Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Bring on the Holidays!

Finished up some holiday decorating this weekend, bought a truckload of firewood, and even pulled out the Christmas socks.  We are so pumped for the holiday season!

I LOVE how neat and tidy Troy is with the Christmas lights.  And I am loving our new house!

Kids decorating (and undecorating) the tree

Griffin attempting the star


Sunny thought she could do better with the aid of a chair



Gibby is in love with the Christmas tree decorations.  She likes to take them off and carry around a little collection.


 I guess when you don't understand what Christmas stockings are all about, you naturally assume they go on your feet!

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Christmas is coming!

With our recent snowfall I'm really getting in the mood for Christmas!  We just finished doing our outdoor lights and I can't wait for it to get dark so we can see them! I took a couple shots of the kids last night while we were laying out the lights.  Every time they see lights they all say "Whoa!! Wow!!".  It's so so cute.  I can hardly wait for Christmas.


"Show me your cute face"




In the spirit of Christmas, I wanted to share a couple raffle draws with you that a friend of mine has organized.  I had donated some handmade headbands to the gift basket she is raffling off and I thought I should share her story in case any of you were interested in tickets.  In September, her cousin passed away very suddenly.She left behind an 11 month old daughter, Preston, who just a few months earlier was discovered to be completely deaf and in need of cochlear implants.  All proceeds from the draws will go towards helping Preston hear.  You can send an email money transfer to kristawilde@hotmail.com and she can email you back your ticket numbers, or you can buy them at Child's Play & Latte here in town.  OR, if you're more comfortable, contact me and I can arrange to get tickets on your behalf.  





Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Choo Choo!

I bought these "Hold on Handles" for the babies thinking it'd help me get them in and out of the car with a bit more control... however, holding onto the handle is optional I guess, so of course it doesn't offer me much more control.  I have always disliked the harness/leash things some people put on their toddlers... although now I am beginning to understand the appeal.  Oh well, the handles make for a great game of choo choo train... and I am sure I can make them hold onto them eventually... like maybe by age 8 ;)


On another note, I had my blood donor appointment last week and was very disappointed to find out I didn't quite meet donor stature requirements.  I'm hoping maybe I can inspire others to donate though... it's actually a very easy thing to do! Visit blood.ca, create an online account, and from there you can view all the upcoming clinics in your city and book your appointment on the spot.  So simple!  

Monday, November 5, 2012

Halloween 2012

I realize some of these costumes may look familiar.... the babies wore their same costumes from last year because a) they still fit and b) I had a nasty flu last year and didn't get to enjoy how adorable they were in them!  They were even sweeter this year since they can walk now.  We took them to a nursing home to entertain the residents there and then to the mall for some trick or treating... they were very popular little animals!

And Griffin was a ninja this year... and I know he felt like he was super tough and awesome... but I thought he was sooooo cute in his little costume (of course I tried to play it cool though).  He's lucky his costume was still in decent condition actually.  He had been wearing it almost daily since we bought it!  He ended up with a short flu a couple days after Halloween so I took the opportunity to make a deal with him to trade his candy (which obviously made him sick... bwahaha) for a new ninjago character.  He thought it was a great idea and we are both happy with this arrangement.  In fact, he wanted me to find some more candy for him that he could trade in for another ninjago.



Auntie brought them some halloween goodies first thing in the morning... so they basically had chips for breakfast.  ugh!



 Cute little piggy!

Here's a pic of them from last year.... they're so little and chubby!!

And this year! Fletcher and Sunny swapped costumes this year since the duck seemed a bit too feminine for Fletcher this time round.