Rushing River

For the July Long Weekend we headed East to Rushing River. We joined some friends at Sioux Narrows and spent a day fishing on Lake of the Woods! The kids had a blast and caught a ton of fish! Here's Cole with one of the first of many fish caught that day!

Mackenzie seemed to have the knack for catching crayfish. If you look really close you'll see a tiny crayfish at the end of her line.

Finally - a real fish! After a little coaching she was even ready to hold the fish by herself!

Cole was also brave enough to hold a fish.

We stopped for shore lunch in the middle of the day and cooked our fish, potatoes, beans etc over an open fire! The kids loved playing and exploring the island. Cole was busy feeding the fish guts to the pelicans.

Mackenzie kept busy trying to feed the squirrels - they seemed to like the beans!

The water at Rushing River was extremely cold but that didn't stop the kids from having a great time! They swam to the different islands and played in the rapids.

Spa Day in the Village

Mackenzie recived a mini spa kit in a birthday party treat bag! She put it to good use one morning and set up a spa experience for her and Cole! First - they soaked their feet in a special foot bath.

Next, a lovely facial scrub was applied to both of their faces!

Then, a spa treatment isn't complete without some fruit on their eyes!

Finally - time to soak in the sun and relax!!!!

Spring Things

Cole & Mac posing during a photo shoot with their baby sitter!

Mackenzie's last picnic day at Elmwood - wow did those years ever fly by!

Mac & Cole at the Grade 3 Building Fair. Mackenzie made a restaurant out of straws with her friends.

Cole all dressed up for his Kindergarten Tea Party - what a cool dude!!

Baseball

Mac was lucky enough to have Elroy coach her ball team and to have some of her close friends on the same team as her! Baseball always seems to be alot more fun when you can play with your friends!

Cole also had a great season at ball this year! It was always funny to watch these little guys all chase after the ball! Cole was especially excited about the medal, freezie, chips and Gatorade he recieved at the end of the season!

Mud & Eggs

Cole came home yesterday afternoon from the neighbours after falling into a huge mud puddle! All I can say is thank goodness for washing machines!

Along with the mud splattered on his face, he still had his easter bunny face paint on from school!

Time to decorate some Easter Eggs. This year we bought a Tie-Dye kit which the kids really seemed to enjoy! Now we just have to hide all of the goodies and have our Easter hunt!

Moose Game

Cole and his buddies were very excited to end their hockey season at the MTS Centre at a Moose Game! Their team got to play in between the first and second period.

Cheering for the Moose before the game! Those noise makers were extremely noisy and made a lot of noise for the Moose!

All set to go and ready to play!

The dressing roomwas very quiet before the game - I think everybody was a little nervous and in awe of the big arena they were playing in.

And the game is on! Two whole teams on the ice at the same time! Both teams played really well and we even had a few scoring opportunities, but the game ended in a 0-0 tie! The kids had a great time skating on the big ice and loved the crowds reactions.

I think the highlight for Cole was after the game when Mick E. Moose came into their dressing room to shake hands and posed for a team picture. He was also very excited about the medal he recieved from Hockey 4 Life! Great job Cole!

After Cole's game, we headed to canteen for some snacks and also found some face painters to paint some Moose on the kids faces! They both had a great time at the game!

Winter Fun

Yesterday we spent the afternoon outside four-wheeling and playing at our neighbour's pond! It was the most amazing winter day and most importantly there was no wind!!!! Cole was happy to shoot around the puck and play some hockey! Mac did some skating and sliding at the hill!

Today school was cancelled because of the extremely icy roads from all of the rain! So we put on our skates and went for a skate down the village road!!!! As we were skating along Mackenzie said "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!" The kids had a blast and it was very cool to be able to skate on the road!!!

Cole had so much fun skating in the morning that when his friend came over in the afternoon we had to go and do it all over again!!! What great memories!