Gun Cleaning 101

I suppose it was inevitable being that he is Scott's child and all...

Today my little boy learned how to clean a gun... Not shoot it, yet, but gun safety rules and how to take care of your equipment. I can't believe how quickly he picked up what the different parts are and where they go and how it all works. Even Mommy doesn't know all that information. A quick and eager pupil under Daddy's patient guidance.

Another day to go down in the books in 'Life with Scott & Jackson'.

For the Birds...

Not sure if there are any hungry birds out there in this cold winter weather, but we finally put up the yummy suet birdseed hangers....

Come and get it!

Jackson wanted to be sure that we took a picture of Daddy using the BBQ rotisserie skewer to hang up the bird treats! He thought his Daddy was pretty smart for coming up with that idea and really funny too!

How to Be a Rock Star By a 4 Year Old

Lesson one...

Jump on the bed (only allowed in a hotel so go crazy) and sing out loud really loud. Anything by Johnny Cash or Billy Talent are best.

Lesson two...

Have a contest of who can jump the highest. Never give up even if the other guy is bigger than you.

Lesson three...

Find a cute chick (or Mommy will do) to cuddle.

Lesson four...

Dive into all life throws at you full force with no regrets.

Lesson five...

Have a pants-off dance-off to celebrate all the little things in life.

These lessons brought to you by J-Man courtesy of his Hotel stay on the coast.

Hannah-Lulu Luau

Hannah is one! This is her own 'smash' cake made by her Mommy.

She is such a talented and wonderful momma.

We are so happy to have been able to share in Hannah's first birthday luau.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful day with us all.

Lots of wonderful traditional food made by her Mommy & Daddy.

Family, friends and lots of fun.

Pretty Pineapple Princess
Can't wait to watch you grow up into a beautiful young woman.

Did you hear the "Good News"

Beary exciting news around these parts...

We won a CHBC Good News Bear!

We made a donation to the local food bank this year and our names were drawn to win on these beautifully hand crafted custom bears.

His name is Gus the bus driver and he is as cute as a button, just like his new owner, Jackson.

Jackson is seen here chatting up Mr. Mike Roberts, the CHBC weatherman. Maybe a future career in television???

A'Maze'ing Pumpkin Kinda Weekend

It started as a foggy, dreary autumn day with a crisp bite in the air....

Just the most perfect kind of weather for a harvest adventure in Smalliver!

After a delicious breakfast made by Daddy, crisp bacon and warm French toast smothered in maple syrup, we bundled up, put on the boots and headed to our local corn maze. If you have never been to Covert's farm for the maze, you are missing out on some awesome family fun.

Scott and I did not know what to expect as neither of us had remembered ever going to a corn maze. It's more of a treasure hunt than just traipsing around in some muddy corn fields. There is a whole game you play as you wander around the fields and Jackson, Scott and I had an a'maze'ing time. I won't spoil the surprise in case you decide to go. They have some other great play areas for the kids as well as the cute little cafe/coffee shop. Really worth a few hours on a lazy weekend.

Then it was off to Reid's to pick out our Halloween pumpkins. We went with the intention of only getting two, but came away with five. It's hard to narrow it down to only two when there are just so many that you want to take home.

And once they were home, Scott & Jackson set to digging into the big guy to give him a little personality. The laughs and giggles of the day make the memories we will carry with us long after the pictures have faded. Thanks for sharing in our Happy Harvest Day!

Crazy about George and Playmobil

Jackson's most recent obsessions over the last month have been Curious George and Playmobil.

I must admit that I don't mind that mischievous monkey so much as he's cute and always minds his manners. And our Netflix has a few seasons now so we rarely watch a repeat.

And now that he has his own Playmobil catalog, that is his preferred reading material. Forget the Sears Wishbook when this little book has all his Santa list in a tidy little package. I'm sure that I will be needing some tape for a few favourite pages any day now. PS please ask 'Santa's helpers' if you are thinking of getting any Playmobil for Jackson as there is already an order in with the Big Jolly Guy for under the tree.

Of course you never know that he could be into by next month...