The Aquarium

On Easter Monday we went to the Aquarium with my parents and Aarons Dad. Once again it was a beautiful day. It was crowded but we had fun, and Katie is at the age that she really enjoyed it as well.

Easter

This year my Mom and Dad were able to come and join us for the Easter Weekend. On Saturday, we spent most of the day out at Steveston enjoying the weather and the park for Katie. On Sunday of course we went to church and in the afternoon we had Aaron's parents over for Easter dinner. My Dad went back to work Tuesday morning, and my Mom and I spent the past week shopping and decorating. I hate when she leaves, but we had a great week. I had to post some pictures of Katie in her Easter dress as well.

Our Fashionista

Katie has recently become quite good at putting her pants on, and off and on again, and the same with shoes. Actually on that note, she is also a little too good at taking her pj's off. She takes them off after we put her to bed almost every night. It is fun to see how they learn to dress themselves though. I wonder if her fascination with clothes, purses and shoes is a peak into whats to come?

Finally!

I finally put down the paintbrush and have gotten around to updating our blog. We can no longer say we are in the green house anymore, since our new house is blue. The last two months we have been busy moving, putting in hardwood floors, and doing lots of painting. It has been much more time consuming this time, since much of the work we can really only do when Katie is sleeping, which only happens once a day most of the time. However, we are finally starting to be able to enjoy the results, especially in our basement. I will put some photos of before and after on, but I want to make some slipcovers for the couch and chair, and hang up pictures first.

Christmas Fun

Happy New Year everyone! This year was our year to spend Christmas in Alberta. We had a great time seeing all of our family, and just having fun relaxing. Katie sort of got the idea of Christmas this year, but was still just as happy to play on the boxes and with all the wrapping. This was also the first time that Katie actually played in the snow, since other times she just doesn't quite know what to make of it, and often does her very best to avoid touching or moving in it. The weather was quite mild, so Grandpa put up the swing again. Katie's favorite activity is swinging, and each time she was out there, her cheeks would be glowing red, but she still would fight coming in. For New Years we spent a few days at Aaron's parents and did Christmas with them. Once again, really relaxing. Unfortunately it is over now, and we have less than 2 weeks till we move. I will miss this house, that I have always loved, but I am excited about our new house, and what it has that this one doesn't.

The Festival of Lights

For the second year in a row, the Breedvelds, Lopez's and our family went to see the Festival of Lights at VanDuesen Gardens. And for the second year in a row, it rained, but we had a great time. The amount of lights is amazing, and there is lots to see. The kids were old enough this year to enjoy the lights, or at least notice the lights. Maybe next year it won't be raining?

Merry Christmas

I can hardly believe it, but there is less than a week until Christmas, and only 2 days until we leave for Alberta. Yay! As you can see, we finally have a new camera, and I am updating my blog so that everyone doesn't think we have fallen off the face of the earth. We are all finished our Christmas shopping and now can just sit back and enjoy all the Christmas activites that we can do as a family. In the back of my mind, I know that I need to start packing, we will only have 2 weeks after Christmas, so I guess that will be one of my priorities today. We hope that you are all having a great Christmas. Never forget what this is all about. Jesus came for us, and that is a great reason to celebrate!