A visit to Morden

One weekend while Jody was away, me and the boys went and stayed in Morden with my parents. We had a great time. Papa showed Carter the dirt bike track just down the street from them, and that was all it took. After that, Carter didn't want to do anything else, but ride his bike.

Sunday morning we all (along with Julie and Nicolas) drove out to Crystal City to visit my Grandma. Jaxon took to her right away which was very special to see. He loved sitting with her and I know she enjoyed it too.

Grandma had been invited out for lunch, so after a short visit, we drove her out to her friends' place. It just happened to be on a farm and was a bed and breakfast. Carter could not get enough of all of the animals there. He kept saying how he wanted to live on a farm like I used to and how he wanted to bring all of the animals home with us (especially the kittens - there were 9). Yeah, I am sure daddy would have been in favour of that!!!!

The horses were out in the pasture and didn't want to come in. So Mr. Hildebrand had to go and get them. Carter wanted to go too, so without giving it another thought, he ran right after him and had many stories to share on his way back as the horses followed.


Jaxon and Nicolas didn't mind the horses until they started making their snorting noises. Then the boys were done. Time to move on!


Checking out the sheep with Pa. Trying to keep 9 kittens in one place for a picture is not that easy to do. But very cute to watch. He was determined to have all of the kittens on his lap, sitting still! Jaxon was not too sure about the kittens. One was enough!

Random shots in September!

Jaxon is loving his swing. We have spent so little time in it this summer seeing as we were gone camping so much or at the town pool. But, this fall he can't seem to get enough of it.

Our little guy is not so little anymore. He is really enjoying table food. He loves spaghetti and any finger food (especially fruit). I think he just likes making a mess and playing around more than anything.

Friday night supper. Roasting hotdogs and popping popcorn and a little bit of ice cream for dessert. It was a great evening to be outside.

Jaxon has been trying really hard lately to become more mobile. He is pulling himself up onto things and has figured out how to scoot a bit on his bottom. So, we thought we would see how he liked the musical ride-on that Carter had as a baby. I think the smile says it all. FREEDOM!!!

Enjoying some giggles with Papa!

Happy belated birthday Nana. We did celebrate her brithday on the actual day. But a couple of weekends later, they went up to Dairy Queen to get an ice cream and came home with a Spiderman cake (I wonder who chose that?). So, we said that it could be Nana's birthday cake.

Carter's first day at preschool!

Carter started preschool again this fall. He was very excited. He wanted to eat part of his breakfast in bed with Jaxon as he read a story (he is now in preschool, so he figures he can automatically read). He was determined to wear his new jersey that daddy gave him (which he wanted to wear all week in fact). It was too cool outside for a picture of him in front of the house as he wanted to show off his jersey and therefore refused to wear a jacket for the picture. So this year's picture was taken inside. Then, it was off to preschool. Once there, it was like he had never left. A few of his good buddies were there so he quickly found them and the chaos began. Can't believe he will be starting kindergarten next year.

September Long!

This year we went camping on the long weekend to Grafton North Dakota with the usual crew along with the Apperley's. The kids had a great time as usual, though Carter was sad to learn that it would be our last camping trip. He said that he wanted to live in our camper for ever (so I guess that means that he enjoyed the summer). The weather was awesome which meant a lot of time was spent playing games, going to the playground, going for bike rides and just hanging out around the fires. Grafton campground has an outdoor pool, which unfortunately was closed that weekend, but on one of the cooler days, Jody, Carter, Jim, Ange and their crew went to the Grafton indoor pool, which happened to be right across from the campground. They all had a blast.

End of Summer Shots

Carter got his first ride on a Harley with our neighbour Herb. He loved it, though at times he found it quite loud. Who knew a Harley could get loud just riding in our little bay. (For those of you freaking out because neither of them are wearing helmets, don't worry, they only went up and down our little bay, which is about four houses).


One warm day in early September, we decided to go and check out the fish in the nature pond here in town. Ange Apperly and kids, and Rita Scharff and kids joined us. It was a great morning. The kids fed the fish and ran through the grass and then played at the playground. It was a lot of fun.These were the 3 youngest ones on our walk. Jaxon is in the far stroller.




With all of the moving that Jaxon wants to do, we decided to try out the old jolly jumper that Carter loved. Jaxon enjoyed it for a little while, but couldn't quite get the hang of it. It was cute to watch though. He would much rather sit on the floor and scoot around on his bottom. It sure won't be long before he is crawling. He has almost got the hang of it, plus he is starting to pull himself up onto things.

One of the last days at the pool.

Carter was bored one day, so we came up with the idea of making a ramp for his bike. But, we couldn't find any plywood, just some leftover pieces of gyprock. Surprsingly, they lasted for quite a while. But, now we finally have some plywood. He loves being able to do his tricks on his bike as he goes over the ramp. Jaxon and I are always given the job of cheering him on from the sidelines.
Neighbours Herb and Val have a fire going every weekend. This was Jaxon's first Friday night fire at their house. Herb decided that the chair that Carter was sitting in needed to be burned as it was falling apart. Carter was very excited to be able to watch his chair burn. It created quite the flames too. We all quickly moved back a few feet as it got mighty warm.

This was Jaxon's first time in the hot tub. He loved it.

My guys!