Campin' out.

Cam and Avery camped out in the fort last night. It was pretty exciting. Daddy slept in the tent just to make sure the rugrats were safe.

Our Massassauga trip.

Well The Massassauga is absolutely breath taking....more beautiful then Algonquin I would have to say. We will definitely venture there again but next time we will wait till later in the summer...the black flies and mosquitoes were wicked. Poor Isaac...the bugs LOVED him.

Isaac having a snooze in the canoe. Me and my boys.

I DID IT!!!!!!!!!

Yes, I did! I completed the 2008 Kincardine Womens Triathlon/Duathlon ( I did the duathlon part ...run-bike-run...I sink in water). I placed 55th out of 100 duathlon participants with a finishing time of 1hr 6min 8sec. This is the first time I have ever done anything like this so I'm pretty proud of myself. My goal was to 'complete' the race and since I have been fighting a cough for the last two weeks I wasn't feeling too optimistic about the whole thing...but I did it and didn't do too shabby either!!!!
Mike and the kids were at every transition point and at the finishing line cheering me on. Our neighbors came out to support me too. What a great feeling.
When you cross the finishing line you are given a medal....everyone gets one...but Cameron thought because I got a medal I won the race. Well I am proud to say that I did win, I won for me. And it was a good experience for the kids to see the end result of all my hard work.

This pic was taken just after I completed. Notice I am wearing my "winning" medal.
The most amazing part of the whole day was being able to cheer on the final athlete while crossing the finish line. She was 78 years old and completed the race in just over 2hrs!!!!! The crowd was going crazy cheering her on, I can't even begin do describe how amazing it was.

Algonquin, Mosquitos and a Moose

We just returned from a week long camping trip to Algonquin Park. We had terrific weather, great fishing and tons of bugs. We got to see a moose up close (it was my very first moose sighting ever)!!

The moose! The first catch of the week.

Isaac's first encounter with a big, bad chipmunk. The kids name him Oscar.

My fishermen and girl.

Isaac on his first ever canoe trip!!

Cameron waiting patiently for Oscar.

Avery just being beautiful.

Isaac's first steps.

Those precious moments that moms love to share with the world.

Happy Canada Day!!!!!

Make that two teeth!!

One on the top we discovered this morning and one on the bottom that showed up this afternoon.

Guess what Isaac got today??????

His very first tooth!!!!! And it only took him twelve and a half months to get it too.

MATH+++++

As many of you know Cameron has struggled with math from the day he started JK. Things got so tough for him this year that we had to get him a tutor two nights a weeks just so he wouldn't flunk it.
When the first report cards came out in November Cam had all C-'s and D's so I made him a deal that for anything over a B I would give him $20. ($$ is a huge incentive for him. He likes to watch the bank book grow) Well the second report card came and although there was an improvement his highest grade was a C+ which we were very happy with....but no $$$$ for him.
When I went to pick the kids up from school today Cameron came storming towards me, report card in hand and a huge smile on his face. I grabbed his report card, looked at it and had a hell of a time holding back the tears. Cameron received three B+'s and an A-.....and $80!!!!!!!!! I am sooooooo very, very , very proud of him.

Happy Father's Day!!!

Happy Father's Day to my amazing husband.....and the best Dad EVER!!!!!

And a Happy Father's Day to Grandpa Frog , Grandpa Gordie and all the other great Dad's we know.

Cameron made Mike this great tie! Unfortunately Isaac was sleeping during this photo shoot but Daddy is definitely #1 in his books.