smile and wave

you don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around - and why his parents will always wave back. ~ william d. tammelus


it's been a few years since i've been on a merry-go-round, and i was pretty sure i was all grown up and riding bigger roller coasters. but i still wave as i go round, and she always waves back.


happy mother's day.


love,
your favourite red head.


ps. pictures taken at some of my most favourite places in france with my mom and little sister. 

behinds

this is one of my most favourite pictures. she looked just as gorgeous carrying this baby as she did her first.

i often find myself behind everyone taking a picture. (my dad, and now tyler, used to say that i always stay exactly ten steps behind everyone...) in my mind, i think i'm catching everyone in candid. however, i have a lot of pictures of behinds.

and that's another reason i love this picture. he didn't want to leave me behind.

love,
auntie holly

ps. i listened to this song a lot in toronto. it did nothing for homesickness. trust me. but it certainly made me think of family. a lot. and right now, my family is growing. a lot. and i love it.

tooth ache

birthday boy. favourite restaurant. all dressed up. slicked down hair.

and it wasn't till we got home that he told us his tooth was aching.

the night ended with a tearful emergency tooth pull at the dentist.

and he still told us that it was the best night ever.

good kid.

love,
auntie holly and uncle ty.

i do believe in all the things you see

miss erin louise. one day old in a crib her daddy made.

tyler says i'm a baby stealer. i have always fully denied this accusation until this little one was born. and her mother had to ask for her back. several times...

she's a red head. what can i say?

love,
auntie holly and uncle ty

ps. here's a lullaby for erin.

if birds can glide for long periods of time, then…why can’t i? - orville wright

tyler has recently been restoring and flying old remote control planes. at first, i must admit, i did not understand why someone would spend so much time building a toy to fly it, and then crash it, just to rebuild it again... (i still don't really understand...).

but when you see it sitting so unassuming on the grass, and then watch it lift effortlessly in the air, do loops in the sky, and, finally, plummet dangerously to the earth (more times crashing than you would think...), it really is quite a show.

we visited tyler's cousins in rocky mountain house and tyler put on such a show. and after a few successful flights and landings, and a finale with broken wings, we were all impressed.

time to rebuild.

love,
r&y

i'd rob a kwik-e-mart for you

what happens when your best friend has a baby? we cry. and refuse to acknowledge that it has been years since we have pulled down our backstreet boys and jonathan taylor thomas magazine clippings off our walls. or that it has been that long since we talked on ICU. or msn. or since we've screamed this or this or this or this or this in the little green car while spinning circles on black ice on crowchild. or that our dreams of being rock stars might have to be put on hold for a while. or that we live on opposite sides of the country. or that we might actually be growing up.

she does make cute babies, though.

love,

me

ps. remember this?

ninastiko

what would do you do on top of the world?

chief mountain. harder than the west coast trail. but with a three hundred and sixty degree view of the curve of the earth. and without the forty pound pack.

love,

r&y

we're going to the zoo. how about you?

we went to the zoo. i. love. the. zoo. it is hard not to giggle at a farting hippopotamus, or wrinkle your nose in the large mammal house, or shout for everyone to look at a gorilla picking his nose, or jump at a tiger roar. i love the giraffe's tongue, the rhino's horn, and the penguins jumping straight out of the water and onto their feet.

and why do the peacocks get to roam free?

love,
auntie holly

kiss me quick

i wear this skirt only once a year because it is my favourite.  my mom bought it for me for christmas in high school. and i want to wear it only once a year for forever.

love,

me

ps. i'm on my way to paris with my mom and sister. here was my dress up and packing song...

pps. i miss you already, ty.

one plus one equals five

family photos

these four are now five. and what super big brothers these boys will be.

love,
r&y