New Obsession

Tyler has recently become obsessed with riding his bike at the Skate Park in Mill Woods. He loves it. I don't mind going and watching the kids. They are pretty talented, and most of them are super nice to Tyler.

My Good Looking Guys.

A rare snuggle in bed.

Favorite activity at Grandmas!

I turned to look at him in the car one day, and this is what I saw!

 He had his friend Giselle from Dayhome over the other day. He sure likes her!!

Ashlyn from our complex. They play together almost daily.

Writing On Stone

Every summer the Patrick's get together for about a week and do some camping. In the 7 years that we have been married, we have not participated in this. We both have our heavy work load in the summer, so we can never make it. This year, we decided it was time to just bite the bullet and join in. I am glad that we did. We had such a great time. We camped at Writing On Stone Provincial Park last week from Sunday to Thursday. It rained over night a couple of nights, but the weather during the day was fabulous. The kids loved the hoodoos, almost as much as the Dad's did!!

 The 3 Musketeers - Tyler, Bridget and Beck. They played so well together the whole week!

 On the Rock Art Tour, guided by my Aunt Becky. She did a fantastic job. I learned a lot and found it very interesting.

 The first rattle snake I have ever seen at Writing on Stone.

 Having some fun with Glow Sticks one night.

 Water Fight! This was perfectly timed, as it was sooo hot that day. The little kids thought it was so hilarious to soak everybody, especially Bumpa.

Tyler and Uncle Kori chillin'.

Color Me Rad

I got to participate in my first 5K Run yesterday. It was a lot of fun! I was sad Mallory couldn't make it down to participate, but it was still a good time. I suggest that all the sisters in our family and Mom do it together next year! I didn't run the entire thing, and a lot of people walked the whole thing. It was more for the experience and the fun atmosphere. My mom and Dad came up for the weekend. It was a nice visit.

Before:

After:

I ran it with Ryan and Jacky Layton, Ryan's sister Natalie and her husband Travis, and Melanie Patterson and her fiance John Fairbanks.

Four Years

Wow, I can't believe Tyler is already four! He has informed me that because he is 4, he can now:

-only ride his pedal bike, because 4 year old are fastest.

-wipe his own bum (no complaints here).

-go on the go carts with Dad (even though we pretended he was 4 last year).

He informs everyone he sees that he is now 4. Trevor spent the day with hom today and they went to the go carts, and did some mini golfing. Tyler had a great time.

We went tubing at the lake on Canada Day. That was really nice. Then we went over to Mill Woods park for some entertainment and the fireworks. It was a really good day.

First Time Camper

Tyler had never been camping before, so Trevor decided to take him this weekend. I tagged along. We went down by Rocky Mountain House, and camped in a little secluded spot close to Ram Falls Park. It was a really nice relaxing weekend. The weather wasn't too hot, but it was still nice. We taught Tyler how to play Go Fish! He loved it. He had a great time camping, and was so excited and well behaved the whole time.

Randomness

Here are a few pictures of our May activities.

At the Valley Zoo in Edmonton

Helping Bumpa with wood and building a new bench.