Joey's 1st school pictures

When they sent home the picture day announcement they stated that it would be a traditional blue background. I think they lied!  We'll get the smallest package so we can have a keepsake photo and the class picture, can't wait to see that one!

Alright, the blogpoll results are in!

A whopping 50% of all voters (all ten of us) opted for a Home Outfitters registry, followed by 1 vote for Sears, 1 for Candian Tire, 1 for Wal-Mart and only 1 person (was that you Uncle Henry) said No registry, let's buy them a toaster.
But Auntie Brenda had a great suggestion of buying gift cards for Home Depot so April and Henry can outfit their new backyard with all the gear they'll need...or at least put a small dent in the list...
So, there you have it folks...it's all in your hands now...I'm still going to buy them a toaster though! Although Aaron thinks we should give them some cash...but in pesos...the guy does have quite the sense of humour doesn't he?!
When do you move into your new house anyways? If you could email me your new address Uncle Henry it would be appreciated, I'll be sending out my boys Harley pics at the first official sign of Spring...

If I ever find a broken window I know who to blame

Aaron was off today and taught the boys how to whip snowballs at the living room window...way to go Dad! 

Our day in Banff

Here we are going up Sulphur Mountain.

Here is the town of Banff from on top of the mountain.

Heather and Lesley at Lake Minnewanka

Alex and Joseph waiting for lunch to be served

Alex, Aaron and Lesley going down the mountain

Auntie Heather in the gondola

What a fun day we had in Banff!  It was pretty cold in Calgary overnight so the boys couldn't watch a movie on the way up because the video player was too cold but lucky for us the grandparents came to visit last night so the boys stayed up late and kind of dozed on the drive this morning.  By the time we got to Banff it was ready though...Murphy's Law, right? We took the gondola ride up Sulphur Mountain, walked around the observation decks, had lunch then headed back down.  We attempted to walk down Banff Avenue with the boys but they weren't too interested in the shops, except Duck Duck Moose which is a new kids store with some really cool stuff, clothes, toys...and then we took a tour around the area and some lakes that are closeby.  We also made friends with four people that were ice diving at Lake Minnewanka, you can actually see one of them in the background of the picture of Heather and I, they're the little blob in the back dragging their gear.  There was quite a few huge tents set up and we thought it was ice fishing but talked to them while they were unloading their gear and they said they were doing ice diving in the freezing water.  How insane is that? 

The Beck Boys, Harley style

It's pretty obvious that Joseph really enjoys having his picture taken, he'll keep posing for you and usually needs to be bribed to leave, Alex on the other hand needs a little prompting. I managed to get most of my Happy Spring cards put together today so now we'll just be waiting on Spring to come along and then I'll send them out with the boys pictures.

Yeah it's Friday!

Alex is finally getting the hang of not peeing enroute to the toilet!

Here's Canada's Next Top Model....Joseph!

Guess what Nannie? The bouncer fits in the playroom!

Alex is giving a high five although it looks like he was about to hit Danny...

 

We've gone full-tilt today!  We started off with the ball pit this morning then worked our way through tents and tunnels and finally just brought out the big inflatable bouncer!  It barely fits in the playroom, I actually had to take out the couch, chairs and diaper genie to make room but the kids gave it their all for a good 90 minutes at the end of the day.  I'm sure the parents will be thanking me for the early bedtime/sleep in tomorrow morning!

Aaron's working Saturday but we're planning on doing something with Heather on Sunday, originally it was swimming but Aaron's leaning towards Banff instead, we'll pick up the kids some snowshoes head to the Lower Bankhead Trail and let them have at it.  There's an old coal train there that they can check out too.  My kids are happy to do anything outdoors! They're predicting zero/plus one so the weather'll be alright.  I'm not sure why we're getting so many snow storms lately?  Mom actually heard that our spring may be delayed up to 3 months....that's not acceptable!  I'm working on my 'Happy Spring' cards to send out with my boys pictures, I can't wait that long to send them, I was aiming for late March...maybe I should make more wintery cards instead. 

I'll be picking up the boys pictures tomorrow so I'm sure everyone will see the preview soon. 

So, should we give Henry a break and just do gift certificates to Home Depot like Auntie Brenda suggested?  It's a good idea so then they could do the patio stuff like Jen had mentioned or some gardening or maybe start out the swimming pool fund...although I think I'll still have to get them a toaster too!

Post #150...how did I pass you Monica?

I won't do a recap and force people to re-live my awesome shopping deals at Superstore! Ha Ha! I did enjoy Monica's recap though, especially the porn star boobs comment, that was the only thing I really wanted out of the whole pregnancy thing and I got ripped off both times.

We're finally making some awesome potty-training leaps and bounds. We've made a few attempts over the past two months and I think we may actually get it right this time! We only started yesterday but by this afternoon Alex was able to make it to the toilet in time, although we have stripped down to just shirt and underoos to save a few precious seconds.

If I can remember how-to I'll be doing a poll on where the bride and groom to be should be doing their registry. Are you guys with me and Monica on this one? Surprise gifts are nice but really it's nice to get things you actually want...who doesn't like new towels or matching kitchen appliances (toasters/coffee makers though...can't afford new fridge/stove).

As Heather mentioned in a comment somewhere Joey has decided that he's now 'Joseph'. I think it may have been a result of looking at baby Joeye pictures and now Joey wants to be known as Joseph (not baby), it's funny how kids can perceive things. Joseph is starting to recognize everyone's pictures and can get the right names for everyone. I'm trying to pseudo-prepare him for the overwhelming new names/faces to come. Feel free to send us updated pictures of you guys so we can practise some more!