Bits of This & That

Here is our BIG boy Tagg on his way to his first day of playschool. Really can't believe our boy is growing up. He complained that his bag was too heavy...as you can tell it was. Mom had loaded it full of snacks, new shoes, extra clothes. oops!! Well he loves his "school". When we first got there he started looking around & next thing I knew he was gone. He was so proud to find his cubby with his name on it. Right on the top. It is just an excellent program--we are both so happy with it. Today on our way home he was teaching me new songs from his class .



Just another fun day with Forrest taken last week @ 2mos. He is wearing 3-6mos clothes and filling them out. Must be a TOLLESTRUP boy. (makes daddy proud!)


Here is our Miss Mischief. Berkeley is a sneak. She is always into something or throwing things around, dumping water--just to see it splash, scattering anything that is nicely organized. Sadly she even pulled Forrest off the couch yesterday. AGHHHH. I had placed him on the couch while I helped Tagg build a Rocket. I turned my back on him for just a moment and THUMP!! He was on the ground--Berkeley had pulled his blanket and got both blanket and baby. Don't know if he was upside down or right side up. Just grabbed him and checked him over. Besides being completely inconsolable (who could blame him) he was OK. So here is Berke painting with her pudding. She is really getting into the 2year old stage. 2nd Birthday next month....not sure if I am ready for a TWO year old!!



This is a page I did tonight for the scrap store. I was suppose to do it about me as a mother or about my mother, but my sis Sonia had these incredible photos taken of her and Jurnee & I couldn't resist. Jurnee is about 4mos old in this photo?? is that right Sonnie?? let me know.

Finally finished a couple pages of Tagg's 3rd Birthday this summer. The scan isn't so good, but you get the idea. Journalling on the side says:

With family from Grande Prairie all the way to Las Vegas, when we were together in August we decided to celebrate all our summer birthdays with one big family party. Maddux & Tagg turned 3 years old, Braxton. 2 years old, & we still aren’t sure about Mommy and Grandpa Jim.

We had all the fun party must haves. Multi-colored helium balloons. dinosaur piñata. party hats. a caterpillar birthday cupcake. goodie bags. pin-the-tail-on-Spiderman. hot dogs. ice cream. family. friends. lots of laughs. great memories

Here is another recent page I did of Scott and Berke. Love how simple it is.

This weekend Scott & I took the kids puddle jumping. Here are some photos as we walked to the farmers market (only 2 blocks from our house).
The kids had so much fun playing in all the puddles that last night for FHE we went again. This time to the "Slurpee Store". On the way home we went thru a different alley, one that was partially paved. Berkeley cautiously walked thru its puddles, it was deep-- right to the top of her little gum boots. Tagg just barrelled thru it & SPLASH!!! down he went slurpee and all. We hurried home with our crying wet child in tow. Dad had to go back and get a new slurpee; but after a warm bath and all these tears I think he only took a couple sips before he was asleep.