Grade One!

I can hardly believe Abbey and Michael are going into Grade One! Where has the time gone?! This year Steve was away...again...for the first week of school but my little honeys were awesome about getting up early (shockingly early as they usually rise around 8:30ish) and taking the bus (who can forget last year's fiasco!!!). We were up very early and at the bus stop by 7:30 (insert groan here!). My good friend Janice met their bus at the school to make sure Abbey and Michael didn't get lost in the shuffle of first day mayhem....it just breaks my heart that I can't be there for them but Janice is a sweetheart and offered to do it again this year. Here are some pictures she captured of the first day of school 2010.

Here they are just getting off the bus at R-D-V! It was sooo hot out! Felt like 33 degrees! oye!

This picture makes me sad! They look so grown up (even from the back) going off to their classroom independently. I'm so happy they have each other!

Update: Grade One is off to a great start! Abbey and Michael love their teacher and so far...Mommy does too! LOL!

LAS VEGAS!!!

I LOVE Las Vegas!!! It's the most amazing place! There's entertainment that's second to none (we saw the "O" and the Viva Elvis Cirque du Soleil shows this time), phenomenal restaurants (Deeeelicious with a capital "D"!), nightlife galore (oh yes!!!) and shopping that'll make your jaw drop ! (cha-ching!)  All this within walking distance! Plus...you can drink, alcohol, in the streets!!!!

We had an even better time this year than last summer...who would have thunk it?!

Here's a glimpse of how ultra over the top Vegas is...I have a video of the water show at Bellagio. Steve and I ate at two restaurants overlooking it and think there are at least 5 different shows set to different music. It goes every 15 minutes and is amazing!

Here's one in the daylight...

and one in the nightime...this one is way shorter...on my way back from a bar and my attention span is much shorter! LOL! Enjoy! 

Fun Fact...both fountain shows were set to Canadian artists (Celine Dion and David Foster).

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~