New Haircut!

So I finally took the plunge and cut off my long hair. Which was halfway down my back. It was scary but exciting. I got used to putting it up in ponytails and updos. But I decided that now was the time to cut it off and go with a more stylish cut. I just love it!!!

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!!!

Lori and Dave's Wedding Reception

This past weekend we headed to Calgary for Ed's sisters wedding reception. You may remember us going to Mexico in January for her wedding. We had a great extra long weekend, it was full and busy and not too cold. We were a little worried about how cold it was going to be in Calgary because of all the recent snowy days they have had, but it was beautiful while we were there.




The theme of the reception was the beach, so there was a lot of seashells and blue fabric. It was beautiful! Lori and I had a great time decorating the tables, making the cake and organizing the wedding reception.

Here is Madeline in her flowergirl dress!

My cute little girl sitting pretty on a chair in the reception hall!

Here is the wedding cake and table that I decorated. The cake didn't turn out exactly how I had imagined. I didn't make the cake, a bakery in Calgary did, but I decorated it. It turned out okay for decorating the cake at the reception hall an hour before the reception.

Here is the table we decorated. My mom made the blue scarves that are in the middle of the table. The vase was filled with water and there was a floating candle on top. There were 4 votive candles around the table with seashells and crystals. It looked great!

Congrats again to Dave and Lori!

Calgary bound!

The cute couple in Mexico, enjoying the beautiful sun filled day!

Our little flowergirl checking out her basket of flowers!

What a great place to have a wedding!

This weekend we will be heading to Calgary to enjoy Ed's sisters Lori and Dave's wedding reception. We attended there wedding in Mexico in January and now they are having a big reception because most people could not attend the wedding. We are looking forward to a nice get away in Calgary. If only the weather would get better there, it has been cold and snowy. I am trying to pack this morning and feel lost to what to pack. I guess we are going to have to pull out all of our winter clothes again. I will update my blog when we get back from Calgary!

Our new Playhouse!

We got a belated Christmas present delivered to our door for our little Madeline. We have waiting since Christmas to get this special present, but it has been on back order. When the delivery man brought the playhouse up the stairs, Madeline was so excited. When daddy got home we opened up the box and got all the parts out and made the beautiful little playhouse. She has been having such a wonderful time going in and out of the playhouse. Looking in the door, looking out of the window at us....It is wonderful that she has a great little play area on the patio and mommy & daddy have a nice relaxing area on the patio to watch her. Thank you Grandpa and Grandma for the great playhouse. Love Madeline