So hard to believe that Emerson turned 6 months old on Sunday. She is such a treasure, it's hard to imagine life without her! I look back to February and feel like it was just yesterday that we brought her home from the hospital. Time just keeps flying by faster and faster the busier we get! We were just talking about how fast time passes as we get older and laughing about how busy we thought we were before we had kids, then we couldn't believe how busy we were when we had Blake and now we can't believe how busy we are with Blake and Emerson!! So yes, our baby girl is 6 months old. Wow! She's changing so fast now. I think her Bumbo days are limited. She's started trying to push out of it, so it might not be too safe for her anymore! She sits up for longer and longer periods of time each day and enjoys reaching for toys all around her. Her "talking" is absolutely precious! She's quite the chatterbox :)
Blake's doing great! He's still a little character! Keeps us laughing and smiling!! I have no idea how many words he knows, I've never kept track, but his vocabulary is pretty darn good!!! (I'm laughing to myself right now, because that sounds like such a redneck thing to say! Ha, ha, ha!) But anyways, he comes up with some long sentences and amazes us almost daily! Just the other day, I layed Emerson down on the couch beside me and he said, "Mom, be very careful. Be very careful Mom, so Em doesn't fall off!" I couldn't believe it!! First of all, it's amazing that he cares that much about his little sister, second of all that's quite the insight for a 2 year old and thirdly what a sentence!!!
Thursday morning we met Lesley and Colby at WEM for shopping and lunch! It was great to see them, we're loving seeing them more since Lesley and I are both off work! I got a kick out of Colby and Blake - they seemed to feed off each other's goofiness!!!
Friday morning we met my sister at Pure Bridal for her first wedding dress fitting. She was pretty nervous, but did not need to be - the dress fit like a glove!! It was so perfect! Jeremy is going to be knocked off his feet when he sees his bride walking down the aisle ;) After the dress fitting, we all went for lunch downtown and then Lindsay came over to hang out with me while the kids napped! Later that evening I went for a massage (heavenly!!) and then met Mom and Lindsay for a movie. What a great day!!
We took the kids to Walmart in St. Albert on Saturday morning for pictures. We got a really good one of the 2 of them together, an awesome one of Blake by himself and a pretty good one of Emerson by herself. She wouldn't sit up for some reason, so she'd kind of lean back and we had a hard time keeping her hands out of her mouth, but that's her, so we captured a "real moment!" LOL! We pick the pictures up on August 31.
Now back to the title of our blog ... So Proud ... Of our kids!! Of course every parent is, I know!!! But this morning they made me extra proud :) We had Emerson's 6 month immunizations and they were both SO good! Two separate people commented on how good Blake was behaving and how cute they both were :) And the secretary said she loved Emerson's name! Seems to be either people love it or hate it! LOL! The health nurse couldn't believe how good Blake was in the room when Em was getting immunized! Of course, we all know he's not an angel all the time, but he is generally very well behaved!! And Emerson did so good with her needles. Just a quick cry during the pokes and that was it. She now weighs 15 lbs 2 oz, is 24.6" long and her head circumference is 40.5 cm. She's in the 40th percentile for weight and length and 10th for head circumference! She's our "petite" little girl!! After the appointment we went to Toys R Us, so Blake could burn some energy and have some fun!! LOL! (He plays on the Jeeps, quads, Escalades, etc!!!!) Emerson cooed and talked in her car seat while we watched Blake hop from vehicle to vehicle! And an added bonus - Em napped for 3 hours this afternoon!
Thursday afternoon the kids and I are heading to Stony Plain for an overnight visit. We're going to visit my parent's offices and Lesley and Colby! It's too bad, but I haven't brought Emerson into either of my parent's offices yet. Like I say, time has just gotten away on us!
Saturday afternoon we hope to go to the Canadian Classic at Northlands. We hope Blake will enjoy all the horses!! We know he doesn't typically like riding them or on a wagon behind him, but he does enjoy watching them, so the races may be right up his alley :) Cal and I used to go to the races quite a bit when we were without children, so we're looking forward to it!!!
On Sunday Cal has one of his annual NFL live football drafts at his buddy Eric's house. So he's getting pumped for that!!!! And this year he can PVR the games and watch them at a more convenient time ;) Yeah right - we'll all have our Colts jerseys on!!! (Last line added by Mr. Cal Cameron! But it's true, hopefully we will have our Colts jerseys on, that is if Santa brings Mrs. Cameron one! Hee, hee, hee!!!)
Our weather had been a bit strange lately - hot and muggy one day, windy and cool the next. Fall is definitely right around the corner. Enjoy the remainder of your week!
Luv,
Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
I am 6 months old today :)
Hi everyone! Today I am 6 months old. I've sure changed and grown a lot in 6 short months!
I sit up pretty good by myself! Mom and Dad put a pillow behind me though, because I fall back after awhile! Yesterday I didn't really feel like sitting up at all, which surprised my Mom and Dad! I was getting my 6 month pictures and they had to prop me up!! I had fun though and Mom says we got some good shots. Apparently, I'm quite the talker. Mom and Dad think it's because I have a big brother to compete with!! They love hearing me "talk" though! I have 2 teeth that are very close to breaking through. They're not giving me too much trouble yet! I tried rice cereal for the first time this week. I really liked it!! I get to try oat cereal next week. I don't understand why I can't eat everything - I always try to sneak a bite of Mom, Dad and Blake's food!! Blake's on my side though - he likes to help me try new things, just last week he tried to give me a goldfish cracker!!! I love Blake very much, he makes me laugh!! I like to sit in my Bumbo chair and play choo-choo's with him. He shares really well with me. Sometimes he tries to carry me though. It kinda scares Mom and Dad!! But they help him, and he seems to be quite proud of himself! I love it when he gives he a hug and kiss goodnight every night. He's a great big brother!
Mom and I are taking an Aquababies class right now. It's lots of fun and I LOVE the water! I kick and splash and have a great time! This fall, Blake, Mom and I are going to take a class at the library called, "Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn!" Hopefully we'll take Salsa Tots too - Mom says it is lots of fun :)
We've done lots of camping this year and we have a big camping trip coming up. We're going to be away for almost 2 weeks! For me, camping isn't too much different from being at home. I just get a bit more tired from all the fresh air! Although for some reason I often wake up a bit earlier?! But I heard Mom say they're tinfoiling the windows next time if I get up early!! Hee, hee, hee! I'm usually a really good sleeper. Mom and Dad didn't think a baby could possibly sleep better than Blake did, but I got him beat in that department :)
I have my 6 month immunizations on Tuesday. We're not looking forward to that appointment - they hurt :( In July I was just over 14 lbs, but Mom and Dad think I'm probably around 16 lbs now! We'll find out at my appointment on Tuesday.
Well, I hope you enjoyed my little update! Enjoy the rest of the summer :) Love to you all!
XOXOX
Emerson (with the help of Mom!!!!!!)
I sit up pretty good by myself! Mom and Dad put a pillow behind me though, because I fall back after awhile! Yesterday I didn't really feel like sitting up at all, which surprised my Mom and Dad! I was getting my 6 month pictures and they had to prop me up!! I had fun though and Mom says we got some good shots. Apparently, I'm quite the talker. Mom and Dad think it's because I have a big brother to compete with!! They love hearing me "talk" though! I have 2 teeth that are very close to breaking through. They're not giving me too much trouble yet! I tried rice cereal for the first time this week. I really liked it!! I get to try oat cereal next week. I don't understand why I can't eat everything - I always try to sneak a bite of Mom, Dad and Blake's food!! Blake's on my side though - he likes to help me try new things, just last week he tried to give me a goldfish cracker!!! I love Blake very much, he makes me laugh!! I like to sit in my Bumbo chair and play choo-choo's with him. He shares really well with me. Sometimes he tries to carry me though. It kinda scares Mom and Dad!! But they help him, and he seems to be quite proud of himself! I love it when he gives he a hug and kiss goodnight every night. He's a great big brother!
Mom and I are taking an Aquababies class right now. It's lots of fun and I LOVE the water! I kick and splash and have a great time! This fall, Blake, Mom and I are going to take a class at the library called, "Sing, Sign, Laugh and Learn!" Hopefully we'll take Salsa Tots too - Mom says it is lots of fun :)
We've done lots of camping this year and we have a big camping trip coming up. We're going to be away for almost 2 weeks! For me, camping isn't too much different from being at home. I just get a bit more tired from all the fresh air! Although for some reason I often wake up a bit earlier?! But I heard Mom say they're tinfoiling the windows next time if I get up early!! Hee, hee, hee! I'm usually a really good sleeper. Mom and Dad didn't think a baby could possibly sleep better than Blake did, but I got him beat in that department :)
I have my 6 month immunizations on Tuesday. We're not looking forward to that appointment - they hurt :( In July I was just over 14 lbs, but Mom and Dad think I'm probably around 16 lbs now! We'll find out at my appointment on Tuesday.
Well, I hope you enjoyed my little update! Enjoy the rest of the summer :) Love to you all!
XOXOX
Emerson (with the help of Mom!!!!!!)
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Emerson's 1st taste of rice cereal!!!
Yesterday afternoon Cal and I gave Emerson her first taste of rice cereal. She did very well!! She got a few spoonfuls down. She was very happy during the whole process and kept sticking her tongue out (as usual these days!!)!!! She looked so tiny in the big high chair :) We'll try rice cereal for a week or so and keep moving on from there! I'll make some baby food within the next few weeks. I posted a cute video of the experience on Facebook!!
Talk to you later,
Tracy
Talk to you later,
Tracy
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Big Update!
The summer is flying by. Emerson will be 6 months old, 1 week from today!!? Very hard to believe!! Cal brought out the high chair tonight and I've bought some rice cereal, so we're all set up and are going to try the cereal with her tomorrow. I think she's ready. She's eyeing up our food all the time now and can sit up quite good. I'll have to get busy and make some baby food soon. Hopefully she'll be as good of an eater as Blake is! She is certainly becoming quite the character!!! I can often see a mischievous glimmer in her eyes! She has such a fun little personality and sense of humor!!! Blake totally cracks her up and he knows it! She'll laugh that big from the bottom of your belly laugh when he's being goofy around the house! It's so sweet! She's sitting up pretty good by herself now. We put the nursing pillow behind her, because after awhile she falls back! We've been using the bumbo chair with her a lot more than we did with Blake. Blake is really good about giving her a toy on her tray when I put her down near him to "play"! She's grabbing at everything and enjoys shaking her rattles!! Our pediatrician is on vacation, so we're not able to get in for her 6 month check up for a few weeks, but I'm curious to see how much she weighs, because she feels like she's grown a lot in the past month. I think his scale is more accurate the health unit's!
Tonight I was going upstairs to run Blake's bath, so I told him what I was doing and he said to me, "Mom - don't do it." What a little goofball!!! He was trying to stall for time! I looked back at him and he had this sneaky, sly look on his face!! On Friday we went to Walmart and then had lunch at McDonald's. We were sitting in McDonald's looking out into the parking lot and he says to me, "Mom, two trailers." So I look out the window and sure enough there were two trailers in the parking lot. A bit later he says, "I see blue bus. Oh! I see orange bus. Yake sees two buses. Orange and blue!!" What a smart little cookie! Another thing he does that crack's us up, is when he's waking up in the morning or from his nap, he starts talking and talking and talking and talking ... Sometimes we leave him for 1/2 hour while he talks away! He goes over the previous and upcoming days events! For example, this morning he said, "Dad golf with Eric. Eric pick Dad up. Eric blue truck. Dad home. Mom and Dad home. Em home. Heidi home. Jazz home. Yake home! I see Bamma and Bampa. Bamma red car." And on and on and on ... It's great to lay there and listen to him! I also love it when he wakes up singing!! And the first thing he does when he wakes up is turn on the light in his room!! We've had to rearrange his bedroom a bit. I moved a shelving stand closer to his bed, because he likes to have a glass of water in his room during the night and he kept calling us for water, so I told him we'd leave a glass of water on the stand next to his bed so he can sit up and have a drink when he needs one! And it's worked! A lot of times I come in his room in the morning and he's taking a sip!! We've registered for My 1st Preschool again at the YMCA. It begins on August 30th. We're taking it on Mondays, so that every second Monday Emerson can stay home with Cal or I. She slept through most of the classes last semester, but she's older now and will be more awake! I'm looking forward to starting classes again. Blake won't be the youngest this time and maybe he'll be the one belting out the ABC's!!!
We've had a great weekend. Friday evening we invited our friends Brad and Julie and their boys for a BBQ. We asked Brad and Julie to be Emerson's godparents. Unfortunately, Emerson was in bed and missed seeing them!! Although they did get to see her over the video monitor! LOL! We had a great visit, as always, and Blake had a blast playing with the boys. For some reason, he has no problem sharing with them. He doesn't even get angry when they ruin his "line-up's!" (He lines up his trucks, tractors, cars etc in little groups all over the living room - daily!! Often organized by color!! Usually he gets quite upset if someone moves one of them out of line!) We wonder if it may not be because they are older and bigger than him?! Regardless, it's nice to see them play well together. Saturday morning we hung out at home. Saturday afternoon Cal headed to a golf tournament, which was a fundraiser for the Edmonton Curling Super League. Two of his co-workers play in the league. The kids and I went to the mall after their naps. It was nice to cool off in the air conditioned mall! Today we went to Home Depot to buy a shed for the back yard, only to find out they are sold out across the province :( So we went to Tim Horton's for coffee and timbits and stopped by what we call the "good" park! It's an awesome park, not too far from our house. Blake had fun and Emerson took her first ride down a slide (in Dad's lap of course)! This afternoon my parents dropped by for a visit and my Dad and Cal fixed our gate. Cal and I finished painting the fence this evening, FINALLY!!! Next up is the deck. At least it won't take as long as the fence :) The fence does look great, so it was worth all the work! Cal's off tomorrow, so the boys will do what boys do, while Em and I go to Aquababies! Other than that, we're not up to much this week. My Mom and I may take the kids swimming one day. Oh and how could I forget - I have a massage on Friday. Looking forward to that!! Saturday we are taking the kids to Walmart for pictures. We've never been to Walmart for pictures, but I've heard they've changed and are very comparable to Sears, so hopefully they'll be good!! We were going to go to a u-pick farm this morning to pick strawberries, but apparently they won't be ready again until next week, so hopefully we'll make it there before the season is over. Blake loves strawberries, so we thought he'd enjoy picking them fresh!
Have a fantastic week everyone ;)
xoxo Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Tonight I was going upstairs to run Blake's bath, so I told him what I was doing and he said to me, "Mom - don't do it." What a little goofball!!! He was trying to stall for time! I looked back at him and he had this sneaky, sly look on his face!! On Friday we went to Walmart and then had lunch at McDonald's. We were sitting in McDonald's looking out into the parking lot and he says to me, "Mom, two trailers." So I look out the window and sure enough there were two trailers in the parking lot. A bit later he says, "I see blue bus. Oh! I see orange bus. Yake sees two buses. Orange and blue!!" What a smart little cookie! Another thing he does that crack's us up, is when he's waking up in the morning or from his nap, he starts talking and talking and talking and talking ... Sometimes we leave him for 1/2 hour while he talks away! He goes over the previous and upcoming days events! For example, this morning he said, "Dad golf with Eric. Eric pick Dad up. Eric blue truck. Dad home. Mom and Dad home. Em home. Heidi home. Jazz home. Yake home! I see Bamma and Bampa. Bamma red car." And on and on and on ... It's great to lay there and listen to him! I also love it when he wakes up singing!! And the first thing he does when he wakes up is turn on the light in his room!! We've had to rearrange his bedroom a bit. I moved a shelving stand closer to his bed, because he likes to have a glass of water in his room during the night and he kept calling us for water, so I told him we'd leave a glass of water on the stand next to his bed so he can sit up and have a drink when he needs one! And it's worked! A lot of times I come in his room in the morning and he's taking a sip!! We've registered for My 1st Preschool again at the YMCA. It begins on August 30th. We're taking it on Mondays, so that every second Monday Emerson can stay home with Cal or I. She slept through most of the classes last semester, but she's older now and will be more awake! I'm looking forward to starting classes again. Blake won't be the youngest this time and maybe he'll be the one belting out the ABC's!!!
We've had a great weekend. Friday evening we invited our friends Brad and Julie and their boys for a BBQ. We asked Brad and Julie to be Emerson's godparents. Unfortunately, Emerson was in bed and missed seeing them!! Although they did get to see her over the video monitor! LOL! We had a great visit, as always, and Blake had a blast playing with the boys. For some reason, he has no problem sharing with them. He doesn't even get angry when they ruin his "line-up's!" (He lines up his trucks, tractors, cars etc in little groups all over the living room - daily!! Often organized by color!! Usually he gets quite upset if someone moves one of them out of line!) We wonder if it may not be because they are older and bigger than him?! Regardless, it's nice to see them play well together. Saturday morning we hung out at home. Saturday afternoon Cal headed to a golf tournament, which was a fundraiser for the Edmonton Curling Super League. Two of his co-workers play in the league. The kids and I went to the mall after their naps. It was nice to cool off in the air conditioned mall! Today we went to Home Depot to buy a shed for the back yard, only to find out they are sold out across the province :( So we went to Tim Horton's for coffee and timbits and stopped by what we call the "good" park! It's an awesome park, not too far from our house. Blake had fun and Emerson took her first ride down a slide (in Dad's lap of course)! This afternoon my parents dropped by for a visit and my Dad and Cal fixed our gate. Cal and I finished painting the fence this evening, FINALLY!!! Next up is the deck. At least it won't take as long as the fence :) The fence does look great, so it was worth all the work! Cal's off tomorrow, so the boys will do what boys do, while Em and I go to Aquababies! Other than that, we're not up to much this week. My Mom and I may take the kids swimming one day. Oh and how could I forget - I have a massage on Friday. Looking forward to that!! Saturday we are taking the kids to Walmart for pictures. We've never been to Walmart for pictures, but I've heard they've changed and are very comparable to Sears, so hopefully they'll be good!! We were going to go to a u-pick farm this morning to pick strawberries, but apparently they won't be ready again until next week, so hopefully we'll make it there before the season is over. Blake loves strawberries, so we thought he'd enjoy picking them fresh!
Have a fantastic week everyone ;)
xoxo Cal, Tracy, Blake and Emerson
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Ol' MacDonalds Resort
This past weekend, August long, was our 1st annual Cameron family camping trip. This year, we visited Ol' MacDonalds Resort on Buffalo lake. What a neat place! It is definitely one of the most kid friendly campgrounds I've ever seen. There is so much to do and see, we didn't even get to half of it I'm sure! We will definitely visit again! I think the kids really enjoy all the activities as they get a bit older.
Thursday night Cal's sister Kathy and our niece Katie spent the night and Friday at 1 pm we headed out. We all arrived at the campground around the same time, and were surprised to see a line up to get in!! Saturday morning we hit the beach and the temperature was around +32 at the hottest time of the day! The beach is gorgeous and the water is very clean and shallow. We didn't spend much time in the water though, Blake was more interested in digging in the sand! Saturday at supper time a crazy wind came up. I checked the weather network on my blackberry and they said the winds were around 100 km/hr!! But thank goodness we didn't get any of the hail that hit in other areas around Alberta. Sunday was another warm day, although not quite as hot as Saturday. Sunday evening we gave Bruce (Cal's Dad) his birthday present and celebrated his upcoming 60th birthday! On Monday before we all headed home, we took some group pictures. We do not have everyone together very often, so it was great to get some pictures!
Blake had lots of fun playing at the campsite and running around with his cousins! He eventually let go of his toys and figured out that they weren't going to disappear on him if he shared them with the other kids!! For some reason or another, he did not take a nap on Sunday. Which really ticked his Mom off!!!! Oh well, he got up and was fine, just went to bed super early because he was absolutely exhausted. And he woke up a decent times all weekend, thankfully!! Emerson did well too! She just kind of hangs out of course, not into too much quite yet!!! But she did wake up early every morning :( At home her bedroom is quite dark and I think the morning light was waking her up. We might try tinfoil on the windows on our next camping trip!!!! I just brought her into our bed when she woke up, so she wouldn't wake Blake up.
My family came for an early supper and visit on Monday afternoon. Lindsay and Jeremy were down for the weekend and headed back to Fort McMurray after supper. My Mom came for a visit on Tuesday morning and other than that we're just planning on spending some time outside and playing inside this week! Blake is enjoying his new train table, from Jeremy's brother. Makes me think we should have bought him one a long time ago!! I think the kids might enjoy being home and not too busy for a few days, after our busy weekend. On Saturday Cal has a golf tournament and Sunday we hope to visit a u-pick farm! Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Thursday night Cal's sister Kathy and our niece Katie spent the night and Friday at 1 pm we headed out. We all arrived at the campground around the same time, and were surprised to see a line up to get in!! Saturday morning we hit the beach and the temperature was around +32 at the hottest time of the day! The beach is gorgeous and the water is very clean and shallow. We didn't spend much time in the water though, Blake was more interested in digging in the sand! Saturday at supper time a crazy wind came up. I checked the weather network on my blackberry and they said the winds were around 100 km/hr!! But thank goodness we didn't get any of the hail that hit in other areas around Alberta. Sunday was another warm day, although not quite as hot as Saturday. Sunday evening we gave Bruce (Cal's Dad) his birthday present and celebrated his upcoming 60th birthday! On Monday before we all headed home, we took some group pictures. We do not have everyone together very often, so it was great to get some pictures!
Blake had lots of fun playing at the campsite and running around with his cousins! He eventually let go of his toys and figured out that they weren't going to disappear on him if he shared them with the other kids!! For some reason or another, he did not take a nap on Sunday. Which really ticked his Mom off!!!! Oh well, he got up and was fine, just went to bed super early because he was absolutely exhausted. And he woke up a decent times all weekend, thankfully!! Emerson did well too! She just kind of hangs out of course, not into too much quite yet!!! But she did wake up early every morning :( At home her bedroom is quite dark and I think the morning light was waking her up. We might try tinfoil on the windows on our next camping trip!!!! I just brought her into our bed when she woke up, so she wouldn't wake Blake up.
My family came for an early supper and visit on Monday afternoon. Lindsay and Jeremy were down for the weekend and headed back to Fort McMurray after supper. My Mom came for a visit on Tuesday morning and other than that we're just planning on spending some time outside and playing inside this week! Blake is enjoying his new train table, from Jeremy's brother. Makes me think we should have bought him one a long time ago!! I think the kids might enjoy being home and not too busy for a few days, after our busy weekend. On Saturday Cal has a golf tournament and Sunday we hope to visit a u-pick farm! Have a great week everyone :)
Luv Tracy
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Sweatin'!!!!
Man is it HOT!!! I was outside last night and thought it was a little bit cool outside, only to come in and see on the thermometer that it was 22 C!! You know it's been hot, when 22 C feels cool! We've been putting Emerson to bed in just her diaper. We have to have the kids bedroom doors closed, because of Jazz and it gets very stuffy and hot in there. Blake still insists on wearing socks to bed, but we have gotten him into shorts and a short sleeved shirt for pj's (thanks to Grandma D). Oh, and he also has to have his blankie and his soft blankie. Soft blankie is one of many "soft" (duh?!) blankets which are quite heavy and warm. So needless to say, he is a little oven in this heat! And to top it off he has had a fever since Tuesday evening. Today was his first day fever free (without medication). We went to the Dr. on Wednesday and were told it was just a virus and he had to fight it off. So we continued to give him Motrin and Tylenol and as soon as it wore off his temp would spike again. So on Saturday I took him to a different walk in clinic and sure enough he has an ear infection and strep throat. He started antibiotics on Saturday. He just hasn't been himself. It's hard for me to remember sometimes that he's acting the way he is, because he's not feeling good. I start getting frustrated with his wininess, but I know he's been in a lot of pain. Before we knew he had strep throat, we kept asking him what hurt and he'd tell us his mouth. Poor little guy :( Today he finally had a little bit to eat, but he hasn't ate much in almost a week. Not even his favorites. I noticed tonight for the first time, that Blake was grinding his teeth in his sleep. Really, really hard too. So I did a bit of research and a lot of people say that kids sometimes do this when they are in pain, for example from an ear infection or teething. So perhaps the ear infection is what is causing Blake to grind his teeth? We've never noticed him doing it before, so it seems likely. We'll have to keep an eye on it. Emerson hasn't caught a bug from Blake yet (our fingers and toes are crossed!) and hopefully she won't! But boy oh boy is she teething. She gnaws on anything that comes near her mouth! Watch your fingers!!! She had a good chew on my Dad's finger this weekend!! And drools tons! We go through quite a few bibs in a day! And speaking of bibs, have I ever mentioned how much I hate bibs!!? I think every outfit should come with a matching bib! Otherwise, bibs just ruin a really, really cute top!! But that's just my opinion :)
This weekend was our friend Rick's annual horse shoe tournament and birthday party. And guess who got his name on the trophy for the 5th time??? That's right ... CAL!! 5 out of 7 times he has played ain't bad! I think maybe he should join the professional horse shoe circuit!! Ringer!!!!! Blake stayed at my Mom and Dad's house Saturday evening. They stayed in the air conditioned fifth wheel, so I think he got a better sleep! He also went swimming with Grandma and had lots of fun! Emerson came to the party with us, but didn't want to sleep in Cohen's play pen, so I took her home for bedtime! Then I enjoyed a couple of chick flicks :)
Em and I had Aquababies this morning and afterwards we did a few errands. Emerson loves the water. She smiles and kicks the whole time! I really enjoy the class too! It's a great workout and a lot of fun. While Emerson and I were at Aquababies, Cal and Blake went to Chapter's and the YMCA play gym. We all had a fun morning!
Lesley and Colby are coming over for a play date tomorrow morning and Wednesday morning we are going to Stacey, Alana and Parker's for a play date! Thursday Cal's sister Kathy and our niece Katie are staying the night and then Friday afternoon we are heading to Ol' McDonald's Farm for the long weekend! We're looking forward to camping with the Cameron clan and visiting this awesome campground and lake! So far the weather looks great! Blake will have a blast with all is cousins, I'm sure ;)
Enjoy the rest of your week! If you have a/c in your house I don't want to talk to you ... LOL!!!
Take care, stay cool,
Tracy
This weekend was our friend Rick's annual horse shoe tournament and birthday party. And guess who got his name on the trophy for the 5th time??? That's right ... CAL!! 5 out of 7 times he has played ain't bad! I think maybe he should join the professional horse shoe circuit!! Ringer!!!!! Blake stayed at my Mom and Dad's house Saturday evening. They stayed in the air conditioned fifth wheel, so I think he got a better sleep! He also went swimming with Grandma and had lots of fun! Emerson came to the party with us, but didn't want to sleep in Cohen's play pen, so I took her home for bedtime! Then I enjoyed a couple of chick flicks :)
Em and I had Aquababies this morning and afterwards we did a few errands. Emerson loves the water. She smiles and kicks the whole time! I really enjoy the class too! It's a great workout and a lot of fun. While Emerson and I were at Aquababies, Cal and Blake went to Chapter's and the YMCA play gym. We all had a fun morning!
Lesley and Colby are coming over for a play date tomorrow morning and Wednesday morning we are going to Stacey, Alana and Parker's for a play date! Thursday Cal's sister Kathy and our niece Katie are staying the night and then Friday afternoon we are heading to Ol' McDonald's Farm for the long weekend! We're looking forward to camping with the Cameron clan and visiting this awesome campground and lake! So far the weather looks great! Blake will have a blast with all is cousins, I'm sure ;)
Enjoy the rest of your week! If you have a/c in your house I don't want to talk to you ... LOL!!!
Take care, stay cool,
Tracy
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Smith Family Reunion 2009
We left for Saskatchewan on Thursday morning around 8:30 am. The drive was long, but very good!! I told my sister it was kind of relaxing, because I really didn't and couldn't do anything!! The kids were really good travellers. Blake talked pretty much the whole time, while reading books and playing with his trains and cars! On the way home he rode with my Mom and Dad from Tisdale to North Battleford. On the way there we stopped 2 times, in Lloyd and Saskatoon. I sat in the back with Blake and Emerson for about an hour before we stopped in Lloyd! She was getting hungry and needed some distraction!! We arrived at my grandparents house in Tisdale at 5 pm. Friday morning we headed out to Sylvania hall, where the reunion was being held. People started arriving Friday afternoon. It was a fun weekend! Everything went really good and the weather was beautiful! It was nice to visit with my cousins! I really wish we lived closer to eachother :( Blake had fun too! We were pretty tired by Sunday though. Both the kids woke up super early Friday, Saturday and Sunday morning. And of course, Cal and I went to bed pretty late!! Sunday afternoon we went back to my grandparents house in Tisdale. Monday morning we left for home. We stopped in Saskatoon, North Battleford and Lloyd. We visited with my Grandma Kelley in North Battleford. Once again, I sat with Em for about an hour before we stopped in Lloyd! We could stop anywhere for me to feed her, but didn't want to stop on the side of the road and then have to stop again for gas a 1/2 hour later!! Cal picked Heidi up after the kids went to bed last night. She seems very tired! I bet she was busy with all the other dogs!!! So, it was a great little holiday and we're glad to know that Em is as good of a traveller as Blake :)
The forecast for the rest of the week is HOT!! We don't have too many concrete plans. I might take the kids to the Capital Ex fair grounds one afternoon this week. Cal and Blake have swimming Wednesday night (they missed yesterday's class). Thursday morning, we have a playdate with Stacey, Alana and Parker. Saturday is our friend Rick's annual horse shoe tourney and birthday bash! I'm going to take the kids to the party after their afternoon nap. We're going to stay for supper and then I'll bring them back home for bed time. My parents are going to watch them for us, so I can go back to the party! Cal and I also hope to finish up the fence painting this week.
Have a great week everyone :) Enjoy the sun!
Tracy
The forecast for the rest of the week is HOT!! We don't have too many concrete plans. I might take the kids to the Capital Ex fair grounds one afternoon this week. Cal and Blake have swimming Wednesday night (they missed yesterday's class). Thursday morning, we have a playdate with Stacey, Alana and Parker. Saturday is our friend Rick's annual horse shoe tourney and birthday bash! I'm going to take the kids to the party after their afternoon nap. We're going to stay for supper and then I'll bring them back home for bed time. My parents are going to watch them for us, so I can go back to the party! Cal and I also hope to finish up the fence painting this week.
Have a great week everyone :) Enjoy the sun!
Tracy
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