BABY NEWS #6

I don't know how else to describe Lezlie but...absolutely beautiful and more beautiful every day. She is growing so incredibly fast, and she is so happy and smiley all the time. We are so fortunate to have her in our life.

We are going to visit Grandma and Grandad in Mossbank, Saskatchewan. I hope she is good on that 8 hour road trip...aahhh!!

YOUTH & ADOLESCENT #6

Cecilia's surprise party was a hit. The girls did a marvelous job at keeping it a secret and I didn't tell Harry because he would have given it away for sure.

Cecilia was pleasantly surprised and they had a great time swimming, eating, listening to music, a moonlight fun night in the park and relaxing in the waterpark.

Thanks girls for giving Cece a good birthday party!!!

ADULT NEWS #6

I made it through the surprise party...what a lot of work just to keep it under wraps. I haven't lied this much since I stole cookies from the cookie jar when I was about 10 years old.

Cecilia didn't suspect anything until about 1 hour before I came home. One of the girls called to let me know they would be late, but I had already left. Cecilia wanted to know why her friend wanted to talk to "me" and not her....go figure!

ADULT NEWS #5

Well, if anyone knew of our string of bad luck at the beginning of this year, it seems to have begun once again. Yes...our washing machine decided to spin its last cycle. We had a new one brought in only to find out it had been dropped before delivery. We had a second one delivered in good shape, this time. The washing frenzy has begun!!!!

BABY NEWS #5

Lezlie didn't see too much of the stampede. She slept most of the time, or we hid her from the potential rain and windy weather.

She sure had fun at Elbow Falls. Lezlie likes the breeze blowing, it makes her laugh. She stayed awake for most of the walk through the park. The weather was nice and we had a lovely time.

Lezlie is now officially on rice cereal. We shall try this for a few more days and then start introducing her to other foods....I hope she's a little food addict, unlike the other children in our home.

YOUTH & ADOLESCENT...AHHH!!! #5

Cecilia and Harrison enjoyed the stampede, but were unable to do all the things they wanted. We were confronted with some bad weather and had to leave early. Harrison got to go on some rides, but Cecilia didn't. Harrison had his cotton candy and Cecilia had her little donuts. Daddy came along this time, but he was smitten with Lezlie and allergies.

We'll try again next year!

ADULT NEWS #4

We made it to the Stampede this year...and Sylvin actually went with us. He wanted to be there for Lezlie. However, he was suffering from allergies, so needless to say his head was in the clouds along with the cloudy weather we had. We left earlier than anticipated. But, we still managed to eat those little donuts and the other great food that the Stampede has to offer. We looked at the exhibits, but missed the dog show. I was sad about that.

Our weekend trip was to Elbow Falls, Bragg Creek. We packed a light lunch and went for a tour of the falls. It was lovely weather with just enough cloud to cool you off.

BABY NEWS #4

This will be Lezlie Venice's first stampede. She will be so amazed to see the colours and all the people. Those eyebrows will be working overtime!!

YOUTH & ADOLESCENT...AHHH!!! #4

Stampede is here...YeeeHaaawww!!

We are going to enjoy the stampede this year. Last year, I was pregnant and couldn't do too much with Cecilia and Harrison. We are going to go on Seniors Day...not too many kids, so we can enjoy more rides and get front seats at most of the shows!!!