Happy Valentines Day!

Wishing everyone a very Happy Valentine's Day! Here is Madeline and her cousin Addysen dressed up in the Valentine's clothes.

Toys, Toys, Everywhere!

The other day I was brainstorming about what to do with all the toys that we have around the house. We have an old buffet that I like, but was ready to get rid of! So I decided to re-create it. I was looking on the internet at different ideas for toy storage, but the prices were ridiculous...so I thought I would just copy one that I saw... The original colour was pine, so I painted it black, took off the doors, bought some baskets and liners ( Iam still waiting for more liners from Pottery Barn), and there is my finished product. I just love it and it is completley functional for all of the toys and of course for Madeline to use.

Beautiful, but cold Nature Walk

On a beautiful, cold January day we headed out for a nature walk with some good friend Rob and Sari. First we stopped at there house and looked at all the sheep!!!

Here is Madeline ready to venture out on our walk! It sure was cold, but she had a great time walking and running on the path!

Rob sat her on this rock and we took some great pictures of her!!

Walking through all the dried up leaves! We had a great day with R & S and hope to do it again sometime. Thanks:)

Our little Flowergirl!

While in Mexico, Ed's sister Lori married a wonderful man, Dave. They had an amazing wedding on the beach, overlooking the ocean...BEAUTIFUL!! Madeline had the privledge of being there flowergirl. Here she is after the wedding dancing with the photographer.Playing Peek a boo with the photographer!

Here she is with the beautiful bride in the background. Lori looked stunning on her wedding day!!!

Congrats to the new Mr. and Mrs. F!!! Welcome to the family Dave, you are a great addition to the C family!!!!

Our trip to Mexico

We have just returned from our trip to the Mayan Riviera for my Sister in Law's wedding. We had a wonderful time in the sun, sand and water. While in Mexico we stayed at a beautiful resort that was only 3 years old called El Cid. Most of our trip we hung out by the pool or on the beach enjoying the relaxation. Madeline had an amazing time exploring the beach; playing in the sand, walking in the water and playing in the pool.

Here are Daddy and Madeline enjoying the beach.

We had a photographer take our family pictures on the beach, they turned out better than I had hoped for. Here is Madeline playing on the beach, not paying any attention to the camera, it was great!

This is one of my favorite pictures of Madeline on the beach, it is such an amazing reminder of our wonderful trip to Mexico.

I have to say that our trip was one I will cherish for a long time. I really didn't realize I would have such a wonderful time in Mexico, but it was amazing.

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!