In the (neighbour's) garden

Having fun next door. They really do have a beautiful garden - perfect for pics of our beautiful girls!

Pictures!

Things are going well. I'm tired, but adjusting. I think the same can be said for the girls. I know its odd for Kara that she is no longer the youngest. Its also hard for me. Two weeks ago, even though I was massively pregnant, it wasn't hard for me to lift Kara. Now she seems very big and heavy.

Now for pictures :)

This is Jane:

 This is Kara:

 And this is Chloe:

Oops (aka lots of updates)

So, its been 2 months since I've posted here. Not good.
MANY things have happened since then. Lets see where we get ;)

Peppers!

We are growing peppers on our kitchen window sill (inside). We've had one "crop" of a few peppers already, and a second is growing.

Daddy's DS

Mark's DS is a favorite toy for both our girls. They like to play Chrono Trigger WITH daddy, or either Pictochat or Scribblenauts by themselves.

Kara's Birthday

Kara is 3! Her birthday was March 10, though we had her party on March 3 just in case the baby decided to come early. (It didn't.) Here's some pictures from her party.

Playtime

So, there was the teachers' strike last week. That meant Chloe was home for a few days. The girls had a lot of fun playing different things, like finger painting and "princesses". Oh, and spinning around in new pretty dresses from Grandma Rose. (Thanks Grandma!)

Tooth Fairy

Chloe lost her third tooth last week. She pulled it out herself, even. She was so excited to get "a whole dollar!", which she spent on a pack of orange tic-tacs. It was funny, because the tic-tacs could fit through the hole left by the missing tooth.

What's Next?

Well, at this point, we're waiting for baby. My due date is technically today. We'll see what happens though. I sure would like to be done though. Chloe has Spring Break next week, which will make things interesting. Other than that, life goes on. Hopefully it won't take me 2 months to get back here again.

Christmas 2011

Here are some pictures from our Christmas this year.

Mark made me a mallet:

Chloe showing off their new train set, and Kara looking confused:

 Chloe super excited about her Belle doll, and Kara opening her Cinderella:

Kara hugging her new owl:

Kara's new pajamas:

At Rose & Barry's house, opening gifts:

Waiting for Santa:

Santa arrives:

Pictures on Santa's lap:

My Christmas Make-its

So, for Christmas this year, I made (sewed) 9 presents.

The first was a pillow for Mark's Mom. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a picture.

The second was 7 owls, each one of different fabric, for Chloe, Kara, Ava, Emma, Aayla, Kyson and my sister Alie. Here's a photo of all 7:

And these are the ones for Kara (on the left) and Chloe:

The last thing I made was a semi-joke gift for Mark, because he loves candy corn so much:

Lots of work went into these projects, but I am super pleased with how they turned out. I'm taking a break from sewing for a week or two, then I'm going to try making myself a new purse.

Halloween Photos

So, I haven't been here in a while. Thing is, I've been busy. I've made a ton of headbands the last few weeks (well, 5, and I'll post about those later). Here are pictures of Halloween stuff, so you guys can see how cute our girls are :)

This year, Chloe was a flower fairy, and Kara was an owl. I made both of the costumes, and they were both super pleased!

On Halloween, we went to a kids' party at our church, and then out for a tiny bit of trick or treating.

Cookies! We made Halloween cookies a few weeks ago, and these are my mummy cookies. They were cute AND yummy. I will definitely be making these again next year.

Our pumpkins! (Sitting on the dining room table.) We carved the 3 small ones (left to right: Bob the Tomato, a sad clown, a starry night). The big pumpkin was carved by a dad at Chloe's school, and is apparently a Vampire.

Birthday Party

So, its a bit late, but here are some pictures from Chloe's party on Sunday. We all had a great time!

Chloe's flower pot cake:

Left to right - Avery, Ava, Kara, Ruby, Chloe, Aimie:

Super excited about a present:

And very happy to get a Tinkerbell art set:

Grandma pushing Kara:

3 cousins on swings, in matching dresses: