Hockey Season has Started Again!

Connor and Laura were both very excited to got to the first game of the season last Friday. They were a little overwhelmed once we got there but quickly got used to it and had a good time! Sophie didn't seem to be bothered by all the people and noise and even seemed to try to watch the game sometimes!



Auntie Cari gave Connor this megaphone and he LOVED it!

More Vacation

Sophie's Baptizm

A walk at Goldstream park

At Gramma and Granddad's House

Birthday Party

Happy 3rd Birthday Connor!

Nuther Pwitty (Another Hair Pretty)

Laura kept bringing me barrettes to put in her hair 'till I had to tell her there was no more room. I think the grand total was 14!

Update

We have been on vacation the last two weeks and my parent's computer doesn't like my camera. The last two days I have been trying to post a bunch of slide shows I made of Connor's birthday and our visit with Mom and Dad but for some reason that isn't working either. Connor had a wonderful birthday. It is hard to believe that he is really three years old. Everyone always says that you never know where all the time goes and now I really believe it! We had a BBQ with lots of friends and family to celebrate. I had made a really cool (I know Dad, I'm butchering the English language with my use of slang! Sorry) pirate ship cake but it fell apart so we took it to my parent's house and everyone enjoyed it there. Mom came down the day after Connor's party and drove the kids and I up to her house a week before Patrick was able to get time off work. It was nice because Emma and her new baby, Elizabeth, were there at the same time and we got to have a nice visit. It was kinda a zoo but Dad only mentioned moving in with Granddad twice so it must not have been too bad. Patrick joined us on Thursday night and was able to stay 'till the following Friday (just over a week). On Sunday the ninth, We had Sophie baptized. Brock and Christina are her godparents. Mom and I made a nice cake for everyone after mass and it was a big hit! All of it got eaten! (Mom had tripled the recipe) WE had a big pancake brunch that afternoon with All of my family including Emma and her husband and their daughter, Mike and Jeani and Christina and her parents. The weather was beautiful while Patrick was there and we spent a lot of time down at the beach. We took Mary and went into Victoria one day. We did a little shopping, walked by the waterfront and played at Beacon Hill Park. We have been home now for a few day and things are getting back to normal. It was hard the first day Patrick went back to work. I had really gotten used to having other people around to help with the kids. Hopefully I can get pictures up soon. I'll keep trying!

What a Week!

Last Sunday, Happy, Patrick's grandfather, flew in from Indiana. He hadn't met any of our kids and we hadn't seen him since our wedding. It was amazing how quickly Connor and Laura took to him. It's not that they are ever shy but they were really affectionate right from the start. We ate out more times than I can count and had a BBQ at both our house and Ryan and Cari's. Happy gave both Connor and Laura their very own fishing poles and tackle boxes. They were ecstatic! On Wednesday, the busiest day of the visit, we took Happy out for lunch in Bellevue, went blueberry picking and fishing then had a BBQ dinner at our house. I think the fishing was the most fun. Everyone caught some fish. Happy caught the most, at least 12. They weren't very big but we were just releasing them anyhow. Laura wanted to PET everyones fish. I even heard her say "nice fishy, so pitty (pretty)!" It was really nice to get to know Happy. When he was here last time, for our wedding, I was so busy and preoccupied that I didn't really get to know him. This past week we got to spend lots of time with him and Connor and Laura really got to know their "Great Grampa Happy". We are all hoping he can make it back again this winter. He said he would try to come out again around the holidays.