One Hundredth Post!!

This is my 100th post. First of all I want to thank my awesome family for letting me share a bit of our life. I hope that it has entertained, informed, or just distracted you for a few minutes. I would like to thank my husband for the million times he made supper and let me blog! I would also like to thank all of you for taking the time to read my blog.

For my hundredth post I would ask you if you are reading this to leave me a comment. That way this post will have more comments than any other! You can tell me who you are, your favorite post, a funny story from your kids, how you heard about my blog, or sign the guest book. Thanks!

I started this blog on June 12 2008. At the time I was pregnant with Ellie, Carson still sucked a soother, Levi wasn't a teenager yet, Miss K was still in High School, Olivia didn't have glasses and Kelsey was only going to school half days, Pat is my constant he hasn't really changed and is just as fabulous as 100 posts ago! I went for a number of months with only one blog in the whole month just imagine. Also speaking on 100 I am anxiously awaiting my first check from Google. I will be getting $100 that I have made in Google Ads since July when I signed up. It works out to probably twenty five cents and hour for writing and editing photos but at least I can look back and remember all the fun and crazy time of the kids growing up and driving me bonkers. Who knows what the next 100 posts will bring. If I stick to my schedule of blogging Mon-Fri my 200 post should be sometime in March!

These are the bonus features like when you buy a special edition DVD and they have the bloopers and deleted scenes. These are the things I meant to tell you about but didn't!

Ellie's first visitors. (I think they were Carson's too!)

I am not sure why this girl puts up with this but we are sure glad she does! Just like a big sister to love and wrestler and I guess lick like a puppy.

Kelsey's special birthday breakfast with Dad at Elmwood Golf Course. I don't know which was bigger the pancake or his smile. (This is Pat's phone I don't know why I can't make the picture bigger but that is why he isn't the family photographer)

Summer time fun painting the deck at the cabin. Child labour. I shared the "mud monster" with you but here is the "sea creature"

Carson had a tub at the cabin and I am not sure all the shampoo came out so I scrubbed it to see and sure enough..... bubbles.

Trying on hockey equipment in August! We can't get enough of the rink.

At the end of the school year the kids had a track meet. In the middle of grad season and a baby I wasn't sleeping so somehow I missed sharing these pictures. Sisterly love!

So I gave myself big points for showing up at the kid's track and field day and I got bonus points for bringing my camera. Then I lost all the points when, I was intently photographing the races and Ellie who was sleeping in her stroller rolled backwards about 25 feet and I didn't even notice. Some nice man wheeled her back up to me while many spectators stared in disbelief at the runaway baby!

Carson ran out of the crowd to join the race.

Kelsey checking out the competition.

Olivia can jump higher than a cougar :)

Just for fun one day I asked Pat to email me a picture of exactly what his desk looked like. Not to move or touch anything and send it to me as is. (I really want him to guest blog on here and do "From Dad's Desk"

This is what mine looked like. I didn't move anything just took the picture! Carson came to my office and helped me chop up some pictures with the chopper. How helpful. You will notice I have Pat's desk picture on my computer maybe that will be inspiration.

During one of our post ball game get togethers, Carson was tired and needed somewhere to curl up so he decided to lay on the front mat of our friend's house and curl up and go to sleep.

A date with my mom in Saskatoon....mmmmmm Schmo Torte.

While we are on the subject of sweet treats, one day last summer I was looking for Carson in the house and couldn't find him. He was hiding in the garage with only a shirt on nothing else and he got into the freezer in the garage and was eating handfuls of Turtle ice cream.
Miss K likes ice cream too! And she loves to share.


Gimmme

Pat is such a good sport. We have always loved Haloween as a family. Pat and I love trick or treating with little kids and big kids too! This was two years ago. We had just walked in the door from a whirlwind romantic anniversary getaway (Pat completely suprised me with an awesome trip to Calgary and my mom watched the kids.) We walked in the door and it was time to trick or treat. I grabbed my cap and gowns and Pat and I dressed up! Miss K helped Levi with his Ipod costume.

Levi reading to the kids before bed. Sometimes he needs to be the helper when Mom and Dad have too many things going on.

Pat always makes a point of bringing home goodies for the kids from his trips. Even if it is pens from a trade show or the plastic credit card key from the hotel. He lines the kids up and hands out their presents.