The Reimer's

New Cooks??

2012-01-28T08:36:00.001-08:00

Night Sledding

2012-01-28T08:26:00.000-08:00

We had some fresh snow earlier this week, so after supper Curtis shoveled and the kids and I went sledding. It is kind of nice to have our own hill for the kids to use.

Happy Birthday Dudley

2012-01-28T08:11:00.000-08:00

We celebrated Dudley's birthday the other day. His gift was a bone larger than Tanks. Let's just say that Tank was not impressed with the situation :)

Winter Smores

2012-01-28T08:08:00.000-08:00

Christmas 2011

2011-12-27T09:24:00.000-08:00

A Few Pictures

2011-12-04T14:46:00.000-08:00

It has been awhile since I have updated our blog, sorry. In this hodgepodge of pictures there is Curtis feeding a fox an egg, Micah in his glory with all of his hockey gear on, the kids decorating the Christmas tree and showing off Auntie Darlene's Christmas ornaments and the beginning stages of our hole in the wall.
Enjoy!!

Riding a Horse

2011-09-24T13:48:00.000-07:00

Hope went to a birthday party last weekend and the kids were able to go for a horse ride, if they wanted. I did not think Hope would go but she surprised me and was eager to hop right on and go for a ride. We could have a future cowgirl in our midst.

First Day of School

2011-09-24T13:46:00.001-07:00

Just a wee bit late posting this picture of the kids first day.

Family Picture

2011-08-22T23:57:00.000-07:00

Green Bay

2011-08-22T23:13:00.000-07:00

Green Bay was excellent this year!! I think a major part was how wonderful the speaker was and feeling warm weather for the first time this summer. Micah and I painted a cougar in ceramics and I must admit that it looks awesome! The picture on the blog is not the finished product, we still needed to add some more brown as well as black. Hope was a ceramic machine and we had to put a limit to the amount she could make. Due to the sunny weather, we pretty much lived at the beach in the afternoons. It was hard to get Micah out of the water especially when he was on the blob. Our family always enjoys our time there and we made many new friends as well as connected with some old ones and are already looking forward to next year!

Vacation 2011

2011-08-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful couple weeks away!! We stayed on the west coast and enjoyed Cultus Lake, Birch Bay, Seattle, and Alaska. The kids were excellent travelers and had a wonderful time. The baseball game was actually lots of fun and I was able to cheer on the Texans. We are very thankful for safe travels and time together as a family!

Hope

2011-08-03T10:28:00.000-07:00

Kindergarten Grad

2011-06-25T12:30:00.001-07:00

Well, Hope has officially completed her first year of school...and passed!

Sport's Day

2011-06-11T10:48:00.000-07:00

It was sports day yesterday at school. Hope was on the purple team and Micah was on green. This is always the highlight of the year and Micah was pretty excited that his team won the tug of war! Well now that sports day is done that can only mean school is almost finished, YEAH!!!

Hope's Birthday

2011-06-11T08:27:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Hope's birthday at Michael's craft store with all her friends from her class. The girls made bags, had some food, and then played some games. The girls were really good and quiet...yup quiet! We are so thankful for the friends Hope has made this year at school.

Now that is a pink room!!

2011-05-27T10:27:00.000-07:00

Handy Curtis renovated Hope's room for her this past week. We, really I, wanted wainscoting on the bottom and a solid colour for the top. Hope was allowed to choose the colour, which was painful to say the least. She wanted green but that is what colour it was before so she settled on Sleeping Beauty pink but we have no idea how Sleeping Beauty could sleep in a room that bright. Curtis thinks you probably could see her room in space :)

Pre-Birthday

2011-05-27T09:49:00.001-07:00

When Grandma and Grandpa Reimer, plus Amber, came up for Grandparents Day we had a mini birthday party for Hope. Off to Boston Pizza for lunch and then some cards to open. She was really excited to get her own Starbuck's card (she has placed it in hiding so her Mom does not try to use it) and money!!

Cousins

2011-05-27T09:46:00.001-07:00

Micah and Hope sure loved having Amber come and visit them again. The kids are pretty lucky to have such great cousins!!

Soccer 2011

2011-05-07T17:15:00.001-07:00

The 2011 soccer season has officially begun. Micah and Hope are both playing this year, which means we will be living at the soccer fields for the next couple of months. Hope is on the orange team and after today her goal is to touch the ball the next game :) Micah is silver and he already scored a goal, which I missed, of course.

Mother's Day Tea

2011-05-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

Hope's class put together a Mother's Day Tea for all of the moms on Thursday. They gave us little tissue paper flowers, rubbed our shoulders, recited all of their memory verses, sang some songs and we did a dance together. It was a wonderful afternoon and I feel very blessed to have had this time with my beautiful daughter.

Easter Pictures

2011-04-28T11:53:00.000-07:00

Some pictures of the cousins making Easter eggs, family supper, Hope with her personal stylist, and the chocolate dog Hope received that looks just like Tank.

Easter

2011-04-28T11:17:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful weekend with the Knudson family!! They surprised the kids and boy were they shocked to see them, wish we could of taken a picture of Micah's face it was priceless :)
Micah and Hope were so excited to have Ashley and Amber babysit them one night while all the adults went out for supper and a movie. All we hear about now is how much they miss the girls (as well as Uncle Kent and Auntie Shelley) and cannot wait to see them again in a couple of months. Amber needs make sure she has her nail polish kit with her because Hope has big plans :) As well, Uncle Kent better keep practicing his cheer leading moves, the kids want to see them live :) Thanks again for the great visit!!

Micah's Birthday Party

2011-04-08T16:57:00.001-07:00

Micah just wanted Ethan and Josh over for video games, movie (Hop), and a sleepover. It was nice to have a low key birthday party but that does not mean the boys were not full of energy! Micah has been blessed with these boys friendships. How many kids can say they have been friends since they were born :)

Our First Cast

2011-04-02T11:48:00.000-07:00

Tank, being the reckless dog that he is, somehow tore a ligament in his leg and now has to wear a cast for 2 weeks. Crazy Dog!!

Bathroom Renovations

2011-04-02T11:43:00.000-07:00

One bathroom completed and one more to go. I think we will take a little break before we tackle the other bathroom, which requires way more work. The downstairs bathroom started out with just patching the drywall (from our leak) and replacing the toilet but it then turned out to need way more tlc.

Career Day

2011-04-02T11:37:00.001-07:00

Hope's kindergarten class was doing a unit on Community Workers and were having a dress up day. Her career choice was a teacher, just like her mom :) So, she picked out her outfit and then had a bag of goodies to carry around with her that ranged from stickers to a sharpie.

Micah and Uncle Kyle's Birthday Supper

2011-03-26T18:36:00.001-07:00

Once again, Kyle came down just in time to celebrate his and Micah' birthdays. We had a nice supper with chocolate fondue for dessert. All Hope wanted to do was having staring contests with Uncle Kyle. Micah loved his gifts from the family and could not wait to play his new video games. It is hard to believe that Micah is going to be 9 on Monday. Where does the time go?

New Bed

2011-03-26T18:30:00.001-07:00

We decided to switch Hope's twin bed for the double that was downstairs. While we were doing the switch it gave us an opportunity to "clean" Hope's room. She is our messy child and a wee bit of a hoarder. So, we thought we had better take a picture because her room may never be this clean again.

The Kids

2011-03-12T13:44:00.001-08:00

Micah and Hope (plus the dogs) went outside to enjoy the warmer weather and the snow. They were jumping off the deck, climbing over the fence and tormenting the dogs :)

Sunny Sunday

2011-03-06T14:54:00.001-08:00

After church, the kids and I went outside to play in the snow. Micah played with some friends while Hope and I hung out together with the dogs. While outside, we discovered that Dudley likes to walk Tank. All of a sudden, he jumped up and grabbed Tank's leash then ran up and down the street and around the yard. We were all laughing pretty hard at the sight as were many of our neighbors. Hope just wanted to be pulled around on our big shovel and when I was done she tried to recruit Tank and make a dog sled. Needless to say, they did not get very far. It seems like this snow is going to be around for awhile so I just need to embrace it and make the most out of the situation (I need to keep telling myself this or else I might go crazy!).

Beach Day

2011-02-25T17:05:00.001-08:00

Yes, you read the title right. Thursday was Beach Day for Hope's class and it was only around -29 with wind chill outside. Hope knew exactly what she wanted to wear and was really excited to be in shorts. It seems like she had lots of fun, especially since she has not stopped talking about it :)

On a side note, Micah passed his swimming lessons and is onto Swim Kids 5! Pretty sure he has passed the level I was at when I was in swimming.

Hope

2011-02-11T11:17:00.000-08:00

On Wednesday, the day Hope has been waiting for finally came. In January, Hope asked me to sign her up for gymnastics so being to good mother that I am, I did. Since that day, Hope has asked pretty much everyday (and those of you who know Hope know that I am not exaggerating) if today was gymnastics and the answer was always "no". Well on Wednesday the answer was finally "yes". She stretched all day to get ready and when it was time to go in and meet her coaches, she was a bit scared but she went right in. While Curtis and I watched her for the hour, she did not stop smiling and was loving every minute of it!! The funniest part was when they were walking on all fours across the balance beam and the theme music from the Pink Panther came on she had to stop and tell her coach that the music was from the Pink Panther and then kept on going. Now she cannot wait to go back!

Happy Birthday Dudley!!

2011-01-23T18:19:00.000-08:00

It was Dudley's birthday yesterday and of course we had to bake him a cake. Hope insisted that she should make one using her Easy Bake oven. So, he had two cakes this year. We sang him Happy Birthday and then let him chow down. I wonder if his birthday wish had something to do with getting rid of a pesky puppy that NEVER leaves him alone...hmmm who could that possibly be????

Snow

2011-01-23T18:17:00.001-08:00

Here is picture of the snow you miss shoveling, Dad. Makes you want to move from the Lower Mainland, eh!

Baker Hope

2011-01-23T18:14:00.001-08:00

Hope still LOVES baking treats in her Easy Bake oven!

J BIEB'S IN THE HOUSE!!

2010-12-30T09:22:00.000-08:00

Thanks to our lovely niece, Amber, Hope has developed a wee bit of a crush on Justin Bieber. She likes to talk about him lots and lots :) So for Christmas some dear friends decided to buy Hope a poster and doll and let's just say she was pretty excited when she opened them up. Now the real question is, who is the biggest fan in our family, Amber, Hope, or Uncle Kyle??

Tank's New-Do

2010-12-29T19:47:00.000-08:00

Well, we always wanted to know what Tank looked like under all of his fur and now we know. Yesterday he was Tank "furball" Reimer and today....I have no idea what to call him. When we went to pick him up from the appointment, Micah told the lady that she had the wrong dog :)
On a side note, Tank took such good care of our sick little girl yesterday, he stayed with her in bed all day.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-26T19:15:00.000-08:00

Christmas was low key and quiet, which was nice. The kids were up bright and early ready to open up their gifts and they loved them all. We are now experiencing the exhaustion that occurs the day after Christmas :)

Brer Donkey in Action

2010-12-21T20:48:00.000-08:00

CHBC Christmas Play

2010-12-21T20:34:00.000-08:00

The church play was excellent, as always. Everyone did a wonderful job sharing the message of Christ's birth. Micah had a pretty big part in the play, as he was Brer Donkey (I know...what does Brer Donkey have to do with Christmas...it is to difficult to explain, sorry). Hope sang, "We wish you a blessed Christmas" with her Sunday School class. Even though the play went well I am sure glad it is over. Now we can enjoy a quiet Christmas break and take time to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas.

Cedars Christmas Musical

2010-12-17T08:32:00.000-08:00

Micah and Hope had their school musical last week (yes I am slow at posting the pictures, Dad). They both did a really good job. I was helping the intermediate students with their musical so I was unable to get pictures at the concert but I made them pose before we left, much to Micah's delight :)

Tank (aka The Troublemaker)

2010-12-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

Well, Tank has been stirring up TONS of trouble lately. A couple of days ago, he was so bad we gave him the "ponytail of shame." Then this morning, as I was cleaning up breakfast, I found him on the table licking out the whip cream bowl. What a dog!!!

Fluffy and Rex

2010-11-01T20:09:00.000-07:00

Micah and Hope went to the mall with their friends to go trick or treating. Micah, of course, went as a Star Wars character and all Hope wanted to be was a puppy. Micah was on a mission to try to hit every store that was giving out candy while Hope was in a daze the whole time. Hope was really excited when she saw her Big Buddy from school at the mall trick or treating as well. After the mall we headed off to the church for the Pumpkin Carnival to get even more candy. Now all Curtis and I will hear for the next while is, "Can I have a candy?"

Family Pictures

2010-10-29T17:13:00.001-07:00

Another look

2010-09-25T20:32:00.000-07:00

Here is another picture of the pumpkin, Dad.

Wiener Roast

2010-09-24T11:19:00.000-07:00

We decided to have a wiener roast one cold and dreary night while Kyle was in town. Kyle made his beans recipe, which he still owes me $5 for his dare :) Thanks for a great visit, Kyle. From the crib champ!!

2010-09-18T07:53:00.000-07:00

A lady in our church gave Curtis a tent that can be attached to a VW van. So, Curtis and Kyle spent about a half hour trying to figure out how to set it up. It should be interesting when Curtis and I have to do it :)

WOW!!

2010-09-18T07:48:00.001-07:00

I cannot believe the size of my pumpkin this year!! I guess that is why it was taking over my garden :)

TANK

2010-09-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

The kids and I finally broke Curtis and bought a puppy...yup a puppy. We all fell in love with this little guy. He is a 4 month bishon frise/havanese. Hope thought we should give him the name Tank. Dudley was hesitant at first but now they are buddies. They just have to figure out how to play with each other without Dudley knocking him over or off the stairs.

Family Volkswagen Trip

2010-09-01T18:06:00.000-07:00

We all piled into the bus and headed out to the Drive-In to watch Toy Story 3. I was just happy that the bus made it without breaking down :)

Auntie Darlene

2010-09-01T18:05:00.001-07:00

Cultus Lake

2010-08-19T10:01:00.000-07:00

The kids and I went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Cornfield in Cultus Lake and had tons of fun. We lounged at the lake in 35 degree weather, played mini-golf (Hope won a free game and was very pleased with herself), go-carted, and of course ventured out to the water-slides. Thanks for the great visit Mom and Dad!

Strawberry Shortcake??

2010-08-04T13:02:00.001-07:00

Pretty sure they put some strawberries on their cakes :)

AHH..Refreshing

2010-08-04T12:58:00.000-07:00

Cousins

2010-08-02T12:54:00.001-07:00

Vacation

2010-08-02T12:47:00.000-07:00

Around the Yard

2010-07-05T15:12:00.001-07:00

The hanging basket

The flower garden by the shed (or as Micah calls it, The Shed Garden).

Micah enjoying a strawberry from the garden.

The garden is starting to slowly grow. This is only my second year at trying to garden and things are looking better. I am only growing the basics, such as lettuce, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, peas and of course a pumpkin. Thought I would try to compost as well and I have no idea what I am doing but Micah likes to dump the waste from the house into the compost, which is nice. I did not inherit Dad's green thumb but I will keep working at it :) I will keep you posted through out the summer, Dad.

Flag Football

2010-06-22T15:51:00.001-07:00

Pre-School Grad

2010-06-22T15:28:00.000-07:00

Hope's Pre-School Grad was at the beginning of the month but I have been slow putting the pictures on. My camera did not like the blue carpet the church had...yes you read it right, the church had blue carpet. There is a picture of Hope's buddy Kolby but we are sad to say that he is moving to Williams Lake at the end of the month.

The Kids

2010-06-06T20:27:00.000-07:00

Uncle Kyle

2010-06-06T20:25:00.001-07:00

Happy Birthday Hope!!

2010-06-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is officially 5 years old and it just seems like yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital. Hope wanted to have a puppy party this year so we made dog collars, searched for dog treats in the yard and play time.
We bought our clumsy child a scooter for her birthday...what were we thinking????

Micah's New Room

2010-05-24T18:55:00.000-07:00

Micah's room received a make-over this weekend. Down went the tractor wall paper to be replaced by red and blue paint and hockey, hockey, hockey!!

Not Again...

2010-05-11T08:47:00.001-07:00

Well, the Reimer's are just not meant to own a hamster. That is right, Hope's hamster Minty passed away Monday. She was not as emotional this time around and thinks she died because she was too fat or ate too much plastic (Minty was always gnawing at the cage). No more hamsters for awhile and as it seems we are not very good at caring for them :)
Dudley is doing fine. His tumor was not cancerous and as for his tail, he still has it.

Soccer has begun!

2010-05-08T17:55:00.000-07:00

Micah is playing soccer again this year after taking a year off to try track and field. He was really excited for it to start as was Hope for she loves the snack shack.

Welcome Minty

2010-05-08T17:51:00.000-07:00

We caved in, really I did (Sue), and purchases another hamster for Hope. She picked out the fattest (or pregnant) one and named it Minty.

A tough week for the Reimer animals

2010-05-03T08:17:00.000-07:00

Well, as you know our hamster passed away. We decided to purchase another one for Hope. She has named "her" Minty and this one is WAY bigger and a wee bit of a chewer. Curtis and I are preparing ourselves to find she has gnawed her way out of the cage and we will have to search the basement for her.
On Thursday, Dudley went to the vet to have a tumor removed (still waiting for the results) and in the process we found out that we might have to cut his tail off. His tail has a cut at the tip that they can not stitch up or gauze due to the placing of the cut. We have to try to prevent him from hitting his tail and opening up the cut, yeah right!
That is what is happening with the animals of our house, the real animals not the children.

Good-Bye Flower

2010-04-25T21:03:00.000-07:00

It has been a sad weekend in our house as Hope's hamster, Flower, passed away. Hope and Micah were pretty upset that she is no longer with us and we only had her for a short time. Hope has cried herself to sleep the last couple of nights and prays that Flower is happy in heaven. She was a good hamster and will be missed!!

Happy Easter

2010-04-06T09:34:00.000-07:00

Birthday Pictures

2010-03-30T08:40:00.001-07:00

We were able to celebrate Kyle and Micah's birthdays this weekend and had lots of fun. When it came to floor hockey it is hard to decide who enjoyed it more, Micah and his friends or Kyle, Curtis and Andrew?? Hope's present was the team Canada picture and she actually kept it a secret for the whole week, we were waiting for her to crack but she never did. We are thankful for the 8 years God has blessed us with and are excited to see what He has in store for our little boy.

THANKS AUNTIE!!!

2010-03-22T19:25:00.000-07:00

We received your parcel and let the kids open up the gifts for we did not want to hear for a whole week, "When can we open the presents? When can we open the presents?" Micah wasted no time when it came to building his lego and was really excited for the hoodie. He wanted one when we were in Vancouver but we said no so you made his day :) Thanks again for Micah's birthday gifts and for the little presents for Hopey.

Whales, Dolphins, Olympics, Oh My

2010-03-20T15:16:00.001-07:00

We had fun in the lower mainland visiting Mom and Dad C. We went to the Aquarium, Olympic cauldron, Chucky Cheese and just played at the lake. It felt like spring when we were there and we were not prepared for spring in PG when we came back. Have to admit after 2 weeks I am ready for things to get back to "normal".

I MADE PASKA!!!

2010-03-10T12:25:00.000-08:00

I've been in a cleaning and baking mood this spring break. I have made lemon blueberry scones, Easter bread (as seen above) and homemade granola today. I had better stop or else we could possibly gain a few pounds over spring break :)

Pirate Day

2010-03-10T12:22:00.000-08:00

How our "vicious" pirate dressed up for Pirate Day at pre-school.

Bath Day

2010-03-10T12:19:00.001-08:00

It was time for all of Hope's stuffed animals to have a bath, even Dumbo.

After the Olympics

2010-03-02T08:20:00.000-08:00

We caught the Olympic fever at the Reimer house. We would all watch whatever sport was being televised. Micah's favourite was hockey, of course. Hope fell in love with figure skating for the girls all looked beautiful and wore such pretty dresses. We are sad to see it finished, however; our children reacted differently to it being done. Micah cannot get enough hockey!! He plays hockey at school comes home and searches the neighbourhood for some kids to play with or ropes his dad into playing. Hope, on the other hand, was exhausted from just watching.

Just for Uncle Kyle

2010-02-25T21:13:00.001-08:00

Hope made this mask in Pre-School on Wednesday and wanted us to take a picture to show Uncle Kyle. So, here is our little tiger!!

Our Hockey Player

2010-02-22T19:23:00.000-08:00

Micah is looking more and more like his favorite hockey player, Ovechkin, as he looses his teeth.

Finally

2010-02-15T20:27:00.000-08:00

We have been waiting for Micah's tooth to fall out and it finally happend! Hope's pre-school had a family night, Curtis told Micah that he would give him $5 if he pulled it out right there and of course he did.

Ice-Man

2010-02-15T20:17:00.001-08:00

Before the big event
Sandy started us off by doing an 8 km cross-country ski.
Pam was second, she had to run 10 km.
Then Andrew had to skate 8 km in slush.
After Andrew, off I went to run 5km.
Then Nikki was our swimmer. We had tons of fun and are proud of how well we did considering we only had a week to train for it. Next year we will be way better prepared!

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY DUDLEY

2010-01-23T17:33:00.000-08:00

We had Dudley's birthday supper today that consisted of meatloaf and angel food cake. He has been a really great dog (Curtis might disagree with that statement). Dudley is Micah's morning buddy, where Micah makes breakfast for the both of them, which might involve Dudley licking the peanut butter knife and he loves to give Hope lots of kisses.

A Special Visitor

2010-01-23T17:30:00.000-08:00

Princess Analese (Barbie Movie) came for tea on Monday. We had a delightful time :)

Merry Christmas from the Reimer's

2009-12-27T14:12:00.001-08:00

You know you are a Canadian when....

2009-12-27T14:10:00.000-08:00

You have an ice rink in your backyard.

The Newest Reimer

2009-12-21T12:07:00.000-08:00

This is a picture of Hope with her Christmas gift...yes it is a hamster and her name is Flower. Welcome to the family!! Dudley, however, feels a bit different than the rest of us :)

Gingerbread Houses

2009-12-13T16:39:00.001-08:00

Just had to put a random picture of Dudley on...isn't he cute!!!!

After the Sunday School presentation we came home to make gingerbread houses, we could not put it off any longer for the kids were pretty excited to make them. Some how we were able to keep them from eating them until after supper, they were not happy about that part though.

Pre-School

2009-12-12T09:41:00.000-08:00

Watching a Christmas movie
Playing musical mats
Hope's buddy Kolby

Curtis was the parent-helper at Hope's Pre-School on Friday so he was able to see her in action and take a few pictures.

Cedars Christmas Concert

2009-12-10T20:45:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of the Christmas Concert. It was hard to get pictures of Hope for she kept trying to hide behind other kids. This is just the beginning of the crazy weekend....so more pictures will come.

Character Day and Family Night

2009-11-28T11:47:00.001-08:00

Some of our ornaments

Micah and I had Character Day at school on Thursday and let's just say we represented the Reimer name well. Micah went with Josh and Ethan as the 3 Blind Mice and they won for their Grade. I went as the Paper Bag Princess, and yes I wore a paper bag, and won for the Teachers. Too bad there are no pictures of me :) I had a blonde wig on and painted dirt all over my arms and legs.
For our family night we made tree ornaments and we had trouble getting Hope to stop for it involved paint, glitter, and beads.

Just like her Mom

2009-11-23T08:42:00.000-08:00

Hope decided that she wanted to go for a run last night. She put on all of my gear, not sure why she insisted on wearing my bike helmet. I probably should wear my bike helmet when I run for I can be a wee bit clumsy :) It won't be long until we can run together!

Hope's First Dentist Visit

2009-11-11T13:31:00.000-08:00

I do not know if we can actually say Hope saw the dentist today. She has been nervous about this appointment for awhile. We had lots of tears in the morning leading up to the visit and when it was time to leave for the appointment. She sat in the room while I (Sue) had my teeth cleaned with little tears streaming down her cheeks, it was really sad. When it was time for her to go on the chair she had a total break-down. The dentist was able to get her to open her mouth for 2 seconds and that was it. So, the dentist said to come back in 6 months and we will try again, YEAH :(

Micah is heading off this afternoon so they will notice a night and day difference between our kids. Hope did not even utter a word the whole hour we were there and chatter-box Micah will ask a million questions and not stop talking. It might take them the rest of the afternoon to clean his teeth for he won't stop talking :) Gotta love our kids!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KENNY!!

2009-11-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

I thought I would wish you happy birthday on the blog, Dad/ Kenny/ Santa. As I was thinking about your birthday, it brought me back to when I was a teenager and would call and ask you for everything. If it was a cold winter night and the Buick would not start, I did not use the AMA card you gave me, but woke you up to come and give me a boost. If I needed gas in my car or for it to be washed, you always did that for me so I would not have to worry (but we both know I am terrible at washing vehicles!! and I almost filled our car with Diesel instead of gas, so maybe you did not trust me and that was why, hmmm) . I could count on you to help me or have the answer and now that we live almost 800km apart a lot of the time you are still my go-to guy. Who do I call when I have no idea how to cook a roast without my crock-pot? or my soup is too thick, or with my lack of gardening skills. I always pick up the phone and give you a call (maybe Micah does get his endless question asking from me...). Thanks for always being there, Dad and here is to another year of endless questions from your pesky daughter.
LOVE YOU LOTS!!

Trick or Treat

2009-10-31T17:45:00.001-07:00

The kids getting ready to go to the mall
Micah as Snake Eyes!!
Shocking that Hope went as Princess Hope (that is what she made us call her).
Micah's handy work

Yes, that is our pumpkin. I (Sue) have a special bond with this pumpkin for I grew it myself. It was tiny but really easy to carve.
We did not go to the church this year for the Pumpkin Carnival. Micah was not 100% but Hope was begging to get dressed up and go get candy. So, we decided we would go to the mall right when they start to hand out candy for them to get a little bit and for Hope to dress up. Micah wore his Snake Eyes suit and it covered his face so we thought his germs were pretty contained. The nice thing about the mall is they did not get a whack load of candy, which is nice then I won't eat it all :)
Now we get to listen to Hope asked for candy non-stop until it is gone. She is tenacious that one!!

Welcome Home Old Friend

2009-10-18T10:49:00.000-07:00

Mom and Dad C. are "lending" us my old car for the winter. It is weird to be driving my first car around again, brings back lots of memories of bombing around Edmonton. We used to call it the Red Bullet for I was known for driving it a little too fast but we all know that is impossible for I always followed the speed limit :)
Thanks Dad for taking such good care of it over the years!!

Funny Picture

2009-10-18T10:47:00.000-07:00

We went to our first 3-D movie in Victoria and I took a picture of Hope and this is what she gave me.

Fort Rodd Hill

2009-10-13T07:48:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful place Fort Rodd Hill is and the highlight so far for both Micah and Hope. Micah loved all of the bunkers and army artifacts while Hope was in awe of the ocean and all of the "she shells."

The Highlights of the Run

2009-10-12T16:12:00.000-07:00

Well, I only ran the 8km due to my hip but it was tons of fun. I could not believe how many people were in just the 8km run. It was sold out with 2400 people running, what an experience for I do not think I will run with that many people again. Who can say they ran against Simon Whitefield (Olympic athlete)!
Some of my other highlights would be: feeling a wee bit claustrophobic at the starting line/ the dancing nuns in their poodle skirts - ya you read it right dancing nuns/ having a Storm Trooper cheer me on/ and coming in 554th place overall and 23 out of 146 in my age category.
Next will be the BMO 1/2 Marathon in May. Give my hip the winter to rest.

Victoria Run

2009-10-12T15:58:00.001-07:00

What Micah did while I was running
Actually saw Pam and Andrew in the sea of people

Ancient Forest

2009-09-21T09:41:00.000-07:00

While we did our hike we had thunder, lightning, rain, and hail.
Beautiful waterfall

The Big Tree and as Hope would say, "And it was BIGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!"

Some families in our church went on a hike through the Ancient Forest and it was BEAUTIFUL!! Who would of thought there is a rainforest 1hour from PG?? Micah absolutely loved it and was running ahead of the pack and we were shocked that Hope actually walked the whole 2.5 km. But it wasn't without some complaining :) We tried to get a family picture but half the time Micah was off somewhere or when we finally had Micah, Hope did not want to be in the picture. It was a really nice afternoon.

Pre-School

2009-09-19T09:22:00.000-07:00

Our little Hope has officially started Pre-School and I am so thankful that Curtis had to take her for I would still be crying. She is having lots of fun and was excited to make apple juice yesterday. Hope and Micah both really love their backpacks from Grandpa and Grandma Cornfield!! Hope said having a backpack makes her feel like a big kid.