And lovin' it!

Ashley Is 2! Two years in pictures!

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Lunch with the Princesses Part 1!

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Ariel

Lunch attendees

Princess Aurora

Belle

Lots of Hugs!

The girls were very excited!

This was so much fun!

Our Christmas Trip!

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Christmas Eve....In Las Vegas!

Our Christmas Tree

Waking up!

Visiting the Mirage and going to see the Lions and the Dolphins!

You were able to get pretty close.

Okay this was Christmas day and the pictures are a little mixed up.

A trip to Elbow Falls.....

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We took the kids during the summer for a visit and

these are some of the pictures. It was a fun trip. Next

time we should bring hot dogs and roast them!

Nathan 6 years

Jacob 8 years

Such a beautiful location

Too bad I chose the blurry picture!

The boys!

The Girls

Family time together is fun!

Someone who really wanted to test out the cold water!

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We tried to do some Autumn Pictures.

These were as good as it got.

Some of the participants shall we say....were less

than thankful for this opportunity!

But I love the pictures anyway.

I love the weather we have had through out

September and October....I won't complain if it

were to continue!

Three Years and 18 Months old!

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Sarah turned three in April but I wanted to take the girls

together to get their picture taken. So we waited and waited for

Ashley to walk! She needed to be able to stand up to show off

her cute tutu! And then we waited for some marks to go away on

their faces. Waiting and waiting.....but I think it was worth all

the waiting don't you think?

Ashley 18 Months!

Such a cute smile!

Canada Day Cuties!

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Will they remember?

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Sand pictures are fun. Can you see the army men.

Too bad I am missing the youngest!

Big brother is helping the little sister!

The kids sure LOVE the new park at the campsite!

So many memories we are buidling together!

At least I hope they will remember too!

Penticton 2!

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Ready to ride the waves!

Such a good big brother! Hanging out with his baby sister!

Cute!

A girl and her whale!

She LOVED this whale! It wasn't even ours!

Jacob had fun trying the floatie out too!

Playing in the water!

Enjoying the sand!

Posing for pictures!

Playing in the water!

Our Penticton Trip! Part one of Many!

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Finallly posing for pictures!

Enjoying the sand! Sometimes she tried to eat it! Not good!

Sarah is a big girl! She went out to the dock for the first time and jumped off!

The Stacking Cups! A beach must have! She LOVES these cups!

Someone managed to find us her own set so she wouldn't keep taking her friends!

Ice cream.....should I say more?

Swimming the July long weekend!

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Wish I could sleep like this on the pool deck!

Walking Finally!

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These are some first real steps the first ones are so hard to capture on camera! But She started walking this months at 17 Months old! She is such a good baby! So cute! You walk up to her and say hi and she will answer back with a hi! It always surprises people.

Sorry this post is old and took a long time to post. I had trouble posting....it took me awhile to figure out the reason. Sorry for the delay!

So Pretty!

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Sarah's Birthday Party!

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We had their hair done, make up done and nails polished.....
In case you can't see her make up she has closed her eyes for you to see!

The before picture....getting her hair done and seeing

Little Mermaid for the very first time. She loves that movie!

Playing in the ball pit!

Cupcakes fit for a Princess!

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The cupcakes!
A close up!

The helper!

It's fun doing the girly things together.

Sunday Beauties!

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So fun! I love dressing them up and taking pictures!

Sarah has been going to Sunday School even though she wasn't three yet. She has been doing very well. She is happy to stay and play and do the activities. She is getting ready for pre-school in the fall. I can't believe I just wrote that! She talks about it quite a bit. I think she will really enjoy it. She is smart and will love the learning part of school.

Calgary Tower!

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I wonder what she is thinking!

We took the kids and our Nanny to the Calgary Tower. She had never been so we invited her along. I didn't post her picture because I have not asked her yet. She was funny! She was a little nervous stepping out onto the clear glass. The kids liked checking out the view too. It was a fun day and we ended it with some lunch at the top.

This girl loves the snow AND the outside!

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She was the only one excited to see the snow and be very excited about it today!

She tried to go out in her jammies!

She loves the outdoors!

Pretty in Purple?!

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Family Pictures 2011

This was tricky to get....so enjoy!

Pretty In Pink!

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I think they look cute in pink!

Sarah loves pink! If there is a choice she will choose pink!

Ashley is 13 Months in these pictures and Sarah is two months away from 3!

Someday I will have fun scrapbooking these pictures! I need to get back to that soon!

They say I look like my Big Brother?!

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What do you think!?

Sunday Morning!

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Yes, I like to take many pictures with them all together!
Happy Girls!

Happy Boys! Maybe you see Nathan's missing bottom teeth?
I love this picture!

Update: Anton may have a family!

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Now lets pray for quick processing of documents! So amazing!
God is good!

Anton

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I have been following the Williams Family Blog for a while. It is amazing to read about their day to day activities and how their child with EB is cared for. He is a beautiful child and they are an amazing family! What keeps me reading, is their commitment to God, and how they remain so positive!

They introduced me to Anton and his story broke my heart. He was born a twin to s surrogate mother. When the parents came to see the twins, to take them home they took only the healthy twin. Anton was left at the hospital. So sad. His medical issues are quite severe and require so much support! Understandably not everyone can care for someone with his needs. He is able to be adopted and praise the Lord, people have shown interest in him. He has a facebook page, a blog, and people praying for him from all over. His disease has no cure, but maybe he could spend some time with a family who would love and care for him. He is currently lived his whole life in a hospital. Does it get any sadder!?!?!? Well, from reading some other things about him, he seems to have some care takers that love him and take good care of him. But I want him to have a family....a forever family! Lets pray God will make a way! It sure makes me thankful for the 4 healthy children I have!

Family Day!

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Nathan and Sarah built some "igloos"

We went to the oval to check out some of the family fun!
Saw some speed skating
2 out of 4 kids got their faces painted
kids went on the bounce house
got a wacky family picture taken.....they send it to you so I don't
have it just yet.
That is some of what we did today.
What did you do for family day?

Happy First Birthday Ahsley!

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I don't know when or how this happened....but she turns one today!

I miss these moments!

Ashley you are an awesome baby

Always happy and ready to play

You enjoy playing with little ponies or Dora

You sometimes even watch TV shows

You smile so easy

You are the best eater

You can say, uh oh!, Mama, Dada and sometimes it sounds like other things

You know when we close the gate it means you can't come and you don't like that

You will stand around things but aren't ready to venture away from holding on to things

You have a more laid back personality than your sister

You are cuddly and like it when the kids play with you

You play peek a boo....and it is so cute

Your hair is long enough to put a small pony in

You enjoy watching yourself in the mirror

You LOVE to Dance and it is so fun to watch

Any time you hear music you start to dance

You are my sweet precious baby girl!

I am so thankful I get to be your Mom!

I love you!

Happy 8th Birthday!!!!

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Jacob is 8 years old today! Wow!

My Jacob you are such a great kid!

You are happy and love to laugh

You are a talented wii player who actually finishes games

You are not a fan or rice, or anything with noodles

You look pretty cute in your glasses

You are a super star in Math at school and won a student of Month award for it

You only like to drink orange juice

You are passionate about things and really try to do well at them

You are a kind and caring big brother

You can be sensitive

You are learning so much everyday at school

You love to play board games, especially Hockey Monopoly

You are doing so well at reading

You love lego

You have been told by your principal you are the best dancer at school

You love to do things as a family and I like that too

You still like to play with toys and set up army bases or star wars command centres

You love doing devotions with Daddy

You love listening to stories at night

You have a funny sense of humour

You would eat a cheese sandwich everyday for lunch

You have only lost two bottom teeth

You have grown a whole inch since November

You are extremely smart, athletic and a hard worker

But the best part......I get to be your Mom!

Love you buddy!

Sledding!

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Ashley and I had fun watching for awhile....but it was cold! So we hung out in the truck and waited for the rest of the family. They had a great time. Sarah is an outdoor girl. She LOVED it! So great to do things together. Next year will be a little more together when Ashley can take a ride down the hill!

Christmas Pictures!

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Christmas Morning!

They were very excited that Santa came!

They were very good to let me take

a few pictures before they opened presents.

Christmas Eve and all dressed up and ready to go to church.
I love these moments....unfortunately it only takes about

25 pictures to get one good one! That's when digital really pays off!

Jacob's Hockey Team!

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Jacob is the one in the white helmet! I love that he is the only one with a white helmet!

For a Mom watching hockey, and sometimes distracted by the two year old or the baby,

the white helmet really helps me locate him quickly on the ice!

Both the boys are enjoying hockey and gaining new skills and developing strengths in

different areas. Of course this is where the teacher comes out in me, I like seeing how

they progress so much overtime. I don't always go, because I am home with the girls

but when I do, I can see their improvement! I don't regret putting them into hockey

even though it keeps us REALLY busy! I think it is super important for kids to be involved

in things that they love, what every that might be.

Nathan and Hockey!

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We have this parent on Nathan's team who has been taking pictures! He has a new camera and is working on some photography, and shared the photos with all the parents. I copied a few. It is so nice to have some pictures without windows or nets in front of you. I wish there was parent on Jacob's team who was doing the same thing!

The hockey season has been busy! The boys are enjoying it and improving their skills all the time! I am glad they have a sport they enjoy doing!

Christmas Concert and Ballet

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Ready for the concert at school!
Jacob's class.

Nathan's class.

Sarah's class.

Night In Bethlehem 2010

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One angel

The kids were dressed up to sing with their choir!
Nathan and me.
I am trying to convince him to wear it!
This is a fun event at our church for families.
There are different booths and activities to try.
Also a family picture of everyone dressed up,
but I haven't scanned it yet.

My Lamb! Success!

A Scrapbook Poem! And Merry Christmas From Us!

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I saw this last year on a website by americanmom

Twas the night before Christmas

And I am glued to the tree.

I am wondering what Santa has brought just for me.

Could it be cardstock, or ink pads, or lace?

"Or some stamps,"I said with a smile on my face!

And that's when I heard him......"Hi Santa," I said.

He replied, "You know.....good girls should be in their beds!"

"I know I should Santa, and now I've been caught.

But I was so excited to see what you've brought!"

"Well lets take a look in this room where you work"

He shook his head quickly, and left with a jerk.

I heard him exclaim, as he put it in gear.

"You've got enough crap! I'll see you next year!"

I thought it was cute! I think it has also been posted on the website Two Peas in a Bucket as well. I hope to get in some scrapbooking SOON and even post some of the results!

Gondola!

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Trying to be a photographer!

enjoying the view!

On the Gondola!

Awe! They are cute!

The Princess and the Bear!

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So Beautiful and so Cute my Princess and the Bear!

Our Halloween Pictures!

Jacob Plays at the H. GAME!

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On the jumbotron!
trying to score!

It was a fun game to watch, and it was fun to watch

Jacob play some drills during the intermission!

Happy Birthday Nathan!

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Nathan turned 6 years old!

He has really been into the military thing and so we decided to

have his party at the Military Museum. It was a fabulous party!

The leader did an amazing job with the kids and we all enjoyed it!

Here is a picture of the group dressed up and learning to march!

We started off the party with a hands on session looking

at and learning about different artifacts. Here the kids

got to touch and hold things from WWI and even from

Afghanistan. It was neat to see all the different equipment!

Big brother looks good in a uniform!

This was where they had their hands on experience.

Nathan got to dress up at the end. It weighed a lot!

They also toured one of the museums and played some

military games outside.

The cupcakes! Even those were decorated in camouflage.

A little bit of Everything!

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Remembrance Day Beauty!
Wearing a hair clip!!

Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Nursing Home

My Pumpkins!

Nathan turned 6 YEARS old! He got a new bike! He was very excited

about this new bike! And with our weather he was able to ride it around!

I wish we had this weather back now!

Thanksgiving 2010

Calgary Corn Maze

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Well thank you updating my adobe has helped with uploading pictures. Although three more I wanted to added wouldn't. My computer is acting slow. But yeah we got some on!!!

This was a trip to the Corn Maze!

trouble up loading pictures!

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I am having trouble with blogger uploading my pictures. It takes forever or just won't. So I haven't been blogging much lately. Any suggestions would be appreciated!:)

My Little Ballerina and My 8 Month old!

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She takes a half hour dance lesson each week! She loves to dress up and go! Candy Bear goes everywhere with her! We try not to bring her to dance though!

My beautiful 8 Month old!

Crawling as you can see!

Eating everything! Even big kid food!

Pulling herself up to a standing position!

Changing into a beautiful toddler....maybe a busy one too!?!

New Playground and new Shirts!

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PL and some great pictures!

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Sarah is only two and she rides her bike really well!
Mommy and Ashley

Can you tell I liked the tunnel of trees?

7 Months and Sitting Pretty!

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Boys playing camping

Beach Kids!

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5 Months Old!

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All the kids! The boys fight over getting to hold Ashley!

I love this picture.....my favorite....SWEET and beautiful Ashley!

She continues to be an awesome baby!

Always happy

easy going

reaching her milestones early

smiley

loves to be held and played with

cut two teeth just before she turned 6 months

giggly

always moving her legs

ready to eat

starting cereal this month

getting all over the floor

her hair is starting to come in more

Adorable Ashley!

3 months and 4 Months old!

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I need to do a little catching up:)

Military Museum Visit!

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They would drive by and see the tanks and planes

from the road. Nathan asked if we could go there sometime.

So we did.

Lest We forget.

Korean War Memorial

Papa fought in the Korean War.

They loved seeing the tanks in person!

Ashley was there too, but slept through most of it!

These pictures are out of order. She wanted her picture taken like the boys below.

They automatically posed this way. I thought that was very respectful.

They learned a lot and we enjoyed learning together.

We have so much to be thankful for!

Three Months Old

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Ashley

You are the sweetest baby!

You are so happy and smile so easy

You have such an easy going personality

Sometimes I lay you down and come back

to get you and you are asleep all on your own
You hardly cry

You are starting to interact with your siblings

You are grabbing for things and can pull your hat off now

You want to sit up and see what's going on around you

You wear size 1 diapers still

You wear 0-3 Months clothes

You love the swing and the mobile in your room

You wake up so happy in the mornings

You are an amazing baby...I am so glad to be your Mom!

Sarah turns 2!

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I had a talented friend make the cupcakes! Aren't they cute!
Enjoying them!

Wondering what is going on.

Sarah you turned 2

You talk really well and use lots of sentences

My favorite question is, "what happened?"

You ask it even when you do something.

I call you the Tornado Sarah....because of your desire

to play with many thing.

You LOVE shoes!

You are gentle with your little sister

You love to hold her

You love playing with your brothers

You love to push you stroller around and to jump on the trampoline

You really enjoy driving your electric bike around

You want to play street hockey with the big boys

You love being outside

You love all thing Dora...it is fun to watch you play with the characters

You notice my earrings or nails and tell me they are, "nice."

You have just discovered how yummy chocolate milk is

You can still wear some 18 months stuff, but you wear size 2

your feet fit a 5 or 6...they grew a lot recently

you weigh 25 lbs

You are super cute!!!

You are now 2 and I can't believe it!

And I Love you!

The New Ride

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Yes, we got ANOTHER stroller. But I have to say, this one is pretty amazing! It can be a stroller, a jogging stroller, or a bike trailer. We also got the "sling" that holds the babies and keeps them happy. And just look at her....doesn't she look like she is happy? It was a quick ride to fish creek but after Ashley slept for 5 hours. Sarah was enjoying the ride and then walking when she tripped and scratched up her nose. Some of what you see on her cheeks is ketchup from supper. Yes....a good Mom would have washed her face before we left, but I was so excited to try out the stroller. The boys went for a bike ride. They went all the way to the golf course. Pretty far.

Can you guess who is who?

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Our kids!

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The girls at my house!

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Taking her baby and puppy for a walk! What a nice little Mommy. And of course don't all Mom's wear their Dora boots with their Sunday Dresses?

Mommy and Ashley

Mommy and Sarah!

Street Hockey! ...and of course the girls too!

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Making saves!
Shooting goals

We had some younger boys move into our part of the neighborhood. This has been very exciting for the boys because they love to play street hockey and now there are some other kids around to join in. Every night the kids have rushed home from school to see if anyone has started to play. I love to see them playing something physical outside with other kids!

We got Nathan some goalie equipment. He shares it with the other kids on the street too!

Tim Bit Hockey season is over and they handed out medals at their final party.

The medals are very cool as they have their names engraved on them.

New Dora rain boots which make her very excited!

A new outfit too, and I didn't choose pink!

What a cutie!

First Dress for church.

4 weeks old!

I love having two girls and two boys!

I am so thankful!

A few recent pictures!

2010-03-15T18:42:00.001-04:00

I should explain my last post a little:)

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I probably should have explained that Kirsten tagged me. She wrote 6 things about herself and then tagged a few other bloggers to do the same. I didn't tag anyone else so I just wrote 6 things about myself.

I love tea...because I do. I haven't acquired the taste for coffee as of yet:) Although I do enjoy a Iced cap every once and a while.

Staying up late is all me because I have always done that. My best work gets done late at night! Which now works out well because that just happens to be the same time the kids are in bed!

6 Random Things

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6 Random Things About Me....

Hmmmmm......

1. I like to drink tea

2. I love to shop

3. I am obsessed with pictures

4. I don't like unloading the dishwasher

5. I think about potty training for Sarah...but she might be too young still But a girl can hope right!?!?!?

6. I love to stay up late

3 Weeks old yesterday

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Ashley is Two Weeks old today!

She weighs 7 lbs 10 oz.

She is 21 inches long.

Other + First Sunday

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First Sunday and a new sleeper and hat.

Sarah enjoying a cuddle!

The big brothers got cuddles too!

Just playing around with the camera.

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our sweet baby girl!

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Ashley Nicole was born at 12:55am

Feb 8, 2010

7lbs 6 oz

She has been such a quiet baby except that she

prefers to sleep her long stints during the day

vs the night....but we will work on that.

Proud Daddy!

Just born in this picture.

How did the big event go?

I was supposed to be induced
We arrived and discovered my blood pressure was going higher and higher
They started to worry I might have pre eclamsia....but thankfully after a couple of hours it started to go down on its own... I think I was a little nervous they might send me home.
Dr examined me at 7:45 pm and said I was 3 cm dilated.
As soon as he left regular strong contractions started all by themselves. I told the nurse and she said they were just waiting for a labor and deliver room for me.
I requested an epidural ( I missed out on that last time and wanted to try it out again)
He came about 10pm ish
They then broke my water
They gave me some meds and increased it a little by little.
I felt great....NO PAIN :)
By 11:30 I said Hmmmm.....things feel different
12:00 nurse checked me and I was fully dilated and she said I could push when I wanted to
She said my doc was delivering another baby so if I could just to wait....I didn't mind I had the epidural!
We started pushing, they called for the doc, he had one glove on and she was being born. 12:55 am Ashley was born.
Finally the doctor I have had for so many years and babies actually delivered one of mine
Chris cut the cord
We became a family of 6

I was so comfortable with this delivery. So happy to have a healthy baby. So happy to not be pregnant! We are feeling very, very blessed to have 4 healthy beautiful kids! Did I just say 4!?!?!?

A BIG thank you to Grandma for coming down and helping us out with the kids! We enjoyed having you come and spend time with us! I don't know what we would have done with out you!!

Almost There

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Thanks to my friends and my cousin for the encouraging words.

Still waiting....5 days overdue.

But an end is in sight. My doctor will meet me at the hospital on Sunday night if nothing has happened before then. Sarah was 6 days late so maybe this baby wants to be born on her brother's birthday. I am not as much in a hurry as I was last week.

2 more sleeps....and we should have a a baby.

Overdue!

2010-02-01T11:43:00.002-05:00

Still waiting on baby.

Bathroom in the basement is getting worked on today!:)

I think more basement stuff will happen today...they just haven't arrived yet.

I can not wait until the basement is done!!!! Can't wait to set it up and use it!

Basement has a coat of paint!

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Update:

No baby yet! But I am technically not due until the weekend. I guess I have to wait a little longer.

First coat of paint went up in the basement today!!

Doors I think go on tomorrow.

Final coat of paint to happen Monday.

Carpet should go in next week somewhere middle to end of the week.

Not sure when the baseboards will happen

Bathroom has a lot to do still but that could happen next week too???

Funny Girl!

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I don't know where she is going....but she is for sure ready for anything!

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Well the baby has finally decided to cooperate and turn head down. Which I am very happy about. However, I now just have to wait for baby to decide when to come. It is Jan 9th and I have about 20 days until my official due date. Still have some things to do to get ready baby #4s arrival. But slowly they are getting done!

Our basement is getting there. The dry wall is up and now we are ready for the next step. I can NOT wait for it to be done! We need to go pick out paint and carpet and maybe next week sometime we can fit that in.

I can't wait to use it and set up the rooms! Especially set up my scrapbook stuff. I really miss working on it and even if I don't get much done it will be nice to be able to go down and work on some things when I do have a free moment....which with 4 kids could potentially be almost never. But I am optimistic! I can't wait for the kids toys and stuff to also go downstairs to their own place!!!

Two things I guess I just have to be patient about!

Sarah is talking quite a bit right now. She also sings a version of Twinkle Twinkle, Sing Sing Sing(a praise and worship song), and the Dora song. It is soooooo cute! I have to get it on video.

Nathan is working on printing in kindergarten. He will have some homework now over the next few weeks and he is very excited about it....so far anyway!

Jacob is doing awesome with his reading. He has moved up two levels since before Christmas. I think the glasses are also helping with this. The transition to wearing the glasses has gone quite well and he seems to feel like they really help him.

Christmas 09

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Christmas 09 for our family:

new jammies
hanging stockings together
singing in the kids choir at church
singing in two different school concerts
participating in a Night at Bethlehem at our church
celebrating the birth of Jesus
spending time with family and friends which I love!
a little hockey even outside with the kids and their friends!
chocolate...Mmmmmm.....
time just with the 5 of us
visiting Santa
shopping
baking
Christmas music
kids excited
snow and some cold weather
Christmas lights and decorations
kids playing with my Little People Nativity Set
did I mention chocolate?:)

I love Christmas!

Kids Club and Praise and Worship Time!

2010-01-01T21:52:00.002-05:00

Jacob loves to dance!
Nathan was singing with Daddy!

Sarah just wanted to be close to Daddy!

Cute!

We arrived early that night and Sarah found this car. She LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it! It was motorized and working and she did not want to get off it! She had a great time driving around the basement of the church.

A night in Bethlehem!

2009-12-26T01:00:00.000-05:00

Our church did this big night where you were to experience a Night in Bethlehem. It was quite an experience with everyone dressed up and all kinds of activities to try out. We really enjoyed it! Sarah loved the visiting the stable with the live animals. Nathan really enjoyed the pottery booth. Jacob enjoyed trying on the Roman Soldier outfits! A pretty amazing night really. I thought the picture they took of us was quite cool too!

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-25T13:21:00.002-05:00

Sarah was a little afraid of Santa, but sitting on Daddy's knee helped! The first picture they took she was not so happy. But here they are, all three visiting Santa!

Our Christmas card this year!

Still breech!

2009-12-22T22:35:00.003-05:00

I went and had an ultrasound today. The baby is looking healthy, but she is still breech. I have 4-5 weeks to see what is going to happen. Here's hoping she will turn naturally on her own! They Internet sites say some babies can turn on their own naturally up to 37 weeks. So I hope she will!

I still need to do some Christmas shopping and of course start wrapping up some gifts! I was hoping to do some baking.....but that may have to wait until after Christmas. I seem to be running out of time.

Tomorrow Jacob picks up his new glasses....maybe I will have time to down load some pictures to show just how cute he is in his new glasses.

Tooth Fairy we are waiting for you!

2009-12-17T01:57:00.002-05:00

The tooth fairy is coming to our house tonight!!!

I can't wait until tomorrow morning!

Other News:

Everyone in our house except Daddy has had an eye exam. We discovered that Jacob needs glasses to help strengthen the muscles in one of his eyes. We were at the eye doctor today and he really liked a blue pair of Spiderman glasses! Very cool! We ordered the glasses and now have to wait about a week for them to arrive. He looked so cute in them! I hope he won't be too shy to wear them.

A little bit of Everything!

2009-12-07T00:42:00.002-05:00

Nathan went bowling for his birthday party and he got a trophy at the end! Well he LOVES it! He took it to church, to school and even wanted a picture of his trophy with one of his Daddy's trophies. It has been a month later and he is still taking it places and talking about it!

Bakugan Boy for Halloween 09

Red Power Ranger Halloween 09

Cute Bunny for Outside Halloween 09

Daddy and Sarah

Nathan at Hockey

Jacob at Hockey.

Sooooo Cute!

2009-11-02T19:18:00.002-05:00

If you know my husband, he has a favorite character from Trailer Park Boys. Can you tell who that character might just be? He got these glasses for a presentation he put together for work. But they came home and some little girl in our house loves to wear them. She looks so cute! The smile on her face tells me she knows this!

Catch Up Time! Thanksgiving Day!

2009-10-30T23:36:00.004-04:00

We had my parents over for dinner.

Sarah with a black eye, but cute pig tails!

The after effects of pig tails! She is going to LOVE

this picture when she grows up!
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Yeah!

2009-10-29T00:05:00.004-04:00

I couldn't resist leaving the pictures up for so long. I love looking at them. Really quite amazing! Every time I look at them I realize just how blessed we are!

Update:
I am very excited to report that we are going to be developing our basement! We have some window people stopping by tomorrow to see if we should make the windows there bigger or add another one. It depends on what they say about the brick out front of the house. We are open to either, but adding another window would really brighten things up.

We need to clean up the basement a bit more. That will happen this weekend! Then we will be ready for what ever work to begin. I am very excited!

Baby number 4 is a GIRL!

2009-10-10T23:30:00.003-04:00

We were not able to find out at our 18 week ultrasound the gender of the baby and we didn't get to take home any pictures. And those of you who know me well....the part of having no pictures would NOT go over well. So we decided to try a private ultrasound at 26 weeks. I really enjoyed the session and our whole family was there to find out together and see her for the first time.

We got some amazing pictures and the tech was 100% sure about the gender. I guess the baby being so many weeks older and bigger helps to see or not see what you need to.

We are very happy to be having another girl. I think it will be great for Sarah! They will be 21 months apart and having the two boys that close worked out so well! Plus it makes it quite a bit easier for the whole sharing of the room thing. Sarah's room was pink and I wasn't sure I would repaint anytime soon! We are feeling very blessed! Lots to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Jacob

2009-10-06T23:31:00.002-04:00

Jacob is performing something at school. I wish I could go see! I guess I will have to send Daddy with a Camera!

Daddy is away...at least it is only for a few days at a time! But tomorrow could be my first attempt at getting the boys dressed for hockey. I say could be because I will be at an all day outside field trip for my own class tomorrow. I could be pretty tired, but I will decide tomorrow. I don't like to miss things....but that is a lot for one day and being 26 weeks pregnant.

2009-10-03T11:35:00.002-04:00

Sarah is trying to say new words each day. I love that. She can say the word baby and points to my belly. Then she will give my belly a hug. It is quite cute....but I wonder what she will think when the baby is actually here?

I am just over half way to 40 weeks. Can't believe that already!!

Still getting things done around the house. A little by little each weekend. I finally got my favorite pictures hung up. Now I need to somehow find a matching frame for baby #4. Maybe Costco will get more in.

I am going to down load pictures and hopefully post some!

Until then....Have a great weekend!

Today.

2009-09-14T23:43:00.003-04:00

The boys started a camp this week for hockey. They will be working on some skills for the next few days. They are enjoying it!

Sarah is cutting more teeth. Poor girl! Two molars on top and the eye teeth on top all cutting through together. She has been a little cranky this week and now I can understand why.

Life is getting busy here. I have a feeling it will be that way for awhile.

Busy and Good!

2009-09-09T23:22:00.002-04:00

Life has been so busy at our household. New school routines, a nanny, Mommy back to work, Daddy in a new job, camping, some unpacking, some yard work, shopping and daily life of course!

My new school has been great! All so friendly. I am very thankful.

The Nanny is awesome! She has been doing a GREAT job with the kids, and she is just such a nice person. I pray that the papers we just sent in don't take too long. We applied for her work permit and I am praying that we won't have to wait long. So if you have a minute, say a quick prayer for a fast return on the paperwork!

Kids have also enjoyed their new school. Jacob came home today and told me all about a man named Terry Fox. He did a pretty good job explaining some of his story. He is sooooo excited about his agenda book. He checks to make sure I have seen it and signed it. Quite funny.

Nathan has not complained about going to school. We had some rough drop offs last year so that is a huge improvement. He has been coming home and sharing with us some of the new songs he has been learning. He's so proud of himself. Very cute!

Sarah is growing up sooooo fast! She is all over! She loves to push her stroller around the house and is starting to say some more words. She is turning into such a little girl! I love it!

How will baby number 4 fit into this mix? Time seems to fly by so I am sure January will be here before we know it!

What's Up?

2009-08-24T21:35:00.003-04:00

I was at a good friend's house for dinner last week and she made this awesome salad. I liked it so much I made it tonight for dinner. It was a Cobb Salad. Chris said he loved it. So thanks Kirsten for making the salad for me! Even the boys ate the hard boiled eggs! Sarah chowed down on the bacon, but who doesn't love crispy bacon! Mmmmmmmm gooooooood!

I started work for real today. Can't really believe that! The summer is almost gone!

I am in the process of still getting settled. Main floor is 90% there. Except for the boxes we keep bringing in to unpack! Upstairs is all done except for one box of clothes I won't be wearing anytime soon! The Play area still has about three boxes. That leaves the garage and basement. I am going to try to attempt a little nit everyday. The problem is, I can't move a lot of stuff because it is too heavy. So poor Chris gets stuck with a lot of the heavy work and me just bossing him around. Doesn't sound like too bad a deal....for me!:)

Tonight Chris is putting together the trampoline and organizing all the outside furniture. I think the mountain of boxes we have outside gets picked up Wednesday by the moving company. I can't wait until they are GONE!

2009-08-17T17:52:00.002-04:00

Well it has been a very busy time for us! But we are happy to be home in Calgary!

Point form update:

our stuff didn't all fit on the truck (first person took up more than they expected)
painted our family room, laundry room, and Sarah's bedroom
unpacked for two days straight- I was thankful Chris was home to help!
went to Music Camp - had a great time! The kids especially!
back home to the unpacking, but as of today the kitchen, living room and dinning room are free of boxes!
we get a new land line number tomorrow sometime
our stuff that didn't make the load comes tomorrow as well
Chris is off to TO today
kids first day with the nanny is tomorrow

So much to do and not a lot of time to finish up! I have some pictures to post from some of our Eastern adventures. Just need to hook up the main computer and then I can upload some of them. Sorry for the delay in posting!

2009-07-23T13:16:00.002-04:00

One week today

my packers will have packed
the truck will be loaded and on its way to Calgary
my suitcases will be packed
the cleaners will have cleaned
Chris will have his last day at work
I Will board a plane with 3 kids and 2 dogs

Seriously, doesn't seem real, but something tells me the flight out West with my 15 month old will bring me right back to reality! Oh the fun!

Sarah has had a fever the last couple of days. Hopefully it will all run its course and be done before the big day! She is saying the word BABY now, it is very cute.

Boys are doing well. They keep asking about when they will get to see their friends. Hopefully, they will get to see some of their friends this coming weekend.

Jacob wanted to know if his room would still be painted the same. He is so funny about that stuff.

I will miss things about Waterloo for sure, but there are somethings I WILL NOT MISS!

Renting - I hate it! I will be glad to be back in my OWN house again
Gardening - Tooooooooooooo much of it here!
Pool - yes I do not enjoy having a pool. Probably has a lot to do with renting part and the fact that the rainy season we have had makes it difficult to keep up with the pool.
Ashfault driveways
Iron bar stool chairs

This house might be bigger by actual square footage, but our house in Calgary has a layout I like so much better. Looking forward to it! I miss my kitchen, appliances that work, kid friendly backyard. 10-12 days and all my stuff should be there.

2009-07-14T09:24:00.002-04:00

Van is on a truck on on its way to Calgary. I can't believe we are half way through the month of July! I have downloaded some pictures to our other computer so I will post something more exciting later.

The boys are off on their big day! I hope they have lots of fun!

What is going on here.

2009-07-06T21:37:00.003-04:00

We finally got the lap top back so hopefully I can get back to some regular blogging!

I have been disappointed with the weather here! I still have yet to feel the heat! Or really even the humidity thing! Like come on already lets have some regular sunshine! I don't want to see anymore weather forecasts with rain drops coming out of the clouds! I only have a few more weeks to enjoy this pool!

The boys are going to half day camps this week. They play games, do crafts, and more games. Some of their friends from school also registered so they were quite happy to see them when they got there. It made for quite a quiet afternoon around here.

Sarah is doing well. Maybe a little too well. She has figured out how to pull her chair over to the couch and use it to climb up onto the couch! She is so proud of herself when she does it too! It is amazing how much she is changing. No baby here anymore. We have a big girl now. Her hair is getting longer. She looks so cute with little bows in her hair but she won't keep them in. Her hair is almost long enough for pig tails! If I manage to find some really small elastics I will post a picture. She loves getting her hair brushed so it will be funny to see her reaction to the pig tails!

Moving stuff is all booked. I just need to book my flights home! That will be on this weeks to do list! I have a few other things I need to settle but other than that the big stuff is done.

Next week we are looking forward to visitors from the West! Time is flying by again and before we know it we will be unpacking boxes in Calgary.

Our One year Old!

2009-06-25T13:09:00.002-04:00

Isn't she cute! She has been walking and standing since she was 10 Months old!
We got these necklaces in Maui and she is always wearing them. She loves to put them on.

Once she got this bear to hold she didn't want to let go of it. She is a little girl now. A baby no more. Walking and running around. Climbing too! She so cute with her own baby. She follows some instructions like come sit down, or go get your baby. She is trying really hard to say lots of different words. Doggie and duckie are two favorites right now.

She loves the pool. She loves to go in with Daddy. She is pretty good about not trying to go in it herself. She calls for Chris to come get her and take her in the pool for a ride. She has been such a blessing to us. We enjoy her so much. She is such a cuddly baby. I can't believe the year is gone and she is now 14 months old.

The boys are so good with her. Nathan is always singing to her and Jacob likes to make sure she is safe. It is fun to watch them together.

Three great kids. We really are blessed!

Park Play!

2009-06-08T21:28:00.003-04:00

The kids love water! Although this beach had too much bird droppings for my liking!
Such a big girl now!

Couldn't get a cute picture of him playing because while swinging he let go and fell off. Scared us! I am pretty sure it scared him too. But he was okay!

And our first MONKEY!

This was a cool park with a great climbing area.

THe parks here in Ontario are always busy.

She loves the swing!

2009-06-08T21:14:00.002-04:00

A visit to the CN Tower. We love spending time together and we have a lot we want to see out here before we move back home. The best part is we can do it together!
What a view!

2009-06-01T20:11:00.002-04:00

1) Well we have had moving companies in to do estimates. Chris's work will decide. I am very thankful for packers! I could NOT imagine trying to get it all ready.

2) 1 Month of school left! WOW!

3) 58 days until I come home I think....if we go with a certain moving company

4) I will be going back to work. Teaching grade 5 at a pretty amazing school! I am totally looking forward to it!

5) Baby ducks are back in the yard as of today. I don't know if it is the same ones. They look the same size. Shouldn't they seem a little bigger now? Also, there are only 9 of them.

6) Our family found a Robin's nest in the backyard. It had an egg in it and we checked it today and the baby bird has hatched!! The kids were quite excited.

7) The peas, onions and corn have all started to grow in the garden. And I mean real ones not the ones farmed on facebook!

8) Still haven't gone camping yet. We hope to go somewhere soon. Any suggestions for Southern Ontario?

9) I picked up Sarah's 1 year pictures and I will post them when the CD comes it. That will be way easier than scanning them.

10) Time is starting to feel like it is rushing by....I hope it slows down!

What have we been up too?

2009-05-25T21:04:00.005-04:00

Sarah loves the trampoline. And I love it too!

It is the safe place for her in a yard with a giant pool.

My walker. She is all over the place! Even running at times!

We visited the police the other weekend. It was quite fun. They had many displays set up and lots for the kids to see and do! The best part....it was free! Above is Jacob with the bomb robot.

Sarah catching bad guys.

Safety City was a highlight of the day. Driving your own car! The boys were loving this!

My one year old!

Backyard Babies

2009-05-22T18:05:00.002-04:00

Our Newest Back yard visitors!
The boys feeding them.

Aren't they cute!

That is where she slept with her babies for a few nights. We had to put the boards in the pool because they were too small to get out on their own. They were here for 4 or five days and then suddenly today I looked out and they were gone. Kinda sad, I was enjoying having them around! Maybe they will come back for another visit.

TWO months!

2009-05-19T22:52:00.004-04:00

Well, today I requested moving companies to come to my house and give us some quotes! They come Thursday to have a look around! I can't believe that May is almost over and that means only 2 Months + a week until I am back in Calgary. DID I SAY 2 Months!!! All of a sudden that doesn't feel like enough time! Where did the year go?????

All that said. I hate packing and getting everything ready! Believe me I am very very thankful to once again be able to hire the packers!!! I really don't think I could do it without them. Especially for the breakable stuff. But this time I am going to be watching those packers very carefully! I will also pack some stuff myself. Then the clean up! Oh the fun!

I have started to tell some of the other parents. I officially told the kids school. All these things make it so real. I have been so impressed with the kids school out here that it was actually a hard thing to do. Hopefully, I will like the kids new school too!

I sure hope the next few weeks don't fly by too fast!

On a different note, I had to turn on the air conditioning today. It was hot out today! I love the sun! I hope there is more of it coming and less rain and wind!!!!!!!!

Backyard Visitors!

2009-05-15T23:40:00.000-04:00

We have had some visitors to our backyard on regular basis. First the male came. We call him Bernie. He comes everyday. Sometimes two or three times a day you can look out our back window and see him floating around in the pool. The female comes once and a while, We call her Betty. And there have even been occasions where we have had three ducks in the pool. The third duck we call Bob. They are fun to watch and they don't appear to be afraid of the dogs. The dogs don't bother with them either. It is a busy pool these days.

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-13T17:40:00.003-04:00

I love gifts made by the kids!!! This year at school they made these clay butterflies. They were quite beautiful! Mother's day was great! I got to sleep in a bit, breakfast in bed, and gifts made by the kids. I am a very blessed Mother!

Mother's day 2008. What a difference a year makes! Sarah was so little, not even a month old yet!

Question for ya?

2009-05-12T09:48:00.001-04:00

I am having trouble uploading pictures. When I use Blogger to upload and go to my picture section only one file shows up. Yet if I am not in blogger and go to the picture section all my files show up. Any ideas out there?

Trip to the butterfly Place!

2009-05-05T09:53:00.002-04:00

Yes....they got to pet some bugs. This one is a stick bug.
Cockroach

pointing to I think another bug

I thought this picture turned out pretty nice!

Summer Beauty!

2009-05-03T21:21:00.003-04:00

This tree is actually in our neighbor's yard. I don't know what kind of tree it is but when it blooms it is gorgeous! I couldn't resist taking pictures of the kids before church this morning! Sarah didn't want to stand there too long. Now that she is a walking machine she is all over the place and very fast!

I thought it would look neat in black and white too!

A colour version too!

The computer has been giving me some grief lately so I have not been posting as much as usual. Hopefully, we got some of it sorted out!