Catching up on the past few months!

OK!

So i AM still alive! :)

Finally getting around to making a blog!

I always have lots of pictures of my everyday life with the kids!

So it's pretty much another job/kidz blog!

But still counts! 

:P

I still need to make time to do a blog on a couple of other things I have been meaning to get around to!

Things from the past few months:

**Moved things around in the living room!  

** Got some new furniture for our bedroom! Yay - chad actually has room for HIS clothes! :)

**Have been with the kids I am with now, for 6 months! - Time flies!

**Chads brother & wife had their sweet little girl!

**Booked time off for the summer to spend time with my family! YAY!

**Couple new healthy delicious recipes - I will have to do a blog on that itself!

**Got some new runners - now to actually use them! :P

**Got a new shop truck!

**Got some new kitchen toys!

....all I can really think of at the moment!

But anyhoo here is a recap of my last few months...

Missing my brother & of course the rest of the family!

Easter Fun with the kids!

Moustache! 

Sun peaking out early in the morning! :)

Love doing her hair!

Poor girl - she is so good at putting up with me doing her hair everyday! :)

Made him his OWN dinosaur tail ;)

Face painting day!

Snake on the left.

Dinosaur on the right! ( Notice how his teeth when he smiles, is the dinosaurs teeth!) 

Left: Alphabet Tree! & each letter has a pocket so we filled them with things that start with that letter!

Right: Fun with sidewalk chalk! 

Beautiful!

How cute are they in the dandelions! :)

Little hike - She's got her walking stick! ha

OK...HOW cute is she in the right picture with her pants hiked up over her onesie with her little yellow crocs & her little pink sunglasses trying SO hard to jump high! ha - makes me smile!

Trying SO hard to jump at the same time! ;)

(Left one is pretty good!!)

"Lets take silly pictures on your little computer phone"

...

So that's ALL i got for today!

Definitely need to get blogs up more frequently!

SORRY!

:D

Fun with the Kidz :D ..

Never a dull moment with these kids! 

Always going somewhere or doing something,

& I like it that way :)

My days go by super fast 

& I have fun all day!

So here is a little update of some of our "top moments"!

...

My valentines day gift from the kids! It is a booklet style card, and behind that cover is pages and pages of their drawings for me of dinosaurs & flowers! 

SO precious :)

Fun outdoors!

Just thought this was the cutest picture, pig-tails n' all :)

Kids wanted a giant cupcake for daays...so i gave them a GIANT cupcake...literally :)

This was a day project! They helped me with taping and coloring & everything!

All its made of is cardboard & paper..and lots n lots of tape ;P 

The white circles with the colored lines are sprinkles!

& the candle was made so that when you blow on it, the flames all move!

Only problem with the kids crazy imaginations...

- they decided to pretend it was their birthday.. 

so they sang,

made a wish,

blew out the candle...

& then ripppppped the candle off so they could eat it..literally takes bites of circles :)

Still totally worth it!

The next craft with the eggs..

the idea came off something I saw on pinterest!

using clothes pins & paper!

We made eggs that crack open when you squeeze the clothes pin,

and the dinosaurs pop out..

& you can actually take the dinosaur out of the egg & play with it :P 

Top picture..

literally 1/10 of their art room..walls are covered with our drawings! 

Bottom picture: a dragon we made out of play dough stuff! 

Last but not least...

I just had to put these pictures on!

Left: they just looked so cute coloring together ;)

Right: Im coloring with him on the floor...

not watching him for a seecond..

I hear him saying (as he's holding a marker):

"I'm just going to put some lip stick on noooow.. Just going to take the lid off..

& im just going to turn it up a bit...and just put a little on here and here and here and here and here..."

...apparently lipstick goes on the ENTIRE face..

Kids just say & do the cutest/ funniest things.

xo

HAPPY BIRTHDAY..

Happy Birthday To My Hubby!!

He is 25 today!!

Weeehooo

He was sick our anniversary,

now im sick his birthday..

eesh

BUT we are going to do something fun this weekend to celebrate

Our anniversary, his birthday + valentines day!

:)

I already gave him his birthday present on thursday..

He has been wanting a comfy chair for when he is playing PS3 or on the comp. etc.

SO...

I got him a bean bag chair!!!

Whats more comfy?!?! 

:)

(don't mind his falling apart work clothes... :P)

Love him to bits ;P 

xoxo

i love my job..

I absolutely loooooooooove my job!

I get paid to do what I love..

to play with kids all day! :)

Its so fun coming up with different crafts & games & 

listening to children's music & watching kids tv 

& going for little outings to gymnastics & libraries & play dates & pre-school & 

for long walks & stroller rides & to the parks &

even just to the pet store! 

:)

Latest Find..

Discovered this girl on youtube recently

& she is Amaziiing!

Well atleast I think so! :)

Its so upbeat & fun!

and I love the violin..

Songs To Remember..

These are songs to remember!

Marles sang them while playing guitar 

for us at our wedding!

was SO so special!

I would put the videos of her singing if I could just find the charger 

for our video camera ... & if she would let me ;) 

For now ill put the music videos..

First... Allison Krauss - When You Say Nothing At All

Second... Lady Antebellum - When You Got A Good Thing

And OF COURSE the song we walked down the isle to which I have put on my blog before,

but I will add again anyways, why not! 

:)

Love Story Meets Viva La Vida - Jon Schmidt 

ANNIVERSARY..

Yesterday

January 21

was our ONE year anniversary!!!

Seems like just yesterday it was our wedding day!

Crazy how fast time flies! 

It was an awesome first year of marriage...

and I can't wait for MANY more!

:D 

xoxo

Some beautiful roses from Marj & Angus :)

The cutest & sweetest gift ever from my parents! My mom got a lady she works with to hand make 

THREE HUNDRED & SIXTY FIVE 

little stars!!

One for each day of the year Chad & I have been married!

A few sweet sweet cards we got :)

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO THE BEST HUBBY EVER! 

xoxo

Fun & Catchy..

I recently discovered this zumba song

and its SUCH a fun & catchy workout song..

I just had to share 

:D

Just makes you wanna get up & move! 

I'm always singing and trying to do the moves to chad haha

Christmas Cooking..

I looove baking

& christmas time is a fun time to do some!

From chocolate toffee bark to peanut butter reindeer cookies!

(The kids weren't the only ones who liked those reindeer cookies!)

Made a couple x-mas baking baskets up for a couple special families ! 

Did them all up myself, from the letter stickers to the BIG hot pink ribbon!

Think they turned out pretty cute!

Had help in the kitchen from the hubby! ;)

Mmmm Mmmm!

Family Time..

Its ALWAYS fun visiting back home

& it was even more awesome this time with it being a mixture of

x-mas, new years & family!

We spent a full week in edmonton with friends & family

with a nice quick visit from grandma & grandpa!

We had a fun theme for new years eve...

pajama party!!!

So it was a very comfy evening :P

Aunty Lori & Mom - Looking SUPER cute in her pink polka dot pajamas! 

My SUPER cute pops lol :) & barry & murray 

The sweetest brothers lookin cute in their pajamas!

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New Years Eve I got to cook the orange chicken I have shown on my blog before

& everyone loved it! Turned out so delicious as always :) 

Cat cake Lori made for Barrys birthday! SOO good & so cute!

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We all went indoor racing at a new spot in Edmonton!

Was super fun racing against ALL those competitive guys ;P

Miss my awesome family so much!

Was a perfect x-mas/ new years visit!

xo

Sweet Like Honey..

Just LOVING these little things!

They are SOO tiny but SOO sweet!

Somebody gave me one to try a few days ago & I just had to buy a box!

I have had good mandarin oranges before,

but these baby mandarin oranges are amazing!

& they already come portion controlled!! =P 

I got Chad to model them for me haha

Just to show how tiny they are!

Chicken Alfredo & Garlic Bread..

Yesterday Marj, Angus, Chad & I

spent the evening putting up some fun winter decorations at the shop!

Afterwards we went to Moxies & Chad ordered Chicken Alfredo.

It just looked SO delicious & Chad loved it SO much that...

I decided thats what I would make for dinner tonight!

So Tonight was..

 Chicken Alfredo & Garlic Bread

Decided to make it a candlelight dinner for a change :)

Such a scrumptious meal :P

Quinoa Salad..

Last night was one of those nights where there wasn't much food left in the house

& 

I just had to throw something together with what I had!

So I made something very simple..

but very healthy & yummy!

Quinoa Salad!

What I threw into the quinoa was..

salmon

chick peas

feta cheese

apple

honey roasted pecans

&

cashews

I dad no idea how these different flavours would taste together with the quinoa,

but have to say it turned out quite tasty! 

Now Chad on the other hand, does NOT like quinoa.

SO..

I did what had to be done...

I made him the same meal but just added in noodles!

& little dressing.

Might just have to throw that together again one day!

=D