making the long trek into Burnaby. On a good day, it takes him about an hour and fifteen minutes....on a bad day well... any amount of time after that. Luckily, the longest so far is 2 hours (but it is still summer time!). Anyway, he is loving his job...finally something that he is qualified to do! He can play hockey every day if he wants to, but he still has work to do in the office. Every day is different, so it keeps him on his toes. At Burnaby 8 Rinks, there is the exact replica of the Canucks dressing room from GM Place (because this is where they practice!), so this is where the boys are in the photos below. I am so happy for and proud of Clay that he has gotten this opportunity.

B says, "It's the goaler Mom!"

The Telus World of Science

In the past month, we have driven to Vancouver at least 6 times! EVERYTIME Brayden asks if we can go to Science World. Finally we had time on holiday Monday, before Clay started his new job. B had crazy amounts of fun in the mirrors, dancing in front of the screens to see different shadows, exploring gross bodily functions, and observing different insects. All in all we had a fun time. I think mom and dad and Rylan were more tired than B.

Our Family
Mom and B in the Beaver Dam The Boys and the Frog!
B at 70 years old
B and dad shooting balls into the waterfall
Ry loving the sound of the water!

Lifting our own weight
B is the dancing machine!