it was so fun!

*warning: this post contains ALOT of pictures! and mostly of Magoo...

We are back in Regina but had such a great time in Alberta that I thought I would share.

We went and watched Aunt Emily's Rugby game. Magoo spotted someone's bike helmut and pointed at it and said "Daddy?", so cute, the guy who owned the helmut let Magoo where his passenger helmut and his fancy Oakley brand sunglasses (those I made sure he didn't touch!)

Magoo also loved standing on the lawn chair and "yelling" in his gibberish at the girls on the field. All the bystanders we also loving it and somewhat cheering his cheering.

NannaJo has such patience when it comes to messes help...

... which ends in "baths" and mopping of floors. haha

Magoo's first ever text (it's the mumbo jumbo part at the bottom). He typed it and sent it himself, and we only discovered it when G-Lo's phone buzzed.

We spent a TON of time outside! It was so nice pretty much the whole time we were there.

Also had a -falling off a chair- accident, and got a bruised back and bonked noggin.

I also found some time to alter some stuff for my growing belly. These used to be regular pants, but I sewed an old tank top onto them, hemmed 'em and voila- new maternity shorts! whoot. I made two other pairs.

My little Magoo has an obsession with phones. One night we were chill'in. Emily was playing on her phone on that chair and Magoo finds his toy flip phone and goes and chills next to her. What a kid.

kissing/trying to bite NannaJo through the screen.

we.ate.so.much.food.

meeting baby Kastendiek for the first time (Des & Matt's little boy). There were a few jealousy moments when I was holding him.

Also we went to the ZOO! This is the face he made (unprompted) the first time he saw the lemurs.

(if you look really closely there is a baby clinging on the side of this Mamma lemur)

seriously we could have probably spent the whole day in the lemur house and Magoo never would have gotten tired of it.

and we couldn't help but think of Unlce Riley as he currently shares a country with these cool monkey's.

After our visit at the Zoo we went and had an awesome picnic lunch down in the River Valley. It was so quiet down there and so refreshing to just sit and enjoy the sun and the company with us.

Loves parks!

I also realized this was the first time Magoo ever experienced sand in between his toes, so many parks have rocks/rubber these days. Sand parks are so refreshing, although slightly litter-boxy all at the same time...

and since when did my 18 monther become too cool for the baby swings?

also a trip to G-Lo's acreage wouldn't be the same without a little underage driving...

I Loved being at my parents house just for the lone fact that I could sit on the deck and watch him play in the yard and never worry that he's going to run too far, or chase someones dog...

There were a few other things done, not caught on camera, like swimming. We loved going to the Kinsmen Pool in Sherwood Park, it has the BEST tank for littler kids!

We also got to visit with Nannie and Grampi (my Dad's parent's) they came for dinner on Mother's Day. And visited with lots of other great people, although not as many as we probably should have... oh well, next time.

(photo courtesy the great Bevan, and his wonderful skill)

All in all it was a great time.

And we already miss being there.

Although not as much as NannaJo and G-Lo miss us...