Carving Pumpkins in Anticipation of Hallowe'en

Our local Harry Potter getting ready to go to a Hallowe'en PartyWe carved five pumpkins this year. It was lots of fun.

Bruno did not like getting his hands dirty for the event

Max goes to Cooking School

Max and his friends are taking cooking classes at a local chocolate/ coffee shop called Schokolade . They learn how to make a variety of cookies, decorate them, and finally, eat them! Interesting to note: all his classmates are boys. Moms want their sons to be great cooks!!!

Walking the dog on a great fall day

Walking Grandma's dog, Nigel. We are practicing for when we get our own dog in the spring!!


Love the sweaters, Max and Bruno, and the brotherly love!!!

Walkathon 2007

Here is Max walking with his Grade 6 buddy, Brandon!!! How cute are they?





Brothers all decked out in their sweats and ready to go!!!

Camera is broken...

We've been busy.....walkathon, Thanksgiving, and great fall photos all missed because my camera died on me this weekend!!! I hope we can fix it!!!

The Importan thing about a tire swing is....

Here are the boys playing on a tire swing at Lyn, our former nanny's, new home. The simple joys of a tire swing...

Max's 6th Birthday at the Bug Lab

Here we are making crafts: an ant trapper

Opening gifts
Blowing out candles on the birthday cake
Being junior etemologists and observing bugs...

How cute is this? Getting ready to observe bugs....the group looks like they are going to start working in the lab....
Bruno looking a little skeptical....what am I going to be doing?
Touching the giant millipede
Bruno and Jairo
Max ready to handle the stick bug
Max and his dear friends...
Amy the leader...doing a great job teaching us about insects and spiders!!!
Happy birthday Max...with his dear brother Bruno!!!!

Back to School with Bruno and Friends

Here is Bruno going to Preschool...so cute and lovely

The beautiful garden at preschool
Bruno and friends

Looking great in his new fall jacket!!!

A Walk through the forest....

Here we are on a beautiful weekend, taking a walk through Pacific Spirit Park. The boys loved the forest. Beautiful Vancouver weather - better than our rainy summer!!!

Family Pizza Night....

Here are the boys making and eating pizza for Family Pizza Night every Friday!!!!
Look at the great pizza Max made....
Grating cheese...