we dig the creative

We have wanted to check out the art gallery of alberta but had never made the point to go check it out, but we finally did!!!  It was rad. We aren't big 'oh lala' or 'this means that', no we just dig the creative and wanted to go appreciate.  Such a great way to spend an afternoon.  There were even a few exhibits that were interactive, where we could help create and contribute...it was pretty cool.

We came home an the women got creative in the drive way.  Gosh how I adore these women.  We dig the creative.

~ Mrs. P

in Sarnia for but a minute

Graham headed out after Easter for a shutdown in Sarnia!  We planned our next few months to be full of FaceTime calls, our weekly love notes for dad and lots of solo girl time BUT after only five days his work called him back.  We were pretty pumped up to say the least. He is still on shutdown, but he is home and we sure like having him around.  We had planned some family time out east but since he is home we will do something else, we are just super happy to have him home....sure love the guy.

~ Mrs. P

Easter just with the Ps

 We have had a busy spring with what seems like a blink of blissful family time between shutdowns for our dad.  The guy is an credibly hard worker, experienced, knowledgeable and everyone wants a piece of him, no one more then us!!!!!  His December/January shutdown lead almost right up to our Cruise in February and then we had March together and now he is set to take off to Sarnia, Ontario to help with a shutdown there for 6-8 weeks takin the rest of April, May and perhaps the first week of June because I always mentally plan for shutdowns to go longer. Truly he is very valuable! We opted to just have a little family time ourselves for Easter and it was very sweet.

The Easter Bunny came and spoiled our girls, our bunny and puppy - who received a little blue bunny peeps squeaker toy!! We had the requested breakfast of Puff Up Pancakes and I just couldn't help but snap a picture with the cute napkins (I may have a slight napkin problem because I just love cute napkins).  Anyway, the weekend was nice, the days were just us cocooned together and as cheesy as it sounds, being together with these people is my favourite place to be. 

~ Mrs. P

darling dancers

It is dance festival season which is very busy!!!! It means class is changed to a different night and it means costumes/makeup preparations.  It also means that the ladies might get to miss school (they are not too sad about this part either) hahaha.  Something special happened this year, they both danced on different days so we made 'Dance & Date Days'!!!!!  Each lady stayed with me the whole day. They danced at festival and then we hung out together the whole day...it was pretty special!

Amelia danced in St. Albert and decided on the Mutart.  I was so proud of the lady, watching her dance with her group "Baby Cloud'.  We then had lunch at the Mutart and took in the beautiful flowers and greenery in each of the pyramids, it was lovely!!!!  I just loved hanging out with her.   I love this woman, her kind and gentle spirit, with some sass in there for good measure. So grateful she is my daughter!

Stella Bella danced here in town at the DOW and opted to spend the morning at home together playing babies and school, I was the teacher hehehe.  Her 'Tiki Room' Dance was so entertaining, the costume so fun this year. We met up with the Crustancho girls and the Birds were there at the indoor play place, so that was fun. For snack she suggested that we wait and pick up Amelia from school so she could join us for ice cream, what a thoughtful girl. She is independent and kind, witty and clearly thoughtful. So thankful she is our girl!!!

While festival season is busy is also beautiful! All the years hard work is paying off and they really are darling dancers. It is such a pleasure to watch them and spend time with them.

~ Mrs. P

fur baby

This fur ball is seriously such a joy!!! Sometimes she still gets a little wild. Sometimes she still goes barking crazy at the front door.  She still sometimes does devious things, ahem eating the noses off of stuffies.  BUT she is a joy and a perfect fit in our family.

The girls and I were kind of giggling when we pulled out this library book to read and Tessa jumped up to join us.  Get it? hehehe

~ Mrs. P

cat cafe cuties

Our ladies are big animal lovers and a friend shared that they had fun at a cat café, so we planned a cousin date.We dropped our dad off at the airport and then headed to the hip strip of Whyte Avenue.  Auntie Leslie and Auntie Alyson joined us with their little people and we met at the Cat Café on Whyte to get some kitty cuddles in.  The cats are all up for adoption and the café works in conjunction with the Humane Society.

It was a puuuuuurfect activity to sidetrack us from missing our dad!

~ Mrs. P