Five

Of the other kind.

That's right. I'm pregnant. Come March of next year, we will no longer be a family of four, but FIVE. The baby's due date is March 13, a whole 3 days after Kara turns 3. I must be a crazy mom, but I'm actually hoping the baby is late, just so they don't share a birthday.

So, to add to the craziness of current life (Mark working at home, Chloe starting school soon) I am extra tired, always snackish (but not often truly hungry), somewhat nauseous and dealing with silly hormones. Fun times :P

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:

5!

Yesterday was Chloe's birthday. She's 5! How wonderful to have been blessed with such a bright and happy girl, and to be the one to care for her for 5 amazing years.

We love you Chloe.

Aunt Betty's House

Last night the girls and I went to my Aunt Betty's house in Abbotsford. Two of my aunts from out of town were visiting, along with my mom, my cousin Janet and her husband Dustin. It was really nice to connect with all of them again, I hadn't seen most of them in over a year.

Here are some great pictures from my mom's camera. So cute!

Cube

The girls were watching an episode of Charlie & Lola, in which Lola is sick and has a Rubix's Cube. Chloe asked to play with ours, I said sure and got it down for her. Kara of course promptly asks for it:
"Chloe, I please have Ruby Cube???"

So cute :)

Happy Birthday Daddy

To a wonderful daddy whom we love very much, and does so many things for us:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Thank you for being the best thing in our lives.

Tooth Fairy

Today Chloe lost her first tooth! It had been loose for almost 2 weeks. Then when we were at the neighbour's she bit into a carrot, and ta-da! No more tooth!

She is SOOOOO excited that the Tooth Fairy is going to come tonight. I just can't break her little heart and tell her the tooth fairy isn't real...

Photo Dump

Again. I find it is just easier to do it this way.

Kara with a bubble "barrette" in her hair

"Helping" the next door neighbour with hedge trimming

On the way to Canada Day at Burnaby Village Museum

Chloe on the swings at Deer Lake Park

Kara on the swings at Deer Lake Park

Photo dump

I haven't posted any photos on here since Easter (since I really don't take that many), but here are a few.

Lunch time today.
 

We borrowed a horse from next door. My cute cowgirl.
 

 These two pictures are from March, but are too cute to skip over.

Busy!

We have been so busy lately. I am now working about 20 hours a week for Statistics Canada on the Census, following up with all of those people who haven't yet complete their Census forms. Its a lot of walking, which is good exercise, but also makes me sore and tired.

Here's how today and the next two days are looking, just to show how busy we are...

Mark had an interview today. While he was there, we were at Chloe's dance class. Mark then ran some errands. Then I went out and did 2.5 hours of tracking people down. Then I got home, we cleaned up and watched the 2nd half of the Canucks game (we won!), then put the girls to bed. THEN Mark went out to Jordy's for the evening, and I spent another 50 minutes entering data in the tracking system for Census.

Tomorrow is my birthday, I'll be 29. We've got groceries in the morning while Mark is back at Jordy's house. Then its a mad scramble to clean the house while I also make a cake. My mom will be arriving around 2pm to watch the girls while Mark and I go out for an early dinner (somewhere...). We need to be back by 6:30, as Aaron and Andrew are coming for board games around 7pm.

Sunday is church, followed by a brief visit to the Sapperton Days Street Festival. Then I go to work for at least another 3 hours, and then we go to Mark's parents for dinner.

I think I'll fall over now... and again in 3 days.