"Matching Jammies"

As anyone knows who has two kids of the same sex, sometimes you unintentionally (or intentionally) get matching clothes for them such as jammies. Since Casey's arrival, we have bought the boys jammies either at the same time or different times that have "matched". Here are a couple pictures of the boys in their "matching" jammies.

Monsters!

Sports! (Of course)



Halloween 2011

This year for Halloween, all three kids wanted to go trick or treating. Here are a couple pictures that I took of the kids as we were heading out.

Megan the Butterfly and Ethan the Dragon

Casey the Monkey.

Yes, Casey's costume was and is too big for him but he didn't let that stop him from being a monkey when Mommy wanted him to be Pooh.

Casey's First Haircut

Today, Casey got his haircut at for the first time. I forgot to take my camera along to take pictures while he was getting it cut so I made sure I took a few after we got home.



SCHOOL!

We officially have a kindergarten student in our house! Megan seems to love school and we are thankful that she knows some of the kids in her class from Sunday School. She also enjoys taking the bus to and from school. Here are some pictures of our little student!

First day of school in her classroom

Waiting for the school bus

On the bus!



August Long Weekend

As many people know, Jason helped my brother Ryan move to Toronto in June. As a result, my dad's truck was left in Ontario so Jason, Casey and I flew out to Ontario at the end of July to pick it up and drive it back. Here's a slideshow with highlights from our trip!

Stampede 2011

One other thing we did while Grandpa and Grandma were visiting from Ontario was take in some of the Stampede. The older kids got to go on rides, we watched some of the heavy horse hitches, and Jason and I took his parents to see the chuckwagon races. Here's a slideshow with some of the highlights from the Stampede.



Heritage Park

As was seen in my last post, Grandpa and Grandma Mantel came out for a visit from Ontario. One of the things we did while they were here was go to Heritage Park. I'm pretty sure Ethan's favourite part was all the train stuff they have there including a working steam train! Here's a slide show with some of the highlights.

Catching up

It's been a busy couple of months it seems around our house. Megan has offically lost her two front bottom teeth and has at least one new one coming in. Ethan is getting to be a really talkative kid and Casey is now walking and tries to climb everything in sight! We've had a couple more trips to the farm along with a trip to Kelowna and Abbotsford. Here's some highlights from our summer so far.



Easter 2011 and Casey's Birthday

This year, as we have many years before, we went out to the Olfert Family farm in Swift Current, SK for Easter. This year, there was still tonns of snow in the yard so the men worked at moving the snow for most of the weekend. Here's a picture of Casey with a couple of his birthday presents and birthday cake as well as some video of the snow moving in the farmyard or more acurately, how to get a tractor that`s stuck in the mud, unstuck!

Megan's New Smile

Megan has offically lost her first tooth! The tooth fairy will probably visit her tonight!



Hockey Day In Canada

Every year for the past several years, CBC has hosted a Hockey Day In Canada in various communities across the country. This year, my brother Ryan and his wife Pam invited us to join them at an Edmonton Oilers game on Hockey Day In Canada. Megan and Ethan stayed with Grandma while we took Casey with us. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Casey the happy traveller



Pre-Game Ceremony

Ceremonial Puck Drop

Wearing ear protection in case the game is too loud!

Mommy, Daddy, and Casey

Uncle Ryan and Auntie Pam



Dressing room doors

Us in front of the dressing room doors.

Playing with Grandpa

We were fortunate this year to have Grandpa and Grandma as well as Auntie Pam and Micah around for the weekend of the kids' party. The kids took full advantage of the time to play "horsey" with Grandpa!

Micah, Megan and Ethan "riding" Grandpa

Megan and Micah on Grandpa.



Birthdays 2011

As we have been doing for the past couple years, we once again held a joint birthday party for Megan and Ethan. Here is a slide show from the day.



Matching Jammies!

Unfortunately, we couldn't get a picture of them both smiling!

Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum

While we were in Ontario last December, Jason and I (and Casey) took in the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum at the Hamilton airport which is home to the Mynarski Memorial Lancaster which visited Calgary last summer. Here are few pictures of the displays they have there as well as some of the planes on display.



Christmas 2010

This year we did Christmas twice - once when we were in Ontario visiting Jason's family and once on Christmas day with Grandpa and Grandma O. Here's a slideshow with some highlights from both Christmases.



Jolly Jumping

I recently videoed Casey in the Jolly Jumper (his favorite toy I'm sure) and remembered that I also have some video of Ethan in the same Jolly Jumper. As you can see, there are just as many physical similiarities between the boys as there are between Casey and Megan. ENJOY!

Casey

Ethan

The Various Faces of Casey

We recently went to visit Jason's family in Ontario and while there I took some pictures of Casey that show some of his more interesting expressions.



Standing Strong and True

This year, I'm thinking more and more about the sacrifices many families have made and are currently making to help others win the freedom we enjoy. I recently saw this video on CMT and, inspired by my friend Michelle, decided to post this video in honor of all our soldiers, past and present, who chose to defend our freedom as we remember them on this Remembrance Day.

Deja Vu Answer

A bit more than a month ago, I posted two pictures of two of our kids in the same sleeper and booster seat. Many have guessed at which is which and now I'm finally getting around to posting the answer.

Baby #2 - Casey

Baby #1 - Megan