Auntie Jessica came over for a visit a couple of weeks ago, and it was such a blessing! This way, I could take both of my girls swimming, and I had an extra set of hands to boot!
Natasha loved the water. She can even swim! Well, sort of … She does her Jumperoo action in the water and that gets her places. It was very cute to watch.
Here you see them:
Here you don’t!
July 2006, I was fitted with my first appliance. It was a palette expander – yup, sounds like what it is – after surgery to break the palette, I used a little screw driver device to expand this little thing attached to my mouth, and it spread my palette wider. I wore that until I got my braces in January 2007.
On December 6, 2007, my braces had made my teeth ready for surgery. So I went on the wait list. 14 months later, on February 19, 2009, I had double jaw surgery. 3 months to the day after my surgery, my braces were removed!
I do have to go back on Thursday and get fitted for my retainers. I opted for removable top and bottom retainers, so it would be easier to clean my teeth. I’ll have to wear them for the next year (I can take them off for meals and special occasions), then I only have to wear them at night – for the rest of my life.
But, I gotta tell you, nothing beats having those horrible things off of my teeth!
YEAH HOO!!!
It’s supposed to be Hip Hop, but when I told Robynn she’d be taking a dance class called hip hop, she said “Yeah, Hip Plop!” Who am I to correct such cuteness!
My friend, Joanne, and I were thinking it would be nice to have an afternoon “off” so to speak, and as such, we enrolled our girls in a local rec dance class. The idea was to alternate weeks taking the girls to the class to give the other Mum the afternoon off. I am so thankful for Joanne, she has definitely taken the girls more than I have! Unfortunately for Robynn and Hip Plop class, Sophie and Joanne are enjoying time with family in Scotland right now. We wish them all the best, and a safe journey back to Canada.
Here are some pics and a little video of the girls during their class. Remember – it’s rec, not a dance school!!!
Robynn insists on wearing her ballet outfit to Hip Plop class!
At the end of the class, the dancers get to play a game of freeze.
Not a lot of freezing happens, but they sure do run and spin a lot!
Around 10 am on April 17th, 36 years ago, my beautiful mother gave birth to me. Thank you MOM!
For my birthday this year, I got to celebrate with my daughters. I couldn’t have asked for a better day. In the morning, after a leisurely wake up with my girls, we drove to the Roman’s home for Aiden’s 4th birthday party. I honestly can’t believe that I didn’t take a picture, so I’ll have to get one of Aiden and Robynn at church this Sunday.
My only disappointment in the day was the rain. I have been quite pleased with myself that for the majority of my birthdays here in BC (I’ve lived here for 23 birthdays!), it’s been quite sunny. Well, of course I wasn’t disappointed for long, because in the afternoon, the clouds split apart and the sun shone down its glorious rays. We picked Russ up from the train station (and he had a beautiful bouquet of flowers for me), came home and went for a glorious walk along the Fraser.
Russ and Robynn picked up a few treats for dessert, so we celebrated in style. We should have taken video of how amazingly quickly Robynn was able to devour all that cake! But it happened too quickly…
I’m truly blessed. I have an amazing family; I live in a fabulous place; I’m loved, and I know it.
Yeah! Happy Birthday to me!
That's pounds! Yup, Natasha has officially doubled her birth weight.
Natasha had her 4 month shots today - thankfully, Daddy had a work-from-home day, so I enlisted him to hold Natasha while she received her shots (I hid behind his back!).
Natasha is now 20.9 pounds, 27 1/4 inches long, and has a head circumference of 17 inches.
I'm impressed!
Wow, what an awesome day! We got to celebrate Good Friday - and celebrate we did, with Pastor Rob's sermon - It's Friday, but Sunday's a comin'! That was how we started our day. But as a special treat, we had Miss Lynda, Joelle, and Susanna join us for the service.
After church, Russ and I took the FOUR girls (Miss Lynda had an appointment) to Koko's in Port Moody. Russ and I thought that for our first time being parents to four girls under five, we should enlist the help of a giant indoor gym. Here are some of the videos and photos taken from our fun time there:
The Foresters are a wonderful community group that Russ's parents belong to. They often sponsor family events, and at Easter, they did a family fun day and egg hunt at Alder Acres. Robynn got to spend some great time with family and friends, get enough chocolate to last a family of 4 for a year, and play in the barn with some of the farm animals!
On a hay ride to the Easter Egg hunt - myself, Robynn, and Geena
