Farming Fieldtrip

Cuddling the kitty.
Andrew's class lined up and ready to check out the milking parlour.

A few of the mamas.

2 day old calf.

Checking out the calf pen

The Veurinks are busy with lambing season right now. The little babies are so cute.

The kids all got some goodies and homemade doughnuts from the hosts.

We headed out on yet another rainy day for a kindergarten fieldtrip. I had a truckload of boys in rubber boots and lots of mud to play in. It was awesome to go to a local dairy farm to see how they do things. So many memories came back from milking cows and feeding calves.

Stay Tuned.

These are a few projects I'm working on. Stay tuned for results.

Little of this, little of that!

Handsome church boys. Nana and Papa bought all of the boys new Sunday shirts when they were on holidays. Thanks Nana and Papa. I looked off the patio Saturday afternoon and saw a bunch of buff shirtless boys. Look at those guns!

I thought this was so cute Friday evening. Ken was barbecuing and I was on our deck chatting with him about life, and we look across the alley and see these two lovebirds chatting and hanging out together. We hear these two every morning cooing when we get up. They made me think of my mom who loved birds and actually had two love bird doves for a while.

Paul and Tracy and the gang came over Saturday night and we made an amazing pasta dish. Tracy made a yummy foccacia bread and I made a spinach salad and a frozen mocha cheesecake. Good friends, good food = good times.

We see a lot of Isaac doing the bear crawl lately. He's definitely our latest walker.

Andrew is always asking me to take pictures of him at the park lately.

Andrew had to be goalie for one half in soccer last week. As you can see he had lots of action. His team hasn't lost a game yet. It is amazing to see how much Andrew has improved after playing for the first time last year. Last game he had two assists. It makes us pretty proud to hear other parents that we don't even know cheering for our son and saying "go Andrew!"

Soccer had a late start since the first four games were cancelled due to rain and wet fields. Now that things are rolling we are enjoying it lots! Sam can't wait to play next year and has started practicing.

Andrew is in the blue towards the front of the pack. This is what we've been busy with. Stay tuned for lots more field trips.

Wetland field trip

Ken took his class to his parents farm on a field trip, to observe and study the wetlands. There is a man made irrigation lake next to their house full of all kinds of critters. I took Sam and Andrew two years ago but Sam doesn't even remember. This year we added Luke to the mix although he didn't last long, and preferred to go back to Grandma's house to play in the toyroom with her cars and trucks. Cousin Curtis is in Ken's class and worked pretty close with Andrew and Sam. The highlight of the fieldtrip was catching a frog, Andrew helped catch it and put it in the jar to be taken back to the classroom. Sam was so adorable, taking his job seriously carrying the bucket and clipboard. We will see if he is this studious once he's in school.

The frog was all these boys talked about for a few days, we made regular visits to Daddy's classroom to see him. 4 days later Ken took the boys and the frog back to the lake and released him so he could " see his mommy and daddy and brothers" again.

Just another day adventure with boys! Some other finds were spiders, pelicans, ducks, leaches and a duck nest.

Backyard Fun.

Papa...we might need an expansion on the sandbox this summer.

This boy found his way into the sandbox this week. Thankfully after a few fists full of sand he has stopped trying to eat it.

Luke's New Bike.

What's daddy have in the back of the van? Just look at Luke!
Brothers are pretty excited too.

Ken's $30 find on Kijiji. Luke's probably spent on average 5-6 hours a day riding this bike in the last week. This is an early birthday present so that Luke can keep up with his big brothers.

Sister's/Auntie's/Nieces/Nephews/Cousins Day at the Park

Mama and her boys.
Sisters minus Trixie. Yikes I look like an albino.

Isaac being spoiled by his cousins.

Happy little boy in the swing.

The boys had so much fun with their cousins.

Sweet Tara Lee.

The grand finale of Spring Break was a park day at Indian Battle with my sister in laws and kids. We had a weiner roast, played at the park, went for a walk and enjoyed the sunshine!