Over the last couple of weeks I’ve put up a bunch of pictures I had saved:

• 20060722 At the Farm (where Brianna works)
  Lisa took some pictures of the boys at the farm where Brianna works.
• 20060727-28 Andrew’s Birthday
  Andrew had a lot of fun on the days surrounding his birthday.
• 20060729 St. Catharines Ward Picnic
  We had our annual Ward Picnic at Burgoyne Woods. It was a hot day, but everyone had a good time.
• 20060803 Maid of the Mist
  I got free tickets to Maid of the Mist and we took Ian and Mya Dromey with us.
• 20060805 Primary Temple Trip
  Lisa drove up with Maxine Elliott up to the Toronto Temple for a Primary activity. The boys looked so cute in their shirts and ties.
• 20060822 Lisa, Andrew and Matthew in Whitby
  Lisa drove her cousin and her kids up along with Andrew and Matthew up to Whitby for a couple of days
• 20060828 Trip to Marineland
  I got free passes and we went to Marineland. Andrew loved the rides!

Here are a couple of pictures of Mom’s bruised and broken arm:

I’ve put larger pictures in the family gallery.

Last week, Evy asked me to put a picture of my belly on the blog so that Ryan, Lillie and Lauren could see their new cousin in progress. As you can see, he/she is coming along nicely. 8 weeks to go!

On Tuesday, July 18, a group of youth and their families from Church went to Palmyra, NY to see the Hill Cumorah Pageant and to tour some of the sites there. We had a great day. I made a trip log (times of events, license plates, etc), but I’m sure I’d just be made fun of if I included it 🙂

Early in the day Andrew said he wanted to have his picture taken with the Nephites, and later in the evening when the cast members come out to hand out the programs, Andrew got his picture take with Nephi, Laman, and Lemuel.

You can see the pictures of the trip in the 20060718 Trip to Palmyra gallery.

I actually had stuff to do today at work, and almost didn’t get to this, but what would a Saturday be without a gallery update?! So here it is:

• 20060406 Our Stay at the Great Wolf Lodge
  Back in April we were able to stay at the new Great Wolf Lodge in Niagara Falls for free (I knew someone who knew someone…). The place is amazing! There is lots for the kids to do, and there is a huge water park. We were there for 15 minutes and Lisa said she wanted to live there. And every time we drive near the place, Andrew asks when we can go back.
• 20060713 Trip to Niagara Falls
  There is a new Ferris wheel in Niagara Falls called the Niagara SkyWheel. I had a bunch of free passes, so we all (Mom didn’t go) went to the Falls and went up in the wheel and then went to Boston Pizza for dinner.

So… I’ve put up 2 new galleries:

• 20060626 Playing in Niagara Falls
  As you could probably tell by a previous post, for a Family Home Evening activity recently we went to Niagara Falls. All the employees had been given free passes to the new Niagara SkyWheel, and we also had some leftover mini-putt passes. Lisa wouldn’t go up in the Ferris wheel with us, but she did mini-putt. It was all good, including the awesome funnel cakes we had inside the Great Canadian Midway (the big arcade).
• 20060701 Matthew’s 2nd Birthday
  Lisa invited everyone to go to Happy Rolf’s on Canada Day for Matthew’s birthday party. He’s 2! We had KFC for lunch, lots of strawberries, and an amazing birthday cake. We saw the animals, fed the ducks, and threw rocks (we can’t go to Happy Rolf’s without throwing rocks). There were 17 people there in total, and Matthew was spoiled!