Well, March is here... The 2010 Olympics have come and gone, the roads are re-opening the chaos is quieting down but the excitement of the last hockey game lives on! There was so much going on and so many great athletes and events to watch, but that gold medal hockey game- Canada vs USA was a nail biter.The Olympic Flame, wow was it ever incredibly crowded!
It was kinda sad to see the flame go out last night, I am hoping that it will be re-lit for the para - olympic games in a couple weeks.
It was nice wandering, but incredibly busy trying to get around. It was great to see so many happy people enjoying the sights and festivities. Sebastian would have LOVED the chaos and hustle and bustle of the crowds and shows and, well, all of it!
Spending a day with some buddies made the day much more enjoyable for the kids... Here they went skating at the outdoor rink at the O-Zone. Belly was intimidated by the crowds, but bentley did 27 laps!

When the mascots were first unveiled a couple years ago, were they ever mocked!! They have kinda grown on me since... Problem was, this was Belly's favorite, a sasquatch named Quatchie.
where the problem comes in is she believed his name was Krotchie - and when Bentley decided it would be fun to try taking her stuffed Quatchie she screamed "Don't touch my Krotchie" or at another point she saw someone else with the same stuffed toy, "hey, she/he has a Krotchie like me"

Well, what else... School is in full swing, Belle has registered for kindergarten in September - it will be nice that her and Bentley get one year at the same school. Hockey is over after a tournament this weekend, which I am happy about, but Bentley has been asked to join a spring team which looks like it will be keeping him VERY busy! Belly is still loving Ballet classes. but I am concerned about her other choice....I seriously cannot handle another goalie in the family

I am really not too sure what to say so instead below you will see some pictures from the last few months

In the wee bit of cold weather we had in early December, the kids enjoyed skating on a frozen pond.
January 21st, 2010 marked one year since Sebastian passed away.
Bentley is doing great this year in hockey and is also excited about playing spring hockey also, I guess not break from hockey this year!
Belle still loves ballet and dancing around

1 more sleep till school....

Summer holidays are officially over tonight.... back to the morning routine - oh no!!!
Summer has been ok, really felt wrong without Sebastian with everything we were doing. We didn't do nearly as much as we usually did but I think it was ok with the kids. Isabelle talks constantly about Sebastian and death. Its been 32 1/2 weeks....
Stel's race is just a short 5 sleeps away.... sure hope he is feeling ready!

For the long weekend we took the kids camping out past Princeton in the tiny town of Coalmont on a very rustic forestry campsite... yup a lot more nature than i am used to when camping!!! exploring the ghost town of granite city the last full standing building left... Quite interesting for Bentley looking around what is left o f an old city. Saw the very old cemetary and the read about the Madam of the ghost town. Bentley ding some Gold Panning along the riverIsabelle enjoying some fishing...Stealing a brownie!!!Up at the Coal Mines Fossil Hunting up at the minesThey found s whole bunch of fossils - had a great time digging around and finding amazing fossils.
The OMG we are not going to make it down this mountain drive!!!!! It had rained in the night and a bit of the morning and coming down this mountain was quite trecherous!She LOVES Dirt Biking and Quadding now - we thought she would be scared and not go but wow she couldn't wait to go again!!! She said she is going to ask santa for one, oh no... but a couple days earlier she was going to ask santa for some strawberry shortcake dolls, lolThey found us a new House!!!!We stopped at Manning Park on our way home, I used to camp with my grandparents there each summer, sure brought back some great memoriesthe often unseen SMILES!!It was extremely cold, but we stopped and explored and wondered around anyways!!!

Oh No summer is almost over!!

Wow, I can't believe school is only a short couple weeks away!!! This year summer has flown by and we don't know what has filled the days but I guess they were filled.

Just a few short weeks away Stel will once again be participating in the Canuck Place Adventure Challenge triathlon, thank you so much for supporting him. It will surely be a tough day for us all but what an amazing cause to support!!!!

Bentley has been in a goalie camp this week and has been working hard. His hockey try-outs start in 3 short days, hope he is ready!!!Out flying a kite with his buddy at the Centennial Bach in Tsawwassen. Super windy and perfect kite flying weather.

Isabelle passed her swimming lessons, we are so proud of her!! she is the little pink arms on the right getting ready to do her rocket ship!!
She also learned how to paddle all by herself - way to go girl

Oh my, summer is going by so fast...

Hi Guys,
Its been quite a while since I posted so here come some things we have been doing......

Some fun goofing around on Canada Day waiting for 54-40 to start their concert Summer is so sadly just not the same. Everything we do we are missing Sebastian as he enjoyed summer activities so much.
Visiting the goats in Coombs, on the IslandWe went to visit friends in Kelowna and enjoyed our time with friends, beaches and water in general and just the time away.


Some pool Volleyball watching the sun go down in KelownaEnjoying some time on the beach
They went for a long bike ride around ....
Some slipping and sliding on a hot and sunny day
Isabelle's little dance class performed their dances the the showboat stage in Kitsilino, they did great and had so much fun
before their performance we went swimming at the pool in Kits, they had such a fun dayShe Loves to paint and had to do it on the wall just like daddy did!!

This was a busy weekend of lasts for the season

Bentley
He had his last game of lacrosse Saturday morning, we are not sad that the season is now over for another year!
Sadly though, he had his last spring hockey game, he wishes that this would continue all summer till regular season! He and his team worked very hard all season and won 11 out of 12 games, way to go!! He is also finishing up his last days of school for the summer.

Isabelle
she is finishing up her ballet. She had her dress rehearsal Sunday with the final recital next Saturday and Sunday.
There will be no more driving here and there for practices until mid August!

We went to the lake last weekend. Bentley asked Isabelle if she would like to go for a ride with him in the kayak she wanted too. The kids enjoyed the day of swimming and playing -- we had a difficult time getting them out of the water!They love the water

This week marks 22 weeks since Sebastian passed away and he is always in our thoughts and hearts. Isabelle insists on buying a helium balloon whenever she sees them at a store - she lets go of them and watches them as they disappear into the sky and talks about how happy Sebastian is as he catches them - these little things make her so happy. All in all they seem to be doing quite well considering what they went thru for all their lives.

As time goes by...

It was recently brought to my attention that this was in dire need of an update...
Sixteen and a half weeks have gone by and though Sebastian is always in our thoughts and heart, we are keeping busy with Bentley and Isabelle's activities and work. We keep fresh flowers on the shelf with his hand molds and miss him terribly.

Bentley is in a Lacrosse tournament this long weekend, today he was unanimously voted "MVP" - way to go!! He played a spectacular game,
Two hours after his lacrosse game he was at his hockey game and again he played fantastic. He was on fire today!! We'll have to see if he is still on fire when we arrive at his first of two lacrosse games at 7am tomorrow!!!!!
After the game!!! just goofing around waiting for the coaches to unlock the dressing room!!!

Isabelle is sure growing up before our eyes!! She is back in her ballet and tap classes. They are preparing for their recital later in June! She has gotten quite an attitude recently and become quite difficult.
Over the past few weeks she has been home from daycare/pre-school because we heard that a child had lice and we REALLY do not want them. No one else has had them but now she is afraid to go back she doesn't want the bugs!!! It has been working out ok, i have been working many mornings and Stel afternoons so either i get home in time or he drops her off at work with me(which she loves!!).
Isabelle loves the swings and the higher the better!!!
She really liked watching all the baby goslings and this parent didn't mind as long as she kept her distance!! The day after she and Stel biked back to see them and she thought it was so fun as she watched them cross the road and cause a bit of a traffic issue!!

I have been having a few health issues and hoping that its under control now, Stel has been struggling with a bad cold but we just keep on....
Well thats some of what's being going on in our house...