Happy Birthday Grammie! February 12

The Smith Family enjoyed lunch at Cora's in New Minas for Grammie's birthday - happy birthday Grammie, we love you!

Then onto Grammie's bowling alley - here's Grammie and Anna getting their shoes on

Me and my boy

Me and my girl

Hatfield Farm - February 5

In February we went to Hatfield Farm for the first time with the Fraser's. We started with a wagon ride pulled by two very large horses - the kids enjoyed seeing all the farm animals. The ride ended at an indoor play area with bouncy castles, gladiators and a mechancial bull!

Hector, Kelley and 'Becca

Matthew just getting up on the bull...

...and he's off...0.01 sec

Round 2 - a full 8 seconds...hanging on for dear life!

Matthew really wanted to play gladiators and stood on the platform forever waiting for an opponent...finally a spare helmet became available and...

Matthew versus "Big Daddy"...the grin never left his face!

Another Snuggly Moment...February 1

More Hockey - January 30

We enjoyed our little rink on the lane and Matthew got pretty good at skating. At the end of January, we enjoyed having some skating time with the Frasers - good times!

Though she put in a request for purple Dora skates, they were not to be found, so here is Anna in her Cinderalla boots on the ice. I think the request was mostly a fashion request and for now she usually prefers to be a spectator :-)

Fraser clan on ice!

Matthew takes a wild shot on Hector...does he score?

Siblings - January 19

Sometimes I'm able to catch a nice moment between Anna and Matthew on camera when they don't expect it...Matthew is navigating the PS3 and Anna just came over for a little cuddle - they are so sweet!

A Boy and His Buddy - January 19

Matthew and Riley have always had a close bond...and still do. Riley often sleeps on Matthew's floor at naptime, and occassionally makes it up onto the bed :-)

Catching Up - White Point, January 15

Wow - the time has flown by and I've been neglecting the blog! Here is me starting to catch up! Back in January the entire Smith clan spent a weekend at White Point and had lots of fun. The kids enjoyed seeing all the rabbits everywhere and Matthew especially liked feeding them right out of his hands! The games room was a big hit with arcade games, shuffle board, and pool. We enjoyed a mussel bake on the beach Saturday afternoon and a nice visit with Bonny, Harley, Sherilan, and Nanny after supper. Here are a few pictures of the weekend festivities :-) Anna being ever so careful to observe the bunnies without touching them...she gets that honestly!

Matthew was very patient...learing the bunnies to him with all the food...

A pool table for pool?? No way - it's for shooting balls really fast!

Game on - Shay and Anna versus Grammie in shuffle board.

Anna is a cheater :-)