It has been a LONG week filled with lots of couching and puking. Lochlann had a fever and was coughing up a storm all week…sometimes coughing so much he was throwing up. Kenzie had horrible Pink Eye in both eyes. Riley and Lincoln got a little of Loch’s cold but they werent too bad. So Lincoln missed two days of school, Loch and Kenz have been home all week. Everyone seems to be almost better now. Back to school for all of them tomorrow.
Wonderland!!! ~ October 1st-2nd, 2010
Here are some pics of our little trip to Canada’s Wonderland. Jen, Steve, Aidan and Rilyn joined us for a day of rides and fun. It rained the whole day and it was cold but the kids had fun and thats all that matters.
- On the way…
- On the way
- At the hotel
- My 4 silly kiddies.
- Bedtime snack
- Lincoln getting ice at the hotel
- Sleepyheads
- Watching cartoons before leaving the hotel
- Ready to start the day of fun.
- Checking out the falls.
- Planet Snoopy
- Who doesn’t love Snoopy.
- Lochlann and MacKenzie
- Waiting in line for Riley’s very first theme park ride.
- Smiley Riley
- Loch and Kenz on the carousel
- Riley LOVED all the rides
- Waiting in line for the racecar ride
- Lochlann
- MacKenzie
- Lochlann and MacKenzie with Snoopy and Sally
- Lunchtime
- Lunchtime
- Lunchtime
- Ready to back for phase 2
- Ready to go back for phase 2
- Lincoln yelling at me for taking a picture AFTER they told us to put our camera’s away. What a good rule-following boy I have :)
- Lincoln and Lochlann waiting for the Thunder Run
- Riley has had enough fun for today
- Lochlann, Jamie, Lincoln and Aidan on The Fly
- Jen and Steve on their Jalopy date
- The only roller coaster we could get Jen on. It was only 4 feet at its highest point.
- Loch and Kenz with their costumes and loot from the Halloween treasure hunt
Ballerina Kenzie ~ September 15th, 2010
MacKenzie has wanted to be a ballerina for as long as I can remember. Well now she finally is on the road to becoming one. I couldnt get very many pics because parents arent allowed in the room…they are only allowed to watch through one of those one way window/mirror things and the reflection on the glass ruins any chance of a decent pic. But here are the couple I DID get. Not great but better than nothing.
- Kenzie at the end of her very first ballet lesson
- Showing me something she learned
Back To School ~ September 7th, 2010
Back to School is here again. It is always a sad day for me. I feel like my stomach is in knots as they leave. Ugh.
- Waiting for the bus on their first day.
- Bye Bye babies.
- Lincoln said no pictures but I snuck this one in as he was leaving.
- HOME!!!! I missed those little munchkins!
Grandpa’s Visit ~ September 2010
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Presents from Grandpa and Aunt Suzie
- Lochlann and Uncle Steve playing Wii
- Riley being silly
- Grandpa and Riley drawing
- Grandpa telling them a bedtime story
Nana’s Visit ~ August 2010
Nana was here for a very nice visit. We haven’t seen her in a couple months plus she hasn’t had a chance to see our new house until now. We had a very nice visit with her and the kids had so much fun.
I have tons of pictures from the visit but I am awaiting permission from Nana before I post them
Charlie Is Here! ~ July 27th, 2010
Finally after much waiting and anticipating…On July 27th, 2010 I gave birth to my surro baby, Charlie Michelle Turco. After less than 5 hours total labour she is here. Michelle and Steve and Lennon are so happy to have their little baby back with them. It was an amazing 9 months. Charlie will always have a tiny piece of my heart but I was more than happy to hand her over to the arms of her Mommy and Daddy where she belongs. It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever been a part of. Now that it is over I can truely say that I do not regret one tiny moment of this. It is hard to explain how it feels to affect someone’s life this much, and to be a part of something so HUGE and life changing. I thought that I would feel sad (and that would have been ok) I was prepared for a little sadness maybe. But there was nothing but excitement and awe. Charlie is beautiful and perfect and amazing. Being able to watch how much that tiny baby changed their lives was just beyond words. The feeling that comes from that is unexplainable.
Ok…now that I am done rambling, check out the pics of her on her Birth Day
Happy Birthday Riley ~ July 18th -August 1st, 2010
Well considering I was due to have Charlie (for those who don’t know or remember, Charlie isn’t mine…she is my surro baby) 2 days before Riley’s birthday we decided to do Riley’s birthday party a few weeks early. So on July 18th we invited a few toddlers her age to come celebrate Riley turning 2. I didnt have the energy to make it the best birthday ever but there were friends and cake and who needs more than that right?
Then on August 1st we celebrated her actual birthday. Aunt Denise and Cousin Oli came over, and we had a quiet family celebration for Riley. Again…quiet and small but still lots of fun and Riley loved every minute of it.
Summer Fun ~ May-August 2010
In light of the fact that I was horrible at keeping up this blog this summer, I will be lazy and post all the random summer fun pics in one post. Including the following…
Science North day, Dynamic Earth day, several trips to the beach, many many trips to the splashpad, Summer Reading club, trips to the library, trips to the park, friends birthdays, backyard marshmallow roasts, etc etc etc
- Going to the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- Backyard marshmallow roast
- Backyard marshmallow roast
- Backyard marshmallow roast
- Backyard marshmallow roast
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- At the park
- At the park
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Summer Reading Club
- Library
- Library
- Splashpad fun
- Splashpad fun
- At the park
- Splashpad fun
- Ice Cream!
- Ice Cream!
- Ice Cream!
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Dynamic Earth
- Reptile Rainforest
- Reptile Rainforest
- Reptile Rainforest
- Library
- Library
- Splash pad fun
- Splash pad fun
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Science North
- Summer reading club
- Summer reading club
- Summer reading club
- Summer reading club
- Summer reading club
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- At the beach
- Backyard marshmallow roast
- Nana’s perfect Marshmallow
- Link and Riley watching a movie
- Ben’s Birthday
- Ben’s Birthday
- Ben’s Birthday
- Ben’s Birthday
- Ben’s Birthday
- Ben’s Birthday
- Link and Riley
- Lincoln being silly with Riley
- Smiley
- Riley and the care bear watching tv from the strollers
- Link on the p;ane to visit Grandpa
Happy Birthday Lincoln ~ July 7th -11th, 2010
On the 7th, (his actual birthday) we had a little celebration here with the family for Lincoln’s Birthday. The usual…cake, Presents, good food and family. Then on the weekend Lincoln and his friends went to play paintball instead of having the typical birthday party. They had SO much fun but of course in true paintball style they came home covered in welts and bruises. Happy 13th Birthday Linky!
- Present from Lochlann
- Present from Kenzie
- Saying thank you to Lochlann
- More presents
- Not sure why cousin Oli is holding his nose…
- Lincoln decided on “chocolate eclair cake” instead of a birthday cake
- I guess it tastes good?
- Riley is enjoying it.
- The littles watching Lincoln play his game
- Lincoln and his friends getting ready for paintball
- Lincoln and his friends getting ready for paintball
- Lincoln and his friends getting ready for paintball
- Lincoln and his friends getting ready for paintball
- Great shot of Lincoln getting shot in the back!
- Taking a little break for cake and snacks
- Taking a little break for cake and snacks
- Presents from friends
- Presents from friends
- Back for more paintball
- The aftermath…welts and bruises
- The aftermath…welts and bruises
- The aftermath…welts and bruises
- The aftermath…welts and bruises





















































































































































































































































