Soccer on a Cold Day

Last weekend, Kellen's soccer practice was outside (even though it was freezing!!!). The church that we usually use on cold days was booked, so it was outside or no soccer (the kids chose to ignore the cold weather and stay outside). Here is Kellen all bundled up and ready to play!

It can be hard to kick the ball when you are wearing so many layers of clothing that your legs do not bend!

Wondering if soccer is almost over so that we can get some hot chocolates!

Nicely listening to coach Steve.

Frozen, but happy!

My Lita Says....

For the past two weeks, Kellen starts many conversations with "My Lita says.....". He will be doing a puzzle, and say "My Lita says that this piece goes here". We will be going for a walk, and he will say "My Lita says we are supposed to walk this way". We will go to the park, and he will say "My Lita says this is my favourite park!". You get the picture! When I ask him when Lita told him these things, he tells me that she says it to him when she calls him, or when she comes over to play. He then tells me that he loves his Lita sooooo much, and asks when she is coming over to play - what a cutie!!!

My Newest Haircut

Last week, Kellen got his haircut. His hair grows pretty quickly - and gets really thick. We always go to Melonheads. They only cut children's hair, and are amazing with little ones!

Here is Kellen all prepped for the start of his haircut.....today, he chose the little plane!

I love how darn adorable he looks after a haircut!

It was pouring rain after we left.....so, Kellen got out his umbrella for our walk back to the car.

Cutie!

Fun Times in Brockville

Over Thanksgiving weekend, Kellen had time to hang out and enjoy the beautiful weather in Brockville. Here he is going for a walk with Lita (and getting to ride his favourite little bike!)

Having fun at the park - the slides were super fast!

Climbing up the side ladder all by himself!

....and getting stuck - thankfully, Lita was there to help him out!

Having fun on the teeter-totter.

And going for a nature hike with Lita through the woods behind the park.

Kellen was pretty sure that he heard a monster. Here he is trying to get Lita to hear the monster with him.....luckily, they decided that the monster had left.

Back for more fun on the teeter-totter.

My little monkey - hanging on the parallel bars.

"Watch me, Lita!"

Checking to see if the monster returned

"Come on, Lita! Let's check it out!"

On our way home, Kellen tried to touch the leaves of every tree that we passed by - he tried very hard to jump high enough to touch the leave......this tree may have been a little bit too tall for him!

Lita and Grandpa bought a hammock! Kellen fell in love with it!

Going for a walk with Dad.

"Hey guys!"

Thanksgiving 2011

This past weekend, we were in Brockville to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family....there were 23 of us in total! The weather, food, and company was amazing!

Here is Kellen having fun getting into a box....Why? Only a 3 year old would understand.

Mackensie helping Lauren take a couple of steps.

I love her adorable smile!!

Running for safety from George!

.....and hamming it up for Uncle Garrett!

I love this picture of Parker and Kellen. They are so darn cute together!

Shawn having fun playing with George (Ali and Darryl's newest dog).

Trying to get a picture of all the girls - we are all looking for Lita and wondering how long it would take her to join us.

....So, some of the female cousins decided to get a picture together - and Kellen thought we needed a cute little boy in the picture - I agree!

.....Here we go! All the girls together!

Levi with her girls! It is so nice to have Caroline back in the same country as the rest of the family! Parker thought the picture needed a boy to even it out - I agree! Parker added a new level of cuteness!

Lita with her girls!

A quiet moment between Caroline and Parker while hanging out on Lita and Grandpa's new hammock.

Mischief.

Ella getting lovings from her Mommy (Ali).

Silliness between cousins.

"Get this dog away from me!! NOW!!!" Parker is not a fan of dogs!

Enjoying some time playing in the leaves. April was throwing leaves up in the air, and the boys thought it was super fun!

Parker and Kellen were having a blast rolling down the hill in the backyard....okay, Kellen was having a blast, and Parker was wondering what was so fun about spinning quickly down a hill!

Caroline having fun hanging out with Lauren.

Lauren was lucky to get some cuddles from her Great Grandpa.

Great Nana and Auntie April having fun together while enjoying the beautiful weather!

Auntie April and I are so lucky to have had both our grandparents from Montreal with us this past weekend.

The sillies strike again.

Kennedy hanging out with George.

Kellen loved hanging out with George - he had a love/fear relationship with George. He wanted to play with George, but was both excited and scared if George got up to chase him!

Nathalie and Mommy - having fun and catching up together.

I love this picture of Grandpa with both of his parents (Great Nana and Great Grandpa).

Caroline deep in thought while helping to feed Lauren.

Lita with Lauren....ahhh, so cute together!

Here is Kellen helping Shawn put down the umbrella. He was so proud of his work.

I copied these pictures from Uncle Garrett (Thanks, Uncle Garrett!!) He took this amazing family portrait shot - what a great bunch!

I love this picture! Lita and Grandpa with Great Nana and Great Grandpa.

Hi beautiful boy!

I love the look on Parker's face - what a great kid!