Last Sunday we took the boys for a ride on the trike and quad. We had lots of fun and Scott and Jesson only had to winch Conor and I out of the mud once. There was PLENTY of mud. It was great to spend time outside together as family. Sometime soon we hope to make an afternoon out of ATV'ing to a park to build a fire and have lunch...perhaps we'll wait until the mud dries up a little.


On Monday we spent the day with a little foster dog named Alfie. He needed a haircut badly so I offered to give him a try. The poor little thing was matted down to his skin so all all I could do was shave him pretty much bald. He was patient through most of it and has an excellent temperament. He'd make someone a wonderful pet with some work on his manners. If you're interested visit the New Hope Dog Rescue site and check out "our pet list" for further information. Alfie is being fostered by Elaine Ogenchuk here in Rosetown.


If having Alfie over to play for the day wasn't enough excitement, we had Kenya and Kairo over after our evening walk too. Their Mom Allison is a good friend of mine and our local obedience instructor. Her boys were very well behaved even though they were too hot in our house. Jesson and Conor were thrilled to have such big dogs in their living room. Thanks for the visit Allison!


Whether it's making milk mustaches or rainbow toast, the boys enjoy spending time in the kitchen and love to "help" with anything I'm doing. As soon as Conor hears the water running when I wash my hands to get started, he yells "chair!" from the living room and comes running to push a kitchen chair up to the counter. Jesson has mastered the toaster and loves to make his own toast. The rainbow bread was a big hit.
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Congratulations Auntie Cari & Uncle Darrell!!




I've been told there will be another Desjarlais added to the family in late November. Yipeee!
Now, we just need to cross our fingers and hope for a boy to shake things up.
Congratulations Cari, Darrell & Family - We can hardly wait!

Hello Again!

It's been quite a while since I last updated our Blog and there were quite a few photos to share so grab a coffee, you'll be here a while...

Thanks for visiting!
Today we took turns riding the quad. Daddy and Jesson went first, then Mommy and Conor had a turn. We took Jasper with us in the hope that he'd get some exercise running with us.



He ran alright, directly in the path of the flying mud behind the quad. What a dirty dog!


While I made lunch, the boys "played" in the front yard throwing large clumps of mud at each other. Conor chose to clean his hands by licking them, I heard. By the time they came in it was straight to the tub. Conor even had it in his diaper!


The weather was so nice to day that we ended the day with a wiener roast in the backyard. The boys loved eating outside and got filthy dirty once again. I'll be happy when the yard dries up a little bit. What a great day though.
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Daddy took a trip to the lake a bit ago, and the boys and I had a movie night which included snacks and a foot spa. They thought that was pretty cool. Thanks for the Mary K fizzies Auntie Cari!


He put it on himself...well, almost.


Weee!
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Jesson loves puddles and had a lot of fun in the back alley down the street. I'm still shocked he didn't get stuck!


The boys came to the farm to feed the cats a few times while Grandma McNally recovered from the flu. They had fun running around in the mud.


At the farm, at the end of a ploughed path on the north end of the yard.


The new treadmill works well for working off the boy's pent-up energy too!
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Yummy snow ball!


Take me to your leader!


A mouth packed full of grapes.


Conor's first run through the puddles in rubber boots. He had a blast! His first puddle-jumping outing ended REALLY wet and straight into a warm tub.
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Our boys seem to get into all kinds of things together. They do like eachother, it's just hard to tell sometimes.
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I just love this picture. They rarely smile at the same time for a picture and they're Oh So Cute!


A favorite recreational event at our house is the quad ride. The boys would ride all day if they had a chance.
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SO big! He's bellied up to the table driving trucks and making his little motor noises.


See my new toy! And I can wink too! Happy Valentine's Day!


If there's one thing better than eating snow, it's eating snow with your brother.


My little devil making a snow angel.
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It's all fun and games until somebody loses a mitten.


Are you talking to me?



We had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Nicholetts in February. It was great to see them and the kids had a blast fighting for their attention. they helped us prep for a house showing that unfortunately had to happen during their visit. Thanks again Mom & Dad for the visit and the help!
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look out, here I come!


Peek-a-boo!


Cheese!


Cheers! Valentine cookies on a stick.
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During our trip to end the family expansion, Scott traded trucks. I like the new one much better personally. It fits in the driveway, has more comfortable seats, has the 6 speed Scott was originally looking for, and has less equity tied up in it. We're looking forward to hooking her up to the trailer this summer to test her hauling ability.


A few days after the baby factory closed I started a new part-time job at the 7-Eleven. I'm enjoying time away from home but I do find it quite tiring working until midnight. The people I work with make it fun and being in the company of adults again is really nice.


During my first shift at work, Jesson and Daddy assembled and installed a bathroom cabinet. Jesson had to have his morning snack inside to christen it I guess.
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