There's a new car in the driveway...

I bought Sam a car to push him around for the spring & summer. small detail: Calgary forgot about spring and keeps delivering snow - but we didn't let that stop us and just pushed him around in the snow! we have to put it away in the house because it's so big so when he pushes it around, it keeps getting stuck and he gets SOOO mad. my little red head. :)

Happy Birthday Great-Baba

Saskatoon visit

we went to Saskatoon for a visit last weekend - got the see the whole family and celebrate great-baba's birthday!


Baba & Grandpa bought Sam a set of cars and got out auntie carolyn's old table & chair set. Sam LOVED rolling the cars on the table

playing cars - the weekend activity!
Doesn't he look like such a true boy in this pic?!

playing with the ball that great-baba bought him
Uncle-Face!

Who he learned it from....
Surfing the net with grandpa
Playing with "baba dolls"

at the airport ... riding the escalator for the first time. he LOVED it!

Happy St. Patricks Day

I sent Sam to daycare all in green ... Stu got home and I said "why is he in his snowsuit?" (it was pretty warm today). "I don't know, he was in it when I picked him up." me: "oh that's weird, oh well let's go for supper". So out we go for supper and then we get home and take off Sam's snowsuit:

He is no longer in green, he is in his spare outfit - without pants. apparently he was so messy today that he went through 2 outfits and then they had to put his snowsuit on!!

then we had to laugh at what a little Canadian he is: hat, no pants, and Rider shoes - but having the time of his life.

Happy St. Patricks Day everyone

Fun Weekend

a restful weekend no longer exists in our vocabulary, but it's always fun!!

Having fun at breakfast

Later on Saturday, I thought I would keep Sam occupied with a painting project. it was fun - and short!

Little artist in training -getting some paint on his brush

Painting his vision

And this is where most of the paint went ... :) yes, it was non-toxic child friendly washable paint.

Goodbye Grandma Main

Sam's great-grandma Main passed away this morning. He never got to meet her, but she barely aged since this picture with dad in 1976 :) I think if I did have a picture of Sam & her, it would look exactly like this one:

Vacuuming at daycare

Sam has been "vacuuming" at daycare (scatters at home and vacuums at daycare - how did I get that deal?!) and his report cards this week gave me a good laugh. One day they say "Sam likes to vacuum the room and then get his friends to vacuum when he is done". I can just picture him trying to force the other kids to play with the vacuum - but of course, not until he is done. :) Then the next day they say "Samuel likes to play with the same toys as everyone else in any area of the room". sounds like a politically correct way to say "Sam is bully" ha ha.

here's a snapshot I took of the webcam at daycare - you can see him vacuuming at the far left.

Skating at Bowness Park

we went skating with friends for the first time in MANY years on the one warm day that we had in Feb. Sam couldn't stand on the ice so he stayed in the stroller (not really his favorite thing to do). And mom was thankful for the support of the stroller because it meant no falls!