Meanwhile, back at our house...

This is from a few days ago. We had such a hard time getting the kids to fall asleep. They both came down at one point asking for drinks. Andrew gave them water and sent them back upstairs. They had a water fight. Oy vey. Finally they fell asleep. Tink at the top of her bed...

And davey. Aren't they sweet when they're asleep?!

Oh the drama. Davey pitching a fit because he doesn't want a bath. Tink consoling him.

And see? He likes it once he's in there.

Today we had to be in Langley to drop tile off at the house. On the way we stopped by Twin Rinks to play at the playground.

We were all very excited ;)

And maybe even a little bit silly.





This is Davey pretending he's stuck in the water and the sharks are about to attack him:

This is Tink offering to rescue him:

And Tink pulling him onto our pirate ship:

And both of them very relieved and grateful to be safe and together!

This is Davey doing a "pirate face."

These are my new bangs. I was jealous of Rebekah and Raych's fresh new bangage, so I decided to cut my own. They'll do for now.

Tink playing in the leaves. She was making us dinner. Pea gravel wrapped in leaves. YUM!



The End.

Today at Mum's....

I was in Langley today to run some errand type things and I got to see Ashlie :)


Tink adores 'my ashlie'. She even sat on her for a moment.

Jade. There are no words.

But I'd say she gets it from her Uncle Dave.

Mum's kitchen is almost finished. Two doors missing and we have to unpack all of her stuff that is hidden away. Oh and connect the hood fan, do the tile and the baseboards. But hey, at least we can get back in there again!!

Tink and I are sick and tired of her hair being in her eyes all the time. I didn't want to resort to this, but her hair is so fine that clips just don't stay in and she hates the pony tails. So. We cut bangs.


Of course, maybe I should have waited till hat season was over. Hats hold her hair out of her eyes pretty well.

Andrew had to come home today because of a family emergency. After dealing with parts 1 & 2 of the emergency, we went for a nice, brisk walk. It was that or ice cream.



This is Tink saying, "cheeeeese....pizza"





And both of them screaming in the stroller. Good walk.

Tonight we went for a rainy walk in downtown Chilliwack. There are a lot of cute boutique shops down there and it was perfect for some window shopping.

This is adorable. In an antique-y shop I've never been in.

Elisabeth posing in the fall leaves (is it just me or are there a LOT of leaves lying around this fall? Why isn't anyone cleaning them up?)

Davey was absolutely obsessed with throwing leaves in the air.


These are from Miss Muffet's toy shop. SO cute!

As is this Humpty Dumpty.

Oh, and for some reason I LOVE these canisters. Aren't they pretty?

Davey and tink at Graham's Gifts.

Dave, this one's for you.


This is an advent calendar. It's a little house with a Christmas tree on top and there are little doors all over it with numbers on it. AND it revolves. SO cute!

My neighbor emailed me some pictures from Halloween. Here's Wonder Woman (aka Rain) and Spider Man as they trick or treated in the rain. Aren't they adorable?!

time for some Christmas decor

Almost everyone I know is decorating for Christmas. And since we're moving in thirty two days, it really doesn't seem prudent to drag my decorations back here from there only to have to move them back again in a month. I have two of my favorite decorations here still...a teeny little tree and my nativity set.

Even so, I'm hugely jealous of everyone else who gets to start making their homes look Christmassy. So, I thought I'd do the next best thing and spruce this place up a little. After all, you know I can't resist changing my templates with the seasons ;)

I forgot to mention that last night we saw Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.

Ever since we watched the Veggie Tales: Pirates Who Don't Do Anything movie last spring, we've been hoping to watch another movie in theatre. So when I caught the previews for Madagascar we knew we had to go.

Yesterday we had Christmas pictures done in Surrey and since we were already out that way, decided to watch M2 in the Imax theatre at Colossus. We grabbed some BK and the kids finished up in their seats in the Imax theatre. Man, it's a different experience in there. There's no music until just before the show starts. Then they play symphony type music. Davey immediately put his hands over his ears and started complaining it was too loud. "Just wait till the movie starts" his dad said. The second song sounded like it could have been from the Nutcracker ballet. As the first few notes sounded, Elisabeth sat up very straight and said, with a voice full of wonder, "It's my princess music!"

She loved the music and danced and bobbed her head until the laser light show started. Then she was terrified and sat stone still with her hands over her ears and her eyes tightly shut. I knew that once they saw familiar characters on the screen both kids would probably be very happy to watch the movie. And I was right. Davey was quiet for most of the movie, but Elisabeth laughed and clapped and sang, and danced and pointed...and tried to engage the teenaged boy next to us in conversation. I think it's safe to say they both liked it. But it was a late night for all of us and as we filed out of the theatre Elisabeth took my face in both hands and said, "Let's get out of here. I go bed."

Furniture & Appliance Shopping with Two Preschoolers...

Today Andrew and I decided to try pricing out appliances for the new house. It's a bit overwhelming online because you can't open fridges or peer inside dishwashers. And the sheer volume of items online...it's impossible to weed through!

So this morning we headed to The Brick to try and narrow down the field. We made the mistake of wandering through the furniture section first. Actually, our first mistake was telling Davey that now that he's too long for his toddler bed, we'd be looking for a new big boy bed for him. And that he could choose. So of course, after claiming numerous couches and living room sets were 'perfect', they saw the kids section and went racing off.

No surprises that Elisabeth picked this set as hers. Apparently she went from one item to the next, "This is my table. And this light, is mine. And this is mine bed..."


The biggish surprise was this:

Davey's been very adamant that he wants another race car bed. And right next to this (sweet) bed was a very cool race car bed. But oh no, he went racing to this, stopping just long enough to tear off his shoes, jumped up the ladder and threw himself on the mattress with a loud, "Now THIS is what I've been looking for!!"

Knights and Princesses

Bribed with leftover suckers my kids posed for a few quick photos this morning. I wanted pictures of a warrior princess and the knight poised for battle...my kids had other ideas...

Proof That Mommy Needs to SLOW DOWN...

Here are a couple of previews of the pictures we had done on Friday. Now if you could just picture Elisabeth in a gorgeous pink tulle and sequiny dress you'd have an idea of how her pictures were supposed to turn out.

She was very posey on Friday. They asked me if I practiced with her at home. I think it's just cause she LOVED their egg chair!

This is Davey in the Knight costume Aunty Kathi & Uncle Cody bought him.

And my favorite picture so far. Cute, no?


As we were driving home last night, I figured out in my head that we have five weekends until we move. And something going on every single weekend. Without factoring in a single Christmas party, service or any of our usual trips to Christmas trains.

I need a holiday :P

"And now, the FAMOUS Davey!"

"When I was born and I hid in the forest
and was scared of the lions, and they didn't like me
and they ate my pumpkins and my new sailboats...and then they at my new house

na na na noooooor....."

"When I was born in the rain forest
and the rain got in my hair
and I had a bath in the shower
then I ate all my flowers,
and then ate my chair...."