Well it has been over a month since I posted a new post. There are many reasons for that. First of all John doens't bring his laptop home anymore and therefore i have to go downstairs and use the computer and my time is limited. I also don't really know what to write about. Do people care about my everyday life? I have read other peoples blogs and love following them, i am just not sure if i have what it takes to be a blogger. I have never been good at writing and so I am not sure what to do. Anyways for the time being I will give and update on what is happening in our household these days.
Recently John took all the pictures off his laptop and put them onto a memory stick and then onto our computer downstairs. Well somehow over half of the pictures are missing and we have no idea where they are! The pictures are from this past year and they are gone! Thank goodness i posted a lot of pictures on my blog and facebook that i have a decent amount of them but there are still some missing which makes me want to cry. We will continue to search for them on the laptop maybe they are hiding. Any suggestions?
The weather has been getting nicer and so the girls and I have been enjoying heading out to our local parks for a fun morning of play. It makes the day go by so much faster when the sun is shining. It makes me feel so much happier and way more energetic to wake up to the sun than when it rains.
This past weekend John took me and the girls to Kamploops for a weekend away. It just happened to land on mothers day and john surprised me with flowers in our hotel room. It was a wonderful weekend. We mainly went for the BC Wildlife zoo as we have yearly passes to the Vancouver Zoo which includes this zoo so it was free. It was such a gorgeous zoo and not busy at all. The girls did great during the day and as well as at night and the drive. They behaved so well we really didn't feel like coming home and when we did we kept talking abotu where and when we are going away again!!
Camryn is growing up so fast. She is 16months now and is just running around! She is starting to talk. She says sentences but only mommy understands them! She can make all animal noises. She loves reading and will sit on your lap for a long time with a book. She has a much longer attention span then Janae did and does! She likes to play along side Janae which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. She likes to walk around carrying her doll and giving it hugs and kisses. She loves water, so bath time is super fun and so is going swimming! When we mention the word bath she repeats it and then pulls her clothes off and heads to the bath tub where she attempts to climb in! She is getting so tall too. I need to measure her and weigh her but i will wait til she is 18months to do that! Camryn is sleeping through the night for the most part, she still will wake up for a bottle once and awhile but it is normally after an 8 hour stretch. She loves to sleep just like her mommy. I feed camryn a bottle before bedtime and nap time and just recently after she is finished her bottle she says "nun nite"and then waves to everyone. At nap time she will say "nun nite nae" which is what she calls Janae. Camryn is always concerend about Janae. When she is not in the room Camryn runs around yelling "NAE, NAE" and when she finds her she points and says,"there she is" well that is what is sorta sounds like!! I still haven't been able to get Camryn to eat fruit. She will eat in dessert but not on it's own. She doens't like sweet foods. Thank goodness other then that she is not a picky eater.
Janae is growing like a weed. She has grown 3 inches since her 2nd birthday and still only weighs 30lbs which is what Camryn weighs!! She talks and talks and talks. Recently i noticed she has picked up on how i talk and that is with my hands!! It is funny watching her, she also has picked up on how i use the word "like" alot! She sure talks like an adult sometimes. Kind of scary actually. Janae has learned how to ride a bike with training wheels and has also learned how to use the breaks! She loves helping me make supper and work outside, washing the van or gardening. She can be the biggest helper but also be a lot fo work too. Janae has good days and then really bad days. A good day will be one where she chooses to be a great sister and friend to Camryn which gives me a little break while they play together. A bad day is Janae will annoy and bug and be not so nice to camryn which causes me to stress out a bit and do a lot of time outs and sometimes yelling! Not always proud of the way I deal with some situations but sometimes your just not in control. I am sure most moms have felt out of control from time to time. Janae loves shopping and especially going to Save on Foods where she is able to have her own little buggy. Janae is so full of life and i am in awe of who she is becoming. Today while we were driving we were listening to Veggie tales and they were singing the song, " i can only imagine" this has to be one of my all time favorite songs. We listen to it quite a bit and today Janae sat in her car seat and sang the song word for word, it brought such a joy in my heart. What i loved the most is that when they sang, "will i dance for you Jesus" she would sing "when i dance for My Jesus" She loves reading her bible and hearing all the stories and she actually listens and asks multiple questions so she really understands it. She talks often about how God created her and the things around us. Each night she prays for each of us in our family and at dinner she will pray as if she is an adult thanking God for giving us food and family. It truly is amazing listening to your kids talk about Jesus.
So that's the news with the girls. They are such a blessing and i have realized that everyday is a blessing that i need to treasure whether it is a really good day or a rough day. God has given me these precious children to love and care and what a blessing that is.
John is busy working. For 4 months John was on workshare working 4 days a week. It was ok financially and we really loved having him home an extra day! A couple of weeks ago John's company went into skeleton mode and layed off the night shift and John's co worker. So now he is back to 5 days a week but on his own. Somedays he comes home pretty stressed out but we are reminded often that we nee dto be thankful that he has a job and is working.
We recently got a couple renting our basement suite, they are super nice and we couldn't be happier with our choice. This extra income sure helps out and makes it a little easier to breath.
Anywho i think this is enough babble for now. I think i have sort of got you caught up to the latest news.
