Bindertwine Festival Fun!!

There is an event that is held every year in this beautiful little town called Keinburg, the entire main street is closed down and there are a ton of vendors that sell their homemade one of a kind items, which are absolutely my favourite!! (which is why I love Etsy.com so much!)

I ended up buying a cute hair clip for Loralai, and a painted wooden pumpkin on a stake to place outside in garden for our first Halloween in our new house!!

We had such a great time taking pictures and there was SO many to choose from, but I thought that these represented our day the best. The first picture is the 4 generations; 2nd picture is Loralai riding on a pony, now do not be fooled she started crying almost as soon as I finished taking this picture!; 3rd picture was taken in the children's section and I could not help myself 'one bad apple'! hehe! The final picture was Loralai taking a break on the steps of a cute little chapel, she just looked so tall sitting there!

and they are off...

There was a family day at the race track a couple of weeks ago; we decided that it would be something different to do so went went, and I am so glad that we did because Loralai had such a great time watching the horses race!!

Do you see that huge smile on her face in the 2nd picture, well that was her perma smile for about an hour, which for a 14 month old was amazing!!

In the picture on the right my cousin Carrie is trying to persuade Loralai that it was ok to touch the 'horses' hand, but she was not convinced! lol.

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!

Blueberry Patch Fun!

We went to the Barrie Hill blueberry pancake festival this past Saturday and what a yummy time it was! After we ate our pancakes we took the tractor out to the blueberry fields and collected a container of blueberries. Loralai liked picking the berries, she ate one but I guess it was a sour one and she spit it out right away, but she loved just being outside walking in the dirt!

Bits and Pieces

I think that this is my favourite Loralai age so far! She is just so much fun, interactive, she can entertain her self for longer periods, she is starting to listen more, she learns new gestures, words, and actions so fast now! It is so amazing and such a pleasure to be able to watch the kind, sweet, driven, a bit stubborn, little person she is, and has become.

#1 - Mommy and Loralai just having hanging out on the floor fun!

#2 - Loralai is trying to walk and dance down the lawn...so hilarious, the picture definitely does not capture the moment well enough!

#3 - Playing with the water table in the backyard on a sunny afternoon.

#4 - Loralai LOVES sitting in boxes! This is one of the boxes that she keeps all of her toys in, she tossed the toys and played with the box lol...always the way!

My favourite picture by far is number #5! Loralai is just the perfect height to climb inside the tupperwear cupboard! I of course had to take her out since it is dangerous, but definitely not before I snapped a picture...so priceless!!

#6 - Loralai took Grandpa's hand to help her walk up the little hill. She had never done that before and it just made me tear up a little bit! Too sweet.

#7 - We have a little garden in front of our house and Loralai loves to just have a seat on stone edging, it is the perfect height to take a break.

#8 - There was a beautiful rainbow that made the day full of rain worth every minute.

You have to get a little messy before you can get clean!

I am the type of mom that feels getting messy is a great way to not only have fun but also to learn!! I have absoultely no qualms about Loralai getting messy, I figure I can always give her a bath and do a load of laundry, while she can get used to using a spoon and love doing it! So below are a few pictures from dinner time, she ate for almost a solid hour tonight! Must be growth spurt time.

Hey Mom, doesn't orange go really well with my blue eyes? lol.

Now time to get clean!!

Do you like my faux hawk??!!

We still bath Loralai in the sink. I figure she still fits in there, it saves our backs, and she still has lots of fun! Plus she does not try to stand and walk around in there!!