Fall is coming!

There are several indications that fall is approaching with great rapidity.  I can tell by the renewed interest in the Maple Leaf as indicated in this picture!

A Happy Turkey Birthday

Thanksgiving day was a wonderful day.  Gramma Grace and Aunt Peggy were delivered in time for dinner, by Auntie Marcia and Uncle Jozsef.  They came in for a very brief visit, but didn't stay for dinner.  Poppa went out and looked at their new car - he says it is really nice.

Munchie had arrived with Mumma and Daddad on Friday night - just in time for bed, but he wasn't very tired - so he stayed up quite late playing with the toys here.  He doesn't see them very often, so they always seem new to him.

I haven't downloaded my pictures yet - I've been busy since Kev-Inn is still moose hunting, so I'm filling in for him at work.  But, Mumma did send a picture of Munchie eating one of his birthday cupcakes.  He looks so serious because he is wondering what is wrong with his little nose.  He actually managed to eat a couple of little cupcakes without making a huge mess.  Shortly after this picture was taken, he tried to wipe the icing off his nose, and managed to get some in his eye...........but he loved the cupcake!

Autumn

The fall season is approaching way too quickly.  However, as usual, it does provide us with a great deal of visually pleasing perspectives to admire.  Uncle Shaun has managed to capture a wonderful panoramic view of our local park.  Isn't it lovely?  He took this a week or so ago, and it is quite probable that now, the green trees are not looking so green.... but I love that one brave little tree who dares to show his fall colours ahead of all the others.  The little show-off!

Mumma has gone back to work.  Her time at home with little Munchie has come to an end.  He has a baby-sitter come in to keep and eye on him now - while Mumma heads off to work each day.  She is really busy there, so I don't get much news.  Last time I checked, Munchie was adapting all right, but he seemed to be a little miffed with Mumma for leaving him there all day, instead of taking him with her.

He is still flourishing though.  He recently discovered that he has a tongue in there with those teeth and just can't seem to quit experimenting with it to see what it can do.  I received this picture last Saturday morning.  It is so cute, we can see the tongue and the teeth!  Those little teeth are getting large enough to see in a smile now.  And...........Saturday is Munchie's first birthday..........and.........guess what!?!  Munchie is coming with Mumma and Daddad to have dinner and a visit at our place.  We have invited Grandma Grace and Aunt Peggy out to join in the celebration.  With Mumma back at work, we haven't been down for our weekly visit in a couple of weeks...so it sure will be great to see our little family again! 

Roof

Hey there!  Have you been wondering what Poppa is up to?  Well here is a clue.  That is Kev-Inn and Poppa up on the roof of the workshop.  The time had come to replace the shingles on that roof, to make sure that the rain and snow didn't soak all Poppa's tools and make his nails rusty.  It took two days to get it all done.  Kev-Inn took an afternoon off the first day, and a whole day the second day..and they finished up just in time for supper.  The roof looks a lot better and Poppa is pleased that it is finished up before winter arrives. 

Of course, it would have taken even longer, except for a very special helpher who turned up to give the guys a hand - oops, I mean paw.  Yep - you guessed it, that is Squeegie up there on that roof.  He wandered on down to the workshop, to see if could be of assistance.  It was really hot up there on that roof in the sunshine - and they were glad of the help.  So Poppa helped Squeegie up the ladder, and he picked up the hammer and got to work.  Poppa says that Squeegie worked hard and he is going to get him some KFC on Tuesday to reward him for being such an exemplary bear.

Short and Sweet

A few pictures that I didn't get into my last post.  This is one of my favourites!  Here is Mumma with Poppa and me.  She looks soooo pretty!  I think Daddad and Munchkin were both quite proud of her - and I know that Poppa and Nanna were both proud and happy for her on this important day!   She was very busy, taking time to chat with everyone - and we were glad there was time to take some pictures. Once more, I have to say thank you to Granny for catching many of these minutes on camera - so we could enjoy them for a long, long time.  She did such a good job, and is so kind to share them with me.

And, here is Daddad with Gramma and, in case you weren`t sure who the little person is, that would be Munchie!  Gramma looks happy and proud of both of them.  Daddad was looking particularly handsome and, of course, Munchie looked extremely handsome too.  I think I can see a distinct resemblance between the three of them.  And, see the beautiful lake behind them - Gramma wakes up to that view every day.  Her bedroom overlooks the lake.  She has sliding glass doors that lead to a balcony, where she can sit and read or just relax to the sound of waves - how wonderful!

Here is an absolutely delightful addition to Uncle Shaun`s Abanconed Series.  Auntie Colleen pointed out for me how even the Tim Horton`s cup has its fall colours on - which are complimented perfectly by the mums in the background.  The fall colours are just starting to turn up on the trees around our house.  I`m guessing that in another couple of weeks it will very pretty - maybe Uncle Shaun will find another abandoned object near a pretty coloured maple tree so I can post another picture for you!

Now, just in case you looked at those wedding pictures and decided that Munchkin was getting quite grown up - here is a photo taken yesterday where he is displaying his cuteness and looking like the little Munchie that we are more familiar with!  He is waiting for Mumma to rescue him from his crib and take him out for something to eat - and I can see the smile of anticipation in his big, blue eyes. 

The Main Event!

I took some time today (Sunday) and downloaded Granny's pictures to my computer....so now I can share some of the moments.  Daddad got all dressed up - just like Munchie....they were look-a-likes for the day!  Here is Daddad - and if you look at the picture to the right you can see Munchie all dressed up too!  Aren't they both handsome little devils?!? Mumma also got all dressed and ready - and she looked beautiful, as Poppa got ready to walk her down the aisle!Here are a few of the special guests who travelled to Gramma's house to celebrate with Daddad and Mumma.  Of course there was Granny and Gramps.  Auntie Marcia and Uncle Joszef were also there.  Auntie Melissa was taking pictures from all kinds of crazy angles, while Uncle Russ kept a close eye on Cousin Reese, and Cousin Taylor was a beautiful flower girl.  Auntie Denise, Aunt Pauline and Aunt Jeannie were all in attendance and they all looked lovely.  Reese's Grandma and Grandpa were there too!Mumma and Dadda met the Minister on Gramma's beach and the ceremony got under way.  At the appropriate time, Munchie delivered the rings to them to make things official.  The vows were said, and the marriage was complete!  They both look so happy!  It was lovely!While Auntie Melissa took photos from every possbile angle and some unusal perspectives!Munchie watched with glee and tried to join in the service by proudly chattering so that  everyone would know they belonged to him!Once the bride and groom were pronounced husband and wife they moved to the gazebo in Gramma's backyard (which is really, really, nice!) where they signed the required documents and sat down to have dinner.  The food was absolutely delicious, but they no sooner got sitting down when guests picked up their spoons and  glasses began to tinkle for the customary kiss!They happily obliged while the admiring audience clapped and Munchie crowed with delight!As you may have guessed it was beginning to cool down out on the beach, by the time dinner was completed.  Mamma donned her jacket and went for a dance with Dadda.Then after a long day of being separated from little Munchie, Mumma took advantage of a couple of free moments (before she started to circulate amoung the guests for a brief chat with everyone) to spend some time with her little ring-bearer.Shortly thereafter, Munchie got tired of the whole affair and decided to retire for the night.  At that point, the party began and everyone was having a good time!  Many thanks to Granny for the pictures!  More tomorrow!

Preparation

Granny Maureen came through big-time and posted a lot of wonderful wedding pictures.  I'm working on getting them downloaded to my computer, but it is a slow process - she did a wonderful job and caught some precious moments.  Before we look at those, I thought I would show you some of the preparation that Gramma and Auntie Melissa undertook to get everything ready and special for the big day.  Here is Mumma and Daddad the night before, making sure they are relaxed by the time the big day arrives.  As you can see, they both look pretty happy  about the whole thing.

Poppa's three sisters, Auntie Denise, Aunt Pauline and Aunt Jeannie all arrived on Friday afternoon and met up with Poppa and myself at the motel, which was just 5 minutes away from Gramma's house and therefore, an excellent place for us to hang up our good clothes and sleep for the night.  We all visited, since our rooms were adjoining, and had a nice evening before turning in for the night.  Early the next morning, we all got together and went out for breakfast at a rather nice place downtown. 

Later, Gramma, Auntie Melissa and Taylor were joined by Poppa to decorate the backyard appropriately.   The flowers had arrived and were inspected and admired.  Gramma was busy putting decorative touches on the gazebo where the guests of honour would be signing the marriage documents and later having their celebratory dinner - you can see it in the background.  Auntie Melissa and cousin Taylor were putting ribbons and bows all over the place - anywhere they could think of - it was so pretty! Mumma was inside getting ready while Daddad was filling up the beer coolers, with a little interference from Nanna - she kept pretending to be taking them out as fast as Daddad put them in, but of course, he did get them all filled up   Poppa worked on the projects that were up higher than any of the ladies could reach - including stringing some lights around the verandah at the back of Gramma's house - where the dancing would take place later in the day.  I think everyone had fun decorating, and the end result was just perfect.    The caterers came and set up chairs on the beach for all the guests.  

Pretty soon it was time for Poppa and me to go back to the motel and get ourselves ready.  Poppa helped Taffy get her pretty dress on, and the ribbons on her ballet shoes tied up just right.  I helped Squeegie get into his nice blue outfit.  Then Poppa and I got ourselves ready.  The three Aunts got into their car so they could follow us over to Gramma's and the great event was ready to get underway.