Summer 2013

Hunter found a new love for stools and light switches

 

And naps in the stroller

 

Neighbor kids in Haley's dress-up clothes

 

Trying to unlock the baby gate

 

Another nap

 

Date night...read the name of the beer!  =)

 

Haley tripped at the playground and bit the outside of her lip bad enough to visit the emergency room.  They glued the wound closed!

 

Fishing

 

Sweetness

 

Water table fun!!!

 

Grandpa Tom & Grandma Sue visited us at the beginning of July.  Hunter & Grandpa Tom did lots of wrestling!

 

Haley & Grandma Sue planted a flower garden

 

And planted some seeds in a "greenhouse."

 

We all lunched at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise!

 

Sue with a Mountie at the Calgary Stampede

 

Sue & Tom with a "Steelers teepee" at The Calgary Stampede

 

Playing catch together

Making a wish.....

 

Grandpa & Grandma Dibble visited in July too.  Haley & Grandpa decorated 2 cakes!

 

Yummy!

 

We visited Heritage Park Historical Village and Haley enjoyed the old fashioned carnival rides!

 

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

 

Hunter loved the paddle boat ride!

 

Haley too!

 

One of the many "feasts" that Haley & Hunter prepared!

 

Playground fun!

 

I did a 10 week boot camp which kicked my butt!  Here are a few of us after an hour session where it rained the entire time!



We took our first family of four vacation to Invermere, BC.  We rented a 3 bedroom condo on Lake Windermere which had a sandy beach the kids loved!

View from our balcony!

 

Another view from the balcony!



The kids LOVED the train which passed about once an hour!  We had to go out to the balcony and watch each time!



Beach fun!



More beach fun!



Driving the school bus!  This was a highlight for Hunter!

 

Our friends, the Morins, were also in Invermere at the same time.  Amelie & Haley had fun in the kayak!

 

Spider-Haley!

 

And even more beach fun!



Final night pizza party!

 

All hail Queen Haley!

Haley & I joined my friend, Simona, and her two boys at Calaway Park the weekend before school started!  Haley loved it!

Zoooommmmmm

 

I even got to ride a few rides!

 

Fishing!

Happenings.....

I am a little behind here so here is my attempt to catch-up....

Grandma Dibble came to visit in April over her birthday weekend.  It was fun to have her even though it snowed the entire weekend!

Italian Cream Cake for the birthday Grandma!

Playground fun!

 

Hunter loves to slide!

Feasting

Haley is playing U4 soccer on a co-ed team.  They are the Purple Dragons.  She is kicking the ball in the picture.

Warm-up drills.  She is really enjoying it!

Spring clean-up in the yard!

Haley & I made guacamole to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!  It was delicious!

 

We accompanied Steve on a business trip to Houston in May.  Hunter was good and enjoyed watching lots of shows on the DVD player.

Haley played on her LeapFrog LeapPad.

Cooling off on the couch with some juice!

Haley made and decorated cupcakes with Grandma & Grandpa.  She loved it!

Hunter coloring at the table I received when I was about his age.

Hunter was obsessed with Eddie.  He really loves animals.

Helping Grandpa water his plants.

And getting a little wet!

 

We bought the kids a picnic table for the patio.

Playing in their "hide-out" as Haley calls it.

Family walk in Griffith Woods in our neighborhood.

 

More playground fun!

 

Riding the lion at the Calgary Zoo.  We went for the first time since we returned.  Kids LOVED it!

 

It's a bear...ROOAARR!

 

Weeeeeeeeee

 

Weeeeeeeee (and Haley can now swing by herself!)

 

Brainwashing at an early age!  Hook'em Horns!

 

Tickles at breakfast

Haley coloring with Rocco, her neighbor friend

Team photo

Individual pictures

We spent the better part of today acting out the story of Cinderella.  Many chores were done like wiping down the house with a damp sponge, dusting, picking up toys, and cooking food all so she could attend the ball.  At the ball, she danced with Prince Charming and ran off leaving one glass slipper at midnight.  Luckily Prince Charming found Cinderella and they were married and lived happily ever after.  We acted the entire story out twice.  (It rained all day.)  Prince Charming was not very cooperative and I had to step in quite a bit and fulfill both the roll of the Evil Stepmother and Prince Charming.

Happy Summer!