Flowers for mommy

How surprised was I when Charlie came home with this lovely bouquet of flowers!
He picked them all by himselve (so he said - I think he had some help from gramma) And don't worry....he got them from a yard of someone he knew...he didn't just randomly pick some flowers from a strangers garden! apparently he was going to hand me the flowers and then tell me he loved me....but all he said was i picked some roses for you mommy! How lucky am I to have such a sweet boy!

Just relaxin'

Just hanging out on the couch...chillin' out, maxin' an relaxin'!!!......(you have that song in your head now dontcha...admit it!)

Snuggling with pooh bear...sooo cute!

Preschool

Starting the begining of march - we enrolled Charlie in pre-school. He goes 2 mornings a week. Right away - he loved it. I also discovered a "free" preschool called Strong Start. We go to a local Elementary School one morning a week. We are joined by some of our friends too...Keira, Olivia, Damien and Jacob.

Having fun in the kitchen....Charlie's cooking up some dangerous stuff...see the goggles!

Jolly jumper FUN!

We noticed that Sam was starting to hold his head up on his own -so we thought we would put together the Jolly Jumper. As soon as we put him in - he started jumping away! He thought it was great!!!! (As you can see by his face!)

Future rock star

Charlie has discovered Rock band and Guitar hero....he loves them both!

Hanging out with my dad

just hanging out with dad....

Smirk

How much do you just love Sam's smirk!

Puzzle time...

did you know that by wearing the puzzle box on your head...it helps you know where to put the puzzle piece!!!! Every time Charlie does a puzzle he puts the box in his head...seems to work for him!

First Smile...

We were so lucky to capture sams first smile! He actually smiled for mommy the day before...but on January 29, 2009 - Daddy was playing with Sam and got him to smile lots. Mommy was quick with the camera and got all these gorgeous shots!!! Such a cutie!!!

Charlie's 3rd Birthday

This years theme for Charlie's 3rd Birthday was a cars theme. Mommy made the racetrack cake...the kids made a picture frame with cars decoration and generally just ran around and made lots of noise! And that's why we rented a church hall once again! Charlie was once again spoiled with all kinds of toys!

some family shots

Did a mini photo shoot at a friends place...these are some definate keepers (Sams's about 3 weeks old here)! Aren't we such a photogenic family! haha!!!

I love these kind of shots...especially in black and white!

Mom and her boys!

you would never know that Sam is absolutely screaming his head of here!!! Love this shot too!!!

Introducing SAM!

OK - it's been like forever since I've updated the blog...and everyone has seen these pics of the birth of sam...I just thought I would start back updating with pics of his birth! He was born Dec. 16, 2008 at 12:10pm. As most have heard it was a super fast delivery...I was induced at 9am and by 10:30am (on my way home from the hospital) I started having pretty major contractions! Went back to the hospital and delivered Mr. Sam in about 5 pushes!

Having fun with my Big Cousin Matt!

This is Charlie's Big Cousin Matt. He's almost 20 - and is still just a big kid...He collect nerf guns! He shared his toys with Charlie when we went for a visit! Charlie thought these were the best things ever!
check out the size of this gun! It's insane! Here after Charlie shot one missile - Matt had Charlie go get them...then he proceeded to shoot at Charlie! Nice guy! But Charlie just laughed and laughed!

Matt is also really tall...so he can lift Charlie up really really high! Charlie just kept saying "again...again!"

Whistler for the weekend

Aug. 8, 2008
Forgot to add these pics earlier...
We joined my parents and Trent in Whistler for the weekend. The weather was not in our favour - cold and rainy! But we had a relaxing weekend just the same! Charlie and Trent in the hot tub! Before the plunge into the pool!
Grandma was brave enough to go into the pool with the boys! (The pool water wasn't cold...but the air sure was!)
I know this kinda looks like Charlie is drowning...but he really is swimming!!!! All by himself....with the help of a life-jacket!
What to do when it's raining...watch a movie and eat popcorn! Yum!
So the rain did stop long enough for us to take a walk down to the lower village (We were staying inthe upper village). And we had to have a beaver tail for a snack! Whistler's beaver tails were the healthy version....made with whole wheat flour and baked! Tasty...but not as tasty as the traditional deep fried version!!!!