One month left!!!!!!!!

Can you believe just one month left till Christmas and the arrival of the Pere Noel (and grandpere Noel too since Steve's dad and his stepmom will be joining us for my first Christmas away from home). Steve's sister Nancy and her family came up to visit this weekend and we got to see Santa Clause twice in one day. We went to the Oromocto mall and had the kids picture taken, both Hannah and Nathan crying, too funny. Then Saturday night we went in to Fredericton and saw the Santa Clause parade. It was nice to get the cousins together again, we won't be able too do so much next year as the Jones' are off to Florida for 7 months (they leave in Jan.). Hannah was practicing for a few days -- No Joshua my toy-- but she was so excited to have him here to play with. It will be so much fun when the younger two get a little older and they too can play together. Nathan wasn't too sure of Logan when they first arrived -- I'd been joking with him than Logan would eat him or squish him, he thought it was funny until they got here and Logan reached out to grab his arm.... Nathan cried and cried. I still can't get past the fact that they are only two weeks apart.

Hannah turns TWO!!!

Hannah turned TWO today. What an exciting day for a little girl. I'm not sure she really understood what we've been talking about for the past couple of weeks but this morning she was so excited to see balloons and decorations it was priceless. She kept saying it was balloon day and not birthday. The first half hour she was up she must have done 100 laps of our kitchen/dinning/living room and hallway throwing balloons around. (I think Nathan thought she'd lost her mind, her dad and I were begining to wonder as well.) We'd invited some friends over to help us celebrate and what fun the kids had. Hannah even showed off for the camera a little so two sets of grandparents got to see her today. Nan & Pop got to watch her open her presents ... what a blast. Mommy decided that the theme for the party would be elephants (since Hannah has her friend Ellie that she takes to bed) so we had an elephant cake and made elephant crafts (we were going to have a peanut hunt but the ground was too wet from all the rain we've had in the past week so the idea was vetoed). All in all it was a wonderful day. I can't belive that she had been here for two years already... time flies when your having fun. We are blessed to have such a wonderful little girl in our lives.

My parents definitely have gotten even!

For some reason I can remember my parents asking me to stop talking for just a minute or two or five quite often as a child. I can also remember them saying that when I grow up they wished I had a child just like me. Well it has come to fruition. Hannah talks non stop... and I mean non stop. Steve and I get quite a kick out of her most of the time but there are moments in the day when we wish for silence. I think Nathan felt left out for a while because now when Hannah goes off talking he starts in with his cooing... it is very cute but incredibly loud in the house these days. I tried to teach Hannah that she talks "a little loud" but it backfired on us because she now likes to tell us the music or T.V. is too loud. It is very hard not to laugh at her with the expression she uses. Good thing she goes to bed a 7-7:30 every night.

Just for Brent!

Brent you asked where was your picture, so this is just for you... and Megan of course.
Hope you guys had a fantastic weekend in Banff and we can't wait to see you in Jamaica. (Hannah likes this picture, she just wants to know why Megan is hugging you Brent?)

Happy Birthday to me!!!

Well I turn 29 today. Who'd have thought I'd get this far... away from home that is. Hard to believe how time flies. In less than two years things sure have changed. I've had two children and moved accross the country from my family (parents/brother that is). So far this birthday has gone great... Steve and the kids let me sleep in until 9, when I was awoke by my darling little girl telling me "breakfast ready" (french toast fresh off the griddle) and a lovely gift with a card signed by all. We are planning to go for dinner in town tonight with the kids so I don't have to cook. Can't wait.

More from Edmonton

Just a few more pictures of the kids from our trip back to Edmonton. Hannah sure had a kick out of the curlers just like Nan and being able to put makeup on Pop.

Pictures from Edmonton

Halloween Pictures

Happy Halloween

Well who knew what fun halloween could be with a two year old. This week we carved pumpkins, roasted seeds and got all decked out for the festivities. Hannah really enjoyed last night. The music Steve had playing in the garage had her a little scared at the beginning but once out side with all the kids she had a blast. I was worried that she wouldn't like all the costumes but she really surprised me, she was mesmerized by so many kids. We dressed her up as a butterfly (she could even tell everyone what she was), mommy got to be a "housewife", daddy was a viking and Nathan was a future hockey player. Hannah dragged mommy all around the block to get her "trick r treats", not that she had much of a clue what she was getting but she would open her little bag for everyone to put treats in. I thought that after a few houses she would be done, but she kept saying "more mommy more". The best was a neighbour a few doors down... he had really gone all out for the night, music, decorations, lights, costume and all... Hannah was not so sure about that place she kept saying "Hannah scerd mommy, Hannah scerd". We eventually made it up the walk for the goodies (he took his mask off) but she told everyone around that his music was too loud and scary. (We weren't the only ones who were scared a few kids wouldn't even go up the driveway.) What a fun night. I'll up load pictures when the system works again.