~ Blake has told us he is building himself a police car. Like the real thing, he says but more his size! This morning after dropping Em off at camp, Blake, Reese and I went to the local Dodge dealership to get an oil change and tire rotation done on our van. Blake was SUPER excited because he wanted to look at all the tires and pick out 4 for his police car ;)
~ Reese is the parrot of all parrot's! EVERYTHING that Blake and Em says, she copies! And it's hilarious how she 'competes' with them ... they (as many of you know!!) are not quiet and are rarely calm! lol! They get very excited when talking and very animated - hands flying around, jumping around, etc. Reese gets right in there with them, trying to out-do them! It's so funny! She is also very possessive ... she is often heard saying, "Dat mine?" She asks this question a bazillion times a day about nearly everything - toys, water bottles, shoes, clothes, etc, etc! Thankfully she's picked up on the 'sharing' rules and is okay when we tell her no ;)
Blake had a blast at his Pedalheads bike camp, last week. Cal and I were completely shocked when the coaches took Blake's training wheels off his bike on the first day of camp!! We knew they might try to take them off but expected that to happen later in the week! Blake was very excited and practiced hard the entire week - at camp and at home with Cal and I! He hasn't mastered riding a 2-wheeler yet but refuses to put the training wheels back on and wants to keep practicing! His new bike is quite big, although fits him great, but it is heavy and so he's learning to hold it up! The bike camp was very well ran, they rode bikes but also played games and learned about bike safety. Every Friday is a theme day and last Friday's theme was the Olympics. Blake colored Olympic rings and pinned them to his shirt! They ended up on his bike by the end of the morning!
Emerson, Blake and I met my Mom at Capital Ex on Thursday afternoon. We worried it was going to rain, but the rain held off! We took in the Strawberry Shortcake show, had fun in the Family Fun Zone, splurged on some yummy fair grub and Blake took a spin on a ride! Blake wasn't very impressed with the Strawberry Shortcake show and we weren't sure how Em felt about it until after the show when she showed Grandma and I her dance moves, "just like Strawberry Shortcake!!"
Friday, after bike camp, Cal met my Mom and Dad and they took Emerson and Blake to their lake lot for the weekend! Reese, Cal and I enjoyed our time together, visiting the St. Albert Farmer's market, shopping for carpet (what a mess :s) and even pampered ourselves with 2 dinner's out ;) Blake and Em had a blast!! Emerson went quadding for the first time and Blake, being an old hand at the whole quadding thing, loved when Grandpa let him operate the throttle!! Cal, Reese and I picked them up on Sunday afternoon. We were surprised when Reese tried on one of the kids quad helmets and even more surprised when she wanted to go for a quad ride! Cal took her and she loved it!! Blake and Em were far more cautious at her age! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa D for the fun weekend :)
Em's been enjoying her princess camp this week! She is having a blast and it is so cute to see all the little princesses, having fun together! The sign on the hall door reads, "Welcome to our castle. Princess fun from 9 to 11:30 am!" And the leaders address all the girls as "Princess", i.e., "Okay Princesses, it's time to line up!" Adorable and right up Princess Emerson's alley ;) Today she brought home an invitation to a princess ball, on Friday!! Parents are welcome! Cal and I can't wait to attend :) While everything interests Blake (he wants to do it all - every sport, art class, guitar and drum lessons, etc, etc), Emerson's interests are not as broad (yet!) and she doesn't always enjoy herself when trying something new. So we are glad she is enjoying this camp and having a blast!! She's also told us repeatedly that she wants to take swimming lessons again, which is great! We will sign all 3 kids up for fall lessons. Emerson has also expressed an interest in dance classes, so I've been calling around trying to figure out the best location. I think I've found the one, I just have to take the plunge and register her! I'd love for her to take Ukrainian dancing, as my sister and I did when we were young, but their locations and times don't really work for us right now. The class we're looking into is a combination of Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Hip Hop and is once a week for 45 minutes. We hope she'll love it, I think she will as she is always dancing around the house and showing us her 'moves' :)
We loved having Cal home for just over 2 weeks! He headed back to work on Monday morning :( But we get him back again for 4 days, as August long weekend is this weekend! We hope to have a beach day, either Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather and maybe do some fishing at the stocked pond in Morniville!
We hope you are enjoying your summer and have a fabulous long weekend :)
xo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Reese
Blake had a blast at his Pedalheads bike camp, last week. Cal and I were completely shocked when the coaches took Blake's training wheels off his bike on the first day of camp!! We knew they might try to take them off but expected that to happen later in the week! Blake was very excited and practiced hard the entire week - at camp and at home with Cal and I! He hasn't mastered riding a 2-wheeler yet but refuses to put the training wheels back on and wants to keep practicing! His new bike is quite big, although fits him great, but it is heavy and so he's learning to hold it up! The bike camp was very well ran, they rode bikes but also played games and learned about bike safety. Every Friday is a theme day and last Friday's theme was the Olympics. Blake colored Olympic rings and pinned them to his shirt! They ended up on his bike by the end of the morning!
Emerson, Blake and I met my Mom at Capital Ex on Thursday afternoon. We worried it was going to rain, but the rain held off! We took in the Strawberry Shortcake show, had fun in the Family Fun Zone, splurged on some yummy fair grub and Blake took a spin on a ride! Blake wasn't very impressed with the Strawberry Shortcake show and we weren't sure how Em felt about it until after the show when she showed Grandma and I her dance moves, "just like Strawberry Shortcake!!"
Friday, after bike camp, Cal met my Mom and Dad and they took Emerson and Blake to their lake lot for the weekend! Reese, Cal and I enjoyed our time together, visiting the St. Albert Farmer's market, shopping for carpet (what a mess :s) and even pampered ourselves with 2 dinner's out ;) Blake and Em had a blast!! Emerson went quadding for the first time and Blake, being an old hand at the whole quadding thing, loved when Grandpa let him operate the throttle!! Cal, Reese and I picked them up on Sunday afternoon. We were surprised when Reese tried on one of the kids quad helmets and even more surprised when she wanted to go for a quad ride! Cal took her and she loved it!! Blake and Em were far more cautious at her age! Thank you Grandma and Grandpa D for the fun weekend :)
Em's been enjoying her princess camp this week! She is having a blast and it is so cute to see all the little princesses, having fun together! The sign on the hall door reads, "Welcome to our castle. Princess fun from 9 to 11:30 am!" And the leaders address all the girls as "Princess", i.e., "Okay Princesses, it's time to line up!" Adorable and right up Princess Emerson's alley ;) Today she brought home an invitation to a princess ball, on Friday!! Parents are welcome! Cal and I can't wait to attend :) While everything interests Blake (he wants to do it all - every sport, art class, guitar and drum lessons, etc, etc), Emerson's interests are not as broad (yet!) and she doesn't always enjoy herself when trying something new. So we are glad she is enjoying this camp and having a blast!! She's also told us repeatedly that she wants to take swimming lessons again, which is great! We will sign all 3 kids up for fall lessons. Emerson has also expressed an interest in dance classes, so I've been calling around trying to figure out the best location. I think I've found the one, I just have to take the plunge and register her! I'd love for her to take Ukrainian dancing, as my sister and I did when we were young, but their locations and times don't really work for us right now. The class we're looking into is a combination of Jazz, Ballet, Tap and Hip Hop and is once a week for 45 minutes. We hope she'll love it, I think she will as she is always dancing around the house and showing us her 'moves' :)
We loved having Cal home for just over 2 weeks! He headed back to work on Monday morning :( But we get him back again for 4 days, as August long weekend is this weekend! We hope to have a beach day, either Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather and maybe do some fishing at the stocked pond in Morniville!
We hope you are enjoying your summer and have a fabulous long weekend :)
xo
Cal, Tracy, Blake, Emerson and Reese
