Big Boy at 7 1/2 months

Look at how he is growing!!! He is crawling and exploring like crazy. Tonight Kevin put him on his ride/push toy and he stayed on! He is not quite ready to walk by himself but that will come before I know it...



Happy and drooling.




Checking out under the hood.




Still need help from Daddy but it is a fun activity that can do together.

Exploring

Now that Dolan can crawl, he can find all kinds of new fun things the see and do. He can crawl over to the DVD's, pull them out and then chew on them. Ah... what fun babies can have! I just love the fact that Dolan chose the DVD that highlights the story of his family history. Dolan's ancestors were some of the first black settlers in Saskatchewan. Dolan's Great Uncle is featured on the DVD. You can read about the LaFayette's settling in Saskatchewan in the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan at the following link:

http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/blacks_early_settlements.html

Sleeping Babe

Who can't resist a sleeping baby??

Dogs and Babies

Who's toy is it?

Scrapbooking

I have been scrapbooking every Tuesday evening with some friends. Here are some of my favourite pages for a contest on another blog:
http://10-4livingoutloud.typepad.com/leica_forrest/2008/04/contest.html


Dolan at 5 1/2 months


Newborn photo by Melina taken when Dolan was 10 days old. This page was created about 5 days before Dolan was born at a Scraptology class.


Eating solid food at 6 months.


Pregnancy photo taken by Melina 3 weeks before Dolan was born.


Another 5 1/2 month photo. Just learning to sit by himself.

Serious Conversations at 7 months

What a big boy :) Don't they grow up fast!!!




Having a serious conversation with the bear. Dolan's godparents gave him the bear while we were visiting last week.

Property

We put an offer to purchase 10 acres of land, 10 minutes north west of the city. Here are some photos of the land taken Tuesday night. We are looking at purchasing a ready to move home. We would like to make the home energy effecient by using geothermal and solar heat. Here is the home that we love: http://www.warmanhomes.ca/rtm/home_plans.php?h=Brett

Dog Walk

Last Sunday we had beautiful weather. We bundled up Dolan and packed up the dogs and headed for the dog park so Dolan could go for his first sled ride. Well... by the time we got Dolan to the park he was fast asleep :) I decided that Dolan should still have the experience (even though he was asleep) so I put him in the sled. As soon as he was in the sled he started to cry so needless to say it was a short sled ride! Instead he went into the Baby Trekker and enjoyed the walk sleeping while daddy carried him.

On the way home we stopped at Tim Horton's and went through the drive through. The dogs enjoyed the stop because they received a Tims bit from the cashier.

Dominion Champions

My dad and his team won the National Dominion Legion Championship for Curling last week. My mom was the only wife there :) She had a great time cheering everyone on. Congratulations!!!!

Saskatoon Sun

If you live in Saskatoon make sure you read the Saskatoon Sun. My dad's photo is on the cover and there is a very large photo on page 32. On Sunday my parents are leaving for Dauphin, Manitoba because my dad is representing Saskatchewan in Legion curling.

GOOD LUCK Dad, Rick, Darren and Andrew!!!!