royal tyrell museum continued

there's a neat garden, those greenhouse ones that are inside but you feel like you're outside or somewhere else... i love those!


this was a neat area for the kids... you stick these little foam balls in one end of the tube and they shoot out the other end! they loved it!

royal tyrell museum - drumheller

we went here on sunday... i haven't been in quite a long time, like at least 15 yrs! kipp was last there when it first opened in 1985! i guess we were long overdue :)






one of our only pictures of grandma lyons... she hides from the camera!

parade day!

ok, going back to thursday... we went to the capital ex parade! we joined some friends and the kids had fun! tired them all right out though. we took the bus too, which was exciting for the kids!


kai & emerson getting ready for the parade to start!


this was one of hallie's favorite ones, so she asked me to take a picture. i think it was the flowers...
hallie took this picture! hehe
tired kai & emerson after the parade. they slept through lunch!
the kids' faces look white ish, because of this weird sunblock i used on them! they almost look sick?! LOL

emerson fell asleep right before the parade started... and woke up shortly after because it was so loud! the sirens scared her too :(

we're off!

we've had a super busy week, ending our week with the capital ex parade on thursday and capital ex rides & fun on friday! i'll write more about that and share some pictures when we're back. we're leaving tomorrow, off to drumheller and then sylvan lake to camp. wish us luck! i know you'll all miss me and my blog updates until then..... ;) just try to keep yourselves busy and you won't even notice! ;) LOL! we're back tuesday night............

i'm having an usborne book party on wednesday evening at 7:30pm, all are welcome! i promise there will be awesome snacks ;) (i know that's the only reason i go to parties so i have to return the favor!)

done!

it feels good to be done.... i find out tomorrow my telus schedule and i'll see how doable it will be. otherwise i already have some leads on more part time kids. i'm being super picky though.... has to be right for me and my own kidlets :)

had a good last couple of days. we were joined at the playground by several friends at different times throughout both days and that was soooo nice. thank you all! kids were relatively well behaved, except a brief stint with emerson today but i can't blame her. the nurse came and did something with her tube and i guess it really upset her. poor babe!

tomorrow morning we have to be up and ready at the crack of dawn to get to the big parade. a big part of me doesn't want to bother, but i know the kids will just love it. i'd better get to bed before 1am tonight... i seem to be developing a late night thing and i keep meaning to be in bed by 11pm. looks like tonight i won't quite make it as i still have to prep for tomorrow!

hilarious!

went in to check on emerson sleeping and thought this was too funny not to share! HA!

oooooooo........!!!

today, after babysitting all morning, i went with my mom on a little shopping trip! (my dad stayed home with the older kids, emmy came with me) i went and chose our appliances for the new house! how exciting! i told myself we would stick to reasonable, lower end stuff, but the one appliance i want to get "bigger & better" is the fridge. i'm in love with the nice, big fridge... do we need the nice, big fridge? hmmmm... have to think on that one! it was nice to have an afternoon with my mom & baby... as much as i love my kids, i really needed that little break! i feel like lately, the kids are just wearing me out... around 24/7 literally... all day, all evening, going to bed much later than they should be, and THEN to top it off, coming into my bed throughout the night. i usually put them back into their own bed once i discover them in mine, but between the 2 of them i'm doing this all night and eventually i must get too tired because i don't even notice anymore... but it never fails. at least 1, usually both of them are in there in the morning :( i think tonight i'll make a bed on my floor, and if they don't sleep there, i will! LOL! plus, emerson's crib is in our room. i just want some space... !!! please!!! i have to now mentally prepare myself for the next 2 days with 5 kids and no outings.... i'm already not excited. we hope to make it to the park at least both days....

cowboy wedding!

went to the wedding, it was nice :) kids had fun. hallie stayed over night with my parents at my grandma's place and the rest of us left around 10:30pm. had a good day, nice to see relatives again. it was my cousin tony's wedding -- he is my age... my mom's sister's son.


this is my other cousin's son, dalton, named after my late grandpa... isn't he a cutie?! his big brother dawson was the ring bearer.
my cousin & his new wife!
my 3 kiddos... i call this picture "the huddle" -- not too sure what they were doing but it was cute. i think the older 2 were both trying to hug emmy??
kipp bought dvd players for the van. it was our first time using them. kipp was so into it that *i* ended up driving while we were there, so that kipp could sit in the back and watch toy story 2... LOL!! here's a pic of my boys...
thought this pic of kai was cute, even though he's not looking...
happy girls!
hallie was so in awe of the beautiful bride... like a real life princess!
this pic of emmy is funny... she's got her foot up and she's holding her syringe during a feed! cute!
hallie girl!! she partied until midnight!

notes...

today we had extra kids here, so we walked to the big playground for the morning and into the afternoon. then played at home in the backyard... and after the extra kids left, i took hallie & kai to their friend's birthday party! they had a blast! it was nice to not have emerson with us... i really got to play with the kids... push them on the swings, jump in the bouncy castle with them, and just have more attention on THEM for once instead of miss emmy. kipp stayed home with emerson.... tomorrow we're off to a wedding... no idea what any of us are going to wear -- should be interesting!

i love love love my sling! it's so purdy! this is a pic of emerson SLEEPING in it today! it's the first time she's ever slept in it.... it was so cute. all you could see was her hat and her legs. so cozy.... i had to crop myself out of the pic... it's funny how you think you look a certain way and then you see pictures and wonder, "WHO is THAT?!!" or maybe it's just me! LOL
happy hallie!!!
hallie LOVES flowers!
not sure why this pic is so small.... but it's still cute!
tonight at the bday/playground!
kai, after jumping off the TOP of the purple equipment behind him. yes, very much a BOY!
kai at the playground/bday tonight
the beautiful princess bouncy castle at the party tonight... the one hallie wanted so badly but she got stuck with blues clues because of the whole weather/party date change. i felt so badly for her when she asked tonight why izabella got the one SHE wanted :( oh, and you should've seen hallie's face while izabella opened her gifts... i just wanted to leave... not sure if this is normal or what to do about it, the preschool jealousy phase?!? :(
my kids, again, at the playground
kai, before jumping off the purple thingy

more pictures...

ok well that worked... good to know ;)



hallie practicing her "roar!"
a mad emerson! i love her hands when she's mad!
hallie in grandma's rocks... probably not really supposed to be "playing" in there....
do you think she looks like her brother & sister?
kai, trying to love his sister...
kai practicing his "roar!"
cutie girl hallie!
hallie, running... grandpa BBQ'ing in the background...
the kids, being krazy, like usual ;)