My Happiness

My Happiness...

Naveah. A world in its self. There are no real words to explain Naveah or her personality. She is who she is and we admire her for it. She is so quirky. Always getting into stuff, finding new ways to play with her toys, constantly raiding the pantry and climbing all over everything. She finds new ways to do just about everything. To walking backwards, yelling at things that wont talk back, and eating snacks as a cat would. Shes very sneaky. When she wants something she'll get it and half the time you have no idea how she did it. She sneaks up on you when you think she is somewhere else. One minute she will be on the other side of the house, maybe even on another floor, and the next minute she is right behind you. Shes our little monster. She stomps when she walks. Her hair is always in her face. She is always growling, moaning, groaning and make all sorts of strange noises. She is an all around fun to be with little girl....except when shes cranky.

Our Mr Kael. He can build just about anything He can spend hours building spaceships, rockets, robots and trailers. The majority of the time its dead on....other times, I question it. He will then put them on display for us and the side table in the living room. He loves trains, rockets, cars, airplanes, and Astro Boy. He has watched Astro Boy nearly everyday since I put it on the puter. Hes got the movie down thats for sure. The other day he was giving me a play by play before things in the movie were even happening. Before a robot in the movie would 'break down' or something he would yell out "fix the robot!!!". Hes recently come to love the song "twinkle twinkle little star" and sings pieces of it all day long. He has to say goodnight to Daddys truck everynight and sometimes Mommys car. He loves acting like a Robot. Ive caught him a few times speaking in a robot voice saying "I-am -Ro-bot- Kael" repeated over and over again. In the bath I heard him saying "Kael is superman" in the same way as a robot. The cute thing about it is when I ask Kael if he is a Robot he will yell "NO IM KAAAAAAEL!" Its good to know he knows who he is.

Its these little things that make up my children that make me so happy to have them around. They make me laugh when I think even smiling is too difficult a task. I am so thankful for them. I look forward to all the years I will get to watch them grow-up.

Take Me Home Safe.

We went to Magrath this weekend so we could be with Louise and Trevor as they joined their lives together. An hour before the Ceremony began it started to snow. Immediatly after the ceremony you couldnt see outside. The snow was blowing sideways, cars were getting buried, some people started rushing home, cars were started, shovels went to work, anxiety levels rose. But still - we celebrated.


Evan and I were forced to stay in Magrath that night. This morning we decided to brave the storm and hope for the best and if need be we would return. Here is our journey.

Winter Storm....

Please give me sight...

take us home safe...show me hope...
show me guidance...perspective... perserverance...and strength.

Incomplete Perfection

My Inspiration

I should probably wait until the room is totally complete before I show off these pictures but I was just so happy with the way it is now that I thought I would give you all a peek. I do plan on posting a final picture, but it could be a while as we are super busy right now. So I hope you enjoy this little preview of my Incomplete Perfection.

My Babies, All grown up....

Okay so they've been 'grown' up for a while now. Both of them were out of their cribs shortly after turning One. But now it was time to get them 'Big Kid' beds.

At the beginning of the summer I decided to put the kids in a room together. Mostly because Kael room is south facing and gets WAY to hot in the summers. Naveahs room, being on the east side of the house and only 3 feet away from the neighbors, doesnt get much direct sunlight at all. Now that its back to winter, we've decided to separate them again, considering also that they are at that 'scrapping' age and its gunna last a while. So Ive been searching for over a month now for a new bed. I wanted a loft style bed still but one that had lots of storage and had a matching 'bunk bed'. That way, Kael could have the loft, naveah the regular bed and if ever they need to share a room again, we have a matching set!

I sent Evan out last night to pick it up. Aaron, his cousin went along to help... Boys will be boys thats for sure. I tired to get Evan to take both vehicles (we have a durango and F.350) and get Aaron to drive one. "Nope, it will fit in the truck!" he insisted....This is what it looked like when they got back....

Well I have spent ALL day today trying to get their rooms in sleeping order. I also accomplished taking Kaels old bed over to Chelseas house and setting it back up for Corbin! I hope you love that bed as much as Kael did! He had a hard time letting go, but now thats its gone he seems to love his new one just as much. Hes climbed that bed over a dozen times since we've been home.

Today was a very busy day, Ive been going since 9am this morning and havent stopped till now, its after 7pm.

Their rooms arent totally done yet, but here are pics of the beds just so you can get the idea.

Slow Down!

SLOW DOWN! Thats exactly what people are telling me to do. But I just cant. This is a crazy time of year for us and I dont typically start breathing again until Kaels Birthday is over. (January). Sorry its been so long since my last post but it is for good reason! October, is the start of my busy season. Its filled with birthdays, holidays, planning and just pure craziness! So lets back track a little.

My Birthday, October 27th. I had a little get together with some of my girlfriends and we went to Phoenix Grill for dinner followed by a movie at the cheap theatres. It was a pretty fun night. Thank you Stef, Trina, Chelsea and Charlotte for making my night so fun!!!

Since thanksgiving we've also kept ourselves busy with baking cookies, carving pumpkins, making halloween costumes and helping Kaels friend Makenna celerate her birthday! We made her some cute jammies and a matching bracelet.

The kids had a lot of fun on Halloween going out trick or treating. It was an incredibly challenging day though to say the least. The kids were tired and cranky and seemed to know the amount of sugar that was in the house. They refused to eat anything healthy that day. They would just keep pointing at the pantry repeating the word "twreeet?". They wouldnt even eat the home made pizza I made for dinner! I was about ready to call off halloween all together but as soon as we got them out of the house they were fine. Im sure it had something to do with the growing bags of candy they were collecting! Kael was 'Super Why' aka Wyatt from the show Super Why, and Naveah was 'Upsy Daisy', a character from the show 'In the Night Garden'. I hand made their entire costumes!

Thanx to Nana, Papa, Aunty Wendy, "Apple Juice", and Kali for sharing the night with us!

After halloween It was Nana Jevne's Birthday. I spend 3 days straight working on her birthday present. I made her a patchwork quilt with the 'Flower Fairies' fabric. Im a little proud of myself I must say. It was my first quilt and it turned out pretty amazing. Thank you Evan for helping so much with the kids while I got this done. Im so glad I was able to make something for you Suzanne that is so special to you.

Much more has happened since then as well. Trips to the mall, baking more cookies and muffins with the kids, craft fairs, visits with good friends, the start of Christmas and present making, and taking on WAY more than I should. Like deciding to renovate our Master suite in the middle of all the chaos and plotting out another bedroom make over for Kael! The bathroom I have just completed, for the most part and it looks awesome! I can wait to get the rest of the room done. I also have started decorating the house in Christmassy cheer. I hung the christmas lights and wreath, put up stockings and made a spot for some mistletoe. The tree will be going up soon!!!

On top of this we decided to toss in a few more things...The kids have just started their swimming lessons! They are in a class together which makes for a fun family evening. Naveah seemed to do better than Kael but we'll see what happens as they progress.

We also need to work in Family Pictures, a trip to Magrath for Louise and Trevors wedding (coming up pretty quickly!), baking Christmas cookies and much much more! As much as this time is a struggle to stay on top of things and not get stressed over it, I love all the stuff I have to do. It keeps me busy and makes me happy to do things for my family and friends. I cant wait for the Christmas season to take over. I look forward to taking the kids out to check out the Christmas lights, to go and see the Nativity Pageant, visit with Family, and eat WAY to much turkey. Hopefully somewhere in there I can fit in a small Christmas party for friends!

Thankful for Friends....and Turkey.

We had our thanksgiving dinner tonight and man am I ever thankful I can cook cause that was SOOOOOOOOO good. I almost forgot about thanksgiving until someone mentioned it. Im so glad I was reminded in time to gather a few friends together to share a delicious meal

My thanksgiving day consists only of preparing dinner. I was awake early this morning and got started with the preparations about 6am. The potatoes and carrots peeled and awaiting their destiny. The brussel sprouts and cauliflower were smothered with asiago cheese sauce and waited patiently in the fridge for the turkey to be roasted. Salad was tossed and the stuffing was created. From there the Turkey was willingly dressed and placed in the oven. The house smelled amazing. The table was set, the kitchen was relatively clean and then it was time to prepare dessert. Apple Crisp. Oh how I love preparing a meal for my friends.

The turkey was perfect when it made its appearance back on the counter.

Dinner was ready when the guests arrived and we all dished up. The meal got great reviews! The children seemed to be the only ones who had something bad to say about it. So they all gathered around the kiddie desk and snacked on crackers, cheese and pickles instead. There were seconds and thirds, perhaps even fourths, served onto dinner plates. There was not a spec of turkey, stuffing or potatoes leftover when all was done. After clean up it was time for the best part....well okay not quite the best but a very close second....dessert! I got my Dads apple crisp recipe that is by FAR the best ive ever had. He told me exactly how he made it right down to how he got right in there and mixed it with his hands. I did the same thing. And it was perfect. Sliced and paired with Vanilla ice cream, you cant often get a better combination. ....Needless to say there isnt any left over.

Louise, Trevor, Dee and Dawsyn, Jared and Trina and Hailyn, James, Evan and Kael and Naveah. Thank you for taking the time to share this meal with Me. Thank you Dad for sharing your Apple Crisp recipe with me- it was a hit. Thank you Jamie and Aunty Rose and Louise for giving tips on how to make a perfect stuffing. Thank you Trevor and Louise for taking my children for the day so I could prepare this meal. Thank you Trina and Jared for the delicious contribution to the meal-your greek salad and for the gift. Thank you miss Dawsyn for your cute little fridge magnet. Thank you James....for showing up ;)

I am so Thankful to have my friends and family to share these special occations with...heres to many more. *cheers*

Meet Lazuli

So I got a Cat. And I love her. We love her. She is amazing.

After our trip to BC Evan and I decided that getting a cat was a must. The kids love animals and dogs were out of the question, along with all other little creatures you keep in cages. So a cat it was!

It was a struggle to get her and I thought that it just wasnt meant to be for a while. When I got home I sent in a request at the humaine society for a specific kinda of cat, age....etc. I got a phone call a little while later from them saying that they had a kitty just like I was looking for for adoption. I rushed the kids down there only to be told that I shouldnt have been called cause she really wasnt available. She was still in "foster care" and i wasnt even able to see what she looked like. So frustrated I went home and waited, again. I got another call a couple weeks later saying she was available and I could come adopt her and take her home. So again, I rushed the kids down there. I was oh so fortunate to get a very anxious woman who didnt seem to like that I had young kids and did everything she could to make me feel like a 13 year old girl who knew nothing of what she was talking about. She then continuted to analyze my childrens behaviour and body language making them to look like feisty little hellions that wanted to beat every cat senseless. *grrrrr*. Anyways, we went in to finally view the cat. She was surprised at how good the kids were with her and how calm the cat was around them.

I thought we were going to be able to take her home but was then told that the vet 'said' she wanted her to stay longer cause her incision from her spay was swollen. I think the lady was just out to get me but whatever. There we were again, going home without a cat. Not knowing how long it would be till we got to take her home I was beginning to get really frustrated with the whole process and was beginning to think I made the wrong decision. But luckily, just a few days later, I got the call. When I got there I told the girl that if I dont go home with this cat today, im not coming back. She laughed and then handed me the cat.

She is a four month old Siamese Lynx Point. She is so well mannered. Wants nothing more than to cuddle and has amazing patience with the kids. ( i could learn a thing or two from this cat!). She takes whatever they dish out at her only occationally does she cry out and look at me like "help!". She's adjusted to home very well and I think she is going to be a great addition to our family.