Our scanner's on the fritz so Emily's sketches never get the blog-time they deserve. I did manage to remember my camera when I picked her up the other day though. One of the teachers and I had a chuckle because the spunky cutie Emily with wings actually looks like her :)

No, Simon is not in pain.

Upon being greeted he will sometimes hold this ridiculously cute expression for up to 5 seconds!

The mellowing out of Mr. Thomas Plett...
He's just starting to "get it". A little restraint here, a little understanding there. A kind and sensitive soul is he. A recent honest gesture: offering his fresh booger to the hairdresser and nearly sticking it to her face as she bent over him.

Grade 2 Student Led Conference
Emily graciously:
-Quacked us up with silly face #324
-Gave us a revealing look at her carefully recorded weather patterns
-Pointed out the book report worm framing her classroom and heading out the door towards the library
-Gave us a viewing of her very own house and explaining how she was able to build it by saving her paycheques and how soon she'll have enough to buy a pet and plant a vegtable garden to save on grocery expenses.
I'm going to just have to change my blog name to "boasting" the way you're going Emily!

sparkly, curious, affectionate

a tender sweet lovey munchie baby moment

i want to:

suck on his nose

inhale his milky skin

throw him up to the tree-tops, gently catching him over and over

soaking him with 1000 kisses

To Victoria with Love...

Krystle and I have this in common: We like to laugh at ourselves and we like to talk and then we like to laugh at ourselves again followed by talking, more laughing, more talking, laughy, talky, goodnight. 3 days and 4 gloriously grown-uppy evenings of this together with our clan at her and Clint's new pad. They fed us, bed us, and cleaned up after us when our hands were full. There is nothing like hanging out with kid magnets when you have 3 of them. Krystle and Clint, you made it the best mini-family-holiday I can remember. This could be the start of a beautiful vacationship ;)

(Sorry for posting the pic krystle, it was the least horrible of the lot)

my favoritest little brother....ever.

The highlight of Emily's life so far came at Marm (Krys and Matt's momma aka Marmalade)and Doug's on the final evening. It wasn't the warm welcome and conversation, or the wonderful feast they set before us. It came in the form of a special little pet ferret named Walter to play with and snuggle for a few hours. And for the 96th time: No Emily, we cannot get a ferret, not yet anyway...

Brainteaser: Rearrange pictures to show the order in which these were taken today. Good Luck!

simon the sweet

beautiful saturday

Just throwing together the last of the Maui pics for my Mom who turns 39 today...Happy Birthday to an incredible woman!