M&Ms Wedding Day

Last weekend we took a trip to Watrous Saskatchewan to see my big sister get married!  I was a little leary of the 5 hour drive, but the kids travelled really well (especially considering no one napped more than 10 minutes!). It was such a great time... and my sister was so beautiful :)

Mark, you were handsome too! (and your family was sooooo fun by the way!)

Little flower girls...

Mila and our dad

Isn't she gorgeous? And my dad's looking pretty handsome too in his special tux :)

 Another good lookin' couple! Auntie and Mike herding the childrens... 

Nothing like giant lollipops to ensure the fancy clothes stay fancy

I love this action shot of Fletcher. He danced like this the whole time! Such a goof!

They crashed hard... on table linens....

Man I gotta get better at taking more pics. Troy had the camera for the ceremony... then the auto-focus wasn't doing anything automatically... then I had some wine to get me through a couple speeches... then the music got pumping and we just didn't sit down much.  Better to be having a good time then to be busy trying to make it look like we had a good time for the camera I guess!

Every Last Drop...

I've been trying to enjoy every last little bit of summer we're getting.  We had our last camping trip this past weekend to Dinosaur Park... Griff still can't fathom how dinosaurs walked the earth millions of years ago - it was great watching his curiosity in full force!

Today we went down to the river to see if the water had receded enough to reveal our favourite little rock beach.  We were in luck! And that's an understatement.  It was the perfect temp, no wind, and the water was crystal clear.

Griff looking for minnows

Gibby posing

Sunny's shell

Fletch throwing rocks

My First Baby

I took Griffin to his first day of kindergarten today. And let me say I have privately shed many tears anticipating this day.  I'm sure all moms know the feeling. That definitive end to toddlerhood.  And I feel a little jipped that his last couple years as a little guy have gone super duper fast since I've been so busy with his sisters and brother.  So I'm taking the day to wallow a bit... and to reflect on what an amazing little person my very first baby is....

From the minute I laid eyes on him (February 15, 2008)....

 I knew this was a love like no other....

He had to be the happiest baby I have ever met...

He sure knew how to be cute....

Such a little man...

Before I knew it, he was "big" and I was expecting a lot of new "littles"!

Never once has he complained about being the big brother of 3!  In fact at breakfast this morning he suggested we have "just one more baby"...

First day of preschool 2011... and I remember seriously considering withdrawing him cause I was so not ready to have him go!

 First day of preschool 2012

And wow how he's grown! That's my handsome first baby there... who went to school like a champ... and who's mommy sat out front for 20 minutes trying to compose herself and accept this new chapter.  Man how I love you Griff!  

Photo Dump

We've had a lot of fun this summer and I couldn't decide what to blog about next. So I've just dumped a few of my faves.... plus we are potty training right now and 80% of my time is spent in the bathroom!

Rodeo!

Griffin Mutt n' Bustin! He did so well! I was so busy watching I forgot to snap the photo until he fell off.

The kids meeting "Heartly" at Shaunavon Centennial. Fletcher has a fear of mascots.

Griff and Talyah watching the entertainment

Lydia and Sunny!

 mommy plus three! Med Hat stampede

Griff and his buddy William

Haha... I made Troy take the little guys up this big slide thing (after he told me they'd be too slow)... check out all the kids backed up behind him! Guess he was right.

Griff's big catch!

Griff lovin on Paisley

Beautiful girlies

Gibby and I stopped to visit a herd of miniature ponies one day. so cute!

I think the girls look like little pre-teens in this shot. Working on some bracelets!

Water bong! haha... 

Happy birthday Auntie!

Sunny washing up

Audette/Cave grandkids!

Audette/Cave annual camp-out! Thanks Troy & Mike for making this shot extra special

Mud babies!

Big hike at Writing on Stone

My favourite picture of the summer so far. Griff hopped on his bike without training wheels last night and was tearing up the court within 10 minutes.  He has always been very timid on his bike and I had a hard time convincing him to get on it even with training wheels.  So my heart was bursting with pride!! Just in time for kindergarten.....

Ski Bunnies

We've been away a lot lately... camping in our new trailer!! Well, it's kinda old, but it's perfect for us with quad bunks in the back. It's been awesome and the kids love it.  We've spent some time out at the lake and the kids have taken up water skiing!

We didn't give him enough rope at first and the wake wiped him out... so I was pretty proud of Griff for giving it another shot!

Gibby the quiet dare devil...

We had to stop the boat when she decided she didn't need to hold on anymore... 

 Little Fletch and his crooked little smile

Sunny refused to give it a try this day... but has since done it and says "Nunny loves this, mommy!". I just didn't have my camera to get a shot of her.