Family Portraits!

A few weekends ago we headed to Old Clayburn Village in Abbotsford for some Family Photos. Carly from Pink Plum Photography took our pictures and we are absolutley thrilled with them.

I love this one of Madeline looking up too me.

Looking through the window of the Old Clayburn Tea house. It is such a beautiful location.

One of the many family photos Carly took, I love this one!

Sitting on the window sill of the old School in the village.

My two cuties! I love you both so much!

Waterslides!

A few weekends ago we headed to Cultas Lake to go camping. We decided because of the beautiful weather, to head to the Waterslides. We had never taken Madeline to the waterslides before and thought this would be a great opportunity. The first thing we did when we got into the gate was rent Madeline a lifejacket. Then we took her over to the toddler area and let her go for it. Below is a picture of Mady heading down the slide, not knowing there would be water at the end. We did get a few tears, but once she got used to it you couldn't stop her.
Here she is trying a bigger slide all by herself, she wasn't afraid at all. We have never seen her laugh so hard!

Heading down another slide, she had to try them all. You couldn't stop her! Madeline loves water and so this was something she absolutley loved doing.

Heading down one of the biggest children's slides with daddy. The water at the end was quite deep so that's why daddy headed down with her on this slide.

We will definitley be taking her to the waterslides again. What a great family day and thanks to my mom for coming to watch Madeline so Ed and I could enjoy a few of the bigger slides.

May long weekend

May long weekend we headed to Victoria with my family. We had a wonderful time there, we stayed at a great hotel right by the harbor. We did lots of exploring around Victoria and also relaxed by the indoor pool.
Here we are on the way to Victoria, Madeline absolutley loved the ferry ride. She loved walking into the wind and playing at the play area.

Here are Madeline and my neice Addysen posing in the hotel lobby with there bouncy balls. Ready to go for dinner at the Spaghetti Factory.

While in Victoria we did a little bit of shopping. Here is Madeline checking ou the window display.

Here is my sister Tanya and her daughter Addysen posing for a girly picture. Uncle Ed was being a goof, making the little girls smile. We had a great weekend on a little get away with my family. Thanks Dad and Mom A.

18 months!!!

(Here is Madeline 1 day old!)

(Here she is at 12 months old!)

(Here she is at 18 months old in Calgary)

Time has flown by so fast! Our baby is just over 18 months old! She has been such a joy to us. She is a very healthy and busy little girl. She runs all over the place, talks a mile a minute, sings all the time, loves animals (even cats, her mommy is not so sure about them though), loves doing puzzles, reading books, playing outside, help in the garden, playing with friends, my list could go on and on ... I really feel blessed to have been given such a wonderful little girl to be a mom too!!!

Madeline is turning 1!!!!!!

Our family at Aldor Acres for Madeline's Birthday Party!


Madeline walking with Nana C. and Grandma A. !



Madeline sitting on a large Pumpkin at Aldor Acres!

Madeline showing us how old she is!

Madeline's 1st Birthday cake, that Mommy and her friend Lisa made!

How fast the time has gone...our baby is 1 today! She has done so many things in her first year that we are so amazed by...playing, rolling, crawling and walking! We are so proud of our little Pumpkin Seed and feel so blessed to have been given such an amazing gift from God. We look forward to see what the next year holds for our little girl! Happy 1st Birthday Madeline Faith! We love you very much, Love Dad and Mom XOXO

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I love this time of year, the crisp air and the beautiful colours.

One year ago today I was 1 week overdue with our beautiful daughter Madeline Faith. I can't believe how fast the year has gone. Now our baby is turning 1 in less then a week, (more on this later!).

We had a wonderful time with my family on Saturday and Sunday evening, celebrating Thanksgiving. Ed's family will be coming out on Thursday to celebrate Thanksgiving and most importantly Madeline's 1st Birthday. We have been very blessed this past year with an amazing addition to our family, who knew our little Madeline would bring us so much joy.

We hope you have enjoyed this Thanksgiving as much as we have!

Girls Day!

Today was a wonderful day full of girl stuff. My sister Tanya and her daughter Addysen & Madeline and I went shopping today. It is so much fun watching Addysen and Madeline interact now that they are getting older. I love watching them get excited when they see each other. Addysen gets so excited when Madeline walks just like her, (Madeline can't quite walk without Mommy and Daddies help, she needs one hand to help her along), she loves to try and hold her hand. Madeline absolutley loves Addysen's hair, Madeline's hair is starting to grow we hope!!! Thank you Tanya and Addysen for the great girl day!

My 1st Official Blog Post!!!

We have decided to start a blog and after lots of thought, we have jumped into it! This blog will give you a look into our lives...all our adventures that we take. We hope you enjoy reading it and seeing our pictures. Love, Ed, Trista and Madeline