Weekend Riley Park

Riley Park is a wading pool near the city centre. We met up with Joshua and his little brother Brayden, and Cael and their parents.

Bobs thought he was so funny with the bucket on his head. He really enjoys making people laugh.

All of the boys kept going from the picnic blanket to the pool to the playground, all in different orders. It took awhile for them to all play together.

Afterwards, Cael's mom invited us over to their house to watch Jack Layton's funeral on their flatscreen in high definition, as they had saved it on PVR. We also had some homemade ice cream.

On sunday, Mommy and Daddy took the boys on two walks. One to a playground we pass by often on the bus, and the other walk was to a neighbouring community. Bobs fell asleep in the stroller for the entirety of the second walk and missed it all.

Both boys are on a strawberry kick and can go through a whole package in one day.

BBQ and Jack Layton Memorial

Daddy was in Edmonton for a training course so we spent an evening at Jansen and Casey's for a BBQ.

They recently put new sod in and flattened out part of the yard.

The big boys were enjoying the sprinkler. I think it was one of the hottest days of this year.

Elliott and his mom were there too.

It was a tough week to learn about Jack Layton's passing. I really needed to be with other mourners and it is tough being in the city we are in, when other cities are so much more appreciative and united behind Jack. Although the memorial was later in the evening, I took the boys with me because Daddy was out of town and so were Mormor and Morfar.

I haven't been involved in the NDP in awhile so I didn't know too many people, but it was still good to be there. Daddy went to the Edmonton memorial where there were thousands. We had about 300 here.

Mads and Bobs didn't want to sit in the stroller for long, so I pulled back behind the crowd and let them run around in the dirty downtown park. I used to have an apartment near here.

Eventually they got tired (in their pyjamas) so we went home to bed a bit before it ended.



Goodbye Jack, we will never forget you.

Edmonton Wedding/Sleepover

Bobs likes to fit himself into a small container. He's very good at it. We make sure he can't use the lid.

We went to Edmonton on saturday night for Andrea and Ryan's wedding. Mads and Bobs had their sleepover at Mormor and Morfars and it went really well.

The wedding was at the Rutherford House ( Alberta's first premier ). It was casual and elegant at the same time.

We enjoyed seeing some old friends from my time living in Edmonton and meeting new people.

Andrea works for the AB Government like I do. We see each other once in awhile when she is down in Calgary for a meeting.

We planned to meet Shawn for breakfast the next morning, but he couldn't make it last minute. We were gone for a total of 24 hours and the kids and grandparents did really well. They even said they would do it again!

We forgot Bobs' favourite Elephant Blanket at their house though. I will have to drive 25 mins back to get it. Argh.....  If I had known he would fall in love with the blanket, I would have bought two. Of course it was purchased in the US and they no longer carry it.

Water Days of Summer

We met up with Marseille and MacLean and Kamryn and their moms at a spray park near downtown. You can see the new Bow building in the background. It will be the tallest building in western Canada.

The kids couldn't wait to get into the water. It started out a bit chilly but the sun kept us warm.

There aren't a lot of spray parks in our own community, strangely enough. Maybe the season is too short to make many?

Both of the moms are pregnant. One with her third and the other with her second. I have to say that I am glad I am not pregnant myself, but I am really happy for both of them.

We picked up Daddy from work on the way back as he gets off early on fridays.

Daddy had to lock them out on the back deck because they were throwing water into the house!

Tomorrow afternoon we are heading to a wedding in Edmonton for a friend of mine that I knew 10 years ago. The boys will be with Mormor and Morfar for the first time ever, overnight, both of them. I think they plan on going to the Zoo. Maybe they will enjoy it more with Mormor and Morfar.

Potluck Playdate

I had some neighbourhood friends and some former coworkers over for a little potluck and playdate.

Strangely, Mads was one of the oldest kids there, so he played with the big boys and the babies played amongst themselves.

It was fun getting together for no particular reason. Hope to do it again before I get back to work in October.

Mads and Bobs at the Zoo

Daddy took the day off and we were planning on going to Sikome Lake for a beach day. Unfortunately it was rainy out and not very warm so we headed to the Zoo.

Bobs liked the Zoo when he was Mads' age, but this time, he wasn't as interested. It could be that he was just tired today.

We went to a presentation on gorillas, but neither of our children were interested. We made it home before the rain hit hard.

Izzy's Pink 3rd Birthday Party

Bobs' friend on the block Izzy celebrated her 3rd birthday on sunday. Everyone had to wear pink. Mads borrowed a pink shirt from Kamryn. Daddy wasn't happy about it but Mommy had her way.

Izzy got a trampoline for her birthday.

Mads loves parties and had a great time. Bobs was a bit more demure.

We had pizza and juice boxes and adult drinks.

Bobs was a bit sad when Izzy got to open her presents. He really wanted to help.

Bobs didn't eat anything as he knew he was getting cake.

Izzy couldn't wait for the cake to arrive.

It was a big princess cake with a pink castle.

Mads was so enthralled with the sandbox that he missed out on cake.

The cake made Bobs' day. He was so happy to have his own plate.

Daddy found some shade and peace in the backyard.