Tag: Adam

Four People in July

8/26/2011 / Squishy's Mom

July saw a few days of sunny summer weather, so we made the best of it. Â We enjoyed a warm Canada Day at the Gorge Family Fun day. Â We had a family reunion at Beckwith Park, where Liam snoozed under a tree and Caleb learned to play baseball. Â Liam has been rocking his little booty, and loves to dance and get his groove on. Â There were trips to the park and petting zoo. Â Caleb started Sportball Soccer camp and the Summer Reading Club at the Library. Â We spent a day in Parksville, at the sandcastle competition and at the beach. Â We celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary, and spent the night doing a family photo session with Blue Lily. Â It was a busy, but fun month!

Four People in June

7/29/2011 / Squishy's Mom

June was another busy month for us.

Highlights:
* Caleb’s 6th birthday! I know, six…!
* Liam starts running
* Caleb graduates from kindergarten (more photos to come)
* We hosted the best Lego themed gymnastics party
* BBQ season officially begun – as in BBQing with others… because really in our house itâ€™sÂ BBQ season 365 days of the year!
* Ally did some fun photoshoots for Squishy Prints and the Squishy Prints website was relaunched.
* There were several babies born to friends and neighbours
* We got a decent family photo – finally!!

Happy Summer!

(and yay – all caught up in our fourÂ peopleÂ monthlies!)

Four People in March

4/15/2011 / Squishy's Mom

March highlights:

Adam’s 34th birthday
Liam started to stand up in the middle of the floor
Caleb had his first visit from the tooth fairy
Liam “rides” his tricycle for the first time
Caleb rides his bike around the cul-de-sac and learns to use his brakes
Sunny days and trips to the park
Stomach bugs … projectile puke… so gross
Liam got tooth 5 and tooth 6
Caleb moved out of the carseat and into the booster
Spring break… projectile puke…it sucked
Ally’s last month of maternity leave – boo!

Four People in February

3/8/2011 / Squishy's Mom

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It’s a goofy picture… but it’s us! Â Caleb has been totally silly when it comes to taking photos, and either tries to hog the camera with goofy faces, or hide from the camera. Â Liam just tries to steal the camera and usually goes in for an extreme close-up.

February brought forth Chinese New Year – and the year of the rabbit. Â We took a walk around Chinatown, so that I could take photos for my photography class. Â February also brought about Valentine’s day which Caleb loves. Â He got lots of little notes and treats from school. But the best Valentine’s gift was when Liam started to say Mama. Â This is one of his first words, and he planned it perfectly, saying it in earnest on February 13, so that he was able to say it on cue on the 14th.

February also brought snow, snow and more snow. Â It was enough to close the school down (snow day!), and enough for sledding and snow forts. Â We enjoyed the fluffy white stuff on and off for over a week. Liam was unsure, Caleb loved it, and Adam and I are jsut glad that we are no longer shoveling the driveway!

~Ally

Four People in January

2/1/2011 / Squishy's Mom

Welcome to the first of our “Four People” monthly updates. Â One of my goals for 2011 is to provided better memories of our family together. Â So each month we will be aiming for a decent family photo, with a recap of the month to go along with it. (I am also trying to do weekly photos with some journaling to go along with it… but my project 52 is another post entirely!)

January was a nice reprieve after the busy holidays and events of December. Although the holidays and extra family time was fun, it was good to get back into routine, with Adam at work, Caleb at school and daily events returning to order. Â This month was full of birthday celebrations, pajama weekends and family movie nights. Caleb enjoyed seeing all his friends again and his social calendar has been full. Caleb had a special date with mom to see his favorite Treehouse characters, Toopy and Binoo. Â Liam has been getting his groove on, and enjoys dancing to music, and playing with his peers at Momma Goose. Â He loves getting into Caleb’s room and causing all kinds of trouble! Â We all enjoyed some cold sunny days, and I was able to get more practice with the camera, doing some assignments for my photography class. Â It was a good month, full of family, friends and some fabulous salty sweet cookies!

~Ally