Long time...

I guess it's been awhile since I've posted on here. Nothing too exciting has been happening lately! Just waiting for summer.... and waiting....

The kids were out on the deck yesterday while Ryan was bbq-ing lunch (summer's coming!!) and Tegan says "Look!! Birdy!!" Graye replies "Wait here, I'll go get the hose!" ????!!!! I laughed so hard I was crying. Why?? Why would that pop into his head?

Anywho... here's a few pictures.

Valentine's Day!

Tegan forcing love on Milo

There is a slight (ok, massive) dinosaur obsession in our house - any guesses about what he was watching on TV?

Going for a walk by the river and finding berries for the birds.

Spring has arrived when the mud shows up!

"HAHAHAHA Tegan has something on her face!"

"I've already wiped my face! Can you believe this guy??!!"

Butterfly Birthday

Aunty Dionne and Uncle Ken also got Tegan these butterflies for her wall. I love them! (as does she!)

Valentine's Day Baking

Tegan, Graye and I baked some Valentine's day cookies. Tegan is about as neat and tidy a cook as her mom! (P.S. This is now what Tegan does when we say "smile!")


Tegan had about half a container of sprinkles on her cookie:

Graye performing some delicate cookie decorating maneuvers:

Happy 2nd Birthday Tegan!!

Tegan's birthday weekend - this is possibly the longest single post ever! One day I'll have to print out all these pictures and put them in an album. We'll need to start saving up for that day...

No one can resist cute kids with cupcakes:




The gift of a Big Bag of Balls from Nana and Farfar!


Making birthday crowns:


Aidan and Milo - Aidan definitely had some incredible artistic vision with Milo's crown!

Tegan and cousin Ella:




Going on a treasure hunt!

Checking out the treasure (they were good at following the clues - a little too good, should have made more clues!)


Grandkids...




Tegan decked out in birthday finery - shoes from Aunty Dionne and Uncle Ken, stole from Ezra and Abby, and cell phone from her cousins, Maizie and Ella. Perfect.

Sorry to disappoint, but this year I went with an ice cream cake instead of making one. It went over very well though!


Tegan was dipping her carrot into the melty ice cream cake and eating it. The next morning she was also dipping her syrupy pancake into ketchup and eating that. She gets it from her dad...


Nana reading a bedtime story to all her grandkids.

Modeling the brand new birthday pj's:

Playtime

Ryan actually had this mic hooked up and recorded a little "Twinkle Star" and "Spiderman" - I REALLY hope this is as far as they ever want to take their rockstar careers!


Merry Christmalloween

Best place in the house to watch cartoons:

Youchezin Christmas/Boxing day

Tegan got new gloves from Santa!!

...and insisted on keeping them on until after breakfast...

Yay! A new baby!

Uncle Ken showing Graye how to play his new Leapster.

All the babies buckled in for the ride to Baba and Dida's

Best playmate in the house!

Cuddles with Great Grandma