What Happens When the Grandparents Teach the Kids New Tricks?

I have always tried to slow Brayden's climbing down. When he was a baby and would try to climb up onto the couch I would life him up. This worked for quite a while and kept him out of some trouble. He has always been a cautious one, watching Sydney do it first and when she succeeds without hurting herself he'll go and give it a shot. Well what happens when the Grandparents come over and start teaching your kids new tricks??? They become addicted to climbing trees! Not only tree's but now they've discovered a whole new world out there, climbing the fence, trying to get higher and higher.... so fun for them, not so much fun for the paranoid mother!

Too Loved?

I couldn't resist posting these pictures of Sydney and Sophie. Sophie is a 4 month old puppy that Sydney would not put down the whole week that we spent in Utah. She would carry her wherever Sydney went. Sydney even cried that first night when I told her that Sophie couldn't come to bed with her. Sydney even tried to give Sophie a bath in the fountain outside leaving little Sophie soaking wet and looking like a rat and when the little dog had enough and tried to run away... Sydney just ran after her until she caught up and wrapped Sophie back up into her loving arms. Even when poor Sophie Sydney had the flu she wouldn't let go of cute little Sophie. What a sport that little puppy was to put up with our Sydney... is there such a thing as being loved too much??

First Day of Kindergarten

Of course I had to take a picture of Brayden on the doorstep of his very first day of Kindergarten at Miss Pati's school! Here he is all ready to go:

Old Toys = New Toys

I love how every time we make it home to Canada the kids get to rediscover all they're old toys and they become new again. Hopefully I'll never have to buy a new toy for them ever again! They really enjoy the car set that they play with over at Nana's and seem to never bore from driving it up and down, up and down, up and down their pathway in the yard. Even Maddy enjoyed herself watching them driving around! Thankfully the weather has been fabulous since we got home and the kids have been able to run around outside everyday playing with all these "new" toys!