A lot of pics...not a lot of words...

Obligatory zoo dino-egg picture:

Picnic at the park:

Mmmmmm...pb & j sandwiches...



Say, is that a tiger?

RUN!

Banished to the kitchen to eat popsicles...

Am I the only one who's thinking he just got kicked in the...uh...you know whats? He didn't, but it's funny nonetheless...

Frank, impressed as usual:

Bouncy bouncy kids:



I loved this part of soccer practice...chase the coach!

Enjoying a snack after what turned out to be the last game of the season:

Cuddly cousin time! Oh, and there's Wicket too!

Ella getting her Henry tattoo at "A Day Out with Thomas":

Ben's getting a Thomas tattoo, of course:

The kids with the main train himself...THOMAS!

Give her something to eat and she'll be good...

Watching the passersby:

Showing his tattoo to said passersby:

"Bye-bye!"

Ben would not look at the camera...too busy coloring:

Ben was on his own to meet Sir Topham Hatt...Ella was freaked out by him.

Random play at the train day (I'm sick of typing "A Day Out with Thomas"...whoops, I did it anyways.)

Ella in her big girl bed!

"Sssshhhhhh. There's a butterfly on my face."

Diggin'...

Scoopin'...

"Hi!"

Sleepy kids:

Cute kids:

They came, they ate, they gave her presents.

We had Ella's birthday party on Saturday - we kept it pretty small - grandparents, a great-grandma, and uncle/aunt/cousin. It was really nice! They all gave Ella such nice things for her 2nd birthday - clothes, toys, books... We all ate and had cake and played a little Rock Band. Good times!

The cake was a garden:


Lots of yummy candies!

Cousin time on the couch:


Uh...the book is upside down...


Sari is just soooooo cute!


Futile candle-blowing attempt # 102:


Time to call in the big guns:


Rabid present opening:



(Not really, it just sounds better than "long, drawn-out, get-distracted-by-shoes present opening.)

Sporting the beautiful pink feather boa from Uncle Chris, Auntie Sheri and Sari:


Who wouldn't love this face?


Sunday, we went to Assiniboine Park to enjoy the sun (but it was kinda cool/windy). We took the soccer ball to give Ben some practice for this coming Friday - his first night of soccer!






Eating strawberries...I loved Ella's fashion statement in this one...monster shirt, cap on backwards...very haute couture in the toddler circle these days...

She's sooooooooo cute!

I made a quick trip to Brandon today, and am I glad I did! Sari is such a cutie, as you can see in the following photo montage:

I couldn't wait to get my hands on her!




You mean this guy is my DAD?!


Warning - Dad on diaper duty:


What more can I say? She's adorable and Chris and Sheri are so overjoyed. They make a beautiful little family!