Saturday, December 11, 2010
That is currently all I have time for .... stay tuned. We are so excited for another little girl!
Monday, November 22, 2010
BABY, and a modest one at that. We didn't get a shot of the goods. Don't worry though, I'm not discouraged ;) I do believe we'll be booking a 3D ultrasound that promises gender determination...I am just so excited, I can't wait! We did find out that the baby is healthy, and good. It is such a blessing, and miracle to have a healthy little baby. When we got this ultrasound done with Brooke, they couldn't find her nose bone ... and not having a nose bone is a sign of Down Syndrome. We got sent to Calgary for a in-depth ultrasound a few weeks later they found her nose bone. However, that was the most trying and heart wrenching couple of weeks of my life. It wasn't because I wouldn't love my baby, but because I felt inadequate becoming a first time mother ... let alone becoming a first time mother to a child with special needs.
Anyways, that is all :) Just thought I would update and say that there is no news!
Oh, and I also say boy....but we'll see.
Friday, November 19, 2010
I was called out a week or so ago by M ... she thinks I need to blog more :) She's probably right.
However there isn't a whole lot going on. Everything is the same. Cardel hasn't started digging our house yet either so that's the same to. Although they assure us we'll be in by April...we'll see.
We FINALLY got an ultrasound booked for tomorrow :) Seriously, it's been 2.5 months since my doctor sent in the requisition. This is my 1st trimester ultrasound, even though i'm over 17 weeks. However, I'm hoping baby shows his or her goods and we can find out this little ones gender :D I'm one that just can't wait. Say what you will about it, but I just have to know asap ... haha.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Okay, so ALOT has happened since the last time I posted....
We have been to Mexico and back, and had so much fun! Brookey loved it. She loved swimming in the pooey (pool) but mostly loved the BIG pooey (Ocean). It was a great vacation.
In May we got news that we were being transferred back to Calgary for Kale's work. So Kale finished building our garage and took off for Calgary mid July while B and I stayed back to try and sell the house. We tried to do it privately because selling a house with a realtor just seemed to be a lot more expensive then we needed at the time. We had quite a few people look, but no one seemed to be really serious in wanting to purchase so in September we decided to enlist the services of our trusty realtor Jason. Well, our house never hit the MLS and 3 days later was conditionally sold. It was literally a miracle in this housing market. We have houses around us that have been on the market for over a year! What an answer to our prayers. On October 1st we closed on the house and now we're out.
We looked at lots of housing options in Calgary but nothing really spoke to us so we have decided to take the long road to building our house. Kale got the contract to do the plumbing and heating for our house for a little bit of sweat equity...and I mean a little bit. However it was just enough to take the house from the category of doable but a little expensive to quite doable so we took it! While our house is being built Kale is still (obviously) working in Calgary but we've decided to stay in Cranbrook and live with my parents until our house is done. I know what your thinking....we're crazy to live apart. It's very much a money saving operation, and what we felt was a bit of sacrifice right now was best for our future in Calgary. Brookey is also very comfortable here, so here we will stay.
In other news, and just to add to the craziness that is my life right now .... We're Pregnant! I'm 11 weeks along and mostly feeling good. Baby is due April 27th (and our move in date is April 1st). Brookey is excited to be a big sister and loves to kiss my tummy. She'll be great!
Anyways, that is all our big news. We're sad to leave Cranbrook, but excited for our future as a family of 4 in Calgary.
Under the circumstance's life is good :)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
I will be going here for 10 days...
I want to eat here, among many other places ...
but most of all I just want to relax by the ocean with my favorite people ... I can't wait!
Saturday, April 10, 2010
I can't believe that Kale & I have been married for 3 years! April 7 marked our 3rd anniversary :)
We were supposed to go to Spokane for an anniversary weekend (with Brookey) but at the last minute my mom got off work to go see my sister in Utah. Kale encouraged me to go, since he had been working a lot but that canceled our Spokane trip. Instead we had a quiet night at home since it turned out that Brooke and I were both sick. We ordered in some BP's, and just hung out with out daughter. Since Brooke and I had been gone for the last week, it was really nice to do that together :)
3 years has gone by so incredibly fast. There have been ups & downs, but so much has happened in 3 years! We moved from Calgary to Edmonton to Cranbrook. We bought a car. We have taken trips. We have had a baby. We have bought a house. Life is progressing.
There are times when I can't believe I am where I am in my life. I can't believe I am old enough to be here. Time has flown by!
I thought i'd post some pictures of our wedding day. I love to look through them. They make me smile :)
Happy Anniversary Kale!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
What do you think about my little new baby Baby Trim?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?
Haha - my baby girl looks nothing like this! She's white as can be. Although I think as a little girl my hair resembled this girls hair. Anyways, maybe the next one will come out looking like this...
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Well since it's been almost 2 months since Brookey's 1st birthday I thought it was time to write a post about it, complete with pictures of course! It was a lot of fun. We had a Sesame Street party with mini corndogs and fruit, and of course cupcakes! We invited a few of Brookey's little friends, and some family over for the party. The day before Kelsey and I spent hours making cupcakes for the big event!
Here is me and my big girl!
These are the cupcakes that Kel & I made :)
The 5 foot Big Bird Balloon!
It was a big hit with the kids!
When we first gave Brooke her cupcakes she poked at them until she figured out they were edible! After that revelation, she didn't even have the time to pick one up. She just dug in!
So pleased!
The girls :D
Mommy & Daddy got her a quad :) She loves it!
She's certainly a Daddy's girl!
This is us on Brooklyn's real birthday.
We went to McDonalds and let her devour her very first happy meal.
She was in heaven, haha.
I just can't believe she's such a big girl! A year has gone by so fast (it's almost 14 months now!) She started walking just before her first birthday and now she doesn't stop moving! She's quite the active little girl, and she brings such joy to my life. I am so proud to be her Mommy :)
I love you Brooklyn!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Okay, so this time my absence was NOT my fault!
My computer has been acting up big time, and then the monitor went. Ugh. Off to Best Buy it went. *sigh* We live in a smaller place, so taking the computer 4 hours to Calgary to get it fixed is a big deal. They take 3 weeks to fix it and then we have to find away to get it back because Best Buy won't ship it to us. So, finally I have it back :)
Anyways, I as per request here is the new ensemble! I LOVE IT!
Here it is!
It fits perfectly in the small space that we have!
This is one of the chairs ...
... and the bench on the other side :)
me likey ;)
ps... Cass, I don't remember the last time someone called me Kenji! Haha, I had forgotten about that particular nickname and laughed out loud when you called me that!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
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A NEW TABLE :D
I can't wait until Friday, when it will be delivered! It seats 6 but then comes with a leaf so there is room for growth....not that we need it at this moment but there's potential. Ours will be coming with 4 chairs and a smaller bench then the picture shown. I'm so grateful for boxing week (month?) sales :)
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Okay, lets try again.
Really, this time I hope to put forth some kind of effort...it's just that most days I don't have much to blog about.
For a week at the end of November and the beginning
of December Kale, Brooklyn and I went down to the States to visit some family. We stopped in our very first day and visited Kale's sister Shelene, her husband Shaun, and all the cousin
s! It was a lot of fun. We had Thanksgiving dinner with Shaun's family and then hung around and visited for a bit. They are a family that loves puzzles. I love puzzles to, and I hadn't done one forever!
Brookey and some of her cousins!
After dinner we continued on our was to Orem to stay with Kels and Nate! Kel and I discovered the wonderful day that is Black Friday. We started at 11 at the Tanger outlets in Park City. We hit up AE, Carter's, Osh Kosh, Banana, and more. There were a ton of people there but because it was just the 2 of us we were in and out of most stores. I can't believe how many people had strollers and kids. I would never bring my child BF shopping!
After a few hours there we headed back into Orem to drop off our findings and change into our glasses and get some eats. At about 4 am we headed over to the local 24 hour walmart. I've got one word for walmart on BF. WOW. It was INSANE. There was tons of people everywhere and nobody was very nice. When they announced that people could start shopping people went crazy. Kel and I just laughed and laughed because it's amazing the things people say. There was people getting elbowed and nobody cared...haha. Despite the crazy's I walked out of there with some great deals!
After Wally-mart we went to the mall which was suppose to open at 6. The mall opened at 6 but most store didn't open till 7:30 or 8. That was irritating. However Macy's was open and had some excellent deals as well. After Macy's we walked around a few times and finally settled on one of the only open places. The Pretzelmaker. Advice: don't eat The Pretzelmaker at 7:30 in the morning...after being out all night. It was sick. We were sick. After that we decided to go home to bed. On our way out of the mall we passed a store that we were waiting for to open and it was!! I think it was a miracle that both of us felt better...haha. Anyways, at 8:00 we went home. We had our Christmas shopping mostly done, and a few extra's. I will for sure do BF again. It was a really fun time to spend with my sister! I was shocked because Kel doesn't even like to shop ... ever. She gets cranky. :) I'm sure she'll love me when she reads this. Love you Kels!
The rest of the week consisted of finishing up Christmas shopping, lounging, eating, playing with Brookey, and gaming :) We had a ton of fun. Here are a few pics.
Brookey at Jimmy Johns. Great Sandwiches!
She stole her Daddy's cookie while he wasn't looking :) Haha
Brooke & Auntie. They are pretty much the best of friends :)
Oh and one of the best things we did was have a Tim Tam Slam :) It's excellent. If you know what I'm talking about then you've had one and if you don't you should google it and try it.
It's delicious.
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