Halloween!!!

This year we went with a feathered theme for Halloween...a chicken and a duck. If you asked Jack what he was going to be, he said: "A costume". He did pretty good...he got the hang of trick or treating no problem! William was pretty mellow, all things considered!

My Chicken Little


Both of my feathered babies


The cutest duck in the whole world


This looks more like a headlock than a hug


So precious..quack quack!

Pumpkin Time!

To start off Halloween, Mark and Jack (with a little help from William) carved out some pumpkins for our porch. Jack wasn't so sure in the beginning, but was quite pleased with the result!

The spectator of the event...


A kiss for good luck!


First feel of pumpkin goo...


What the heck is in here??????


The final result!


The big one is Jack's and the smaller one is Will's!

Happy Birthday, Boppa!

We all love to celebrate birthdays (except mommy, she hates hers), so we had the whole family over for Boppa's 57th birthday on October 24th! No function is without drama here...we had been having problems with our gas for a few days, actually we had none! Union Gas proved to be very tardy with their repairmen, it actually took 2 whole days before anyone came! We had no stove or FURNACE!! No heat for my babies!! AHHH! Thank goodness it was October. We cooked supper on the BBQ, and we bought a cake instead of making one. And the weather was good so the no-heat thing wasn't an issue at all!

Opening presents with Jack...Jack and Boppa have an amazingly close bond.


Boppa and his cake


Jack helping to blow out tha candles. Boppa only has one lung, you know!


Boppa and his boys.

Welcome Home, Cousin Ralph!

Mark's cousin Ralph recently flew in from Atlanta for a visit. His parent's live in Belwood, so we were fortunate enough to get to meet up with him for a visit at Mark's mom and dad's house on October 23rd. Mark's aunt's and uncle's came from Collingwood and Windsor just to see him as well! This was my first time meeting Ralph although Mark has some great memories of him from his childhood. It was great to finally meet him!

Mark, Ralph and Mike (and Will too)


Ralph and Aunt Betty from Windsor


Jack...he was SO excited that night, Mark's aunt and uncle brought their poor dog from Collingwood who has NO experience with children. Jack was so happy to have something to play with, I'm afraid the dog may have slept for a week when it finally got home! This was the most mellow I could get him!


A rare pic of Jack and mommy...I have to take them myself if I want any!

Fall Fun...multiple events!

We have had a pretty busy fall around here! We've been able to do lots of entertaining in our new home, which is great for us as we love to entertain and never had the room to before! Also given that fall has been so beautiful weather- wise, we've been able to enjoy the outdoors too!

On October 7 Mark and I got to host the very first Sharpe Squad Thanksgiving! I've never cooked a turkey before, and was quite excited! We cooked dinner for about 12 people, and overall it turned out really well!

From this.....

To this!


My very festive table...Martha would be proud!


The Sharpe's spent an afternoon with Uncle Mike and Aunt Sharon, and Sharon's daughter Cassie at Chudleighs Apple Orchard on October 13. The weather was pretty good, and we all had a great time!
Jack only rode in his stroller for a VERY short time. After that, Uncle Mike said he felt really stupid pushing around an empty stroller. Jack is getting pretty independent, and would rather walk/run. He was pretty good though, we only had to chase him a few times!:)

Here are Jack and Uncle Mike at the petting zoo...


And here is Jack feeding some animals. He didn't quite get the hang of it till the very end, he spent more time throwing the food at the animals. He loved it though!



Nothing is complete without a 2 year old covered in ketchup and corn!


Uncle Mike, Jack and daddy...can anyone spot the family resemblance?


He wouldn't ride in his stroller, but a wagon (designed for fruit) was okay for Master Jack!


This is the best pumpkin pic I could get!



We went back to Uncle Kevin and Auntie Lori's lot the next day. They are going to start building their new home any day! The lot they have was all bush, and they had to have a logger come down from up north and clear the lot for them. We are so excited for them!


I can't imagine anything cooler than living in the country with all those trees!

Our first posting!

Mark's cousin asked me to start this blog so he could keep up on the doing's of us. While I have full intentions of tracking some of the bigger moments of our lives (really, this is basically like online scrapbooking...YAY!), I thought I'd start with some random photos of all of us!

A very rare family photo! This was taken when we went for a family hike along the Forks of the Credit. It was a gorgeous fall day, and we all got some much needed exercise!


Big cuddles...Jack truly loves his baby brother William (although some days it's a bit overwhelming)!


Jack, a.k.a. Spike


Jack loving what he eats!


"So cute"... that doesn't even begin to cover it! My baby, getting big FAST!