Hey babe ! Do you like Soccer Players?

 

Aiden was making good use of bench time by making friends with this girl. He's quite the charmer. Later in the afternoon, we took some pictures of Lexy. The boys went out and played on a huge mountain of snow that Frank had piled up for them with the snow plow. Nothing like playing in the cool outdoor air to take some of that steam out of the kids before bedtime. Here is the link to the slidewhow

Making the Ice Slide

 

Allan has just returned from 4 days at Ottawa with over 100 grade 8 kids from school. But the weather seems perfect for making an ice slide in our back yard. Like a water slide it has a couple of bends in the path. He carved the path with a snow shovel then made many trips with the watering can yesterday and it appears to be nice and solid today. Here is a link to the album showing the kids playing in the snow and Aiden using the ice slide this morning before heading out to church. http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/2008/photo#s5167967716956864962

Quinten's Birthday

Quinten has the distinct luck of being born on Groundhog Day. He received lots of presents but the toy he loved the most was his battery operated train. He would either sit in the middle of the track circle and rotate around watching the engine or skip along the outside of the circular track. But it was his day and we were happy to see the kid enjoy his toys. Here is a link to the album with more pictures of the birthday party. http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/2008/photo#s5162551958026071474

Saturday was my 60th birthday so Wenda's parents Doreen and Ken Aston took Wenda and I out for dinner at a restaurant that was originally the home of Sir Sam Hughes (Canada's top general in WW1) newspaper office in Lindsay Ontario. I ate too much as the portions are larger than I am used to. The pictures that follow from this link use my new pro lens on my camera. You will probably notice that Lexy has had her ears pierced. http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/2008/photo#s5160289407909244114

The Photographer

Not much in the way of new photos this week. Aiden was away at his Bio-dad's place so I just took a few more pics of him playing on Saturday. Weekends, I do not shave and dress comfortably. Mondays to Fridays a totally different attire.

Up Up and Away

One of these two is greatly delighted and the other is enduring the ride. Today Tracy and Quinten joined the fun of downhill sliding. Lots more pics added to the album so take a look by clicking on this coloured link http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/2008/photo#s5151765429822145810

At -14C outside with a fresh layer of snow outside kids want to get to the nearest hill to have fun. Aiden could not wait to go down the hills at our property. The first try was slow with all that fresh powder snow, but it did not take long before he had a packed path and the sled started to really get going. For more pictures click on the coloured text http://picasaweb.google.com/allan.kirby/2008/photo#s5151314879162860754