Little Mommy

Skyla started Preschool this week and she was so excited. We even went out shopping before hand and picked out a few new outfits so that she could look all snazzy at school. (She loves clothes!)
This was the first thing that she went for when we got to the classroom. It was a spaceship made out of a piece of plywood with a desk behind it with a little key board attached. She just looked so thrilled!

Skyla outside on the front step just before we walked to the school. This was a tradition in Skip's family to take a picture on the first day of school each year. She had her backpack with her snack in it and her indoor shoes.

Duncan was as excited as she was. He just had to bring his backpack along with his little bunny snacks in it. He just adores his big sister! He did not want to leave the classroom to go home. He kept saying, "Pay Ky-Ky! (Play Skyla)" over and over again. He was not happy to go home.

Skyla in one of her new outfits. She just looks so pretty!

It was a bitter sweet moment sending my "baby" of to Preschool. It is so hard to believe sometimes that she is three years old and oh so grown up in so many ways. I am so so proud of my little girl.

Here are some highlights from our summer. The weather was pretty poor as far is summer is concerned but we still had lots and lots of fun. The pictures are in no particular order since I still get mixed up on how this thing works with uploading pictures to blogger. So I will just explain things as I go. There are lots of pictures so have fun! It might take a while to get through them all so grab a drink and a snack!

We went on a road trip in the middle of August to Lake Louise for a family reunion for Skips mom's side of the family. We wanted to kid the kids occupied and also give them a break from their seats so we made two fairly long stops along the way. One of them was at a McDonald's play place and the other was at a park. It really helped to break the trip up a bit and let the kids get out some energy.

We stayed in the Lake Louise Inn. Which had a little kitchenette and a separate sleeping room. Here is Duncan playing cars one morning.

The sandbox was a huge hit. It kept the kid's busy for hours. Especially Duncan, who attached himself to a plastic dump truck from there that he kept referring to as "My truck!". That kid has cars and trucks on the brain I tell ya!

One morning we saw a ground squirrel coming up to our porch door. We were having toast so we decided to give it some. The kids thought it was the best thing in the world.

Duncan likes his evening beer!

At the lake. The water is so beautiful. We wanted to go on a canoe ride but it was to expensive for our liking.

The little girls had their nails done one afternoon while the little boys played in the Sand Box.

Skyla loves music and she just loved listening to this harp player at the Chateau Lake Louise. She liked it so much that we decided to get her a CD and she even had it autographed with her name on it! She told us later that she wants to play the hard sometime when she is bigger.

Best Uncle in the world Uncle Riley!

Auntie Angela had organized all these activities for the kids to do. (Such a life saver!) One of the activities was face painting. They also did play dough (and goo), princess and prince crowns, and shakers.

Here is Skyla looking so grown up drinking her coffee (with extra cream in it)!

We went to 'I love Regina Day' in the park. The kid's really enjoyed getting their faces painted. (Despite how serious Duncan looks in the photo's. He was so proud!

The kids had their first hair cuts ever. Skyla's was just a token cut to trim off the ends but Duncan was starting to develop a serious Mullet. We almost didn't want to cut it because it was too cute but we knew that we needed too.

Skyla just loves to pose for the camera and she is so photogenic too. She is our little model.

The kids got their first rain coats this summer as well. It has been such a wet summer for us this year. But the kids really enjoyed splashing around in the puddles.

Skyla with her new Chinese hair sticks. She just loves playing in the toy box.

As usual we went to 'Regina Buffalo Days' again this summer. We actually went twice because we didn't get to see all the attractions we wanted to see on the first day. The lions was one of them. And they had this great big white lion. It was beautiful!

Both Skyla and Duncan love to jump, so jump they did.

Duncan, of course, had to go on the race car and then so did Skyla. Duncan, however, cried at the end of the ride.

And the catepillar.

And the fair is never the fair without cotton candy. Duncan gobbled! And then washed his hands off in the ducky pond game. (Maybe that is why the water is blue! All the kids and their blue cotton candy.)

The merry-go-round is the all time favorite! Especially for Skyla. She had her horse picked out way ahead of time. So cute! Look how tall and lean she is getting!