The House

On Saturday we backed out of the new house purchase. First reason, is we are still waiting for our house to sell. (I must add it is a lot of work keeping a house in show condition while having a very active 9 month old around.) Second there were some things we were concerned about such as the house was not allowed to have a stairway from the back doorway to the backyard. This would put the house over the allowable square footage. We could have added it "illegally" after but did not want to do this. As well there were things like windows they were putting off putting in. Why? Who knows. So, here we are waiting for our house to sell, and then when that happens we will look for something then. Pray that we will be clear and wise in our decision making.

Quilting

Part of the reason for the major backlog in updates is quilting. Heidi Schunter undertook the project of putting a quilt together for Lauren's kindergarten teacher who is retiring this year. So here is a picture of the finished result, and from reports, Mrs. Jones loved it.

Alberta Bound and Back

Katie and I caught a ride with my parents to go and visit family, as well as meet my cousins new daughter and go to another cousins baby shower. My cousin Michael and his wife Carmen, had a baby girl named Rebecca Anne on May 22nd. My cousin Ali and her husband Ben are expecting any day... actually, more like several days ago, so it won't be too long until Katie has some cousins that she can play with when we are in Alberta. We had a great trip, and we also got Katie a great straw hat while we were there. Maybe she will actually keep this on.

Daddy time

I just thought I would add these, since I think they are cute. Aaron has recently started putting Katie on his shoulders and she loves it. She also likes putting anything and everything in her mouth, which in this case is Aaron's hair.

Camping

Every May long weekend, we pack up and go camping with Rick, Heidi and the kids at Deception Pass in Washington. This year was very different for us, since we had never camped with a baby, but all went well. We had a fun time, despite the weather, which was good until Sunday when it basically poured until Monday morning prior to packing up. Katie did great, and slept almost better than she does at home. Here is a picture of Katie and Aaron our first morning there.

Vancouver Marathon

On Sunday morning, we awoke way too early so I could run the Vancouver Half Marathon. I struggled with the fact that I was only running the half and not the full marathon this time. I kept reminding myself and being reminded that it was my first post pregnancy race, and I am really glad that I ran the half now! I finished in 2:23:06. Sadly this was 22 minutes slower than my previous best, but it is a place to progress from. I finished, I didn't take any extra walk breaks, and I feel great. Andrea ran the full and qualified for the Boston Marathon. Congrats! This meant that she ran 26.2 miles in 3:45:36. Need I say more! Heidi S. also did the half with me. She decided to walk the half and registered 2 days before the race. She hoped to finish in 4 hours or less. She finished in 3:40. No sweat! The weather was rather dreary, but great for those of us doing the race. I don't know if the cheering crowd enjoyed it quite so much though... thanks Aaron and Katie.

A New House

The word is officially out, that we have bought a new house, and will be moving the beginning of September. The new house is in Surrey, and is under construction. Actually, it is currently a big cement hole in the ground, but it will look like a house soon. It is very close in layout to our current place, but it will have a full finished basement, and a double car garage. I will keep you posted and will put pictures of it on as it is being built, but it is a little boring right now.