The Lydons

The Wheels Come Off

2011-11-17T13:14:00.003-04:00

Kya kicked butt this late summer and learned to ride her bike without her training wheels! We are so proud of her and she loves the freedom of riding without the training wheels. Push play and have a look at her go:

Happy Halloween

2011-11-01T21:20:00.002-03:00

Thanks Kevin, Judy and Sloane for the Halloween Treats!

Kya Turns 6

2011-11-01T21:07:00.003-03:00

Our sweet little girl turned 6 on October 24. She is growing up way too fast but she'll always be our baby girl.
Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate her big day. Kya had a great birthday; she was definately spoiled with treasures.

Legs for Literacy 2011

2011-10-27T09:41:00.003-03:00

Greg and I decided to head to Moncton to run in the Legs for Literacy event. Greg ran the 10K race and I ran my third half marathon of 2011. We were both happy with the results. Greg finished in 54 minutes and I finally broke the 2 hour time and finished at 1:59.
Greg met up with me and ran the last 1K with me. It was great to have him encouraging me to give it my all to the end.
These pictures were passed along to us from friends who were there cheering us on.

Apple Picking

2011-10-15T19:51:00.004-03:00

A few weekends ago we went for our annual apple picking trip at Everett Farms. The weather was beautiful!

10 Year Anniversary

2011-10-14T13:55:00.003-03:00

Well, we are excited to say that we recently celebrated our first decade wedding anniversary! We managed to sneak out of town for a get away trip and we decided to go hiking in Fundy National Park. We rented a "yurt" for the weekend and hiked and hiked during the day and had some nice relaxing time in the evening. It was awesome spending time together, just the two of us! Love you and heres to decades more!!

Back to School

2011-09-09T08:36:00.001-03:00

This week the kids all went back to school. Noah started grade 3 French Immersion, Kya started grade 1 and Briana moved up to the three year old group at daycare. So far so good, they all love their teachers and are happy to be back with their friends.

Summer 2011

2011-08-28T16:10:00.000-03:00

Wow!! what an amazing summer us Lydon's have had! Tons of camping trips, visits to friends cottages, a cross continental trip to Seattle, our annual trip over to PEI, and an amazing wedding. Looking back through all our pictures, the overwelming task to simply paraphrase such an awesome summer doesnt seem possible. With only one weekend left over till the unofficial end of Summer, labor day weekend is always a bitter sweet weekend. Im sure the post to follow will jog some good memories.

Nicki Wedding

2011-08-28T15:59:00.005-03:00

A summer would not be complete without a wedding! I was lucky and honored to be asked to be in Geoff and Umi's wedding this August. Nothing better than celebrating an amazing friends wedding with all of your childhood friends! Wow! Congrats Geoff and Umi!!

The Harvey Cottage

2011-08-28T14:55:00.001-03:00

This years trip to the Harvey's Cottage included a total of four couples. The Jackman's, the McCarthy's, us and of course the Harvey family. A mere total of 16 of us hanging out at an absolutely beautiful cottage setting on the gorgeous Tobique River. Thank you Harvey family for a great weekend!

PEI 2011

2011-08-28T14:54:00.000-03:00

The Lydon family trip to Prince Edward Island has become our annual trip to celebrate Briana's birthday and to search of the perfect vacation rental. This years cottage candidate was located on the eastern end of the island was indeed an amazing cottage and certainly a beautiful part of the island. All the usual events took place including tons of beach time and the mandatory lobster dinner.

Vacation in Seattle

2011-08-28T14:44:00.003-03:00

We have been so blessed to recently have the Cosens family join our family. We gladly accepted an invitation to visit them in Seattle this summer and we are so glad we did. Our trip to the west coast was amazing. Our time together was so filled with fun and events. We consider ourselves so lucky to have the Cosens family apart of our family and cant wait to hook up again! Love you guys and see you soon! The Lydon's

Kouchibougac Camping Trip

2011-08-28T14:11:00.008-03:00

Noah and Kya were lucky to go on a vacation with Grammie and Papa to Ontario. Therefore, Holly, Briana and I were left to entertain ourselves. We decided to gear up the camper and head to Kouchibougac. This amazing National Park is perfect for a bicycling vacation. Aside from the mosquitoes eating us alive, we had a great time together, just the three of us!

Yogi Bear

2011-08-28T13:53:00.008-03:00

We finally made it to Yogi Bear for a camping trip. It took lots of convincing for us parents to go, but we eventually realized it was for the kids. It turned out to be a lot of fun and a gorgeous weekend, and most importantly, the kids loved it!

Mactaquac Camping

2011-08-28T13:29:00.004-03:00

Of all the camping spots we have visited, our trips to Mactaquac are always awesome. You can count on a trip to Mactaquac to be perfect and complete with tons of friends at the park.

Halifax - May Long Weekend

2011-06-18T12:03:00.005-03:00

Camping in Halifax. These go-cards were a hit!!

On the May long weekend we hauled the camper to Halifax so that I could partipcate in the Bluenose Half Marathon. It was a great event, with lots of runners and support cheering you along the route. We don't have many pictures since Greg had to entertain three unhappy children on a cold damp morning. The top marathon runner came in about 2 minutes before me
so in all of the excitment Greg didn't see me cross the finish line. It blows my mind that someone ran 42K in 2.35 hours. I did 21.1 in 2:03. He was fast!

Briana

2011-05-16T14:13:00.001-03:00

New Earrings

2011-05-16T14:08:00.002-03:00

Kya had her ears pierced when she was 3 and it was not a pleasant experience. One earring became embedded in her ear and we had to take them out and let them grow over. She has been asking to try it again and we caved and let her get them pierced again. She has been taking such good care of them and loves them. Only four more weeks until she can change the earrings.

1K Kids Race

2011-05-16T13:57:00.006-03:00

A 1K and 3K event were scheduled for kids as part of the Fredericton Marathon. I asked Noah if he would like to run with me and he was very excited to give it a try. At the last minute, Kya decided she wanted to run as well. I thought 3K would be too far so we all decided to do the 1K race. They loved getting a medal at the finish line.

First Half

2011-05-10T23:29:00.008-03:00

Well, Holly has done it! She has complete her first half marathon and we couldn't be more proud of her! She has been training for almost a year and has come so far. She participated in the Fredericton Marathon 2011 as training race for her upcoming Halifax Marathon (participating in the Half). She was supposed to take it easy for her first and was coached to go slow. However her competitive side got the best of her and she managed to get an amazing time of 2:03:39!! We are so proud of you Holly and cant wait to cheer you on during your next half marathon! You rule!

Monkey Bars

2011-04-25T15:51:00.002-03:00

Kya has been trying all winter to master the monkey bars at her school playground. Here are some photos of her practicing at home. She is now a pro. When she gets to the playground, she will ask if we want her to go forward, backward, skip a bar, top bar or bottom bar.

March Break at Mt. Farlange

2011-04-25T15:48:00.002-03:00

The moment they arrive at a hotel, they bed jumping begins.
Tubing

Fresh Tracks

Waiting for Dad

Too much fun!

So Much Snow!

2011-03-20T15:35:00.002-03:00

We have had so much snow this year that the kids could easily climb the tree in our front yard.

Daddy Duty

2011-03-20T15:32:00.002-03:00

Sunday mornings I meet my running group for a run. Noah had a sleepover at a friends house a few weeks ago so Greg had some quality time with the girls. This is what I came home to, the girls were decked out in jewels and tatoos.

Mactaquac

2011-03-20T15:23:00.003-03:00

We spent an afternoon in Mactaquac a few weeks ago with the Harveys. It was a fun filled afternoon of sliding, hot chocolate in the lodge followed by some outdoor skating. Such a great park to take advantage of during the winter.

Miscellaneous

2011-02-12T19:57:00.002-04:00

Baking Cookies

The kids love these play teeth.

Getting ready to make brownies in the Easy Bake Oven

Hockey

2011-02-12T19:52:00.002-04:00

We had a rough start to hockey season this year. Noah was not having very much fun. He showed some interest around Christmas in playing nets. (Greg played in nets as a kid as well) The high point of the season was during a recent tournament when he got player of the game. He was so excited and we were so proud!

Winter Fun

2011-02-12T19:47:00.002-04:00

Winter Fest
Winter Fest

Greg hung the camera from a tree to try to capture a family shot.

Here are a few pictures of us out enjoying the snow. This is the first winter that Noah and Kya both really enjoy snow shoeing. Hopefully we'll get out some more before winter is done.

Christmas Morning

2010-12-28T11:12:00.003-04:00

Seeing the gifts for the first time.

DSi

Easy Bake Microwave (as Kya would say)

On Christmas Eve Noah lost a tooth and there was some concern on if the Tooth Fairy would come the same night as Santa. Noah left his tooth under his pillow and woke up at 3:30am to find $6 and a note from Santa saying that the Tooth Fairy asked him to check under Noah's pillow. We woke up to Noah (quite upset) saying that he couldn't get back to sleep because he knew Santa had been here and he was too excited to wait until morning. Greg crawled in bed with him and they all slept in until 6:30.

Christmas Morning

2010-12-26T14:17:00.003-04:00

Gifts from Kevin, Judy and Sloane. Thank you, we love the iPad!!

Thank you Aunt Amanda, Uncle Rob and Danica

Playground Fun

2010-12-26T14:09:00.003-04:00

It's great having a playground so close to us.

The tree

2010-12-26T14:05:00.004-04:00

November

2010-12-23T22:55:00.004-04:00

(These photos were taken last month when we still had snow)

Today we start our holidays until the new year. We are looking forward to the time off and hanging out with the kids. We don't have any definite plans, we are just going to take it day by day. Happy Holidays everyone!!

Running

2010-12-10T18:56:00.003-04:00

I joined the Running Room this year and have completed their Learn to Run , 5K clinic and am now in their 10K clinic. I'm really enjoying it and last weekend I participated in my first official 5K race. My goal was to do the race in 30 minutes and I came in just over 28 minutes so I'm happy. I had the whole family there to cheer me on. Santa was even there with treat bags and new stuffed animals for the kids.

Christmas Photo Shoot

2010-12-10T18:53:00.001-04:00

This season got away from us and I didn't have a chance to book holiday pictures for the kids. So we dressed them up and did a mini photo shoot at home. It was short lived but I think we got a few good pictures.

Santa Claus Parade

2010-11-28T14:36:00.005-04:00

This year Noah was in the Santa Claus parade with his Beaver group. He enjoyed it but said he was pretty cold by the end of the parade. It was snowy and beautiful. Definately the best Santa Claus parade I can remember.

A reunion

2010-11-14T15:15:00.005-04:00

You may or not be aware, but I was adopted at the age of six weeks old. I am fortunate to have such wonderful parents as Barry and Irene and certainly could not have asked for a better life. Over the last 5 or 6 months I have found myself on an extremely wonderful and emotional journey of reunion with my birth father. After numerous months of emails and phone calls, him and I agreed to meet in person. This weekend we met for the first time here in Fredericton. We celebrated together an amazing weekend together and I feel so very lucky to have finally met him. I am so lucky this experience went as well as it did and could not have asked for a better first reunion! What a neat experience and I cant wait to continue this cool journey!!

Hockey Year in the Lydon household

2010-11-14T15:04:00.002-04:00

Noah has chosen to give hockey a try this year, instead of ski school. We talked about it extensively and decided that we can still ski as family on the weekends and also be hockey parents. We aren't cashing in our retirement funds just yet, but will see if the maritimes may be able to produce another NHL'er! "Stick on the ice and have fun"

Kya's 5th Birthday

2010-11-14T14:53:00.003-04:00

Well, our little princess turned 5 years old this past October 24th. She decided she wanted to have a gymnastics party with all her friends at Kingswood. We also celebrate her birthday the next day at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Happy Birthday Kya!!

Thanksgiving on the Tobique

2010-10-21T09:19:00.014-03:00

Looking for Partridge

Brandon, Nicholas, Bernie and Noah - Hunting

Fun at the cottage

Fall Walk

The Harvey's and the Lydon's

(almost impossible to get a good photo of the 5 of them)

Dinner

Cooking Dinner

The turkey is done after only 30 minutes. So good!

Sunday afternoon picnic and walk

2010-10-21T09:11:00.004-03:00

Apple Picking

2010-10-21T09:02:00.001-03:00

Whale Watching

2010-09-16T09:30:00.007-03:00

Seals

Capt. Noah

Capt. Kya

This summer we went whale watching in St. Andrews. We chose to go with the company The Jolly Breeze and it was definately the smart choice. They had so many activities for the kids which included face painting, raising the sails, driving the boat and a touch aquarium. The four hours went by quickly. Oh yeah, and we got to see some whales.

Bar Harbour Maine

2010-09-16T09:11:00.008-03:00

Lobster Dinner

Came across this on one of our hikes. Not something that you see everday

Notice Briana is holding Noah and Kya's hands.

Just as we started a hike the clouds rolled in. The views could have been spectacular.

Playing in the water

Crowded!

Thunder Hole

What a house!

Playing frisbee at the campground

My loves.

We saw a seagull trying to get something out of the water. When we went to check it out this is what was in the water. This is the biggest starfish I've ever seen.

Love

This year we went to Acadia National Park for our family vacation. Bar Harbour is a beautiful spot but it was incredibly crowded in mid-August. I would definately like to go back but think late spring or early fall would be a good time.

Briana's new daycare

2010-09-09T19:38:00.002-03:00

Tuesday was a busy morning in the Lydon home. Noah started at his new school, Kya started at her new school and Briana started at her new daycare.

Briana started daycare at the YMCA. I love this daycare and am so happy that she is finally old enough to attend.

Kya Starts Kindergarten

2010-09-09T19:35:00.001-03:00

I can't believe our sweet Kya is old enough for Kindergarten. She started at Forest Hill School which is for kids from K-1. It would have been nice if she was in the same school as Noah but at least they are in the same afterschool program. She did so well on her first day of school. I'm a proud mama!!

Noah starts Grade 2

2010-09-09T19:33:00.002-03:00

This year Noah changed schools. Liverpool Street School is for kids in grades 2-5. He was quite excited to move to the "big" school.

PEI

2010-08-13T10:51:00.008-03:00

It has become tradition to go to PEI with Greg's parents during the long weekend in August. Luckily for Briana her first two birthdays have been on this weekend as well. PEI is always a great place to visit!
We have so many great shots of the kids from this trip; thanks to Barry's camera. Greg was trying to capture as many pictures of the kids as possible that he forgot the scenery photos as well. There's always next year...

Briana's Turns 2

2010-08-13T10:46:00.005-03:00

Happy Birthday Briana

2010-08-13T10:41:00.002-03:00

Briana celebrated her 2nd birthday on August 1st. She had a birthday party with friends at Wilmot Park one evening and on her actual birthday we were in PEI with Greg's parents. I know I say this at every birthday but I can't believe she is now a year older. These kids are growing way too fast! Happy Birthday B, we love you!!

Fundy National Park

2010-08-13T10:33:00.005-03:00

We made the trek to Fundy a few weekends ago. It was our first time camping in the campground. In the past we've always hiked into a campground. That is a little harder these days with three little rugrats.
We met a couple of other families for the weekend and had a great time. We love our tent trailer!

Skiff Lake

2010-07-27T21:43:00.005-03:00

We enjoyed a weekend at the Slipp's cottage a few weekends ago. We always have a good time at Skiff Lake. This year we brought our tent trailer to give everybody a bit more room.

Canada Day in Campobello

2010-07-27T21:25:00.006-03:00

We took an extra long weekend for Canada Day and headed to Campobello Island. It was a beautiful spot and we even saw a whale on the ferry to the island. The kids enjoyed searching the beach for treasures and were especially fond of the old water pump that we came across. Enjoy the photos.

New River Beach Camping

2010-06-02T11:06:00.004-03:00

We recently bought a new tent trailer and I must say it has brought camping to a whole new level. Now we can plug in our coffee maker, make toast and even have heat on those cool evenings. On the long weekend in May we packed up the family and went to New River Beach. It was a great time and we were happy that the Fullartons (Greg's boss and family - three kids the same age as ours) decided to meet up with us.

The Lydon's

2010-05-18T15:43:00.000-03:00

This and That

2010-05-09T21:38:00.002-03:00

Noah and Kya entered the Lincoln Road Race, kids race.

Noah Turns 7

2010-05-09T21:33:00.003-03:00

Noah celebrated his 7th birthday at Kingswood playing lazertag this year. Our original play was to have a Mad Science party at the house but three of the five of us had the flu the week before the party so we decided to take the party to Kingswood at the last minute. The kids always have a good time there.

Easter Weekend

2010-05-09T21:20:00.004-03:00

We had the most beautiful weather over the East weekend. We managed some fun at Queen's Square on Saturday.

Last day of ski school

2010-05-09T21:16:00.004-03:00

Noah finished his third year of ski school this year. On the last day they always encourage the kids to dress up in costumes. Kya started the winter in ski school but after two weeks we quickly realized it wasn't going to work out for her. She had more fun skiing with Greg.

March Break at Mt. Sutton

2010-05-09T20:58:00.007-03:00

It's been a while since my last update and rumour has it there have been some complaints. I 'm going to do my best to let you know what we've been up to the past few months. This post is going to be dedicated to Mt. Sutton in Quebec. Our good friends Geoff and Lindsay asked us if we would be interested in going skiing for March Break. We jumped at the opportunity and wondered if they really knew what they were getting themselves into. There are five of us. It worked out great and Geoff's folks have an awesome chalet with ski access onto the mountain. The boys skiied all day for three days. Kya was out every morning. And I even managed two afternoons on the slopes. The kids were exhaused by bedtime and the adults were able to enjoy some beverages and play some games. I belive I was the winner of both Yatzee and Monolopy but who's keeping track :)

Isn't this a cute family shot? Too bad Greg and I are not in it.

Cranky rock stars.

Skating

2010-01-27T20:00:00.001-04:00

What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

Noah's New Look

2010-01-27T19:57:00.002-04:00

Friday

Saturday

Thursday

We're going on a Staycation

2010-01-02T14:18:00.002-04:00

This year marked our second annual Staycation with the Keats family. We tried our luck at the Delta this time. The kids had a ball, my only hope is that if we continue to do this we book a suite next year.

Christmas Eve and Morning

2010-01-02T14:12:00.002-04:00

Santa found his way to the Lydon's once again. We were all spoiled by our families and Santa. We had a great Christmas. Noah finally got a DS which he has been asking for for two years now. Kya loves her Fur Real cat and Briana is happy that it's all over. She was not a fan of getting up at 6am on Christmas morning and is still a bit young to get into Christmas like the others. Next year will be crazy!

Christmas Preperation

2010-01-02T14:07:00.003-04:00

There are no Christmas tree cutting photos this year because we bought our tree outside of Wal-Mart to support Shriners.The day that we (us and Greg's parents) were all able to go and get a tree it was very cold outside so we decided to keep it simple. Although the money went to a good cause I think next year we will head back to our favorite Christmas tree farm. We still had lots of fun decorating it.

Beavers

2010-01-02T14:04:00.002-04:00

Noah joined Beavers this year and he loves it. His good buddy Christopher goes with him. Last month they had a special ceremony where the new beavers received their tails. The last picture I thought was cute even though it has nothing to do with Beavers.

Happy Halloween

2009-11-01T10:53:00.002-04:00

Unfortunately I only took three pictures of our little treak or treaters last night. We had a very rushed start to our evening. We went to see the Caledonia Cup in the afternoon (very exciting game, YAY Loyalists!) and it was 530 by the time we got home. We made some quick pizzas and ate and got dressed it it was after 630. So I grabbed a quick photo on our way out the door. The weather was beautiful for Halloween night and the kids had a ball. I've never seen them move so quick as they were going from door to door. Maybe I should promise candy in the mornings when we are trying to get out of the house.

Fall 2009

2009-11-01T08:03:00.001-04:00

Some fall photos taken at Odell Park and in our home.

Happy Birthday Kya

2009-10-31T13:31:00.003-03:00

I can not believe that Kya is now 4 years old. I seriously do not know where the past four years have gone. She decided that she wanted to have a princess party this year with no boys around. So Greg took Noah and Briana out for the afternoon while Kya had 10 friends come over to help celebrate her birthday. I don't have many pictures since Greg wasn't around. He's much better with the camera than I am.
A HUGE thank you to Tracey for making Kya's birthday cake. And it tasted as good as it looked!

Apple Picking

2009-10-31T13:28:00.002-03:00

I love the fall when we get to go apple picking. There is always such a good opportunity to get nice photos of the kids. I also learned how to make a delicious Maple Apple Pie this year to use all of those apples.

Canoeing

2009-10-04T08:22:00.002-03:00

Kathleen was home during Harvest Jazz and Blues this year. Kathleen and Greg decided to take the kids for a Sunday afternoon paddle down the St. John River. They put in at the Bucket Club and paddled down to the Small Craft Aquatic Center.

Fundy National Park

2009-10-04T08:14:00.003-03:00

We went to Fundy for the day a few weeks ago. We had fried clams, sticky buns and then worked it all off on a hike to Laverty falls. It was a great day.

Grade 1

2009-10-04T08:10:00.002-03:00

Noah started Grade 1 this year. He loves school and I hope that continues for many years. His teacher this year is Mrs. Holloway and she is great. I love Forest Hill School. It is Kindergarten and Grade 1, only 115 students. When you walk into the school the principal greets you by name.

Mayor's Awards

2009-09-27T12:00:00.002-03:00

The Mayor's Awards are based on healthy living. You can gather points by being active, eating healthy, limited TV and so on. Greg heard about this and we talked to Noah about it and he said he wanted to try. Throughout the summer we kept points everytime Noah did something that was on this chart for the Mayor's Awards. He ended up getting a gold medal. The City of Fredericton hosted an award ceremony at Odell Park Lodge and Noah was quite excited.

More PEI

2009-09-27T11:58:00.001-03:00

Update

2009-09-27T11:55:00.004-03:00

I am so far behind in updating this blog. Now that I am back to work, the last thing that I want to do is be on the computer in the evenings. I'll start the update with some August pictures. Our beautiful baby girl turned 1 on August 1st and we decided to go to PEI with Greg's parents. We rented a great cabin and stayed away from all of the tourist spots while on the island. It was a great weekend.

Campsite in New Hampshire

2009-08-09T12:37:00.001-03:00

Caanon Mountain

2009-08-09T12:35:00.001-03:00

Storyland

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This place is a must for families with small kids!!

High Falls Gorge - Adirondacks

2009-08-09T12:08:00.002-03:00

This was a very cool spot. You could walk along the intreprative trail and view this incredible gorge. At the beginning of the trail they had a spot where the kids could learn about mining.

Kaatersill Falls, Catskill Mountains

2009-08-09T12:02:00.002-03:00

Greg had every one of our days planned. There is no sitting still with that man around. These are the highest waterfalls in NY State. It was an easy hike to get to them.

Lydon Roadtrip 2009

2009-08-09T08:27:00.004-03:00

We had a wonderful family vacation this year. We drove over 2400 MILES and got to see some great parts of the USA. Here is the breakdown of our trip.

2 nights in Boston
1 night in Atlantic City
4 nights in Salisbury Maryland
1 night in upstate NY
1 night camping in Lake Placid (my personal favorite - can't wait to get back there for longer)
3 nights camping in New Hampshire

Here are some of the highlights on the Lydon Family Reunion Trip to Maryland USA. Greg hasn't seen his American cousins in over 20 years so it was great to get everybody together. All but three family members couldn't make it. Thanks so much to everybody for the hospitality and I can't wait until we do it again.

Congratulations to Mom and Art

2009-07-06T13:44:00.002-03:00

Mom and Art finally made it official on July 3rd by tying the knot. Noah and Art's grandson, Carter were the ring bearers and Kya was the flower girl. It was a beautiful wedding and a good time was had by all. Congratulations Mom and Art, we wish you a lifetime of happiness! Enjoy the photos.

Kya Getting Ready

2009-07-06T13:42:00.000-03:00

The Wedding

2009-07-06T13:27:00.005-03:00

The Reception

2009-07-06T13:20:00.002-03:00

Hayley and Carrie
Amanda, Sarah, Grammie, Amanda and me.

Grammie with her great grandchildren (and my sister and I holding the babies)

First Dance

Mom and Kya dancing

Rockstars

Falls Brook Falls

2009-06-04T09:05:00.002-03:00

We packed up the family and headed to Boisetown yesterday to check out Falls Brook Falls. Apparently these are the largest waterfalls in NB. It is on private land so we had to pay the nicest couple $10 to get in. It was a steep hike down and a bit of a narrow walk along the edge of a small cliff which had me nervous with the kids. I forgot a carrier for Briana so was just holding her. The falls were gorgeous. We hung out for a bit at the Miramichi River and found a frog to play with. On our way home we stopped at a take out stand for some ice cream. It was a great day.

May photos

2009-06-04T09:05:00.001-03:00

The Bears

2009-06-04T09:01:00.003-03:00

I can't believe that this is Noah's 4th season. He is really into soccer so far this year. I think he is feeling a bit competitive because Kya got a gaol the night before. He knows a few kids on his team, His best buddy William and two others from his class. Kya will be playing soccer on Monday nights and Noah plays on Tuesday nights. Fun times.

THE FLOUNDERS

2009-06-04T08:59:00.003-03:00

Soccer season is upon us once again. This is Kya's first year playing and she did great. I think it helps that she has some friends on her team and Uncle Pete is the coach.

Maliseet Trail

2009-06-04T08:52:00.005-03:00

Ever since we have moved back to NB 3 years ago, we've wanted to hike the Maliseet Trail near Woodstock. Apparently there is a short window to see the waterfalls. Ideally you want to go in the spring when everything is melting. We went last weekend and were not expecting much. This is what we were greated with. It was an easy hike - the whole family did it without any complaints. It took about 40 minutes to reach the falls and half that time to get back to the van. We will definately make this an annual event!

Mother's Day

2009-05-07T09:53:00.004-03:00

I should know that if all is quiet in the house, the kids are up to no good. Noah and Kya were up in Noah's room playing yesterday and I was enjoying the quiet trying to get things done around the house. They came downstairs and then because it was a rainy day I let them watch a movie. After their movie I noticed some purple marker on Noah's arms. When I pulled up his sleeve this was my discovery. They thought they were pretty funny. There was also a full picture of me on Kya's back with the words MOME (Noah's spelling - makes sense) They said that they did this for me for Mother's Day. It is kind of hard to be upset with them when it's my name written all over their bodies.

An afternoon at the park

2009-05-06T22:49:00.003-03:00

Noah is just finishing a 5 day weekend. We kept busy with Greg's 35th birthday, a playdate, hanging out at home and trying to get a few trips in at the park. I actually remembered to bring my camera to Wilmot park and captured a few moments.

Cousin Danica is in Town

2009-04-29T22:12:00.002-03:00

We just had a visit from Amanda, Rob and Danica from Ottawa. My kids were so excited to meet their cousin and after seeing so many pictures it was great to meet her in person. We had a great visit and can't wait until July when she returns.

Welcome Spring

2009-04-29T22:04:00.003-03:00

Yesterday was close to 30 degrees here in Fredericton. Spring is here!

Super Store Photos

2009-04-29T22:03:00.000-03:00

Noah's Birthday Party

2009-04-29T21:58:00.003-03:00

This year we had Noah's birthday party at Home Depot. I heard that Home Depot did children's parties while at Noah's school one day and booked it right away. It was a great spot for a bunch of 6 year old boys. Each kid got a Home Depot apron and got to build their own project. They got to choose between a sail boat or a bird house and Kya made a jewerelly box.

Random Goodies

2009-04-16T15:50:00.002-03:00

These are some of my favorite pics taken over the past couple of weeks.

Easter

2009-04-16T15:20:00.004-03:00

The kids awoke to jelly beans and chocolate eggs scattered around the house. They love to hunt for the goodies but made a quick stop to check out their new scooters. They have been playing with them alot since Sunday morning. I would say money well spent.

Noah turns 6

2009-04-16T15:00:00.005-03:00

Noah celebrated his 6th birthday this past weekend. He was excited that his birthday was on Saturday and then the Easter Bunny came for a visit on Sunday. We had a great day spent with family. We went to Greg's parents on Saturday morning to paint Easter eggs and then Noah said he really wanted to go for a walk at Odell Park. After that we met up with Grammie, Art, Carter and Amanda for some gift opening and then met Gramma and Grampa at McGinnis Landing for dinner. It was a fun day.
I can't believe this my boy turned 6. It seems like yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital after a long labour and c-section. He is sucha delight to be around, he is constantly making us laugh. We love you Noah, don't ever change!