The first day of snow

Aidan playing in the snow the day before his birthday.

The long awaited return.

Happy Halloween Aidan as Optimus Prime

pumpkin designed by Aidan

Trip to calgary

Aidan on top of the Calgary Tower standing on the plexi-glass
Aidan and his cousin Kaeden playing at the park

Aidan blowing out his candle for the birthday that my parents put on for him

Aidan with his new favorite hoodie and eating his new favorite mash potatoes made by my mother.

happy thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone.

This weekend we decided to install the new flooring in the living room

This was not Sams idea of fun in any way
Here is the after picture and some rest for all

Tracey laying out the floor and Sam learning how to walk on the floor to get treats. Sam was very afraid of the new flooring so we had to bait him on to the floor.

The before picture

Colin starting out the flooring

up a tree

What I see at work

Snow in the fields on the first day of October
more snow in the ditch

Sandhill cranes in the field

Now here is a story from Colin's past:

until the age of twenty I was a city boy, born and raised. In 1996 I spent my first summer doing forestry work. I had spent the 8 months prior taking forestry at NAIT in Edmonton. Thinking that I knew what I was doing out in the woods, I took a job in High Level. Let me tell you I had no idea what I was doing.

So after about a month of doing "real" forestry work I was doing pretty good ( in my own mind).

I was doing some surveys of a replanted cutblock ( Yes, Dee I was counting trees). Here I am minding my own business when all of a sudden here comes this massive bird flying over my head. It looked like it had a 10 ft wing span and was gray just like a flying dinosaur. So coming from Edmonton I had no idea what that creature was and it scared the #@% out of me. Later after telling the guys back at camp that I had seen a dinosaur bird and what kind of place had they sent me, the guys told me I had seen a Sandhill Crane. They only have a 6-7 ft wing span and they are a gray color and spend their summers in the northern Alberta area.

Another day in the life of Aidan

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Aidan making his cake and eating it too

Aidan making cupcakes and adding alot of icing

family time in the basement

Family picture
picture taken by Aidan

don't be scared it is just a self taken picture of Aidan

Sam wants to play

Aidan and Colin are working hard at marbles

Friends and Fun

This weekend we had some friends up from Rocky Mountain House. and here is the kids playing in the room.

Saturday get together in Fairview

Tracey having a foot Detox
Catching up and having some juice.

Aidan and his new transformer costume.

Our little monkey

Here is Aidan on the monkey bars
Aidan helping mommy with the garden

Aidan taking a picture of mommy from the monkey bars

Aidans back

Aidan and Tracey looking for X-mas presents
Aidan is happy to be back

wouldn't it be the life to be a dog

I think this is the life we all want

Bonus picture of Aidan

Aidan on his bike

Big Boys and there Toys

My excuse is that at Tracey's house, now known as the rental. the deck has finally fallen apart and has rotted right through. so the last couple of days I have been working all night on repairing/ rebuilding the deck. There is no before or after pictures as I have still not gotten used to taking pictures. I hope tommorow there will be an after picture. but for a picture and for the title of this post here is my new toy I bought to help build the deck.

Good Intentions

If some people are wondering why only after one week how we can already fall behind. its all about good intentions. We are trying for a daily blog but if it happens? Your guess is as good as mine. I have all the respect for crazy bloggers like my sis Dee. I do not know how she has a post every day.

So this week we both have been very busy with life and work

Here is a picture of our kitchen table with all of Tracey work stuff. She has been working on a very big project with alot of extra hours of work.

1st day of school

Today was Aidan's first day of pre-school. He is holding his certificate of having an outstanding first day of class.

Here is the little guy hanging around.

family photos

and we can not forget Sam

In the beginning

There was a new camera

Then there was a new computer

Then there was a silly boy to take pictures of

So, with having a new computer and a new camera we have decided that the best way to share these many pictures that are going to be taken is to start up a blog. With most of my family on the internet I have also decided that it is time that I catch up. I will try to update this blog, But there is no promises made.