here's something

1. Back from NY. I promise an awesome post is coming to let you all know how amazing it all was, and how lucky I am that we have awesome family to leave my kids with for a whole week.

2. YAHOO for summer it's what I live for as a mom, that and bedtime, right?

3. I keep thinking about camp stuff & I can't lie the thought of taking a fanny pack has totally crossed my mind, however I'll try to take a backpack or something else instead & not kill my leader coolness on first glance. My mom always wore one at camp and I get it, it would be so convenient. Trying to be cool wins the day.

4. Sadie's soccer is almost over, it's been fun. She's definetly not the all star but she gets excited and has fun. She does better in our own backyard the whole game situation is still new. Anyway I coached her team, & occasionally i am tempted to stop the ball to help my own team but of course refrain & let the little kids chase around. Until last game it was ridiculous the other team had a girl that yes she was good, faster stronger and like a total one man show. Everytime she got the ball she made a breakaway happen TOTALLY taking kids out along the way ('i'm talking shirt pulling, elbows out, and the dad aka coach joking "it's not football" & if she didn't get her goal it was complete meltdown ughhh annoying. AND then there was the kid that would pick up the ball everytime someone came close to him.... oh wait but his mom came on the field and picked it up for him and placed it in front of the net for him to score. Yeah so not cool.

5. da da dum drum roll please. if you haven't seen or heard I'm getting fat... like preggo fat. As in last week Ryan said so are you telling people, because that dress is not really hiding it. Don't worry it was true and I'd rather hear the truth, right. Feeling decent so far and I will continue to gain until Dec when I am due.

6. Hannah is mental to go outside, like hang out by the door, in hopes it opens or try and try to reach for the out of reach door knob. It's a good thing we are all happier outside.

7. Did I mention we saw Bono in concert obviously, but then again in NY, as well as Alec Baldwin. I was a little distracted when Bono was sitting down the same row as me in the show and I kept looking to see if we thought the same things were funny, WE DID. For me it sorta took away from the fact that we were watching Daniel Radcliffe and everyone was wanting to see him and get pictures after, Ryan totally played it cool with Bono and was like standing right by Bono, no biggie.

8. I know, I know it just never gets old, sisters that is. Sadie has found a new way to get into Hannahs crib, consequently greets her immediatley after every nap, loves to play and tease. Hannah is so content and happy with it all, until she doesn't get what she wants and then we hear it.

Sadie likes to take her soother out, but then she gives it back like this.

9. Hannah likes to pull hair and is good at it, poor Sadie has never had a lot of hair to begin with. Hannah got her first tooth just after she turned one, it was her top front tooth, it looks hilarious, she has has a couple more come in but not the other front one. When her hair looks just right she looks a little hill billyish -and not like a baby WHAT!

10. Best summer buy so far is little spray bottles from the dollar store seriously awesome. Just try it.

10 on Tuesday

I have seen this around I can pretty much guarnatee I won't be doing this regularly but today.. why not.

1. tomorrow we go to Edmonton for a very quick trip to see a concert that I am sure will be epic. U2

2. I am the YW's president - have been for a few months now, and I do love it, I still feel like sometimes I am completly scrambling and fumbling and wishing someone would just tell me what to do. The young women are great!

3. On that note YW camp is on the mind, I do know it will all come together and be so so fun, it stresses me out just thinking about it. (that is my problem, i think about it & not do something about it)-p.s it is a stake camp which should make it practically stress free right?

4. I am so completley spoiled I had the most fabulous girls weekend trip down to Arizona, it was seriously so fun and relaxing, and hello like 15 girls!

5. Hello golf season, goodbye husband ha ha joking. I love it and hate it. Great that my husband has a passion for something, not love it because it takes a good 4 hours to do and me the non golfer can think of a bazillion other things to do on a nice summer day. But, so far I am being awesome & I tell him to go and enjoy guilt free.

6. Can someone make supper tonight and repeat for like a month?

7. I know I am not alone on this one, but seriously supper is so painful with Sadie. We (and by we I mean mostly me and Ryan when he is home) are really trying to stick to our guns and make her eat her supper and be happy about it. So far she has sat at the table for a record of nearly 2 hours before it was all gone. This would be great if next month I knew that this eating fiasco was in the past, but I know better. Vegetables oh vegetables don't even get me started.

Oh and I could write a novel on the games we play to get her to eat, I"m not saying it's the way to do it, but we do it.

8. Thankful. yes I have lots to be thankful for, family that will watch my kids and entertain them and give me a break, while my husband is in AZ and I'm seriously under the weather. even my preggo sis gave me a break. Friends who invite my kids to play and my kids just love them for it as do I. Lucky me.

9. I am getting tired & I have to post this on Tuesday

10. Love this weather just loving it. we go to the park, we are outside. I love after supper park trips and then rush home & get them to bed. Hannah loves to be outside and cries if she can't get out as fast as Sadie, and is still scooting around scraping up her knees while she crawls around.

priceless...

Sadie falling asleep at supper

only for me to wake her up for the ride home, where she quickly remembered I promised treats for the ride.

Sadie can't keep her hands off Hannah...ever.

Hannah sleeping didn't last much longer before Sadie couldn't resist poking her awake.

easter weekend

Hallelujiah! What a great weekend we had. We were down at my parents for Easter. It was honestly so great to be outside so much and just enjoy it. Sadie loved all the freedom to open the door and run and play. Of course having all the cousins there was a major plus too. And thank heavens I hardly took a picture while we were there, they are all compliments of my dad. He loves it & so do I.

Easter Egg Hunting

Hannah's Birthday present

Easter Sunday

Happy Hannah with the cutest gummy smile

Gavin & Hannah

Nana & her girls in the new Easter pj's from her.

Sadie checking out her Easter basket, love it Kinder egg and she is pumped ...

and a disgusting chocolate Easter bunny, I don't think this made the trip back. The plus about going away for Easter is it is so easy just to leave all the chocolate junk behind.

you only turn 1 once!

Hannah is ONE!

Hannah loves cake, so she got lots of it. We had a little cake party when Ryans parents came up to celebrate & she stuffed her face and hands till icing and cake were ozzing.

We had a few friends over to play and have cupcakes. I gave her chocolate and she loved it.

We went down to Raymond for Easter and my mom made her rainbow cupcakes and no suprise they were a hit.

What a lucky girl. Her parties consisted of cake, friends, family, and balloons. When we were in Raymond, some of the older girl cousins who are totally into the party planning, pretty much threw her another party. It was entertaining, and so funny to see them run around the house to find 'stuff' to give her as a present.

A little bit about the sweetest smiliest one year old.

-She loves to play peek a boo.

-she doesn't crawl she scoots, it's funny to watch, and you might want to correct her but it's just too cute.

- Loves to do a little baby talk, it's amazing how Sadie claims to understand and even translate, because of course Hannah wants ice cream.

- She has no teeth yet, but is still a great eater.

- is awesome and pulling herself up and can just cling to my leg right around supper time.

- is sleeping like a champ

- she can plays strange sometimes and I am who she wants.

we just love this girl to bits.

Awesome!

More snow what more could we ask for? It was almost funny to me when I woke up and saw all this. Secretly I wanted to go out and play in it, so we did. We were out there before 8:00 weird and crazy I know. We had our fun, I'm really hoping it will just be gone tomorrow.

Barried Sadie in the snow

Yes we've pretty much had it up to here with winter. Yes I know I am a dork for saying that.

ok we are done, we got our gumboots now MELT!

ridiculous

That's right, every once in a while you think ya let's do it. Let's take our kids out to eat. Many thoughts run through my head on the way to the restaurant, like sweet there will be no mess for me to clean up, no supper for me to make, we will all eat whatever we want. Oh and not to mention we are going out with Ryan's sister and fiancee so obviously we will be engaging in some good dinner conversation. Right? So we get there. Don't worry we did of course choose our restaurant based on the kid factor. In fact, they even sat us in the same seats as last time, oh joy the corner back by the kitchen where all the kid families get to go. I actually don't mind, I don't have time to apologize to the couple who may get an animal cracker tossed in their direction.

I know I'm making this a big deal, and really we have 2 kids.... and 4 adults this time. But, really when it comes time to eat those other 2 adults are out and are doing exactly what they came to do eat. So we sit down. Sadie finds her seat, gets the crayons out and begins to colour away she is gold right now. Ryan acknowledges her beautiful artwork here and there and she is great. The waiter comes out and she is ready to order, a chocolate milk and french fries and ketchup. Today she gets exactly what she wants a plate of that. We get drinks order our food, and kid #2 is pretty much spent at this point. I have been throwing every sort of snack/food at her, she eats one and throws another on the ground. Awesome haven't even got my food yet. Oh well I will move on to toys, wipes, soothers anything to entertain Hannah, I desperately want to just give in and give her the shiny knife and fork to play with, but I resist. Out comes my food and of course the race begins, who can eat faster, Ryan or I. First one done relives the other one and takes over the entertaining. Then an act of desperation on my part I toss a napkin in Hannah's direction. Hilarious. She is now the entertainment. I can say peek a boo and eat and the same time. ahhhhh

Sadie is loving it too. Wahoo.

This is what we do and sometimes it seems a little crazy and a lot messy, sometimes it seems like we are doing something right and we all eat and enjoy. Occasionally I burst a little with mom pride and hold back my beeming smile when we leave and the couple by us comments on how cute our kids are and I feel like the cutest little family of four.