M & M super Fun Family Summer Party 2011

Oh my goodness me did we EVER have a blast today!  There are too many pictures to share right her in this post, more importantly we made some awesome memories with our family and friends :)

"The Set-Up"

"Eats & Treats"

(I totally slaved for days to make these personalized cookies....I'm lying, I bought them...but they were delicious)

some super fun water bottles!

 Thanks you Hattrick Designs!

Check out her etsy shop...very cool :)

And a few action shots!

Not too many as the little people are going to sleep and this M Squared Mommy is super tired too :)

Thanks to everyone who came out and shared this super fun day today, and for those who unfortunately had to miss it...no worries, we are thinking of making it an annual adventure :)

See you next year!

 The GP cousins

 Melissa & Ayva

 Zack!!!

 The Bampi taking his supervision responsibilities of Miss. Matea VERY seriously...THANKS Bampi!

The Nana also kept a watchful eye on our tiny blonde tornado--thanks Nana!

The Schurman Gang making sure everything is going good in bouncer #1

 Who is the biggest kids of all?

 Play-doh room

Aidan!!!

Daddy & Matea

 Crazy Uncle Bob

The Macleod's

Little Loves in the sand

(Ayva, Matea, and Kyra)

 My sweet nieces from Atlanta ♥ them

 Karen & The Roberge Family

Sweet Parker and his super sweet Momma!

 Fenna...I have approximately 1000 photo's of this little Miss....because I think she is so adorable!

 Ayva!!!!

So pretty.

 Tom and Baby Nate

 Amanda & Evan...i think this might be a "keeper" for The West Family

 Mack and Bob

Okay let's see who actually READS this blog....

GUESS which TWO pictures you think are my fave...just guess...c'mon you know you want to :)

I ♥ comments, so maybe leave your answer there!

Thanks again friends and family for making today a super fun day!

Trip to the Zoo--from back in June :)

Waaaay back in June we took a little trip to the Edmonton Zoo....we love The Edmonton Zoo.  It has all kinds of neat stuff packed into a waaaay smaller area (we have a hard time at the Calgary Zoo, there is sooo much too see and the M & M's peter out really quick) and they have all the snacks that Mack and Matea LOVE...anyway we love it.  Pictures to prove it :)

Checking out the lemur--he was super pumped!



 Concentrating super hard on the merry go round--her first ride, she loved it!

 M & M sweetness...I love the way Miss. Matea "looks" girly and graceful in this pic.

 Unsure on the train ride...but it ended up being fun, fun, fun!

 Big Mack's first Big Paddle Boat Ride...the good news?  He stayed in the boat!

 On the way home with his treasures from the zoo store :)

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 :)