11.18.2013

Summer Pool Party

Continuing with catching up with our summer pics... 

We celebrated Luca's 9th birthday at Uncle Dennis & Aunt Gayle's pool.

Brody impressed us with his bravery in jumping in the pool from the ledge!

Nana got wet hugs each time he came out! 

Kisses for Rocky!

Wet hug for Katie too as she was leaving for work!

The kids got snorkels & masks from Nana & Pop...

They did a bit of diving for loonies...

Brody kept Pop on his feet!

Birthday cupcakes!

Luca doing some big jumps & splashes for the camera!

Family pics!

Brothers...

11.07.2013

3 Thomas Men Birthday Celebration!

Mid August we had a birthday celebration for 3 of our Thomas men: Pop, Luca & Brody!
We lucked out with having Luca out for his 9th birthday :)

Brody received some cool toy monster cars from Luca, John & Beckie... 

When Brody opened his next gift (from Nana & Pop) he began throwing out the socks!
Guess it wasn't quite what he was looking for ;)
At the bottom of the clothing package was a Thomas the Train shirt which he absolutely loves to wear! 

A Ninjago alarm clock for Luca...

A much loved Thomas the Train book!

Eagerly ripping the paper...

Luca got some hoodies, and was so good at posing for the camera...

Pop patiently waited for his turn to open some presents too!


Biggest present of the day went to Brody! 
Assembly was required, and I'll have to look for some pics of Brody in his police car. Brody (and Melissa) enjoy going for rides around our cul-de-sac and pushing each other. Brody has even handed out a ticket to neighbor Kim in it! Kim just so happened to have Timbits, which he used to sweet talk his way out of the infraction ;)

Birthday cake time... 3 special deliveries!  

11.06.2013

The Cabin at Green Lake 2013

A very much anticipated trip: our annual summer vacation to the family cabin at Green Lake! Keeping with tradition, we made our lunch pit stop at Skihist Park.
Guess we timed it just right as we got to see a couple of trains pass through the canyon below!
We took a little bit of time to kick the ball around :) 

We arrived at the cabin just before dinner, which was followed by s'mores for dessert!
Hanging around the fire with Nani & Papa...

Both the boys were due for a haircut! 
This was my first attempt at cutting Brody's hair...
The paparazzi were obviously tipped off!
Brody seemed to not mind the outdoor haircut concept! 
Much calmer than when we get it done in the salon.
Didn't take long and he was done with sitting around!

A ride with Nani on the quad to our picnic spot for lunch...
The cousins riding behind in the trailer...
After lunch Papa took Xander for a ride around the swamp!
Daddy got to metal detecting the area... 
Brody took to doing the same with the umbrella pole! 
Found something!
An old bullet shell ;)
Kickin the dirt around with cousin Justus...

Dan, Nikki & Pixel's accommodation...

An evening bike ride with our fearless leader - Jason Brown!

Nani pushing Brody on the swing...

The older cousins spent many hours playing on the trampoline!

Hanging out on the lake!
Building sandcastles...
A family of otters just happened to pass by!

Our tired campers! 

On our way home we took a little detour in Ashcroft, where we stopped at a "Farmer's Market" which surprisingly only consisted of 3 booths! So we walked around and found some historic items to look at before continuing on our way home.