I have been SO busy that I'm only just getting around to this.
Yesterday was November 4. It was also 10 years of Mark and I as a couple. Absolutely amazing, huh? I feel so blessed to have him as my husband, and friend. Here's to another wonderful 10 years!
Oh yeah, Kara also has a tooth!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Dragon goes rawr
Chloe was a dragon for Halloween. When I asked her at the beginning of October what she wanted to be, she said "a monster." So I looked up a few kinds of monsters on google, showed her some monster costumes, and she decided that a dragon monster was what she wanted to be.
My mom and I sewed the costume. Lots of people commented on it, saying how cute Chloe was. Unfortunately, Kara didn't go out with me and Chloe because she was napping.
Here's our sweetheart :D
My mom and I sewed the costume. Lots of people commented on it, saying how cute Chloe was. Unfortunately, Kara didn't go out with me and Chloe because she was napping.
Here's our sweetheart :D
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Happy (day after) Thanksgiving
I know I should update this more often, but oh well. Here's what we've done in the last week:
Thursday Oct 8, Mark and I went to Distant Worlds: The Music of Final Fantasy performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the UBC Opera Ensemble. It was FANTASTIC. We loved the music and it was great to get out without our girls. It did make me miss the days of high-school band and choir though; I like music.
On Friday the 9th, Chloe and I went to see The Wiggles in concert. While the concert was great and Chloe had fun, getting to and from the Arena at UBC was a nightmare. It took us almost 2 hours to get there, and we were 20 minutes late for the concert. The concert ended at 8, we got to our car at 8:20, and finally got to leave the parking lot at 8:40. Mark had Kara, and they did not have a good evening. In other words, I don't think I'll ever go to an event at UBC in the evening again, and I won't leave Mark alone with Kara for more than an hour or two.
Saturday was Thanksgiving dinner with my mom & her family that lives out here. We went to Rob & Karen's in Mission. It was fun. Chloe stayed over at my Mom's Saturday night, which was a nice break for us. Then Sunday was dinner at Mark's parents; my mom dropped Chloe off there for us, and ended up staying for dinner. It was nice to see all our parents at the same time.
Monday was just a nice relaxing day at home with daddy, though Mark did go see Inglorious Basterds with Blair in the afternoon. I think he liked it...?
The only other important thing is that Kara is now truly crawling, and is pulling herself up to stand ALL THE TIME. She really likes it. She is slowly getting more stable, but still falls over a lot. Though at least she is learning to avoid hitting her head most of the time.
Oh yeah! I am part of a group of people at our church making quilts for an orphanage in the Philippines. It is our goal to make 40 or more quilts (they'll each be about 36" square) by March. So if you have any extra 100% cotton fabric laying around, let me know. Please spread the word on our need for fabric. Thanks!
Thursday Oct 8, Mark and I went to Distant Worlds: The Music of Final Fantasy performed by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and the UBC Opera Ensemble. It was FANTASTIC. We loved the music and it was great to get out without our girls. It did make me miss the days of high-school band and choir though; I like music.
On Friday the 9th, Chloe and I went to see The Wiggles in concert. While the concert was great and Chloe had fun, getting to and from the Arena at UBC was a nightmare. It took us almost 2 hours to get there, and we were 20 minutes late for the concert. The concert ended at 8, we got to our car at 8:20, and finally got to leave the parking lot at 8:40. Mark had Kara, and they did not have a good evening. In other words, I don't think I'll ever go to an event at UBC in the evening again, and I won't leave Mark alone with Kara for more than an hour or two.
Saturday was Thanksgiving dinner with my mom & her family that lives out here. We went to Rob & Karen's in Mission. It was fun. Chloe stayed over at my Mom's Saturday night, which was a nice break for us. Then Sunday was dinner at Mark's parents; my mom dropped Chloe off there for us, and ended up staying for dinner. It was nice to see all our parents at the same time.
Monday was just a nice relaxing day at home with daddy, though Mark did go see Inglorious Basterds with Blair in the afternoon. I think he liked it...?
The only other important thing is that Kara is now truly crawling, and is pulling herself up to stand ALL THE TIME. She really likes it. She is slowly getting more stable, but still falls over a lot. Though at least she is learning to avoid hitting her head most of the time.
Oh yeah! I am part of a group of people at our church making quilts for an orphanage in the Philippines. It is our goal to make 40 or more quilts (they'll each be about 36" square) by March. So if you have any extra 100% cotton fabric laying around, let me know. Please spread the word on our need for fabric. Thanks!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Updateish
So many things have happened this week. Lets start the list!
Kara is pulling herself up to standing on objects already! She's still super wobbly though, and has taken quite a few falls, which has led to a lot of cries.
On Tuesday when it was raining a lot, we told Chloe that it was fall, and that the summer sun was gone. To which she said, "It has lots of rainy days!" It made us laugh. She's so smart to figure that one out.
Chloe has been playing with our across-the-street neighbour a lot these past two weeks. Her name is Ayla, and she's also 3.
Mark got a computer set up behind our TV so that we can watch anime, etc. on it. Chloe has observed that we can turn our TV into a computer. Kara is also enthralled with the mouse, since it glows red and all.
Uncle Lee bought a Disney Princess play mat set for Kara. She's enjoying it.
While Chloe isn't in preschool this fall, she is in dance class and sports school. Dance class is fun because she gets to prance around in her body suit and tutu, and sports school is great because she can run around.
And a reminder that the premiere of Stargate Universe is tomorrow night at 6pm on Space Channel!
Kara is pulling herself up to standing on objects already! She's still super wobbly though, and has taken quite a few falls, which has led to a lot of cries.
On Tuesday when it was raining a lot, we told Chloe that it was fall, and that the summer sun was gone. To which she said, "It has lots of rainy days!" It made us laugh. She's so smart to figure that one out.
Chloe has been playing with our across-the-street neighbour a lot these past two weeks. Her name is Ayla, and she's also 3.
Mark got a computer set up behind our TV so that we can watch anime, etc. on it. Chloe has observed that we can turn our TV into a computer. Kara is also enthralled with the mouse, since it glows red and all.
Uncle Lee bought a Disney Princess play mat set for Kara. She's enjoying it.
While Chloe isn't in preschool this fall, she is in dance class and sports school. Dance class is fun because she gets to prance around in her body suit and tutu, and sports school is great because she can run around.
And a reminder that the premiere of Stargate Universe is tomorrow night at 6pm on Space Channel!
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Stargate Universe
Today we went to a special "cast and crew" screening of the first three episodes of Stargate Universe. It was at the Rio Theatre on Broadway. It was totally awesome to see it on the big screen, and to see stuff Mark has made in it. We both really enjoyed the show. If you are interested in watching it (watch it! Mark worked on it!), it will be on Space (channel 45 in the lower mainland) on Friday October 2 at 6pm.
Also, thanks to my mom for watching the girls so we could go see it!
Also, thanks to my mom for watching the girls so we could go see it!
Friday, September 18, 2009
a fort!
Kara sitting under daddy's computer chair :)Kara is now sitting up on her own from laying down on the floor. She's still a bit wobbly, and will all of a sudden fall backwards. She either gets scared on bumps her head on something, so we've had a few cries the last few days. But we're super proud.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
6 months!
Today is Kara's unbirthday. She has been a wonderful part of our family for half a year. We are so blessed by her smiles, kisses and love.
Kara is almost crawling. She has figured out how to get up on hands and knees, but hasn't quite grasped that by moving each limb one at a time, she can propel herself forward. Its just a few days away though, I think.
This past weekend, we attended the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle. We took Kara with us, as well as our cousin Kory and nephew Tim. We had a good time, but it was a lot of work to take care of Kara and see even half of the stuff we wanted to. I also was part of the Cookie Brigade, a group of attendees that bakes cookies and then give them away in exchange for donations to Child's Play. We raised almost $5,000. Makes me proud.
While we were in Seattle, Chloe went with my mom to Victoria. She also had a great time. She went to a fair, visited the beach, and spent time with lots of my family. It was nice for all of us to be back home though.
Well, off I go to make dinner and finish cleaning up the mess that resulted in rushing to get ready for PAX and not yet finishing putting stuff away from getting home.
Kara is almost crawling. She has figured out how to get up on hands and knees, but hasn't quite grasped that by moving each limb one at a time, she can propel herself forward. Its just a few days away though, I think.
This past weekend, we attended the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) in Seattle. We took Kara with us, as well as our cousin Kory and nephew Tim. We had a good time, but it was a lot of work to take care of Kara and see even half of the stuff we wanted to. I also was part of the Cookie Brigade, a group of attendees that bakes cookies and then give them away in exchange for donations to Child's Play. We raised almost $5,000. Makes me proud.
While we were in Seattle, Chloe went with my mom to Victoria. She also had a great time. She went to a fair, visited the beach, and spent time with lots of my family. It was nice for all of us to be back home though.
Well, off I go to make dinner and finish cleaning up the mess that resulted in rushing to get ready for PAX and not yet finishing putting stuff away from getting home.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Happy Birthday Chloe!
Wow! Our big girl is 3 today! Its amazing to think that we have had 3 precious years with her so far. Of course, they've been 3 pretty crazy years as well.
Here are some pictures from her party on Saturday. I made her a Swiper the Fox (from Dora) cake, she was really happy. We had a lot of fun.
Yesterday we went to Abbotsford to visit Mark's cousin Steve in the hospital. Then we went to his house and hung out with his wife Carolyn and their two daughters. Each of their daughters is about 2.5 months older than our girls, so Chloe and Anna had a great time playing. Kara and Laura had a great time making faces and smiles at each other, and grabbing for each other too. It was a lot of fun, even if Steve wasn't there to participate. But Carolyn says he gets to come home today, hooray! For more, see this post on their blog.
Here are some pictures from her party on Saturday. I made her a Swiper the Fox (from Dora) cake, she was really happy. We had a lot of fun.
Yesterday we went to Abbotsford to visit Mark's cousin Steve in the hospital. Then we went to his house and hung out with his wife Carolyn and their two daughters. Each of their daughters is about 2.5 months older than our girls, so Chloe and Anna had a great time playing. Kara and Laura had a great time making faces and smiles at each other, and grabbing for each other too. It was a lot of fun, even if Steve wasn't there to participate. But Carolyn says he gets to come home today, hooray! For more, see this post on their blog.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Look, ma!
Wow! Up on ands and feet! This started yesterday around lunch time. Kara is basically doing a push-up. Of course, when she goes back down to the floor, she's moved back about an inch, so she really is inching backwards! Its truly amazing. I think she'll be crawling soon.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Big girls and happy girls
Yesterday, Chloe proved to me how much she is growing and learning. We were in her room talking and playing after her evening bath, and out of no where she said "and its a Chloe constellation!" I was all "what did you just say?!?" and very impressed. I can only assume she got that word from TV, since its not exactly an every day word. Still, it shows that she's picking up new things and turning more and more into a little person :)
Also, on Saturday my mom was over, helping us around the house and taking care of our girls. We were eating dinner, and Kara was sitting up happily in her little blue chair. She's only 5 months, and already sitting so well, as long as she has a little bit of support! My mom says to Kara "don't you know babies aren't supposed to be so happy? They're supposed to cry and fuss." To which Mark replied "Shhh! Don't tell her that!" Kara is such a wonderful little girl. She only cries if she's hurt (duh!), tired, hungry or needs to pee/poo. Otherwise she's happy and content, giving smiles all the time, and some giggles too. She's babbling a bit now, and its really sweet to hear. Infant potty training with Kara is also going well. We catch about half of her pees, and 90% of her poos, which means a lot less messy diapers, and no nasty diaper rash. Hooray!
We are so blessed to have our little girls.
Also, on Saturday my mom was over, helping us around the house and taking care of our girls. We were eating dinner, and Kara was sitting up happily in her little blue chair. She's only 5 months, and already sitting so well, as long as she has a little bit of support! My mom says to Kara "don't you know babies aren't supposed to be so happy? They're supposed to cry and fuss." To which Mark replied "Shhh! Don't tell her that!" Kara is such a wonderful little girl. She only cries if she's hurt (duh!), tired, hungry or needs to pee/poo. Otherwise she's happy and content, giving smiles all the time, and some giggles too. She's babbling a bit now, and its really sweet to hear. Infant potty training with Kara is also going well. We catch about half of her pees, and 90% of her poos, which means a lot less messy diapers, and no nasty diaper rash. Hooray!
We are so blessed to have our little girls.
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