World Wish Day 2014

Kevin seems to have a definite partiality to the Dark Side of the Force


Kevin has a duel with Mr. Ron

11th Annual Trick or ReTreat

It's the 11th Annual Trick or ReTreat pizza picnic in the cul-de-sac. When we arrived, Sienna, one of Kevin's Kinder classmates, called out to him. We ended up eating dinner and Trick-or-Treating with her family as well as one of their other Kinder classmates. This year, we gave up on trying to get a group portrait of all the kids. There are too many of them and they just move around too much! Everyone ended up taking smaller group shots like the one below.

While Kevin was running around with his Kinder friends, Alan was enjoying the freedom to run around the cul-de-sac. Alan had a nap this afternoon after getting home from school and a trip to the doctor, but he tired himself out again before we started Trick-or-Treating. He stayed in the stroller gathering treats in his bucket while we kept up with Kevin and his friends. It was quite a workout keeping up with the kids!


Alan prepares for a long night with an afternoon nap


Pizza picnic with Sienna and Sebby


The boys with Auntie Karen


Kevin and Sienna prepare for Trick-or-Treat!


Let's go!

Playing in the Rain

Kevin and Alan had a blast playing in the puddles and rain in Auntie Karen's backyard. They got thoroughly soaked!


[video - Splashing in the Rain]

Going for a ride

We have an heirloom family toy, a Little Tikes tractor-trailer. The boys' cousins have all played with it and now it's their turn. It used to hold blocks, and now it's home to Mr. Potato Head and his brother. Kevin occasionally likes to take it for a ride and today, Alan decided that it looked fun. He hitched a ride on the back of the trailer while Kevin drove them around.

Kevin's first soccer game

Kevin has started soccer with the YMCA this week. Last night we had our first practice.



Alan had a great time running around between the fields while Kevin worked with Coach Marc, the boys' PT.



And then this morning we had the first game. Daddy gives Kevin some tips.



Coach Marc encourages Kevin to kick.



Go Kevin and go White Lightening!



A post-game celebration! Even though the team lost, as far as we're concerned, the score was fun to fun!



Once the game was over, Alan finally got a chance to get on the field.





Kevin and Alan enjoyed a hard-earned snack and then we went to lunch with Auntie Karen and Nana Nancy afterward to celebrate.

The Twelth Annual Canada Day BBQ

This year was the twelfth year we've celebrated Canada Day together. With Alan in the middle of a chemotherapy treatment we kept the festivities quite small. Auntie Chelle and Auntie Mana joined us in Canadian colours!

The family wore t-shirts that Daddy got on a layover in Ottawa at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum. Mommy and Daddy had Avro Arrow t-shirts. Another great year celebrating with salmon and good friends!


Auntie Chelle and Auntie Mana with Alan


Canadian t-shirts!

Sprinkler blastoff

Kevin and Alan had a great time with their Buzz Lightyear Rocket sprinkler today!


Alan was figured out the "throttle" on the hose pretty quickly


Blast off!


Miss Renee takes Alan closer to the water


Kevin puts the rocket back on the water stream


No more water! Back on the launch pad...


Whoops! Alan gets Kevin soaked!


Kevin with the rocket


Alan at the controls

Daddy Hobbies

Daddy is rediscovering many of his old hobbies as the boys get older and can share them with him - kites, TRON, model rockets!!! In fact, Daddy now considers himself a Born Again Rocketeer (BAR) and has started building kits that have been sitting around for a long time and adding new ones to them. He has built and decorated a couple of rockets with Kevin and even Alan is having a blast counting down to the lift off!


A Penguin kite at the park


Alan couldn't wait to hold his own kite


Brothers flying


Building rockets with our friends


Getting ready to fly his rocket for the first time!


Daddy and Mister Scott retrieve one of the rockets


Blast off!


Watching the rockets


Kevin and Daddy head to the launch pad


Ready...


... set...


...blast off!


Kevin's rocket comes down with helicopter blades


More rockets!

SeaWorld Splash Pad

SeaWorld did a big makeover of Shamu's Happy Harbor this past year. We were sad to see the shaded foam pit go, but the area, renamed the Sesame Street Bay of Play, now has an amazing splash pad. Mommy and Kevin went on a date today, checking out the dolphins, coral reef and sharks first as usual. After some lunch, we hit the new splash pad. There was lots of falling, squirting, dumping, and arcing water to play in!


Kevin hugs a cool character on this very hot day


Waiting for the water...


Dump!


Splashing toes...


Catch!

Kevin is six years old!

Kevin turned six on Memorial Day! We had a party at the Little Gym where Kevin has celebrated many of his little friends birthdays over the last year with great fun. Kevin and Alan had a great time running amok all over the gym, and then enjoying cupcakes and ice cream.


Taking a jump off the balance beam


And again!


Everyone loves bubbles!


Smack the cheese!


Bamn!


Getting ready to hop!


... squish!


Mmmm, ice cream!


Cupcakes!


Hurray for cake!

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[video - Smack the Cheese!]



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