Apparently Self-Changing Diapers Do Exist!

It's perhaps the single greatest invention in history and I'm laying claim to it! Ok, a little overblown perhaps AND I doubt this stunt could be replicated again but Lisa and I had a good chuckle over this. The other day, I picked up Elijah to hand him over to Lisa. She asked me if I had changed his diaper and not put a new one on. Nope, I told her. Lately I'd been lucking out and just getting pees to change so putting him in a new diaper is simple enough....even for me. But something did seem a little strange as I was holding him and as soon as Lisa brought up the diaper topic I clued in. It seemed Elijah's bottom was a little less passed than usual. Yup, the kid didn't seem to be wearing a diaper.

I joked about how he must have just wanted to spend some time "au natural" but the idea that he had removed it and somehow redressed himself was just too bizarre for me to wrap my head around. It was then that Lisa pointed behind me over by the couch. There on the floor was a diaper....folded up relatively neatly too, I thought. Apparently, Elijah's diaper and loosened up and slid down one of his legs and we were none the wiser. (He was wearing overalls with buttons down the legs and I had left the buttons undone, making it fairly easy for his diaper to remove itself.) This is about the only explanation we could come up with based on what we saw.....or else our son has invented diapers that change themselves.

.....Now, we just have to work on fresh diapers re-attaching themselves.

Into The Woods

Taking full advantage of a clear blue sky, the kids and I went out for a walk down a trail near the house.





A few hundred meters into the bush the trail reached an intersection of sorts so we chose a path and headed down it. In a wooded area back behind the house before you hit the airstrip, we came across a clearing where there had been some logging activity. Tamara and Nicholas were eager to investigate some of the old machinery we discovered there.

Janvier Airport

Welcome to Janvier Airport....daily flights......zero.



We have a humble little airstrip here in Janvier - a simple grass runway on a hill servicing rural firefighting and medical evacuations. Its a quiet, peaceful place separated from the back of the property here by a strip of woodland....ensuring that if and when a flight lands we won't hear much of a sound.

Elijah's Presents

Lisa and I want to take a moment to thank everyone who commented via Facebook or this blog regarding Elijah's little tumble the other day and for the birthday wishes sent his way. Unfortunately, we haven't been able to have a party for him yet since a sewage tank in need of a pump out doesn't mix well with a house full of people. In the end, we decided to give him his presents this evening and we plan to throw a big bash early in the coming week. Some kids get a birthday day...Elijah gets a birthday week. Here are some pictures taken of by both Lisa and I of Elijah and his birthday loot.

Random Highway Views

These photos, taken back in early September, aren't anything special but I liked the contrast of the greenery with the dark cloud from the storm we were skirting on a drive back from McMurray.

Vote For Us!!!!!!!

A few days back when the family was down in Edmonton, I entered us in a contest. All we had to do was sing the Cheez Whiz jingle. Initially, I thought people could go online right away and start voting but I had jumped the gun a little. This afternoon, I received an email that our entry was being featured on the Cheez Whiz website. You can view the kids and me RIGHT HERE. Voting starts December 1 and runs for a week. I'll be sure to update again shortly once the contest kicks off. For now though you can click on the aforementioned link and check out our video.

Morning Views

This morning we were blessed with a fantastic light show courtesy of the rising sun. Here are a few pictures Lisa took out our back door this morning.









And here is a shot of our house framed by the brilliant morning sky and surrounding woods that I snapped on my walk to work this morning.