The Bromette cousins came for a visit!

A couple of days worth of fun, and sun, and tired kidlettes :)

How cute are they?

Big Mack was their shadow...always :)

playing with Corbyn

 A little McDonald's lunch with Uncle Jer

 Reading with Nana

 Hanging out with Bampi in the backyard

He is totally WAAAAAY to close to her

How cute are these little Bromette's?

Super fun times!



Things Big Mack says....

Guess what this sweet face said the other day...

"Mommy....we have everything we need.  We have Mommy, we have Matea, we have Mackenzie, and we have Daddy...we have everything we need."

My ♥ melted...it was sweet.

Canada Day 2011

Super fun day down at Bower Ponds with the Schurman family :)  The M & M's, Grandma and Grandpa Schurman, and The Watkin's came with us -- super fun!

We started out trying to get a group shot (sans mommy of course--someone has to take the pictures!)

One day everyone will all look at the camera at the same time :)

The M & M's were pretty pumped to get to the park.

Playing at the park

 Uncle Rick, Grandpa, and Grandma

Trying to distract Miss. Matea from her epic temper tantrum at the park--yikes.

Family fun!

Yum! Ice Cream...

 Running!

 ...always running....

 I ♥ this picture...

 Reading with Aunt Lynn

Holy smokes Big Mack is going to be lonely tomorrow without his new friend to play with :)

 The gang's all here...Matea was in a Dora coma in the van :)

 Out at Grandpa & Grandma's

Mack's crazy faces :)

Last Day of School!

It was my last day of school on Thursday, and I think the M&M's and I were both super pumped!  I arrived home to find the Nana and Bampi (it was Bampi's last day of school too!) were already celebrating with a chicken nugget extravaganza for Big Mack and Miss. Matea :)  Then we just spent the afternoon outside in the backyard playing and hanging out...best first day of summer vacation ever!

We examined bugs...ewwww

We ran around, and played in the sand table

*I have a new obsession with these "ruffle-y" shirts for Matea, I think they are beautiful!*

We played with the bubbles...

I ♥ this picture, my little, big man :)

Look how much we've grown....

A quick look at a similar picture at the same place -- EDMONTON ZOO!

If you are an avid reader of this blog...hopefully there are some :) then you know that I ♥ the "comparison" photo's...alot. 

June 2010

June 2011

okay these were my first initial thoughts:

"look how much they both grew!"

"they are all (Bob-a-licious included) so adorable"

"Ugh...Matea still hates hats!"

"look how long Matea's hair got!"

"Why does Bob always wear basketball T-shirts...."

Now I actually chatted with Bob a little bit about the whole basketball T-shirt thing, and he is just being a good Daddy...I have blogged about a time in our lives when I searched Chapter's high and low for  parenting books that (weren't lame) and would teach me how to deal with my busy boy...in a non-scream-y/non spank-y way, I found and still love "Parking Lot Rules and 75 other ideas for Raising Amazing Children" here is one post I did--check it out.  ANYWAY lots of great ideas like: when your child asks you something, instead of saying "What?!?", respond with "Yes?" or "Yes love?"--I try to do this everyday, I did not succeed today when I was trying to chat with my little brother on the phone, and make Big Mack some waffles....but I try.  So ANYWAY (my apologies this is becoming an epic post) Bob is not a big reader,  but whenever I share something with him that I think we should do as parents, it's like he files it away and never forgets.  One of the sections in the book talks alot about travelling as a group, making sure no one gets lost, how to stand out in the crowd ect.  I once told him that the book said the best type of clothing to wear when going to a crowded place as a family is a jersey....because the names are meant to be read from far away and from up high...long story short...good Daddy, he is just trying to make sure we can always find him ♥

And my newest obsessions

feet pictures...love them.

 

Happy Graduation Day Big Mack!

Children's Festival 2011

Last weekend we went to a super fun children's festival here in town--awesome.  We also went RIGHT after it rained so the crowds weren't quite as large.  Some highlight...the M & M's had a blast, Grandma and Grandpa Schurman came with us,  and there were some kids from my school who got a front row seat to the mother of all temper tantrums by....drum roll....Miss. Matea, I know your shocked, right?  Matea and I capped the afternoon off with a special visit....All in all it was a pretty fun afternoon :)

Learning stuff with Grandma & Grandpa

 Schurman boys feet

 Grandpa teaching Mack how to milk the cow

 Look closely, you can see little Miss. M pouting on the grass

 Painting at "Box City"--as the person in charge of laundry I was having a full fledged panic attack

 As much as I tried...

 We ended up with paint on our jacket (and it DOESN'T come out--the horror)

in our hair, and in our mouth--ew.

 Such a little rascal, right?

This beautiful picture is a product of me saying "Look over here guys!"

Some days I wonder if i will ever get a pretty photo of them together :)

 plotting her masterpieces

Big Mack climbing in all the boxes, he had sooo much fun--good thing Grandpa was there!

Chasing Matea....

 Mommy & Matea mid tantrum...

 super fun bouncy castle

 He is sooooo loved.

 I love 4.

 Miss. Matea was done with the Festival before Mack was so she and I went for a little walk, and a visit to a special place.  This is Matea checking out Dodie's bench outside the Golden Circle.

Great day ♥