The Rest of May

It's been a bit since I've blogged. I'm posting some photos from the month of May since Riley's birthday. We went to Clay's parents' cottage at Lake of the Prairies, Mb. The weather kinda sucked, but the cottage and hosts were awesome. After the lake, Susan came home with us and hung out with us for a week. During her week, she did a lot of baking, which was awesome, and got to see the boys play hockey, Grace play soccer, Grace's dance recital and Riley, Brodie and Grace's music recital.

The month of May was also a month of discovery! It was exciting to discover what flowers are in the gardens, since this is our first spring in this house. The tulips were super beautiful and I posted some pictures of them. I also had a tonne of weeding to do because of the mess the flower beds were in when we arrived last July. But, everything is doing well now. I also planted an awesome garden and it is doing well.

It's hard to believe it's already been a year here. We are absolutely loving it!

Boys and Their Toys

Riley got an extra special gift for his birthday from Clay and I...actually, it's for both boys' birthdays. Of course, Clay had one so when the opportunity arose to buy a DIRT BIKE for our boys, Clay seized it!

The boys loved it. The were so excited. The first night, Clay ran alongside the boys to ensure that the didn't get hurt and to coach them along. Of course, everyone got the safety brief. We let our neighbours' kids have a crack at it too. It's quite popular in the neighbourhood, go figure. And, Clay also let the girls have a turn, but, he didn't let go of the bike at all. Here are some pictures from the first evening when we gave the boys the bike.



The boys have road the bike a few times now. Last night, Clay let them ride on their own without running alongside of them. The are getting good at it. We also acquired some extra safety gear.

Can't Believe We Have An 8 Year Old

Our big boy turned 8 on Sunday and we had a Birthday party for him on Saturday. Riley wanted to have a sleepover with some buddies. So, we let him choose three of his friends for the sleepover. He also invited some of his other buddies over on Saturday even to play some hockey and have some cake.

For the sleepover, we let the kids have a movie night with popcorn and pop. In true boy nature, they tried to stay up all night, so Clay and I stayed up until 1 am, which was when they finally fell asleep. And in true boys fashion, they were up before seven, running around and rocking the house. We served waffles, whipped cream and strawberries for breakfast and shortly after that, the parents came to pick up their kids.

Riley's First Communion

Riley's First Communion was a wonderful and busy weekend. We had tonnes of family come: Clay's parents, my parents, my grandparents, and Martin and family and Chad. So, the house was full, but we were prepared for more, just in case. Riley had a really great weekend. He was very excited about making this step in his Christian journey. He was also very appreciative about all of his gifts. He made Clay and I so proud when he thanked everyone so genuinely for each one of his gifts. What a big boy. Anyways, here are the photos from that weekend.