Family Birthdays

Our oldest niece and nephew have birthdays in the fall and we had fun celebrating with them.

Sparklers and smiles.

Playing with the baby.

Who can put on the most socks??

We got her clothes. :)

Lego lover.

Entertaining the wee ones.

Uncle, you have something on your face!

A singing concert put on by the girls.

November Instagram

Saturday night fun. #yellowwon #redlost #rainbowsmarties #nerds #smartiescience #billnyethescienceguy #married #grownup

It finally worked out for me to do bootcamp again tonight with the best instructor of ALL TIME. #imissedhermischieviousgrin #shedreamsaboutworkouttorture #shesthebest #rocksmysocks #foxykickboxing

#stopdropselfie or something. On our way to enjoy some sun and sand!

Fifth (!) Anniversary Celebrations

All of this is rather delayed but I just have to share these pictures. We had the amazing Sharmilla Jade document us for our fifth wedding anniversary. 

It took us all the way to September to finally take a break to celebrate at the gorgeous Emerald Lake Lodge. The full natural beauty simply cannot be captured in pictures (just go there!) but here's an overload of my favourites to try.

October Instagram

I learned how to make plum dumplings tonight! #soyummy #buttersugarcinnamon #familymemories

I finally had time this week to play basketball, referee basketball, do bootcamp, and play soccer. And I even cooked three meals with leftovers! #lookoutworld #imback #lovehealthyliving #thebrowniedoesntcountright ???

This program has been dominating my life at work and at home and I'm LOVING it! #hugenerdalert #excelnewbie

Summertime Week at the Lake

We spent a wonderful week at the lake with Leif's family and a bunch young guns.

Here's boy 1 doing tricks on the kneeboard.

My attempt at a jump too... just before an epic wipeout upon landing.

Our gorgeous beach view. Loved this place.

Four happy and very cute kids eating crackers in a hammock.

Such a little ham.

Leif throwing up huge rooster tails.

Sweet shot of his big sister following in his tracks.

This cutie seems to like her uncle... or at least his hoodie strings!

Boy 1 and boy 2 trying to impress on the tubes.

Girl 1 and girl 2 showed them up handily!

The best shot out of everyone who tried the paddleboard - double!

Boy 1 showing his skills on the wakeboard.

Girl 2 finally getting the hang of the wakeboard.

My friend got a really good shot of me and my nephew. Pictures on a phone are wonderful entertainment!