We just bought....

Our First Home!!

We are so excited! It is a three bedroom townhouse with a great deck in the backyard, a cute kitchen, and just about 2 streets away from a huge park!!

The current owners have kept the house in great condition so it is definitely move in ready, and they have two children so it is already pretty child proof i.e.: a chain lock on the top of the door down to the basement, and a hardware mounted gate at the top of stairs that they are leaving. Of course there are many cosmetic changes that we would like to make eventually like paint, kitchen hardware, drapes, and light fixtures just to make it our own; We would also like to add a door from the house out to the car and a half garage.

Now Loralai will have more space to run around, and finally her own room!! We are planning are starting her in a big girl bed in the new house since she does not care much for her crib, and would much prefer to sleep in a bed, more specifically Mommy and Daddy's bed!

We can not wait until October 2nd! For now there will be a lot of packing and saving going on!!

Our last two weeks....

Looked a little something like this...

Today we took Loralai to her very first concert. Toopy and Binoo were so much fun, they had all the kids singing, dancing, and laughing. Loralai was not too sure what to think in the beginning and only wanted Mommy, but as she realized everything was ok, she loved it! She only lasted for about 30 minutes before her 14 month old attention span ran out, but that is about what I had expected, and it was just perfect for Daddy, Grandma, and Mommy because there was about 100 kids and parents there to watch in one small space and it was so warm!



Yesterday we went to celebrate Loralai's Great Grandma's 96th birthday! I love that Loralai has been able to have a relationship with her Great Grandmother, and I know the feeling is definitely mutual Grandma Eva LOVES Loralai so much! My parents take Loralai to visit her almost every week or so, and everytime that Grandma Eva calls the first thing she asks is "how is Loralai" and is always saying "our baby..." it is just so wonderful! I make sure that I take lots of pictures because as Loralai gets older I want her to look fondly back on the time that she got to spend with her Great Grandma Eva.

The pictures below are all Grandma Eva's great grandchildren (Oldest to youngest):
Sarah 14 yrs
Mackenzie 10 yrs
Brandon 9 yrs
Charlie 6 yrs
Riley 4 yrs
Alex 3 yrs
Loralai 14 mths
Sofia 2 mths.

My two favourite things about my grandmother are the fact that she is such an inspiration, she has always been very independent and strong, and that she is exactly 70 years and two days older then I am, so I will always remember how old she is.

Last weekend my grandmothers retirement home had their annual family day, it was a carnival theme and everyone had a great time. There was vintage car rides, bbq, face painting, games, cotton candy, balloons, and pony rides. Loralai also got her picture in the local news paper!! When I find a scanner I will make sure I upload it.

I know I have been a bad blogger lately but life lately has been busy...my next blog post will explain just why!!

All tuckered out!

We went to a friends BBQ on the weekend, there was good food, and great friends! Loralai even met a new little friend named Emma (18 months), they ran around the back yard, laughed, and got into trouble together! lol.

The start of the evening looked like this....


and ended like this...

Ooh baby baby!

Loralai LOVES her baby!

Mommy: "Loralai where is your baby"
(and she will look around, then will run over and pick her up)
Loralai: "hi hi" (to the baby with a huge smile on her face!)

Below is Loralai taking her baby with her to the park! She is a very good Mommy :)

Little Toddler!

I know that Loralai is technically a toddler now at 13 months but she had still looked (most of the time) like a baby, but now with her stylish big girl outfit that Marianne gave to her yesterday as a late birthday present, and Mommy realizing today that Loralai finally had enough hair on top for a pebbles pony tail (oh happy day!)...she finally looked officially like a little toddler.

Some fun in the backyard on a beautiful summer morning sporting her big girl look!