crazy weather and stirling days

We are having some weird weather lately, it seems like everynight a huge storm rolls in and causes destruction of some type or another. The day I took the above pictures of the clouds it was so nice, then all of a sudden BLACK outside. It got so windy and scary out, the power was out for 4 hours. I guess that out near Grassy Lake and Burdett there was a tornado that came through and ripped down some brand new grain silos and flipped a couple trailer trash homes right over! Yikes!! It was pretty scary!  But anyways, enough of that. I have decided that I LOVE STIRLING. I know it might sound pretty lame, but we spent Saturday there this weekend with Steve and Alida and I had so much fun! We went to the parade in the morning then had a bbq burger and played at the nice parks for a long, long time. We went back for naps at Steve and Lida's then we ate some more food, watched some UFC fights and then headed out for the family dance. This part of the night was hilarious, they blocked of a section of the street beside the outdoor pool and everyone danced like crazy. Will thought this was awesome, it was so funny to watch him and Gracie dance. Andy and I left before the fireworks started, but on our way out of town we saw them shooting up so we pulled into a little side road and watched from far back. It was so fun, I always get a little emosh when we can do special little things all together as a family, since it doesn't happen that often! Even if it was sitting on a dirt road watching fireworks from Stirling Days, it was such a nice little moment for our family. Anyways we'll be getting our fair share of parades and fireworks this summer because this weekend coming up is Barnwell Days. I hear it's going to be fun, and it probably will be!

our tiny trip

We've been having lots of fun lately!! We've been really busy with life and such. Inga and I just had a garage sale this weekend and  it went pretty stinking good! We good rid of a TON of old junk and new junk that we really didn't want anymore. Yesterday we decided to go up to Medicine Hat to the Leisure Centre since Andrew is on his longest set of days off this summer, so this was our only chance!! We had so much fun Will and Aubrey LOVED it!!! We stayed for about 3 hours I think. After swimming we went to Costco and I got the new joy of my life which is a Magic Bullet. Oh, the deliciousity... I can't wait to use that sucker. Whatelse have we been doing? Oh last week we went down to the river at the M.D. park and Will chucked rocks in there for like 2 hours straight. Oh yeah we are also getting rid of Will's Soothers, last night was the first time without one and he did great! I think this weaning is affecting Andy and I more then Will though. Last night we cut his soother in half and then Will threw it in the trash and went to bed, we both had teary eyes and felt stupid for crying over a "soo soo". This week we should also be hearing from the dentists' office where Will is having his tooth extractions. Lots to look forward to... Aubrey is CRAZY and never stops moving she is seriously going to walk soon, it'll be so funny to watch her itty bittyness walk, she's still so tiny! 

happy canada day!!!

Today was so fun! Even though it was kind of crappy weather early in the day it turned out great. This morning we mostly just stayed indoors. I was going to take the kids to the park for some activities, but it started raining and it was their nap time. So we stayed home, and I got a much needed nap instead! Andrew had to work tonight so Will, Aubrey and I went to the fireworks, we just got home a couple minutes ago and I wanted to post our pictures from today before the date changed! We really did nothing all day, but going to the fireworks made Canada Day so special to us. Will loved them, he kept vocalizing this over and OVER again on the way home, " Mom, I LOVE fireworks." , "Mom, we will see the fireworks again, maybe tomorrow?", "Mom I really love fireworks, the big one is my favorite of ALL TIME!!!" Needless to say they did not dissapoint for Will. It was a special time for me to just be with Will, Aubrey was asleep in the car the whole time, so it was really nice to just have some one-on -one with Will, he is so funny. I also just want to say how grateful I am to live in such a beautiful country, I love Canada.

                                                         O Canada!

                                                         Our home and native land.

                                                         True patriot love in all thy sons command.

                                                         With glowing hearts we see thee rise,

                                                         The True North strong and free!

                                                         From far and wide,

                                                         O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

                                                         God keep our land, glorious and free!

                                                         O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

                                                         O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

jump!!!

I just wanted to post these pictures of Will jumping! Will is so crazy, that is why we LOVE him!!! We had so much fun taking them...

update

I just thought I'd write a little about Will's curing calamities! This morning we went to the doctor to get Will's arm checked and he said it's looking great!! That made me feel pretty good about myself since I have been changing his dressings at home now for a few days. So in a couple more days the bandages can come off and Will can be "sans" power arm. I don't know how he'll adjust, he's taken quite a liking to it! He can do all of the normal things he used to do, He is going to freak to know that we can go swimming again!!! I am glad about that too, I never pass up a chance to show off my hot bod at the pool... Tomorrow is Will's consult with the sleep dentist and so we'll see what happens from that. 

We had a good day yesterday, no accidents, which I am grateful for! Andrew and I both spoke in church, it was my 6th time speaking in a period of 3 years, hopefully I won't be asked again for awhile, it's not like I hate talking in church, I actually like it alot, it's just that I need a talk break. I talk in real life enough! After church we (Will, Aubrey and I) went to Dad's house for a belated Father's Day Feast. Andrew couldn't come, he had to work! It was really fun. It was such a nice night and the kids were running around playing and having a blast, it was a token family moment for me. I have good memories of Dad's backyard. Some of my first are of playing back there and it will always be a special place for me because Andy and I had our wedding reception in the back yard! It was a nice time, I'm glad we were there.

Today after the doctor's appointment the kids and I went to the park close to our house, I took a couple pictures and then we basically left, we stayed for a whole 5 minutes. It was just gross there today, there was a broken vodka bottle, the ground and rocks were all wet, plus a giant dump from I don't know what right in the middle of the playground. Disgusting. Will is in the stage of "no pictures" he won't hold still for a second and when anyone wants to take his picture he says" no" and runs away! I tried to get a couple good ones, but alas...

Will's Worst...

Will is accident prone, we have decided. He has been having some bad luck lately and more to come. Just recently we had to take him to the hospital, he had a fever of 41 degrees celcius, a barking cough and a swelling lip. He got over that, but his lip keeps swelling once in a while. 2 days ago I had just finished mowing the lawn and he tripped right onto the lawn mower! It was extremely HOT and he got a 2nd degree burn up his whole arm, from wrist to pit. We rushed him to emergency and they put some cream on his arm and wrapped it up in bandages. Will was so brave, I couldn't believe how well he handled everything. The only time he'd cry was when he'd look over at his arm, and then he'd say "MOM, MY ARM, IT'S SKINNING!!!" The burn was so bad that his skin just melted right off of his poor little arm and was hanging there. Gross. Now he has to go back to the hospital every morning for a week to 10 days to change the dressing and get his arm checked. We also noticed that his gums had started swelling a few days before his burn, so we made him a dentist appointment that he had to go to yesterday. Turns out Will has a gum infection so he was put on antibiotics and the teeth we thought were just crooked are actually extra teeth and suprise suprise, they need to be pulled out. So we have a consult next week with a sleep dentist. And then possibly soon after that Will gets to be knocked out and have his teeth ripped out. Why is this happening?!?!?! At least Will get's to have an "Iverson Arm" now. Here's a couple pictures of Will sleeping right after we got back from the hospital... Pray for Will, he needs it!!!

I got a new room...

It's been a big week for Aubrey! I finally finished decorating her room ( I just have to hang up the chandelier, but am too scared because I think I'll electrocute myself) and Aubrey has started to crawl!! I can't believe that in only 4 more months she'll be 1 year old! Where does the time go? She was only just a tiny peanut, now she's practically a woman!!! Here are some pictures of the new room, unfortunatly I have no before shots. So now you can't compare the new room to anything, trust me it looks way better!!! Aubrey also can stand up in her crib now and as you can see from the pictures she is REALLY proud of herself.  

We are happy that the pool is finally open in Taber and have been spending lots and lots of time there. If you can't find us at home, go to the pool, we'll be there. We have had a good last couple of weeks, Andy has been working alot but such is life. The kids and I have been doing lots of things, riding bikes, playing outside, going to visit the "mini" horses in Barnwell, playing at the park , etc. etc. Just last week we went to Barnwell for the Grand Re-opening of the Library there. They had a special little ceremony and honoured Grandma Doreen for her vision of a Library for the people in Barnwell. I forgot my camera but it was really nice. They put a little picture of Grandma D on the wall. I was talking with her yesterday and she said even though she made a big fuss about going, she actually had fun. Oh Grandma. It was very deserving and I was proud of her!