Our boy's mullet hair style - love it!

This photo was taken today by a colleague at my work.

Renee and Dan's wedding

Another delayed post.

Photo gallery and commentary to follow....

Clearwater Lake, end of summer road trip

Our macbook pro died on us and we have not had access to our photos in quite some time. As well, with the arrival of autumn, things just got busier.

We picked up our brand new macbook pro today and the data from our old computer was transferred to the new one: happy day. It was so much fun to go back and look at how much Ambrose has changed in the last month and half or so. It is truly remarkable.

So, regarding the road trip. We rented a mini van and the five of us piled in: Desiree, Emile, David, Ambrose and me. It was great fun. Highlights included meeting Meg and Steve's new baby, Evelyn; dinner at their house and, of course, the apres dinner sauna; hanging out with Darby and Serene's two beautiful girls, and visits with lake folk (incl Auntie Wendy, Marni and kids, Shaun and kids etc). Ambrose got to spend some QT with nana and papa at the lake, which was just fantastic.


Another highlight was the engagement of Desiree and Emile. Emile popped the question while the two were running through the trails.

 Photo gallery to follow, promise.

18 months

My, time has flown since the last post. Ambrose is now 18 months and forward facing in his car seat. More updates to come....




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Weekend in Clear Lake - August

Helping Grandma to celebrate her birthday

Another (extended) weekend, another fabulous time at a lake, this time at my lake within beautiful Riding Mountain National Park. As a child and into High School, I spent all or most of my summers at Clear Lake. Dave, who also has fond memories of the resort town, is as committed as I to create our own family tradition of  spending time at the Lake each year.

Playing with papa

We rented a friend's cabin, just outside of Onanole. It was my Grandma Johnson's birthday and we had a great dinner at a new restaurant, Siesta Cafe, which is co-owned by Dave's friend Vaughn, a former Winnipeger who now calls the area home with his growing family.

My Auntie Bonnie was visiting from Prince George, BC and it was a wonderful that she finally got to meet Ambrose. Auntie Darlene and Uncle Brian were in from Brandon and it was great to hear updates on their granddaughter, Claire, Ambrose's second cousin (the one with all of the hair for all you loyal blog readers!)

With Miss Jessie

My parents, Brytt and Miss Jessie came up for Saturday and we all spent the night together at the cabin. It was great fun and I hope we can do it again next summer!

Sloan and Ambrose

Later that weekend, we met up with Dave's friends Paul, Kelly and their two children Sloan and Alice. Ambrose loved the opportunity to play with an older kid but Alice out played them both by heading face first into the sand and eating it!

Alice, post self propelled face plant into the sand

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Swinging at the playground

Dave got to spend some QT with our mutual friend Ryan Murray. Unfortunately, we heard some unbelievable news from him: our friend Brad had a heart attack two weeks ago. He's 37, a vegetarian, a non-drinker, and a non-smoker. We are still in shock. He's back a home recovering. He has a wife, toddler and a baby.

Chloe (visiting from Ottawa), Luna and Ambrose

A shy Chloe with mom Maggie, an observant Luna and an excited Ambrose

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Blue Lake, Ontario - August Long weekend

We had a great time August Long camping at Blue Lake with friends Collin, Natasha and Luna (who is two months younger than Ambrose).

We traveled together in an old truck with a slide on camper pulling a small transport trailer. It was Ambrose's first time camping and sleeping in a tent.






Luna showed Ambrose how fun it is to play in the dirt and Ambrose showed Luna how to be a bit assertive while playing (read: how to shove babies out of the way when they are playing with toys you want or who are too close to mom).



The two made up a dynamic duo who charmed the fellow campers. They discovered that is a lot of fun to take chairs for a walk!

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