Happy Halloween

Trick or treat, Cowgirl!

Halloween Party

Oh my, it was spooky 'round these parts yesterday. Pirates and devils stomped about in the basement, terrorizing the clown, princess, cowgirl and Paris Hilton. Frightening, indeed.

The girls threw a little gathering, requiring mom to don her Caterer/Dog Handler costume while Rustle avoided the Invisible Dog get-up we hoped he'd adopt. Monsters were mashed, snacks were devoured and a good time was had by all the children.

Some photos...

Making their own fun

Self-Portraits

One of the most amusing components of our iMac is the Photo Booth. A couple of girls who really enjoy looking at themselves, especially if they can make faces, have snapped a lot of pictures. So, for fun, I've compiled a collection and put them to music.

I'm sure the ladies would indulge requests.






You can tell lots of these are over a year old. Check out the random chompers on Alison!

Happy Thanksgiving

Big Events

Posting on the blog has suffered as of late since I've been tremendously busy at work with a government audit and I've turned old. Rustle and the girls managed to keep some very big secrets around that big birthday, too. Rustle because he can't speak English, and the girls because they only knew one big secret and it was only for one day.

The biggest, bestest secret surprise ever was a whirlwind birthday surprise visit from the famous Auntie Mary. Yes, I cried. It was so great to have a weekend with my sister. We did lots of girl stuff, including a spa day at the Banff Springs. It was a wonderful birthday extravaganza.


Bob and the girls picked out a beautiful new mountain bike for me, too. We all went for a ride across Nose Hill Park and Rustle ran alongside us. It was way too long a ride on rough terrain for the puppy and he ended up with a sore paw. He visited the vet who gave him some medicine and he's feeling way better already. We'll still hold off on big bike trips with the dog for a while.

Alison Tries Waterskiing

I noticed a new fancy Blogspot button that might let me bypass YouTube and put up my movies directly on the blog. So.....

My first Blogger movie is from this summer, chronicling Alison's many attempts to try to get up on waterskis.

Enjoy.

Yamnuska

Sarah and her dad tackled Mount Yamnuska today. Sarah had done it all before she started her self-injury campaign, but today, Dad had a camera. A couple of shots:

Four stitches

In an effort to top herself in the injury department, Sarah managed to cut her ear, requiring our first ever trip to the Alberta Children's Hospital on Friday. She was playing hide and seek and slipped on the carpet at our neighbour's house. She hit the desk beside her with the top part of her ear. Hard. She actually cut the cartilage. It was awful! And painful! And her mom almost fainted watching her ear get re-assembled!

The phone call at work asking to meet at the emergency department is not one I ever want to get again.

I'm not sure if she'll want photographic evidence. She's removed the bandage that gave her the classic "Van Gogh" look because she was getting too many questions about it. We have anti-scarring cream ready for when the stitches dissolve.

I think we are assuming that she's going through an awkward growth spurt. Either that or she really needs to start paying attention!

Happy First Day of School

Fashion girl Alison and Lovely Sarah waiting for the bus on the first day of school.