October 24, 2010

Wow, well life has not slowed down any since we got back from Mexico! Full speed ahead!
First though I wanted to add a few pictures of my kids enjoying the fall. I took these pictures just before I left for Mexico.

Kaitlyn.

McKenna.

Damian.

Catcher.

Maiya.

Tyson.

A lot has been going on around here. We got back from Mexico on the Friday night. Took Saturday to relax and enjoy the kids and unpack. Sunday we had the Sherlocks over for Thanksgiving dinner because Josh was going to be leaving on the Tuesday to drive their moving van to Ontario. I helped Alex sort and clean her house to wrap up all of the loose ends before she had to move out of the house. The kids had their lessons as usual, Kaitlyn in her singing lessons

McKenna in her kickboxing

Activity days, cubs for Damian etc.
On the 14th we had a girls night for Alex to say goodbye. We went to Andrea Jacksons house and just chatted and had snacks. On the Friday the 15th, Alex and her 3 kids came to stay with us because their house was pretty much empty. On the Saturday, Garth and Sarah and their 4 girls also came to stay at our house bringing the total number of people in our house up to 18. It was tons of fun! Maiya went to her first "school friend" party with her friend Myra. She got to go to Butterfield Acres.
Her mom sent me a couple of pictures.

I've crammed in quite a few photoshoots over the past 2 weeks, and have been spending a lot of time catching up on those. Grant and Garth went to go see the movie "Red" and us girls had a night in watching "Leap Year" together.
Tyson got a haircut. The lady who did it spiked it up into a a faux hawk, but we just keep it down.

Sunday was the Primary presentation at church. The kids did well. Maiya went home to change though because she got gum stuck on her dress. We had a family turkey dinner (that I did not have to cook, yay!!).
Monday Grant and Garth went to WWE Monday Night Raw. In this picture Grant was strategically placing his ticket over Garths new moustache.

Tuesday morning Garth, Sarah and the girls went home. I took 4 of my kids to the dentist to fill cavities. Wednesday morning (really early) Alex left with the kids to the airport to move back to Ontario. I didn't get any pictures, so I will add a picture I took of their family previously

We will miss their family, and hope that great things await them in Ontario.

More photoshoots, Damians gymnastics, Maiya and Damian hanging out with Drayton and Presley, Kaitlyn and McKenna slept over at Isabellas etc. I got to take pictures of my nephew Beau this weekend and will add one sample:

What a cute little guy. Saturday night we had a Halloween Party with a few friends. Kaitlyn got to babysit for one of our friends. She has been getting a lot more babysitting opportunities lately.

Don't pay too much attention to my costume. I didn't have a costume, but Grant said I couldn't cop out and had to participate by wearing a costume. So I ran downstairs and grabbed his punisher costume and added one of my boys pirate hats, lol.  Morgan came as Edward which was hilarious.
Grant even gave everyone a goody bag, haha! Us girls got some socks included so we had to model them: