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.

Uh-oh

I think Kara heard our friend Aayla saying "uh-oh spaghetti-o's".

She in turn changed it to "Uh-oh, forgety-o's!" So cute coming from a 2 year old.

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.

Crazy

Life around here is crazy right now.

Chloe has settled into school, but Kara misses her a lot. Mark just started his 4th week working at Kodak, and its been a tough three days. Being pregnant has really thrown everything for a loop - I don't want to eat then have to NOW, I'm tired, I'm crying too much, and there are some days that I just don't want to do anything. My body definitely likes me less this time around.

On top of that, we're headed out of town tomorrow to see my friend Coral. She lives in Trail. That's a minimum 9 hour drive. Its going to be worth it, but I know we will be SO tired when we get home.

Chair thief

Kara is a chair thief. I get out of my computer chair to do (insert thing here) and when I come back, she's in it, with a HUGE grin on her face.

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!