Waterton - September Long Weekend

Where does the time go? I just realized I'm already a month behind in a lot of things. You would think with all 4 kids in school full time I'd be right on top of everything. It just isn't so!

Rewinding back to September Long Weekend we went camping in Waterton with extended family. Anybody who has been to Waterton recognizes these fun bikes. (They are only fun for the kids riding in them. Why are they so darn hard to peddal?)

Us girls took a hike up Bear's Hump. This cute pic is of Kailey taking a little rest 1/2 way up.

Sadie on top of the world!

Kailey and Candice were so excited to be at the top but they nearly got blown over when we got there. It was sooooo windy!

Look at our hair! That tells you how windy it was. It was actually scarry standing near the edge because at any moment you could literally be blown off the side of the mountain.

While the girls were hiking the boys were building ramps to jump off of. This is JJ catching a little air!

This is JJ after he caught the air and forgot to brace himself on his peddals when he landed! He'll only make that mistake once!

We had a great weekend and as always had fun with the fam! Thanks Brandon and Candice for the invite!

Bitter Sweet Back to School

Back to School! I must say that today was a Bitter Sweet Day for me. Jordan and Sadie were really excited for school to start. Jordan was definitely the most excited out of all of them as it was his first day of school and the big Grade 1! You can tell how excited Kailey is in this picture to be going back to school!


The cutest thing was the day before school started I happened to look out the window and Jordan was outside snuggling and talking to his cutie wootie (Black Jack). I heard him saying "Now Black Jack, things are going to change around here tomorrow cause I am going to school all day. I won't be here all day with you but you can keep mom company while I'm gone. Don't be too sad Black Jack, it will be alright! I'll see you when I get home every day." It was so stinkin cute and brought a tear to my eye! Things did change around here today.

There's a whole new world out there for Jordan to

take on and he is more than ready for it!

Jordan waiting in line for the bell to ring. I think he is wondering

why this girl is standing so close to him!

I wasn't going to go into the school when the bell rang because he didn't really need me to. I never walked my other kids into their classrooms on the first day of school but I found myself following the line up of kids. I must admit I had a bit of a hard time letting go. I am so thankful I have independent children but today I guess I was wishing that Jordan needed me just a little bit! He marched right into his classroom, put his indoor shoes on and found his coat hook with his name on it.

He knew exactly what to do. He spotted his name on his desk

and sat right down ready for business.

As I left the classroom he turned around to wave to me and that is when the tears started. Not for Jordan, but for me! It is a bitter sweet day to see your baby wave good bye to you as he starts his journey at school. I'm so excited for him and all the fun times he will have at school but it is going to be an adjustment for me not having my little buddy with me 24/7. The house was quiet and Black Jack kept me company. I think as a mom you look forward to the day when all the kids are gone to school and the house is quiet but when that day actually comes (for me anyways) it is a little more bitter than sweet!

Happy Birthday Jordan

Happy 6th Birthday Jordan! The chosen theme for this years party was football training camp. Does that surprise anybody who knows Jordan?? I must admit I didn't love being pregnant in the heat and having a summer baby but the nice weather comes in handy for birthday parties with lots of boys!

The boys checking in for training camp.

Cody and Weston (JJ's cousins).
Jordan was so excited to have Weston here for his birthday
party because Weston lives in Utah.



JJ and his buddy Drew

And last but not least the coaches! Boy do I love having big kids around to run the party! Carson and Dallin did a great job with the kids.

Cabin Time

This One's for You BG

First of all I want to say how much I LOVE my new camera! These are a few of the pics I caught of Brandon on his first ski of the summer! PRETTY AWESOME BG! Not bad for an old man!

I am just in awe of the definition of the spray of the water and the details of the individual ripples and droplets!