BOO!............

It`s Halloween and Ethan is Eeyore, from winnie the pooh! This little guy didn`t actually go out for the tricking and treating this year but for sure next, at this point I think a pile of candy for him would just end up in my lunch anyways...hmmmm, maybe I should have taken him?! We had only one group of kids and they came so late that Ethan was already sleeping and missed out on the live action, but we did some trick or treating with the the kitty-cat earlier this evening so I think he got the just of it.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Mr. potato head......

Mom got Ethan a Mr. potato head and it is exactly as I remember, except for the potato head family, not sure if Mr. potato head was married with kids back in the day but the whole gang is here now! Ethan tried to make me put on Mr. potato`s gear but they were too small, although he managed to get the glasses on his own potato....hopefully he doesn`t stick Mr. potato`s nose into his ear and get it stuck!

Nobody`s here....

Ethan and Mom are back in Castlegar for a visit and poor Dad (me) is left all by himself. Pretty quiet around here as the only sound I hear is the click, click of the keyboard as I try to catch up on my school work. I was going through some pics of the little guy and kind of like this one of him giving the kitty cat some mum, mums.......

What do you mean?....

Ethan had a hard lesson in yard mantainence as we were just out cleaning up the yard last weekend......and low and behold, it`s covered in leaves again! What do you mean I have to rake up more leaves? it`s tough and I think his Mom agrees.....stupid leaves. Well what are you going to do but keep on raking. Then again Ethan is more of a play in the leaf pile kind of a guy, rather than a pick 'em up and put them in the bag but he`s learning and we will take all the help we can get!

Park it....

It was play time with Dad on Sunday as Mom was working so we decided to go into town and see what Andrea was up to. We went for lunch at McDonald`s and then went over to the park for a play. They had a slide, a swing and a bouncing bridge to play on, Ethan noticed some seagulls in the field and thought they want want to play with him......poor guy, they wanted nothing to do with him and just left him watching as they flew away! .............next time we will bring some crackers to intice them.

Get to work.....

The snow is coming soon so we spent the day outside getting ready. We covered the pool, dug up the garden, put away the sand box and slide, and stored all Ethan`s outside toys. He helped out with the raking, helped pick the apples, he helped Dad (well, cheered me on from the ground) put the roof over the back deck, he helped Mom with some of the planters and a ton of other chores! Yesirie, he was a big help and really enjoyed himself, of course he has no idea about the chores I`ve already got set up for him for the next, Oh, say 20 years or so. I will have to remind him about how much fun the work was when he was little boy!

Gobble, Gobble, Turkey day.........

Well it`s Thanksgiving and Mom spent all day making a wonderful feast for us to enjoy. There was turkey, mashed potatoes, veggies, cranberries and even two pies for dessert! Ethan was very helpful getting ready for dinner and looked like he could hardly wait to sit down to eat.....needless to say dinner lastest, oh about 5-10 minutes before he decided he had enough and as quick as you could say 'Gobble, Gobble' it was all over! Regardless, the meal was great and the leftovers are even better! Mabye next year we will try and not let the little man pick away at dinner while we are making it! Happy Thanksgiving!

Pumpkin Patch......

We took Ethan to the McMillan Pumpkin patch and WOW there were alot of pumpkins! He even got to take one home to carve for Halloween! There were balloons, hay-rides kids games and all sorts of people there. We tried out the hay-bale maze, the tractor train rides and even some photo fun! Once Ethan decides,......... by that I mean when Mom decides,......... on what to carve I will post a picture of the finished product

Back on the blog.........

Well I`ve been away from Ethan`s page for far too long and I will have to apologize to....well, Ethan I guess, and any of you who happen to visit him around here. So what`s been happening? Where should I start? how about Ethan has a brand new little cousin, Brayden Alexsandro Rotach, born on September 25, 2007. He is one handsome little fella! We have had lots of action over the last few weeks and I will try to re-cap the events. Uncle Ken, Aunty Chistine with cousins Emma and Maxie were here on their way through to Victoria. We took a quick trip back to Castlegar and had good visits with Baba and Deda, Grannie and Grandpa Ron, Sara and Allison, Aunty Angie and Uncle Argon along with cousins Emma and Olivia, Lisa and Kelven,..... there are alot of people to list so I will just say everyone! Last weekend Grandpa Reimer came by for a visit with Aunty Shelley and Uncle Cam on their way back from their Reno trip!