school days . . .

i can't believe it's the start of another school year! both girls looking forward to the new school year & seeing their friends! mama's looking forward to getting back into routine!

a visit to the eye doctor . . .

today was our annual eye doctor appointments before school. was dad surprised when emma kate came home without her glasses & wearing contacts & claire came home with glasses . . . had to take some pics!

art city . . .

took the girls to our old stomping grounds in winnipeg . . . graffiti wall was just around the corner from our place on spence street & a girl in our block & her aunt . . . famous wanda koop took over an old abandoned building & created a safe place for inner city kids to come & discover the arts . . . very cool to see it still around.

happy 50th mom & dad . . .

we celebrated mom & dad's 50th anniversary & the reunion (aka 'cousin camp') this weekend in manitoba. it was great to be together & see how the kids are growing & changing. can see our reunions may have to start happening at weddings & grads, etc. we had mom & dad's closer friends & family join us sunday afternoon for a program & light meal. had a wonderful time celebrating!

weekend at the lake . . .

annual weekend at kimball with the klassen family . . . both girls tried to water ski & em got up! laying in the hot sun, bikerides, late nights, games, great food, eating outside, icecream treats, the guy's gong show on the tubes, good chats . . . we sure are going to miss you!

on cloud nine . . .

girls & i picked up a treat & went for a drive in the country . . . found a neat hill & the clouds were amazing! told them to run up the hill & then jump together. they had so much fun & i did a few takes so they were nice & tired when they came down :)

summer days . . .

beautiful summer day & had my eye on this purple field for a while . . . almost missed it!

i love pink . . .

claire & i planned a little photo shoot . . . so much fun!

olympics 2010 here we come . . .

deloitte is a major sponsor for the upcoming olympics in vancouver & there are numerous contests going on allowing employees to attend. brian needed to submit a short writing on why he should be chosen to bear the torch on behalf of deloitte & it's been narrowed down & he is one of ten across the country. he needs a current photo as it's open to all deloitte to vote the top four in . . . which called for a last minute photo shoot . . . had a little fun with this one!

drive by photo shoot . . .

just on our way home from visiting gram #2 & stopped for a quick photo shoot in front of this garage i've had my eye on . . .

happy 9th birthday claire . . .

we had so much fun planning & celebrating claire's birthday party . . . can't believe my baby is nine!

i love this game . . .

i can't believe i'm watching my daughter play the game i grew up loving! em's first year playing club volleyball . . . she's enjoying it as much as i did! i absolutely love spending weekends hanging out watching v-ball & it's been neat to bump into some long lost v-ball friends who are out watching their daughters as well . . . looking forward to a great season!