The weekend flew by

This past weekend we made an extremely quick trip out west to attend Keith's colligeum group reunion. It was Daniel's first time in an airplane and Keith's first time driving a hybrid and they both adapted quite well. When we called ahead to arrange meeting up with Keith's old landlords, Harry & Bertha, they invited us to stay the weekend in Keith's old home away from home on the farmyard. Daniel was delighted with some fresh air and open spaces after all the travelling, though he was disappointed none of the farm kitties ("meows") wanted to play with him.

Only 48 hours after leaving Alberta, we were back again. Before driving home from Calgary we stopped in to wish a happy baptism day to Caitlin and tried to recreate a picture of her Dad & I from a 32 year old photo album.





You'll just have to believe me that the pose is similar, I forgot to take a picutre of the original. :)

Bouncing boy

On Tuesday, Keith's school celebrated the last day of classes by renting a bunch of giant inflatable toys & after the school kids had to leave the staff member's kids got to have at them. Daniel was stunned by the sight & sound of all the astro jumps. He was pretty sure they needed to be inspected. Although scared to go in the bouncy castle at first, after he saw another little one jumping he quickly got the idea. And he REALLY liked all the bouncing.

As much as he loved the castle, he enjoyed the slide even more. Especially jumping at the bottom!

More Fathers' Day pics

We had a pretty laid back Fathers' Day this year. We mostly stayed home and ate some of Keith's favourite foods. In the evening friends came by for dessert & a visit. A good time and full stomachs were had by all.

Happy Fathers' Day!

Keith & Daniel, Fathers' Day 2010

Another Uncle

Keith's brother Percy came for a quick visit a couple weeks ago and Daniel sat down with him for a serious chat about cars and trucks and other such important topics.

Fans of the month

My great Aunt Ellen & Great Uncle Vern have been faithful blog followers from the start, and they delighted us with a surprise visit the same weekend that Stephen was here. By the time we thought to get a picture of them with their great, great nephew he was pretty overcome with all excitement and wasn't keen on sitting still. I think they enjoyed him anyhow.

Uncle Stephen high in the polls

A few weeks ago my brother Stephen drove through a snowstorm to help us with the shed building project. It was a miserable cold weekend for May, but it was the one we all had available. Stephen was busy in his both his role as Chief Shed Builder ("We won't be needing those instructions, not near enough challenge") and Uncle Extraordinare. Daniel couldn't have been happier with all the tickling and chasing, except perhaps if there had been more of it. Uncle Steve also taught him how to do a fist bump which Daniel is now happy to demonstrate for just about anyone.
Thanks, Steve!

Don't judge

Before you watch, let me say, yes, I know he shouldn't be jumping on the furniture. I thought I'd take the video of him before the big clamp down. On a related note, perhaps a trampoline would make a good addition to the backyard.

Flashback to Victoria Day

Have I really not posted anything for more than a month? Wow. As you may have guessed, May was rather busy for us. The weather has been mostly terrible this spring, but the sun shone briefly on Victoria Day- just long enough for Keith to build this raised garden box and for us to plant a few things. Daniel thinks that gardening is marvelous with all the being outside and digging in dirt. I can only imagine how excited he'll be when he discovers that there are tomatoes right there in the backyard. If only we could also grow our own cheese...