Gardening = Sunburn!

Here are some pics of our (well, MY garden)... it is SOOOO much work. My aching back. Today I spent a good 3 hours tackling weeds. Thankfully, Eli slept the whole time which made my day. Plus I got a wicked sunburn. Apparently the sun DOES work in Edmonton.
These pics are a couple weeks old, and pretty much everything has doubled in size since.





The infamous shed made out of recycled doors... Jared built it all by himself! Well, with the neighbors help (here and there) and my vacuum. Its a long, painful story.

Farewell

Uncle Jesse left for Japan earlier this month, and Eli(and the rest of us) want to send him a message. Hope you are having the time of your life, Jesse. XOX

Because he is SOOOO cute

Well, it's been a long time since I posted anything... figured it was time. Here are some great pics of Eli from the last month or so. He is growing and changing so much. I can't believe that in a couple weeks he will be 14 months. wow. Time goes too fast. He's not walking yet, which is fine with me. But he definitely gets around by crawling or side stepping around all the furniture. He is fascinated with lights, wanting to turn them on and off... constantly pointing at the ceiling. My neck is starting to hurt :)
Enjoy the pictures :)

Like a Rhinestone Cowboy...


Hanging with Grandma & Mommy in Kelowna...



Smokin' his toy peas...


Smokin' his toy peas and trying to hook up with his gurl Sades...


Being cute with Mommy...

Bday Party #2

Grandma and Grandpa held a little Bday party for Eli on Saturday seeming that they missed the first one. It was just the family and Eli was cranky and tired... but did enjoy ripping the wrapping paper. I also did not have the energy to make him another 'healthy' cake, so we picked up a cream filled pastry.. thinking that it wouldn't be too bad. The kid just ended up throwing it on the floor, totally not interested... guess he doesn't have a sweet tooth.

ps. The only wrapping paper my parents had was from Christmas... hopefully that doesn't confuse me when I look back and can't remember anything.

Sushi Sushi Sushi

We took Eli out for sushi at Momo's (where Jesse works)... and it was fairly eventful. There was lots of food on the floor by the time we left... Eli wasn't too crazy about the selection* but he did enjoy the green tea ice cream. He was definitely the entertainment for the evening.... yelling 'oooooo' at everyone that walked through the door and at Jesse everytime he'd walk by to serve a customer. It was a pretty funny night...




*Just in case you were all wondering... I did not feed my son raw fish :)

Swingin' in the Park

Well, we are officially enjoying ourselves in Kelowna (not that it is hard). The sun has been shining the whole time, and we soaked it all in at the park the other day with Kim and Sades. It was Eli's first time on a swing... a real park swing. He loved it... almost fell out a couple times... but loved it all the same :)

party time!

here's just a few pics of eli's big day... i'll post more soon!

A year ago today....

I was in the middle of intense, hard labour....
So crazy to think that I have been a Mommy for a year, that I have a one year old, that I even have a kid!
Today we are celebrating not only Eli's first year on earth, but also celebrating that Jared and I have made it through the first year of parenting. I know there are MANY more to come, but so far... we've survived!
So cheers to Eli, the best kid in the world... and cheers to us, for being the best parents that we know how to be!


*pictures coming soon!

Can we build it?

So after living in our house for just over a year, we have finally (FINALLY) begun renovations! Not that our house required a whole lot of fixing up, perhaps some new paint here and there, but the basement was unfinished... but soon to be finished :)
Jared, and the help of our framer friend Matt, and Pete our tool-time neighbor... the basement is almost completely framed. Of course this is only the first step, there's still the drywall, taping, electrical, painting etc. But at least its started! When its all finished our house will go from a 3 bedroom , 2 and a half bath... to a 4 bedroom, 3 and a half bath (all the more to clean). Plus we are moving our 'living/rec room' down there, and Jared is busy designing and inset wall to hold our new 52" TV (which we still have to purchase... but build the space for it, and then the incentive to fill it will be there;), DVD player, speakers, and shelves for books, cd's, or dvd's. Plus there will be a little office space, a storage/utility room, plus room under the stairs. It feels so good to finally put all this 'unused' space to use! I'm really excited to see the finished product... Can we build it? Yes we can! lol.. so cheezy, I know ;)

Random Eli Pics

Eli's Dedication -April 8, 2007

Last Sunday (Easter Sunday) we were able to celebrate Eli's dedication at The Canopy, with my family and close friends. It was really great to finally do this, as I have been waiting for the fam to come visit. It was a great weekend over all, really really busy, but oh so satisfying to be with those whom you love the most :)

crooked

On Monday I had a dentist appt, which usually I totally don't mind. I'm not one of those people who fear and dread the dentist... if anything I fall asleep in the chair. But that's usually because I'm getting a clean and check done..and that's really not 'seeing' the dentist.
Monday was 'get fillings' day. OMG. I thought I was going to DIE. Or at least suffocate to death. It was HORRIBLE! I forgot how horrible it was... the needles, the drilling, the stupid rubber dam over my mouth that made me feel like I couldn't breathe. Then to top it all off, the freezing that took over one side of my face, from my mouth to my ear! And it lasted for over 4 HOURS! My own son barely recognized me because I was all crooked. It was an awful day.

This post is dedicated to Juanita for babysitting my cranky, teething baby. And to Kim, who rightfully so endures panic attacks before each and every dentist appt. Never again will I doubt her.

Sleepy Eli

This past week was soooo crazy busy, filled with tons of shopping.... it completely pooped out Eli.

Ladies on the Town

While Becky was here visiting from Vancouver, we had to do a ladies night out! So we hit a great little martini lounge and did some booty shakin' afterwards. It was a fun and memorable night....

Ps. Donloree is not 'inebriated' in these pictures... she just couldn't stop blinking!

Happy Birthday Jared!

This past Sunday (March 25th) we celebrated Jared's 28th year... with food, friends, and good times! We filled up two tables at the fun restaurant Louisiana Purchase where we enjoyed spicy cajun/creole cooking... and even some skewered alligator! Thanks to everyone that came out, we had a ton of fun!

boys will be boys

I took this picture a couple weeks ago and complete forgot to post it. The boys are adorable, and I love this shot of them. Eli loves to chew on the most random items, one of those being our phone. Amazing how there are SO many gadgets and toys for babies to play with, but the simple things like remotes, shoes, socks, paper, chapsticks... are what my baby wants to play with. Forget the singing, beeping, flashing things... he wants what he can't have. This should be lots of fun once he learns to talk!

Cheerio, Mate!

Last weekend we started to feed Eli Cheerios...and he LOVES them. He knew exactly what to do with them, like somewhere in his brain it connected that "these little round hole things are food... eat them".
It's really cute to watch because he bites them in half first (with all his teeth) and then eats them, and he makes such a cute face when they 'crunch'.

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