Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

While I was away at the stagette for the weekend I kept getting fun texts from the boys - they were visiting the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve - here are some pictures from their morning - it looked like a lot of fun!

Trishy's Stagette

We celebrated Trishy last weekend at her stagette!

Grocery shopping for the big weekend.

The bride is blindfolded and we are ready to go!

we rented a cabin at a nearby lake for the weekend

we ate well all weekend

we hiked Teapot Hill together on Saturday

we had an epic windstorm the week before we were at the lake - here we are standing on the roots of a fallen tree - amazing!

the summit - we are with our teapot that we 'donated' to the hill

it wouldn't be a Trishy party without an ice cream cake

just a few more weeks and this lady gets married - I can't wait - what a honor it is to be able to journey through lifes big moments together!

Pancakes & Panties

Hosted a bridal shower for this beauty last weekend - it was a ton of fun to celebrate Trishy!  She is soon to be a Mrs. and I couldn't be more excited!  Here are just a few pictures from the party.

1960's Murder Mystery Night

Last weekend we got together with our small group to do a Murder Mystery Night!  It was SO FUN!  Everyone got their character description a couple weeks before so we could be familiar with our character and find an appropriate costume for the event.

The ladies (most of us were secretaires, with a few wives thrown in, a hotel maid & a business woman)

The men (mostly salesmen, a bartender & a hotel elevator man) - notice Matt shaved his beard - he was full on in character.  Turns out business men in the 1960's were clean shaven!

Listening to the rules and how the night would go.  It was very cool.  We listened to a little clip online that explained the setting and what we were all doing together.  At the end of the night, after we had all picked who we thought the murderer was, we listened to another clip and it revealed the truth.

Introducing our characters to everyone

The we were set free - to mingle - interogate and EAT!

We also smoked a LOT of Popeyes - we were all VERY into character!

Martha & Kenneth forever :)

Neither of us guessed right on the murderer - we won't quit our day jobs - but once the culprit was revealed it seemed so obvious!  It was a very fun night!

February Phone Dump

Pictures from Feb...

two cuties post nap

I was back to work in Feb and thus B was weaned - he had no problems with is and for the first time in over a year of his little life Matt was finally able to put him to bed!

reading with Papa

Sully & Nana decorating Matt's birthday gift

B rocking his motorbike from Gramps

playdoughing with Papa

painting/coloring

Sully's first "drop off" birthday party for Lily's 4th birthday

Auntie Hailey & Uncle Dan came to visit!  It was so fun for us all to have time together!  We love these two!

holding hands at the table :)

a day with dad while mom's at work

our church made hampers for the Salvation Army - here we are with the boys buying our hamper items

Sully spent a weekend of Feb being sick

I asked him what he was doing and he replied he was just being a "fireman on my way to small group."

playing at the park with Mak

they are getting so big - they loved the slide!

t-shirt weather in Feb. is FANTASTIC!

"helping" dad with his homework

B spent the last few days of Feb sick which means there has been a lot of cuddling going on!

little sick man fell asleep in the shower

Matt hosted Volleyball Provincials last weekend at the College - he worked long, hard hours, but hosted a great tournament!  We went to visit him one night and shared supper together.