New Blogs

Tangled and True - which I have been snooping from my SIL blog for a while now. Love all the baby/kid/house ideas over there!

Stacey Malleck Photography - I met Stacey through my work at Quantum Properties, and she is going to be doing photos of my kids soon, so keep an eye out for that =)

(there is another new post under the last one - just kinda got hidden in there =)

Rainy day fun?

I was browsing the Internet for fun playroom ideas - and I came across this....can you imagine?! Amazing...

(click on the photo for the big view)

September sickness

I thought we might fly through the fall without getting sick - but I was being far too optimistic =) Luckily so far it is just a bit of sniffles and sore throats around here. Echinacea cough lozenges in sucker form are just a wonderful invention...

Baby N is doing well. She is a delight all day - and has put herself on quite the perfect little schedule, but is currently struggling getting used to her crib in her own room =( She much prefers being tucked in snug by my side...and really, who can blame her? Snuggled up to mom is just such a nice spot to be =) So, we are making baby steps on the crib front so far.

C is loving loving Toy Story night now. Tonight at the local big box store, he found Woody. John and I were obsessed with Buzz and all the flashy button - but not our little man. He would pull Woody's little string, and listen so intently for the next phrase. It took all of his concentration to then remember and repeat every phrase to the very best of his ability. It took every ounce of our willpower to then put the toy away - and telling him that would be a great present for Christmas! He was very fine with that scenario. So at least we already have a few good ideas!

That is all for tonight...just a little update. More to come on us moving, and house searching =)

Just another proud mom....

What is it about that first "art" your child brings home? It doesn't matter what it is, or what it looks like - as a mother your heart just beams with pride. I'm sure in time I will be cursing said art, when it piles up and up and I don't know what to do with it all anymore, but for now, I'm just another proud momma.

Growing

I have heard many people say their kids grow a lot over summer - maybe it's something about the sun, or maybe the long days of playing....whatever it is, I decided to measure my growing boy at the end of June. He was 36" tall. Exactly 3 feet. Today we measured him again....over 38"! Over 2 inches this summer. He looks bigger and he is really growing in every way!

Especially his vocabulary. I'm trying to remember and hold onto the cute names he had come up for things, because it seems every day he drops a few of them for the right word.

Hoohoo haahaa is now Monkey.

Awff is now Dog.

Moo is now Cow.

Yup. The list goes on and on....

I was sent an email about "Your 2 year old!" today. And there was a link to do a height estimation. How tall will your child be when he is 18?

The estimation: 6 ft. 2". Taller than John. It is so unbelievable to think about him that tall.

My baby boy.

Wordless Wednesday (it is Wednesday.....right?!)

Off he went...

My handsome little dude. He was so excited to go to preschool this morning! And off he went - ready as ever. "Bye Mom!!" he said as I left. And I was excited to, because I know he is going to just love it.

The first day is just a short hour, and though he was very happy to see me return, well lets just say after trying just about anything and everything (including bribery) to get him to come with me to the car - it ended in my carrying him (in one arm, baby in the other) all the way to the car....kicking and screaming. I guess he thought the hour was a little short as well, considering all the talk and anticipation.

The teachers said he did just great, and I am looking forward to bringing him back on Thursday =)

And tomorrow - I'm back in school. Nervous.

Hope school returns went smoothly for everyone today!

sister

I thought of posting a poem, or maybe a cute quote....

But nothing seemed to sum up the feelings I have for my sister.

My forever friend, my encourager, teacher, mentor, and closest friend.

She is generous and kind, loving and caring.

I never knew life without my sister...

I have been blessed.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Need A Lift?

Have you seen this phone book booster? It is actually made of foam, and has butt imprints for more comfortable sitting for a little toddler. Unfortunately, the reviews for it aren't that great (quality of material wise). It really is too bad though....because it is so cute!

"Wook"

You know...where daddy goes during the day. Well we got to visit a few weeks back. Our sweet boy has never been before because it is over an hour away, but we were just up the street at my SIL house - so a visit to dad was a special treat.

You see, just outside dads office is a door, and it leads to....

A hanger with airplanes....needless to say, the visit was a hit. He got to roam the planes, and turn the propellers all he wanted.

So when I went to Manitoba last month on an airplane, C would always ask that "mom go bye on an airpane" again because he wanted to go back and have fun at "OpaOma's houf"

Well now its "Mom go bye on Dad's airpane." I guess he thinks his dad owns those planes at "wook".