Happy Birthday Paw Paw

One of Keira's many star performances :)

Love you Dad!

Build-a-Bear Outing

This past weekend Keira was invited to The Build-A-Bear workshop for a birthday party. She absolutely loved it despite the fact that it was pretty crowded. For anyone that has little kids, I TOTALLY recommend this! Jason and I are even considering taking Keira back there when she turns 4 or 5. Keira loved being with the big kids, picking out an animal, naming it, stuffing it...and oh just check out the pix!

Showing off the 'animal skins.' Keira chose a monkey instead of a bear.

Here she is listening intently to the next instructions.

Then it was time to give their animals hearts. They had to rub the heart on their nose (b/c friends always know your secrets), their arms (for lots of hugs), their mouth (for all the kisses they'll receive) and a couple others. It was cute.

Then they played a 'hot potato' sort of game while each kids took their turn stuffing their animal.

Keira LOVED her monkey who she and Daddy decided to call 'George.'

Here Keira is standing with her monkey, who now as you may notice has a pink princess shirt and pink bows. So we now call her 'Georgia.'

Being her cheesy self! She had so much fun and just totally went along with everything the kids were doing.

Here are all the kids. Jacob (with Brown Bear), Lilly (with iCarly), Graecy - the birthday girl (Hearts), Rachel (with Tan) and Keira (with Georgia). The other little guy Nicky, who was Keira's age didn't make the picture. He had a fireman bear he named Boots.

The whole event lasted about an hour. Then we all headed downstairs for lunch and some cupcakes. Such a fun day. Most of you are on facebook and can check out more pictures there. For those of you that aren't, I'll try and get some saved and post in picasa.

January Fun

January has brought lots of snow and this week some ice! School was cancelled both yesterday and today. Who would have thought of that!? Keira and I have tried to get out and play a couple times but balmy temps keep us indoors.

In prep of Baby B #2, Jason and I have decided to practically rearrange every room in our house so that has also kept us busy. "Jason's room" will be switched to the Master, Keira will move into our room and Keira's room will be Baby's room. Pix of that whole process to come!

Here are some updated pix for you all...

Not so sure about these things Mom

Keira asked to have her picture taken. On top of the table. Reading a book.

Nope, not camera shy at all!

Trying on Daddy's ear warmers. "Hey daaaaaaadddyy, look AT Meeee." And she has this voice that she'll say it in that makes it that much more funny. :)

One of Keira's new coats. It fits her so perfectly and she looks super cute in it.

Fun in the tub! She finally has enough hair for a mohawk on top! Tee hee!

Cheese :)

Christmas 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!! Here are quite a few of our Christmas pictures from this year. We are very blessed this holiday season and are very thankful for the gifts that we received. It was so great being able to spend time with family and remember our Saviour's birth. Keira would often be excited for both Jesus' birthday and for Santa coming - not toootally getting the concept of either but still fun to watch. You can find more of the pictures on our picasa site - "our pictures."

Our tree! And Keira putting on the final touches.

Family pix on Christmas eve.

The girls :)

Christmas morning and Keira all excited to see the presents.

Keira received a 'Silent Night' light up and song book from Paw Paw & Mimi. It was quite the show stopper - she loved it! Thank you :)

Keira in her tutu

Keira and Daddy at Gma & Gpa Goods

Meeting baby Joshua for the first time. She LOVED holding him!

Playing with cousins

Two peas in a pod. These two had so much fun over the weekend together. It was great for us adults to be able to sit back and relax while all the kids played!

The mini - Christmas performance and our two favorite angels.

Just playing and hanging out. Keira had her orange cape on too, but took it off before i could take a pic.

Silly Annika!
We also had SNOW! So the 3 of us went out and 'played.' Thanks A. Mandi for the snowpants!! They worked GREAT!

Let it snow....

Catching snow on our tongues. :)

Howabout lollipops for now?

Keira is DEFINITELY my daughter.

Keira using daddy's logic against him. She, of course, wanted healthy granola bars but seeing as we don't have any left she used the logic that since we don't have any and they are at the store that she might as well get lollipops instead...leaving all the blame on the parents.