Soccer Fest

I had both Hadley and Rawley in the Spring session of soccer this year for the first time. It was nice to see them participate in a sport where they had to use teamwork. They both had a good time and took pretty well to the sport. Hadley got pretty into it. She was always trying to get the ball and make a goal. Rawley on the other hand would chase after the ball, but would never try to take it from anyone. If it was passed to him it was all good. The cutest thing was every time he made a goal he would throw both hands up in celebration and jump around. They wrapped up the season with a final game outside, and then got hot dogs and medals which they both proudly wore home. It will be interesting to see which of them want to play again next year. Here are some pictures from the day.


Chasing after the ball as usual.
Getting his medal. He was so proud!
Hadley waiting for her turn to get on the field.
Poor girl turns bright red like me when she is working really hard!


I didn't get a picture of Hadley's medal because the camera battery died a couple of minutes before. I think it is time to invest in a second battery or just make sure the one we have is fully charged before an event like this one!

Last day of Kindergarten!

It is so hard to think that this year is already over. And I thought that the first day was hard. I have seen so many changes in Hadley over the past year. She has grown so much and it is mostly in part to her great teachers! Although she had quite the year, with 3 different teachers I know they each helped in all of the amazing things that she learned. I am stunned to see her reading all on her own. Writing sentences, and always asking how to spell things. She even had to write the cards she gave to her teachers. My little girl is growing up, almost 6 and going into Grade One. They had a graduation picnic for all of the kids in kindergarten and each class had their own t-shirt made with the names of their classmates on the back. They were super cute, and a nice little reminder to have when they are graduating from High School in 2020. Congratulations on Graduating from Kindergarten Hadley.

Hadley with Ms. Burnett. She is moving away this year and we will miss her!


On the monkey bars. She wouldn't even try these until this year and she can do the entire thing by herself.

Last day of Preschool

How sad it is when the school year ends, and I am left with filling an entire summer with activities to occupy my very high energy 3 year old. We did have a great picnic to end the year. Rawley had an amazing teacher, who we will truly miss next year! She put a lot of preparation into the picnic which was full of games, food and the cutest pinata that looked like a beehive. It was a great close to a great year, and something that I hope Rawley will remember for a long time.

Getting ready for his turn at hitting the pinata!


With Teacher MJ

Lions, Tigers and BEARS! Oh my!

I never thought that a day of golfing would turn into a heart thumping, pulse racing experience. But on Pat's golf outing a couple of weeks ago it did. We are very fortunate to live in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains, but that also means when we head to one of our favorite National Parks - Waterton we tend to see a lot of wildlife. Pat spent the day golfing the amazing course there, and found himself and his golf group about 15 feet away from a bear. At this point I may have hightailed it out of there, but of course Pat had to take a few pictures and then finish his round. What a crazy guy!

HaPPy BirThDaY EmMY!

I cannot believe that an entire year has passed since Emmy joined our family! It has been quite a year, but we have enjoyed every moment we have shared with her. Watching her grow, hitting all those milestones (although she has a few more still to come), and seeing her little personality come through. I am overjoyed at how she has changed our family for the better. She has brought out the softer side of her big brother, and cannot get enough of her big sister. She truly looks up to her even now! Here are some pictures from her party, and some of my favorites from the last year!

The Cake! I think it turned out pretty good!

She wasn't too sure about the candle.

But she sure enjoyed eating it!


Figured out the present part pretty well, the tissue paper was her favorite of course.

One day old!
Two weeks old!
First trip to Whitefish, Montana
Blessing Day!
Halloween, what a cute little banana!
Christmas, she was obviously done with the pictures!

I just love mirror pictures, she is around 7 months old here.
Easter 9 months old exactly!

How to eat Fried Worms!

Okay so they are not fried per say, and we weren't going to eat them. But I could not resist posting about our last great adventure. We have had a pile of garbage on our back patio for 4 months, waiting for a chance to haul it away to the dump. We finally had a free Saturday and spent the afternoon cleaning up and getting it out of there. In the midst of everything Rawley with the help of Grandpa, stumbled across an amazing number of big slimy worms. He of course had no trouble picking up each and every worm to show me. I am not a big worm fan, but I managed to keep it together so he could show me his find. Apparently the week of rain and the cardboard boxes that were sitting out there were a great place for the worms and other creepy crawlies to hang out. Hadley joined in on the fun after initially being a little timid and letting out a couple of screams as well.