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Autumn Group Shot

 

 

Our children - Autumn Shot.

Annie 9 years

Jack 7 years

Drew 5 years

Molly 3 years

Ellie 1 year

a bit of april

 annie got glasses!

 the extent of our easter celebration!  ice cream cake from DQ.

ellie's being teased by her big brothers.

molly celebrates birthday 3

 a very happy molly celebrated birthday number three and requested only that marvin and aaron be present.  they came much to her delight and had supper and cake.  she adores the brothers and nearly turns inside out when she sees them.  she calls them her friends and goes to meeting to watch them.  guess we've experianced her first crush :-)

spring break in rocanville

 the grandboys and above, the grandgirls...

 a very happy molly.

 quality time with auntie cinna.

 the grandchildren.  just waiting for one more on the couch.  nice lineup, eh?  molly, drew, natalie, annie, rowan, natalie, ellie and jack!  can hardly wait to see who arrives next...

 myla and molly baking up a storm.

 nana getting in some cuddle time.

 some trouble at the sing song!!!

 trying out papa's new bike.  very nice...will have to get a ride next time.

 uncle daryn and rowan and ellie.

 time with cousin daudi who came to stay and play.

 papa doing what he does best.  grandparenting.

 great grandma woods and more than half her grandchildren.

another fine time in rocanville.  we went at the end of march during the march break.  drove out with auntie ang as co pilot and then she flew home.  greg drove out my dad's new peterbilt and came home with us...with a few farm stops on the way!

February and March

The last two months have flown by in a blur. We had a great family holiday to Florida. Still haven't posted those photos. Greg loaded them on to our new IMac so I have to figure out how to get them off. We were lucky enough to get another visit from mom and dad as well as Great Grandma Woods. We have celebrated the 5th and 7th birthdays of our boys. Check out the photos. I know I had promises to stay current but once again have come up short!!

enough said....

formal day

a and j.

formal day.

wish they were this excited to dress up on sundays!

dancin'

drew and molly. entertaining me and themselves. they are dancing to the music on the piano! love our digital piano...it has paid for itself again and again. oh yes...in matching CANADA shirts.

All In One Place

it isn't everyday they are all in one place (the grandkids and the grandparents). we didn't get one good shot of everyone cooperating but it seemed we had the most trouble with the grandparents - trying to get the kids to cooperate made the grandparents act up!!!

Grandpa's Birthday

Bob turned 55 so we went to help celebrate - everyone needed a hat, apparently! (Ellie is looking at them all very strangely...perhaps wondering if she really will grow up this strange?!)

cowpokes from down under

mom and dad bought the boys back some aussie boots (not pictured) and they now think they are cowboys...also the hats somehow ended up being their's as well?! they are in love with the boots.

Ellie - 3 months

She is past three months now and growing little a chubby little weed. She is so ticklish that she can't help giggling when you put her in her clothes. She weighed in today at her 3 month checked - 15 lbs and 14 oz. So she has put on six pounds since birth!! She has legs just like her biggest sister did and we love it...

they are nearly back!!!

In just over 48 hours we get to head to Edmonton to pick up my parents. We can hardly wait. The three months has flown by for us in some ways and in some ways has taken forever. Sure miss chatting with mom on the phone nearly every day!! But it has flown because we now have a baby that is nearly three and a half months old. She was just nine days old when they left.

This is the luggage they left with - it will be interesting to see whether or not I need a trailer to pick them up!!