September 3, 2012

Today it was the annual Moerman Family Picnic at Rondeau Park.  We were missing the "John Moerman" family as Andrew was getting married to Colleen this weekend in Thunder Bay.  There was still a great turnout and as always the kids had lots of fun playing with each other.  I still find it hard to believe that this scenario didn't end up badly...

July 12, 2012

I had some special visitors at work today...Claire, Ava and my Mum came to visit!  I showed them around the ambulance, they got to go for a little ride, in and out of the garage and even got to sit in the driver's seat. 

June 30, 2012

Today is my Mum's birthday and unfortunately we were not able to celebrate with her.  She's in good hands though, spending the day in Calgary with Wes and the "western Moerman's"  Happy Birthday Mum!!

This morning we took the girls on their first real hike up a mountain.  It's a tradtion to climb the Sugarloaf Mountain located on the edge of town.  It's about a 1000 feet high and a grueling climb.  The girls did great with Claire climbing about 3/4 of it herself and Ava did a little over a 1/4 with the rest spent on our shoulders.  We were rewarded at the top with a beautiful view of the town of Campbellton and the Restigouch River.  Here is Claire and Ava searching through the houses trying to find Nanny and Grampy's blue house! 

June 19, 2012

Whew it is HOT today and we are so greatful for friends with pools!  This is Claire singing as she was floating around.

June 7, 2012

We went to visit my Mum today.  Claire and Ava are spending the weekend with her, as Mike and I are both working.  During the afternoon, Ava went a sat on this rock in the garden.  Here they are examining a leaf off one of the bushes.

May 20, 2012

We were invited over to our friends, Jeff and Ang's house today.  It's 30 degrees out today and they have a pool!!  The water temp was 81 degrees!  And I forgot my camera at home!  We had a great afternoon of swimming and a BBQ!  I love these "puddle jumpers" Claire swam the entire afternoon on her own with these on.  And Ava is getting the hang of it too.  So here they sit, now in our garage waiting for the next day of fun in the water.  What a great day!!



May 19, 2012

It's the start of the long weekend and Mike is working today and tomorrow.  The weather is absolutely beautiful and the girls, Maverick and I decided to spend the morning at the park.  We had a great time and here they are taking a break under a tree, with Maverick always watching over them.  Love it!

And here is our little climber Ava, determined to get up there on her own.  I believe her words were "my, do it"!

Weeeeeeee!  Look at me!!



Now all this playing has got me tired out!



May 18, 2012

Claire received this fancy Barbie waterslide for her birthday and here they are trying it out on the patio.  I did get Claire dressed today, however, she loves her snowflake pj's and insisted on wearing them this afternoon. 

May 13, 2012

Happy 4th Birthday Claire!!!

A quieter day today and we were able to spend half of it with our whole family, including Uncle Wes and Oma!

And we can't forget that it was also Mother's Day!  I woke up to flowers and pancakes being made for me!

May 6, 2012

Now that's determination!

May 3, 2012

Happy 2nd Birthday Ava!!  I cannot believe how fast these last two years have gone and everything that has happened in them.  Feels like just yesterday I was on the phone with my Dad at midnight, asking that he and my mom come to my house because I was in labor.  And now today he is not here to help us celebrate. 

When we brought Ava home from the hospital, I remember thinking, I just can't wait until she is 2.  Well here we are, and here is Ava on her brand new bike!  It's a balance bike and has no pedals.  She can run with her feet and then put them up when she gets going fast enough.  They are supposed to help with the transition to a big bike.  She can wheel it around pretty good already.

April 30, 2012

We are having a party for Ava a few days before her birthday because on the actual day, Mike is working days and I am working nights.  So we had a few of her friends over for lunch and some cake and ice cream.

I had found a little helium tank at Hobby Lobby and the ceiling of our family room was full of balloons. 

I had ordered a cake from Foodland in Brights Grove for approx 12-15 people.  When I went to pick it up, they had made one double the size.  My jaw must have dropped when I saw it, because the lady asked if there was a problem.  No it was a beautiful cake, I just didn't expect so much of it.  Thankfully, I only had to pay the price of the smaller one.

April 29, 2012

Claire was helping me put together the treat bags for tomorrow's party.  Each guest is getting a jungle mask in their bags, a different animal for everyone.  Claire had to try each one on and make the sound of each animal while it was one.  Too much fun!

April 28, 2012

We were out shopping today for treats in the "goodie bags" for Ava's birthday party.  Every time we go to the dollar store, Claire is instantly drawn to these wacky caterpillars.  This time she picked out certain colours for each guest, and of course the pink one was for herself.

April 27, 2012

We had ice cream cones for dessert tonight and from the looks of it, Ava thoroughly enjoyed hers.

April 23, 2012

My Mum and Dad had brought back these klompen (wooden shoes) from Holland for Claire the first time my Dad brought my Mum there.  They have long outgrown Claire's feet and now Ava loves to wear them around the house.  She wore them around quite a bit today and they sure are noisy on the hard floor...  Here she is playing with "ski patrol Uniqua" one of the Backyardigans. This was the first toy we bought Claire.  Mike had found it before she was even born and now it's Ava's favourite, for the moment.

April 8, 2012

Happy Easter!!  After this morning's easter egg hunt, we made pancakes before heading off to church.  The girls love to help and this morning it was complete with their apron's and bunny ears.  Too cute!

March 27, 2012

After preschool today, Claire was invited to the playground with a bunch of her friends.  This is her best buddy Keanen driving them around in the "bus". 

March 23, 2012

My sleeping beauty!  Everytime I check on Claire before I go to bed at night, I'm always dying to get a photo of her sleeping.  She had a hard time waking up from her nap today, so after I had opened the curtains and she still was sleeping, I ran to get my camera!  So peaceful.

March 10, 2012

Yes Ava bites her nails, perfect for us, because I can't remember the last time they needed a trim.  Now if only she could do her toes too...