First Steps - 11 months

M-baby taking her first steps at 11 months. It happened almost overnight. One day she was crawling and the next she was taking steps. M-kid did the same, except at 10 1/2 months. She is very proud of herself! My baby is growing sooooo fast. And Matty is starting kindergarten this fall!!! Graduates from pre-school in 2 weeks =) Bittersweet.

Walking w/ walker - 10 months

Clapping Hands - 10 months

Same outfit, different babies

Here are M-kid and M-baby wearing the SAME outfit... M-kid was 5 months and M-baby was almost 7 months! Can you figure out who is who?

2010!!!!!!! and belated Happy Holidays

Happy New Year! I have a 7 mo old and 4 1/2 year old (almost kindergartner!!!!). Looks like M-kid will be starting in the fall. I can't believe it. M-baby is almost crawling and is eating yummy homemade solid foods =) I am love love loving my time w/ my babies.......what a huge blessing to watch them grow!! Some funnies from M-kid: "Mommy, you can't be my friend because you are my mom." So I told him that mommies and daddies can be your friends too...and he said no because we aren't kids. =) He has a point there, haha. "Mommy, I love you. You are my favorite Mommy. I am going to get you a Valentine, too. I am going to get you a wallet. I love you." While reading Humpty Dumpty book and the egghead cracked open..."Is his yolk going to fall out" "The yolk is his blood and its going to come out" HAHAHAHA!!! So cute and so funnny!! He is doing great in preschool and making good friends.....and of course learning lots! Teachers say he is an all around kid and should be totally ready for kindergarten! Not sure Mommy is, but that is another story! Being a Mommy is the best.EVER!!! Here are a bunch of pics including: some holidays, January and February, our first all inclusive family pic (and Mariella's "6 month" photoshoot).

HAPPY FALL

Can't believe it's already November. Halloween is over, it's getting darker earlier, and Christmas is right around the corner. Our babies are growing TOO fast. M-girl is almost 4 1/2 months and is in a hurry to get places. She is rolling all around. I leave her alone for one minute and the next thing I know she is on the other side of the room! Crazy! I wish I could just bottle up that feeling of my newborn sleeping on my chest, and experience it all over again. And my big boy will be going to kindergarten next year. He is in such a fun stage - where lies the imagination! Monsters, outerspace, dinosaurs, pirates, creating scenes in his mind, so much curiousity!! So much fun. Exhausting, wonderful, amazing, challenging FUN! Here are some recent pics.

another matty 4 yr old survey

What happens on Halloween? Spooky ghosts come and get our candy What costume will you wear? Wall-E (daddy made it out of cardboard box haha!) What does Mommy do when you go to bed? Watch a movie What is your favourite book? Dinosaur and the shark book Where does the sun go at night? it goes up into outer space mom What noise does a goose make? oohhh What is your favourite tv show/movie? Pee Wee's Dance Show??*walks around in a circle and says "I'm thinking mom*/Cailou Mission to Mars? What does Mommy like to watch on TV? Cartoons What does Mommy do on the computer? Play games (?? I don't though haha) How old do you think Mommy is? 3 years old How old will you be when you are a grown up? 20 Where do carrots grow? at home What are clouds made of? snow Who is the bravest person you know? Astro boy (points to his new McDonalds toy and says "he is the bravest person") Ask Mommy a question Um, um, um...shoo shoo, that is the only question I have. Matty, that's not a question. Yes it is. Ask me something that you want to know about. Um,um,ummm "what is your favorite question?" So I gave him some examples of questions. "Cow, cow cow. Momma I will tell you what a question is...a question is a poo poo or a cow"

Happy Anniversary!!!

Happy 5 year Anniversary Babe!!! Here's to another wonderful 5 years (and many more of course) - more blessings than I can ever imagine!! LOVE YOU and our beautiful children.

Some pics of M-fam

Survey for the big 4 year old

What is your favourite colour? blue What is your favourite animal? zebra What is your favourite food? oatmeal What colour are your eyes? brown What colour is your hair? black (not really, it's brown!!) What do you like to play with? my ball Who is your best friend? mayan (school), mariella (at home...awww!) What does a donkey say? oooohh What does a cow eat? I don't know... Where do bananas come from? Trees How do you make a sandwich? With some bread and some ham and some cheese. Where do worms live? Under the rock How many feet do you have? One, two What letter does your name start with? M What does Mommy like to eat? Oatmeal What does Mommy like to drink? Milk Where does coffee come from? I don't know... What do you want to be when you grow up? Do Tylers' homework (his cousin) then I explained what this means and he said a "plane driver" How do you feel today? Very good.