69 of 365 - Baby Bird

This cute, fluffy little bird

must have failed a flying lesson today.

Zach found it in his window well this morning.

After school he was still there and Zach's friend

rescued him!

He hopped over and sat on the bottom of the fence.

Hopefully his momma found him!

68 of 365 - Silver (Again!)

After another really close game,

in the gold medal game,

Zach's team lost in a shootout.

All in all it was a great weekend.

67 of 365 - P.A. Tournament

This was our giant king size bed!!

No, we didn't all sleep there!

So far, after two games, Zach's team is

undefeated. Last night's game was

against another Saskatoon team

and the score was 2-1.

This morning against P.A.

our boys won 11-2.

66 of 365 - Under The Umbrella

I'm sure that everyone is feeling

the same way these days.

Enough already!!

65 of 365 - Colors

It was one of those days where

I almost forgot about a photo.

I went and had a look around the 

toy room and this is what I came up with!

A little weak but it looks cool!

64 of 365 - Keelah

Keelah was my subject today.

She was being very difficult!

Thanks to Zach, we got a decent photo.

63 of 365 - Reflections

I was playing with the shutter speed on

my camera tonight.

I had no idea I could take pictures like this!!

62 of 365 - Doing Dishes

I had to catch this rare moment!

My brother, sister and son

were doing the dishes on Monday morning.

It's not so bad when you're 

having fun!

61 of 365 - A Break in the Rain

It had stopped raining on Sunday evening

and we all went out to the patio

to enjoy the brief few minutes

of sunshine!

60 of 365 - Sweetheart

We had typical May long weekend

weather at the lake.

Cierra, my sweet niece, was having a blast with 

the umbrella!

59 of 365 - Long Weekend

We are off for the weekend!

Unfortunately, I can't post my photos

until we come home on Monday

as there is no internet access

at the lake!

Rest assured though,

there will be pictures.

Have a great long weekend!

58 of 365 -Downpour

The sky looked very suspicious this afternoon.

Too bad you can't hear the thunder

that went with the black clouds!

5 minutes later, the sky opened up!!

It only lasted for about 5 minutes

but A LOT of rain fell 

in that short time!!

57 of 365 - Bath Time

The birds seemed quite content

having a bath in this puddle 

this morning!

56 of 365 - Apple Blossoms

Our neighbour's apple tree

is full of blossom's right now.

I couldn't resist!

55 of 365 - Sack Of Flour??

It was picture day at the 

dance studio today.

The ballet students are doing

"The Elves & The Shoemaker"

this year.

Ashley's group are the elves

and they start out the dance wearing 

"flour sacks".

54 of 365 - Silver

Zach receiving his medal from 

Mr. & Mrs. Sproat.

Shaking hands with 

the winning team.

After tight game, ending in a 1 - 1 tie, 

Zachary's team lost

in a shootout.

Both teams played exceptionally

well!

Great job boys!

53 of 365 - Fresh?? Air

Zachary's team is in the Justin Sproat

Lacrosse tournament this weekend.

So far, they won last night and this morning.

He has 2 more games today and

possibly 2 tomorrow.

With only an hour before we have to go to the next game,

Zach has decided to air his equipment

on the deck.

So much for sitting out there!!

52 of 365 - Invitations

I was asked to help make

wedding invitations for Ashley's

dance teacher.

The cutting is just about half way done!

A few more hours and they'll be ready to be 

put together!

51 of 365 - Happy Birthday Zachary!!!

Now that he's 14, 

he can't wait to be 15 so that he can 

learn how to drive!

I think we should just get used

to being 14 for awhile first.

Happy Birthday Zach!

We love you!

50 of 365 - The Road Ahead

Today has been an emotional one for me.

14 years ago I was laying in a hospital

bed waiting for my son to make his 

way into the world.

It is hard for me to believe that he is going to be 

14 tomorrow. 

We are entering into unknown territory

with excitement and anticipation,

much like that same day 14 years ago.

I do know this -

we are very proud of him and

the young man he has become.

Here's to you Zachary

and the road that lies ahead!

49 of 365 - Ice Cream

Ashley was so happy that we bought her

 colored cones. 

This was her after dance/before bed

snack tonight!

48 of 365 - Oh, Deer!!!

Steve called me, on his way home

from taking Zach to lacrosse,

and said "bring your camera"!

He found these Deer on 11th St.

(there were at least 8 of them!)

and thought they would make a great

picture for today.

Thanks Steve, 

they did make great pictures!!

47 of 365 - Happy Mother's Day!!

Because of these 3 people, 

I had a fantastic

Mother's Day!

My Pride and Joy!

My family & I.

Okay so I didn't really take this picture

but I had to post it because these people are my world!!

Thank-you for making my day so 

special!

46 of 365 - Stuffed Peppers

Don't these peppers look amazing?

They may be small but they pack quite

a punch!

45 of 365 - Mother's Day Gifts

All of my dayhome children finished

getting their Mother's day gifts

ready today. 

(No worries, I won't spoil it!!)

 I made the cutest

cards with my Cricut and 

stamps from

Renaissance By Design.

44 of 365 - Boys Will Be Boys

Zach had all of the boys attention this afternoon.

Apparently it was more fun watching 

Zach play X-Box than playing with

any of the other toys we own!

43 of 365 - Blanket of Snow

The snow was melting off of the slide

this morning and it caught my eye.

It looked like a blanket

as it folded at the bottom of the slide.

42 of 365 - Viva Pinata!!

Steve decided that Zach's x-box needed an upgrade!

It didn't take Zach long before

he realized and, surprisingly,

he didn't find it quite as

funny as we did!

41 of 365 - Guitar Concert

Grayson brought his guitar with him today

as he wanted to show the other kids

what he has learned.

After lunch he put on a fantastic

concert for us!

Thanks Grayson, you're doing great!

40 of 365 - Organization

Steve has been diligently working

to organize the garage.

For those of you who have seen our garage -

you will be pleasantly surprised

next time you see it!!

39 of 365 - Cupcakes a la Ashley & Jenna

Don't those look like the most 

delicious cupcakes you've

ever seen??

Compliments of Ashley & Jenna!!