I'll be back...eventually..

As you may have noticed, I have been taking a blogger break. Just haven't felt motivated to blog lately. My plan is to take a little break, and likely start up again later. We'll see if I miss doing it/you miss reading it....

Micah brushing his teeth

Micah loves to brush his teeth. I thought this video was cute because at only 13 months old, he's already running his toothbrush under the water like we do! He stands on this footstool and points to the cabinets for his toothbrush. He only has 4 little teeth to brush :)

Happy Birthday, Naomi!

Today my little girl turned three. What a quick three years! I am really enjoying this age. Naomi is lots of fun. She understands so much and communicates so well. There are lots of fun things that you can do with her now.

She was so excited this morning when I told her that she is now three. She had a huge smile on her face. She's not a baby anymore...sniff, sniff....

Playing catch up...visit with the Whytes and Nathan

A couple of weeks ago, Mary & Eric and their friend, Nathan came for a visit. We had a great time visiting with them. Here are Nathan & Eric vegging on the couch.






The girls: Mary, moi, & Naomi. We were trying to smile like Naomi usually does!

I FINALLY WON!!!!

Last night Peter & Hollie came over for some Settlers. It was nice to see Hollie and I think she should be around more. Why? First, because I like her. Second because I think she takes Pete's focus off of the game! I WON!!!!

Here I am enjoying my victory.Here are Peter & Hollie pre-game. Peter was feeling confident, but it just didn't work out for him :) Hollie is probably laughing because she knew Pete wouldn't win.

Jamin didn't win likely because he was focused on his tower rather than the game.
Impressive though!

The Ramsey's came over and made us supper last night. What more could you ask for?! :) We celebrated Micah's birthday again. He seemed to enjoy seeing the cake again despite it being half gone!

Happy 1st Birthday, Micah/ Happy Valentine's Day!

Today we celebrated Micah's 1st birthday. We've been enjoying having Jamin's parents here for the weekend. The Kleberts also came over for the party. Pete & Neenie weren't able to make it due to inclement weather. Ah, what a winter we're having!

Micah enjoying his cake (until his hands got too cold!) He's holding his balloon string.
He loved the helium balloon we got and didn't want to let go!

The fam

My boys

Micah enjoying a chip!

Naomi seeing what her birthday hat looked like.

Micah with his new pj's on from Peter & Neenie.

Micah opening a present. Thanks to everyone for his gifts!

Grammie & Micah

Bob-Bob & Naomi playing with her stickers. I don't know who was more into it!

Micah's cake. YUM!

Bethany & Naomi. I love this pic of them. They are getting so big!

It was also Valentine's Day today (as you know). Here are my flowers from Jamin.

Jamin & I took advantage of the free babysitting and went in town for a bit. We went to Perk's on the waterfront and then spent some time driving around and reminiscing about the past. Fun times! I love my Jamin.

Happy Birthday, Micah!!!!!

Our baby boy is ONE today! Wow...what a fast year. We've watched Micah learn to hold his head up, smile, laugh, sit up, crawl, eat solid foods, get teeth, take steps, wave, clap, and "dance" to music. Micah has been an easy baby in a lot of respects. He's a fantastic sleeper, easy teether (he only has 4), & is content in the car. He's also very busy, he gets into everything, climbs everywhere, & doesn't like to listen yet. We love watching he & Naomi play, fight, & love each other.

Happy Birthday, Micah. We love you so much!

VIsit with the Carabins & Claire

This week we were happy to see the Carabin family and meet their newest addition, Xander. Here are some pics from their visit. It's crazy that a few years ago (three actually) the four of us would hang out and now we have 5 kids between us!

Whoops..I'm missing half of Xander's face.

There's his cute little face. Looks alot like the other two did as babies.

Danielle (looks pretty rested for having 3 kids under 3!)Rick & Brock. Brock was pretty mellow because he wasn't feeling 100%.

The Carabins brought Claire with them to visit us. She enjoyed wearing some of Naomi's dress-up heels. She wore them pretty much the whole time!

I had a couple of minutes to hold Xander. Such a cute baby!

Happy 30th Birthday, Jamin!

Today Jamin turned 30! I have known him through most of his 20's and now am excited to see what the 30's bring for Jamin. He didn't want anything special for his birthday, but I did have a small party last night for him. We were thankful for all of our friends who came to celebrate with us. We had lots of fun and enjoyed some yummy cake. My first attemp at cheesecake (the one with the fruit) was a success!

Happy Birthday, Jamin! You make 30 look GOOD! I love you!

The Keg with the Millers

Last night we went to the Keg with Colin & Tara. YUM! It's one of our favorite restaurants. Good friends, good food. Special thanks to Janine for watching the kids :)Tara couldn't finish her dessert and didn't want to take it home. I just couldn't see it go to waste, so offered to take it off her hands. They gave me this huge bag to carry it. Pretty swanky, huh? :)

Jamin comes home tonight

Jamin has been away in the Caribbean since Monday. He flies in tonight. Here's a picture he took in Anguilla. He went snorkeling here and he said it was absolutely beautiful. Maybe next time his work sends him south I'll go too!Mom & Dad came up for a funeral. It was great to see them and it helped break up my time while Jamin's away. The kids had lots of fun with them.

Micah "crawling"

Will I ever win??

My winning streak at Settlers is over. Pete Tattrie once again won. I was soo close, but not close enough.

My angry face..scary, huh? :)Jamin wondering how Pete could win again.Pete "I really just come for the nachos. These guys are no challenge."

Weekend in review

As usual, the weekend has gone by quickly. I so love weekends. It's great to have Jamin home for a couple of days.

I am going to start playing volleyball at the local rec center. I went on Friday night, but sadly, no one showed up to play. They play on Tuesday nights here too, so I think I'll give that a try this week. It'll be interested to see how I am after taking a few years off. I'll let you know.

Saturday we enjoyed a visit from Peter & Neenie. Peter gave Jamin a ton of his old clothes and Jamin was so excited! Peter often give Jamin his "old" clothes and Jamin estimates than 75% of his closet is from Peter. Pretty sweet deal for us! Here is a shot of some of his clothes; again, mostly from Peter! (that bottom part of the closet is mine; not quite so many clothes)Got a couple of shots with Peter & Neenie with Micah. He's not always up for being held by people other than Jamin & I, so I made sure to get some pics!Last night, Dean & Jen came over and we played Settlers. FUN TIMES! Maybe it was so fun because I won!! Jamin usually seems to win, so I was happy to pull in the victory. I'm on a winning streak right now...well, 2 games in a row is a streak for me :) Now, we need to have Pete Tattrie back over so I can beat him.

I really wanted to get a picture of me in my winning glory, but I could NOT find the camera. I had hid it earlier in the day so Micah wouldn't get it. Oh well, serves me right.Today we enjoyed a visit from Bob & Elsie and Jonny & Holly. Jonny & Holly are heading to Europe, then Africa for a few months. Here are the excited travellers.Here are Bob & Elsie. Bob makes me laugh :)Last, but certainly not least, check out this window seat & pillows that Jamin's Aunt Cindy made for us. I love it! She did an awesome job! Thanks so much, Cindy!!

Busy boy

Just felt like doing a "Micah post". Micah is almost 11 months now. He's such a busy little boy. His favorite things to get into are:
-the toilet
-garbage cans/compost
-anything of Naomi's
-pretty much anything he can!!

He really keeps me hopping all day! On Monday his second tooth came through. So far, he really hasn't had much trouble teething. Hopefully that keeps up. He is now having a bottle of whole milk for one of his feedings everyday. He loves it! He is pretty clingy and loves to be in my arms.

His smile melts my heart and I love him so much!

Pool party

I know, two posts in one day...crazy!

We had a fun day today. One last fun day before Jamin goes back to work. I have SO enjoyed having him home for the last week and a half. What a treat. I could get used to having him around all the time :)

We were invited to a pool party for Naomi's friend, Owen and Micah's friend, Liam. They turned 3 & 1. Naomi had a fantastic time. She's getting much braver as she gets older. She went down the kids' water slide, jumped into the pool (into her daddy's arms of course), and thought she was swimming by herself as she walked along the bottom of the kiddie pool. It was a lot of fun watching her. Micah wasn't so sure of the pool and hung on very tightly to me. I think he was overwhelmed by all the people. There was no crying, but alot of close hugs :)

The best family pic I could getNaomi & Jamin. I love this pic of Naomi.Micah & I

Special breakfast

Here is how a typical weekend-morning conversation goes between Jamin & Naomi:

Jamin: Good morning, Naomi
Naomi: Are you going to work today?
Jamin: Nope
Naomi: Want to make special breakfast??

Today the "special breakfast" was letter-shaped pancakes. My dad used to do this for me when I was growing up. It's a great memory that I have and it makes me happy to know that Naomi will have this memory too.

Naomi's initials

My initials