Rich, Jenn & Sam Agnew

Family pics ...

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Here we all are ... from Mama's side of the family.

Mama and her boys!

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They're all beautiful when they're asleep, eh Mum?

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A wee fella in a big bed!

An attempt at our first family portrait ...

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Cuddles with Mama ...

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Cuddles with Dado ...

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Mat Time for Callum ...

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Here he is strutting his stuff!

Wassat? SQUIRREL!

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Baby Callum and his first smiles...

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Our wee guy, Callum, has started to give us his first smiles. Here he is having a chat with his Mum! Videos to follow!

Swimming Pool!

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Dado went to Walmart and got us a paddling pool for our hot Canadian summer days! Yeah!

Summer ...

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Summer means SPLASH PAD & ICE CREAM! Yeah!

Our next door neighbour, Madison ...

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Now that it's nice outside, my friend Madison comes over to play. We have great fun running around like eejits in the sun!

Canada Day & TRACTORS! LOADS OF 'EM!

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We went up to North Rustico this past Canada Day. I loved it. Can you tell why? TRACTORS! :o)

Who says I don't pull my weight?

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Yes, folks we have photographic evidence of Grandpa George actually puting something IN the dishwasher! :o)

Sandbox!

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Grandpa (Ach!) George made me a sandbox one day with all the old pieces of wood in the rafters of Dado's shed. I love it!

Haircut!

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Aunty Hebber is learning how to be a hairdresser in Halifax! She and Mum decided one day to use me as one of her models! Tamed my wild mop, so she did! And it was fun because I got to watch Mighty Machines on DVD!

A quiet spot ...

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With such a busy house this is the only place where a boy can get some peace - where's my newspaper?

Always get a treat when there's a good result!

Hangin' ....

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Cuddles with Auntie Heather!

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Sam supervises - or waits his turn! You take a guess!

Cuddles with Gran!

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No matter what time of the day or night - I love cuddles with Gran! I think she likes it too! Noni and Papi have just booked their flights from N.Ireland - so I'll be getting more Celtic cuddles later this summer!

First bath with obligatory finger & soo-soo ...

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On our first trip to Walmart!

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Callum is much more portable than I was at this age! Here we are on our first trip to Walmart - an Agnew tradition!

What a mess of curls! Definitely Mummy's side of the family!

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Hat on or hat off - you can't hide them! :o)

First and second holds! What a big boy!

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Dado looks a bit sleep deprived, eh?

Mummy let me hold Callum - under the watchful eye of Dado, of course!

Baby Callum, aw! (as Sam would say!)

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Wee pics of No. 2 boy!

Oh, he's awake!

Oh, he's asleep!

Oh, he's awake!

At home ...

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Baby Callum seemed to relax and fit in quite well, but I still had stuff to do!

Baby Callum coming home!

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Here he is coming home in our car! We even put out some balloons to let people from church know if it was a boy or a girl!

My favourite place in the whole wide world! REDDINS!

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My favourite place in the whole world is in Stratford, over a big bridge, where everything is Green and Yellow! It's a John Deere dealership called Reddins! As a distraction from Mummy being in the hospital Dado and Granpa take me over, we ask 'the man' and he lets us walk around all the tractors and machinery! I LOVE IT!

New Routines ...

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While Dado held Baby Callum, Mummy and I would share a drink!

Baby goslings!

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The day Baby Callum was born a Mummy and Daddy Canada goose brought their babies to see us!

Baby Callum!

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Then one day I woke up and Mummy and Dado were gone. Gran and Grandpa said they went to the hospital to have a baby! I went in one day and I got to meet baby Callum. He's a cutie pie, eh?! (Editor's note: For those who want the "detail low-down" here you go. Baby Callum weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces, 21 inches long and a head diameter of 35 cm.) We are just one big happy family! Dado said that Mummy did a great job!

TRACTOR!

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One day a farmer drove up the lane by our house! It was a blue Ford tractor! Then it broke down and just stopped there. The farmer had to walk home. Gran and I went out to see it, and touch it, and climb on it! Sssshhh, don't tell the farmer! ;o)

Mummy's belly ...

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Isn't Mummy beautiful? I love to kiss her belly! She says there's another baby in there. Wow!

I also love TRACTORS!

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Obsessed with them more like! John Deere's are my favourite!

Dado's boy!

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I love my rug-a-by!

Make a base!

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I love to make towers with my bricks. One day Gran came to help. Squeak can't look!

We've got a lot of catch up to do!

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Things have been a tad hectic and so we're going to try to get everything all caught up. We'll start with Easter 2010! Yup, that far back! Here's Sam doing his first egg hunt in our front room. Those things got everywhere! :o)

Easter - All Things New Again ...

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Thank-you ...

What a sweet song!

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We really enjoy Andrew Peterson in our wee family. We sat this morning and listened to this song of one of Dado's favourite blogs - thank-you Justin Taylor!

"Family Man" from Trevor Little on Vimeo.

Introducing....

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Mummy and Dado tell me this is the first picture of my new baby. I have noticed Mummy's tummy is growing and I do like to look at it and give it kisses. But this was not really what I expected my new brother or sister to look like! (0: Mummy and Dado tell me it will be looking a lot more like a baby and a lot less like a wee (albeit adorable says Mummy) alien. Hope they're right!

Did Dado swallow Elmo?

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Dado was reading to me the other night after my bath and when he started to talk this is what it sounded like!!

Christmas Spread

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Mummy was feeling quite chuffed after making her very first "solo" Christmas dinner.

Little Rocker

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For Christmas Auntie Heather and Uncle Deven got me this amazing Elmo drum set! Mummy and Dado are already used to me drumming everything in sight so it is really exciting to finally be able to impress them with the real thing.
Check out my skills!! I wonder if U2 are looking for a new drummer?

It's the most wonderful time of the year!!

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Mummy and Dado have been talking about Christmas for awhile now and it finally arrived! I was soo excited when I saw presents and I thought all of them were mine. I didn't even mind when I realised I had to share some with Mummy and Dado.

I realised how exciting ripping the paper off a present can be.

Where did Mr Noah put all his animals? They were in here a minute ago!

Checking out some of my new stuff with Dado. I think he secretly wished he had my presents!

If this picture had sound all you would hear is "TRACTORS"!!!!

All of that present opening is hungry work.

I was absolutely delighted with all of my new toys, books and DVD's. Thank you everyone!

Pots and pans symphony

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Every morning after breakfast I treat Mummy and Dado to a wonderful concert. Aren't they spoiled?

PC or Mac??

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In my humble opinion a Mac is the only way to go.

Adventures in the Snow

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Recently there hasn't been very much of the "white stuff" to be seen ( I think it's all over where Nonnie & Papi and Gran & Grandpa live!) A little while back though I did get the chance to put on my snowsuit and get stuck in!

Glorious snow and beautiful sunshine equals one happy boy.

Testing out the snow's comfort factor.

It's amazing what fun can be had with a stick in the snow. I tested out my artistic ability and tried to dig a hole among other things.

Everything looks more magical when covered in snow!!

Little Drummer Boy

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I've got rhythm!! Check out my skills! (0:

Eats! Then reading a book with Rachie!

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I finally got to get ripped into Elmo! He tasted good! Got a nice shot with the folks...chowed down a bit more...got cleaned up...and then back to reading another book about tractors!

Birthday Party!

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Well, the big day arrived, as well as a few people! Had lots of fun. Got up and there was lots of new things! See? Thank-you all so very much!

Cake!

2009-10-13T11:42:00.000-07:00

We decided to have a wee party on the Saturday afternoon instead of Friday. Uncle Deben and Aunty Hebber came over from NB. In the evening while I was in bed they made me a cake of my favourite Sesame Street character, ELMO! Mummy and Aunty Hebber look very plaesed with themselves!

Happy Second Birthday!

2009-10-13T11:33:00.000-07:00

Well, the big day is here. It's my second birthday! I am '2'! I'm still not sure what that means, but there's a big fuss being made over me and that's always welcome! I got some new stuff. See for yourselves!

Make a big mess, Dado!

2009-10-12T05:10:00.000-07:00

Dado here! Jenn and I were in the kitchen one evening preparing dinner. Jenn had been struggling with a heavy cold that week, and carrying a box of Klennex everywhere with her. She left it behind her one time and take a look at what happened! Is that a guilty face or what?

Little Squirt meet big squirt!

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This guy had a big fire hose! Cool! Now what's next?

It wassnie me!

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I saw this sign and thought, 'Better get out of here! Dado, I didn't do anything!'

FIRE TRUCKS!

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One Sunday afternoon when Mummy was napping Dado and I went down the road to the Fire Hall at North River. They were having an Open House! It was very cool! I loved being on the fire trucks, running around the fire trucks, and touching the fire trucks!

MORE Pun'kins !!!

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PUN'KIN !!!

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Pun'kins everywhere! Even found myself a tractor! How coincidental is that? :o)

Tunnel ...

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Mummy and Dado love to make tunnels for me. I love to crawl into them, but I'm not the only one! See .... ?

TRACTORS !!!

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I love to watch You Tube clips! My friend Rache found this one and I absolutely love it! My favourite things! TRACTORS!

LOB-ES-TER!!!

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The end of September sees the Atlantic Vet College at UPEI open it's doors to one and all with small children to come see inside! We got to visit with Rache and her lobsters. Finally got to touch one! :o) See ......?

Getting ready

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This year we are going to burn wood to keep us nice and toasty during the winter. Our neighbours came over with their wood splitter and helped Dado chop it all up. It was REALLY loud but it certainly got the job done.

It won't be long until I'm out there with the guys showing them all how it's done!

Canada Games

2009-08-29T10:38:00.000-07:00

The Canada Games came to Charlottetown this year so we all decided to go and check out some of the action. I took in my first ever football (soccer) match with Dado.

The only problem was that I wanted to get in on the action too!

Big Boy Trike!

2009-08-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

Gran & Grandpa decided to give me my birthday present a little bit early so I could enjoy it while the weather was still good. I was soo excited when Mummy wheeled this into the kitchen!!

It has this special handle that lets Dado and Mummy push me around with ease. Then when I learn to pedal all by myself the handle comes off. I'm travelling in style!

Thank you Grandpa and Gran for my big boy bike. I'll be racing around the place before you know it!

Builder's bum

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Enough said I think.

Line-up

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My latest thing is to put all my toys in a row up on the couch. Then I climb up too and play with them. I am certainly pleased with myself, that's for sure.

A Day at Tea Hill Beach

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One beautiful summer's day we decided to go for a trip to the beach. I enjoy digging at the beach with my bucket and spade but the water scares me a little, especially the waves. BUT at this beach there were loads of little pools full of water as warm as my bath. It was SOO fun. I 'joyed it A LOT!

Mummy shows me how it's done.

Now it's my turn.

And of course I had to lift it all by myself!

Now time for a little digging. I made the most of being allowed to get REALLY dirty.

Back in the water again. This was just before I nearly tipped the water over my head!

Here I am looking for crabs and watching the teeny fish swimming around.

Fascinating stuff.

And then back to the mud pies!

Here is a picture of Mister Crab. We found him hiding in one of the pools. He didn't seem too keen to meet me but I thought he was great. I talked about him for days after. What an adventure we had at the beach!

Cousin Emily

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It was great spending some time with my cousin Emily. I was overtired and grouchy during our visit but she didn't seem to mind too much. She even shared her toys with me.

Emily had a really cool bike. She gave me a turn but stuck close by to offer advice.

She decided a "hands on" approach might be in order! (0:

I think if we lived closer we would be great buddies! We made the most of the time that we had.

We played blocks...

Emily let me have a turn on her rocking horse...

and best of all we played at her sand table! Thank you Emily for sharing your toys with me. I hope we can have another play-date sooner rather than later! (0:

A trip to Brighton

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A few days before we flew home to Canada we spent some time in England in a lovely town called Brighton.

We checked out the world famous Brighton Pier...

Enjoyed the lovely view of the sea front...

and best of all got to visit Dado's sister Aunty Caroline, Uncle Simon and Cousin Emily. Cousin Tom didn't arrive until after we left but he is in this picture too if you look closely! (0:

Doing the tourist thing

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We did the tourist thing on this trip too taking in the gorgeous scenery along the Causeway Coast. Mummy took a lot of pictures of hills and cliffs and castles and stuff but if you want to see those you'll have to check out her Facebook page. Remember this blog is all about ME! But I guess I could share a couple....

One of our favourite views.

At the Giant's Causeway on the Giant's boot.

Cool Dude

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A picture is worth a thousand words.

Shades. Soother. Remote. What more could a boy want.

Family time

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I really enjoyed spending time every day with my family. I like seeing them on Skype but nothing beats the real thing.

Here we are in Portrush going for a walk after eating a HUGE scone at The White House. (that's a store for any Americans who might have gotten a little confused!) I actually became a bit of a scone addict on my holiday. Every morning around 10:30 I would start saying SCONE, SCONE, TEA CAKE! No one seemed to mind giving in to that request! (0:

It was lovely to see my Nena again. She gives lovely cuddles and it was fun going to her house for a visit. I got to meet her dog Tina and we liked to run around the garden together.

Food glorious food

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A lot of our holiday was spent eating. We started first thing in the morning at breakfast. I loved my "Wheaties", bananas and blueberries. One morning I even got to sit in a chair at the table like a big boy.

It was great chatting with Papi and Dado man to man.

With all the nice weather we had we ate outside quite a few times. Who says all it does is rain in Northern Ireland?

If this picture had a soundtrack you would hear "DOWN PLEASE DADO PLEASE!"

Another day I got a special treat for dessert. It is called chocolate mousse although it is nothing like the moose we have in Canada!

No-one was too keen on me sitting beside them at the table during this meal. I have no idea why!

A Day at the Farm

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One afternoon Nonnie took us all to a really fun place - a petting farm. There were plenty of animals to visit, although I didn't stick around in any one spot for long. There was just so much to EXPLORE!!

I did manage to pause (briefly) for a quick chat with some baby sheep.

But more than the animals I LOVED the tractors! In fact tractors are some of my most favourite things! Maybe it's because I live in PEI?

One of my books at home has a peacock in it and Dado will make the noise for me. I got to meet the real thing at this farm and I can tell you that noise is A LOT SCARIER in real life! I jumped out of my skin!

Not only were there animals and tractors but also another really fun ball pit. This one was much deeper but I had a ball! (no pun intended!)

There was even a great big bike thing that we all went on. Dado tried to pretend he was doing this for my sake but I think we all know that was just an excuse. I think he enjoyed himself as much as me!!

Even Mummy joined in the action! (again, just for my sake...)

New Friends! (of the cuddly toy variety)

2009-08-05T11:40:00.000-07:00

My Nonnie had A LOT of cuddly toys at her house. I liked them all but one was my favourite! It was my "Dado's teddy" and I even got to take him home with me. He sleeps with me every night!

One of these things is not like the others...

Nonnie & Papi's house was lots of fun. It was lovely to give them a cuddle each night before I headed to bed (with Dado's teddy of course!)

Cheeky Chimps!!

2009-08-05T11:18:00.000-07:00

Another afternoon we went to this FANTASTIC place called Cheeky Chimps. It was so much fun and Mummy and Dado wish there was something like this where we live in Canada.

There were ladders to climb...

spaces to crawl through...

slides to go down (or up!)...

ball pits to explore...

AND even HUGE slides like this (but only to go down with Dado!) Isn't this place AMAZING??

A trip to Northern Ireland

2009-08-05T11:05:00.000-07:00

Way back in June (yikes!) we went on a trip to Northern Ireland where my Nonnie & Papi live. We had to go on a LONG plane ride to get there but I did REALLY well and Mummy and Dado were VERY thankful. The weather was just fantastic while we were there and one day we went to the beach. It was really fun, and you could even drive right down onto the sand!!

Here are my Nonnie & Papi!! It was so great to see them both again!

Me and Dado had so much fun spending time together. I LOVED having him around all the time. He never had to go to that place called"Work." I loved it!

All of us on Portstewart Strand ( that's the name of the beach.)

While we were on the beach this brightly coloured car arrived playing music as it went. Everyone seemed very excited to see it coming. I wonder why?

OHH!! Now I get it - YUMMY! (0:

Forbidden Fruit

2009-07-20T17:17:00.000-07:00

Mummy has a basket of fruit up on the kitchen counter. One day I climbed up on the chair and helped myself to this delicious apple. I made short work of it let me tell you...YUMMY!

Play Ball!!

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Dado, Uncle Deven and I played a little ball one day. They said they thought I had a great arm! All I know is that I had a great time!

At the Beach

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Mummy's family

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Grandpa & Gran are Mummy's mum and dad....Auntie Heather is Mummy's sister.....I don't get it...but here they all are anyway!

Sam the Pirate!

2009-07-20T17:09:00.000-07:00

One of the parks we went too was like a BIG pirate ship. Mummy thinks I look like a little pirate in these pictures.

At the park

2009-07-20T17:05:00.000-07:00

Now that the sun has decided to shine I have been checking out all the parks on the island. I have absolutely no fear... as Dado discovered when I tried to climb up this BIG slide all by myself.

I absolutely LOVE to swing! As I do I usually say WHEEEE!!

What a great view!

2009-07-20T16:59:00.001-07:00

Dado, Mummy and I have been very busy in the past few months as you will soon see. We have been on holiday to Ireland but we have also had some special people come and visit us too - Grandpa & Gran! (0:

The world looks different from up here.

Me and my Grandpa...

New Pictures Coming Soon...we promise!

2009-07-05T16:59:00.000-07:00

Don't worry, there are LOTS of new pictures to come. Mummy and Daddy have been very busy and are very sorry they have neglected my blog for so long. Thank you for bearing with them and hopefully they will get their act together sometime this week. Stay tuned...

Truly amazing!

2009-04-22T17:45:00.000-07:00

Mum and Dado met and dated in and around Edinburgh in Scotland. They love that city very much and it holds some really special memories for them both. Can you imagine their surprise when they see someone on a bike doing this in and around some really famous parts of the city?!

Finish the Phrase

2009-04-14T17:23:00.000-07:00

Mummy and Daddy know that I have a good memory but I think they were REALLY surprised when I did this yesterday....check it out!!

Simply fascinating!

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A wooden spoon and a piece of ribbon makes for lots of entertainment for man and beast. This is the closest I have ever been to Squeak... she usually runs away whenever I head her way. Perhaps this is the way to make friends?

Wrecker!

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Apologies about the angle of this video. If you tilt your head it still works!

Fun and Games

2009-03-17T16:24:00.000-07:00

I really enjoy playing Peek-a-Boo (or Keek-ie as I call it) . Mummy and Dado used to do all the hiding but just recently I've realised that I can hide too.

Where's Sam??

"Keek-ie!!"

Snow Ball

2009-03-17T16:22:00.001-07:00

Clever Dado made this for me. I have never seen a ball like this before!

Wow - slippery stuff! COOL!

A Walk in the Snow

2009-03-17T16:11:00.000-07:00

You all know that we have had A LOT of snow this winter but it has also been really cold all the time so I haven't had much opportunity to play outside in it. It was much warmer today, 1 degree Celsius!! Dado says it's all relative...whatever. Anyway, we all ventured outside for a walk. It was wonderful!! I had a ball!

All decked out in my winter gear! I AM CANADIAN!!

At first I was a little shaky walking over all that snow but I got the hang of it pretty quickly! Dado said the snow was 2 feet deep in some places, but I seemed to stay on the top just fine.

All that walking wears a boy out. Mummy and I stopped for a wee break. What a gorgeous day!

Remember this!

2009-03-17T16:06:00.001-07:00

Some of you may remember this chair from when I was a very little baby. Mummy got it out the other day when a little girl was coming over for a visit. I had to check it out of course. Either the chair's gotten smaller or I have gotten much bigger!

A Story and a Snuggle

2009-03-17T16:01:00.000-07:00

Recipe for a snuggle...blankie +book + sleepy boy + comfy Mummy or Dado = one sweet moment

Bedtime Routine

2009-03-17T15:39:00.000-07:00

Every night I have a lovely bath before bed. Then Mummy brings me through to the living room where I get my jammies on while Dado reads me a story.

Mummy puts lovely lotion on. It's hard to stay still but the smell is great.

And when Dado's not there to read me a story I'll give it a try myself!! Nothing like relaxing with a good book at the end of a busy day!

Sketti Scoop

2009-03-17T15:35:00.000-07:00

I absolutely love Mummy's kitchen utensils - they're even better than toys!! I like Spa-chu (spatula), Baster (turkey baster) and even Ga-lic (garlic press) but my favourite is Sketti Scoop!!

Thanks Nonnie!!

2009-03-17T15:30:00.000-07:00

My Nonnie in Ireland knit me this lovely sweater. Isn't she clever? I think it fits me perfectly and it is toasty warm too.

Here's a view from the back. Looking good, eh?

Cousins Update ....

2009-03-03T05:30:00.000-08:00

It's been a wee while since I've told Mama and Dado to put up some pics of my cousins, Tabitha and Oscar in Mexico and Emily in England. So here you go! :o)

Can he do it? Yes, he can!

2009-02-28T05:34:00.001-08:00

I went over to New Brunswick this past week and got to hang out with my Uncle Deben and Aunty Hebber. They gave me a wee tool set and belt. I feel like Bob Villa and TIm 'The Tool-Man' Taylor all rolled into one!!! Now what's to fix ... or more accurately wreck! :o)

Moosic Lover

2009-02-21T17:16:00.000-08:00

I have always enjoyed "moosic" and I've always been a bit of a groover but just recently I've become a little more selective about the music I enjoy. Once you find the right tune however, I am totally into it.