More in May

May was not just for birthdays. It was also for field trips and planting the garden and piano recitals. Here are a few photos:

Field Trip to the Cleveland Dam and Fish Hatchery

Christine at the top of the falls

Joshua at the bottom of the falls

We came on the day they were releasing the fry. Look at all those fish behind Rebecca!

Field Trip to Trinity Western University to learn about Salmon

Here Rebecca is getting a close-up look at Salmon in the first four stages.

Caleb taking notes on the water clarity of the river

Rebecca checking the habitat with a water temperature test.

Caleb spinning the Salmon 'wheel of death'!

Caleb collecting bugs, larvae and other Salmon food.

Rebecca's turn to be a bug collector

Rebecca's Birthday - May 2011

Our third May birthday is Rebecca's. Rebecca's theme this year was Butterflies. Here are some highlights:

Pin the Butterfly on the Flower

Best Friends

Butterfly Cake

A Webkinz Caterpillar and a Zum Butterfly. What could be better!

String Maze

Time for a movie, a butterfly movie of course "Barbie Mariposa"

It's not just breakfast...It's a game!

Can you guess who is in each sleeping bag/cocoon?

Team #1 in the Wrap the Cocoon Game! Yes, that's Rebecca inside there!

Team #2 with Emily inside the cocoon.

Christine's Birthday

Our second May birthday is Christine's. She chose a 'Going to the Movies' theme. Here are some highlights from the sleepover:

Pin the popcorn on the popcorn bag

Ready to blow out the candles.

Best Friends

Watching the Movie

Playing Games

Breakfast - Crepes with Blueberry Sauce and Whipping Cream. Yummy!

One Happy Birthday Girl!

Caleb's Birthday Party Highlights - May 2011

If you know our family, you know that May is a time for birthday parties! Here's some photos from Caleb's Star Wars party:

Light Saber Training Drill



Pin the Light Saber on Yoda

Light Saber Cake

Best Friends

Star Wars Trouble - The perfect gift for a Star Wars party!

Star Wars Wii Game on the 'big' screen!

March and April Highlights 2011

Let's start with some photos. They usually give a good idea of what's going on. Like they say,  "a picture is worth a thousand words".
Here's some pictures of what we were up to in the March and April:

Caleb did an Art Class where he created this plasticine 3-D artwork of a dragon. See the castle on the hilltop in the background?

My three dress-up detective/spies trying to act casual.

Having fun Ice Skating!

Our St.Patrick's Day Snack. Our fruit and veggie platter was in the colours of the Irish Flag, then cupcakes with green icing for dessert. Yum!

Dragon Boating with Auntie Karen and Uncle Macky.

Washin' Windows

Making Easter Cookies

Not Since March

Have you ever said to yourself, "I'll get to that soon," and then it gets longer and longer and then at some point you feel silly that you waited so long and it's harder than ever to get started. So that's basically what I did with my blog. I haven't posted since March! Well, new school year, new goal. I've gotta get more consistent with this. That's my intent. Let's see how I do...