Weekend away!

On Friday night I went to a ladies' retreat with my church. It was a great treat to get away for a night and enjoy some girl time! It was actually my first night away from Naomi! I knew she was in good hands so I didn't worry about her. Jamin & Naomi had a great time and it was so nice to see them when I got back..I love my family!!

These pics are courtesy of Tamara..thanks! She, Jen & I drove down together & shared a room. Fun times...we learned lots about one another!! :)

Moi, Tamara, & MaryAnne after painting our nails.
Tamara, me & Jen...excited about our pizza!!

More of Naomi

I know I just posted pics of Naomi outside, but I got a few more that I think are cute! I'm sure at least the grandmothers will enjoy them :)

It's been a beautiful week so we've been going outside most days for a bit. Tara & Colin gave Naomi this cute hat for her birthday. It's come in very handy and she actually likes putting it on because she knows she's going outside!One more thing: for Naomi's birthday which was March 10th, Kelly gave her this balloon. It's still at the ceiling. It's lasting a long time! They really got their money's worth!

Beautiful weekend

What a beautiful weekend! We spent lots of time outside this weekend which was sooo nice! This afternoon Naomi & I spent some time in the yard while Jamin was at a church meeting. Naomi LOVES going outside. She often goes to the door and tries to reach the door knob to go out!

On a tree stump. Happy, exploring, then ready to get off :)By the wood pile. Check out her curls. In the second picture she is making saying"oooh".
She does that all the time!
By the trees...

Have a great week!

Happy Birthday, Vijay!!

Tonight Jamin, Naomi & I went to a surprise birthday party for our friend, Vijay. (Vijay & I know each other from work.) His wife went to a lot of work planning his surprise party and it paid off because he was surprised! It was great to see friends we hadn't seen in a little while. Happy Birthday, Vijay!

A surprised Vijay as he walks in the door with Peru

The gang at the party
Naomi & I (thanks for the pic, Angela!)

Naomi update especially for Aunt Mary :)

Naomi standing on our computer desk. We let her sit up there originally to "talk" on the webcam, and now she loves being up there!

My sister requested a Naomi update, so this one is for you, Mary!!

Naomi is now over 13 months old (when do you stop staying months anyway!?). Jamin & I are really enjoying this age. She's on a great routine and is lots of fun! Not too many big changes since my last update, but I'll list a few bullets:

-still 2 naps a day: 1.5 hours each. Also about 10.5 hours at night.
-8 teeth
-still trying to say words. She says up, down, da da, makes animal noises, & tries to copy lots of words, but they don't always sound exactly right yet! I would have to translate!
-one of her favorite games is peek-a-boo. She now stands facing the wall and then turns around to play!
-Oh, I almost forgot, I stopped nursing her last Wednesday and she's been fine with the transition. Another stage of her life over...

That's all the news for now in Naomi's life. Thanks for the request, Mary :)

Pay @ the Pump

The other day I was filling up our car with gas at our local gas station. I looked at the girl next to me. She was about 30 years old. I looked at the guy on the other side. About 40 years old. We all finished filling up at about the same time. Then, I got into my car because I used pay at the pump. The girl & the guy both went inside to pay. (I told the ages just because I find that usually it's the older people that don't use pay at the pump and these guys were both "younger")

Now I realize that maybe they had to buy something, but probably not. Why don't people use pay at the pump!?! It's super easy and so convenient. Jamin & I wouldn't even bother going to a gas station if it didn't have pay at the pump (unless we were travelling and didn't have many options).

Do you use it? If not, why not?

(If you need help on doing it, just ask...I'll be glad to provide some directions!)

Pics from the open house...

If you weren't at the open house, you missed a good time!

Jillian looked lovely & professional in her suit :)

Stephen is ready to work the room :)
Jillian & IRachel providing name tags at the door. You & the other girls did a great job!
Jeremy & Sarah (now you can leave a comment!)

Josh & Gareth

Kelley & I (I have on very high heels.....)

The yummy food!

PhysioCare At Home

Please see below message from our friends, Stephen & Jillian. (I should start charging for advertising!!)

Hello friends and family, Jillian and I would like to take this opportunity to thank those who have supported us in our business, PhysioCare At Home. Even your kind words of encouragement helped us to keep focused and work harder. Please come and celebrate with us, Thursday, April 12th, 6:30pm-9pm.

Feel free to drop in at any time.

An Evening of Celebration

As PhysioCare at Home continues to grow,

and our new office is in place,

what better time for celebration than this!

We wish to thank you for your encouragement & support

in this exciting time of growth.

Please join us in the Boardroom of the

Spring Garden Professional Centre for an evening of

socializing & light refreshments.

Who: PhysioCare At Home, Stephen & Jillian Stow

What: Evening of Celebration

Where: 5991 Spring Garden Road (corner of Robie),

Top Floor Boardroom

When: Thursday, April 12^th, 6:30-9pm

Dress: Business Casual

Please RSVP by email to:

office@physiocareathome.com

Bethany's Birthday!

Yesterday we went to Bethany's birthday party! She turns one this Thursday. We had a great time; Naomi loved playing with all the other kiddies.

Matt, Tamara, & the birthday girl! Check out the cake Tamara made!

Bethany & Naomi sharing some supperThe kiddies watching Bethany open gifts. They were all so cute!
Naomi helping Bethany "hmmm...I think this would fit me!"
Bethany with her new chair. Notice the bracelet on her wrist too (from her grandparents).
Naomi & Jamin playing with one of Bethany's toys

The Millers: Tara, Colin, & Chloe

Chloe enjoying her fist...

Amy & Campbell...yummy cake!

Amy, moi, Abigail, & Jennifer

Moms & babes: Amy & Campbell, Tamara & Bethany, Naomi & I, Jennifer & Abigail, Rachel & Ryan. (Tara & Chloe were upstairs....Chloe needed an outfit change!)

Happy Birthday to Bethany!!

Family

Naomi got to see both sets of her grandparents this week. Mom & Dad were here earlier in the week and this weekend we went to PEI.

Dad, me, & Mom

On to PEI...Kyler was happy to see Naomi :)

We also got to visit with some friends: Erin, Jason, Kristi, Jonny, Jamin, me, Naomi

Roxanne, Gavin, & Mark
Naomi, me, Jamin, & GavinWe were fed very well on the weekend....mmmmmm

Happy Easter everyone! What a great day to count your blessings...

PS Can you believe this snow!?! What a surprise!

70 minutes....

...of my life was spent tonight on hold with Clearly Contacts. By accident (don't ask) I placed 5 orders that I didn't want placed for contact lenses. I got all of these emails confirming my orders and I freaked out! Well, I didn't really freak out, but I knew I'd better call to cancel them rather than have years worth of contacts delivered to my door. (In case you're wondering, I didn't pay for them..I guess I would have to pay on delivery). Anyway, I called and got placed on hold until the next representative was available. I put them on speaker phone and for the next 70 minutes learned all about eyes. Anyway, I guess it was closing time because I got a message asking me to leave a message. I actually starting laughing and left them a message. Can you believe that!? 70 minutes and then I get voicemail!??! Anyway, all Jamin & I could do was laugh....

Would you ever even wait that long? I guess having the speaker phone option helped because I got a lot of stuff done while waiting. Do you have any stories about calling these help lines?

Will it last?

I joined Facebook a few week ago or so. It's pretty cool. What's been neat is being able to connect with people that I've lost touch with (ex. from high school, university, home, etc.) It's neat, but I'm not sure that I'll still be interested in it in 6 months from now. Maybe I will...maybe I won't.

Are you on Facebook? Do you think you'll still be all about it in 6 months? I guess only time will tell...

Calgaria update

Well, lucky for you guys I posted the "Delusional Calgaria" video on my site, because they have now taken it down! Plus they have changed the name just to "Calgaria". Yup, I guess there were too many complaints about it...that it was insulting. What do you think?

Anyway, here's the link to the site. No video, but a couple of new things.

http://calgaria.ca/

Just thought I'd keep you updated on that story....