Crash......

Since my last post things have changed a bit. The next few things I will write about have no pictures.My computer crashed and I lost everything on it!! and I mean everything! I said a few choice words at the time, mostly because of my photos but I' so over it now. But if you read this blog, I have lost all my email addresses so please send me a quick note with your address. Mrs. Vos especially!! Thanks in advance!

August 1st I took Dalton to Canada's Wonderland. Just him and I. Tyson went to Nanny & Poppa's and Daddy was working. Just a special day for the big boy! And we had a great day! A great day! We played in the water park, and rode the rides from 10am until 10pm. we had funnel cake following that and we came home. Dalton insists that he was awake for the dive home, but he didn't even make it to the 401.

We arrived home all safe and sound about 1:30am and climbed into bed. The next day we spent at the trailer getting Tyson. Visiting with Aunt Bev. Swimming and having some lunch! We were too tired to do much else!

August 4Th, we went to the sand castle competition at Coborg beach. Now I swiped some pictures off my face book page to post here. Thanks goodness I can recoup some of them!

A bunch of us went. Ethel, Ann Marie and her kids and husband, me and my kids, and Angie , she brought another friends kids with her that she was caring for for the day as they were at a wedding. We had a great day. It was nice. The weather was warm, the water was cool. Perfect. Food and friends. Dalton loved the sand castles. Here are a few.

This one was my favorite. It was a "fluffy guy" and a skinny mini girl with the perfect body out on the beach sunning. it was great!

Summer holidays are going great so far hope it continues!!

See if you have been tagged...

Jolene set out a challenge to those of us who read her blog. So I am doing just that. Since she started it, I started with her. I made her this extra special tattoo because I know how much she loves them! So here's a special one just for you Jolene, enjoy. lol.

The next is for a friend of a friend that I browse thru her blog. Kerri. I gave her a coffee cup because she is trying to give up her coffee. I sort of envy her, but when you work midnights sometimes coffee is your only saviour!


Ethel. Oh you gotta love Ethel she is from Newfoundland and a true newfie she is. I love her though. She is my best friend and has been since the day I met her. If we didn't come from different mother's you would swear we are sisters when we carry on!
I gave you a sign Ethel because you know how you are with directions!




Coleen. I gave you a moving truck. Either for you last move out to the west or for your move back. When you come back I hope that we can meet. I look forward to seeing that new baby next summer when you bring it home!



My friend Leslie. Our sons were in the same kindergarten class jk & sk. They are the best of friends. Keaton and Chloe are the most beautiful kids and have the gorgeous eyes of their parents. I gave Les a name tag because she works for Autumn leaves and two peas and is always going to special scrap booking conventions. She is very talented.
I also found her from the day I met her to be a very caring, inviting and lovable parson. Any one's life she touches is better because of it.


Last but not least Angie. I tagged Angie because she is a funny girl. A friend and companion for life. She can make your day with her antics. I work with her. I gave her soup because she makes it her personal challenge never to buy groceries now that she is single. She does us favours with watching our kids etc and we feed her. You never hear any of us complain. That's Angie about what we are making!




So that's it. I guess I need to start trying to read more blogs but I just find a couple and get stuck on checing out your lives since they are usually more exciting than mine. Someday I am going to shock you!

Grandma's birthday!

The last birthday of the month. Grandma Martin's.
Dalton made her a cake today. It was chocolate with strawberry jam in the middle, on the top. With strawberries and whip cream on the top. It was much prettier before I took the picture. It was a hot day and it started to melt! He did a great job though and I was quite proud of him. It was really good too!
We got invited for supper too. I can't remember what she called it but it was good. It had chicken, baby mushrooms and onions and was in a delicious gravy. Darin's mom is such a good cook. I don't think I have ever had anything bad at her house. (Except cottage roll) but I hate that regardless and up until A couple of years ago I ate it anyway until Darin told her.


We finally figured out what to do with Tyson. Dalton put him on the leash at Grandma's and Tyson loved it he was treating it like a bungee cord. He would run to the end of it until it knocked him down and then laugh his head off. Is that considered abuse? He was laughing his head off! We couldn't stop laughing at him laughing! He still didn't manage to wear himself out though.
One final birthday wish and a kiss for Granny!

Happy Birthday Mom! Thanks for supper! It was yummy!

Sharbot lake.

We went to Sharbot lake this weekend to the cottage of the Goodfellows. We had a great time. This is a view of the lake from their deck. I love it there. You can listen to the loons in the early morning. And when your swimming in the lake they will come up to within 50 feet of you. Sometimes closer. the kids love it there. They can swim, kayak, play outside, ride bikes, you name it! That is when Dalton and Nick don't have something to bicker about! They can't wait to see each other but by the time the weekend is up they are sick of each other.

Some kayaking fun, we went on a little run down the lake Dalton and I he likes that. Darin can't stay upright in one so I guess that is the burden I bear. hahaha. Dalton loves being outside and doing things that he can't do at home so he was so happy when Terry got out the kayaks!


A little view of the cottage from the lake. The ambitious ones waiting on the shore. Afraid to get wet! Terry and Steph put a new addition on the cottage this year as you can see. It is really nice now. They can bunk up a bunch of people now if they so choose. Next year they will extend the deck and finish the things that they didn't finish this year. No matter it is really nice already.


Terry and Tyson just chilling after Terry arrived. He loves them and just climbed all over them both all weekend!

Thanks Terry and Steph what a great way to start out my holidays!

Sad day...

Today is a very sad day. My Mom and I just attended the Pastor's wife Trisha Sullivan funeral. She passed away Monday. It is quite shocking and hard to believe. Apparently she had a hernia and her bowel had a blockage because of it getting twisted. And she was very full of infection and died. She was 45. Her birthday is in a couple weeks.
I feel so bad for her daughters, 16,18,20. Not to mention Mark they would have been married 25 years this year. I was so warmed by the outcome of the funeral. The church, both levels were packed. They had a tv live feed. And the gravesite was packed too! It is nice to know that those who support you you can return the favour even if at this time it is the most difficult.
She was a good person, a great singer and she will be sorely missed! I know that heaven will be a better palce with her there! We will miss her here too!
Trisha may your smiling face and beautiful voice always be remebered by those who loved you! And the lives you touched are better because they met you.

Water park....

Today I had to work at 3pm but we thought that we would make the most of the day that we had. It was so warm. So we got up first thing this morning and prepared some stuff to take to the new Trenton water park. the kids had a great time. We called Evelyn and Nick to join us. Nick knew yesterday and was bugging Grandma as soon at he got to her house at 7:30am about when I was going to call.

So once I called he was even more excited. We met up about 10:30 am and the kids were hard to contain after that. Once we got to the park they had so much fun we couldn't hardly tear them away except to tell them that we were going to McDonald's for lunch.
This is the whole park, you can't see everything I know but it gives you an idea of why the kids had so much fun! They have so many different things. A giant dumping bucket. Sprayers. Misters for the little ones, fountains out o the floor, etc. Something for everyone!

Frog head mister!

Tyson wasn't as keen as the bigger kids at playing. He found the water a little bit intimidating and cold so he was happy to sit and watch.. and snack!

Following our play, we went to Micky D's for lunch. The kids had a great day and they can't wait to go again! It was a fun way to spend my day with my kids before I had to go to work!

Visit with Aunt Leona.....

Well we finally got to Mom's we had to wait a few more minutes still until they got there. The boys had tons of fun playing around while Aunt Leona watched. and laughed. She said i should be a size two after watching Tyson go all afternoon. I wish! Trying to get a decent picture of them all together was another challenge yet! You know how Tyson is with pictures and cooperating!


Finally a good one!

I guess Aunt Leona will be back in September. We will miss you!