Garden Spikes ...

June 10, 2017

Fresh garden greens from the garden ...

Love the garden spike watering system ... 

to start out my plants in the spring ...

 

 

Mayook Picnic

June 9, 2017

Today is our Mayook Community Picnic ...

A wonderful get together with our families and friends ...

Don and Mike were busy grilling up burgers ... hot dogs and smokies ...

at the outdoor grilling hut ...

We enjoyed our picnic and visiting with everyone ...!!! 

 Let the games begin ...!!! After the picnic we were having a Bunco (dice) games night ... This was a new game we played in Houston with Kendall .. We decided to introduce this game to the community ... We had a blast ... a lot of craziness and laughter ...  Lisa was the overall winner ...!!!

We’re planning to host another Bunco night in the future ...!!!

 

Work Day ...

June 6, 2017

Well ... enough of partying ... it was time to get some work done ...

Our neighbour had done some logging on his wood lot ...

He had set some logs aside for us for our firewood ...

Thank goodness for our trusty tractor ...

we were able to lift up the logs ... and set them into the bed of the truck ...

The loaded logs were driven to the edge of our field ...

where we unloaded and stacked them into a pile ...

to dry out for the season ...

 

June 7, 2017

We spent another day getting more wood and stacking it ...

We’re happy to have had this opportunity to add to our woodshed for next year ...

Our beautiful lilacs in full bloom ...

Always take time to smell the roses ... or lilacs ... !!!

 

 

 

Party On ...

June 4, 2017

The gangs all here ... even Mike made it back from Mossleigh ...

Nathan was busy grilling up the burgers and smokies ...

and finally taking time to get his dinner ...

After dinner ... Alana and the kids went inside to tend to the cake ...

James and Ella were busy putting on the candles ... 

placing them far apart ...!!!

James lit all the candles then Alana carried down the stairs ...

as everyone sang “Happy Birthday” 

Nathan had to take a deep breath to blow out all those candles .. hahaha !!!

Nathan loved the “Oilers hockey colours” 

All the kids were by his side ... waiting patiently for a piece of birthday cake ...

Nathan continued to open his gifts ...

Later on ... it was time to sit back and relax ...

sitting around the campfire and toasting marshmallows ...

Craig and James dug up a Time Capsule ...

they buried it in the yard ... 

They were eager to open it up to see what was inside ...

It was funny because they had totally forgotten what they had buried ...

and commented that they had been looking for a couple of the items ...

 

It was a wonderful weekend ...

Mike and I headed home after the party ...

 

Happy Birthday Nathan

June 4, 2017

Today is Nathan’s birthday ... a beautiful day for a party ...

Mike was at his shooting tournament ... 

and I was spending the weekend with kids ...

The kids were excited when they heard the chimes of the Ice Cream truck ...

They quickly ran outside to stop the truck so we could get some ice cream ...

After we finished our ice cream ... it was time for Nathan to open his gifts ...

Nathan was touched by the cards that the children created ...

Nathan then read Alana’s card ... he loved her card ... 

it was soooo beautiful ... it made me emotional ...

He then proceeded to open up Alana’s gift ... the children were waiting to see as well ...

Nathan was surprised to receive this gift ...

An amazing ultra modern new watch ... !!!

Nathan was overwhelmed and needed to take a few minutes to relax ... haha ...

The boys decided they would join him ... 

they sure love getting hugs from dad ...!!!

Okay ... enough relaxing ... 

it was time to get things set up for the party ...

It was a beautiful ... sunny warm day for a party ... The families started to arrive in the afternoon ... All the kids were excited when Alana brought out the balloons ... for the kids to have a water balloon fight ... 

They had a lot of fun ... with lots of screaming ...

and laughing ...!!!

 

Gun Club ...

June 4, 2017

Mike spent the weekend in Mossleigh, AB ...

at a Trap Shooting Tournament ...

with his friends that he shoots with at the local Trap & Skeet Club ...

This was Mike’s first tournament ... 

This was this young mans first time shooting ...  at a Mossleigh Tournament ... He started this sport last year ... One of the rituals at the range is ...  if you shoot 25 straight shots in a row ... The guys grab your hat ... toss it up in the air ... and everyone takes a shot at it ... 

 

The last day in Mossleigh, AB ... the guys hanging out ... Mike said the accomodations at the Inn ... were quite comfortable ... and the homemade meals were delicious at the diner ... It was a great trip and Mike hopes to attend again next year.