Fall Walk

Kai's playschool went on a fall walk this morning. it was FREEZING out but we bundled up in many layers! here are some pics!

someone's baby -- so cute i had to snap a pic
juanita's daughter, erin!

Turkey Trot

hallie's school had a turkey trot race today! the fastest boy and girl in each grade would receive a chicken. hallie thought it would be a chocolate chicken. i thought it would be a live chicken (he he!) but in the end it was a frozen chicken - ready to eat! and guess who won? Hallie!!!!! we mentally prepared for the event, carefully planned out our wardrobe (RUNNING shoes, no skirt today, no jeans... but sweat pants!)



i am so proud of her! ha ha! very kewl.

emerson's party!

see, these pics are on facebook already so i feel silly posting them here too! we celebrated emerson's 2nd birthday last friday. she doesn't actually turn 2yrs until tomorrow (oct 6th) but i figured people might be away for the long weekend! 2 yrs ago on thanksgiving weekend, we had a new baby girl home with us. we had a great thanksgiving dinner and lots of family time. i remember going in to my parents' bedroom to nurse her in the middle of thanksgiving dinner -- she kept choking while i fed her and eventually she just gave up trying to eat. it's not fun when you just choke on the milk the whole time. she just gave up and went to sleep. she was so good. she just slept, barely ate.... but by sunday evening i realized something wasn't right. she needed to be eating more.... and the choking, definately wasn't getting better, only worse. so i took her into the stollery ER and had quite the journey! but look at her now.... 2 years later and doing just awesome!

happy birthday princess emmy!!

admiring her new gifts!
craft time!

i want my cake!!!!

dancing!

new blog!

i have a new business blog -- this blog will still exist as well and i need to get my butt in gear and start writing in it! i think only 1 person checks it anyway.... sara!

new blog: http://lyonslens.blogspot.com

and this one will still be here too! i've also noticed everyone else's blogs are quiet these days too.... so it's not just me sara!

from hope

hope took these a couple of weekend's ago while we were all at fort edmonton park.... and i stole them because.... i love them :)

some pics, finally

emerson at a neighbor's place, looking at their wheat... dressed like a bee

my son!
trick or treat groupies
peeking emmy
hallie's first day of school

kai doing a wheelie - he is still only 3.... i keep thinking he is 7?!?!

sisters!

hallie getting off the bus on her first day

emerson at the park, major fashion clash!

daddy and his kiddos

emerson, yesterday

kai's first day of schoo, today

a neighbor friend's backyard... well this is half of it. the other half has an in-ground swimming pool and a bar... like for drinks... lol

mighty emmy!

i'm back

i didn't actually go anywhere, just have been too busy to blog it seems! so my baby started kindergarten this week. she did awesome, she loves it! i'm so proud of her! i also started my photography lessons this week and so far i am enjoying it! i left the first lesson feeling ready to go, energized, excited... and i took some pictures last night that i thought were pretty decent!

i was not really paying attention to the composition of the pictures, but more just the technical "how can i do this with the light i have, etc." so some are not great but some turned out pretty nicely! you can view them here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=19888&l=1bae9&id=599646345

this is going to be a busy year. the afternoons are all "free" except i need to be home by 3pm for my after school kids. the toddlers nap after lunch so that limits us to being home all afternoon. the mornings are busy though. hallie is gone every morning. tuesdays we have ladies morning out. mondays the toddlers have gymnastics while the other kids are in school. and mon/wed/fri kai is in playschool along with one of my dayhome girls. thursday mornings i have my photography lesson. that leaves mon & wed mornings "free".... free for volunteering at both kids' schools. aaaaahhhhhh busy busy!

i hope everyone else had a great "back to school" week! now i'm off to practice my pictures!

why?

why is it that when you're not planning, not trying, not desperately wanting something, it happens? and then when you so badly want, plan for, and try, it doesn't happen?