Think I could tackle this for C's 3rd birthday?!!

Just saw this CARS cake on this blog I came across. Hmmm - I'm sure it would be a disaster if I tried to make it, even though it just sounds sooooo simply =). Cute though, eh? Oh, he would love it! Maybe I'll have to enlist some of my talented friends to help me =) You know who you are!! :p.

10 Months!

What's new in the life of this 10 month old girl?

• Waving and saying "bye!" anytime anyone appears to be going anywhere
• Doing the sign for telephone (hand up to the ear) and says "HI" or "HELLO" very loudly.
• Dropping things and saying "UH-OH", and her big brother is more than willing to pick up the item, over......and over....and over again.
• Clapping her hands when excited. (or when we say the word clap.)
• Saying "Num Num!" when she wants to eat, or sees something she wants to eat.
• Eating, and eating and eating. Until I cut her off!! How does it all fit into that tiny little baby stomach??
• Getting onto all fours, and then just sits back down on her bum, or lays on her tummy.
• Rolling everywhere and anywhere she wants to go. No real interest in crawling!
• Seeming to be quite a daddy's girl!
• Has 6 teeth (two bottom, four top.)
• Getting extremely upset if you try to put her down after she has woken up. Needs a good 10-20min of being held.
• Saying "brrrrrm brrrrrm" when holding a car (wonder where she saw that?)

This little girl is very communicative and not much into crawling, walking, etc. It is so much fun to see the differences in boys, girls, and their personalities!

Big update.

1.) The completion date for our house sale is February 23rd, and we are moving March 1st. Since we couldn't find anything we really wanted to buy, and didn't want to rush into buying something we didn't really love, we have decided to rent for a while. I am just so happy we have somewhere to move! We are moving into one of the buildings the developer I used to work for built. The up side is it is a brand new unit, and it is on the ground floor, with walk out access to the courtyard! It is also the closet unit to the the front door, and its assigned parking stalls are very close to the elevator. I can see this being handy with the kids. The downside is, we are going to have to place a lot of our stuff in storage. We are moving from a house with a basement, attic, and carport, to a just over 1000sqft. unit! I am sure the unit will work just fine for the stuff we need in the immediate future, as our main floor isn't much bigger right now. It is just all the extra stuff that you need/accumulate when you have a house that we will need to store. Another upside is that this new home will be about a 5 min. drive to John's work. And to C's preschool!

2.) John got a new job!! He starts on February 22nd. After a week of "vacation" (if you consider packing vacation.) We are all very excited about this new close proximity to work, and the fact that he is going to be out of Aviation. A career path that he has never really enjoyed. He is a natural sales person, and has been living that out in his current position, but now he gets to couple that ability with another passion of his. Telecommunication. This is like a match made in heaven for him. He will be selling and managing all the business accounts at a local company that sells Telus products. I think he will excel, and love this position. And NO more huge commute!

So new job, new house. Just a couple minor changes over here!

Wet playground made possible by......

....one of my best MCC finds to date. A MEC muddy buddy. $4. New condition. Bring on the wet slides and swings. We are ready!

(please check below if you are interested in a post about kitchens.)

Life.

It is finally feeling a bit less chaotic. Not less chaotic in the sense that my children are all of the sudden little docile angels, or that my house isn't a constant ticking time bomb just waiting to explode every time my kid(s) turn around to dump out another bucket of toys, or knock over a perfectly folded stack of laundry, and no, I have not found the way to effortlessly throw together perfect healthy meals for my family every night. No, not so much in that way.

More in the way that my mind feels settled. My thoughts were consumed the last few months with thinking about maybe going back to work, and trying to find a new job opportunity. I spent countless hours scouring websites and databases for some sort of career that would make sense for our family.

Nothing seemed right. And the worst part was, I wasn't appreciating the precious time I have with my kids. Right now. Everyday.

After looking at the options - we have decided for our family, it is best for me to stay home with our kids right now.

And from that day on - it is like my entire perception has changed. It was the hugest weight off my back (a weight that I wasn't even aware I had placed there). And now I am excited everyday I get to be home with my kids. My attitude about staying at home has totally shifted.

After all that searching for the perfect thing, the answer was right in front of me all along. Two of the most important assignments I will every have in my life.

It seems as though we will be moving again.

Our house sale is to be completing in 3 weeks.

Not that we have to be out then,

but we definitely need to move in that direction......

Tonight I have been dreaming about kitchens......

....you know......

like that.......

and this.....

....or maybe something like this?

(this one is in a house currently listed in Abbotsford. Not quite in our price range ; )

Well a girl can dream, can't she?!

Adjusting.....

.......to life without cable. I am slowly, adjusting. It is kind of nice actually. I am reading more with my kids, and reading more myself. Because, well, what else is there to do in the evenings? We are simplifying our lives a little. And I have to say, I like it. Just don't take away my Internet =).