Kids

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Neglected?

I haven't posted since November 12th.
Why?
Two words...HOMEMADE CHRISTMAS!.
Come January, I'll be back :)

Monday, November 12, 2012

Play date

A few weeks back, Nola had some friends over to play. When Jordyn and Eleanor came to the door, she started squeeling, 'My friends! My friends! Come in! Come see my toys!' She was beyond excited! The girls watched Dora and had a picnic in the living room. It was one of those moments when I realized how big Nola is getting. I still can't believe how fast she is growing up!


Nap?

This is how we found her after to her nap. Oiy...




Aww!

He absolutely melts my heart.


'Twas a looong night

For any of you who read my posts on Facebook, you will know that a few weeks back, both Nola and Robbie teamed up to boycot sleeping. Honestly, the longest stretch of sleep we got in five nights was 3 hrs. Finally, on the Saturday night, Nola was up for the 5th time, so I decided to just put a movie on in the living room for her. I stayed up for a bit, then Doug stayed up with her for a bit. Doug fell asleep on the couch, and when he woke up, this is what he found.



Luckily, the next day after church, all of us came home and had a 3 hr nap! That seemed to get the kids back on track, and I am happy to report they are sleeping again :)

Uh oh...

Last week, while clearing out the kids toys, I found some of Nola's dress up clothes. I put them out for her and this is the outfit she came up with.

Panties, high heels and bunny ears? Oh no...


Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Snow day!!!

OK, so I may be a total Scrouge about Halloween, but I LOVE winter!!! I was so excited to see all the snow last week! For those of you not from the Lethbridge area, last week we got 27cm of snow overnight. We woke up to a winter wonderland! When I had Nola look out the window, she started sqealing 'Snow!!! Momma, it's snow!!'

The three of us went out for about 20 minutes, then we came back inside to put Robbie down for a nap. Once Robbie was down, Nola and I went back out and shoveled the side walk.

It was awesome!!! Bring on more winter!!











Halloween

Alright, I'm gonna level with ya. I don't like Halloween. Like, at all. I think it is a huge waste of money, HOWEVER I will abide to social convention for my kids.

This year, I worked Halloween day. When I woke up that morning, I felt sick in my stomach, but I just took a Gravol and went on my way. Shortly after the bank opened, I felt really weird. I told my boss, who demanded I leave immediately. It was weird...why was she freakng out so much? I didn't even cash out - I just grabbed my purse and left. I made it to just outside Coalhurst before it hit me. HOLY SMOKES! No wonder they wanted me to leave! I guess a collegue had this same bug and she couldn't even make it it the bathroom, so she got sick on the floor of the bank. I feel sorry for anyone who drove past me, as I didn't have enough to to even unbuckle my seat belt, let alone get over t the ditch :S

Needless to say, I wasn't super excited to trick-or-treat. We did take the kids out for about a half hour. We just did a cul-de-sac by the Watmough's and then went to Wendy Millers and the Puzeys. By the time we got home, both kids were bawling! Haha. Once they had a taste of the candy, they were happy again.

Here are some pic's of my little darlings.

Happy Halloween!














Haha, I'll explain. Nola opened a sucker, but then we couldn't find it. We looked everywhere...where could it have gone?? Haha.


Thursday, October 18, 2012

I want to see the temple


On Saturday, October 13, we went up to the Calgary Temple Open House. The best part? We were able to go with AJ and Sarah! It was so amazing to be able to share something with my family that is so special and scared to us. Of course, the temple is breathtaking - no one can argue that. Word's can't describe what its like to be standing in the Celestial room, and to look over and see your brother :)

After the tour, we went out to take pictures. Nola and AJ were hilarious! They chased each other around and had so much fun. We are so lucky to have AJ and Sarah in our lives - they are the best Aunt and Uncle my kids could ask for. Nola has been talking about them ever since we went!

Lucky for me, I get to go again this weekend with my parents. Yay!












Let us give thanks

We had a wonderful holiday weekend for Thanksgiving. On Sunday, I cooked a feast for my Mom. She has done so much for me, I wanted to do something for her. It turned out really yummy and we stil have tons of left-overs! It was a great evening.



On Monday, we headed out to Medicine Hat to see Megan, Matt and the kids. Grandma and Papa were there too, which was awesome. It was such a wonderful time. Everyone seemed to enjoy each others company, so much indeed that I did not take a single piture! I was too busy enjoying my nephews and niece. Jaxon, Orin and Ami are very special to me. I don't get to see them too often, so when I do I savor every moment. One of my most favourite things about those kids is that every visit turns into a dance party :)

This year, as in all, I have so much to be grateful for. I am most grateful not only for my family, but for the knowledge I have that the family is central to our Heavenly Fathers Plan of Happiness. It is through and by our families that we are able to experience the highest levels of joy in this life. I know this to be true. I am grateful to my Savior, Jesus Christ, for not only dying for me, but for living for me. By setting the example of how I want to live me life.

Let us give thanks.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Let's go fly a kite

We always enjoy our time in Cardston with Grandma and Papa. One of the best things is that we always 'do' stuff. We don't just sit around all day, we get out and do stuff! The last time we were there, we went to the park to fly the kites. It was wonderful! Nola loved watching Papa fly the kite and Robbie hung out in the swing. It was such a beautiful afternoon!


Nola on her bike. She's so cute!




Only Papa can push Robbie in the swing AND fly the kite at the same time!