The big 6 year old named Gavin

1. What do you like about school? Being the special helper
2. Who is your best friend? Nate
3. What is your favorite thing to do? Read books
4. What is your favorite colour? Blue
5. What is your favorite food? Pizza
6. What do you like to do with your family? Play games
7. What is your favorite toy? Video Games
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Magician
9. What makes you happy? Playing with my family
10. What makes you sad? When no one plays with me :(
11. What is your favorite show? Indiana Jones
12. What is your favorite book? Super Hero books
13. What do you love to learn about? Animals
14. What was the best part of your birthday? Skating with my friends
15. Where do you like to go and visit? Disneyland
16. What is your favorite treat? Cookies
17. What do you think about before you fall asleep? I think about my mom and dad
18. Who is your biggest hero? Captain America or it might be Dad too?
19. What is your favorite thing to do with your brother Bennett? Play video games
20. What is your favorite birthday present? The remote control car

Spring Pictures 2015

Mothers Day tea - PreK

Gavin's PreK class put on a wonderful tea for all the moms!  

Gavin was asked why I was the best mom and his response was," because she is funny".  I'm happy someone thinks I'm funny!

Skating Lessons = Success for Gavin

I had come to the reality that Gavin just wasn't going to learn to skate...he said he wasn't playing hockey and didn't want to skate!  I thought I would try skating lessons just one more time before he was old enough to get into hockey, just in case he changed his mind over the summer and it wouldn't be too late for him to play.  Well..... I was right!!  This little skating monster jumped to the next level after the second week and it now a full fledged skater who wants to play hockey next year.  

An Interview with Gavin at 5 years old

1. How old are you? Um.. 5
2. Who is your best friend? Gage from the Dayhome
3. What is your favorite thing to do? Wrestle with Dad
4. What is your favorite colour? Blue
5. What is your favorite food? Pizza
6. What do you like to do with your family? Play some games
7. What is your favorite toy? Lightsaber, oh maybe lego
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Teacher
9. What makes you happy? When I am playing and doing stuff with my family
10. What makes you sad? When somebody hits you and blames me
11. What is your favorite show? Star wars Movies
12. What is your favorite book? Superhero books
13. What do you love to learn about? Animals
14. What was the best part of your birthday? When we did cake
15. Where do you like to go and visit? Grandma's
16. What is your favorite treat? Popsicles
17. What do you think about before you fall asleep? I think about my mom, dad and brother
18. Who is your biggest hero? Dad
19. What is your favorite thing to do with your brother Bennett? Play video games with him
20. What is your favorite birthday present? EVERYTHING!!!

Gavin - A Basketball Star

This winter Gavin has been playing basketball with Red Deer Basketball Association.  He loved showing off his skills and playing with his friends the Alexander boys.  

How a 4 year old likes to party!

We had planned to have an outdoor birthday party with skating and sledding.  Well.... Alberta weather sure changed that plan!  We feel fortunate that I have the option to use the school gym at the last moment.  The kids had a great time running,  playing hockey and jumping jumping on the matts. 

Gavin was as spoiled boy by all his little friends.  We all feel so fortunate that we have such wonderful people in our lives.

January 7th, a day fit for a king! Swimming, special treats and a family dinner out for pizza (Gavin's choice!)

Gavin - 4 Year old questions

1. How old are you? FOUR
2. Who is your best friend? Siler
3. What is your favorite thing to do? Wrestle with Daddy
4. What is your favorite color? blue
5. What is your favorite food? Hot Dogs and pizza
6. What do you like to do with your family? Play video games
7. What is your favorite toy? Playing at the park
8. What do you want to be when you grow up? A Scientist (thats a new one!)
9. What makes you happy? Family
10. What makes you sad? Yelling at me
11. What is your favorite show? Hulk and Hotel Transylvania
12. What is your favorite book? Ninja Turtle book
13. What do you love to learn about? all different sports
14. What was the best part of your birthday? Getting toys
15. Where do you like to go? To the park
16. What is your favorite treat? Candy
17. What do you think about before you fall asleep? Power Rangers
18. If you could meet someone famous who would it be? Superman
19. What is your favorite thing to do with your brother Bennett? Play Skylanders
20. What is your favorite birthday present? The Ironman present with all the little guys

Gavin you are such a tender hearted boy with a fire for life and what you believe in .  We LOVE every moment you snuggle us.  Life would be so boring without you xoxox
We love you to the moon and back

Gavin starts playschool!!

Today caught both Gavin and I off guard.... for weeks, months, even the past year Gavin has been asking when he get to start school.  All the excitement turned into reality when I had to actually leave him at Noah's Ark Playschool.  My confident,  social butterfly was clutched to my arm with tears flowing down his face.  As I fought off my tears in front of him, I tried to reassure him and myself for that matter, that he would make a new little friend and would love school.  I proceeded to my vehicle and cried like a scared little 3 year old myself.  His first day went just okay.  We will keep you posted on the progress of 3 year old playschool.

Skating Lessons

 We just finished the boys first session of Canskate.

Gavin laced up his skates for the first time when he started the lessons.  The first few weeks consisted of lots of crying and crawling on the ice.  After the first day he said to me, " mom, I don't like my teacher with the beautiful eye"!  That must mean that she was at least was in his face trying to teach him a thing or two.  By the last day of the lesson, Gavin was on his feet most of the time and even smiling :).  His one teacher (without the beautiful eye I"m guessing) had a strong connection making his skating experience positive.

Bennett on the other hand is a natural like his Grandpa Wecker.  From the very start he jumped to the next level and kept up with all the kids.  Sometimes I had trouble keeping track of where he was on the ice because he was so fast.  He received his first badge and was two skills away from receiving his second.  I see hockey in our near future, eek.

 Here are some of our favorite pictures.

Gavin with his ribbon and Bennett with his badge, way to go boys!!!