Palm Springs - March 2012

We went to visit Graggy & Papa Muir in Palm Springs during Spring Break this year. Julia flew down with Pat a couple days before me and was having a ball by the time I arrived. She loved going for walks with Riley in the morning and getting a smoothie at the clubhouse. She would have played outside all day and enjoyed time in the pool....unfortunately her skin did not! She was so tuckered out that she would ask to go "night night" when she needed a nap or she thought it was bed time! She was eventually introduced to the golf cart and wanted to constantly go for a ride. 

Grandma & Grandpa Stachniak drove out from Phoenix to visit us and we all had a great time. Julia got the cowboy hat from them and would say "Howdy" and touch her hat at the same time! 

It was such a relaxing and enjoyable trip, besides the awful head cold I had...I just cooked the cold out of me in the sun! Can't wait to go back with both kids next year, hopefully Julia will still be wonderful on the plane and her sibling will be too!

I can't get enough of her chubby knees!!!

Papa and Riley after a hard day!

Our little cowgirl

What a hard life!!!

How cute is this?!?!

 Our Beautiful Girl

Back to reality, time to clean the house!

She is obsessed with Horton Hears a Who! This is the only thing she'll watch now!

Little Friends

Jenna and Finn came to Calgary for the Family Day weekend and we all went to the Wilson's for a fabulous brunch! The kids are so cute together and its amazing to see their distinct personalities. Baby Faye was so snuggly, Ella is the calm and quiet one, Julia is a little more curious and noisy and Finn is definitely a boys boy!

 Trying to give Finn a hug!

 Sweet little girls

 They are so smart already, studying to be doctors!

 Smooch-able faces!

Our wonderful neighbour watched Julia for me one day when I was in a jam. Julia and Shamus go to dayhome together and Julia LOVES him!!! She talks about Shamus all the time and we all love how she says his name. The other day Julia was in the bath and asked "Shamus bath too?" The answer will always be "NO, you cannot have a bath with a boy!!!"

 This picture is from the day she spent at Shamus' house, I love it!

Sarra, Tim and Baby Ezra came for a quick visit one day. Julia and Tim were hilarious together, she had so much fun playing with him. Ezra is the first Eaton child that Julia has met, she can't wait to meet the rest of the clan!

She wasn't too sure about Ezra when he cried! Aunty Sarra brought Julia her rubber boots, she wears them all the time and got to splash in the puddles a couple weeks ago!

Finally a new post!

Pat was playing in a pond hockey tournament in Lake Louise. I can't remember the last time I was there but it is a stunningly, gorgeous place! The mountains are so close to us and I am always in awe of them, I hope I never take them for granted!

 A view of the tournament from the hotel

 Julia would have stayed in her sleigh all day!

 Pat's team with their 'stick boy'

 Watching Daddy play!

So sleepy after all that fresh air!

Here are some of the pictures from the photo shoot we did in the fall with Meg Henderson. She came to Calgary for us, check her out or book her at elsphotography.com.
Click on the picture if you want a bigger view.

Superstar!

Pat loves to make these videos using iMovie...if you don't have a Mac, you really should get one, they are they greatest thing! We are so lucky and blessed with Julia, she is a happy, happy girl and brings us so much joy! She learns things so quickly now and I love hearing her little voice try out all her new words! Her latest one is THANK YOU, sounds like "ANK Oooou", she's such a polite little lady! She chatters all day long and loves playing and reading her "bas" or "boos" (books). She has also figured out how to say cookie and asks for one every 5 minutes or goes and bangs on the cupboard door. She figures out pretty quickly where the cookies live in every new house she's in!!

Julia's First Birthday!

On September 10, family and friends joined us in Sylvan Lake for Julia's Birthday Party! It was a beautiful, hot fall day and we were so grateful that everyone was willing to drive to the lake! Click on the link below to see the pictures!
http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/28061632093-1316752179-19016/

Julia's First Steps! September 7, 2011

Our Baby Girl took her first steps today! She's been pushing herself off the floor for weeks and then just standing there, maybe she just needed to be naked!!! I was in the process of changing her, when she tinkled on the floor, so I went to clean it up and she really wanted to play with the lysol spray!!! Julia took 2 steps, fell down, got up and took these steps that I managed to capture! So exciting!!!
I also love that she took her first steps with her favorite toy, her Kitty!

Summer Days with lots of Play!

June and July were busy months for our Girly! She learned a ton in such a short amount of time: sitting up on her own, crawling, waving, giving kisses (open mouthed...we got to work on that!), she's talking (Hi and Uh-Oh were her first words) and nows pulls herself up on everything! My little girl is just so smart!

We have had so much fun so far this summer! We have spent lots of time in Sylvan Lake, gone for bike rides, went to the Stampede and have lots of time with friends, usually playing in the water! Julia is turning into a little water baby and no matter how cold the water is, she doesn't seem to care!
We celebrated with Finn on his 1st Birthday last week and had a wonderful playdate with Ella and Melissa today! Its so amazing to see Julia actually playing with other kids now, rather than just sitting there staring at them! The kids follow each other around attempting to "share" toys and copy what the other is doing! Julia loves playing with other kids and thinks they are so funny! I should have the video camera out 24 hours a day to capture these precious moments!

Here is a link to some of our summer fun...more to come!

http://photoshare.shaw.ca/view/28061630846-1312437348-36418/280616