(BJW)^2 Family

Summer Fun

2009-07-23T17:59:00.000-07:00

We went to Kananaskis before heading to Raymond for the 1st of July. It was great to spend some time together in the mountains.

We went for a little hike to an overlook between the Upper and Lower lakes.

We had a blast in Welling, due partly to the new Baja that my parents bought. We raced it for hours. Check out Bonnie and her big smile, she loved that thing.

Warning: Graphic Content!

2009-06-13T17:29:00.001-07:00

Elizabeth had surgery on her hand to remove the scars that remained from a burn she got on her first birthday. They attached a splint wrapped in guaze and whatever else they do to keep her fingers straight. Of course, she couldn't stand it on and this afternoon she ripped it off. So, we took the opportunity to snap a picture of the damage. Then Bonnie took her to the hospital and they put on a real cast that will NOT be coming off until it's time. Enjoy!

Farming

2009-06-13T17:24:00.000-07:00

We were down to Welling a few weeks ago and Elizabeth got to help Grandpa do some seeding. She loves to ride in the tractor.

Girly Pics

2009-05-25T21:46:00.000-07:00

Our friend, Chelsey Rice, took some pictures of our girls. They turned out great!

New Sandbox

2009-04-29T20:39:00.000-07:00

We finally got the sandbox put in that Bonnie has been wanting for a long time. It was a surprisingly quick and easy job. I love working outside!

Elizabeth turns 3

2009-04-25T08:54:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth turned 3 last week and Bonnie and her mom went all out on the cake to make her a pink princess castle. Elizabeth loves princesses and she loves castles and she loves pink, so it was perfect for her. I just can't believe she's 3 already.

Springtime brings out the fairies

2009-04-17T18:09:00.000-07:00

Elizabeth and Winston got out to enjoy the warm spring weather in Edmonton.

Reading Week (yes, in April)

2009-04-17T17:55:00.000-07:00

This blog is way overdue, but the only interesting thing we've done lately happened back in February. We went down to Columbia Falls for a week where we partied super hard. We cross country skied:snowmobiled:

Of course, I was the only one brave enough to do the manly climbing:
can you find me?
and of course some downhill skiing.
We had a blast! We're very glad that this will be a yearly tradition from now on since the folks now have a time share down there.

The Scootcher

2009-02-10T06:28:00.000-08:00

Ivory gets around now, not in the conventional way, but she gets around.

Christmas Holidays

2009-01-14T20:56:00.000-08:00

Well, we're back from our wonderful holiday and we had a blast! We were in Lethbridge for 2 weeks after being in Arizona for a week. We had a great time with Bonnie's family. Elizabeth was Mary for the acting out of the nativity and did a great job. As you can see below, the kids both loved their new pajamas. Further down you'll see how much Elizabeth loves to wear her dress ups. She is obsessed with princesses.

My nephews wanted to come with me when I took a load of grain for my dad. They were very excited to ride in the semi and had a lot of fun.
Since we've been back in Edmonton we went skating at the Legislature. Elizabeth was calling the legislature a castle, but not just any castle, Beauty and the Beasts' castle. Like I said, obsessed with princesses.

Trip to Arizona

2008-12-20T08:45:00.000-08:00

We just got back from Arizona last night and we had a blast. It was a little rainy for a few days, but we had fun anyways. We did a lot of swimming at the resort we were at. Elizabeth loves to swim. We also did a lot of driving around to my old areas since this is where I served my mission. Every year they put up a ton of lights at the Mesa Temple grounds so we went down to see that. It was a little rainy that night as you can see. A friend from my mission took us driving through a beautful canyon which was awesome. We also went to the zoo. I really wanted to get pictures of the girls with some cacti. Ivory really got into it, as you can see. Bonnie and Elizabeth are standing in front of a cactus called a saguoro cactus. We also spent a good deal of time visiting with a family I knew from my mission, Dean and Elaine. I baptized Dean 4 years ago (a couple years after my mission). They have been joy to know and I was so happy to have them meet my family. They treated us like royalty like always and we had a wonderful time with them. We loved the weather. When we left Calgary it was -25 and when we got back to Calgary it was -25 while the weather in Arizona was always between 10 and 20 above. We were sad to leave that beautiful weather.

Family Photos

2008-12-05T11:24:00.000-08:00

We recently received our much anticipated family photos that we took earlier in the fall. Chelsea Rice in our ward took them for us and we are quite pleased with the results.

Santa Clause!

2008-12-05T11:22:00.001-08:00

Santa came to our ward Christmas party. Elizabeth was so excited to ask him for all the princesses she wants. I've got them memorized cause I've heard them so often: Cinderella, Ariel, Belle, Snow White, Jazmin, and Aurora. We'll see what he decides to bring her.

Tree is Up

2008-12-05T11:14:00.001-08:00

We got the tree up and decorated, also on the first. We decided to just get a little one since it'll only be up a couple weeks. Bonnie haggled the guy at the Kiwanis tree lot down to $10. I guess that's her idea of spreading Christmas cheer. J/K, he didn't have any change or something. The kids loved decorating it, Elizabeth just wasn't a fan of the picture part. Ivory sure was, though!

Biking in December? in Edmonton?

2008-12-05T11:07:00.000-08:00

The weather was so beautiful (well, above zero) on the first day of December, so Bonnie decided it would be a good day to ride her bike with me to school. We bundled up the kids into the chariot and now we can say we all biked to school in December.