A new toy I would love to have!!!!

I was at my friend Anne's place last night and she introduced me to her new toy... the "Selphy" by Canon. It's a portable printer but has amazing editing features build right in the system. I LOVE IT!!! you can do a wide variety of editing including cropping customizing , changing colours, creating calenders, post cards and the list goes on and on! The price point seems very reasonable around$149.99.. I must say, this little gem is going on my Christmas wish list for sure!

Shelyn's Craft Club

For the month of August, Shelyn is hosting a craft club for her and her 10 girlfriends here at the house. Summer is really busy and they don't get a chance to see one another very much so I thought this would be a great way for the girls to be creative and have some "girl"time. Last week we made sugar scrubs for the bath. This week it is shadow boxes for their bedrooms and the week after is mini scrapbooks.

Shelyn has a wonderful group of friends and although it gets a little LOUD at times, I love seeing the joy in their eyes when they spend time together.

the beauty of summer

random rambling...

Shelyn and Carson earn an allowance each week for keeping their room clean and various other task, which i must admit does not generally happen until they see something they REALLY want to buy. This week it was a mini skateboard called a "teck deck" . Essentially what it is, for those of you who may have no clue like I did, it's a mini skateboard that you would play with similar to a "hot wheels car". Carson purchase his first as Shelyn wasn't so excited about it, at first. Carson made himself a "teck deck"skate park in the backyard using a ladder, a pail and some random pieces of wood. He played for almost a full hour with this thing and for those of you who have a six year old boy will know, a full hour with his attention focused on one thing is almost UN heard of! Shelyn thought this looked like a cool idea so she joined him and they had a grand ol'time in the backyard. Needless to say, Shelyn wanted her own the next day!

Happy Birthday Nana!

Happy Birthday to my mom!

We hope you have an AMAZING trip on your Alaskan Cruise!

summer time recap

Carson striking a pose!

Great little soft ball team

Having some down time in the trailer at Darien Lake, NY
with the McKewons and Camerons


The "Silver Bullet" ride that the girls spend hours on...

John rescuing Carson from the shark

All thumbs up for the waterpark

The girls and mom's took in a Survivor show while the men made dinner

"We're not cold"

Me in panic mode on the Ferris Wheel...not a good ride for me...way too high!

The kids amusing themselves in a ride line up

Home made cookie sandwhich made by Peter..yummy!!!!

This is our GPS reading the Canadian and US border. the kids thought It was really cool that half of the car was in Canada and half in the US

Helicopter landing on the roof of a building at the Peace Bridge, US side

Baby ELLA ANNE MCGARVEY

Carson's passing gift.. a two wheeled scooter

Cute kids...

Crazy kids...

Where has the summer gone? My last blog entry was July 16Th...what a blog slacker!!!

Life has been busy for the Aubertin family. Day trips, BBQ's , family vacations and a whole lot of fun! We camped with my in-laws for the first time. Lots of fun with the exception of the torrential down pour and hale storm...Sharbot Lake is one of my Favorite Provincial Parks. Baseball season wrapped up for Carson. He had another amazing year! Hi coach suggested that Carson try out for the Rep team next year...yikes! We also headed to Darien Lake theme park in New York with the McKewons , Camerons and a few new friends. What a blast! For the most part the weather was great. The kids and adults, enjoyed many rides and attractions and a few beverages by the fire. There were 11 kids all together and everyone of them got along really well! The girls(Shelyn, Maddy, Macey and Hannah) went on the silver bullet a "million"times. I love rides but I was getting motion sickness watching them go in circles for almost an hour total. Crazy kids! We did manage to do some shopping while in the US but I was a little disappointed I actually came back with money... you know what that means...that's right ladies, another shopping trip to plan! On our way home from Darien Lake , we stoped in Burlington, ON to visit the newest member of the McGarvey family. Baby Ella Anne McGarvey. My cousin Chris and his wife Laura and bg brother Jake welcomed Ella in early July. We had a great visit! It was pure luck that my Aunt and Uncle from Perth were in Burlington that weekend as well. So we had lots of laughs. This past week we celebrated my mom's birthday. I'm not going to mention her age as she would be mortified. I still consider her to be a young Chicky!'We also visited Oak Lake beach with the MacDonald family. I have not been to Oak Lake beach for many...MANY years. Wow, it sure brought back memories. the kids had a blast playing in the water, on the doc and the surf boards. Carson and Addison had fun in the mud.

We are gearing up for this weekend when we have our annual BBQ with friends near and far. this year we are putting a little twist int he evening and having a scavenger hunt/ car rally where guests are required to find different clues and objects along their travels. I will post some pic later next week.