Simpsons Movie/Goodbye Josh

Yeah, so my buddy/old roomie Josh Gallant is flying to Korea tomorrow, to teach there. So yesterday he and i went to the Dartmouth Crossing theatre and saw the Simpsons Movie. I didn't really know if it would be super funny or not, but i bought some kool-aid, so that i would laugh easier anyway. you know, all the sugar...

So anyway, right from the get-go, the stinkin' movie had me in a fit of laughter...that's right...a fit! yeah, it was just like seeing a Simpsons episode, except longer....and better. of course, as usual nowadays (thanks to having children who wake me up so early after a late night at work) i was drifting to sleep a few times...trying desperatly to stay awake so i didn't miss the fantasticness. i swear...i never fell asleep during movies at 12 in the afternoon before i had kids.




so, to any true simpsons fan, i say SEE THIS MOVIE. it fell in love with the simpsons all over again. kinda like how i fell in love with kelly, then she dumped me, and a couple years later we got back together and fell in love all over again. but this time is was for keeps...just like my love of the simpsons (for which kelly does not approve).

So we recently had a visit from Greg and Jocelyne. They even brought Job with them (I guess he still can't stay at home by himself yet). They were on their way to PEI...the Island of dreams...and stopped in overnight to visit. Kelly and I decided that we would let them stay in our storage closet. Job, of course, we let sleep in the sink again. He loves sleeping there. Just kidding. They actually got to take over Emma's room, since she was at a sleepover at Grandma and Grandad's.

When Emma came home the next day, she was very excited to see her cousin Jobey. They had fun playing together, as you can see.


Job has been getting so big, and doing all the things that we are anticipating Morgan doing in a few months...like sitting up good, eating more cereal, changing his own diaper, and even singing show tunes. Well, maybe not the latter two. But he even did a bit of a crawl while he was here. We were all so excited. It's funny...I mean, I can jump, run, and do cartwheels...but it's not cute. But when an 8 month old crawls, it's amazing. Not fair...I deserve more praise!!!




Morgan played a bit with Job, and they had to be watched, since they both were discovering the other. Job was trying to pat Morgan's head like a drum, and she was trying to pull his face. So cute, so cute. I think Morgan liked playing with him. Pretty sure they will be partying together for years to come.

Emma is growing up so fast. We watched a little video clip (taken with a digicam) on our computer. It was from Christmas 2005 (wehen Kel and I were just dating...I gave her the camera for Christmas...she gave me a frying pan-which I love). Anyway, she seemed so young, and couldn`t talk as well, but her personality was there all the way. She sung `Jingle Bells`, but did the words her own way, in her typical fashion. She sang `Jingle Bells, Jingle all the Klenex.` Anyway, she is so much bigger now, and I think this picture really makes her look like an older kid.

Well, it was a nice visit. Greg and Joce are going to be back on Sunday, as they pass back down to Yarmouth again. Wish they lived up here. Wish I was a little bit taller...wish I was a baller. Ah, nevermind.

Barfing Baby

Yeah, so this morning...not only did Morgan wake up at 5am, and not go back to sleep, but appearently she drank too much milk from mommy. I am laying there in bed, wishing i could get back to sleep, and thinking about how the Ward Picnic would go (mmmm, the six foot subway sandwiches were yummy)...and i hear "uh oh".

So of course, I ask "What happened?" Well, Kelly said Morgan threw up, and asked me to hold her while she got something to wipe up with. So i am holding Morgan (who I love, and realize is just a baby, and doesn't know any better) up in front of me when she goes for round two of puke-a-mania. YUCK!! She threw up right in front of me, and on my chest and on our comforter. I was it all come out, even through the little girl's nose. Poor thing. But she was happy as a lark afterwards (which kills me). Anyway, I thought she just got the comforter (there was a pool of white puke in front of me on the blanket, which was sick!), but when i got to the bathroom, I noticed it soaked me all the way through my shirts.

Bottom line.......THANKS for the puke, Morgan, and good morning to you, too.

Upper Clements Park RULES!!!!

Well Monday we took our summer trip to Upper Clements Park. We were waiting for a nice Monday to go (since that is one of my days off). So grandad took us down to that wonderfully magical park that always makes me feel 5 again.

It was a really hot day out, which was nice. There weren't many people there, either, so we didn't have to wait in big line-ups. I was soaking wet at one point, just from sweating. Now that is what I call summer...sweaty arms.

Luckily, they have a flume ride to help cool off. It was great, we got to stay on as much as we wanted, cause nobody was in the line. I sat in the back with Kelly in the middle and Emma up front (Grandad looked after Morgan). We got so soaked!! But it was alright cause like I said, it was HOT.
Flume Ride (Me, Kelly, and Emma)



Oh, so last year Emma's favorite was the Roller Coaster. We were pretty excited to get on it. Kelly and Emma went on first, and I had to wait in line with a bunch of stinky boys. Seriously, they stunk. I am sure they hadn't showered since school let out. Not only that, but they butted in front of me. I was gonna push them down, but figured I would try to be the better man. So anyway, the roller coaster ended up being a flop. I think it is getting too old. I was super ricketty, and i felt like my head was going to get shaken off. I actually started getting a headache after being on it. So we only went on twice.

The Bogus Coaster (it's fun for people who like pain)

We also got to go on the most exciting ride of this, and last, century...the Merry-Go-Round. Wow, I could hardly contain myself on this ride. I haven't been on one for years...for good reasons. But we all got to ride on horses together. Riding horses is the best feeling in the world, according to some. But these were not very lively horses. Do what you have to do for family memories, right?

Merry-Go-Round (exciting in the 1800's, classic in the 2000's)

Last year Emma and I waited about 30-40 minutes to get on the bumper boats. This time there was no line, and we even got to go on twice in a row. Probablly could have gone on more, but I kept getting bumped my this 9 year old who could drive the boats better than me. I felt inferior to his superiority. But we had fun. Grandad went on with Emma one time. I tried to sink their battleship.

Clash of the Titans...or Smash of the Halagonians

Morgan was pretty good all day, eventhough she was confined to the stroller for most of it. She stayed awake the whole time I think. Her and Grandad had loads of quality time together. She's a happy girl. I mean, who wouldn't be happy just sitting in a stroller all day sucking on your fingers? I can only hope that some day I can live that dream.

Morgan loving life, and her fingers

Grandad went on a few rides, and even helped out Emma driving her car. Emma went on one of the cars by herself at first, but she ended up crashing into one of the cars at the end. I thought it was pretty funny as I was watching it from my car, but I guess she was pretty upset about it. It's still funny though. I should have uploaded the picture of her, cause it shows her fear and panic at not being able to stop her car. hahahaha, it's fun to laugh at them sometimes, right?

Grandad and Emma sharing a car (maybe he'll let her drive one of his when she's older)

The last ride we went on was the train. We were soaking wet, cause we just came off the flume ride for the second round. It was nice to relax on the train at the end. We got some good pictures of the girls together, and Morgan by herself.

The sisters (Emma loves smiling for pictures, as you can tell)

The last thing we did was listen to the band play while we ate ice cream. Emma got up and danced to most of thier songs. She made me come up and twist during one song. I must say, I can twist like the best of them. I am sure there are few out there who share my talent for doing the Twist.

So that was our time at Upper Clements Park for 2007. It was fun. Kelly was happy she actually got to go on rides this year (last year she was prego). We love that park. I think I should buy it. Then we can live there, and go on the rides for breakfast and supper. We'll spend lunch time eating.

Friday the 13!!! AHHHHHHH!!!

so this past friday the 13th was the hottest day of the summer so far. and i mean hot. not like jalepeno peppers, but hot like boiled eggs. so we decided to take the girls to the lake. not just any lake would do though, we went to chocolate lake.

well needless to say, i got sunburnt...cause i am not a great user of lotion. i did put a bit on my back, cause i am paranoid about back burns. but i finally got a good amount of sun on my face. and let me tell you, i look good!! kelly got burnt bad on her back. i had to put some crazy aloe cream on it for her. the girls were okay though. emma made a friend, who was from ireland. kelly loved the mom's accent. i loved watching two guys hit on every girl in sight. it was awesome. they were my heros for the day. they were even spraying each other with tanning oil. they were quality guys!! i am sure they get loads of dates!!

so after, we went to the dingle, got ice cream, and saw morgan sit on her own for the first time. yup, we let her sit on pavement, and let her be. i mean, if she fell, then she would learn how bad it can really hurt if you don't hold yourself up. just kidding, we had her on the grass. it was cool though. and emma swung on a swing on her own now, and actually did well. all those times i tried to teach her, and it is finally paying off. now, if i can just teach her how to make supper....

so it was a good day. we will get some better pictures of morgan sitting when she is more in the mood. it's all about "the mood" with these three girls.

Morgan sitting again while i updated the blog.

Morgan eating in her new high chair

This Smells Like Dark Magic!!

Well, in case you didn't hear...the good folks on Breakfast Television stated this morning that the new Harry Potter movie is sold out at the Bayers Lake theatre for the rest of the week. This sounds crazy to me, but these are dark times. If you ask me, I would say that Lord Voldemort is behind this madness. It's just the type of thing he would do.

I tried to get tickets to go tomorrow, but couldn't get them online. I had to get them at the new Dartmouth Crossing theatre instead.

I am thinking about calling up Dumbledore and calling in a favour. I am sure he can get me some free popcorn for the trouble. We'll see. Gotta go, Dobby the house elf just showed up. He's trying to convince me not to go tomorrow, saying there is some kind of danger. He's a nutter!!

The Deep South

we were down to yarmouth on the weekend. i made snacks for the drive, cause i am domesticated. now, if i could only learn to sew, i could take over kelly's position as mom.

so the place my folks live is deerfield. this is the sign...

we went to the beach on saturday. it wasn't the best day for it, but we all had great sandy fun. i got to use greg's skim board. i had fun, and probablly almost died a few times. i think skim boarding is my destiny. i was doing alright. i got kelly to watch me wipe out a few times. she was impressed.

the kids (emma, ethan, shaylee, sarah, carrie, and jen) all had fun in the sand. they didn't get in the water too much. it was so cold. i almost had fristbite on my legs from going in a bit. then i showed the kids how to use a boogie board, and got all the way in, sacraficing my life, and they didn't even try it out. kids!!

we all had a nice family dinner after that. my pops made mooshey hamburgers. i think they were hamburger/dog food burgers. he's tricky like that.

it was good to see all the kids, and hear all the noisey playing around, all the crying cause somebody hurt the other, all the "i don't want to go to the bathroom", and "it was an accident". yup, great fun. but at least i got to relax.

the babies were having a good time. Job liked the mickey mouse hat. he's cute. reminds me of myself at his age. well, myself at any age, really.

morgan got to play with some new toys, and had fun with her relatives. i think she likes greg better than me. i think it's cause he smells better than me. he's always seemed to maintain a cetain hint of raspberry in his B.O. lucky man!!

well, the only dissapointment was that emma and i didn't get to chop wood while we were there. she really loves doing that. she always asks me to do it. but grampy's axe handle was broken. we tried with the dull axe, but it just wasn't working out. she then said, pointing to the sledgehammer, "can we try using that axe?" that was funny. and then we left yarmouth. and had a great drive home, tired out and cranky. ah, family trips are the bestest ever!

The Trip To The Zoo (not our home, but the real zoo)

Yeah, so last friday we went to the zoo. The Oaklawn Farm Zoo in Aylesford, NS. It was fun. Better than last year. It wasn't nearly as hot as last year. We actually thought it might rain, but it held out.

I think we saw more of the animals this year, too.

Pretty sure we didn't see the lions last year.

This one's tongue was hanging out. I think that means he wanted to watch TSN Sports Center with Jay Onright and Dan O'Toole.

There were a plethora of baby goats that were chillin' on their own. They were aggressive as anything, and kept trying to eat Morgan's stroller. We did buy some corn to feed them, but i am pretty sure our awesome tastey stroller was much better. They were also eating my leg hair, and Kelly's pants. One even got under the stroller and tried driving Morgan around. Those little jokers! But they were cute, so we forgave them for their antics. Just like how I forgive Morgan for trying to bite off my fingers.

Well i think the best part for everyone was seeing the joey. You know, the groundskeeper, Joey. Just kidding, the Wallaby mother has a joey in her pouch. I was thinking of asking Kelly to make me a little pouch i could carry Morgan in, and then i could pretend to be a wallaby. We'll see what she thinks.

Oh, the funniest thing was Emma and i went up to a Llama to pet it, and she was so scared. I told the Llama that if he was going to eat one of us, to eat me. I told him i didn't think emma tasted very good, and since i use BBQ sauce as deoderant, i figure that would give added flavour.

We had a good time. Emma got to ride the pony. I got to give advice to the Zonkey (half donkey, half zebra), who told me she was confused about her identity. And Kelly was woo'ed by the peacock (i think he got her number!).

Who Let the Blogs out?? hahahaha

Well well well.... i finally decided to do this whole "blog" thing. i figure i have nothing better to do all day. i mean, who wants to spend time with their family? really? just kidding. but seriously, i just thought this would be a good way to share photos and advice on life.

so today is day one. read more later.