Iris' 1st Birthday!

 

What a fun Birthday party! It went without a hitch thanks to Mom for being here and helping me get ready for it. I was so glad Mom and Dad were here for Iris' first birthday party. Having so much family here made the day that much more special. I can't believe Iris' is already 1! I am too sad to take down the decorations still because then it will really be over, although Miles says it is time:) We discovered at Iris' birthday that she does in fact like cake!:) Love my little smiley, sparkly eyed Iris pooh!

 

Summer 2014

I am back to blogging now that summer is over. Here is a peak at what we were up to all summer long. There was so much I can't remember the details of it all.

In random order Miles went to the butterfly house with his friend Jackson. Jackson lives across the street from us and is in Grade one but him and Miles get along great together. I am also friends with Jackson's Mom, Jackie.

We took an actual 2 week family vacation trip to Peterborough. It was a relaxing trip spend mostly on Lower Buckhorn lake at the parents cottage (my favourite place in the world). We had lots of fun with Mom and Dad. However we didn't get to visit much with anyone else because the kids and I got hand, foot and mouth disease! Sounds way worse than it is! But not fun to get at all! I learnt that my kids are tougher than I am when getting sick (according to Keith not hard to do:) The kids and I spent a day in the city, Toronto, with aunt Boo Boo (Diana). It was my first time on the Island which is so much fun for kids. See Miles driving the green car!

Miles started second year of pre-k, he is going 3 days a week this year. He is into Batman gear these days. He wants to be Batman for Halloween.

Iris has started to take steps here and there for the past month but not onto full time walking yet, yet....She just got another tooth yesterday. She is at 3 teeth now! poor baby though it is not fun when they are coming in:( Iris has now been in daycare for 3 weeks. It is going relatively well. She has had a runny nose cold the entire time. You know what they says about daycare, constant cold....Everything else has been good so far. She is taking a while to get into napping since she is sensitive to light and noise, but it is getting better. I am in better spirits because I get most of my work done in the day now and get to spend the evenings as a family. All round good for us!

We spent the day with the kids girl cousins in Ste Genevieve for jour de fete, a yearly artisan craft fair. It was fun and hot! There is a picture below of the kids having snow cones.

 

June - BABIES to see!!!!

Well June is gone already! We had 2 trips this month so it was busy. 1st trip was to Tybee Island, Georgia we drove 12 hours for a weekend getaway for Keith's friends wedding which he was best man for. It was beautiful, you will see in pictures below!! I really enjoyed Georgia and would go back again for a vacation in a heartbeat! Miles swam about 15ft on his own in a pool at our hotel in Georgia, pictures below to prove it:) Iris officially started to crawl just before our trip. Although she is not happy crawling she will stop and try and stand up with her bum sticking straight up in the air. She is still not sturdy enough to walk yet but she sure wants to. She just recently started pulling herself up to stand on furniture and such...it's going to get even busier for us really soon!

Our trip to Peterborough was short but jam packed full of exciting family events. My little nephew, Beau, arrived May 29th, I could not wait to get to Peterborough to meet him! We didn't get in until after midnight Friday June 20th but to my surprise my brother brought him to me for a visit early the next morning! He is a perfect peach! I don't know why but from the first picture they sent me I have been calling him a peach so I am just sticking with it:) I love him and can't wait to see him again on our next trip, which will be in only a few weeks!

Another added bonus to this trip was that my cousin from Kelowna was in Peterborough visiting at the same time. Her baby Miko is only a few months younger than Iris. We have been so close our whole lives but having babies around the same time has made us even closer. I am so glad we got to see each other and our kiddos since we both live so far from our original homes. Thank goodness for Skype to keep us in touch between visits!