Roughriders SGI Play It Safe Day!

Dear poor neglected blog...I'm back!  Well, at least for an occasional blog post as this fall is looking extremely busy.  However, I am determined to at least blog about our amazing summer and our fantastic trip to Italy in particular.  Yep..we managed to survive for two weeks without the kids..and them without us.  There were moments it was difficult on both sides but I truly believe it was good for all of us...couples need time to reconnect and kids need time with their grandparents.

Back to the topic of the day as there will be many posts and photos about Italy to come.  We attended the SGI Play it Safe Day yesterday.  If you aren't from Saskatchewan, it's a day where you can watch the Riders do a walkthrough, get autographs, eat some free food and check out various community services.  The kids had a fun time and were totally exhausted by the time we left..they both napped for 3 hours afterward which is pretty much unheard of these days.

We were impressed with all the great freebies and a bit surprised by how quiet things were yesterday compared to the past couple of years.  I guess the five game losing streak may have affected attendance..or possibly the change to starting school after Labour Day has kept people out of the city. Either way, it was kind of nice that things were less crazy although I am sure the organization would have preferred that!

Without further ado, here are some photos from the day!

Fishing Trip 2012 with Connor's First (and second) Fish!

We were back at Lake of the Prairies for our annual fishing trip.  We had a wonderful time..the weather was great, the fishing was fantastic, and the food was amazing as always.  It's always nice to spend time with the family and enjoy the beautiful outdoors.  Here are just a few photos from our recent trip.  I love summer.

Practice fishing!  It paid off because Connor caught two fish and he didn't fish for very long.

Aleena with her injured head...long story.

Aleena really wanted to drive the boat.

Fishing and lovin' it!

Connor reeled it in and Dad helped lift it into the boat

Connor's Second Fish (we didn't get a photo of the first the night before)

Hula Hoop Train

The Great Canadian Blog Bash Giveaway Winner is...

The winner of the $75 prize package courtesy of True Cuddles is Pam Young!  I'm just about to send you an e-mail if you happen to read this first. :) You will be receiving a "Pirose for Nursing and Fashion" Nursing Cover-up worth $40 as well as an additional $35 worth of "Cuddles" for either a boy or girl.

I hope everyone had a lot of fun checking out all of the mom blogs that participated in The Great Canadian Blog Bash this year.  I enjoyed reading where everyone`s favourite vacation spots were.  Clearly, there are many places I need to visit in Canada someday!  First on my list is still the Maritimes as I`ve never been there and I`ve met some amazing moms on forums over the years that I`d really like to meet in person.

Since the school year is over, I am very excited that the summer is year!  We've got a lot of fun things planned for this summer and I also have a huge "to do" list that I would also like to get done.  Most of it involves cleaning and clearing out things so if you're from Regina and in need of baby/toddler items, stay tuned!  I will start posting several items starting in a week or two from now and we have a TON of stuff.

Hope everyone had a great Canada Day and wishing you all a wonderful summer!