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!

101 Things to Do With a Big Tupperware Box!

Who needs toys?
Peek...
-A - BOO!

Rylan--Almost 9 months! WOW!

Rylan is so curious now...he wants you to pick him up so he can touch whatever is in his reach. He tries to pull himself up on his higher toys and the coffee table and is sitting sturdily --rarely falling over. He gets bored quite quickly, so we have to move him from his car-saucer to playing with toys on the floor to whatever keeps him occupied (hence the Aero bar and the Tupperware cupboard). He loves trucks and cars and anything that moves (or that fits in his mouth!) He just tried chicken on monday and LOVES it! He is quite the particular eater...sometimes when it is too chunky or he doesn't like the texture he will spray it out with his tongue. He also dances to music! What a guy...still happy!

B lovin the camera attention!