Spring has Sprung...

...finally! Isn't it about time?!?

I'm so glad that the sun is finally shining and the weather is warm! It makes everything a little nicer!!! It's been great getting Owen outside and the sun just makes you feel good!! :)

The weekend started out on a positive note - when Owen got a good report on his ears! His hearing tests were all within normal range and the tubes looked like they were still in place and doing well!! We're so glad we made the decision for tubes!!

Friday night we celebrated Alyson's 30th birthday with Alyson (duh), Greg, Emily, and Tim. We went to dinner at VI


Then we headed down to the fireworks...we had an awesome time!! It was a bit chilly, but it was worth it for a fun night out!




Saturday, Owen slept in until 8:45! It was a new record!! Granmuffin watched O on Fri night and must have had too much fun with him and wore him out (and what a welcomed surprise for him to sleep in after a late night out - well if you call 11:00ish late (for us, yes!))

At 9:30 - Dylan had a soccer game so we decided to hurry up and get dressed and ready and head out there to cheer him on! It was a bit windy - but it was so nice to get some fresh air and watch all the kids play - they're so cute at that age (I think the league is either 4 and 5 or 5 and 6 year olds) and Dylan and his team did awesome! Here's Kenz chillin out on the field while the team is playing in the background (silly girl!)

After soccer, Dylan went out hunting with Paul and they got a turkey! It worked out pretty well, Scott was just on his way out to his dad's house to go picks some stuff up when the phone rang and it was Dylan calling to tell Scott they got a turkey! Good job guys! :)

Saturday afternoon I dutch danced and there were SO many spectators!! There were only five groups performing and there was an art show in the park, so the dancers drew a huge crowd! Our group had a lot of people there to watch (gran, barb, aunt mary, tim, emily, emily's mom and step dad, scott, owen, jen's fam, robin's fam, and families of most of the other dancers too!)

what a fun time!! After we danced we figured we would take advantage of the nice weather and kid's good moods and try to get some cute pics by the tulips, since they were all in their costumes....

Paul and Scott were like paparazzi - taking tons of shots in hopes to catch one where all three kids were looking...This is one scott took - Jen and I were looking at Paul's camera though - but I think its so cute, Dylan looks like he's deep in thought, and Kenz is checkin out her cuz and Owen wanted to say hi!


Another attempt...

This one turned out pretty cute though!


Scott's two little dutch boys!


Sunday- Owen, Scott and I headed to Kinderplaats downtown to check out the fun...We parked way over on River and walked the boardwalk (which I never really knew existed) to get there - so we got a nice long walk in too!


It was fun to see what it was all about, but will be much more fun when Owen is a little older. Owen got a balloon, got to pet a pony, check out some pigs and goats and birds, and he saw a great big bulldozer, a police car, and lots of other fun stuff. Scott stood in line for awhile so we could get a caricature done of Owen.

While Scott was in line, Owen and I watched the group of Irish dancers - probably ages 5-15 on the stage. They were so cute! Later on, Owen even got his pic taken with Curious George! Though, I think Scott is a little more excited about it than O! :)

Sunday evening, Scott went out fishing with some friends and when Owen got up from his nap, we headed over to gran's and went on a nice long walk by her house (double exercise today, I don't think my body knows what is going on!)

What a great fun-filled weekend with family and friends!

On a random note, these are some pics from last weekend...Owen doing what he loves best (riding his little firetruck around (he can kinda make it go backwards)...and looking out the window in his new chair...