April 14, 2010

---We have officially been apart of history. Lethbridge School District actually declared a snow day and closed all the schools! This has NEVER happened within the city in my lifetime. We got so much heavy snow last night that the power is out in many parts of the city, and some places are without water too. We were lucky and had both all day. The kids spent some time playing around in the backyard and from this picture you can see how deep the snow is! I was expecting them to build a giant snowman or something, but they weren't all that interested. After a bit of time outside, they were soaking wet and ready to hunker down with a movie and a warm blanket - so that's what we did! It was fun to be 'trapped' inside for a day and just relax---

April 13, 2010

---Anise made a 'road' out of the scraps of fabric I was cutting. It went all over the living room too - then the ladybug magnets went for an adventure on the pretty rainbow road---

April 12, 2010

---Really not a good picture, but these two robins came to visit our tree today! That means spring is really on it's way, doesn't it?---

April 11, 2010

---It's quite possible that I'm nesting. I've already got the stroller and car seat together, the bassinet washed, several boxes of blankets, clothes, and other baby needs washed and folded, and two large  boxes of diapers (216 diapers each!). This doesn't include the blankets I'm working on at Grandmas house! I've never been so prepared for a baby to come, and I've still got over a month to go! Guess I'm ready whenever baby is---

April 10, 2010

---The kids in the cardboard house that Sean helped them build. It's a bit small for the two of them (it's just a baby carseat/stroller box) but they had a blast instructing Daddy where to put windows, constructing a chimney, and colouring flowers and other pretty things on it---

April 9, 2010

---Kaden spent the Easter week break at Volleyball Camp. He LOVED it! For two hours every day he learned the rules of the game, did drills and had fun. He is already asking about the next one in August :-) ---

April 8, 2010

---Anise colouring quietly. On this rare occasion, she didn't even colour herself, or the table or her dress!---

April 7, 2010

---Another look at our new little one! This ultrasound was fun because I could tell what most stuff was without needing to be told. I could even see hair waving around! I can't wait to meet this new little person!---

April 6, 2010

---Kaden helping Great Grandma Frache make noodles for homemade chicken noodle soup. YUM!---

April 5, 2010

---I finally got this shelf repainted and hung in the entrance. It will be so nice for the kids to have somewhere to hang their stuff, instead of it just being on the floor all the time. Not that I'm expecting it to always be on the hooks - but now when it's bugging me I have somewhere I can tell them to put it!---

April 4, 2010

---I am so very grateful for my Savior and all He has done for me. I know that He died for me and because of that I can live with Him again. He is also a great comfort and strength when life gets hard - all I have to do is ask---

April 3, 2010

---Anise finding one of the eggs the Easter bunny hid in Great Grandma Frache's backyard. She was pretty excited!---

April 2, 2010

---Colouring Easter eggs at Great Grandma Frache's house. We have done this every year for as long as I know - even when there weren't any kids under the age of 14 around. The Easter bunny always hides them in the backyard the next day---

April 1, 2010

---the kids bustin' a move at the Easter sock hop at Kaden's school. Anise was so excited she was invited to dance with Kaden and his friends - she had a hard time leaving when it was over---

March 31, 2010

---Kaden made this airplane out of tinker toys all by himself! He saw a picture and just started building. Now that's talent---

March 30, 2010

---making Easter cookies with Great Grandma---

March 29, 2010

---We're not going to see too much of this guy next month. He's doing some out of town electives in Emergency Medicine for the month of April. Two weeks in Edmonton, and then two weeks in Canmore. We know for sure he can come home after the first week of Edmonton for the weekend, but after that who knows! If I wasn't so pregnant I would take the kids for a visit at some point, but I don't know if I'm brave enough (or awake enough) to make the journey by myself - to either place. So we'll just see what his schedule ends up being, and hope we get to see him once in a while next month. We sure are going to miss him!---

March 28, 2010

---The wall in my scrapbook room all set up, complete with cool lamp, magnetic board and fancy made-by-me clipboards. Now if only the rest of the room looked as nice....---

March 27, 2010

---its seems I'm not the only one having babies around here. We discovered a bunch of baby fish in our tank. We're not totally sure how many are in there, but it will be fun to watch how many actually survive to be big enough to fend for themselves---

March 26, 2010

---An Easter party at a friends house. This was only about half the kids there, and they all had fun coloring eggs, making Easter crafts and hunting for chocolate eggs in the toy room. Fun chaos at it's best---

March 25, 2010

---A layout I did minus the pictures---

March 24, 2010

---The Easter wreath I made. Sean laughed.---

March 23, 2010

---The baby quilt totally done!---

March 22, 2010

---A cool door I found while wandering Banff.---

March 21, 2010

---I took this one for Anise. She would LOVE to ride in a horse drawn carriage. Someday we'll take her to Banff and let her ride around downtown with the horse---

March 20, 2010

---Yes, I'm totally spoiled. I'm in Banff with Sean once again while he's at a conference. Our room was on the other side of the hotel this time, so we had a different view - there is a skating rink down there when it's cold enough to be frozen and a fire pit with some benches. It would have been real romantic like, if the rink was open and I wasn't too pregnant to skate anyway. But the lights were pretty from our room---

March 19, 2010

---Sean and I had a date night here tonight. It was perfect. Truly one of my favorite places to be, especially with my eternal companion and love of my life, Sean. Such a special place---

March 18, 2010

---He really likes getting his hair cut, can you tell? It's funny because when I take him to a salon, he's totally fine, and just sits there quietly until they are done. I don't like to take him to a salon every time he needs a haircut though, because his hair grows so fast we could easily go once a month. But anytime I try to do it at home he freaks right out. I thought it might just be for me, so I asked Sean to cut it this time. But it turns out he gets just as upset when Daddy cuts his hair. He ends up getting mouthfuls of hair, which just makes him more upset. Add on the clean-up after and it ends up being a real gong show. I guess it's worth the $15 to take him somewhere---

March 17, 2010

---My project life kit! It's made specifically for those doing the picture a day thing. Each page protector has a spot for 4 4x6 pictures and 4 journaling spots. In the boxes are journaling cards, a date stamp, and date stickers. So all I have to do is print off the pictures, jot down the journaling from the blog, and I'm done! What a great way to have a hands on copy of all these pictures I'm taking. I love it!!---

March 16, 2010

---Grandma Frache showing Anise how to knit. The lesson didn't progress much beyond this, but it was cute how interested she was in what Great Grandma was doing.---