Company!

Miller will be here for the next 4 days. Our very first visitor... we are so excited. Sure he will be sleeping on the floor amongst boxes, but we are so blessed to have a friend like him. I AM SO EXCITED. Farmers market tomorrow and possibly a garage sale or two? Science Centre, Museum..... AND Dance Revolutions. I just bought a new game for our xbox and I am thinking late night competition.... Have a great long weekend.

The Great Outdoors...

I know that this is a total mimic of Jen's photo, but how better to capture the whole camping experience???

Little Miss Ava batting her blues...

Mom & Ava trying to be models...

Kynan helping with the firewood... or throwing it... whatev...

Kynan playing 'get me' at the market...

Ava showing her bling off... perfect GAP add I think.

Thanks Sha for the groovy glasses!

What is camping without jiffy pop???

Me and my lovey's... missing one... he's taking the pic...

Weiner roasting time....

Dead fish lake.... it was beautiful besides that rotting fish carcas' everywhere....

Kynan and I posing for a not so great picture....

Our camping experience was definately fun and an adventure in itself. I think it is the first time we have ever gone camping by ourselves.... Dana and I have only been camping twice before. Once at Buckhorn with his family for his birthday, Kynan was 6 months. And again when Kynan was 9 months with Don Folk. That's it for our entire time we have been together.... that's over 7 years... crazy!

An Artistic Afternoon

My creation....

This is what happens when both kids nap for 3 and half hours and when they wake up... they play with each other for one more hour... happy and content. It means mommy is able to get a little creative and finally do something artistic. I have been wanting to do some painting for months and this is what this afternoon produced.... it's for our bedroom. I call it 'blueballs'..... just kidding.

I'm Going Crazy!!!

Ok, I have been inspired to post this by other OCD bloggers I know, her and her, to name a few. As most everyone knows by now, we recently moved. I usually like unpacking and organising all our things into their new home. I look forward to a clean a house where everything in its place. But Dana and I decided to dive right into renovating our new home and have been reluctant to unpack most of our boxes as stuff is easier to move around when it's all together. I look around at the boxes piled in corners and toys astrued all over.... and half started reno projects everywhere.... It drives me crazy. I wish one of my super powers was superspeed so I could just 'get'er'done'. Anyway... I guess that is just part of the gig, but I think i am developing a stress linked tick. Don't shun me when you see me walking down the street with my tick....

For the last 2 days we have been out of touch as we have been out camping in the boonies. Well not really..... unless you call a provincial park the boonies. We travelled out to a little gem about an hour outside Regina called, Echo Lake. Jen and Jordan recommended it. And I have to say they did not disappoint. It really was beautiful with awesome private sites. We spent most of our days walking, playing at the park, reading books, hiking, sleeping, going to the market, playing mini golf .... all the regular camping stuff. We lucked out with great weather and were looking forward to some swimming; however, we took one look at the beach and opt'd not. It was covered... and I mean covered in dead skeleton fish. The lake looked like it would be great for fishing as they were jumping all night; however, I believe the birds had their first pick and they took advantage. It was good to get away... but it is always good coming home.

In other news.... I always thought that one of the perks of breast feeding was that you remain 'infertile' while you are soley breast feeding. At least that is what I have been told, but I have yet to experience this first hand. With Kynan, it only took 2 months before I was able to 'conceive' again. And now again with Ava. At least I made it to 3 months. I guess it's good, but I was looking forward to a few more months friend free.

The Flying Seagulls

Seagulls sitting peacefully one Sunday morning...

The boy spots them and start to run...

No one can stop him...

He is determined to get one...

But they are just too fast...

And in a moment...

Their gone..... the boy defeated.

In Love...

Everytime I look in to her eyes and she smiles... I know I am in love. She amazes me everyday with her curiousity and love for life. She is so smiley. She wakes up in the morning and giggles and smiles at her surroundings until I go get her and then I am greeted with the biggest smile. Even when she sleeps she smiles and giggles in her dreams. She has the same passion for food as her mom, and that is the only time she ever cries... is when she is hungry. As I sit here watching her swing and sleep I am in awe that God has blessed me again with such an amazing child. I am so thankful for her.