Let's Decorate the tree

The pictures are out of order but you get the point, it's time to put up the tree. As we do every year with the exception of last year (real tree) we pull out the tree and assemble it. As the tradition goes, Joe puts the tree together with the help of the kids, fluffs it out and puts the lights on. The kids and I then finish by putting the decorations on. Once that is all done Joe puts the star on, but my picture doesn't have the star on yet. Another year, same tree, new memories. Merry Christmas everyone!

My crazy little stampers...

The day before I had Joe's aunt and cousin out making Christmas cards, so the next day everything was in the kitchen still. The kids had no school that day, so I broke down and let them use my ink and stamps to make cards. Let me tell you this was a big step for me to let them use my stuff, but they did an awesome job. Wyatt was a maniac stamper creating a blizzard with the snowflake stamps. Madison was a little more careful with her stamping and wanted to fill the whole card up with stamps.

Look what I can do!

This is Riley's newest trick, aside form going up and down the stairs. She is a climber, on the chairs. She has managed to knock a chair over once when she was on it, but do you think that keeps her down? of course not. She like to get on the chair and bounce which of course causes the chair to tip over! If Wyatt is at the computer she of course has to climb up behind him and bug him, as in turn the computer off as he is playing a game. Of course he loves that, what brother wouldn't LOL!

Halloween Night

Here are the kids before we went out trick-or-treating. Riley is a little fairy, Wyatt is Batman, Madison is Hannan Montana and the geeky nerd is my niece Taylor aka Bertha. Aren't they a cute bunch? This was Riley's first Halloween and she seemed to really enjoy it right down to doing a scary laugh when at people's doors, it was too cute. The kids had lots of fun, it was a great evening, no rain and not too cold. Now they have all come down from the sugar high and have crashed in their beds until morning.

Just some quick posts of an afternoon at the park with the kids. Not just any park though, it was the skate park. Wyatt has been asking to go there with his skateboard so we decided why not. Of course there were lots of big kids there doing their tricks so Wyatt just watched for a while until he got up the nerve to try it out himself. This is the first time he has been to the skate park and I think he was pretty proud of himself.

Here's Madison and Riley enjoying the swings together. Riley giggles whenever you give her a push it's so cute.

September Birthdays

Here we have some pictures of Wyatt and Riley at a birthday celebration we had at the end of September. This was just a small family gathering to celebrate Riley, Wyatt and my dad's birthday all of which are in September. I don't have any pics of my dad, I guess because he wasn't blowing any candles out, oops! The cakes were made by my dad's wife Corinna, she did a great job with them! Riley really enjoyed the cake as you will see in the one picture it is all over her face.

Our new glasses

Well, both kids got their new glasses yesterday, so what do I do get a picture of course. Madison has had glasses since she was 5 and these are a first for Wyatt. Madison has been wearing hers, but of course Wyatt is a different story, he needs to get used to them I guess.

Wyatt is 6!!!

Wyatt trying on daddy's new hardhat, doesn't he look like he's made for rebar!? I guess we'll give him a few more years before we put him to work, lol.
Here he is on his new Ripstick that we gave him for his birthday. It's all he has talked about for weeks. It is the latest skateboard that the kids use, it just has the 2 wheels and they have to wiggle their bodies to keep moving. He is quite the pro at it already. As Joe says we gave birth to Bart Simpson. Wyatt woke up this morning at 6:30 and the first thing he says is "can I go outside on my ripstick?" Uh-no it's a little early don't ya think? The next pics are some other shots of him riding.

Riley turns 1!!!!!!!

I can't believe it has been a year since Riley came into this world to our family. She has been a welcomed addition to our family and we could't imagine life without her. She is her own little person now with such a big personality. She is probably the busiest out of all 3 children and she is the first one to walk before her 1st birthday. Here are a few pictures taken on her birthday, what a big girl! Happy Birthday baby Riley, we love you!!!!

Back to School 2009

Ahhh, it's that time of year again... back to school! Wyatt was excited about it, Madison not so much. I guess for Wyatt it's the idea of grade 1 and being at school all day, we'll see how long the enthusiasm lasts. Madison is always leary about going back to school saying grade 4 is going to be too hard, but she makes it through every year. I took a few pics of the kids this morning showing off their new clothes (thank you grama!) and backpacks.

Here they are all dressed and ready to catch the bus to school.

She walks!!!

Here's Riley taking her first steps. She is walking lots now and getting pretty good at her balance. She is the first of the 3 kids to walk before her 1st birthday. Look out now, here comes trouble lol.

Family Celebrations

Here's the happy couple Clay and Tammy. Tammy is Joe's younger sister and her and Clay decided to tie the knot after many years together. The wedding had a Hawaiin theme with a pig roast for dinner. I have never seen a full pig being roasted before it was neat to see.

This is Megan, Joe's niece out from Regina with her mom Debbie. Megan was one of Tammy's flower girls. Here she is with Riley.

Riley and I sharing a moment while wedding photos were being done.

Here is Joe with his sisters, Debbie and Tammy.

I was able to get a nice photo of the kids together.

This picture was taken just before the ceremony took place. Wyatt had been on the teeter totter with one of the other kids and was accidentaly bounced over the handle and hit his head on one of the screws causing a gash in his forehead up by his hairline. We made it through the ceremony with a few bandages holding everything in place and then Joe took him to the emergency room to have it checked out. They came back about an hour later during dinner with Wyatt proudly displaying 2 stitches. WE are so lucky it missed his eye, he did have a scratch above and below his eye though.

Here is Aunty Debbie bathing Riley in the kitchen sink, she got quite a kick out of having her bath in the sink.

Here are the cousins all in their jammies piling up on Megan.