When we got home

we were greeted by Puck, at the door. THE DOOR! Yes, he had managed a jail-break from his travel crate! For as long as 8 hours. Unreal. We ran all over the house checking rooms for damage.

We found one of Kira's diapers half-eaten at the bottom of the stairs and a trail of poop all the way up the stairs, but that was IT as far as we can tell. I'm impressed. He tore around the house and yard looking guilty because of the poop and the diaper, but quickly got over that when he smelled the hot dogs I made the kids for dinner.

Happy Birthday Canada!

So today is Canada Day, our nation's "birthday". My sister was being induced, so we went to her house to help "distract" 3 1/2 year old Peyton and 19 month old Maddox. Poor Maddox fell down the stairs again last night! (This is the same boy who fell down the stairs in my sister's arms and fractured his skull at 11 weeks. For his sake they need to move to a bungalow!) So the night before her induction, my sister sat in the ER with Maddox to see if his cheekbone or browbone was broken. He freaked out when they tried to put ice on it, so when I was putting Canadian flag tattoos on all of the kids, I put a "just add ice" tattoo on his face. Here he is modelling with me and Damon.


All of the kids together (Campbell forgot his matching Canada Day shirt at his grandparents house).

We also went to visit my grandfather. After a few close "urgent" phone calls from the doctor over the last week, he seems to be doing better. He was very boisterous today and was screaming out, spitting out his drink, trying to bite my hand. The kids thought that it was awesome and can't wait to go back to the senior's home! Here he is chewing on his own fingers and Kira, the copycat, is inspired to do the same.

My sister had an easy labour and soon we got the call that Tenley, had arrived. She weighed 8 lbs. 10 oz. and both her and my sister are doing great.

Patrick couldn't wait to get her into his arms.

Meeting Kira...

who insisted on holding her baby. ("Me, baba, no, me")

Welcome to this world, happy birthday and Happy Canada Day to Tenley!

The poor kid shares her birthday with 2 other Canadians, Pamela Anderson and Dan Akroyd. Now how do you top those 2!

Puck at 6 months

Hey, Mulan, you only need to ask me once to show off your cousin Puck.  (they are cousins, right?)  LOL  Here he is in my yard stalking everything that moves.  He just figured out that he's supposed to NOTICE the birdies.  First he's guarding the birdfeeder...

And chasing flies...

He's pretty good at catching them too!

Puck is a great dog.  He has his occasional naughty moments, but it is still hard to believe that he is still a 6 month old puppy.  And a 6 month old GSP puppy at that!  I'm amazed at how well he listens off lead already.  The only time he doesn't listen is when he is hunting puddy cats, he is quite "cat sharp".  There may be hope for him as he does obey me when he is carrying Buddie by the ear and I say "Drop it". ;-)

Mulan, Congrats on the field dog test!  After seeing those pictures of her going after the ducks, I'm sure she's having a great time with it.  Thanks for clearing up the question about the ants on the peonies. 

Hello Kitty, Dirty Kitty

Hello Kitty loves lacrosse! She came to Damon's lacrosse tournament last weekend, but the arena it was at was filthy! I'm so NOT going to blog a picture of the ass on my white capri pants!

at the playground

This is why Mommy prefers Patrick's Track to Hockey. I think that the other kids look much happier too!











Would you believe that rep hockey practices start again in just over a month! ACK.