round it up

What a fabulous daddy! He so tenderly and carefully cares for his girls (the momma and the babe).










Ivan using the remote control as a phone.








Dominique is missing her shoulder rides. There are dangerous things hanging from the ceilings here- ceiling fans!










Ok, so it was sparkling juice- but what a funny picture!



Sorry- I don't miss all the bundling just to go out and play. Ah, but that snow is pretty.






These 3 pics were taken while on a walk at Beaver Creek preservation area. If you are from Saskatoon- you just have to go. Beautiful year round. We saw deer leaping away as we drove up. Birds come to eat from your hand (ok, not this time with the kids yelling at them to come), great trails and a good excuse for some hot chocolate once home.








We've been back 2 weeks now and life does go on, so I'm feverishly posting the last pictures and video from my blogables file. Thanks to a party with friends last night for Brian's birthday (last tues.) and a wedding tonight, we have gotten to see a lot of people we love this weekend, eat and consume way too many calories and let the kids spin around in a sugar induced, kid frenzy fiesta until many hours past their bed time. Lukily I have tomorrow off with the boys. Wynetta and I are taking the kids to go see Mary in Anson- just like the good 'ol times.

The picture of sleepy dad and Dominique is our last airport shot before we left. No one was very wide eyed at 5am.

Dominique figures she should grow up before Ivan (girls can be like that). She can correctly hold a pen and is often making crazed out designs on papers. She also likes to try to dress herself. Ivan has yet to master these skills. She also wants to use the potty whenever Ivan does which can be interesting since we only have one bathroom, albeit two potty seats- unfortunately they always want the same one at the same time. Dominique has peed once (I think it was an accident). Her favorite thing is to make us get her all undressed and on the potty. Then she farts- laughing all the while then says she's done. She gets paper, throws paper in the toilet, flushes and washes her hands.

A neighbor gave us some good chocolates as a belated Christmas gift. They were each filled with something different. We went around asking what everyone had in theirs. I had chocolate filling, my friend had peanut butter, her husband had lemon. When we got to Ivan, he said he had wonderful.

This was a shot from the baby shower I was so glad to attend. So many people love my sis and her family and her little bundle of BEAUTY.

and here, as the piece de resistance- the crowning moment of our trip- hee hee- enjoy...