Kate Speak

I keep meaning to write things down before I forget because even though I don't want to forget and I don't think I'll forget, I'll forget.

Rice Krispies - Abba Sickies
Kraft Dinner - Broccoli Cheese
Gordon (the train) - Gore-no

Buzz Lightyear "to infinity and beyond" - nininee

Kisses Alice on the head and says "Nice kisses baby Alice"
"I love you Mommy"

She LOVES to rip the cushions of the arm chair and bounce on the chair, she calls herself a bouncy girl.

I need to get a picture of her face when she hears a funny noise.  She makes on "oh" shape with her mouth and it's just so cute.

When she wants to go to sleep or just have a break from the world she asks to cuddle.

I just love love love being home with my two year old little monkey!!

A nighty garden (in the night garden)
I watch something (I want to watch youtube)
A snack! (breakfast/lunch/dinner/snack)
A pay bed! (I want to play on the bed.)
A kitchen I make dinner. Yummy dinner! (then proceeds to get out a pot if in the real kitchen, hands you plastic food if not).
A cuddle (yes, I'll go to bed now)
I pay paydough (I want to play with play dough)

pick e up (pick me up)
a la lap (sit in your lap)

Alice is Five Weeks Old!

After having a cranky morning that seemed to be turning into a no nap cranky afternoon, I decided that we would have a bit of a photo shoot.  None of the pictures turned out really well, but we had fun anyway.

Alice goes to church

Alice and I finally went to church - yay!  Alice looked beautiful in her new dress from her Auntie Suzanne.

Matchy Matchy and other Adventures!

Today was the third time I had all of us girls in matching/coordinating outfits.  The first time was when the girls' Nana and Papa came to visit.  We were coordinated sort of...

I was wearing a black shirt and grey pants, Kate a grey shirt with purple writing and black pants, and Alice was wearing a purple shirt and grey pants.  The purples weren't the same... and you can't really tell in the picture that Alice's shirt is purple at all...

The second time we were coordinated was on St. Patrick's day.  Kate was wearing her navy shirt with a green frog, Alice was wearing a sleeper with green frogs all over it and I was wearing a green shirt.  Sadly I didn't get around to taking a picture before Kate poured something all over herself and required changing.

For today's matchy-matchy experience we looked totally cute - all in red.  HOWEVER a group shot never happened because of Kate's adventures in napping.  She didn't nap today and fell asleep in her dinner - or at least in her high chair.  She basically slept right through until morning.  Ken and I watched some tv together - it was awesome!

I had Ken take a photo of me and Alice later. 

Backyard Fun

Kate has a Mom who loves to buy her toys.  Thankfully Kate's Dad doesn't say no, and even better, he puts the toys together - YAY!  Kate loves her little cottage!

Alice is One Month Old

Alice and Grandma

As referenced in the last post documenting is good.  This wasn't the first time that my Mom met Alice but it was the first time I actually remembered to take a picture.  Someday soon Alice will meet her Grandpa.

Meeting Family

 Documenting is fun, good even.  So when Ken's parents came by for a short visit to meet Alice and say hello I made sure to take pictures right away. Chris and a friend of her's made a beautiful quilt for Alice which Kate promptly took as her own.  We had a lovely little visit and Alice had a lovely cuddle with her Nana.

Alice is Three Weeks Old

In honour of Alice being three weeks old I finally got around to snapping a picture of her with her Dad!

Alice being three weeks old also marks the debut of me being Mom to TWO for real.  What does that mean you ask?  Before today I hadn't had  both the girls all by myself (except for an hour the other day).  Ken has been here, or Kate has been at Antoinette's.  After three weeks of healing (and a pep talk from my sister) I'm feeling ready for the challenge.  And today, today was a great day.  We only had minor freak out time at lunch - and that was the girls, not me.  I napped as did Kate and Alice, I got some dishes done and I finished getting the birth announcements ready for the mail.  YAY!  I'm not deluded enough to think that every day will be like today, but for a first day I was happy.  I love my girlies!    (Oh and I love Ken too!)

Seasonal Madness

I laughed out loud when I came downstairs this morning and this is what I saw...

Kate loves her candy cane jammies and wears them frequently.  Sadly the Santa hat hasn't been put away yet so here she is March 11th, decked out like it's Christmas.  And to make the confession complete, her pumpkin bucket is still a favourite toy... we only put the nativity set away last week... and the Christmas decoration buckets are now in the hallway downstairs covered with a blanket because on the lid of the top bucket are a bunch of ornaments that need to be wrapped up and placed in the bucket... sad, very sad!

Kate's Birthday Part Two - The Balloons

Last year Kate's birthday balloon bouquet was AMAZING!  It lasted for months.  We all loved the balloons so much that I got her a balloon bouquet again.  This year it looked amazing, sadly the balloons started to deflate the same week that we got it and even sadder is that I never got around to taking a picture! (Sadder still I didn't take a picture because of our messy house.)  A few of the balloons are still inflated two months later and Kate still plays with them and carries them around which is why they haven't been disposed of yet. 

AND... today is Dad's birthday.  He wanted to be out of the hospital by today.  I've been weepy thinking about him.  He isn't in the ICU he's in rehab, so that's good, but they're still talking like it will be a month or two before he's strong enough to leave.  I love my Dad and I just want him home, we all do.  So my dear Dad, we will celebrate your birthday properly when you are out of the stinkin' hospital!

Alice is Two Weeks Old

Meeting Family and soon to be family

Today we had a lovely visit with Laura and her fiancee Joaquin - YAY for being engaged!  Alice slept for hours in Laura's arms.  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture with William... next time!

Alice the Model

My sweet friend Ruth Plumb came over today.  Not only did she take beautiful pictures of Alice she tidied and did laundry.  Yay for amazing friends.  Our family has been so blessed in the last week - more on that later!

 For now, here's Alice!!