Update

Old friends from PR stopped in for a visit. It was great seeing Marg & Bob and the girls (who are getting so big). Emma loved having "older" friends to play with.

Emma & Mackenzie hit it off and we did not see much of them as they were busy with their stuffed pets in the playroom.

Kristen is very much a "young lady" now and she enjoyed being around the adults and Ethan. She will make a fabulous babysitter, as Ethan loved all the attention Kristen gave him!!

ETHAN UPDATE

We went to Edmonton for a few days last week, and Ethan cut his first two teeth on the bottom (he is not toothless anymore)!!
Getting a picture of them is another story.
Dann was trying, but Ethan would not cooperate!


So... Dann took some cute photos of Ethan's toes instead!!

Love them toes!!

Not only did Ethan cut two teeth at nine months, but he is working on his crawling technique as well. He has mastered the "bum rock" but still uses the "roll" maneuver to get around. Soon he will figure out how to move all four and he will be off (YIKES)!!

Ethan @ 9 Months

26 lbs 4 oz

31.5 inches long

Emma was practicing her "styling" techniques on Ethan last night. Ethan did not seem to mind being Emma's guinea pig, sitting quietly while she created her masterpiece.

Tah - Dah

So pretty Ethan!!

Last week old friends from PR visited us.

We enjoyed seeing Katie & Jeff again, but the best part was seeing how much their daughter, Kennadie, has grown and of course, meeting the latest addition... "Sawyer"

Sawyer - 2 months

Ethan - 8 1/2 months

Kennadie - 2 3/4 years

HAPPY CANADA DAY!!

Happy Canada Day... one day late.

We had a great time at our friend's Canada Day bar-b-que.

Emma ran around and played with all the kids (forgot my camera, so no pics) and Ethan sat on my lap for most of the afternoon. His ear infection is still with us and we are on the second round of antibiotics. Hopefully the darn thing will take a hike and my old Ethan will come back to me.

I know Ethan looks pretty happy in the photo, but his mood changes so quickly. I wish I could fix it for him and take away the discomfort!

Dann joined us after he got off work.

It was a beautiful evening so we stayed a bit later to enjoy it!

(the first evening in over a week that there were no thunder showers).

hum-drum

Not much new on the home front. Dann and I ran into Costco the other day to pick up a few groceries and left with a new bedroom suite. I took a photo of the picture attached to the dresser so you can have a peek (it's a bit blurry, but it gives you an idea). Once our new bedroom is all set up, I will take some photos and post them. We have been hunting around for a new bedroom suite for some time now, but just never took the plunge. Dann wanted to down-size from a King bed to a Queen, and I have always wanted a bedroom set, so I guess we both got what we wanted! We are planning to sell our King Sleigh Bed, I do not think we will have a problem getting rid of it.

Rowena is out of town taking a Mutual Funds course, so I have been hanging with the kids the last four days. Emma has had a busy schedule (school, play camp, soccer, swimming) and Ethan has been a trooper tagging along to all the events!

We had lunch out on the deck on Sunday and Emma ran through the sprinkler with her new bikini!

Dann had the camera out last night, snapping photos of the kids and me.
I played around with the photo shop and this is what we ended up with...

Soccer Wrap-Up

Emma's last soccer game was last night. All the teams played a mini-tournament which consisted of three 15 minute games back-to-back. By the end, the kids were exhausted. After the games were completed, each player was presented with a gold metal and water bottle, compliments of Tim Hortons!

Emma was thrilled about the gold metal and she is still asking me where we can hang the metal as it needs a SPECIAL place!!

Ethan enjoyed watching the activities and really took a liking to the soccer ball.

You may be wondering about the hat... well I am not crazy. Ethan got an ear infection this past week and I had to take him to emergency on Tuesday night. We actually saw a doctor quite quickly as we were in and out of emergency in 2 hours

(fast for the health care system these days).

The doctor was very good... he even ordered X-Rays on Ethan's lungs. The doc said Ethan's lungs sounded clear, but he was very congested and his cough had quite a "bark" to it thus he just wanted to make sure there was no fluid etc.

In radiology, the techs put Ethan in the device which held his arms above his head so they could get a clear photo of his chest. Ethan hated it, but it was cool to watch. The X-Rays came back clear, so we got a prescription and we were off to the drug store at 11:45 p.m. Luckily the pharmacy stayed open until midnight.

Even with the drugs, Ethan had a horrible night. He slept off and on, up-right in my arms... and no, I did not sleep!! Just another roll of a Mamma
(which was not in the manual when I was thinking about signing up for motherhood... LOL).

Ethan seems to be doing much better and he is sleeping comfortably, which means so am I!!

Dann's mom came for a visit this week. Emma had lots of fun playing with Grandma but I cannot say the same for Ethan. He made strange with her and with the whole ear infection thing, he was not in a good mood. Poor Grandma... I think she only got to hold Ethan once in four days.

Here is a great photo of the Emma and Ethan... they are both growing so fast!!

The Royal Princess Ball

Last Friday Emma attended a Royal Princess Ball at Princess Maya's house.

(Maya's Birthday Party)

All the Princesses were decked out in their finest gowns, and fun was had by all!

Maya's Dad dressed up like Prince Charming...

(thanks to Value Village)

Maya's Grandma brought her guitar and performed some sing-songs with the children,

along with story time.

The kids loved her and she was amazing!

Maya's brother "Judah" was dressed up as a prince and he was so handsome!


Princess Emma and Princess Maya

Ethan has started to clap his hands now and loves to drive (be pushed) around in his Mr. Magoo car.

Beep - Beep!!

Emma got her first bloody nose last week.

She was really brave!

Emma thought she needed a photo to show all the blood on the tissue.

Afterwards, she had to call her grandmas & aunties to tell them about her tragic ordeal.

Spaghetti Anyone??

We gave Ethan Rowena's famous spaghetti & meat sauce for dinner and it was a hit.

He could not shovel the noodles in fast enough (by the fist full).

Ethan will eat anything that is not pureed, so I guess all the jars of baby food that I bought will be donated to the food bank!

Emma still loves to hold her baby brother, although it is getting more difficult due to his size.

Ethan loves the attention Emma gives him and he squeals with excitement every time she is around!

Summer Time

I guess it has been a while since I posted something, because when I down loaded the photos from the camera, I realized that these pics of Emma bowling were taken over the May long weekend.

We took Emma bowling for the first time on Victoria Day, and she loved it. We all had fun whippin' the small ball down the lane. By the second game, Emma was getting a bit tired and I was getting a bit competitive (against Dann).

Anyhoo... highly recommended for all you families out there looking for a fun thing to do with the kiddies!!

This is Emma sporting her designer "Dexter" bowling shoes.
When I told Emma that she would have to wear "special" red, blue, orange or brown shoes to bowl in she replied, "Like Clown Shoes!"
(she was not far off)

I do believe summer has finally hit up our way. We had our doubts after all the snow we en cured, but the temps are in the high 20's, low 30's.
Hotter the better I say....
BRING IT ON!!

I bought Ethan a new summer hat from Old Navy,
doesn't he look sweet?

Dann loves to give the kids horsey rides on his legs. Emma is a bit big, but Ethan loves it
(so did Emma at that age)
Before we know it, Ethan will be bouncing on Emma's horse ball...
Where does the time go??


We went for a picnic at the local water park today.
We invited Darby to come with us, and the girls had a blast.
The water park is a far cry from the ones we went to in Kelowna with Sarina & Hazel, but we made the most of it!
It was 35'C today, so the cold water felt great!


All the hot sun and running through the water park tired Emma out.
(She took a quick nap before dinner).
I guess the sun did not make my boy sleepy...

Ethan beat the heat today "topless!!"

May Catch-Up

I took my monthly photo of Ethan for his scrapbook ("Watch Me Grow").

He is now 7 months old

and

weighs 24lbs 11oz

Emma and Ethan are almost identical in size at 7 months.

Emma was 24lbs 9oz

but

I use to weigh her in only a diaper.

I weigh Ethan in his clothes, so it is safe to say they are exactly the same size...

I told you they are clones!!

This overall outfit was from Ethan's Auntie Phyllis & Uncle Wayne.

When Ethan received it at birth, it looked so big.

Not so much anymore (size - 18 months).

All last week Emma came home with Mother's Day projects from school, so I thought they deserved to be taped to the fridge. I love the decorated hands, with "Lee Press-On Nails" and all!!

Although Dann was away for Mother's Day, we had a great time hanging out with my parents, who drove up for the weekend.

Auntie Claudia sent Emma this baking outfit from "Pampered Chef".
This was a good excuse to bake cookies... Raisin & Oatmeal.
Emma put all the ingredients in herself!!



Here is Papa playing with Ethan on the floor.
Dad did not skip a beat, getting down on the ground to play with his grandson...
pretty good for a guy who's turning 70 this year!


Grandma & Ethan....

Ethan's gums have been so sore, he has been gnawing & sucking his thumb to ease the pain!
He has no teeth yet, but he does have a very chapped hand.
Ethan's hands got so bad I had to put socks on them after I rubbed them in with cream.
Ethan was not impressed (even though he is smiling in this photo).

Emma's soccer season started the first week of May.

It was freakin' cold the first night, so Emma insisted on wearing her pink hat along with her blue jacket (even soccer is a fashion show).