Happy 35th Birthday Greg!

Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband! For Greg's birthday this year we had dinner at Lou's with friends on Saturday night, lunch today with Greg's parents and dinner tonight with Mom & Elliott, Dad & Jeanie. Thanks to everyone for the nice gifts and the wonderful company! Greg's birthday lunch...

Baby Update...29 Weeks & 5 days

Wow, I couldn't believe it when the Midwife told me I was almost 30 weeks today...the days are just flying by! I am so busy I hardly have time to think about what week I am at, with Cali I knew to the day how far I was, times have definitely change! I am back to work on nights now and I am absolutely exhausted, I don't know how much longer I can keep up with this pace. Anyways, back to the baby, the heartbeat was between 140-150 bpm and I measured 30cm.(thanks Steph, I can't get anything right these days) The baby's movements have gotten really strong in the last little while, it stops me in my tracks some times. I am so curious whether the baby is a boy or girl, Cali's guess is a baby sister! :) We'll have to wait and see!! I am so excited for Katie right now, her due date is only 2 weeks away. I am curious if this baby will be over due just like Aaron was?? Good luck Katie! :)

Our last camping trip for the summer

We spent Thursday to Sunday of the long weekend at Chilliwack Lake, it was our last trip for this year! We had so much fun, the time just flew by and here we are home again...

Cali did a pretty good job staying away from the fire but the constant switching of seats made us a little nervous. We made some yummy smores and stayed warm!

Gerry, Jaimie and Logan came to visit us on Friday afternoon, the kids had fun making castles in the sand!

On Saturday we got a nice visit from Mom, Steph, Lilah and Declan. We found a trail and took an adventure together to find out where it would end up...

It took us to a big bridge high above the river...

And down to the lake by some huge fallen trees!

Mom had my camera and took so many nice pictures...

I never thought that I would enjoy camping when I am 7 months pregnant, but I did!!

My little girl is growing up so fast...

Cali is just over 2 1/2 years old now and she is the absolute joy of my life! I have been enjoying watching her grow so much, she is so intelligent and just sucks in all the information you can throw at her. Cali can do mostly everything by herself now, always saying "I can do it Mommy". I think it is so fun that Cali is the most girly girl with the nail polish, crossing her legs and always wanting to wear a pretty dress....but she is also so into mechanical things, dirt, bugs and anything that goes Vrroommm, don't know where that could have come from! :) Lately Cali has been telling us that she "loves" things and "my favorite things are", it's really sweet to hear her say those words and to know what it means to have favorites! Cali can be pretty bossy at times and she thinks that she rules the world, I think she gets it from the tv and Greg thinks she is just copying me.....nah, couldn't be me! She is also just as sweet as can be, compassionate, sympathetic and loves to give big hugs and kisses. Cali has been spending lots of time with Lilah and Declan now that Steph has taken over watching her, it's really neat to see how different kids teach other kids to play and learn. Since going there everyday I have notice that Cali is able to play more easily by herself, not needing my constant attention. I also just really enjoy watching all the kids grow and change and love each other! I can't wait to watch her as a big sister to our next baby which is due in November, I think she is going to be such a big help and a wonderful sister!

A visit with Great Nana!

Cali and I went with Mom/Nana to visit Great Nana on Sunday morning before heading off to Aaron and Steph's to pick veggies, thanks again for all you hard work with the garden! It's really fun to watch Cali and Nana interact, Nana really likes to hold Cali's hand and they talk about their nail polish a lot! :) Cali decided to take Great Nana for a ride down the hallway and Nana didn't even mind! :)

Boy is that tutu ever a big hit with the girls, Cali has worn hers all day everyday since she got it and even wants to wear it to bed!

Family Fun!

I decided to make a dinner tonight and mostly everyone made it! We had such a nice time and the kids found a new toy to play with... :)

Thank you so much for the cute Tutu's Mom, Cali is still wearing hers over her pj's!