Random Thoughts

A few of my fellow blogger friends have been using blogging template from http://thesimplewomansdaybook.blogspot.com/. I always enjoyed reading their responses, so I thought I would share my thoughts using the same template…

FOR TODAY

Outside my window... trees with green and yellow leaves. Hinting that summer is behind me and fall has arrived.

I am thinking...about our future. We have a lot of big decisions to make this year that will have lasting impact on our family.

I am thankful for... my family. I love my two boys more then anything.

From the kitchen...canning. I have made salsa and apple sauce, next on the list is peaches and jam.

I am creating... if only I had time.

I am going...to a graduate student social later this afternoon.

I am reading... Treating Explosive Kids – Ross Green & J. Stuart Ablon (work); You Shall know our Velocity – Dave Eggers (pleasure)

I am hoping... for clear direction for our future.

I am hearing... the drone of the T.V in the background (Sunday afternoon football)

Around the house...toys.

One of my favorite things... hearing giggles from Micah.

Family Outing

On Sunday we took a little family trip to Prairie Gardens Adventure Farm and Corn Maze. Below are some pictures that we took. Enjoy!

Summertime Fun!

"You can't catch me!"

Old man style :-)

Being goofy.

Sprinkler time.

Making a chai latte for mommy.

"What do you mean 'no screen time' until I am two? I am a computer pro already."

Run. Run Run.

Pure cuteness.

Music time with daddy (a little to0 early in the morning for daddy's liking).

This summer has seemed short, however, we made sure that we made the most of the few hot days that we had. Our summer was filled with camping, trips to the local beaches, spray parks and lots of outdoor playtime. We went to Salmon Arm BC to spend time with some of Ryan's family and took a trip down to Three Hills AB for a wedding. All in all it was wonderful summer and we are so thankful that we were able to spend it with family and friends.

Mid Summer Update

As Micah approaching his 15-month milestone I thought it is time for an update. We are having so much fun enjoying all that summer has to offer through the eyes of a toddler.

Several house in our neighborhood have been knocked down, making way for new houses to be built. Micah has been fascinated with watching the excavators (diggers) do their work. We actually had a perfect view from our dinning room window of a house being knocked down and debris being put into a 'big truck'.

Micah is becoming quite a little helper. He wants to do whatever we are doing. His latest thing is to 'help' sweep, which can be more trouble then help because he finds the pile of crumbs quite interesting. Thus I have started giving him the swiffer, which keeps him entertained.

He continues to follow basic commands (when he wants to), such as, "bring mommy the phone" or "put the dish back in the cupboard". He is also starting to point to things that we ask him to in books like different animals and objects.

One of his latest toy discoveries is big legos. I am sometimes amazed at his concentration and I find it so interesting to watch him has he tries to figure out how to put the different pieces together and how to pull them apart.

Rain, rain go away... it has been really rainy the last little while, which has been fun for puddle jumping. It has also given us an opportunity to take in different indoor activities that Edmonton has to offer: the museum, space science centre, swimming, and library programs. However, we are starting to run out of ideas and are hoping that the rest of summer will be hot and sunny :-)

Weekend with Auntie Janette

This past long weekend my sister Janette came to visit. Micah had been sick/teething so he wasn't always his cheery self (Janette has teeth marks to prove it), but all in all we had a fun time. We went to the zoo, played at the park, visited the animals at the mall, and read a lot of books. It was so wonderful to see the two of them bond - Micah would smile and squish his nose and touch forehead to forehead with Janette - it was like their own special kiss. Below are a few pictures from the weekend:

2008 Europe Trip

Here is a video that I put together of a trip that Pamela and I took to Germany and France in 2008. A lot of it is from when we went down the Rhine River, in Munich and Paris.

Micah walks!

Here is some video I took today of Micah walking. He's been taking one or two steps by himself the last couple of days, but today he decided to venture a little further. I also added a few pictures that we've taken of him in the past week or so. Enjoy!