Missing in Action

I know I've often started my blogs by saying how busy life has been, but seriously - the past 3 weeks have been crazy! In a good way...we've been celebrating birthdays, hosting parties, going to try-outs, end of year recitals, finishing up all the winter and spring activities while moving on to all the summer ones. I feel like we've had a small break the past few days but starting tomorrow it's only going to get busy again and then summer will be here! It's crazy to think how fast this year has gone but it's certainly been a good one.

Here's a little life update and some photos to go along with it...

Irelynn will be turning one on Canada Day. We can hardly wait for the celebration. Her birthday outfit arrived today and it fits perfectly...just some minor adjustments to tighten the waist. She still fits her 3-6 month clothing from last summer!

Georgia's turned 5 on June 2nd and Princess Ariel was her surprise guest.

With all this beautiful weather we've been enjoying many outdoor meals - makes clean-up a little easier!

Georgia's birthday celebration.

I was just testing the lighting but it turned out to be a great photo of the birthday boy - This is 36!

His Party.

The family.

Georgia's second dance recital. She danced in four dances this year and we've couldn't have been more proud of her. We were in the second row (all 9 of us). The best part was when she made direct eye contact and waved to us...while staying right on track with her dance moves.

Hudson's Year 2 Piano Recital - He nailed it!

What a great big brother! Hudson actually wanted to see his sister dance and he said the best part was watching the boys on stage - "They were so good mommy!" You can try dance next year if you want Hudson..."No thanks mommy, I'll stick to sports" Ha -I couldn't stop laughing!

So proud of these girls!

Sisters! Just a little down time hanging out on their new swing.

Ride it Cowgirl!

Not too sure what she was thinking here but Jack, you better watch out!

Back at it! My first triathlon in almost 4 years. I look super fast in this photo but I had one of the slowest times on the bike...it's all good, I made up for it in the run!

The kiddies raced in their first triathlon and loved it. Here they are pre-race showing off their race tattoos. They thought it was so cool when the volunteers wrote their numbers on them.

I have so many more photos to share but it may be a couple weeks before I can get them organized and get back on track.

Enjoy the rest of your week!

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