September 22???

It sure didn't feel like September 22 this past Sunday - it was HOT!! The kids both invited friends over after church and the backyard turned into a mini-water park! The kids had a blast on the slip and slide, the trampoline - with water of course, and good old Mount Tiki Soaki - a modern version of a sprinkler! Who want to rake leaves when you can spend the day having "summer" fun!

Quad Rally

Elroy & Mackenzie set out for a father/daughter day this past Saturday in St. Jean for the quad rally. Mackenzie had a great day and loved stopping at all of the displays to have her picture taken. They also found alot of mud, which was not Mackenzie's favourite thing! That didn't stop them from coming home covered in mud! Cole can hardly wait till next year when it will be his turn to go with Dad for a day of fun!

September Camping

We made two camping trips this year in September. The first was just Elroy and the kids in the backyard with the tent!!! I decided it would be much more fun to sleep in my nice warm bed inside. The kids had a blast sleeping in the tent again. We had a campfire before bed and then they settled into the tent for a movie and some popcorn before cozying up under a pile of blankets. Everyone had a great sleep - especially me!!

Our second camping trip was to St. Malo for the weekend. We had wonderful weather and spent our time going for bike rides, hiking and playing on the playground. Unfortunatley my camera's batteries went dead so we only got some pictures of the hike.

Cole's First Day of Preschool

Cole was very excited about his first day of pre-school. Every Tuesday morning he packs up his backpack and spends the morning with a group of four year olds. Each week is a different theme - the one Cole is looking forward to the most is the Castle day where he wants to dress up as - you guessed it - a knight with a big sword! I'm not sure his teachers know what they're in for. I can't believe he'll be heading off to Kindergarten next year. Time sure does fly when you're having fun!

Thoughtful Kids

One evening last week while I was busy packing for camping and Elroy was working on the shed, Mackenzie & Cole decided to make us a treat! We were told not to go into the kitchen and they busily prepared peanut butter & cracker sandwiches, chips, apples, candies and chocolate milk complete with straws. When they were ready they led us into the kitchen with our eyes closed and unveiled the feast they had prepared (or should I say Mackenzie prepared). Cole was busy on guard duty most of the time! Along with the snacks were two notes - one for Mom and one for Dad! The note for Mom said: We know you are always doing things for us so we thought we'd do something nice for you - Love Mac & Cole. The note for Dad said: We know how hard you are working on the shed and we know how much you like peanut butter and crackers so we made this for you! We were so proud of them for being so thoughtful and thinking of others!

Mackenzie's First Day of School

Mackenzie was very excited about starting Grade 2! She was up bright and early and needed no help getting out the door on time! I think she was the most excited about seeing all of her friends again! Waiting for the bus! Even though she could get a ride to school with me every morning, Mackenzie insists on taking the bus to school!
Mackenzie's new teacher outside her classroom door!

September Long

September Long Weekend we headed out to Falcon Lake once again with the Dueck family! We had great weather and kept busy fishing, playing at the beach and playground, horseback riding, mini-golfing, bike riding and celebrating Cole's birthday on September 2!


Cole & Tristen playing with the "dead fish"! For the complete story check the last picture! I love the look on Cole's face - STINKY!

Cole got a new Hot Wheels bike for his birthday with lots of hot wheels bling! As you can see he was very excited!
Happy Birthday to Cole!! Cole was thrilled to have his "best friend" Tristen along for his birthday! The wish he made after blowing out his candles was he wished Tristen could be his best friend forever!

Cole & Tristen played with this little trout which Rod caught! They thought it was great fun to catch the poor fish again and again while it was swimming in the live well! I guess you can say Cole has finally caught his first fish!