Evan Turned Two!

I can't believe Evan is two!  We had a nice little get together for his birthday with just a few people.  It was a beautiful warm day and the kids actually got to play outside.  He was definitely into his presents more this year - he loves anything to do with the Toy Story movies.  We even had Toy Story cupcakes too!

Nanny Came to Town!

We had a nice visit with Lesley (Nanny) in March/April.  We were counting down the days to her arrival for about 3 months!!!  We had lots of fun visiting and did manage to take a trip to Banff for the day as well.  Jamie also took her to a few of his favourite places like Canadian Tire and Wendy's.   Oh Jamie!  Gwen and Evan loved spending time with Nanny and missed her when she left! 

Easter 2012

Evan was old enough this year to go hunting for eggs around the house.  The easter bunny left little chocolate eggs everywhere and both Gwen and Evan looooved looking for them!  (of course - what kid doesn't!!?)  Here are a few pictures from that morning.

Pinkalicious!

Laura and I took Gwen and Grace to see "Pinkalicious" - a play based on a kids book.  Gwen was really excited to go and see actors live on stage.  It was a fun little show and the girls really enjoyed it.  Can't wait to take Gwen to more stuff like that. :)

Phoenix - March 2012

Our big trip this year was visiting Grandma and Grandpa in Phoenix!  We had such a fun time swimming, shopping and relaxing. It was great to visit with my parents and for the kids to have so much time with them.  We visited the Phoenix Zoo which the kids loved. Gwen really liked seeing the female lion - she was hungry and roaring!  We also went to McCormick-Stillman Railroad park.  It was a nice hot day and this place had everything!  Bouncy castles, face painting, trains, playgrounds, a merry-go-round.  It was a fun day.  We spent a lot of time at the pool in Phoenix too.  Gwen improved her swimming skills immensley!  Evan is totally fearless and just jumps in.  Makes me nervous!  All in all, the trip was awesome and we hope to go back next year.

Christmas 2011

Christmas was spent in Calgary this year with my side of the family.  We had dinner at my parent's house with my sister's family too.  It was nice to see all the kids playing so good together and having fun.  It did get a bit crazy at times but that's to be expected with 5 kids 5 years old and under!

Gwen Turns 5! Dec. 2011

Miss Gwendolyn wanted to invite every kid from her Kindergarten class to her birthday party.  We had to narrow it down to 10 kids, since we were having her party at the leisure center (bouncy castle).  In the end it turned out great - it was her first party where the parents didn't come (except our friends).  She had a Rapunzel cake and pizza and the kids bounced for hours.