I'm looking at these pictures that I'm going to post on on here, thinking where did summer go?! These photos feel like they were taken so long ago, its almost a blur! It has been a busy summer! Although most days I feel like we should be getting out and doing something, looking at these photos, I guess we did!
In August, Carl gave notice at his job and had a new job lined up to start September 1st. He is working for a smaller company doing property development (his last job had him doing more property management). It's a month in and Carl is finding the job to be much more enjoyable then his previous one and we like the fact that he gets home a few minutes earlier! We decided it might be nice to have some time together as a family and since vacation time is scarce, Carl gave his notice one week early so we could have a week off as a family! We went camping with my parents and then headed up to Whistler to visit Carl's parents!
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| camping in style |
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| Hannah LOVES going for walks ,especially walks with Grandpa! |
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| Hannah's first smore! |
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| Grandma and James |
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| Family hike in Whistler |
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| Hannah, getting some meds from the nebulizer for her breathing while fighting a cold :( |
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| James and Mamo |
As you saw in the picture above, Hannah ended up getting a cold and we decided to use the nebulizer for her breathing again. We went back to the paediatrician who said that now, maybe it is asthma! Since then, Hannah was sick again but we didn't have to use any breathing aids…So maybe its not asthma?! We will see the paediatrician again in November and might be able to get some testing done.
At the end of August and the end of our week of vacation, we celebrated Carls birthday! But it wasn't just any birthday, it was his 30th birthday!!! I surprised him with a train ride for him and his friend Alasdair, from Vancouver to Seattle to watch a Seattle Mariners game. Alasdairs's fiancé and I drove down to Seattle and met the guys there!
In September, Carl not only started a new job but he started another Thursday night class. He's been taking one course a semester for the past year at BCIT. Usually Hannah sleeps over at her Grandma and Grandpa's every Thursday night but they were away for the first 3 weeks of September, which meant I was home alone with both kids allllll day long! We made the best of it!
In the photo above, Hannah is holding a timbit from Tom Hortons. When she gets a special treat or something new, she likes to hold it for a verrrry long time before she eats it. This timbit lasted a good half hour or more, getting a ride on the swing and a couple slides before it was devoured! Hannah was recently introduced to her very own Starbucks drink (steamed milk), although we were going to get it "to go", she walked straight to a table, pulled out a chair, put her "coffee" on the table, climbed into the chair and began chatting away, sipping her drink occasionally. She's already a pro at "going for coffee" and can be quite the little chatterbox when she wants to be (now if only we could understand her…).
We recently celebrated Hannah's second birthday! I can't believe how much having kids makes time fly by even faster! We had a great time gathering to celebrate Hannah's birthday, James dedication and welcoming everyone to our new home!
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| Hannah riding her new bike! |
Just yesterday, on Hannah's actual birthday, we had a little party with 7 of Hannah's friends (missing cousin Avery in this photo). It was a little hectic but lots of fun!
As for our Mr. James, he will be 5months old on Saturday! Although he still isn't sleeping great at night, he's napping well and has overall been a more content baby these last few months. I recently noticed that his ribs seems to stick out a bit, especially on one side. When I asked the naturopath if this was normal, she said no and recommended that we see a chiropractor. So tomorrow, James has his first chiropractor appointment?! Hopefully it goes well and its nothing more serious than an alignment issue. James is getting stronger each day and is drooling like crazy! I have a feeling he is teething already.
So thats been life these last few months for us! We are looking forward to another trip to Vancouver in these upcoming weeks to house sit for Carl's cousin again but other than that, I guess our next big thing to prepare for is Christmas!!!
