Father's Day #4

This was my 4th Father's day being a Father, which is odd since Emma was still only 2 years old at the time it rolled around. I woke up that morning to breakfast in bed, and some hugs from the girls, and then we quickly got ready so we could be late for Church. We did get there in time to get a bag of Father's Day M&M's from the Relief Society at the end of Sacrament Meeting however.

We ran into an old friend of my Grandma and Grandpa Bourne's at Church who was visiting from Halifax. Her name is Ann Ray and she came over from England with my Grandparents back in the 60's, along with the Leaney's. She was in town because her youngest son's wife was in the Hospital as her water had broke at 27 weeks of pregnancy. Ann came by for a few hours after church with her son's 3 other children so they could let off some steam after being cooped up in the hospital all day. I took them all to the park with Emma, and we ran around the back yard for a while too, but I think I only managed to burn off my own energy.

We had actually celebrated Father's Day the day before by having everyone on the Bourne side of the family over for a turkey dinner (my Dad's choice) after a few of us spent the day working on the basement. I didn't splurge on any major appliances for Dad's gift, but I did go in on a new LCD monitor for his computer. As for myself, I'm considering picking up a Wacom graphics tablet, but they're still pretty pricey, and I'm always afraid of pricey. Hopefully it will end up paying for itself and then some if I can make good use of it.

I love being a Father, and I love my girls so much. After a long day, it's nice when they both go to sleep at the same time, but I find I start missing them only a few minutes after they're down, and I have to laugh as I remember all the goofy things they did that day. It's going to be hard to go back to work when parental leave is through.

7 Years!

Tammy and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on the 2nd by going out to see the new Indiana Jones movie down at the Crowfoot theatre. My parents were kind enough to keep an ear out for our sleeping children while we were gone, and as usual, Airmiles supplied the tickets and treats. The movie had some good classic Indiana Jones moments, and some groan moments too, but either way, when it was over, we were both glad we got out and did something fun for just the two of us.

Our gift to each other this year is the gift of getting in shape again. We haven't quite settled on the method or product that is going to help get us there, but we're definitely researching and shopping around. Again, if anyone has any input, let us know. I'm looking at you Dave Walker.

I don't know why anyone calls getting married "settling down", because the past 7 years of our lives have sure been adventurous. Sometimes it seems like we're only a few ancient artifacts and a military jeep chase away from an Indiana Jones movie ourselves. Like the movie we saw, I'm sure there's been some groan moments in our lives too, but in the end, we're still in love, and that's lots of fun.

Happy 32!

It was Tammy's Birthday back on the 28th of May, and she turned 32 years young! Her gift to herself this year will be a new pair of glasses that will replace the ones she's had for the past 8 years. She's pretty excited about the prospect, if she can ever find the time to have an eye appointment and then go shopping for them. We've also tossed around the idea of her getting laser eye surgery, so if she can't find a pair that she likes, and if she's still set against bionic implants, than that might be the route we go. If anyone has any input on either a good place to get stylish frames, or on laser eye surgery, feel free to leave a comment.

Happy Birthday Tammy, we love you!