We didn't waste any time when we got back to Canada, we had lots of visits with our Canadian family and friends. The crazy thing is… Aaron's parents moved to Cold Lake (3 hours East of Edmonton) while we were gone! So now we will be seeing a WHOLE LOT less of them. Sad days.
↓↓↓ Jake and Alice love to be superheroes together//I snapped a funny pic while Tiana tried out the VR ↓↓↓
↓↓↓ The kids and I went to dinner and game night with some of our friends (Air was sick that night)//While we were in Utah I went through a lot of my old stuff and FINALLY found this letter I had written to my future husband when I was a teenager…turns out it was pretty generic. haha! ↓↓↓
↓↓↓ Alice was so pooped on our first week back to church, she slept on me for two hours and missed nursery!//Ames loves Sundays when he gets birthday treats from primary and the Bishop ↓↓↓
↓↓↓ We love having Rhys over to play all day. These two are best friends!//Alice has the loveliest lashes ↓↓↓
We had a maternity photo shoot for some friends so we did some scouting around for good spots as a family. Fun times. ↓↓↓
This is a practice shot before the shoot…meh
↓↓↓ We drove past this home with the most amazing gnome!//There is nothing better than having a bouncy house set up in your basement ↓↓↓
I updated our living room wall with some of my embroideries ↓↓↓
These kids love rolling around in our living room "grass"
We organized our ward's annual food drive for the fourth year in a row. We actually love doing this service project each year… such a great opportunity to serve! ↓↓↓
It was a rainy morning, but we still lucked out with tons and tons of donations! ↓↓↓
↓↓↓Another adorable Sunday pic//For Tam's birthday us girls went to Escape City and had so much fun! Although we didn't escape fast enough…↓↓↓
Alice loves reading books…ESPECIALLY with her favorite Daddy ↓↓↓
↓↓↓Ames got to go to a fun birthday party for his buddy Jack. This little group of kids is Ames's primary class…and they are tight!//This was the last day of summer…goodbye sun ↓↓↓
↓↓↓ How Ames feels about mornings (this kid has the best sense of humor)//Another adorable Sunday pic ↓↓↓
Ames was totally ready for his first dentist appointment. He did so good! ↓↓↓
↓↓↓ Alice got her first passport, and I renewed mine. We look so serious!//Fun times at West Edmonton Mall ↓↓↓
And some videos of course:
Ames is strong enough to pull the wagon alone ↓↓↓
Alice loves coloring, but she especially loves to be admired for her coloring. Ames loves my old Polly Pockets we brought back from Utah ↓↓↓
Here's a little video to show you my old Littlest Pet Shop collection ↓↓↓
Alice is an amazing jumper ↓↓↓
Ames came up with this little joke all by himself. Cracks us up! ↓↓↓
Just pushing her toy stroller across the room ↓↓↓
The love of swinging ↓↓↓
The addiction begins... ↓↓↓
and here's a video to accompany the photo ↓↓↓