tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58834255173872407232024-03-05T01:56:13.081-08:00What about the Canadians? Life here, north of our American cousins, with our dog, Scout.The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.comBlogger432125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-24719439803305783382012-12-27T14:40:00.003-08:002012-12-27T14:40:27.644-08:00NEW BLOGI finally had time to figure out my Blog situation and I am happy to say, that I have begun a new blog. You can find me from now on at:<br />
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Please come check out our adventures as our family grows!!<br />
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<br />The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-90996460274684604942012-12-14T20:43:00.000-08:002012-12-14T20:43:01.846-08:00HEAVY HEART!!Today, my heart is soo heavy. I feel so much sadness and pain for the children, the babies of the school in Connecticut that lost their lives today at the hands of a maniac. I feel sooo much sadness for the Families of those children, for the community and for the future.....this horrific incident comes on top of a horrific week at my own school. A third grader was found passed out in the bathroom on Wednesday. He was non-responsive once discovered and remains in critical condition in the hospital today. The first teachers on scene administered CPR and everything was done to try to breath life into this child's body. I hate that we don't know any facts about his status, but I respect that the family has way more important people to keep in touch with than the school...but the wondering, the wondering, if he will live, if he will be brain damaged, if he will be back to school...ever is weighing on all of us...I couldn't leave the building and get to Ryder fast enough after work today, and I am sure many parents, no matter how far removed from all of these incidences felt the same...when it comes to our children, we all kiss them good-bye in the morning expecting to kiss them good-night again at the end of the day. I feel soooo lucky that I got to kiss Ryder good-night tonight. I did not want to let him go. I had a hard time leaving him in his crib, I almost just wanted to crawl right in there with him. I feel such a strong urge to hold him and never ever let him leave my arms....<br />
My heart breaks for those parents who did not get to tuck their own children into bed tonight. The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-13936000322869142792012-12-09T06:57:00.001-08:002012-12-09T06:58:43.329-08:00WHEELS ON THE BUSI am in "Wheels on the Bus Hell." Seriously, do you know how many versions there are of that song on Youtube?? There are hundreds of them and I have seen them all....in a row!!!!!! It is -27 degrees here...COLD! So I figured it would be ok for Ryder to watch a little Wheels on theBus on Youtube, little did I know that's all he'd want to watch....only that song,over and over. To save my own sanity, I find a new version everytime, but still...even Scout has started singing along!!!!! Come on Sunshine! Where are you!??????????????The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-70696516217019292882012-12-03T12:27:00.002-08:002012-12-03T12:27:33.797-08:00PHOTO FRUSTRATIONGRRR! I have been putting off writing an entry here on my Blog as everytime I try to put a picture on my blog, a pop up window informs me that i am out of photo storage space. What? I didn't even know it was storing the pics anywhere? In fear of losing my favs, I have actually selected my blogs about Ryder (from pregnancy announcement until last month) and am having them printed into a "baby book" just because I think I recorded more on this blog than anywhere else, but now I still can't put pics on. It's really no fun to read blogs without pics, so while I work out this little problem (oh, don't worry, I can purchase more space for a monthly fee..what? A monthly fee? No thanks) I may not be posting very often...oooo, maybe I will start a new blog, one that can begin with this pregnancy announcement:<br />
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We are expecting!!!!!!!!! Little "Peanut" is due April 20th! Ryder is going to be a Big brother and he's going to have to share Scout and "uncle Dirt" with his sibling. So far, at 20 weeks little Peanut is active and healthy! I've heard the heartbeat and had an ultrasound pic! soon as I can put pics up here again, I will show you!!!<br />
I am excited to write about the Wright Family as our adventures continue and our Family grows....stay tuned, I just may start a new blog with a new "address" just so that I can put more pics up!!! <br />
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<br />The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-21258062287615282922012-11-19T19:44:00.002-08:002012-11-19T19:44:46.253-08:00Everyone keeps telling me how fast these toddler years go by. I don't know about the toddler years yet, but the toddler days are slipping away and I already find myself forgetting details that I never thought I would!! <br />
I can't remember the first time Ryder started saying "Thank you" without being prompted, but he does! No, not all the time, but he does and it makes me sooo proud every time!! His manners are really developing. More than once now, I've heard him say, "Excuse me, Scout" to the dog when he passes by her! Infact, Ryder has been interacting even more and more with Scout. I can't remember the first morning, he sat down to "read" his book to Scout, but now he does it all the time while he waits for me to get ready for work. I can't remember when he got strong enough to hold the rope for more than one second when playing tug with, Scout, but he does all the time now! The first time he fiigured out how to wrestle with her, he got down on all fours and started head butting Scout's front legs, Scout started swatting at him with her front legs and belly laughs emerged from Ryder's cute little mouth!!!<br />
I can't remember what day that was, but I know they wrestled like that again tonight!! Sooo adorable!<br />
I have no recollection of when Ryder first became obsessed with busses, mostly school busses, but I swear it's been almost a year! His favorite things to play with are his busses and his animals. Lately he has been filling his busses with his animals, his horses, goats, sheep and cows. He wants them to "drive" and to "ride." He gets quite upset, when they won't all fit in his big bus. He loves his busses so much that they are the first thing he grabs to play with when he wakes up in the morning, after he comes downstairs and the first thing he grabs when we come in the door at the end of the day. I so badly want to play with him, but when he is playing with his busses, he is so happy all by himself that I hate to interrupt. Instead, I catch myself just watching him, smiling at how he has really started using his imagination.<br />
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He has also become very partial to this tuque, handed down to him by our good friend, Bailey.</div>
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I don't remember when Ryder's other obsession, horses, started, but I know it started with our visits to Dirt. Ryder wakes up in the morning, talking about Dirt, or busses, talking about horses or busses and goes to bed talking horses and busses! Ryder has recently started pretending to feed his horse (actually a purple unicorn) treats. He even brushes his "horse" with Scout's brush. Sooo cute to see him, do with his stuffie, what we do with Dirt at the farm. </div>
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Nic's latest visit was a fun one to remember!</div>
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Another memory: making Christmas ornament "cookies" with Auntie.</div>
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I know this winter is going to be full of "firsts" and the joys of discovering things for the first time. I am excited to make all kinds of unforgettable memories with my little cutie!!</div>
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-52776713599015028612012-11-11T20:33:00.001-08:002012-11-11T20:33:19.129-08:00GOOD BYE SHADOW!Friday, I had to say good-bye to one of the best friends I have ever had. He was old, for a horse, 32 years, but that didn't make it any easier to let him go. I can't remember how old I was when I got Shadow, but I must have been 12ish. We rode together through the innocence of youth, the turbulence of adolescence and the caos of young adulthood. Shadow knew all of my secrets, all of my dreams and all of my hopes. Shadow had been there for me when I cried, when I laughed, when I made knew friends, found love, lost love and just needed to be alone. <br />
He was the horse of my dreams, black, beautiful and full of kindness. He didn't have the most "spirit" of any horse I've ever known, no, that wasn't Shadow. He was slow, some might say lazy, unassuming and quiet. He made me work for every lope, every gallop, every lap of every arena, but I wouldn't have had him any other way!! We often compared his personality to that of Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh. It was his super laid back/lazy side though, that made him sooo reliable, the horse everyone could ride. I can't even count how many people had their first horse ride on Shadow's back. I can't count how many people's confidence and trust in horses was restored after spending half an hour riding Shadow through a wide open hay field. Actually, riding through wide open hay fields was our favorite thing. Shadow wasn't much for mountain riding. Too much work, too clausterphobic, not his thing. Get him in a hay field though and if you knew what to look for, you could feel him come alive. He'd pick up a gallop a little easier for me when I asked him to run between the rows of mowed hay. He'd pick up speed happily at the bottom of every hill, relishing the thrill of a gallop to the top. Sometimes we'd go for a "hay field" ride with friends, or with Mom, Aim and Nic. Sometimes, we'd ride alone and just talk. Sometimes I'd take someone behind me, for a ride on Shadow, double. Sometimes, just Nic and I would go and we'd sing and sing and sing at the top of our lungs, watching the horse's ears flicker back and forth listening to us. Those memories are my favorite! But there are sooo many. <br />
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We showed through 4-H together. He was my only 4-H horse from the time I was 12 until 21. We were a team, he and I. We started off pretty rough around the edges, but by the time our show career was done, we were not only showing in 4-H, we showed both hunter and western at open shows and Class A Arabian shows. (Shadow was anglo-arab.) Nic and Shadow even won a championship at Region 17 riding him side saddle. <br />
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In his prime, he was absolutely beautiful!! This is a pic of us, lined up after a Western Pleasure class. I have carried this picture around in my wallet since the day I got it from the photographer and I will continue to even now. In my eyes, there was never a more handsome horse and there never will be. This is my most favorite picture of him ever!!!</div>
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Once I left for University, I joined a rodeo club and not wanting to miss out, but not having any rodeo experience at all, I drug Shadow along as my pole bending horse. We had done quite a few gymcanas in our day and though we were never really fast, we were precise. I figured pole bending was our best shot at not looking totally ridiculous! Needless to say, our rodeo career together wasn't as successful as out show career, but Shadow was the kind of horse you could try anything with. Upon his back, I was never embarrassed or never felt out of place...not even among all of those long haired blond girls on their giant quarter horses. Shadow and I were a team, sometimes we were winners and sometimes we were losers, but we were always in it together!!!</div>
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After University, I had the rodeo bug. I really wanted to rope. Shadow was not big enough for this adventure, but I did take him to some arenas and chased around some steers just to get a feel for it. I moved him to Sylvan Lake with me when I got my first job, even though, by then I also had a rope horse. I could not imagine NOT having Shadow with me!! It wasn't long after I moved to Sylvan that I met the Kentz Family. They had just moved to an acreage and were just getting into horses. They wanted to know if I could give them riding lessons. Bailey was 4 years old when she started riding Shadow and Brooke was in grade 2. He was their first horse ride, their first horse experience and eventually, he became their first horse. A deal that involved one dollar and a promise that I would still be an "owner" of Shadow, being able to ride him, visit him and love him whenever I wanted, saw Shadow move from my place, to the Kentz Family acreage, AKA: Paradise! I continued to give them riding lessons, help them load him before each of their 4-H events, coach them through shows until they could do it all by themselves. Shadow was patient with them, teaching them everything they needed to know about owning a horse and in exchange, they gave him the best semi-retirement and eventually retirement home an old boy could ever ask for. I continued to visit him until the very end. I rode him every chance I got and I do not regret for one minute that I decided, when my life was too busy and too "roping" focused, to let the Kentz's love Shadow for me. Connie became my best friend, Craig, and her kids are like nieces and nephews to me. Shadow brought us together and I think that friendship might be the best thing he ever gave me! My family and theirs have shared a lifetime of memories with the most amazing horse!!</div>
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I had always hoped I would have a child of my own one day, who might get to ride Shadow. It looked for a long time like it might not happen (I didn't get to have children as young as I had hoped...) but it did! Ryder and I have been out to visit Shadow together a few times and Ryder did get to ride Shadow. Shadow got to see that finally all of my dreams had come true!! Having Ryder, sit on his back was an emotional moment for both of us. Shadow knows how long I had hoped to be a Mamma and how desperately I wanted him to be alive to see it happen!! </div>
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This was not Ryder's first time meeting Shadow, but it was the first time he was able to walk up to him by himself.</div>
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Saying good bye to Shadow was not easy, but I am glad I got to be there to hold his "hand." I had a few minutes alone with him "before" we shared a hug, some tears and a knowing in our hearts. The actual "moment" was incredibly sad, but also peaceful. Shadow went to sleep. His body remains at the Kentz homestead, but I know his spirit and his soul are up in heaven running free through endless hay fields!</div>
It is impossible to write about Shadow and do him justice. I have 24 years worth of memories with him. I could write forever and one day, I will write a perfectly fitting story about him, but tonight I just wanna close with my top ten memories of him right now, in no particular order....<br />
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1. Seeing him for the first time. I was a little kid. A black horse was my wish. He was perfect....well perfect enough for me! :)<br />
2. Riding him bareback...everywhere, all the time!<br />
3. Going for rides with Nic (she on her own horse) singing out LOUD the whole time<br />
4. Running through hay fields<br />
5. Qualifying for the Arabian Region 17 Horse Show<br />
6. Practicing the "Three Amigos" jumping over his butt from the ground...or a bucket. We rarely made it successfully, but as long as he had a bucket of oats in front of him, Shadow would stand there all day and let us crash into his ass! :)<br />
7. Riding under the old swing set, grabbing the top rail, swinging over it and landing back on Shadow's back!<br />
8. Watching our boyfriends show off, by jumping all the way over Shadow. They'd take a run for it and jump over his butt and clear over his head! Again, as long as their was oats, he'd let us do anything!!<br />
9. Riding him side saddle in my wedding dress to my first wedding (hey, I got the groom part wrong, but my ride was perfect! :)<br />
10. Taking people for their first ride ever on Shadow. I especially loved sharing him with kids he and I would give rides to whoever asked.<br />
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Rest in Peace, Shadow. You will never ever be forgotten. Mom once said, "you will never have another horse like Shadow. You will never have the time or miles to put into another horse like the time and miles you have put into Shadow." She was right. Don't get me wrong, I love Dirt Face. He has been the perfect horse for me, for the time he has been in my life, but he is not and never will be, Shadow.<br />
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<span style="color: red;">Kiss your babies, count your blessings and if you have a horse whose touched your life, hug him, love him and let him know how much better your life is because he is a part of it!</span><br />
The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-52635543392660756232012-11-04T13:15:00.000-08:002012-11-04T19:05:14.859-08:00HALLOWEEN, 2012Halloween!!! Phew! I survived the week of Halloween as a K-8 Teacher!! The anticipation of sugar is almost as crazy as the sugar high itself!!! Yikes!!! I will admit, that in order to keep up with the energy and excitement of my students, I had to indulge in plenty of sugar myself!!!<br />
I do love the whole, Halloween experience, the dressing up, the candy, the spooky, the pumpkins and the black cats!!<br />
This Halloween, Marty and I even got to dress up together for a Halloween party, something we love to do, but havn't done for a while. I went with some friends as "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Marty and his buddy, went as the guys from Duck Dynasty, the TV show. <br />
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This year, we decided to take Ryder Trick or treating. I figured we'd hit up a couple of the neighbour's houses and call it a night, but Ryder really got into it!! We had a friend and his little three year old daughter with us, so Ryder had a Trick or Treating expert to learn from. It didn't take him long to catch on. He'd always yell something on the porch at the door when Hayden did, though, I am pretty sure it wasn't Trick or treat!! He'd always say, "Thank you," though usually not until after the door was already shut and he'd scream if we had to empty his little pumpkin bucket a little so it wasn't so heavy. He definitely knew there should be candy IN it!! We all bundled up as it was damn cold and foggy and damp that night, but we were all too excited to notice whether or not we were cold! We lasted an hour, just doing our street. I left a bowl of candy on our porch with a note saying, "take a few, but please leave some for those who come after you." I certainly was NOT gonna miss out on Ryder's first trick or treating adventure. We hit up a few houses with bowls and notes on the porch too..not as fun as when someone opens the door, but I get it, those parents didn't want to miss out either!!! :)</div>
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<br />The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-40898273869685703302012-10-30T20:32:00.006-07:002012-10-30T20:32:56.124-07:00JUST ANOTHER OCTOBER DAYI should be working on my report cards but I have 15 minutes before I plan to crawl into bed and I have decided I just wanna do something more fun than come up with brilliant, professional sounding comments about how kids are doing in French class.<br />
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The weather was cold today. Really windy and snowy. A perfect evening to bake chocolate chip cookies!!</div>
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This was taken, Oct.30th, check out the snow in our yard!! Yep, it's winter here!!</div>
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-81156338081201163822012-10-30T20:24:00.000-07:002012-10-30T20:24:19.045-07:00WEEK OF OCTOBER 25THThe week that included, Thursday, Oct.25th, turned out to be a pretty fun week even though it included a huge snowfall that left our city looking more like mid December than October.<br />
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October 25th was Dad's birthday. Ofcorse we celebrated with some good friends at a Burger joint down town. We all enjoyed our burgers and fries, though I am pretty sure, Ryder ate only fries..only yummy, salty, sweet potatoe fries!!<br />
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Ryder sucking on Dad's EMPTY beer bottle. Some people don't think it's funny when parents let their kids suck on beer bottles, but I know my Dad would have found this moment as humorous as we did. :)</div>
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Friday, Marty had to go away for the night, for work, so Ryder and I were on our own. We woke up, Saturday morning and though it was snowy, we decided we should take, Scout for a walk. Well, I figured, I'd walk, Scout would walk and, Ryder would ride in the chariot...Ryder had other plans!!</div>
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I did manage to get Ryder into the chariot and we had a great walk, until we were the farthest away from home as possible, and Ryder began to declare that he wanted, "out! out! out! out!out!" This went on and on with him hollering, "out! out! out!" It was gonna be a long walk back home, if I didn't think of something fast. To actually let him out this far from home would make the walk WAY to long and slow for both Scout and I. Instead, I began to sing. I sang, "The Wheels on the Bus," "Old MacDonald had a Farm," "ABC" and "5 Little Monkeys." I learned then and there, that Ryder has the verbal ability to make requests. He will, say, "Bus, bus, bus" until I sing the Wheels on the Bus song, he'll ask for, "baby, baby" until I sing the verse about the babies on the bus. During Old MacDonald, he will call out, "horsey," "moo" and "baaa" until all of his favorites have been included. I was sooo excited, Ryder was really, truly, interacting with me during a sing song and he was happy to be IN the chariot! Later, after his nap, I took Ryder to the soccer field by our house for some tobagganing!! He loved it!!</div>
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Saturday night, Marty and I went to a Halloween House Party. Some friends and I dressed up as the Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles...I left my camera at the party, but there will be more pics to come....you gotta see Marty's costume too....</div>
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Sunday morning, after another sing song, dog walk, Ryder and I hopped into Marty's van and headed for a family trip to Rona. Until I had a toddler, I had no idea, there was such a thing as shopping carts that look like cars with steering wheels, but there are and Ryder is drawn to them, like a magnet. Holy cow, this was the longest cart, I ever pushed!! </div>
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Ryder fell asleep on the way home from Rona, for I swear, 60 seconds, but apparently that was enough for him to declare a sleep strike. He refused to go down for his afternoon nap, and after some good solid effort, by both, Marty and I, we decided to skip afternoon nap. We loaded up in the van again, Scout joining us this time and headed for the farm, for some quality, Dirt Face time!! Here's how the majority of our time there was spent, me brushing, Dirt, Ryder eating horse treats, Scout refusing to bring the ball we threw ONCE for her back and Marty building the season's first snowman!!</div>
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Ryder may or may not have shared a treat or two with Dirt...</div>
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Fun snowman, Marty!!</div>
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Marty not only introduced Ryder to his first snowman, but also to his first yummy icicle!</div>
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I taught him to dip his icicle in the snow. Yummmy!!</div>
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Saturday, as I faught to get Ryder's awkard, winter boots on, sweating in my own winter gear as I struggled to get his adorable, chubby little feet into the incredibly unflexible boots, I envied my cousins who live in warm states. I bet they never spend more energy pulling boots on their kid's feet than they do, pulling them uphill in the toboggan. However, today, as we sucked on icicles, rolled snowballs and caught snowflakes on our tongues, I was sooo happy to be living in a place where we can enjoy the snow and all it brings with it, even heavy, cumbersome, winter boots!!! Vive l'hiver!!!</div>
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We were lucky enough to have spent this past weekend in BC, visiting, Marty’s folks. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Though, they live
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Hi, Gramma!!</div>
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Grampa, loves to play trucks too!!</div>
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Friday night was fairly quiet. There is a time change from our house to Grampa's, so we tried to get Ryder to stay up until 7pm BC time which is 8pm (an hour Alberta time, a whole hour past his normal bed time.) He made it with only a minor melt down or two. My hope was that he'd sleep until 7am BC time, ofcorse, he did not. He was up at 7am Alberta time, 6am BC time! Toooo early!!!<br />
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After breakfast and a morning snooze, the five of us stuffed ourselves into Grampa's truck and headed to a pumpkin patch, corn maze and petting zoo.<br />
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My lil plumpkin with lots of pumpkins!</div>
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Mysfit pumpkins are my fav!!!</div>
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Cool corn pit!!</div>
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Hay Bale spider....creepy!</div>
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This lil guy stole my heart! How cute is he????</div>
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A face only a mother could love. :)</div>
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Ryder and I got up EARLY every morning. It's impossible to keep a 1.5 year old quiet in a large, wide open condo. Every sound carries straight into the bedrooms, I am sure, especially the sounds of Ryder's little ambulance and his singing tractor! To be honest, I didn't try that hard to keep him quiet. I live for his happy, joyful morning excitement!! It always reminds me that I too, should greet every day like getting out of bed is the best gift ever!!</div>
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Another morning nap tucked under his belt, Ryder was ready for the adventure to the Kangaroo Farm. You did not read that wrong. There is a Kangaroo farm within 20 minutes of Gramma and Grampa's house. It's actually a little hobby farm, that invites the public to come see their goats, pigs, wallabys and Kangaroos!! Soooo cool!! We were able to get sooo close to the animals, we could feed them, pet them and even hold them!!! Well, we could have held one of the three baby, "joey" kangaroos, but the other people who got there first were not exactly passing them on very quickly, so instead of holding a Joey, I held my own little Ryder! :)</div>
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Look how close he is to that wallaby. He actually ended up falling on top of this guy...it scared both of them....</div>
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On the way home, we stopped by a Halloween store. Had to try on some hats!<br />
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Ryder and I went to a birthday party. The party was for a friend of mine, but it was a Family event and her nephew, just a few months younger than Ryder was there to play with Ryder. Ryder, however, was not all that interested in little, Ted. He was much more taken with the cat, Louie. At one point all adults at the party were standing in the kitchen watching, Ryder interact with Louie, the cat. Ryder got bit a couple of times, but a kiss on each finger made him feel happy enough to go back for more kitty play time! He wanted desperately to cuddle with Louie, to hug him and to squeeze him. As you can imagine, Louie wanted very little to do with Ryder, however he didn't run away. He just bit and scratched and held his ground. Watching Ryder and Louie manipulate eachother, was sooo entertaining. There was a lot of learning happening for my little boy while playing with his new, furry, four legged companion. <br />
I am writing this and I can't think of any particular incident to describe, all I know is that the entire party was watching and laughing at Ryder and he, himself was laughing outloud with us!!<br />
There were no melt downs, no hitting, and no fits of frustration. Infact, everyone kept commenting on how laid back and "easy" Ryder is. I was tempted to ask him to stop chewing on the host's dog's toy, just to let everyone get a glimpse of Ryder's red headed temper, but I decided, what the hell? What's a little dog spit between buddies? And why not just let people think Ryder is a perfect angel...most of the time he is. :) Ha ha ha!!!<br />
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-74941400735564050012012-10-14T19:36:00.003-07:002012-10-14T19:36:51.592-07:00YEP, THAT WAS ME....Yep, that was me carrying my boy out of the library "football" style while he cried his head off. Apparently he did not want to leave the library. It's been over a month since we've been there and now that, Ryder is big enough to sit up at the kiddie table on a chair, he couldn't get enough of it. I was just content that he wasn't rifling books off shelves like he used to do. I quickly chose several board books and a few picture books to take home with us. Just as quickly as I was working, Ryder was choosing ONE book at a time, (usually a huge one) hauling it over to the little table, pulling himself up on a chair, flipping a couple of pages, pushing the book aside and repeating the entire process over and over until the stack of books on the table was as high as him! I should have just let him keep entertaining himself, but ofcorse, I had my own agenda. Safeway was right around the corner and I really wanted to squeeze in a quick trip to the grocery store before dinner. I explained in vain, to Ryder that he could read 2 more books (this I knew would take seconds) and then we'd have to go. After the two books, I urged him to come with me to sign out the very heavy bag of books I had hanging on my arm. He refused to budge. I told him I'd count to three and then I'd have to "help" him. 1...(come on, Ryder, just do it, 2...please, I don't want this to get ugly in the QUIET library, 3 (oh, crap, here we go...) "ok, Ryder, Mommy is gonna help you." I awkwardly scooped my 30 pound limp noodle of a boy up while managing not to drop a single book out of the bag, carried both to the front successfully, despite all the wiggling and shrieking. Once the books were "signed out," I made my way to the door, Ryder did not follow me....again, I counted, again, I prayed for compliance, again, I scooped up a shrieking toddler and awkwardly hauled him to the parking lot where he walloped me one across my head. This is his new thing. He hits. I know it's his frustration, of not knowing how to express himself, but it's not acceptable. I usually say, "Ryder, you don't hit. Do you want to hug Mommy instead?" 9 times out of 10 he will lean in for a hug, greatful, I think for a suggestion of what to do with his built up energy, but sometimes, it doesn't work, sometimes, he just hits me again, that's when I say, "You hit, you sit!" and I sit him down wherever we are, parking lots, horse pastures, sidewalks, kitchen floors, wherever. This usually leads to wailing and very vocal "self expression." This time, in the library parking lot, was no different. Wailing, and bucket loads of tears. I never let this go on long, seconds really, but it feels like eternity!! I usually lean in, ask for a hug, he squeezes me and we get on with our lives, but sometimes, even after the hug, he is still so worked up that he can't quit crying. Today was that day. He cried in my arms, all the way to the truck, all the way to the grocery store, and it didn't even stop once we were in the cool shopping cart with the steering wheels in it. <br />
So I did what I normally try to avoid doing.....I opened a package of fruit snacks from off the shelf, before I even paid for them, and started feeding them to him. Ah, silence! Finally! After the fruit snacks, he took down half of a plastic container of unwashed (gasp) strawberries. When we got to the check out line, I turned my head for a minute to find my bank card and during those 60 seconds, he bit through the wrapper of a chocolate bar that he grabbed off the shelf...don't worry, I paid for it. But neither one of us got to actually eat it because the kid at the till assumed it was garbage and before I could stop him, he chucked it in the trash!!<br />
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By the time the game changed to chase, Scout was getting tired of playing, but Ryder could have kept going for hours!!!<br />
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This evening of laughter came at the perfect time. I had been feeling rattled all day by the headline in the paper about a Mother, (36 years old, my age) of 2 children under 4 years old, who was killed on her way to a Thanksgiving Family vacation when a boulder on the truck infront of them, came loose, flew through the windshield of her car and killed her...right infront of her family. I stood in the gas station, reading this article bawling for that poor Mom. She will never get to see her boys grow up!! I wept for the children and for her husband. Life is too short!! I know this, but sometimes I forget just how short and precious every moment is!! Tonight, I laughed with my little boy, with man's best friend and with my husband. Tonight we laughed and I will hold on to that memory and I will make another one tomorrow morning, when I see that chubby, happy little face and get to laugh with him again!!<br />
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-47585226792387057822012-10-08T19:37:00.002-07:002012-10-08T19:37:54.097-07:00THANKSGIVING!We spent the weekend celebrating Thanksgiving. With so much to be thankful for, it was easy to be in a celebratory mood. We are truly blessed and we took the time this weekend to reflect on just how blessed we are! Life is good!!<br />
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Soooo, thankful for this little bundle of joy..and for my mom and sister, who helped me capture this photo!</div>
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-51494755166498755672012-10-02T20:52:00.000-07:002012-10-02T20:52:05.917-07:00ADIOS SEPTEMBER!I say, "good riddence, September!" I am sooo over September! I am welcoming October with open arms, despite the arrival of snow today. Even the crummy weather cannot dampen my excitement at September being over! I survived the caos of the first month of school and am ready to settle into a routine!!<br />
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I've been soo caught up in surviving September that I realized, I have not had time to properly celebrate some of Ryder's big milestones!! He is now 1 and a half years old! He speaks a few 2 word sentences and the Day Home lade, Amanda, swears he has said, "where Mommy go?" more than once, though I can't picture him saying this. Ryder has a lot of words and I wish I would have written at least his first few down. I always thought I would, but I guess I really believed I'd never forget them...now that he has soo many, it's hard to remember the first couple, besides, Dada. I know, "uppy, down, done, bus, woof and moo" were definately among the first. (Animal sounds count, right? LOL) <br />
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Just last week, he started putting 2 words together. The first time I heard him do this, he said, "Bye, Daddy." The next morning, he refused to say, bye to Daddy, but he did say, "Bye trucky." Ok, I know he is saying "trucky" but he doesn't say his "t" yet, so it comes out sounding a lot like "cookie" or "cocky." On the way to the day home yesterday, he saw a bus and actually said, "school bus!!" I was blown away!! He's been pointing out busses forever, he loves busses. I always, say, "yeah, school bus, city bus...." so I was thrilled that he identified the big yellow bus as a school bus!! YES, I am that proud, first time Mamma, thinkin' her son is sooo smart! Every first time Mom has that right, don't they?? :)<br />
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Ryder has started identifying poop. He knows all about "horsey poop, " and will continually repeat those two words all the way to the farm, once he knows that is where we are going. He also points out when Scout poops, but looks at me like I am from Mars when I ask him, "Did you poop?" Apparently, he doesn't realize that he poops too...not ready for potty training yet!! Ha ha!! Actually, one of the ladies in our Baby group, said her boy (a couple weeks younger than Ryder) is obsessed with poop. He makes his stuffies, sit on the potty to poop and he wipes their bums!! I cannot imagine Ryder doing that!!!! He did come to the door to meet me when I arrived to pick him up with a doll in his hand. He did point out to me that she was wearing a diaper, but he did not mention pooop. yep, I just wrote a whole paragraph about poop.....<br />
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We are lucky enough to have a good friend with a son a couple years older than Ryder. She is constantly sending us boxes of "hand me downs," which we LOVE!!! Here is a picture of Ryder in the cutest robe, curtesy of Jesse's hand me downs!!<br />
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-11570751002616600802012-09-26T20:18:00.000-07:002012-09-26T20:18:11.650-07:00LAST CAMPING TRIP OF THE SEASONOur neighbours, their two dogs, Marty, Scout, Ryder and I shared back to back campsites for one last get away weekend in our RVs for the season. Couldn't have asked for more beautiful weather!!!!<br />
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Mornings were chilly, even if afternoons were warm. Ryder did borrow my mitts. :)</div>
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This was the first time Ryder really got the hang of riding his "karma" bike! Thanks, Uncle Hoser!!!!</div>
The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-50333059584337943902012-09-19T20:42:00.000-07:002012-09-19T20:42:11.352-07:00I HAVE TIMEIt's Wednesday. I've made it through "hump day!"<br />
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Spagetti Dinner...still messy!</div>
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Everytime I turn around, Ryder is snuggled up to Scout!</div>
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Yep, it's messier and it takes longer and sometimes I get distracted and screw it up, but baking with Ryder is an experience guaranteed to provide a few laughs!</div>
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Ryder's favorite toy is a bus, my Oncle Terry gave him for Christmas. Seriously, he is obsessed with the bus!!</div>
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Mom took Nic and I to Cavallia. Incredible show!! Thank you, Mom!! (yep, Nic, I cut you out of this pic, believe me, you would have wanted to be... :) )</div>
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-20209107891214493342012-09-17T20:58:00.000-07:002012-09-17T20:58:18.262-07:00Balance!!!Sorry, I have not been writing lately. I've been busy, drowning! September has been a crazy, strong under currant gripping my ankles, tugging so that it's all I can do to keep my head above the water!! <br />
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Starting back at work after two glorious months of summer is always challenging, however this year it has been even more so for me as I decided to implement a whole new French Program. This new program utilizes gestures along with vocabulary. In fact, every single word the Teacher speaks is accompanied by a gesture. It's kind of like sign language, but it's not, so while I am completely bilingual, I am not familiar with the gestures, so I've had to spend at least an hour every evening, studying just to say one step ahead of the kids. Being only one step ahead is both exhausting and stressful!<br />
Leaving Ryder at the day home has actually gone without incident, however he has spent the month (at least it feels like it's been a month) getting his molars. He has been miserable! MISERABLE!!! He's been clingy, whiny, tantrummy and angry (he's even tried hitting me a few times! Like, what???) <br />
Scout and Dirt Face are on my mind constantly and just knowing they are not getting all the attention they deserve nags at me constantly...feeling guilty all the time is exhausting!!!<br />
Speaking of feeling guilty...finding time for fitness has been super challenging. Lately the best I can manage is a long dog walk with Scout in the evenings. <br />
House cleaning?! Ha!! Laundry? Ha ha!! Grocery shopping? Ha ha ha!<br />
Don't even talk to me about making time for my hubby!!!! <br />
I've really been doing a crappy job finding balance and time for all of this! <br />
Today, I decided for my own sanity, for my own health, for my family, I have to let go. Not of house cleaning...that I have no problem "letting go of," but of trying to do it all!! I can't always be there to pick up Ryder at exactly 4pm every afternoon. I can't always spend every minute with him until he goes to bed and still have time for all the other responsibilities and hobbies I have (like when do I get to check Facebook??? Blog??). I love being with Ryder all the time, but I have to remember, Ryder has a Daddy. A good one! A Daddy who can pick him up from the Day Home every now and then. A Daddy who can play in the sandbox with him, a Daddy who can do tubby time and read stories before bed, a Daddy who can walk Scout and a Daddy who can wash dishes. It's time I let, Marty help me. I have been a baby hog. I have refused help, because I love doing it all, but I cannot do it anymore!! <br />
Today, Marty picked Ryder up and I went grocery shopping after school. I made it home by 5pm and had time to put the groceries away and have dinner with my boys. I still got to go to the park with them after supper and then, I took Ryder up to the tub, while Marty did dishes. I got to walk Scout, had time to "study" and now I even have a few minutes to blog.<br />
Ryder's molars are in...I hope, I am a few days ahead on learning my gestures for French class, the fridge is stocked and the sun is shining! Here's to finding a balance!!<br />
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Ryder and I attended a birthday party Monday for a little girl, turning 2. As party favors her Mom haded out lady bug wings! Sooo adorable!!</div>
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The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-75267922901769606762012-09-03T20:06:00.000-07:002012-09-03T20:06:04.964-07:00HAPPY NEW YEAR!!Tomorrow is the first day of school with kids. As Teachers, we've been back for 4 days already, but tomorrow, the kids will join us in our classrooms. I consider this to be "New Years." For me, this is really like the start of a new year. New kids, new subjects (gr.1 Health,) no "Music" classes, thank God, new schedules, new supervision and new friends! I usually try to make a few "resolutions" just as normal people do Jan.1st. This year, I am resolving to find a better balance between being a mom, being a teacher, being healthier, making time to exercise and being a wife. I am pretty good at being a Mom, but the rest, I'll admit I have kinda let slide. I am excited to see all of the kids, but I am really sad summer is over.<br />
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I have not made time to Blog lately. We decided to spend the long weekend at home, doing nothing. I explained to Marty, that I needed time to get ready for school. He thought I meant I was going to be at school all weekend, preparing. What I actually meant was that I needed time to rest. Time to do NOTHING, so I can start tomorrow fresh and full of energy. I'd say, "mission accomplished!"<br />
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Ryder spent some time loving this stuffie someone left at the barn for us. He is convinced it is a horsey, magic horn or not! :)</div>
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It's been challenging this year, trying to figure out how to "holiday" with a little one. Sometimes it feels like we spend a lot of time waiting for Ryder to nap or making sure Ryder has something fun to do, besides play in the ashes of the fire pit, fall into rivers, throw rocks into the ashy fire pit or dump the last few drops of beer from the empty cans all over himself. Don't get me wrong, the "Great Outdoors" is full of entertainment for little ones, but we had to learn to let go of the idea that we'd get to hike (a 17 year old is only happy in the back pack for so long,) or do much biking (scary biking in Bear country by yourself, and most trails are not chariot friendly.) We had to figure out what we could do besides sleep in on rainy days (sleeping in is never gonna happen again is it?) Like I said, we've had to wrap our heads around how to find things we all like to do together that can include a dog. For the most part, we usually have great days that just fly by!!<br />
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Climbing rocks with Scout.</div>
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Hangin' on beaches (no more swim suits, it's now hoodie weather on the beaches.)</div>
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Wearing his first "ugly camping sweater." We all have one, don't we??</div>
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Pineapple at the picnic table!</div>
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Road side lunches in the mountains!</div>
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This last trip was exhausting and I'm not sure if it was because it was sooo soon after all of our other road trips, or if we were just plain camped out, but after 3 days, we were done. We just decided we would all rather be home than be on the road. We came home a day early and I am sooo glad we did. We have not unpacked the trailer or the truck. We have not done anything since we got home this afternoon, but sit in the sunshine in our own backyard and it was one of the most relaxing, fun days we've had all summer. :)</div>
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<br />The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-81061126111879339892012-08-19T22:06:00.005-07:002012-08-19T22:06:48.201-07:00GRAMMA'S HOUSERyder and I just spent 5 days at Mom's. Damn, I miss being in the country. I miss the quiet, I miss the dark, I miss the animals and heck, I miss Mom! :)<br />
Ryder, it turns out, might have a little country in him too, despite spending the first year of his life in the city. He couldn't get enough of the horses, or spending time in the barn. He'd wake up in the morning saying, "horse, horse" and he wouldn't stop saying it or grabbing our fingers, leading us to the barn, until he went to bed at night! He loved feeding the horses treats. He'd dig into the treat bucket pull out as many treats as he could carry and walk over to the horse with his hand held out. Adorable!!!<br />
Ryder is also into hugging. He is a very affectionate, cuddly kid. His hugs sometimes involve arms, but mostly just him leaning his head in to lean on whomever he is hugging whether it be another kid, an adult or an animal. He was not afraid to hug the horses. Again, adorable!!<br />
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Waitin' for his ride, wearing Gramma's helmet. Yep, it's time to get him his own, one that fits.</div>
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Ridin, Maverick with Gramma.</div>
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Helpin' Gramma catch the horses, they were in the yard, grazing.</div>
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Ridin', Bobby, Nic's horse, bareback. Ryder can say, Bobby, but it sounds an awful lot like how he says, "puppy" so I am not sure if he knows the difference....</div>
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We did more than just mess around with the horses during our visit. We
went to the pool where, Ryder insisted on doing the waterslides by
himself, even the tube one!! Ryder's saw his first parade, we attended a
BBQ where there were plenty of other children for Ryder to hug and we
visited friends. We had a great time at "Gramma's" house, but I think,
Ryder would agree with me when I say, the horses were our favorite part!The Wright Mommyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04649135642406641612noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883425517387240723.post-31087930252581420612012-08-14T10:07:00.001-07:002012-08-14T10:07:19.770-07:00ROAD TRIP SUMMER 2012Road trips are great for testing relationships, man and wife and parents and child.<br />
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After 16 days on the road, 5 showers, 2 boat rides, 2 Ferry rides, one flat tire, one actual bear encounter, one potential bear encounter and one cartwheeled baby in the lake, I am happy I can say that our family relationship is stronger than ever! <br />
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I somehow deleted all of the pictures from the first few days of our trip, but we camped at Cataract Creek our first night and hiked to the falls the next day. It was a beautiful, spot in K-country. From there, we headed towards the Crow Nest Pass where we stopped at a spray park so Ryder could splash and get a "bath" of sorts. We BBQ'd hotdogs and headed to Fernie where all the campgrounds were full! We ended up staying in the parking lot at the ski hill. At least it was free. LOL We got up early in the morning and headed to Moyie Lake in BC. We got there in time for lunch and we snagged an awesome campspot really close to the beach access. Moyie also had a great dog beach, so the whole family got to enjoy the water! :) After a great beach day, we had our first fire of the trip. Ryder missed it though cause he was already in bed. He slept awesome, by the way. The whole trip, he napped like a champ and he slept 11 or 12 hours every night! In the morning, we headed to lockhart Creek. I have those pics!!! :)<br />
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We stayed at Lockhart for a few days. Every morning we'd take Scout to the beach (ofcorse, it was a no dogs allowed beach,) but like most other dog owners, we assumed the sign wasn't for OUR dog and it certainly couldn't apply to first thing in the morning when no one else was up....<br />
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We'd throw sticks for her. She's nuts for sticks. Here, she's digging in the sand for her stick.<br />
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Ryder ventured down to the water to watch Scout swim for sticks.</div>
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I am to the Ryder's left. So is Scout. I threw the stick and Scout took off after it, en route to her stick she completely cartwheeled Ryder into the lake! I mean she knocked him head over heels!!</div>
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Here is my poor, cold, wet baby!!!</div>
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Don't worry, he and Scout are still BFFs!!</div>
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Mom to the rescue. I wrapped him up in my hoodie! All warm!</div>
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There was a great hike behind our campsite. I was kinda scared of bears, so we just went for a short little walk.</div>
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They have a boat and offered to take us to a beach you can only get to by boat!</div>
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Ryder loved his boat ride and he loved hangin on the boat even when it was parked.</div>
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In the background you can see Scout's butt. She totally traded us in for another guy.</div>
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She just walked right over to him, cuddled up to him and started spooning. Hilarious!!</div>
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They had a life jacket for Scout. She is not a terribly brave dog, but we wanted to see if we could get </div>
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One night, after Ryder was asleep, the wind came up. Marty raced down to the beach so he could kite before it got dark!</div>
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Gray Creek is still on kootenay Lake so we hiked to the Pilot Bay lighthouse and climbed the stairs to the top. </div>
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We also hiked to Sawmill Bay where the whole beach was just layers and layers of sawdust.</div>
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Our neighbours came on the hike with us and brought their dogs, Enzo....</div>
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Day 12, after having spent a good portion of our trip on the East bank of the Kootenays we took the Ferry to the West side.</div>
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Kokanee Creek had a pretty nice beach! Lots of sand!</div>
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Ryder played with Gramma and Grampa!</div>
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The weather on the West side was even warmer, so lots of time was spent wearing very little clothing! Yay!</div>
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Watermelon is always best when it is HOT outside!</div>
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One day a Fire Rescue Chopper landed right in the campground! Cool!</div>
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Ryder LOVES Gramma and Grampa's dog, Angel!!</div>
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Grampa was an awesome babysitter. One day, he and Gramma stayed with Ryder while Marty, Scout and I went for a hike. At one point, Scout started acting weird. The hair on her back stood up and she began sniffing the air, not like she smelled steak on a BBQ, but like she smelled something...different. We became super alert after that and....we actually SAW a black bear in the bushes beside us!!!! Well...Marty did! He pushed me behind him and grabbed Scout. I panicked. I didn't cry, but I wanted to. I was soooo scared! I have always been worried about running into a bear and finally we did!!! I reached into the pack for the Bear Spray but grabbed the bug spray instead. Marty thought it was funny. I did not!! The bear spray was on Marty's belt. Right where it should be. Lucky for us the Bear took one look at Marty and ran the other way, but I was too scared to keep hiking. We turned around and headed back to camp. I felt bad for Scout who was quite enjoying her hike. </div>
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We were sad to leave Gramma and Grampa, but it was time we started the
journey back home. After the Ferry ride back to East Kootenay, we drove
to White Sawn Provincial Campground. The place was infested with
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The next morning, we wanted to get a jump start on the travel day so that we could arrive at our next destination with time for fun! Ryder though, was in NO mood for co operating. He spent the entire morning, screaming and crying and just being loud and difficult!! I am sure the campground applauded when we left...LOL</div>
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We arrived in Radium to sunshine and a great campground, Redstreak, with a much happier baby in tow. Radium is only 3 hours from our house, but we have never camped there before. Turns out, we should. I loved it!! Beautiful campground and lots to do in the family friendly area...and a beach, my fav!!!</div>
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Marty thinks this swim outfit is embarrassing, but I love it!! I was totally validated when a stranger came up to me and asked if she could take a pic of Ryder. She is a painter and said, she often gets her inspiration from the beach. I wish i would have asked her to send me a painting if she chooses to paint one of RJ!!</div>
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Our two exhausted passengers in the backseat!</div>
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Wedneday, July 18<sup>th</sup>, Ryder and I flew to Kelowna
to visit Marty’s Dad and Trish. We
were excited to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa and to soak up the always
promised sunshine in the Okanagon!
We were not disspointed!! We spent 5 days filled with family bonding and
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Marty, his cousin, Alexis and her family joined us in
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In the mornings, Ryder and I would take Angel, Gramma's dog for a walk...kind of! LOL</div>
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Grampa got Ryder a hard hat. They wore it at breakfast! :)</div>
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There is a beach access near Gramma and Grampa's house. Grampa took us there!</div>
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Angel came too! Since we had flown out to see them, Scout did not get to come.</div>
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Dad arrived Friday.</div>
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Saturday, we swam at the pool!</div>
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..and we went to the splash park!</div>
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Saturday adventures ended with a group tubby time!! Lots of bubbles, thanks, Gramma!!</div>
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I know I look naked, but I DO have my swim suit on!</div>
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Sunday, Alexis had to take her family home...</div>
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...but not until we had shared lots and lots of cuddles!!</div>
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In the afternoon we got to go for a ride on Grampa's boat!! </div>
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Thanks to Marty's family, for a weekend of adventures!!</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Kiss your babies, count your blessings, and get on a boat if you get the chance today!</span></div>
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2012 was the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede. The Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth. There is one day left and I am "stamped out..." in a good way. :) </div>
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We had lots of company both 2 and four legged, we ate lots of pancakes, drank lots of Bacardi, ate lots of deep fried goodness, pet lots of cows, dressed lots in our boots and hats and shared lots of "yee haws" with our friends!! </div>
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Our first stampede Event: Bowness Pancake Breakfast!! Yummmy!!</div>
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Best to eat pancakes topless....this kind of breakfast is messy!!</div>
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Our second Stampede event, was the "Round Up Party." We saw 54/40, The Mat Good Band and The Hip. <br />
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My third Stampede Event, was the Garth Brooks concert!! OMG! Best Concert, I have EVER, EVER seen!!!!! One of my besties managed to get 6 tickets online before they sold out (in 58 seconds!)</div>
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Trisha Yearwood came and sang for us too!! OMG!!</div>
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What made the Garth Concert sooo awesome for me, was how genuine he was. How surprised he genuinely seemed, that the whole place could sing every word to every song! No one sat down for the whole concert!!! <br />
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Friday, we headed to the Grounds as a family. Ofcorse I dressed Ryder in full cowboy gear! I had soo much fun watching him "work" the crowds of people whose smiles were widened by the sight of an adorable, pint sized cowboy!!<br />
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Deep Fried Snickers Bar! Ummm, yummm...ok, this did end with explosive diahreah, but it was worth it...really, it was!!</div>
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Pettin' the cows with Auntie!</div>
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Nic and I rockin' out c'boy hats!</div>
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Checkin' out the livestock... </div>
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I love my lil cowboy!!</div>
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Cowboy Wrights!!</div>
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Ryder and Daddy watchin the zipliners! </div>
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Snack break!</div>
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Third big Stampede Event: Dancin' up a storm in the "Cowboys Tent."</div>
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Nope, none of our Stampede events included the rodeo or the chucks, but there is sooo much more to Stampede than those..oh and we couldn't get tickets. We did not anticipate them selling out. Every other year, we've gone, but this is the 100th year, sooooo there were ALOT of people who had planned ahead and had gotten tickets before us!! Didn't matter, though, cause we got out fill of the party that is Stampede!!</div>
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Thanks to everyone who celebrated our cities biggest party with us!!! To all of our out of town relatives, if you ever, ever wanna come check out the Stampede, you are more than welcome to stay with us. We will show you a great time, we promise!! </div>
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