JULY FUNTIMES

Good bye Coaldale house.

Andrew and Noah having a birthday get together before we leave for Edm.

 

We got them matching camo shirts. They were super pumped.

Here's the kids new quad that they bought half of with their paper route money.

We spent Andrew's birthday at the cabin. We also bought him binoculars.

Any bears out there?

 

 

Super soakers at the creek.

SAM LOVES SMORES!

Lundbreck falls.

 

The gals.

Family shot with the timer.

Moving

 Aunty Den was our super packer along with Ken loading the moving truck.

 We put the kids to work too.

Our crew taking a break. 

 We found a house finally. Ken's super pumped.

 You can tell it was my top pick.

Ta da our new home!

We LOVE our Coaldale Family!

 Cousin Tara with Emma.

 Good times at Uncle Pete and Aunty Ang's.

 Aunty Mel took our 5 kids for the day along with her own 5 so I could do some packing. She is such a supermom and super aunty. They had so much fun together.I love this picture of their age order.

 Cousin Simone painting Andrew's face.

 

Adorable lions and tigers playing in the fields.

 We also lived with Grandma and Grandpa for a week in between selling our old house and getting or new one. Lots of special bonding with the grandparents.

 Grandma is so patient. She let all 5 kids help make cookies one day.

 Coaldale candy parade with cousins.

 Grandpa and Grandma took a back seat and helped with the little ones.

 Big cousin Kevin chatting about hunting with the boys.

Aunty Ang and Andrew off bird watching together. Uploading all of these family pictures is kind of tough. We love all of our family in Coaldale so much. We have all been so involved in each others lives. We will miss them dearly but hope to still have many good times together....

Party time

Luke's 6th birthday party was at the park this year. Simple juice boxes, chips, freezies, and timbits.

Luke with his cousin Simone. They will really miss each other!

 Luke and his buddy Owen.

 Lukey's little crush. He gave her a hug to thank her and actually kissed her on her cheek. Grinning little charmer.

 Tracy, Ang and me at our going away party. The two of them planned a party for us and invited all of our friends for a bbq and fire. It was really special. Everyone chipped in and gave us a GPS for a going away present.

 Beautiful evening in Southern AB with great friends. sniff sniff....

 Colleen, Jenn, Michelle and Loretta.

 Irene and Trish

 So many special ladies in my life. They are all so beautiful inside and out.

Hubby and Tracy.

June Celebrations

 Andrew and his buddy Noah at Sports Day. They giggled like crazy and had lots of fun.

 Luke is just like his mama super tickleous neck. He couldn't stop laughing when they were doing leap frog.

 One weekend Ken and I lined up babysitters for the kids so we could go househunting again. Sam went to the Demolition Derby with His buddies and he actually won the draw prize a bike and helmet. He was so excited and his friends that he stayed with generously gave the bike to Sam as a going away gift.

 Lukey graduated from kindergarten. He worked really hard and made so many friends.

 His class ceremony.

Receiving his diploma.

 Thrift store project for Emma's new room.

 25 and counting team won 1st place in our 20 mile relay race in the coulees. Next year I really hope that they will hold my spot so I can go back for the weekend and run again.

 Luke turned 6 this month.

Emma our little mermaid. 

 Luke got his own Bible for his birthday among other gifts. Now the three oldest can all use their own Bibles.

 Isaac completed preschool and they had a presentation and icecream social.  

 He has really come a long way this year and we are so proud of him.

This was his teacher aid whom he adored. She was actually Sam's and Luke's teacher aid for them in preschool too. We will miss her.