Other things may change us... but we start and end with FAMILY

Friday, June 26, 2009

Funny sayings from madi!

MADI JUST TOLD ME HER TUMMY HAD A PRETEND BABY IN IT AND IT WILL COME OUT IN 40 YEARS... SHOULD I BE WORRIED??!!!


Thursday, June 11, 2009

Pics of my girls.......

We had a fun photo shoot today... got some great pics!! enjoy!!



















Wednesday, June 03, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR DAVID
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SAM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!


That's right!! Both my hubby and my sister's hubby share today for their birthdays..
Same day... same year!! Crazy eh!!
Happy Birthday to two of the greatest guys ever!!

Tuesday, June 02, 2009

Lily's 18 mth checkup

Today I took Lily to public health for her 18 mth checkup (she really is 19 mths but we got a bit behind on the schedule!)

Here's how she "stacks" up!!

weight- 10.86kgs (23lbs 9oz) She has only gained 1kg (2.2 bls) in 6 months, which they aren't super happy about but she is not a big eater so......

height-79.5 cm (31.3inches) She went down two percentiles which, again, they are not happy about but what can you do..... she is a short, little girl!!

head circumference- 48.5cm (19.1inches)


She is a bit behind developmentally so the nurse is going to send the info over to our Dr. ( they have what's called "well baby" up here and you see your public health nurse for all you needles instead of your dr. ) and then see if she wants to refer us to an therapist for an assessment. I am not worried about it but we'll see what happens!!

She had to have 3 needles today. 2 in one arm and then 1 in the other. Poor girl was not happy.. Just so happened it was right around nap time so that didn't help either but she got over it after I pulled our a snack for her! She is kind of mopping around today ( which is to be expected) so Madi told her she could watch VeggieTales later!! AAHH... good little second mother!


Monday, June 01, 2009

About a girl and her piece of chocolate!!!

When we were on the picnic we roasted up some marshmallows to put into s'mores only to discover that children would much rather eat the chocolate than the whole "s'more"!!

Here are some good pictures of Lily eating her piece of chocolate. I think it was the first time she had had chocolate and you can see by the pictures that it was a hit!






another wintery picnic!

We headed out to our new favourite picnic spot bright and early ( ok not really but it was bright!). It was nice and warm in Yellowknife (7 degrees celsius)... but when we got to the picnic spot we realized it was closer to 1 and the wind was bitterly cold.

The girls faces went red almost instantly and this mama forgot mittens for them ( I didn't think the end of May I would need to pack mittens!) so we tossed them (gently of course!) into the back of the car and David cooked up the hotdogs for them!

After lunch the wind died down a bit so we were able to play some ball and of course throw rocks into the lake! If you look back at the picks of our last picnic you can see how much the ice has gone out.... there is open water now!!!


The girls waiting for their lunch!


Ms. Lily showing off her new ball!!! She loved it!


David cooking us the hotdogs!! It was a good fire!


Of course.. Madi saw snow and had to shovel!!! Girl of the North!


My frozen bean!


David teaching Madi how to cook marshmallows.. this was her first time.. she was so excited but then didn't want to eat it.. only cook it!


Standing with Mama... waiting for a piece of chocolate!


Eating her first cooked marshmallow!! She told me she didn't like it cooked.. only not cooked!! And that she just want to eat the chocolate part of the s'more!


Mouth FULL of chocolate!!


Playing ball with Daddy!! She laughed so loud when he picked her up!


My favourite picture from the day... playing ball with Daddy and Lily!! While wearing Daddy's sweater over her hands cause they were so cold!!