Fantasy Land Fun

We had so much fun this night. It isn't very often that we go to West Edmonton Mall to go on the rides because it is so expensive, but tonight it was free and it was great!!! Because of Jamies accident we bought a new VW and they had a customer appreciation night and rented out the whole ride area and we got to go on every ride for free as much as we wanted.
Rylan was so excited to be able to go on the swing ride finally. And he went on a lot.
Stefan and I took the easy rides but we did have a great time on this roller coaster.

All the bigger boys (including Keagan's friend) going on the swings.

I am pretty sure that Rylan and Stefan went on this ride about 6 times in a row. So funny they just kept changing vehicles. This was a great way to spend a Saturday night. We even brought out own snacks and used coupons for drinks so it was super cheap. Love It. LOL

Family Pictures 2011

I am so happy with how our family pictures turned out this year. We tried someone new and we were very impressed. This one is my favorite or our family.
It can be a little challenging trying to arrange a family of six. LOL

Darien 12 years.

Keagan 9 years.

Rylan 6 years. (soon to be 7 and yes toothless. We thought about having her photo shop in a tooth but really what fun would that be. This is who he was at this time and we love it. :)

Stefan 4 years.

My boys and boy do I love them!!!

I love their half moon eyes. LOL They were all having a laughing fit and so that picture is perfect. :)

The love of my life. Jamie is by best friend. I am so blessed.

Beginers at Basketball

Rylan and Stefan were so excited to start basketball this year. They don't play any games just do a lot of practicing. Rylan is focused on dribbling around his leg. LOL
Stefan is the smallest one there but such a great listener.

Rylan taking his shot on net and even managed to get the ball in.

Practicing their shots and form.

Stefan gets a little frustrated that he can't get his ball in the net but he doesn't want any help. LOL

The four amigos. These four are all friends and have a great time every Friday night practicing together. I love basketball because it doesn't mean sitting in a cold arena or being outside in our cold Alberta winters. So much fun. :)

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.