school girl

Delaney had another 6 inches cut off her hair this weekend and it looks great! She looks quite different though, and older. She was trying on some new school outfits and said, "Look at me Mommy, I'm a school girl" :)

Canada's Wonderland!

Last Friday we went to Wonderland with friends and had a great time! It was kind of surreal to go with our kids and see them go on rides that we rode as kids. The mountain and the Hanna Barbera rainbow are such familiar sights from being a kid and coming here. Delaney loved going on all the rides with her friends (and even went on the Ghoster Coaster!)(twice!)

There were lots of friends to meet! Davin loved seeing all these guys but was afraid to get his photo taken with them. Diego was my favourite because he had a lot of fun with the kids, giving them high fives and doing cool poses.

Dav got to ride on quite a few rides and had a blast.

wonderland - DORA!

Dora was a big part of our day. :) We met her and got photos taken with her right when we entered the park. One of the highlights for both kids was the Dora show. Davin loved it too!

cottage fun

We had a great time at the cottage last weekend - the weather was fantastic and the kids had a blast. After his fun time at the beach a few weeks ago, Davin decided he liked the water after all and played at the water's edge quite a bit. Delaney went fishing with a real hook and caught a few perch! Not to be outdone, Davin spent a lot of time using Delaney's Barbie fishing rod (the one without a hook) trying to catch his own. No luck. :)

getting her "ears peered"

"Uncle Jeff" just sent this great photo of Delaney at the cottage this weekend and I realized that I haven't posted about another big event from last week - Delaney got her ears pierced! (click photo to see bigger) She has been asking me for weeks if she can do it every time we go to the mall. Actually we stopped and watched a little girl get hers pierced one time and the girl cried and cried afterwards so I thought Delaney would decide against it. So when she asked again last week I went through the whole conversation again with her, like "so you know you have to sit still like a statue" and "you know it is going to hurt when they do it" and still she persisted. We walked into the store and she hopped up into the chair and sat like a statue for about five minutes while the ladies got everything ready. :) They do both at once so it's overwith quickly. She is proudly telling everyone that she now has her "ears peered".

beach with the girls (oh, and a few kids too)

I'm getting behind on updating this lately!

Last Monday I headed to "The County" with the kids to meet two of my best friends and their kids for a day at the beach. At Queen's Leanne and Janna were my housemates and later they were in our wedding. I cherish any time spent with them and was so excited to see them, although our get togethers are quite different now than a few years ago. Between the three of us we have 8 kids (YES, EIGHT!!) and it was fun to see them interact and play together. Laney and Ben are the same age and here you see them chatting out in the water. After our time at the beach we headed back to Janna's house for dinner and some play. Delaney loved riding around in Ben and Eli's "gator" (it really goes!) but I made her drive it on the lowest speed and I think Sam is falling asleep in this picture. (ha ha)

It was great to see all the kids and how much they've grown, although we did a bit of dreaming about next time having a girls' weekend away! :)