hot hot hot

Our main goal this summer is trying really hard not to melt as the temperature has been ridiculously high. We've been successful so far but it was touch and go there for awhile. C'mon, 37 degrees?? This is Canada. Seriously.

Two words. Knee Sweat. You know, when the back, inside part of your knee gets all damp and sweaty? That's a huge indicator that it's waaay to hot out. Anyone else know what I am talking about? No? Well it's gross, and now that I have confessed to having sweaty 'knee pits' I hope to never speak of this again. Ever.

Moving right along...

Aside from the heat exhaustion, we have managed to lead relatively normal lives.

We've been snuggling with our Daddy...

Splashing around in Mommy's homemade 'water park'...

Playing the Wii...

Reading highly educational books...

Showing Abuela how to play with toys...

Playing Hide and Seek (a personal favorite)...

And all the while, staying good and hydrated...

In more fun news, Noah decided to start crawling the other day. After only 9 1/2 months, I say it's about time little monkey! Now I have to figure out how to baby proof my house. Woo hoo. The first thing on my list? An entertainment center with cupboard doors. Until then however, I have the lovely job of picking up piles of DVDs from the floor and placing them neatly back on the shelf... 100 times a day.

I gave up putting them back in alphabetical order after 2 hours. sigh. If he wasn't such a handsome little toot, him and I would be having some words!

I'm 24?...

Yesterday I was sitting in the Doctor's office and there was a cute little old lady sitting next to an even cuter little old man. As they were fresh out of the latest People magazine in the waiting room that day, I had to entertain myself with other things, so I started listening to their conversation. Here's how it went...

Little Old Man: "How old are you Dear?"

Little Old Lady: "Who me? Why I am 91 this year, next year I will be 92. I have a friend named Ronald, he and I are the same age."

Little Old Man: "91? Is that all? You're just a spring chicken"

Little Old Lady: " Well I would certainly hate to see what an old Hen looks like!"


I nearly wet myself. It was prossibly the cutest thing I have ever eavesdropped on. Sigh. I hope to be as cute and fiery as that when I am 91. Fonrtunately I have many more years until that birthday.

This weekend we celebrated my big 24. Whoo Whoo! It will go down in my books for being one of the most memorable I have ever had. Not because of any extravagant gifts or over the top surprises. Because of family. I had such a wonderful, relaxing time and I was able to enjoy it with lots of close friends and family. A huge thanks to everyone who helped me to celebrate and made it a birthday to remember.

One gift in particular was the highlight of the weekend. My handsome husband thought about this all on his own and with the help of Janay, Mom and Amber, orchestrated so I didn't know a thing until the unveiling. (not for lack of trying on my part though)

So without further ado, I give you... my birthday cake...

































It was brilliant, and I loved it! It took me awhile to cut it, because I didn't want to ruin it. In the end my hungry tummy won, and it was satisfied with rich dark chocolate cake and white chocolate raspberry filling. Yumo. Do they know me or do they know me?? It was DE-lish.

And now I have the pleasure of working off all the extra poundage I gained by eating 1 or 3 or 8 pieces.

Thanks again everyone - it was fantastic!

Love,
Kevyn

Our little life

Maybe you've noticed, maybe you haven't, but I've been gone for awhile. It's cruel how time slips away so quickly without us even noticing.

It's been de-junking/organizing central at my house this past week. I got kind of a late start on the whole "spring cleaning" frenzy. Ah well, better late than never I suppose.

I'm tired, but it's a feel good kind of tired. Those kinds are my fav.

Any old how, now that my house is organized, so is my head so I can fill you in on all of the purely exciting happenings of our life. Or mildly exciting happenings. It really depends on your idea of exciting. And let me tell you, once you have children, your standards in that area drop dramatically. Excitment to me is staying up past 10 o'clock. Whoo hoo.

We went to BC for the 'long' weekend at the end of June. It was nice to get away, and spend some family/friends time. It was nice to do nothing but laze around and work on my tan. Pffft. As if that happened. I was constantly taking care of my Son, I may have mentioned him before.. short little guy, crys alot. I'm sure you remember. Anyways, vacationing is sooo much different with a baby. Next time we're leaving him home with the Grandparents. Kidding. I love my babe, I'll just hire a nanny next time we go anywhere. Problem solved.

As promised here are 3 whole pictures of the big vacay. Aren't you lucky. My camera died the first day and me, being the most responsible packer in the world, forgot the charger. Oops. We had fun anyways, its just not documented.

This is what Ed did for the duration of the trip...

He also wanted me to add that HE was the one that caught the first fish.

Way to go hunnie! You outdoorsman you.

I'm so proud.

This is what Noah did for the duration of the trip...

His first experience in water of any kind other than his tubby time. As you can tell, he was thrilled. In fact I heard him say when we pulled up to the cabin, "whoa that's the biggest bathtub I've ever seen!" It was cute.

And this is what I did for the duration of the trip...

That's right. I sat right under that tree for three whole days. Well, I did venture out once or twice, but I was burnt to a crisp in 30 seconds, so I thought it would be safer to stay shaded.

All in all it was a fun time.

Other than that little trip, we've just been hangin' out at home which has officially been dubbed the 'Sauna' It heats up in our little house like the inside of an oven. If you ever need to clean out your pores, c'mon over.

We can all hardly wait until the end of the summer arrives and we get more time with our Daddy when he goes back to school and his schedule calms down a bit.

Here are my two boys reading scriptures before bed the other night...

Sigh. Life is good.

Ooops

Okay so I know the blog looks really super horrible right now. I have been playing with different backgrounds and somehow screwed everything up. Its a little late and I'm real tired right now so this mess will have to wait until I've had a nap....


thats all :)

he's an oldie!

Happy Birthday to our favorite Husband and Father

Would you believe that I couldn't find a single picture of Ed without Noah for this post? That's just an example of how he is. Whenever he has a spare moment it is spent with his family, but most especially his number one fan, Noah. They're best buds.


This post will be a bit early. Ed's birthday is actually on the 29th but we are going out of town for the weekend to enjoy some fun in the sun with our boy. Pictures to follow.


He'll be 27 this year! Go ahead, say it... WHOA. He's an old man. I tell him that all the time. I also tell him how incredibly lucky he was to land a much younger and much prettier wife. He agrees with me of course, because that's just the way it works around here.


I couldn't tell you enough good things about this man. He's everything I've looked for in a Husband and Father of my children. All the good things, and all the bad things. His faults are something I truly enjoy about him, because they remind me that no one is perfect. Especially me. (shocker I know) they also add variety and excitement to our life. His stubborn qualities mixed with my own ensure that our time together is never dull! Our life is far from perfection. it actually borders on crazy... but it's ours and I wouldn't have it any other way.


I love you for who you are and who I know you will become. I love all of our jokes and funny names for each other. I love how you support me and are considerate of my feelings. I love the way you smell. I love the way I fit perfectly in your arms. I love the way you love our son. And I really love that I've fallen more in love with you everyday since the day we met. ( I could go on, but people would probably start puking if I did) :) Happy Birthday Babe - I hope it's a good one!


And of course it wouldn't be a proper Birthday post without a little word from our son....

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Just in case you don't speak "Babyslammingonkeyboard" allow me to translate...

"Dear Daddy, I'm glad to hear it is your birthday because, as you may know I have a bit of a food obsession and birthdays=cake. You can imagine how excited I am. Oh ya, I love you. Happy birthday! Love, Noah"

I also must mention my greatest apologies to one of my cutest Nephew's Conner for not sending him a happy birthday post on the 20th. Sorry little buddy, I dropped the ball on that one. I'll be better next year I promise. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me. (Something tells me that theres more than my lack of birthday posts on a 3 year old's mind. I think he'll still love me :)

Shout out

AUNTIE BIRTHDAY TO OUR HAPPY JANAY!

(sorry kids, inside joke)

This is what Noah had to say about it all....

Whoo! Whoo! It's your birthday, raise the roof. Whoo! Whoo!

Hey congrats. By the way, hold old ya gonna be?

Say WHAT? 29? Holy shozbot. I can't even imagine being that old.

But hey, power too ya, you're only as old as ya feel.

So whatchya gonna do for the big day?

Exsqueeze me? Did someone say something about cake??

Ohh I am SOO there. Have I told you how much I love birthday's?

And most especially birthday cake??

Alright, now if you'll excuse me, I need to finish my bath and get myself ready.

Don't even think about startin' without me.

After all, I am the life of the party.

Have a wonderful birthday Auntie Janay! We love you so much and can't wait to share your special day with you!

my boy

So most of you know my handsome little dude, Noah. If you frequent this blog, there's no way you can get away from him. He is my life and so he is the center of this blog. (Plus I think he's just about the neatest thing since sliced bread, and kinda cute too)

Well I've compiled a few photos to let you peek into the complicated life of a 7 month old baby boy, and allow you to get to know my son a smidge more. This particular photo montage consists mainly of his 'likes' at this monumental stage in his life which has just barely begun...

# 1. Let's just start off with the most obvious, Food. If you have seen pictures of my boy, you know food is his friend. His very best friend. I would even go as far as to say they are inseparable. There is nothing he has tried that he does not like. I even let him suck on a lemon, thinking he would surely be turned off of all lemon flavored foods for life. He thought it was incredible, and I gave up trying to find something, anything that he wouldn't like to eat.

Yummm, Smoothies

Yummm, Popsicles

#2. After he eats all that food, he likes to puke it up. No, he doesn't have bulimia. But I do wonder about his motives sometimes, as he always does it when he's with his Daddy or Auntie Janay. Hmmmm, interesting.

( he also likes to unbutton his shirt and pose. I wonder who gets that from?? (coughEDcough) All he needs is a little chest hair to complete the look and we could make millions. )


#3. He sometimes likes to sit with Mommy on the floor and play with toys. I say sometimes because he would much rather be held by Mommy all day long. Pffft, doesn't he know I have more important things to do?? Like check my facebook/blogs/email, and watch my daily soaps??
Kidding, kidding. I love our play time. And I can DVR my soaps anyways...



#4. He most definitely likes to play with Daddy after his bath. I get it, Daddy represents all that is fun and spontaneous and exciting. I am the epitome of all that is serious in life. Diaper changes, nap time, routine basically. It's not a fun job, but some body's got to do it.

#5.Ooops, how did this get in here? This is more of a 'dislike' than a 'like' Oh well, we'll just go with it. As you can see, he really really dislikes it when I leave the room without his permission, or worse, without taking him along. I know, I know, how dare I.

#6. He also likes to copy his Dad in whatever he does. Poor little guy, somebody should tell him that those things he's stickin in his mouth are not his fingers.

#7. He likes to be a fashion feau paux and pair dark knee high church socks with a white onesie. What a cutie. He thought we were laughing with him, not at him. He doesn't seem to be bothered by it though. He's a bit of a free spirit.

#8. And finally he likes, no scratch that, he loves to nap with his favorite guy in the whole wide world. And actually, so do I. There's nothing sweeter than seeing my two boys in perfect peace and quiet, which... lets be honest... is not something that we get a whole lot around here :) and I wouldn't have it any other way.

P.S. For my Mom: No, I don't really watch soaps. You raised me right.... I merely put it in for entertainment value :) Love you!

firsts

Noah has been eating solids for awhile now, and while many of you may not find this little clip interesting, it's monumental to us. Janay and I bought him some arrowroot cookies at Costco yesterday and today I tried him out on one. Verdict?? The boy loves food. ALL food. Heaven help you if he catches you eating or drinking something and aren't sharing with him, the little glutton.

I'm it

For my lovely sister Janay - thanks for the tag :) It made me laugh!

According to Google, this is what I need:

Kevyn needs a tracheotomy suction about every 15 minutes

Kevyn needs to turn 1 more or gain 11 more Vampire points to reach the next level: Vampire Warrior! Kevyn should get out there and bite some people! ...

Kevyn needs a wheel under her left leg. Oh yeah and Kevyn need a resperator. ...

Kevyn needs to be babysitted by someone

Reidster

Today I feel old. I also feel like maybe I shouldn't have polished off those 3 doughnuts last night, Sigh, but let's not make this about me.

Nope, today it's all about this little man...


My nephew Reid.
This handsome guy made me an Auntie. 'Auntie Kevy' to be exact :) You don't know how much I miss hearing him say that. He was the very first of many beautiful children. I remember waiting (rather impatiently) outside the hospital room for him to make his way into this world. I remember looking into his curious little eyes for the first time and thinking I had never seen anything more incredibly beautiful in my whole life. His little face is engraved in my mind and heart forever. I hope I never forget that moment.

I feel old because this weekend he turned eight and was baptized. What an exciting experience for him! The things I remember the most about my baptism were the wonderful warm feelings I had all day long, and being surrounded by so many friends and family. It makes me sad that we can't support Reid on his special day in person. I hope he knows how much we love him and were wishing him all the best!


This was always my favorite time. Snuggle time :) He has always been the best snuggler. I hope he never grows out of that!
I can't believe how young he looked and how fast he grew! He was just 4 when they left for Australia. He still loved to play the 'guessing game' and as far as I know, was still interested in Dinosaurs. Now he is devouring books about the solar system. He's such a smarty pants.

How cute are they?? It may look like I'm strangling Jarom, but really I'm not :) He just wouldn't sit still! Aahhhh little boys. So full of energy.

We love you Reid and miss you like crazy! You are such an awesome big brother, your brothers and sister are so lucky to have you. You have made me incredibly proud as an Auntie and I feel blessed to have you in my life. We hope you had a terrific birthday!

Love you,

Auntie Kevy