Spencer's 7th Birthday Party

It's Glow-In-The-Dark Bowling at Hopedale Bowl! It was Boys vs. Girls and it was full of great shots, some silly shots, some gutter shots even though we had the bumpers up, fun music and lights. Everyone seemed to have a great time!

The Birthday Boy is closely watching the score.

Siobhan & Harmony doing some dancing.

Aiden getting ready to knock them all down.

Spencer, Thomas & Connor cheering on their team.

Caila, Sirrena & Harmony not worried at all about the boys team.

Curtis having a blast & Andre watching his team slide into a victory. What a player Andre turned out to be!

Andre, Curtis, Aiden, Thomas & Connor all watching Spencer do some damage!

Who likes bowling?

Then it was off to the party room for pizza, hot dogs, chips, drinks, cake & the most wicked presents ever!!!

Thanks everyone for coming to help Spencer celebrate & making his 7th Birthday so much fun!!!

Happy Birthday Spencer

It's January 13th & Spencer turns 7 today. His party isn't until next week so today is a complete Spencer's Special Day.

It starts with a special chocolate chip pancake breakfast complete with birthday candle.

Make a wish!

Then we were off to the movie of his choice...Veggie Tales: Pirates Who Don't Do Anything

Then it was off home to play some games & get ready for one of Spencer's favourite dinners...PIZZA with a special cinnamon stick dessert.

It was pretty cool being able to turn 7 and be able to have a whole day dedicated to all of your favourite things. Happy Birthday Big Boy!

Christmas with Anne & Adams

It was great to see Anne & Admas for Christmas. We opened presents, played games & kept a watchful eye on Adams...he likes to try to cheat ;-}

It's game time!

Get out of the way Vanna!

It was a great afternoon and we can't wait to do it again soon.

Skate Quick!

We have to get skating quickly! Grandpa B & Daddy O worked so hard to get the rink ready for us and the weather man is telling us we are supposed to get record high temperatures (+12) for the next week or so. If we don't get skating today, we won't be able to skate for a bit as the rink will turn back into a pond. It was great fun!!!

There were races...
..some fancy foot work...

...stopping to pose for the camera...

...look at me go Mom...

...and finally "we are tired, can you help us out?"

We all can't wait for the weather to come back to 'normal' so we can have more winter fun!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Our New Years Eve was a fairly quiet one. Mom wasn't feeling too well so it was a movie marathon day, some video games, even a little hot tubing for the boys (their version of the Polar Bear Dip), and some play time until we could ring in the new year.


We feel very blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family in our lives and to be able to share with them the joys we know. Thanks for making 2007 warm, loving and a memorable one. All the best, with health and happiness to you and yours in the coming year.

Love always,
Keith, Heather, Spencer & Curtis

Great to Get Together

Well, after recovering & lots of play time on Boxing Day it's been getting together with other friends and family.

On Thursday, Nancy, Joan, Mom and I met for lunch. It was great to get caught up from our last luncheon & hear about everyone's wonderful Christmas.

Friday we had Deb & Donnie over for an afternoon visit. It's always great to see them & laugh about all our adventures.

Dad, Grandpa B & Curtis even found some time, here and there, to put an ice rink together. Can't wait for the weather to get cold enough for the 'paddling pool' to freeze!

Saturday was dinner at Uncle Al & Aunt Becky's with the whole gang. We marvelled at all her wonderful decorations, enjoyed a scrumptious dinner & made sure Matt lost many rounds of Guitar Hero. He promised he would practice for next time!

Sunday was our final full day with Grandma & Grandpa B. They treated us to a tummy filling brunch at Mother Tuckers. Way too much food! We spent the afternoon watching some movies and of course, a game or two of Deal or No Deal. It's hard to believe their week is almost up already. It was fantastic having them here.

Monday morning was an early rise to get Grandma & Grandpa B. to the airport. They will be missed very much!

It's Christmas!!!

The countdown is finally over & the boys woke up around 8:00 to find out that Santa made the trip. He got them some games for their PS2 and a memory card for their game cube. Way to go Santa!

It was real special to have Grandpa O and Grandma & Grandpa B here to watch everyone open the mountain of gifts.

We hosted Christmas Dinner for the family. We had Grandpa O, Grandma & Grandpa B, Uncle Al, Aunt Becky, Matt, Aaron & we even met Holly (Matt's girlfriend) for the first time. Our neighbour Deb joined us too. It was lots of fun and everyone seemed to enjoy the yummy food that everyone contributed to.

Thanks to everyone for all the wonderful presents. We hope you liked yours too!

How Many More Sleeps?

The serious countdown has begun. The boys had their parties at school this week. Curtis was a cute but shy reindeer during his concert.

Oh yes, and let's not forget the crafts in class afterwards! We made a stocking for the tree, a gingerbread man with real cinnamon smell, and a tissue Christmas tree. We even had a little time for a quick puzzle and a tour around the class. Thanks Curtis.

Friday night Uncle Steve, Aunt Sherry and Sarah came for a visit. We had some last minute shopping to get done on Saturday and then a little get together with the Ellinghams, the Sherren's and then Wally, Lori & Andreas came over for some Christmas Cheer. The night was full of fun with opening some presents and a few matches of Deal or No Deal. Where is Howie when you need him.

Sunday was filled with hockey...tie game...some Christmas Pudding baking (thanks for your help Curtis) and trying to get everything done before the next batch of guests arrive (laundry, house cleaning, playing with the new games & of course, some groceries)!

Now how many more sleeps do we have?!?!