Stephen and some large trees at the park.
Stephen enjoyed throwing leaves into the river and watch them float away.
Stephen up on a trail along the river. We were able to find lots of cans and bottles to recycle!!
Before Thanksgiving, we spent an afternoon at Williams Park. It is a big park that has trails along a river that is supposed to have fish in it. We didn't see any fish but had a great time in the beautiful woods.
2 months to go. (October)
Stephen is giving the baby a kiss. Some days he wants a baby brother and others a baby sister. He's excited about sharing his room and blankets. He keeps asking if the baby is ready yet.
3 months left to go. (September)
This was Stephen's latest pose while talking on the phone with Daddy.
Does this count as sucking his thumb? Technically its just resting on his lip.
We are trying this potty training thing. Stephen knows when he has to go (ie he leaves the room) but doesn't seem quite ready to tell us BEFORE hand that he needs to use the potty. He knows that he's supposed to pee in the potty and that he'll get to flush the toilet and get a candy but it still doesn't seem to motivate him.
Stephen talking on the phone to one of his grandparents. He loves to talk on the phone all by himself but his attention span is quite short!
Our pear-apple and apple trees were full when we got home. Stephne likes to pick them and eat them when he plays outside. We have had a fair amount of apple crisp and fresh apple sauce this fall.
Stephen was finally allowed to play with his birthday present. He loves playing with play doh. For some reason he always picks the black play doh to play with.
Nice socks dude!
Here is Stephen reading by himself on the couch.
Here is Stephen with his sad face on.
We stopped along Highway 1 to watch some of the salmon making their way up the river.
This is our cool dude Stephen.
Watching the salmon from the bridge.
We were given some fruit juice in Calgary from our gracious hosts. Stephen kept asking if he could have some. Then he played with the bottle when we finished it. We kept hearing "Mommy! Daddy! Stephen drinking beer!" We're not sure how he came to the conclusion that it was beer!!
Construction of a new highway in Kicking Horse Pass
Welcome to BC, the modest province. The sign reads "The Best Place on Earth."
Mountains inbetween Jasper and Banff. Interestingly enough, it was cloudy like this the first time we drove here from Ontario.
Stephen spent his time at this rest area jumping for berries so he could throw them into gopher holes.
Here is a lovely picture of Jono's Greek textbook. He spent a decent amount of time on his Greek as we drove across. Yes, he finished his course and did well too.
We didn't know that Kandahar was in Saskatchewan!
Welcome to Saskatchewan! Naturally.
A feed mill which would excite Stephen because then there would be "trains" nearby!
This is actually still in Manitoba. We decided that Manitoba is flatter than Saskatchewan.
Our car got hit by some tumbleweed. Jono thought he should take a picture of it!
We spent the evening with Paul and Alice in Winnipeg. Stephen and Paul have always had a bond. They had a great time looking for crickets, stones, and hot air balloons.
Welcome to Manitoba, Canada!!!
Paul and Stephen playing in the stones together.
Mommy and Stephen playing soccer at a rest stop. Stephen would say "Thank you Mommy" after every ball kicked to him!!
Welcome to North Dakota. It was our last state to travel through before returning to Canada.
Stephen went all out to watch the motorcycles leave the hotel parking lot! He had a great view from the window ledge.
Entering Duluth, Minnesota. 
Here are Pam and Jo Jo at Aaron's grandmother's home. We met the Angells in Korea and have been able to see them twice since we've both been back. Aaron was already in Germany at this time and Pam was here with Jo Jo and Silas waiting for Grace to get out of the hospital.
Silas, Jo Jo and Stephen were running down the hall to clean up all the toys they played with.
Stephen playing in his seat. Yes, he was this happy the whole time.
Picking out toys from his back pack.
Here is one of his other car seat activities, sleeping. But it was never more than 45 minutes at a time!
Here we are entering Wisconsin. Janice was no longer allowed to take the State/Province signs!
Stephen and Ezra saying good bye to each other.
Daddy and Stephen building a truck in the woodworking part of the Children's Museum. The goggles were mandatory and way too big for Stephen!
Jeremy and Steph hamming it up for the camera.
The Vacuum tubes at the Museum. Stephen was quite interested in how it sucked up the soft balls and they went flying through the tubes. You might be able to see that his shorts are a little wet because of the water area.
This is Joy, Jeremy and Steph's second child. She made quite the entry into the world and was a great reminder for us of what a newborn entails!
Stephen playing in the water. They have the cutest little "water proof" aprons for the kids to wear.
Jeremy and Jono playing in the mirror hall.
Stephen wanted to make a butterfly. He was quite focused on his craft! Not bad for a first try at crafts. Too bad he destroyed the thing in the car by taking everything off the tube! He loved using the glue and the scissors. He wasn't coordinated enough to use one hand, so mommy had to hold the paper and then he would cut/rip the paper using two hands on the scissors!
These pegs glowed when you stuck them into the wall.
Another water picture.
