7.26.2013

Brody turns 2!

This week our sweet little boy turned 2! It's hard to remember life before he was in our family :) He gives so much love and joy to us all.

For the party theme, I was initially going to do a bug theme as Brody very much loves bugs... but then a week later I changed to trains, as it was becoming apparent he was becoming very into trains and any kind of moving vehicle for that matter. The Thomas part... well that was kinda just too perfect ;)


Nani & Papa were first to arrive and enjoyed some play time with Brody and his new water toy which he had received earlier in the day...

A cute pic I got of our two precious children excited for the party to begin!

Checking out the cupcakes...

After being sung to, I held him to blow out the candles, and he wasn't sure what to do! Maybe next year ;)

We sat him down with his cupcake and he proceeded to ask for a fork ("fawk") and spoon ("spbun"). He ended up keeping it a rather neat and tidy cake eating!

Cousin Justus on the other hand really knew how to enjoy the cake!

After cake the two boys played a bit...

When it came time for presents, Brody didn't seem to realize how many presents he had in line... as he would rip the tiniest piece of paper off and celebrate, then say "ewww" and drop it to the ground! He certainly enjoyed the audience as well ;)
 

Sitting in his new outdoor folding chair...

More paper ripping excitement!

His first train set - the wooden Thomas the Train coal hopper figure 8 set...

He also received a few more trains to go with his new set...

And a second train set - the Thomas the Train dieselworks figure 8 set...

He was so pleased, each time he opened another present it was another train, which he connected to the rest - his train just kept getting longer! I loved how he would put his head low down to make the train eye level :)
 

And then the birthday boy expired!
 

It's a few days later and he is still just as pleased as the first with his wooden trains! It's sure neat having a boy to experience a whole new world of play with :)

7.01.2013

Fun with Grandparents

Wagon ride with Papa and the cousins

Splashing poolside with Nana! 

6.25.2013

Tap Dance Recital Pictures

Just was sent a link to download images taken by a photographer at Melissa's recent dance recital. They are certainly better than I could get without flash with my iPhone :) 






The photographer also supplied gif motion images...



The finale dance: If you can spot her, Melissa is on the far left


Our superstar after the show!

6.23.2013

Little Lawn Mower

Last weekend when Ken mowed the lawn, we got out Brody's little lawn mower for him to help out!

 
He gave it his all!

6.22.2013

Sports Day

Sports Day this year ended up being a rather wet day here in the Fraser Valley. It was too bad as it did end up shortening the kids' sports day drastically, but all the same at least they were able to still make it happen!

I caught up with our sweet Melissa on the field when I took a break from my concession stand duties...

She was eager to show the camera her kitty face ;)

Throwing the football through a hoop (or at least attempting it!)

An all time favorite - tug of war! 



For lunch I got to join her at her desk while she had her cheese pizza and lemonade :) 

I'm sure great memories were made... I can always think back and remember sports day from when I was in elementary school :)

6.21.2013

Rock Wall Climbing

Gym class these days sure is different than when I was in school! They have such cool sports that the kids are now introduced to in a safe environment with their classmates. This year Melissa's school has had rollerblading again, and most recently they got to try out rock climbing! How cool is that?!? True to her personality, she didn't make it to the top to ring the bell... but even climbing it in the first place was a huge success as she had told me she wasn't going to do it when the permission forms came home. I'm proud of her for taking it on even though she was intimidated by it at first! 

 

6.07.2013

Buggy!

Lately Brody has been quite keen on bugs! He likes to look out the window for them ;)


6.01.2013

Wonder Woman - Tap Recital

Today Melissa had her year end tap recital... she made us very proud once again :)


5.24.2013

May Heat Wave

Hard to remember at the moment with our current weather, but early May we had a really warm couple of days. We set up the kiddie pool in our backyard and the kids had some fun! 

Melissa was excited to put her new swim googles to use!

Brody's reaction to them ;)




A refreshing slushie...



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Here's a cute pic I took of Brody chillin in the heat with his ice water, waiting for Melissa to arrive at the bus stop :)

5.15.2013

Train Ride

Not exactly what would qualify as a real train ride, but perhaps the next best thing?!