And baby makes....

Four!!! For those who don't know, Matt & I are expecting Baby #2. We're very exciting & looking forward to adding a little brother or sister for Bethany. I am due around April 1st, 2008, so the kids will be 2 years apart! So should be plenty busy...especially when Matt's away!!!

That's the news for now!

Camping fun!!

Labour Day weekend we headed to the Valley for some camping fun at Yogi Bear Campground. We went with four other families & even though we felt like we were jammed in like a can of sardines, we all had a great time. Bethany loved her first camping adventure, especially being able to play with all the kids for so many days in a row! Matt & I were both really impressed with how well she slept considering it was really loud (notice the trailer right behind our tent...they were not great neighbours). But she had great nights & naps in the tent, we were very proud of her...she's a trooper!!!

Bethany was seriously excited about the tent, she loved it!

Bethany "helping" Daddy


Waiting in line for the "fishing pond." Come to think of it, where did that treat bag go that she got??? Someone owes me some candy!!!



Nothing like a good scrub in the dish tub!!! She loved it, I think she was just happy to be finally clean...she had a nice sheen of dirt on her most of the weekend!

Meeting Yogi, she kept saying "hug Yogi, okay" the whole time in line, then when she got to him she was in awe.

The Men taking care of the fire.

Our family by the campfire (the soother "sookie" is just for bedtime, but it was late, and we were camping, so I broke a lot of rules!!)

Bethany, me & Jayme

I think my face pretty much sums up "This is my 3rd night of camping"

The end of camping....Bethany is worn out! But there's more Bethany, now we're going to the zoo!!

Daddy & Bethany at the zoo

The baby goat

Bethany loved feeding the deer, she was not scared at all and stuck her hands right in. At this point my camera died & I took a couple more pics with Gary & Rachel's camera, so I'll post them later.

It was a great weekend with lots of laughs & yummy junkfood!!! We enjoyed the time to just hang out with our friends & relax!!! A perfect way to end the summer & Matt's 6 weeks away at sea!!!

Not a very good blogger!

I've really slacked off in the blog dept the last month. In my defense, Bethany & I were away in the Miramichi (land of not much internet) for 2 weeks. Also, I feel like I must have pictures to post to make this blog somewhat interesting to read, and Matt has the camera up North with him! So when he gets home in 2 weeks it'll get more interesting!

We did have a fun night tonight though and went out to supper with Amy & Campbell (another fatherless pair!). We went to Lone Star, it was yummy & the kids did great!

That's about all the news for today!!!

Back from vacation

We had a great time on vacation this year. Canada Day weekend we headed up to Cape Breton & spent some time with Matt's parents at their property & also spent some time with our friends in Sydney! It was great to visit up there again!

Bethany doing some reading during the drive

Steven & Alana, Canada Day at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Matt & Bethany, she loved the cannonballs!

After our trip to CB we came home for one day and then headed up to my parents cottage in the Miramichi for a week and a half. Gary, Rachel & Ryan came up and spent the first weekend there to! We had a great time together & played lots of games, it was nice to relax with them!

Rachel, Ryan & Gary

Ryan & Bethany were great entertainment for each other!

Rachel & Me

Dad bought Bethany a butterfly net & a little bug container, so they had a great time catching bugs!

There is a moth in her net

Up close and personal

Cutie in the hammock

Big Poppa, Poppa & Bethany, in Big Poppa's workshop

Family picture


Roasting marshmallows, and the hoods were to escape the bugs, not because it was cold!

We had a great time away, Bethany was a great traveller & had a lot of fun at the cottage! Vacations are the best!

Fun Summer Days!

Since it was so nice and hot out yesterday, I took Bethany swimming over at Rachel's parents pool. Bethany hasn't been swimming since last year & she was 3 months old then, so I wasn't sure if she would be nervous or not. She wasn't nervous at all though, and loved being in the pool, she had a great time splashing and kicking in her floaty frog thing. She even put her head under water a couple of times, it was a big hit! We had a great time with Rachel, Ryan, Jennifer, Bradley & Luke (Abigail was sleeping & missed out on the pool fun!).

Best day of my 14 1/2 month life!

Best Day of Ryan's almost 8 month life!! He had a great time to!

"Auntie" Rachel pulling Bethany & Ryan around the pool

Bethany & Luke in their boat. I think they really do have a crush on each other!

So sweet, warming up after a great swim!

Happy Anniversary!

Yesterday was our 5th wedding anniversary! To celebrate Matt & I went away Thursday night for 2 nights, a time to relax and recharge. Mom & Dad came to stay with Bethany, so we could really enjoy ourselves knowing that she was having fun with them.

We went to Wolfville and stayed at the Gingerbread House Inn Bed & Breakfast. We stayed in the Gaspereau Suite & it was beautiful!!! We highly recommend this place to anyone looking to get away! We had a great time, after 2 1/2 days away from Bethany we missed her and were ready to come home and see her...although right now I am missing the hot tub that was in our room!!!

The Gingerbread House Inn (right in the middle where you see the French doors, that was the entrance to our suite)

The room

It was really nice

Sweet, sweet Hot Tub...oh how I miss you!

Our breakfast from this morning, so good!

Self portrait

Matt waiting for the train in Wolfville, since the tracks are grown over and the train station is now a library, I think he'll be there a while.

Thursday night we took a drive to New Minas & decided to spontaneously go bowling (yes these are the things that are exciting to us when we're away without the baby), we first had to run into Walmart and buys socks...then we were off to the lanes. It was a good time!

Matt's fine form...bowling that is

Me

Anyways it was a great getaway, something we pretty much never do, so we enjoyed it! Thanks to Mom & Dad for hanging with Bethany, she had a great time!!!

Bye bye Ba-ba!

Well tonight I finally made the break and gave Bethany her bedtime milk out of a sippy cup and not her bottle. Her nighttime bottle was the only one she had left, and she was ready to give it up, I was the one that was holding on to it. Giving her that bottle at night made her seem like she was still a little baby to me not the toddler that she's quickly turning into, and it was so cute to hear her go "Oooh, ba-ba" whenever she saw it! But alas, it was time to move on, so she had her cup of milk, brushed her teeth and then went off to bed. Mind you she did cry hysterically when I put her to bed, but I'm pretty sure that was more the fact that her Uncle Karl was here and she wanted to stay & play with him!

Did any of you other mom's feel a little sad when the time came to do away with the bottle?

Little Friends

I've been slacking in the blog department lately, so here is an update!

Last Saturday morning I watched Naomi for a few hours while Sarah was away & Jamin was at the church. The girls had a great time together as usual, there were lots of hugs & kisses! It was a great morning & I had fun watching them play.

Friends

Having fun playing

There are 2 girls under those hats somewhere. This is Bethany's new pool that I blew up while the girls were playing, and then I almost passed out.

Snack time in the pool...no drink for Naomi, Bethany has taken all the cups.

A few days ago I was emptying the dishwasher and I called out to Bethany to come help me, she interpreted this as "Bring mommy's shoe & hang it on the dishwasher!" She was very proud of herself.

Accessorize

Now if this look doesn't say "Don't even think of removing the shoe!" I don't know what does!

She pretty much thinks she's the funniest baby ever!

Not much else is happening with us, Matt just finished up work yesterday and is now off for 6 weeks! I am very excited about this and we are looking forward to spending lots of time with friends & family! And I also have a few things for him to do around the house to!!!

Handyman Matt

Last week Matt completed our deck. When we bought the house only the the floor of the deck was complete, it had no rails or anything. Bethany loves to play outside & I was getting frustrated by chasing her around the deck making sure she didn't jump off, there are a couple sections that are low enough for her to walk off, but of course that's not usually where she goes!

So Matt came to my rescue and put the posts and railings up, it has been awesome to go out and play and not worry about Bethany, we have been loving our new deck! Thanks Matt!!! It's great to have such a handy husband.

Watching Daddy work from the comfort of her chair

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Please let me out, I can help.

The beginning of the project

All finished, it's time to play!

Mmm...diet pepsi