Time flies when you're having fun.
At the end of the month Emma will 5 years old. Unbelievable.
Today I had an appointment to register Emma for kindergarten. Come September she'll be a big girl taking the bus to and from school, gone all day.
Emma is really turning into a big girl. She definitely has her very own character, a strong one at that. She is looking so much bigger to me almost every day. Some days she seems so much older and mature. She has even worked with me to plan her birthday party with her friends, including a theme she chose, what kind of birthday cake and the activities we will be doing. Amazing.
That's my baby girl =)
Monday, February 7, 2011
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Muddling through the winter blues
It's official. I'm done with winter. Unfortunately winter is not done with us.
Even Emma is showing signs of wanting winter gone. Only today she was mentioning that she is wanting to play in her sandbox and swim in an outdoor pool. Le sigh.
On Friday we received a good old dumping of snow. It was snowing so hard I could hardly see a stoplight just one block away from me!
Of course, being a hardy Winnipegger (as opposed to a stay indoors and hide Torontonian LOL, jk), we still went to our baby group. After being there for only two hours, there was at least 5cm of snow my van! Driving definitely was slow going, but we did manage to get gas, bring Emma to preschool and pick up Richard after his dentist appointment.
Richard took over the driving, we got some fast food for lunch from A&W, I like their Swiss Veggie Burger, although you usually have to wait extra time for it to be ready.
Richard then dropped my off at the walk-in clinic. I had a headache for one week already by that point. I think because of the snow storm, the place was virtually empty. I was in and out in about 15 minutes. I actually had to wait longer for my prescription to be filled! LOL.
I walked over to the Salvation Army and picked up a few good deals for the kiddies. Afterward I walked over to Emma's school where Richard and the boys met up with us.
We were supposed to go Le Centre Crée for Soirée Pijama (Pajama movie night), but we decided to stay home. It's on a small side street and with all the snow, we figured it would be too tough to find parking.
All week since then we've been stuck in a deep freeze, today it finally warmed up, but the kids all have a cold so we're still indoors. Hopefully the weather will still stay nice at least for a few days.
I miss going to the park and I miss doing picnics.
Even Emma is showing signs of wanting winter gone. Only today she was mentioning that she is wanting to play in her sandbox and swim in an outdoor pool. Le sigh.
On Friday we received a good old dumping of snow. It was snowing so hard I could hardly see a stoplight just one block away from me!
Of course, being a hardy Winnipegger (as opposed to a stay indoors and hide Torontonian LOL, jk), we still went to our baby group. After being there for only two hours, there was at least 5cm of snow my van! Driving definitely was slow going, but we did manage to get gas, bring Emma to preschool and pick up Richard after his dentist appointment.
Richard took over the driving, we got some fast food for lunch from A&W, I like their Swiss Veggie Burger, although you usually have to wait extra time for it to be ready.
Richard then dropped my off at the walk-in clinic. I had a headache for one week already by that point. I think because of the snow storm, the place was virtually empty. I was in and out in about 15 minutes. I actually had to wait longer for my prescription to be filled! LOL.
I walked over to the Salvation Army and picked up a few good deals for the kiddies. Afterward I walked over to Emma's school where Richard and the boys met up with us.
We were supposed to go Le Centre Crée for Soirée Pijama (Pajama movie night), but we decided to stay home. It's on a small side street and with all the snow, we figured it would be too tough to find parking.
All week since then we've been stuck in a deep freeze, today it finally warmed up, but the kids all have a cold so we're still indoors. Hopefully the weather will still stay nice at least for a few days.
I miss going to the park and I miss doing picnics.
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Long overdue update
Oh boy. It has been a while since I've written on our little blog.
I am committing myself to take some time, at least once a week, to write on here. Even if nobody reads this, it's nice for me to see to look back.
The past couple of months have been really busy.
I have really been enjoying staying at home with the kids. I love being able to drive Emma and Xavier to school and back. I love going to different Healthy baby classes and connecting with other moms. I'm really not looking forward to going back into the work force :(
Lucas is now 9 months old today! Incredible how quickly he's grown. He has been crawling since he's 5 months old and he's quite fast. He's been walking around the furniture for quite a while. He can stand on his own and he has even taking one or two steps without realizing it. I thinking he may be walking by 10 months, Xavier was walking at that age, so we'll see.
Xavier keeps growing, if he gets any taller, people will think he and Emma are twins! He's so tall. He turned 3 years old in November and he's doing very well developmentally . He really does enjoy going to preschool and playing with his friends. He had his first dance recital in December. It was so cute. I can't wait for the big recital in June.
Emma is always growing and looking like a little lady to me every day. She will be 5 years old in just one month! Amazing. She, of course, has already planned out her entire birthday party, which will have a Rapunzel theme. So cute. She is definitely much more interactive with her party planning ideas this year. In just over a week I will be having a meeting at her school to sign her up for kindergarten! How time flies when you're having fun =)
I am committing myself to take some time, at least once a week, to write on here. Even if nobody reads this, it's nice for me to see to look back.
The past couple of months have been really busy.
I have really been enjoying staying at home with the kids. I love being able to drive Emma and Xavier to school and back. I love going to different Healthy baby classes and connecting with other moms. I'm really not looking forward to going back into the work force :(
Lucas is now 9 months old today! Incredible how quickly he's grown. He has been crawling since he's 5 months old and he's quite fast. He's been walking around the furniture for quite a while. He can stand on his own and he has even taking one or two steps without realizing it. I thinking he may be walking by 10 months, Xavier was walking at that age, so we'll see.
Xavier keeps growing, if he gets any taller, people will think he and Emma are twins! He's so tall. He turned 3 years old in November and he's doing very well developmentally . He really does enjoy going to preschool and playing with his friends. He had his first dance recital in December. It was so cute. I can't wait for the big recital in June.
Emma is always growing and looking like a little lady to me every day. She will be 5 years old in just one month! Amazing. She, of course, has already planned out her entire birthday party, which will have a Rapunzel theme. So cute. She is definitely much more interactive with her party planning ideas this year. In just over a week I will be having a meeting at her school to sign her up for kindergarten! How time flies when you're having fun =)
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Emma - the fire safety Pro!
Last week we went to Prayer Night at L'Arche Winnipeg which is held in the house Richard works in. Since the whole Community was gathered, it was thought a good idea to have a fire drill.
Emma was in the washroom when the alarm went off. She ran out of the washroom so quick, she hadn't pulled up her pants! Luckily a female coworker of Richard's helped her pull up her pants. Emma than ran out of the house (without hesitating to put on her shoes) with her little brother Xavier in tow. They were out of the house even before I was! I credit her preschool for teaching her such great fire safety rules! Awesome girl!
Xavier has now started preschool. He seems to be enjoying it very much and has made quite a bit of crafts already. He also has started dance class, which I'm happy to report he's really enjoying!
Lucas is now 5 months old. We went to the doctor's on Tuesday, he is now weighing in at a very healthy 19 lbs 15 oz and is measuring 27 3/8 inches long. I definitely have some big boys! In other news he's been able to roll over for more than a month now and has been able to sit unassisted for about 3 weeks! He is such ahead of the game, it's like he desperately wants to catch up to Emma and Xavier. What a little cutie.
For myself, I have started to sell Epicure Selections, which I'm really enjoying a lot! Send me a message if you want to order anything ;-)
Emma was in the washroom when the alarm went off. She ran out of the washroom so quick, she hadn't pulled up her pants! Luckily a female coworker of Richard's helped her pull up her pants. Emma than ran out of the house (without hesitating to put on her shoes) with her little brother Xavier in tow. They were out of the house even before I was! I credit her preschool for teaching her such great fire safety rules! Awesome girl!
Xavier has now started preschool. He seems to be enjoying it very much and has made quite a bit of crafts already. He also has started dance class, which I'm happy to report he's really enjoying!
Lucas is now 5 months old. We went to the doctor's on Tuesday, he is now weighing in at a very healthy 19 lbs 15 oz and is measuring 27 3/8 inches long. I definitely have some big boys! In other news he's been able to roll over for more than a month now and has been able to sit unassisted for about 3 weeks! He is such ahead of the game, it's like he desperately wants to catch up to Emma and Xavier. What a little cutie.
For myself, I have started to sell Epicure Selections, which I'm really enjoying a lot! Send me a message if you want to order anything ;-)
Monday, August 30, 2010
Oh happy day
Despite waking up to a very upset stomach this morning, I can not help but be in a good mood. Yesterday was a special day for a variety of reasons.
First of all it was mine and Richard's 1 year wedding anniversary. Even though we have been together for over 5 years, it's still a special day and I'm glad that we were able to share it with Emma and Xavier :) It will always be a treasured memory.
Yesterday two wonderful things happened: sweet Sebastien finally received a new kidney! Let's keep him in our prayers that everything keeps going well and without any complications.
The second thing is that our good friends Tomo and Shella welcomed a bouncing baby boy whom they named Yoshi. We are so overjoyed with this news! Can't wait to meet the little sweetie :)
First of all it was mine and Richard's 1 year wedding anniversary. Even though we have been together for over 5 years, it's still a special day and I'm glad that we were able to share it with Emma and Xavier :) It will always be a treasured memory.
Yesterday two wonderful things happened: sweet Sebastien finally received a new kidney! Let's keep him in our prayers that everything keeps going well and without any complications.
The second thing is that our good friends Tomo and Shella welcomed a bouncing baby boy whom they named Yoshi. We are so overjoyed with this news! Can't wait to meet the little sweetie :)
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
I like Hannah Montana
There I said it.
Emma discovered Hannah Montana almost 1 year ago when my friend Ross (who has down syndrome) had a Hannah Montana themed birthday party. She had never seen an episode of her television show or listened to any of her music, but Uncle Ross liked her so that was good enough.
For Christmas, Santa brought Emma the Hannah Montana Movie, which is mildly entertaining. A few months ago, after having watched the movie a hundred million times, a hunted for the television show. Hasn't too hard to find since the Family network plays the Hannah Montana show at least 20 times a day, or so it seems.
I like the show. Billy Ray is funny and so is the actor that plays Hannah/Miley's brother. I actually enjoy watching the show with Emma.
Lord help me.
Emma discovered Hannah Montana almost 1 year ago when my friend Ross (who has down syndrome) had a Hannah Montana themed birthday party. She had never seen an episode of her television show or listened to any of her music, but Uncle Ross liked her so that was good enough.
For Christmas, Santa brought Emma the Hannah Montana Movie, which is mildly entertaining. A few months ago, after having watched the movie a hundred million times, a hunted for the television show. Hasn't too hard to find since the Family network plays the Hannah Montana show at least 20 times a day, or so it seems.
I like the show. Billy Ray is funny and so is the actor that plays Hannah/Miley's brother. I actually enjoy watching the show with Emma.
Lord help me.
Friday, August 20, 2010
Life continues to be busy
It's a crazy life, but one that I do enjoy.
We're broke, but happy, crazy.
To help supplement our income, I have decided to start selling Epicure. I think it will be really great, I can't wait to start doing parties and showing people how yummy Epicure products are.
It means having to pump milk so that Lucas can stay home with Richard, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. I will miss my munchkins as I'm working, but it will also be nice to be working and having a night out all rolled into one!
I won tickets to go see Weird Al Yankovic at the beginning of the month. He is hilarious, he played of course some of his classics, still funny today.
I am writing this at 1 a.m. because I could not sleep, but now I hear the sleep fairies calling me. I bid you goodnight....
We're broke, but happy, crazy.
To help supplement our income, I have decided to start selling Epicure. I think it will be really great, I can't wait to start doing parties and showing people how yummy Epicure products are.
It means having to pump milk so that Lucas can stay home with Richard, but that's a sacrifice I'm willing to make. I will miss my munchkins as I'm working, but it will also be nice to be working and having a night out all rolled into one!
I won tickets to go see Weird Al Yankovic at the beginning of the month. He is hilarious, he played of course some of his classics, still funny today.
I am writing this at 1 a.m. because I could not sleep, but now I hear the sleep fairies calling me. I bid you goodnight....
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