A Long Day!

The kids were all up early Friday morning ready to open presents from Santa...then they were up late cause we were visiting Opa and Oma Marg...then up again early Saturday morning ready to play with their new goodies.

So last night, Sydney was the last to go to bed..she wanted to watch hockey with me and Ryan.  A few minutes later she asked for a yogurt, so I gave it to her and left her at the table to eat it while I went back to watch the hockey game.

A little while later, I realized she was being too quite...I went to see what she was up to and this is what I found...

 

And still holding the yogurt container...

I laughed so hard...she must have been exhausted....I got her cleaned up and to bed without her even opening her eyes!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 

Moose!!

December 19. 2009

So Moose's actual due date is January 7, 2010.... I can't wait to meet him/her!

Mia's 5!

Mia turned 5 on Dec 8....I can't believe how fast time flies...

I made her cake this year...the first time I've ever made one too.  I was going to make pink frosting, but at the last second she decided that she wanted purple...thank goodness Anne has loaned me red AND blue food colour!

Opening presents while her cousin looks on....

This picture I just thought was really really cute...

Family Day!

We went to Sunlife's Family Day at the Waterloo Rec Complex.  It was fun....our kids don't have skates though so they couldn't do that...but they went in the bouncy castle, played basketball, and there was even a little separate place for the little ones, that Sydney spent most of her time in.

This was Syd's first time in a bouncy castle...she wasn't to sure about it.

If you look closely, you can see the balls going into the hoops out of the kids' hands...I can't believe I got so many shots of the ball in mid-air!

 

 

 

This is the little kiddie area that Syd was in

Moose!!

Cordell

PLUS

Charly

EQUALS

Moose!

I'm going to be an Aunt.  Sometime in January (we think) this little Moose is going to be born.

I'm sure Charly is more then happy that "Moose" doesn't acutally have antlers!

Bareback Riding and Sleepy Pooch

Yesterday the kids got to ride bareback on the horses.  It was kinda nerve wracking to watch because they didn't have anything to hold on to.  They had to truly use their balance skills.

It's a little dark, but you can see Ethan riding...he complained of a sore bum afterwards and walked funny for a bit too, but he says it was fun.

Lewis doesn't appreciate it when you start taking pictures of him when he's sleeping...he wakes up and gives you this evil glare!

First Snowfall

It didn't stay, but still YUCK!  Poor Lewis didn't know what to make of it, he's never seen snow since he's not a year old yet.  He was kinda just licking at it and looking at the sky...pretty cute, but what's he gonna do with the first REAL snowstorm?

Halloween!

Mia as a tiger, Sydney as a ladybug, Ethan as a T-Rex, and Cody as a goul

Ryan's Creation...took him 40 minutes to do

Lit up, looked much better not fuzzy!

The Hiking Pooch

Family Picture inside one of the Bruce Caves

Over the summer, we went on a bunch of different day trips around Ontario. Most of them we were hiking and we got some really awesome pictures of Lewis. He was "hiking" and thank goodness for his strength, because on some of the hills, he was actually pulling me up!!

Bruce Caves

Inglis Falls

Tobermory

Swimming at Goderich's Doggy Beach

Lewis and His Bone

I tried to upload this video last night, but it just wouldn't work, finally got it done now though.

I think it's hilarious watching Lewis trying to pick up this bone that obviously too big to fit in his mouth!

My Ballerina

In August, we signed Mia up for Dance Camp at the new Premier Dance Academy in Waterloo. She got to try Jazz , Tap and Ballet...but she really liked and was good at the Ballet. She begged her dad to sign her up, so we did. She goes once a week and she's loving it!

This is her full little Ballerina outfit...you can't really tell, but the tights and shoes are pink and the rest is white....she's sooo cute!

Sick Days

My poor little Mia is not feeling good today, so she climbed into bed beside me. I couldn't resist taking this picture!


At the same time as Mia is sleeping in my bed, I'm trying to relax, but Lewis is driving me bonkers. I remembered that I had bought him some really big raw hide sticks purposfully for this week so that they could occupy him when I needed it. So I gave him one. I can't believe how big it is compared to him.

Last Time for a First Time

When I first had children, I often for myself asking "when will he walk?" "when will she talk?" "when will he be toilet trained?" and I was always happy when they achieved those milestones, and many others.

But when it's my youngest child I'm talking about...it's not that easy to be happy when she passes all her firsts. Afterall, this is the last time for the first time. There will be no more first words in the house, no more first steps. And now, no more first times for pee-ing in the big girl toilet.

Tonight Sydney, at the age of 2 years 6 months and 3 days...peed in the toilet for the first time. Though I am super excited about not having to change or wash diapers anymore (and I'm sure that's still a while off), it's a little sad. My baby is soon not going to be a baby anymore.

You always want your children to grow and learn and flourish, but when it's the youngest...it's harder to let go....harder to watch them grow up and learn new things.

So yes, I was happy to hear that Sydney had peed in the toilet and I congratulated her...but I also cried...cried for myself and for my little baby girl that is not quite a baby anymore.

RIP Twili

So on Friday we had a little accident....Sydney got a hold of Twili and squeased him. Poor little hamster...she broke his back.

I had to take him to the vet and have him put down. I can't imagine how much pain he was in. :(

Poor Syd doesn't have a clue what she did and is still asking where Twili is.... :(

It was all very sad, we were all crying..but I guess it's something that we all just need to experience right?

RIP Twili...you certainly were cute and the best hamster we've ever had!

Charly's Graduation

Before

Dominique straightening Charly's hair

Sydney in the dress I made for her to wear to the graduation

Mom in her fancy-dancy dress

My pretty ladies....all dolled up

Charly looking an awful lot like a girl

Charly and Cordell.....ain't they cute?!!?
(They've got funny faces cause they were telling me off)

Charly and Branden at the grad ceremony

Graduation Class of 2009 Lewisporte Collegiate

Charly getting her diploma

Cordell and Sydney going to the park while we wait for Charly

She just couldn't keep the hat off....looks more like her though

On the way to Gander for the graduation supper, we saw this transport truck in the ditch.
We later found out that he was avoiding another vehicle and ditched himself.

Charly and Brandon at the Graduation Dinner doing the Grad walk.

Mom and Syd go to Newfoundland!

Me and Sydney went to Newfoundland a few weeks ago to see Charly graduate from highschool. (There will be another entry about that). I gotta say it all went pretty well considering it was the first time I traveled alone with a baby and that it was the baby's first time away from her family!

Sydney got to sit in her carseat on the airplane. I think that was a real blessing so that she was buckled in and couldn't get up and run around. BUT carrying that darn seat onto and off of the plane is another story!! It's heavy and my hands were full. When I got off the plane in Deer Lake, my mom said I looked like a pack-mule!

I just love this picture of me and Sydney...took it myself on the plane!






I'm a dork....I took picture of the boarding passes too!

On the way to Mom's we stopped at Mary Brown's for some dinner....these mooses got their antlers locked together and died that way!

We had to stop for gas in Badger, so I bought an ice cream too. This is the first time that Syd had a Hagen Daas icecream bar! I think she liked it!




So we were about half hour from Mom's house, when we got a call from CJ. He took a dive off Cordell's dirtbike and bunged himself up. We had to stop and get some peroxide for him.

Got his elbow pretty good, he said it looks like Freddy Kreuger got him.

His knee was gross too.

BUT the best part was when he got dressed to go to the clinic for stiches! Love the rubber boots!!





The weather was great while we were there so I took full advantage of the niceness and of mom's new bridge and sat outside and knitted.

Charly was kind enough to take Syd to the park for a bit so that I could get a break....As always, my little girl loves the swing!

This is Ace (King Sheppard) and DJ. They belong to Charly's friends and they went to the park too.

Random horse on the side of the road in Campbellton!

When me and Charly and Cordell went to Grand Falls to look for clothes for them for graduation, we saw a couple mooses on the side of the road on the way home!!
We actually pulled over so I could take pictures!



So most of you already know the story...but I'm going to tell it anyway. When Detroit and Pittsburg were playing in the final game 7 of the playoffs, me and Charly made a bet. If Detroit won, I would buy Lobster for dinner when I was down there...if (when!!) Pittsburg won, Charly would buy! We all know that Pittsburg won, so here is my prize!!
Cordell was picking at them and this one got really mad....actually looks like he's trying to give us the finger!
Me and Mom and Sydney went to see Aunt Phenie too. I always love going to see her!


Me, Sydney, Charly and Cordell went to Twillingate too. Saw some icebergs. This is just a little chunk that fell off of......this one. When it was fully revealed, it was 1200feet long and completely flat on top!









Another night we bought 25lbs of muscles for dinner. I swear I ate about 12lbs of them alone!! That's some good eats!!

Another random horse on the side of the road in Summerford. At least this one was tied up and we know who it belongs too. I joked with Sydney telling her it was a Newfie Lawnmower!

The first time Sydney had softserve at Kane's in Campbellton. Think she likes it!

Charly and Cordell found a bluejay that got hit by a truck on the road. They let it go and it probably died, but it was neat to see it up close like that.

Shipwreck in Embree.

Fancy house in Little Burnt Bay. He's got it all done up and there's a spot where you can park and go down and look around. Got all the different flags from the provinces too. It's really nice!

Charly and Cordell took Syd to the park too to give me another little break....it was so cute seeing them all playing together!

Might as well get my hair cut while I'm there....Denise was awesome. Only $7 for the cut and she was QUICK!!




Before

After

At one point Charly tried to get Sydney to lay down and have a nap with her. Syd was more interested in playing but Charly got some really cute pictures of her!

Fishing boats at the fish plant in Newstead!

The Newfoundland Spirit....owned by the Greenham family in Comfort Cove. This wharf is actually right beside Cordell's house!

Then it came time for us to come back to Ontario....Lewis (they'll be a post about him too) rode in the back with me and Sydney.
He started out in his carrier, then at one point he was sitting on her lap. Then he moved to the back window and fell asleep there. That's where he spent most of the ride.

We stopped again at Mary Brown's for some lunch and Lewis took a nap outside in the grass.






I found the Newfie's were much more helpful when it came to getting me on the plane. That may just be because I was carrying a baby on my back, a puppy in my bag and a carseat full of stuff in my arms LOL. Seriously though, they were really nice!



Syd sat in her carseat again and got some yummy treats to occupy her!

Lewis in his carrier under the seat infront of me. He is in there, it's just really hard to tell cause the picture is dark!


And then we were home.