Katie Turns 2

I can hardly believe that 2 years have come and gone already, but yesterday it was official, Katie turned 2. Unfortunately for her, she had a terrible cold, so it wasn't a very fun day for her. Thankfully she perked up after her nap in the afternoon, and was able to have a little fun, but she still didn't even eat a piece of her birthday cake. My parents were here for a couple days, and yesterday as her birthday present they built her a swing. She was so excited when she figured out what was actually happening. She tried to squeel but only a whisper came out, but the jumping up and down was enough of a sign that she was excited. In the evening, we still opened gifts and the rest of us enjoyed her cake. Here are a couple pictures of her birthday.

A Late Summer Vacation

This past week Aaron took the last of his holiday time. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end as this week has. We began the week up in Whistler from Sunday until Tuesday. We hadn't been up since before Katie was born, and it was nice to go back. We did a lot of walking and just enjoying the outdoors, and of course we had to spend time at the pool. Unfortunately for Katie, it was an outdoor pool, and although it was heated, she was so cold after about 15 minutes, we would have to get out. We did get to go several times though, and she loved it. She also had fun just being able to run, and us not worrying about cars or streets. Hopefully we can go up again this winter.

We also went to Maplewood Farms on Thursday morning. What a great place! We enjoyed it almost as much as Katie. On Thursday evening we met the Breedvelds for a walk and on the way to meet them we asked Katie if she knew who we were going to see. She answered "Goats?" By far the ducks and goats were the highlight of the day.

Tomorrow Aaron is headed back to work, and Katie and I are headed to Alberta. I know who got the better end of the deal! Once again it was a great week together, we were able to relax as well as play tourist.