Keagan Skating Time

As they do every year the kids get to go skating with their school. My boys aren't the best skaters because we are not hockey plays but they have a great time anyway. Keagan is improving every time he goes on the ice.
Stefan and Mr. C (a little boy that I take care of three days a week).

The close up of our Keagan. I really love being able to go and watch the kids skate. Stefan and Mr. C like being able to run around the rink and burn off some of their energy. LOL

Ontario Memories

Back in Sept. Jamie's grandpa passed away. It was a very sad time but also happy because he was finally with Grandma who he has missed for the last two years. They didn't do a funeral as were Grandpa's wishes but instead gathered as a family for an internment. Jamie and Keagan headed back to Ontario for this special time.
It was a very simple ceremony and all the family really enjoyed it.

The flowers look beautiful.

The boys had a really good visit with the family. Of course you can't go to visit with out going to Mackies. David, Tyler and Aunt Teddi.

Keagan hanging out with his new friend.

A little windy standing in front of the Great Lakes.

The last time Keagan stood in front of this sign he was only 3 so it is amazing to see how much he has grown.

Getting ready to get lost in the corn maze.

This was also for memories sake. He sat in one of these wagons the last time he went too. LOL

Keagan really excited to be able to go to Niagara Falls for the first time. Thankfully they had a little bit of sun this day. The falls are so amazing.

I am not sure how comfortable I am looking at this picture. It is a very big drop.

Grandpa Penni, Uncle Tyler, Aunt Chris and cousin Kevin all joined in for the day.

Getting ready to go behind the falls.

It was a little bit wet.

And windy.

All that Keagan said about this was that it was "crazy loud" :)

The brothers and son. :)

This ship has been here for a long time.

Everyone enjoys throwing rocks in the water. :)

The whole crew int he rental. They had a great day and a great trip remembering Great Grandpa and Great Grandma. They will be missed but they are together again and in a better place.

Track Meet

While Keagan and Jamie were gone Darien participated in another track meet. It was a huge meet and a little over whelming but great. This is Darien trying to stay focussed.
Stefan doing some exploring while we wait for Darien to run.

This was a pretty big race for Darien. There were a lot of kids at this meet and he ran against about 50 other kids and he did great. He managed to come in second. He was in third but on the final straight away he managed to pull ahead. I was so proud of him.

Darien congratulating the winner. These kids all ran hard.

After the race we decided to spend some time at the park because it was such a beautiful day.

Darien wanted to do some picture taking and this is what he took. Rylan climbing the wall.

The monkey on the disc swing.

Stefan having his fun on the disc swing. These are such fun swings to go on. We had so much fun just hanging out and playing. Such a wonderful day.

First Cadet Camp/Shoe Shining

I had to take a picture of father and son working hard to get Darien's boots to just the right shine. LOL Jamie totally remembers shining his boots when he was in cadets. LOL


I am happy to say that Darien went to his first ever cadet camp and he made it back in one piece. LOL And boy did he have fun. All the activities that they did were right up his alley and loved ever minute of it. I am so glad the he is able to have these experiences and the best part is it is all free. ;) I am sure that there will be many more camps and he can't wait for them. What I found to be the funniest thing is that his bag came back packed the same way as it went (he packed it all himself). That means that he never changed any of his clothes. LOL Boys what can I say, that is why they need their mom. LOL

New York Presentation

So after Rylan's fun trip he did a presentation in front of his class about some of the things that he saw and learned while they were in New York and Washington. Jamie even went in to give him some help.


It is so neat to see him sharing his stories.

At the end Rylan handed out the I love NY t-shirts that they bought for his class and we got a group picture. It was very cute.

So much fun.

First Day of Playschool

So when Stefan was standing with everyone for the first day of school pictures that wasn't really his first day. He had to wait an agonizing 19 days before he started school and that was very difficult. So when the day finally came he was so excited.
It is actually really nice because his preschool is located at the same school at Rylan and Keagan so we are enjoying being able to see them three days a week at lunch time after Stefan is finished school. So much fun.

Cross Country Season

Darien and Keagan have both joined a track club and they are loving it. It is a great group of kids with some amazing coaches. It has been great to see them work hard at training and to see the improvement in them. Here is Keagan as his first meet.
Coming in to the final stretch.

He did awesome because this was his first race for the season and the first time that he actually ran. He came in 17 out of 56. Way to go Keagan.

Darien coming into the final stretch and boy was he tuckered out.

But at the end he was very happy with his results.

He place 3rd out of 37. It was so great being able to cheer them both on and to see how hard they work. Way to go boys.