5 Today!

Sweet little Rylee finally turns 5 today. She has been VERY excited to turn 5 for quite some time. I just can't believe it's been five years since she came into our lives. Rylee is sweet, kind and loves to laugh. She's never too busy to help and always greets you with a smile.....might not say much to you, but you can always catch a smile from her. She is an amazing little girl. Love you to bits Rylee! xoxoxo

And So It Begins

Rylee seems to have it ALL figured out! "If you can't get your quad started then just push me around Drew". Poor Drew.

O 2 B 2!

Both yesterday and today have been fabulous weather. Nice warm 20+ temperatures...it's been fantastic. Here's a nice picture of the girls having a picnic (apples & water) on the back patio loving the sunshine.

A couple of hours after their 'picnic' Aylish puts on her real clothes and ventures out only to come back in minutes later saying it was too cold out there. It was still SUPER warm, probably warmer than when they had their snack but oh well - out came the toque and scarf anyway. As I said before O 2 B 2!

Super Cute Cut Offs

I came across this pair of jeans yesterday and noticed that they were pretty worn out and probably could be cut into shorts. I measured where to cut them against Rylee and then after cutting them had her try them on....they fell right off - right to her skinny little ankles.

I decided they would have to be for Shannon but then feared they'd be too short for an 8 year old. So here's what I came up with to give them a bit more length (using a skirt that of mine that I never wear). I think they turned out super cute. Only problem now is ALL the girls want a pair....good thing they're a sinch to make!

Yay For Me!

Richard bought me a sewing machine at the end of last year and I've done a couple of projects on it so far. I'm still pretty slow and not all that confident yet but here's the 2nd t-shirt dress I've attempted and it was sooooo easy. Made this one in about 1/2 hour which is great for me, first one took HOURS (just ask Heather). Thanks to Heather for sharing her pattern with me. Aylish is loving wearing her new dress made up of old recycled t-shirts. The yellow one used to be mine and the blue one was a men's t-shirt. Love em, love em, love em!!!

Really Piper?

Piper was obviously upset that we didn't take him to church with us today. Still - is this really the answer? He could have just waited patiently at the window to welcome us home. Geesh.

Meet Piper - our Hound

So we had talked about getting a dog when we moved into our new place and although we're still a couple months away - Piper is here. Well kinda. We can't have dogs in our rental but thanks to Angie we'll have him when we move. He's a fabulous dog. He just makes me smile and laugh cause he's so ladidah (if you know what I mean)! The kids are very excited about him (until poop duty comes of course) and can't wait till he officially moves in. Piper is a 5 year old basset hound who has a wonderful temperament and is well trained. Rylee says the most important thing about Piper is that he's a BOY so now daddy won't be lonely. Bless her.

P.S. Heather please still visit.

Annual Zoo Trip

Yesterday we took the girls up to Calgary to go to the zoo. This is an annual even for our family, one that we all enjoy. The girls were pretty excited about going and despite lots of complaining, moaning, fighting and crying throughout the day - - I THINK they had fun. Here are some pics of fun times at the zoo.

New House Update!

This is probably only exciting for me, and those of you who just want to hang out in my beautifully air-conditioned house this summer but here's a couple of pics of the new house. I just drove by to see them putting the shingles on the roof YAY...oh too much excitement! Good thing it takes a few months to build a home, I don't think I could handle the excitement if it went any faster!!!! I hope you will all be sure to come over and hang out once we're in for real!