The Fam Jam in Red Deer

Jake has met his match!!! Mama's cousin Thea has a little guy named Lucas who is 3 months older. I loved watching them play with each other. Jake is used to being the bruiser, using other poor kids' heads for a bongo drum and then stealing their toys... but this Lucas!!! He's bigger and pushier, not surprising considering his mother is also known as the Hurricane! I can only hope that they have as many years of fun adventures and shenanigans as Thea and I did. It was so good to see you all in Red Deer! Love hugs n kisses to you all!

The little man

So somewhere along the way he has lost ALL the ity bity baby qualities that I loved and I miss them SO much. That tiny cry, the snuggles on the couch and I'd stare at him for hours. He'd sleep when he needed. I desperately miss the days when I could sit him down with a pillow behind him, surround him with his favorite toys and he'd still be there 10 minutes later, happy as can be. In a flash my baby has turned onto a toddler! WHEN did this happen??? ;( My little baby has turned into this wonderful little boy who is curious about the world around him, how it all works.

He's figuring out what different noises his body makes, he jumped the other day when he farted as thought to say "holy doddle that was me!" He loves making all sorts of noises with his mouth, he said "bubba" a few weeks ago, he noticed that he can make different noises by banging different things together and he notices noises the TV makes, the phone, the door bell. He likes to open and close everything from his eyes his hands, to doors of all kinds. He likes to hide things, under a blanket under his bum and magically finding them again! His new favorite game is to pass things back and forth I call it the "sharing game"

Spring Swinging!!!

So it is warming up in Calgary FINALLY!!! The snow is melting, the sun came out, and we went for a nice walk with our friends Katie & Quinn in the dog park. We decided that it was a perfect spring day for a first swing!!! Can you hear the giggles in the background? that's Quinn having fun too!

SLOW down!!!!!

He was my tiny little baby that napped anywhere, ate pooped, and relied on daddy & mama to do everything for him, and now... he's giving daddy high 5, clapping, and just today he finally started feeding himself! Time flys much to fast

Jake's new buddy

So in my circle of friends we meet up for dinner & celebrate each other's birthdays. We love eating too much sushi & eating chocolate & watching our  children grow up together. This past week we were all together (minus Dano & her family... we miss you xoxo) and Jayden (Mel's son) & Jake loved each other! I'm sure they'll hate me one day for this, but it was such a sweet moment! and I'm sure they'll be wrestling each other to the ground, giving each other bumps & bruises & farting in each others' faces, so I thought I'd share the innocence that won't last long! We LOVE YOU JAYDEN!

Our Drummer Boy

This little boy fills our home with the most lovely noise!

What happens when Katie and Garrett babysit

Mama and daddy dropped me off one afternoon to hang out with my buddy Quinn and this is what they did to me......... Look closely, I'm NOT the kid in the Flames jersey Grrrrrrrrrrrr