Scott, Dee, Emily and Owen Kohler

What's up, January?!

2012-01-24T14:41:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! I thought I'd do a little post on what we've been up to this month. I haven't been feeling super great, but I'm seeing a new doctor and she's put me on some new medications, so I'm hoping to feel better soon:) Meanwhile, Scott has a few major projects on the go- like building a model railroad and writing his thesis so he can get his Masters in Biblical Studies this spring- yay!! Other than that we've been trying to stay active despite the weather and Emily has started up Pre School again 2 afternoons a week which she loves (and so do I- Owen naps when she's at school- it's such a mommy treat!). We took a trip to St John to meet Scott's friend Steve and see his model railroad (it's quite large and the scenery is beautifully done to suit the 60's era). Then we went to our friends Darren and Maurica's on the way home and had a great time visiting with friends, and the kids had a blast playing with each other. So here are some pics for ya:)

Building towers of lego

Emily's tower and Sweetpea, who is never too far away...

2 of 3 tables Scott made for his train to sit on

So cute. Playing in the snow and "eating popcorn", they tell me.

Our friend Trevor entertains the kiddies with his I Pad:)

Sarah knits- I think it's a head scarf thing for me-yay!

Steve's model railroad, these are all pics of the villages, etc around the train track:

I love this! So sweet, and creative!

Here she comes!

How we entertained the kids long enough to get a good look at the train - it's on a shelf on the wall above their heads.

Scott and Steve. It's funny, because whenever people get Scott's name wrong, they call him Steve...does the opposite thing happen to Steve?

A resort village in miniature.

Me and Maurica!

So happy to see some out of town friends!

OK. So here's the kids being hilarious. Rebecca is "straightening" Emily's hair here.

Owen tried to get in on the hairdressing action, but Emily wasn't having it.

The kiddie table- that's Maria with the red hair- they have 2 sweet kids:)

Then they put on a fashion show for us- parading around the kitchen in their dresses:)

Winter. This sky was actually a really warm, glowing color, but I didn't capture it.

Scott working on his thesis!!

Look closely- this is what happens when Scott falls asleep at the computer- hehe:)

Christmas 2011- Part 2

2012-01-12T16:15:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! More Christmas Pics! Thanks for all your comments- we love them!! If you sign in as an anonymous user, just remember to put your name at the end of your comment so we know who wrote it:)! Thanks! Also- if you click on the pictures, you can see them all much larger, just so you know:) Thanks for visiting!

Our next Christmas was at my Nanny's condo with Mom, Dave- and Tara and Ian all the way from Van city!- yay!

Emily loves her new Sweet Pea Veggitales doll:)

I mean loves. (Score for her parents!!)

Tara and Ian opening their new cook books (they are major foodies:).

Mom playing with Emmy.

Ian with Emily's googly eyes....

Tara with plenty....

Awwwwwwww:)

Dark or light, you can still tell we're sisters:)

The youthful crew:)

Then Nanny and Tara came out to see us at the Kohlers' which was fun:)

Tara and her niece- so cute to see them together:)

Next day we went to Graeme and Jen's to celebrate G's B-day-

here's Rachel (Jen's sis) and Gary's newest little one- Hannah:)

Abigail going western

Cutest eyes- Gary and Rachel's middle child- Kyle

See? So cute:)

Graeme's gifts are met with great enthusiasm:)

Everyone hangin' out

Judy's beautiful tree- this was New Year's Eve- the weather was crazy and we were in no mood to go out so we hung out and read and played cards- it was seriously great:)!

Next day our friends Lori and Jeff and their 4 kids came for supper....

and then a game of Trivial Pursuit- during which Owen started to throw up again and again- and there started the flu which all of us got- even one of Lori's kids- sorry Mackenzie!

You should click on this picture- it's an "arrow" Emily drew to show Santa where to put the gifts.

"Right under here". Kids are so hilarious!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

Christmas 2011- At the Kohlers

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Abigail holds a stocking stuffer

Cousins opening gifts

A lovely couple:)

Nana opens her napkin holders from me and Scott

Goodies for me from Graeme and Jen

Boys and their trains!:)

Emily's new art set from Nana

Uncle Scott helping Abigail with her sentences:)

An intense game of Trivial Pursuit- a Kohler Family Favorite

The other team turns to texting and despair

Treats!

I love this picture of G and A:)

Owen's B-day, etc

2011-12-19T16:57:00.000-08:00

Little Blue Eyes

Owen tries to put on his own coat:)

Learning the art of snow fighting

Owen's B-day! 3 on Nov 25th. This truck was from the Kohlers:)

Happy B-day buddy!

Anya (with Trin and Myles) and another boy and girl (siblings) who live close by

came over to celebrate during the day with us!

At night, the Flynns came over for some cake!

Owen loved all his presents- his train set here from Nana and Poppy, his lego from Jen and Graeme, his new dresser and train car from Nanny (he LOVED watching daddy put the dresser together- he calls the hammer, "the bang bang").

This is the car track from us- it is so cool. We play with it when they're not looking.

The countdown til Christmas is on! We arrive in Halifax Sunday night and stay until the 3rd. Can't wait to see my sis and Ian who are coming out to visit from Vancouver! Have a great Christmas everyone. "The One who came, still comes. The One who Spoke, is speaking still." Let's listen!:)
Love the Kohlers><>

Halloween, etc. 2011

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Thanks, Barb for taking our pictures!

Emily=Princess, Me=Rockstar and yes I own those pants, Scott=Harry Potter (totally!) and Owen is an "O-BOT", like robot without the R- handmade by daddy:)

The kids and their friend Myles- here they are "babies in a crib" being bottle fed by Emily:)

Soooo, I kind of dyed my hair purple!:)

2011-11-12T10:15:00.001-08:00

I actually wanted the purple to be more vibrant than this, but I think you'd have to bleach it out first to get that effect- anyways, I'm really happy with my new colors (top and bottom layers):)!

Peek! Purple on the bottom layers!

A little hard to tell.

Streaky from where I had blonde before...I like it.

And hair down almost hides it entirely. I'm sneaky I tell ya:)

Vancouver Part 1

2011-11-08T16:20:00.000-08:00

Flying over the Prairies! Hi Curtis and Bonnie and family!

Welcome to Vancouver!

Sisters together again!

Granville Market-very fun:)

Mmmmmm.

Oh you know, there are just some mountains over there.

Me and Scott on Granville Island

Meeting up with my old pal Hannah! She lives there now:)

We loved hanging out with Tony around Regent- I loved this art as you come in the door.

Tony and Scott- and read the wall- it's cool:)

The atrium at Regent where Tony studied a lot. What a cool place to visit!

View of the city from Granville- very different from McAdam!:)

Vancouver- Day at Whistler/ Blackcomb Mountain(s)

2011-09-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

On the way to Whistler- 1/2 way there there's a place called Squamish- beautiful-

and they had tea, so we had to stop.

Tara and Scottie before our up-the-mountain adventures.

Whistler Village. I don't think I thought I'd ever see it somehow, but I did. It was hard on Nanny's back to walk much, but we had a really nice time despite it:)

Going up.....

Me at Whistler.

This pic is for John Tingley- there is a major bike track on part of the mountain- people were seriously geared up to do this- even kids!!

This kid looked like one mean-machine.

Up we go on gondola #1- to the top of Whistler

Awesome views- getting colder...

At the top!

Gondola #2 was much sturdier- it goes between the tops of Whistler and Blackcomb- suspended:) It was crazy, crazy high- I don't think Mama would have liked this at all!:)

Sistas

Clouds looming

From Blackcomb Mtn we came down by chairlift.
That's right. Open air, death, etc.

Scott was not OK with this.

He was especially not OK with my taking pictures of the frightening experience:)

Tara was very non-stressed out by the whole thing...

The view coming back down to earth, and the weather got so much warmer on the way down, too- it was very cool.

The drive home was gorgeous.

Tara and I were in the backseat laughing at something so hard I think we were crying.

It was super fun:)

July in McAdam

2011-08-26T16:53:00.001-07:00

Here's what happened in July (a break from the Vancouver blogging- had to catch up!:) :

We had a very special visit this summer. My former pastor and friends Don and Martie Salmans came to Harvey to meet our family! It was lovely to see them and catch up:)

(They were in Fredericton for a wedding)

Their son, also my friend, Chris, came, too- with his expecting wife, Amy!

How things change over time:) They are both very lucky to have each other:)

The whole crew sans Scott

The whole crew sans me

Our friend John (Alicia's husband) painted our room for us. Seriously, he was bored and asked if we needed a room painted, so we were very thankful- and now our room has more life and color:) Thanks John!

Hanging with Anya (and baby Trin)

We also had DVBS this month, and 2 young guys, Alec and Ron, from Parsborough came up to run the program. DVBS went great and we made 2 new friends:)

As always in the summer, we made a trip up to Archie and Maddie's camp:)

Owen at the camp

Hi- it's me with highlights.

Owen's newest trick- there is a mattress below him, so don't worry:)

Cool shot of Alicia

Look very closely to see Alicia on the front steps of the church- doing her nails.
I had to laugh at this one:):)

My "insta-friend", Alicia- who has now moved to NS and I miss her terribly.

Sara and Molly and Matt came for a visit on Canada Day:)

Connor (Alicia's youngest), eating wild strawberries growing on our lawn.

Strawberries!

Alicia learns to forage for her food:)

Emily feeds Connor more strawberries (cute:)

My Emmy girl.

Vancouver Part 2-Regent College, the Beach, Queen Elizabeth Gardens and the Driving Range

2011-08-20T17:07:00.001-07:00

Yay! We finally get to see Regent College...

the Atrium where Tony studied...

and Tony!!

Tony showed us where he lives- very nice bsmnt apt of a nice house:)

Beach time!

Mountains, Water and City

The Fam hanging out

QE Gardens was beautiful.

There's this 'family' you can take your picture with

Here's the guy taking the family's picture

Here's that guy trying to take Tara from Ian.

We went to the driving range.

Scott's pretty good.

I, on the other hand, am a hazard, BUT, as Ian pointed out, I have a good follow through.

Tara in the sunlight:)

Vancouver July/Aug 2011 (Part 3)

2011-08-12T09:09:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! We (me and Scott- Scott's parents took the kids for the week-yay!!) just returned with Nanny from an awesome trip to see my sis and visit some friends in Vancouver! Here are some of my fave pics. There's a lot and they take a long time to upload, so I'll do this post in 3 parts, starting with part 3 and going backwards. Thanks for visiting our family blog!

Me and Tara after a yogi class on Granville Island

Granville Market

Oh you know, just driving around, and there are some mountains.

On Sunday we went to Tony's church (also our previous professor of theology at Acadia and friend- Jonathan Wilson's church) and they had an awesome service.
It was great to be with Christians on the West coast!

Tony!!

After church we had a lunch and visit at Jonathan's which was so nice. Scott also went to breakfast with him to talk more during the week. We felt so blessed to see him and give him a big hug!

Me and Jonathan at his office at Carey Theological College.

Then we went to visit Hannah and her

fiance Brandon at their place in New Westminster.

We all went for coffee and took a walk by the water and Hannah said this guy would be her perfect man since he's so tall:) hehe

One day Tara and I water marbled our nails on her deck- it looks so neat!
(mine in the centre)

See? Cool nails.
Hanging out in Gastown and getting some soveniers.

(OK spell check, I really don't know how to spell that word.)

My beautiful sister in Gastown.

I thought this was really funny.
I seemed to be the only one.

Tara and I picking some of the million and one blackberries
that grow wild around their neighborhood.

Awwww...Tara and Ian:)

Ian showing me around their old neighborhood.

Tara let me take a few model shots before we left for the airport.

Tara with my friend Alisha's Coach purse she didn't want anymore.

Look, Lish! It made it all the way to BC and Tara loved it:)

Last sister pic b4 we left.

Nanny and I at Van Airport.

Sunset as we left the west.

July 2011 in McAdam

2011-07-23T16:53:00.000-07:00

Here's what happened in July (a break from the Vancouver blogging- had to catch up!:) :

Our friend John painted our room for us. Seriously, he was bored and asked if we needed a room painted, so we were very thankful- and now our room has more life and color:) Thanks John!

Hanging with Anya (and baby Trin)

We also had a very special visit. My former pastor and friends Don and Martie Salmans came to Harvey to meet our family! It was lovely to see them and catch up:)

(They were in Fredericton for a wedding)

Their son, also my friend, Chris, came, too- with his expecting wife, Amy!

How things change over time:) They are both very lucky to have each other:)

The whole crew sans Scott

The whole crew sans me

We also had DVBS this month, and 2 young guys, Alec and Ron, from Parsborough came up to run the program. DVBS went great and we made 2 new friends:)

As always in the summer, we made a trip up to Archie and Maddie's camp:)

Owen at the camp

Hi- it's me with highlights.

Owen's newest trick- there is a mattress below him, so don't worry:)

Cool shot of Alicia

Look very closely to see Alicia on the front steps of the church- doing her nails.
I had to laugh at this one:):)

My "insta-friend", Alicia- who has now moved to NS and I miss her terribly.

Sara and Molly and Matt came for a visit on Canada Day:)

Connor (Alicia's youngest), eating wild strawberries growing on our lawn.

Strawberries!

Alicia learns to forage for her food:)

Emily feeds Connor more strawberries (cute:)

My Emmy girl.

June with family and friends in McAdam

2011-07-10T16:13:00.000-07:00

Poolside (kiddie-pool that is, but still oh so fun:) with
Anya, Triniti and Jonathan in Alicia's backyard.

I love this picture of Alicia, and I know she'll hate it
because she just will (I can read your mind, Alicia, but I'm telling you, this is a cute picture so don't hate it, OK?:).

Real friends shave each others legs when one is just too lazy (that would be me).

Alicia, Scott thanks you.

Great face.

Pretty Anya. She also just got highlights (just after this picture)- actually we all did,
so stay tuned for lightened hair coming to a blog near you.

Connor- the eyes, I just love it.

Alicia's oldest- Jonathan.

I love this one of him:)

One morning I took the kids to a nearby dock and let them play around, it was so fun.
Owen was still in his jammies and Emily in my fave dress- both with rubber boots:)

Big and little.

Better than puddles.

I like this one-nice sunlight:)

May Days

2011-07-04T16:19:00.000-07:00

We walk a lot, the kids and me. I call them my little ducklings as they trail along behind:)

Spending a day off at Odell Park in Fredericton- fun:)

Likes the swings.

Double duty.

Feeding the geese and ducks.

Me and Owen on the playground.

Me and kiddies on this balance beam thingy-
Scott was really good at it- he has better balance than me!

Some of these have been on fb, but I wanted them to be on here, too- so sorry for the repeats!:

I love this face:)

Owen's Toddler Sunday School Class. A handful if I ever saw one:)

Sunday School Concert- my friend Alicia in the front with her baby Connor.

Tromping thru the backyard.

Peek!

The backyard gets "summerized"- will take pics of the garden soon,

our crops are really coming up!

Chalk on the picnic table is like paint when it's wet- very cool.

A visit to Sarah and Trevor's (friends here in town) ends in a couple of sleeping boys.

One of my faves from a recent shoot.

Tulips!

Emily talks to baby Triniti.

My friend Anya and Trin.

I love this one from the forest- beautiful colors.

From a self timer shoot- I just cut and highlighted my hair so stay tuned...:)

Small update of the kids:)

2011-05-07T18:15:00.000-07:00

Emily's 4th Birthday!

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Her New HUGE Dollhouse from Nanny-
thanks Nanny- she loves it
and is always in her room playing with it!

The Family we bought her for the Dollhouse:

Cake and ice cream!

She's 4 years old and happy about it!

Opening the Package from Nana and Poppy

Card from Nana and Poppy

Cool Playdough Set from Nana and Poppy- they love it:)

We played with it later and it's seriously so cool- you can squeeze out shapes like spaghetti- Mommy loves the new toys, too:)

Fun times:)

Looking forward to seeing Nana and Papa Kohler when they come for a visit in the next week and a half- we are their first stop driving across the whole US and back thru Canada:)
I'll keep you posted!

Feb 17-21, 2011

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Heating up little toes:)

Owen plays peek with the curtains:)

This reminds me so much of a photo of Scott hanging up in his parents' house

Snuggles

Playing with Nana

Cuddles with Nana

Asleep in Daddy's arms:)

Then we went to visit Melanie and Tim (and Jena and Luke)

Pots and pans

Emily playing at my mom's house

Nanny and Scott at mom's place

Enid (Dave's mom)

Nanny looks at my photo blog for the first time- exciting for me:)

Arthur the cat. He has beautiful eyes and allergy problems.

Nana plays with her 2 girls- Emmy and Abigail

Abigail gives someone or something "the look".

Cute:)

Cousins sans Lukey

Jen and an unwilling participant:)

Mama K's new thing- Sudoku

Papa helping when she gets stuck- I love them:)

I think this picture is so funny:)

Irish Family Arrives (Week of the Funeral)

2011-03-15T11:47:00.000-07:00

Flowers from the funeral- we picked a huge bouquet of roses.

Nanny and Tara

Hanging with Emmy

Emily loves the elevator in Nanny's building- what a cutie:)

Owey and Nanny on the elevator.
Owen always co-ordinates with his sippy cups.

Tara and her niece:)

Family from Ireland- Margaret, Me, Aunt Ann ( my father's sister) and Tara

The whole crew- Nanny, Victor (my Father's brother),
Aunt Margaret (Victor's wife), Emmy,
Aunt Ann, Tara, Me and Owen
It was awesome to see my family and reconnect with them- next time hopefully we'll see them in THEIR hometown in Ireland:)

Last night with Tara, we (me, scott, tara) went to The Fireside to eat and talk.

I love this guy:)

Fun- hehe

Sleepover before driving Tara to the airport-
she was practicing her salsa moves in Nanny's kitchen:)
I tried to learn something, but I think I pulled a muscle.

Attending Scott's Dad's church- always fun to see our friends and worship with them!:)
Mrs. Dennis (our previous boss at Halifax Christian Academy:) on piano

Melanie, Lori and Cathy on vocals:)

Tara Arrives from Vancouver (Week of Funeral)

2011-03-13T16:14:00.001-07:00

Nanny and Tara- so happy to see each other again.

Nanny and her girls:)

We love our Nanny!

Sisters- reunited after almost a year exactly. This time, we're not in Costa Rica,
and Eastern Canada is cooooold.

Starting to get silly....

And then I got taken down.

Self portrait in the sunlight.

Feb 1-12, 2011

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Owen, feeling rotten with a cold and hanging out with me in bed while Emily naps:)

Getting bigger in his crib.

Still feeling rotten, but mommy enjoys the sleepy snuggles anyway:)

He does this like he thinks it's okay.

Owen feeling better and wrestling with a stuffed pig-

it was one of my fave stuffed animals when I was a kid:)

Beauty eyes:)

Sunlight in the winter, baby.

I love these next two:

Hair straightened for a date night:)

It only lasts until it gets wet, I had to make the most of it.

Anya and Owen share a snuggle:)

Anya's baby- I like this pic:)

When we got the call that my father died on the 11th, we packed up and left for Halifax the next morning.
Here's a Tim Hoton's stop where the kids had their first sprinkled doughnut.

More pics to come from the week of the funeral when my family was all together. It was a sad but special time.
In other news, photography is going well. I'm practicing lots (poor kids and scott:), and just bought a 50mm f1.8 lens (lets in a lot of light) which I'm loving! I have a booking for March 19th for a family shoot and that's it so far, so we'll see where God's taking all of this- for now I'm just having loads of fun with it and enjoying learning a new skill/art form- it's been a great focus (Papa that pun was for you:). Love to you all, and thanks for reading:)
><>dee and family

Christmas Continued:)

2011-02-05T09:32:00.000-08:00

He looks good in blue. I love this crazy shirt.
"Why can't I go on the patio?"
Because we live in Canada and it's winter...for 6 months of the year. OK 4, but still.

This evening we went to visit my father, in Halifax...

...then onto Nanny's for the rest of the evening:)

One of my closest friends- my Nanny:)

Typical Owen-

Nanny's probably fearing for his life
as he gets closer to the edge of her couch:)

Bathtime at Nanny's!

Make shift bath toys from the 'container' drawer in the kitchen are the best!

We also got to visit with our friends Melanie and Tim, and their sweet kids, Jenavieve and baby Luke (who was born very premature but is doing great now! Praises!:)

Tim makes a mean chicken pot pie- seriously, it was delicious.

Melanie and Luke

(sorry so yellow- still getting use to the white balance on my new camera:)

I love this picture. It's for keeps.

A budding star perhaps?
I mean his sister's already a princess- or maybe even a queen, I'm not sure....:)

My sweet hubby, relaxing:)

Melanie and I

Some ornaments on their tree- so pretty:

Drive home- once in a while this will happen and it's sooo cute.
Much better than the fighting and/or crying.

Good job I had the camera handy:)

Awww.

I thought this was so funny.
Look- his face fell off.

Then our friend- more like our brother- came to stay overnight!

Yay for Tony!

Scott and T-Bone laughing over something:):)

Well, that about sums up our Christmas- always good to go home- always good to come back:)

Christmas 2010

2011-02-02T14:59:00.000-08:00

Christmas day snuggles and playing at home in McAdam-

we drove the next day to Halifax and arrived boxing day night- whereupon I would be able to open my gift from Scott and both fams, a Canon Rebel T1i!!

For some reason I think this picture is really funny and symbolic of our life right now:
When we arrived, after visiting and putting kids to bed...I opened my new camera and started playing. Here's Judy's lovely decorations (I would never think of this! So cool!):

Then we went to Nanny's to have Christmas with my side of the fam:)

In case it wasn't obvious, I am seriously loving my new camera.

Did I already say that?

Nanny bought this for Emily- so pretty!!

Nanny likes her new outfit from us:)

Silly Dave:) hehe

Emily among the kleenexes she's just unloaded from their box:)
(I allowed it- PS- I love this colorful outfit:):)

Christmas at the Kohler's:
Abigail among the presents:)

Owen so excited about Abigails new "walking" puppy:)

Jen beat me to this long ago- but this was hilarious.
Bradley in a box.
Especially when he became a 'vacuum'
and filled the box to capacity with tissue and wrapping paper.

Owen LOVES this truck.

Handsome couple- Alicia and Aaron (Scott's cousins)

I'm a fan of this picture.

Me and the girls, Jen and Alicia

Cousin Nick and AJ

Justin and Aunt Cheryl

Kristopher, me and Scott:) I feel like a little pixie standing next to him.
Scott just feels short, not like a pixie.

I love this thing.

Story time with Nana:)

More Christmas pics to come- they just take forever to upload!:)

November/December 2010

2011-01-21T16:12:00.000-08:00

Hi peoples! Here are some pics to catch you all up on our lives until Christmas, they are out of order, but it doesn't really matter- hope you enjoy!

Sunrise over the train tracks

Our friend Leah and Baby Adrian over for a meal

Us over at Leah's and her parents' (our friends Agnes and Frank) house for a meal- with Remare, Leah's husband home from Africa (where they live) for a few weeks.

The kids wanted to see what it would be like to be swaddled again.

They both liked it:)

The kids in a Christmas Sunday School performance- Owen steals the mic.

Preparing for the stage- Emily with baby Jesus:)

Owen, right before the Christmas Eve Service, was found on our lazy-boy chair with an empty bottle of calamine lotion. Good times:)

Emily and I checking out a local music studio-
this is the green room (obviously:) where they do some filming.

Sunset clouds on our street- pretty.

I like clouds- especially the cirrus/stratus variety:)

Me. Soft light from daylight thru curtains is very forgiving and warm:)

Owen and Myles, my friend Anya's boy.

Attempt at family picture which we never sent to anyone. Oh well. Next year:)

Owen and his duckbill lips.

We think they are awfully cute and don't know who he got them from.

The flood. It was bad. 15 inches in the basement,

Anya came over to sulk with me after I called her crying about the flood and the messy state of our house after bringing everything up from the basement.
There's nothing like a friend:)

Pretty girl:)

Hiding spot.

Da boys:)

Winter sun. Or maybe Narnia.

I really like this picture for some reason.
It's looking down our street.

I spent a distracted day braiding my hair. It was tediously fun:)

Me and Emmy show our "angry faces":)

Typical Emmy getting into play- wearing her tutu and "cap hat", riding her bike around the house and carrying her bag of random toys she's packed to got to "Nana's house":)
I was amazed when Emily drew this. It's a face with eyes, pupils, cheeks and a nose. Pretty cool.

Throwing snow around.

We had Scott's parent's come for 2 special occasions- our church's 85th anniversary, and Owen's B-day- turning 2 November 25th!

Owen's trike from Nanny- he was immediately pulling stunts on the thing. He is a hazard to, well, I'd say to himself but he is undeniably well balanced and coordinated, so I guess to his father who is constantly worried about our little stunt man's stunts. Especially the standing up on the bike seat with no hands. And also the "flying" trick.
He is a crazy little man.

Nana helps Emmy open a belated gift (a tea set) from Graeme and Jen, the kids both loved it!

I was not sleeping and holding fire, just a bad pic. Anyways, Happy B-day Owen!!

Happy Family pic:)

Nanny Sent me some clothes- like this jacket which I love and I found this hat at a local craft sale and was very excited about it- only 5 bucks!

Owey

After helping me bake- they watch it cook:)

Puppet show!

Kids at church. Awesome that we get to bring our kids up this way:)

Crazy, sunny hair. She can blame mommy for that.

Another view down our street of God's beautiful creation. Well, that's all for now- but stay tuned, next up will be pics from Christmas and beyond and they will be taken with my new Canon t1i! Very exciting!!!

Thanks for checking in and leave us a comment to let us know you stopped by!

Blogging Backwards

2010-11-16T17:11:00.000-08:00

Hello friends and family! It's been a while, I see. What with facebook and all the pictures shared on there, I've been neglecting our Family Blog. But now, as I'm feeling a lot better (recent bad health in summer), I'd like to start blogging again, and hope that some of our usual blog readers will come back and check us out. So here goes. Last post I did was in January. Now it's halfway thru November. So we'll just start here- in Oct/November. If I feel ambitious, I'll work my way backwards to fill in the gaps since January.

Thanks for reading!
Love,
Team Kohler

Owen peeks over our back gate- I love this pic:)

Reading to the babies:)

My good friend Anya hanging with Owen

We decided to make cookies since I founf Emmy a new apron 2nd hand- it was so cute. The cookie making went downhill when I added a cup and not a TBSP of milk to the mix. Hmm. Then I added a ton of flour to make up for it, and basically we ended up with Tea Biscuits:) hehe The whole thing took over an hour, and I let them play with their allotted amount of dough and "make shapes" with it on the table. It was a little stressful (the prep), but I had fun.
They had fun, too.
We did not eat the cookies Owen had 'made'.

I think the main ingredient would've been drool.
Here they are mixing the batter.

The finished product:)

Owen- always the joker:)

Boys and cars

My little boy is getting bigger all the time....

But he still likes to eat dirt and wear daddy's hat.

Our beautiful girl- working in her 'garden', 'cooking' us up something good to eat:)

The other day I had a "break" afternoon and drove to Fredericton and back. Along the way I stopped to take some pictures:

A sun-lit barn-house we always comment on,
and their laundry blowing in the breeze. Looked poetic to me.

That's me. In a field.

Again in the field. Self timer.

This is after I stepped out of the car and fell into a ditch.

Our big girl in her big girl bed (the front half is all open), Still napping a few days a week.

I like this one. Our sweet kids watching "a show".

Emily kissing Triniti's hand (my friend Anya's new baby).

More kisses:)

More to come! I'll keep you posted!

Christmas in NS-2009

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Nanny's new shirt from us:)

Mom and Dave's gift from us

Emmy in the Bugs Bunny blow-up chair (with her new "cell phone")

My mama...Beautiful pic of you, Mom:)

Owen snuggling with daddy on the couch- was so cute:)

Christmas with the Kohlers (my 6th with them- weird! Cool weird, I mean:)-
Mama's new jewelry box from Papa:

Dad's book from Scott and I- it's a book about reading...:)

Emily very excited about her new "Noah's Ark" from Mom and Dad

Emily trying to feed her Ark animals water from a spray bottle....

Emily and her new water writer from Graeme and Jen- she loved this!

Owen thinks Emily is such a gift:)....

Snuggles from Uncle Graeme

Beautiful Mama and Lovely Abigail- love this pic of them....

Jen and Owey holding his new Sippy cup

Abster

Backlit Abigail- pretty face, eh? Look so much like Jen/Rachel to me:)

One of my fave pics of the whole day...you guys have some GOOD looking kids.

Emily's leg and her new dress from Nana
(obviously here just the undies)- cute:)

Refuge in Daddy

Emily's new tea set- which is one of her fave things-
she plays with them everyday without fail- thanks Mom!

My Emily favorite of the day- my poor girl had a runny nose and eye that day:(

My fave of Jen- beautiful (and I like those glasses)

Mama and her boys- Luke looks so much like Owen here it's ridiculous:)

These were some special shots of the cousins on Nana and Papa's bed:

Looking at Luke...

The look in Abigail's eyes here is something else:)

My fave pics of Owen from the day:)

Classic Owen right now:

I love this one and am not sure why:)

Owen pulls me in for a kiss:)
hehe

Owen and Emmy have a Tea Party:):)

Christmas 2009:)!

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Christmas Eve Day- getting excited and looking at the snow together:)

Me and baby Oboe

That night for dinner we had our friend Greg over for supper.

Xmas Eve we had the McAvoys over to play games and hang out- Shirley's one of my closest friends- it was so much fun! We ate a lot of sweets...hehe

Daddy's old man socks and old man slippers:)hehe

Then Santa came!- Santa also assembled a table and chairs for the children in record time:)

Here's all the gifts before we went to bed:)

Xmas morning! The videos at the bottom of this page are the best- but here are the kids opening Owen's gift- a boat with animals for the tub:)

The kids' gifts- a table and chairs from Nanny, boat for Owey- cash register and cart with "food" and "money" and a shopping basket for Emmy- she loved it! She also got coloring books and crayons, and a game of Memory for toddlers.

Cute...

Playing with the Memory cards and the cash register

Emmy's sweet, excited face- playing with her new toys- she keeps wanting to go to "Chapters" with her shopping cart-hehe- like father like daughter:)

Xmas breakfast with our little fam!

Blueberry pancakes and fruit salad- yummy:)

Clementines

We had a very chillaxed afternoon and for supper we were invited to our friends' Maddie and Archie's place. We got on all our outdoor gear and took the kids in sleighs to their house. It was so fun, and so movie-like that Scott and I were laughing singing Xmas carols:)
Archie's sister Evelyn was there, too- and we had a GREAT meal and a lovely time with them. Everything was fine but ended in tears when Owen had a big fall into a table corner:(

Ev and I

Xmas Morning Videos:

Nov/Dec Happenings:)

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Sorry- these pic are actually in the exact reverse order (chronologically) from bottom to top- but they're fun just the same:)- to all our family- we love you and will see you soon!:) Enjoy the pics!

Today we made a "tent" and the kids thought it was hilarious- I'm meanwhile being forced by Emily to talk to "Hoots" the Owl from Seasame Street on the "phone" which is really a melon baller.

Owen walked around for like 5 minutes holding this
tube of wrapping paper- it was so funny:)

Reading to Owen while Emily naps

What a cutie, and a snuggle bug:) Note the big teeth on that baby!

Then Emmy woke up:)

I love this one

Playing in Emmy's room

Emmy eating with her 2 fave accessories- a candle and a book

Owey loves to steal and play with daddy's glasses

Cuddles and love

There she is:)

Helping decorate.

Our girl.

What an expression- kinda reminds me of Scott here.

When she's tired, she knows what to do.

Our first painting adventure- it rocked! She loved it! We made art!

We started with this mold of Emmy's hand at 8 1/2 months (supposed to be gold, btw:)

Then we moved onto paper...

Then finger paints!

It was awesome, but Scott would've had a heart-attack watching us:) hehe...

I love this pic:)

Some of my current journals- I know, I know...

Pigtails.

Drawing- an all time fave activity.

Emmy in the sunlight. She's beautiful:)

Want some of daddy's ice-cream cake?

The original teamkohler members. Still going strong:)

Offspring.

The blue eyed half of the family.

Mama mia.

"Did you want these back?"

I love this shot.

Hehe.

Still a baby, but almost as big as daddy.

I can stand and drink at the same time.

With her baby and a video.

My hubby- so handsome- I love this pic.

Looking big in this shirt.

Helping decorate the tree.

Hugs- for a couple days he did this on command. It was awesome.

Fascinated by the tree:)

The flirty look.

What a hair day. What a face.

He put that on himself:)

He sits here all the time. His fave bunny.

Prep for Daddy's B-day

Emmy made these for Daddy
Baby it's cold outside

Owen watches as Daddy shovels

Owen is walking like crazy now! Emmy knows her ABCs!! Owen dances and sings (funny!)

Emmy feeding Owey:)

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

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May-June in McAdam

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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

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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!

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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:)