Amber's Fun Weekend with Auntie Erin & Uncle Mike

Storm Chaser Amber

Amber had an eventful weekend!!!! She went to Clear Lake with her Auntie Erin and Uncle Mike. On the way, this is what they ran into!! Auntie Erin took some amazing pictures!! I think Amber is officially over her fear of wind. They were within 200 yards of this enormous tornado...and in one of the pictures you can see a grain elevator to compare it to....the elevator looks tiny. In the end they decided to try and beat the tornado in their car...they drove 180 km/hr and barely got away....Uncle Mike says he could feel the car being tugged by the wind while making their escape. (PHEW!) At one point they saw a semi trailer driving on the other side of the highway and in the blink of an eye it was picked up and thrown into the ditch. Listening to Amber tell this story makes you think it was no big deal, little does she know...

Amber, can Daddy borrow your training wheels?

Just days after posting how nervous Amber is to take off her training wheels...I think we might have to put some training wheels on for John!! THAT's RIGHT....for JOHN PAUL MINTENKO. John fell off of his bike on his way to work this morning!! He does not know how or why he did it, but I am imagining that the gigantic mug of coffee he left with has something to do with it!! John is okay, he did not get hurt...he's just a little clumsy. Some people might say the apple does not fall far from the tree...

Off with the Training Wheels!

Amber has been extremely nervous to take off her training wheels. She has been watching all the "little" kids go by without their training wheels and it stresses her out because she knows that means she should try it too. Saturday was the day and it went very well. We stuck to the grass to avoid any painfull falls. We all had a blast. We are very proud of Amber. There are a couple videos to watch below.

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Amber at T-Ball

Here's our little switch hitter.

I made it to second base!

I'm ready to run!

Discussing the next play.

Running in.

Jumping on first base.

Walking the Dog

Sunday School Picnic

Run Amber run!

Amber and Emilee counting steps. Liv is getting painted.

The parachute is always lots of fun!

Here kitty kitty... Amber is patiently waiting for her turn...

Liv watched the water relay very closely. Amber's pretty face.

Water Relay Race.

Looking at some baby chicks in the box.

Morning of the Permanent Marker...

On Saturday morning Olivia found a permanent marker. She used it mostly on herself, then on the kitchen chair and the floor as well. She has an arm full as you can see in the pictures and then down her leg all the way to the bottom of her heel. Punkie is lucky she wasn't around or she would have been coloured too! We finally found the marker she had used in the doggie dish. The night before this Livie got a hold of our only set of car keys. John and I looked for about ½ and hour while asking Olivia to please find them for us. She helped us look but mostly just kept saying "don't know". Finally I heard a drawer in the bathroom close and out came Liv with our keys...I guess she remembered where she put them. Or she was having fun watching us look for them and decided the game was over. Here are her little mischievous grins the morning of the marker.