Off We Go!!!

People wonder why our children are such good travelers?!? ha!ha! Abbey and Michael having fun "helping" Steve put on the Thule box in preparation for our push off tomorrow! Woohoo!

T-Ball!

Abbey and Michael decided to drop soccer this summer and start up t-ball! It was fun to see them run around the bases and hit line drives! teehee! Here's a few pictures of the season...

Of course Abbey needed a PINK batting helmet! lol!

Campfire!!

We decided to have one last campfire before heading out to Ontario. It's always a great time for the kids! Michael and Abbey LOVE roasting marshmallows... but don't like eating them?!? 

Needless to say I eat A LOT of marshmallows on campfire nights!!! 

Like Father...Like Son!

Now Ann, my dearest Mother-In-Law...you will FOR SURE be able to relate to this! Does this remind you of anybody!?! It's Sunday and there's golf on...where else would a McAlpine boy be? On a couch napping of course!!!! 

It's a third generation problem!!! 

Ahhhh!

I'm on holidays!!! Day 1 of my holidays was spent enjoying every single minute with my babes!!! We went raspberry and blueberry picking at Dempsey's, went to McDonald's for lunch, walked the fitness trail at the Duck Pond and then played outside with friends until supper time! It was a fabulous day! What I hated most about my course was the time I was missing out with them. 

Here's Michael's breakfast the day after our berry picking adventure! Yogourt, raspberries, blueberries and granola! Yummm! Abbey wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole~ 

Art Camp!

While I was taking my summer courses, Abbey did a one week Art Camp from 9 to 11 am. The Art Teacher was a former colleague of mine, Mme Josee. Having taught with her I new her artistic flair and was anxious to enroll Abbey in her classes. Mme. Josee didn't disappoint!!! Abbey had a FANTASTIC week! On the last day of Art Camp, they did "une exposition d'art" to show off their creations. My professor very graciously allowed me to slip out of class so I could be there and see Abbey's work on display. Here's a picture of what my little Picasso created...

So much fun! Michael says he wants to join next year as well! 

Year One = OVER!!!

I'm officially one year closer to being a Master of Education! LOL!  Every single day I questioned what the hell I was doing to myself, my kids, my family but now that it's over...it wasn't so bad! The heat was brutal but the professor and course content was really great so overall it was a good experience. It totally helped that Abbey and Michael were as content as can be at Kim's house with their friends Christina and Catherine.

Here's where I spent the first three weeks of my vacation... 

Happy Lauren and good ol' Brian working through break time! lol!