School Pictures!

Our ham bone Jameson! Prior to pictures they sent home a form for us to pick what pose and background we would like for the photos. I chose arms crossed and this is what my son did! Gave himself a big hug! Too funny, I love it! So this is his first official school photo! Kindergarten, Mrs. Enns's class 2011.

Mason Turns 3!

Well it happened...our baby turned 3! Wow such a big boy where did those three years go? We had a wonderful celebration with our Mom and Tot friends...and some Dads came too! The party was held at the Melfort Wave Pool and wow what a fun place! We had the entire pool/slide to ourselves for one hour and then the party area where we had some yummy food for another hour. Afterwards a few families stayed to swim some more. It was sure nice having the party out of the house so someone else could worry about the mess. It was also equally wonderful that it was a family party ...I think the kids had fun and so did the parents. It was an Elmo-extravaganza as Mason seems to be an Elmo Freak these days. We were able to buy Elmo themed gifts, cakes and party favors. One of my favorite parts of the day was when he saw his cake ... He said clear as a bell " My ELMO" and stuck his fingers into the cake and started licking the icing. I am so grateful that all the families made it through our first huge snow storm to attend the party. I mean it was huge, if you didn't have four wheel drive it was a challenge just getting out of Birch Hills. So I thank each one of you for making his day extra special.

17 weeks 3 days!

EEEEK! Not sure what is happening...well I guess I do the baby is growing and moving! I guess I can say the same for myself! Over the weekend this whole pregnancy thing is really starting to feel real! The most fabulous feeling in the world! Although changing positions in bed is turning into quite the Olympic sport, trying not to get a cramp or bounce Jordie right out of bed!

Beautiful Sounds

There are many beautiful sounds out there in the world from the crashing waves of the ocean, birds chirping, children laughing even your favorite song on the radio! All of these are wonderful but I do believe NOTHING will ever compare to hearing an unborn baby's heart beat! My new favorite sound is the sound of horses galloping. We had our 17 week Dr. appointment yesterday and I wasn't expecting much since we didn't hear anything the last time. What a wonderful surprise....after a few minutes of moving that Doppler thing around my tummy ...there it was! The wonderful sound of horses running filled the room! The tears streamed down my face I couldn't stop...such happy tears. So glad Jordie was able to be there to hear as well! Now we wait till Dec. 1st for our ultra-sound. I wonder if baby Carrier will be in the right position to see if the children will have a baby brother or sister? I guess we shall wait and see! Eeeek!

Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone! I had such a fantastic Halloween this year! Our party at work was such a success. We had so many outsiders visiting and they all came in fantastic costumes. The staff and I worked hard to get all the Resident's costumes this year. They looked great ..I wish I could post photos. We had angels to pirates, to devils, a doctor, witches, cowboys, a rough rider fan a bride...the list goes on! Made for a very busy afternoon. Not sure where the time went. From that party we rushed home to get our little goblins out the door! Mason was a monkey for school party and then an elephant for the night and James was Super Mario. He had his friend Gordon come from PA to trick or treat with our family. They had a blast running from one house to the next. We were blessed with very nice fall weather this year. No mucky snowy messes. Although after dark it did feel cool. Didn't slow down the children. They still came home with a loot! Hope everyone had a good night!

Well it doesn't get any more real than this friends and family! After fretting for weeks that I couldn't possibly be pregnant ...even after quite a few tests confirming positive....we finally got to see our baby on Friday! I can't even explain the emotions that came over me. I could have watched that screen for hours. (Even though Doula said make it a quick one!) I tried to follow her advise knowing it is not great for the baby but I was in awe and in love. I couldn't stop crying tears of joy which made my tummy move which in turn made the baby move! lol The baby was so active moving all around, sucking on its hand it made it hard to take pictures. The legs on that baby were amazing. They looked so long for such an itty bitty thing. So now we wait and pray that baby Carrier grows big and strong and we count the sleeps till the next Ultra-sound in December where hopefully we find out if baby is a "he or a she". James prays every night now for a girl. He abruptly says he has a boy already! Ohhh kids so funny. I know he will be excited with any baby in the end. It is fun hearing his predictions though!

Thanksgiving Weekend!

What a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend we had. We decided we were not traveling this year, we have been so busy with the wedding we thought we would have a nice quiet weekend at home! Best decision ever! I spent Saturday night making pies, Sunday I got up and stuffed the turkey before Church. Gramma and Grampa Carrier met us at Church and it was an awesome service as always with amazing music! Then we came home to a late afternoon feast. I get so much satisfaction out of cooking for my family and listening to the silence as they devour their food. After supper Jordie did the dishes (something to be thankful for as I think I used every pot and dish in the house) the kids played with Grandparents and then we had pie. James has been asking to eat pie since the moment he got up! He loves pumpkin pie. Monday we decided to venture out to Rosthern for the day to visit the corn maze. What a great outing for all ages. They have two different corn mazes ...which are quite difficult for the amateur corn maze goer! lol We cheated on the big one and took the "emergency exit" but one of the best parts of the visit. We got to feed the most amazing beautiful horses! Even little Mason couldn't get enough of them. They ate the corn from our hands...their velvety noses tickling our palms. I just loved it. Then there was a bouncey castle as well as a rock wall. James did the rock wall for the first time ever. He struggled the first go around he wanted to hold on to the rope ...but the second time he scooted right to the top! Then there was the petting zoo. This Mummy loved the petting zoo. I wanted to adopt a few animals. I will save that story for another post! All in all a fabulous fun filled weekend with our family! We are blessed!