Emmy feeding Owey:)

Devin, Lenore and Baby Brian's Visit +Trying out some photography:)

May-June in McAdam

Our old couch. We were really ready to get a new one- it was in pretty bad shape-
very stained and uncomfortable.

Ta-da!!! Our new sectional couch with a pull out bed!
The first piece of furniture we've bought together:)

It's big- great for everyone to come over and watch a movie with us!

Containment.

The Blur known as Emily.

She dressed herself.

Watching our favorite show- Friday Night Lights- married for 4 years, June 18- it just keeps getting better and better:) I'm so thankful for my loving hubby:)

When he's fussy, this is how I get things done- thanks, Sarah- now to buy one of our own...:)

Just doing their own thing up on mommy and daddy's bed.

My girlfriend Andrea and her dad at the Grand March- she was seriously radiant:)
Beautiful.

Emmy outside in the backyard.

Owen in the backyard trying his first cookie EVER! It was so cute- he liked it, but kept dropping it on our picnic blanket and then it was just all mushy and gross:)

Owey and his playspace on the new couch- closely supervised, don't worry:)

Owey and his "purty eyes" as Emily says:) Look at that smile- no teeth yet.

I always have a project (and a tea) on the go in the evenings:)

We don't know what she's doing, but it sure is funny:)

Me and our naked ones- I love them in just their diapees!

We had the opportunity to go to Green Hill Lake Bible Camp for a family weekend in June and it was...interesting- all of us in the same room and families next door with hardly any barrier- it was very tricky, and Owen had a fever to boot. But it is a beautiful place and the staff and facilities are great.
One funny thing that happened was when the baby woke up in the morning cooing and Emmy stood up in her playpen and said "Baby talkin'......words."
We're still laughing about it:) Maybe we'll try again when the kids are a little older:)

Green Hill Lake Camp- beautiful morning:)

The dam you pass on the way to camp- the water to your left is on level with the road as you drive over that bridge- it's so weird, and kinda frightening...:)

Scott and I took turns taking Emily out on the paddle boats- she just sat there in the seat completely silent and seemingly terrified, then as soon as it was all done she was so excited- "More boat!"

Love this family pic, except Scott was talking at the time- but I still love it!

Our lovely little Emmy playing outside at camp.

Owey- look at those eyes. What a doll:) Already a heartbreaker- Mommy's heart:)

Emmy out in the yard where we love to play:) Love that vest on her- so cute:)

Me and a very prego miranda- she has less than a month left!

Our Family's Laundry. Aww- 4 piles:)

Oh- me and Owey in a photo shoot:) He is so cute it's ridiculous:)

Emmy thought this was so funny:) and cozy.

Emmy in classic form:- the spacesuit pjs, sunglasses and hat.

She is wearing a diaper, I promise.

Look at that face, I think she was singing. She cracks us right up:)

Me and Owen sharing some kisses

Emily "holding" Owen- as you can see, it's really safe.

Emmy loves to push around this stroller outside.

She'll often put her drawings of Tad or Farnklin in it and take them for a ride.

I love this pic- our children playing together. So awesome!!!!

Owey and daddy hangin'

Oops, baby in the laundry again.

Yes, he hugs back. It's awesome.

Bath time is one of my favorite times with Owen- we both love it,

and he smells so good at the end:)

I love this picture- isn't he sweet?

Hi Owey.

Naked!

Night Night Baby Boy...(Naptime)

Sleeping Angel

Such a cute video- Emmy and Owen just hangin' out:)




Here we are at Green Hill Lake Bible Camp,
Scott leading worship with David, and Emmy groovin' in the back:)



Emmy helping mommy with the dishes:)


Sean and Emily Eating together at Camp
(and Sean's mommy, my friend Sarah)

The Month of May- 2009

This is our new fave Emmy picture:)

Here's Emily discovering puddles, which she calls "tubbies"....

Why have you not showed me these before?!

This picture is mild, but there was some real splashing and stomping going on:)

Ol' Blue Eyes- seriously, he just kills me:)

Sucking on any available fingers- his, Daddy's, mine...

Classic Emily

I love a baby in boots...

Nana Kohler got this dress for Emmy in Disney World

when we were there last Feb and it looks so precious on her!

Sibling Kisses

Emily loves to snuggle at certain times- which we don't like at all:)....

This was a very deliberate learning day- I taught Emily how to husk corn- then she carried the husks out to the compost in a bucket and we learned about the compost turning into dirt for the garden- not that I've used it for that yet...:) It was really cool that she's old enough now to understand so much!

Daddy and Oboe playing on the guitar

Emily visiting some puppies (our friend Shirley just got them) near our house- she was loving them/ scared of them- it was pretty cute:)

Looking dapper out for a walk- love this vest from Mama K

Emily feeding her baby in her room- so cute

I LOVE SPRING!- we love to go outside and play:)

Picnic time

Andrea came to visit recently- Emily calls her "Annie"

This hairband is adorable, but she doesn't keep it in for very long:)

This was a rare thing- Emily was so grggy after a nap that she let Daddy feed her a sippy cup
At Nana and Grandpa's in Halifax for the week of May 17th:

Holding hands:)

Lovins- how different they look to me here!

Cuddles with Papa

Nakeds

Unlce Graeme, whom Emily loves, came to visit!

We also went to visit at Aunt Pat's and got to see Cheryl and Nanny W!
Emily terrorized the cat and Owen was afraid of Cheryl!

Sweet Abigail!
We also went to visit Jen and Graeme and the kids
which was so fun- Emily played with them in their backyard:)

Jen and Blue Eyes

Emily and I playing outside. I was showing her how to put flowers in her hair...

so she tried it...

and put then in her ear!:) hehe

My Owey Joey

Yummy Mummy Fingers

What a face:) When her hair's like this it reminds me of my baby pics a little.

Playing on the floor

Feeding bear while wearing one mitton.

Let me explain these next few pic- Emily has a letter learning video which she watches all the time and the main character is a toddler-aged frog named Tad. She talks about Tad all the time, so recently she said "Mommy- draw-Tad" so I drew a vague likeness of Tad and the other main character of the show- Proff Quigley (she calls him Piggy cuz she can't pronounce it:) on a piece of paper. Well this paper hasn't left her side for 3 days now. She feeds Tad- yes, the drawing- she 'chases' Tad, she looks lovingly at Tad and it is hilarious.

Here she is kissing Tad,

hugging Tad,

Taking Tad for a walk...

and covering him with a blankie.
(See the video at the bottom- it's a riot:)

Smelling the flowers in our garden.

I'm very thankful for the flowers that the pastors before us planted in the garden, they come out on their own every year and they are gorgeous! I've been working to clear out all the weeds and am now putting potting soil in which looks awesome in contrast to the bright flowers!
(you can see where the dark soil ends is where I still need to do)

Here's Emmy and the other half of the garden

Owen's hair was past a mo-hawk and into the crazy scientist stage- so the three of us went to get his hair cut here in McAdam one morning- it was so fun and looks awesome, but I felt sad:(

My little boy looks so handsome:) and a little bit older now:(

Another glimpse of my life at home with the babies- folding laundry, feeding Emily's drawing and holding Owen up with my leg...PS- my bun is not huge- it's just laundry behind me:) hehe

Those are eyes you could fall into!

Awww:)- self timer pics:

What we 3 do when we hang out upstairs- Owen's doing better and better with sitting up.

A Family of Denim- isn't it cute? 4 piles of laundry...

This hilarious relationship with 'Tad' can be well seen here:






Emily drawing in my journal outside at Nana and Papa K's house

Happy 2nd B-Day, Emily!

We had an awesome time in NS from April 12-21, and celebrated Emily's B-day (April 19th) while we were there- here's some pics to enjoy- esp for the fam that couldn't be there- (Mom and Dave, Tara and Ian- we missed you!:) And thanks to Nanny for Emmy's beautiful new dress- I love it- she looks like a little princess in it!

Great Expectations (presents to begin soon:)

Waiting eagerly with cousins Luke, Abigail and Bradley

Our gift to emmy- puzzle and clothes

Luke helping to open another gift- I think from Nana K

View of the dress- so cute:)

Pursued by Uncle Graeme- The Tickle Monster

Everybody playing Crokinol (sp?)

Nanny Lovin' on Oboe- she enjoys the kids so much- it's awesome:)

Love her profile

Auntie Jen getting some cuddles from the babes- he's getting big, eh? Approx-17 pounds now!

Smile, Emmy! And a treat bag from Nana

I love when he cuddles right in like this- it's a recent thing and I wanted a record of it-
"Scott quick! Take a picture!"

Emmy's B-day cupcakes:)

"Blowing" out the candle:)

"Mmmmm...nummy"

The Grandparents and all their grandkids:)
(note Owen and Bradley:)

The Brothers and their families

After all the party excitment, we all went outside to play- it was beautiful out!

Emily "hugging" Owen- he loves it:)

One of our favorite games- Touch Mommy's Face:)

Hehe- Emily in Nanny Williams' bed at the Kohlers- so cute!

Queen Nana and Princess Emily

Papa making Oboe laugh

More mauling/hugging:) She thinks it's really funny that he touched her hair when she lays on him like this this- she doesn't realize he has limited control of those flailing limbs and sometimes she even gets hit in the eye, but then says in an endearing tone "Eye"- and points to where Owen has involuntarily hit her:)

Mama and Obe-wan

We share blue eyes- yay! I love this pic of his sweet little face:)

Daddy having some Oboe time

Awww:)

Emmy at a visit to my Nanny's house. She left this stepping stool at one point, turned around and told her bear to "stay"- hilarious:)

Just me and my bear

Great pic of Nanny and Owen- love the light and how they're not looking:)

Nanny, Oboe and Auntie Edna (Nanny's best pal)

Naked with boots.

Dressing up in all new-to-her clothes someone kindly gave us:)

Oh that little face:)

A giant phone? Or Nanny Williams' bathtub safety bar?

Nanny really enjoyed making Owen laugh and seeing his rosey cheeks- she was always holding him for me to give me a break- thanks, Nanny!!

Nanny and a tired Emily, just up from a nap I'll bet

On the way home she fell asleep like this. It was funny:)

Emmy's new Crib Set from Nanny- thanks!!! We love it!

Beautiful McAdam Sunset

These pics are from McAdam:

Our friends Sarah and Trevor from church have 2 kids- Sean is 3 and he and Emily love each other, and Hayden- who just had his first B-day party before we went to NS- we had an awesome time celebrating with them!

Emily- trying to blow into this thing, but experiencing technical difficulties
(doesn't know how to blow yet:)

Cute Sean:)

First Dinner Date...hahaha- Scott always scolds me for
saying these things but I think it's so funny:) They're so cute!

A moment I had to capture because I thought she looked like me as a child here
Emily holding a picture of her "drawings". She always wants Mommy to draw our family and then she draws all over the faces and says "Oh noooo, Oh noooo!":)

Owen, so happy:) He's such a joy!

Yay! The weather's getting nicer and we got a 2nd hand double srtoller that works great and gives me freedom to take the kids out anytime I want- I love it!!! SO thankful for this stroller!!

Everybody wave to Daddy!

I'm sorry about these hideous sunglasses from the 80's, but they work great and were $1.50.

Owen's cute in his sunhat:)

Kisses

Ready-for-outside profile

One of my new fave pictures now- the hair, smile and my lipstick kiss on his cheek:)

Emily just pulls up a chair to sit with him....

Oboe

Happy Oboe

Abigail says "no":) AND Blowing out the candle



The girl cousins running AND Owen doing some serious laughing:)

Videos of the Kiddies!

The kids have been doing some pretty amazing things lately- like eating and speaking!:) Enjoy these clips from our life:)

Owen's First Bite of Cereal!


Emily Says "Car"


Emily Says "Teacher":) So cute!:)


Owen is such a little laugher!:)


Emily Saying "Pizza":)

My Visit to Halifax & The Kohlers' Visit to See Us!

It was SOOOO nice to have Judy and Frank here for the week- I love having them here!!

Nana with her babies- I like this pic- so nice of everyone:)

Diaper Patrol

Toddlers are hilarious

Daddy reading to the babies

What happened when Emily met her first chocolate chip cookie.

She just kept saying "cookie" over and over again- it was hilarious:)

Sweet cakes

Owen learning daddy's ways...we have a pic like this of Emmy at the same stage:)

Bird's eye view of my little ones and me

Me and my favorite daughter...:)

He has Mommy's hair- (crazed)

Smiley Boy

"Pick me up!"

The 3 Originals

Loving on Owen...slightly dangerous....

Content to snuggle with Grandpa

Bright eyes

I love this picture!

Hangin' out together...

This is our basement a week and a half ago. We need more space in our house so we're expanding to the basement. Scott and his dad (while they were here on "vacation" for a week:) built a room down there and it looks amazing!!! Here's the progress:

Putting up the wall frames...
....walls are all up....
...gyproc is up and doing the crackfilling....

Primed, painted, ceiling tiles and light fixture in, and now they're laying the carpet- all in one week- Amazing!!!!!!


You know you live in Canada when there's a snowmobile parked at the bank.

This was the first walk I took with both kidlets- I felt like a super-mom!

After a bath:)

Me and Nellie- we got to meet up for just a few minutes at Chapters in Dartmouth while we were both in town- it was soooo nice to see her and get to see each other's new babies!

Owen and Xander- they're best friends now
and always ask when they can have another play-date.

Rick and the other 2 cuties- Elliot and Brock

Many evenings were spent like this while I was there for the week- it was great:)

Oboe with red eyes....

Emily and her new sweater from Terry and Buffy

Sibbies holding hands- awww...

I could kiss that face right off.... he's such a smiley baby- I've never seen anything like it!

Boxing

Nana snuggling with Oboe

It was AWESOME to see my sister who came from Vancouver to see Nanny after her mini-stroke, and have her see the kids and meet Owen!! Yay for sisters!

"I'm grumpy"
(but not really- prob just sleepy:)

She loves to read and play with her books:)

Auntie Tara with Owen

Auntie Tara and Emily- Emily LOVED Tara playing with her- she thought she was great fun:)
(Here we are at the hospital visiting Nanny after her stroke- she's doing great now- but of course she wasn't really up for a photo shoot of herself- but she's there:)

Kisses


Mama and both her babes- not the most flattering pic I just noticed!

Beautiful Emmy