Happy Birthday Bupee!!

We hope that you have a super special day and we look forward to having dinner and cake with you tonight!

Safari

One game that the kids enjoy playing is "Safari". I hide stuffed animals around the house and then we have to try and find them. You must be careful of the vicious lions and mountain goats.......pretty sure Caileigh meant mountain lions! Once we find all the animals, then we enjoy a snack at the Mud Hut and camp out for the night. Great fun on a cold afternoon.





Tuesday morning, after breakfast, Aiden broke out in a face rash. I wondered if he was having a reaction to strawberries because he has experienced minor face irritation in the past. As the day progressed, his whole body broke out in the rash. At this point we started to wonder about fifth's disease. When Aiden woke up Wednesday morning, his face was so swollen that his eyes were little slits. I managed to get him into the Dr's and we are now pretty sure that he had an allergic reaction. He is to be on Benadryl for four days and we go and see the Dr again tomorrow. For now we are off all things strawberry and I will re-introduce it again in awhile. The Dr did mention that 90% of the time, kids can have an allergic reaction to something and never find out the cause. I guess time will tell.

This is a picture of Aiden when the swelling was starting to come down. It isnt very clear but it gives you an idea. Today all swelling is gone, although the rash still remains.

Whirlwind Weekend

Busy weekend!! Sat, my gorgeous friend Myriah and her husband stopped in for a visit. It was so great to see her because I haven't seen her since I was pregnant with Aiden!! I got to officially meet John and even watch video from their wedding in Mexico in December. Caileigh especially loved "Riah". Thank you again for Mikayla's gorgeous lamb shirt and dress. You are too sweet!!! Hopefully we can see each other again soon.


Also visiting this weekend was Auntie Misty! This was Auntie's first trip up to meet Mikayla and she was able to fit in lot's of snuggles. The older two were thrilled to have an eager playmate.







Sunday we went for a drive out to Lund hoping to enjoy the scrumptious baking from Nancy's Bakery, but we found out that they were closed for the month. We walked around the harbour and then while I sat in the van and fed Mikayla, Auntie and the kids continued with their explorations. After that we head into town for a coffee and muffin and then enjoyed a quiet afternoon at home before Auntie head back on the evening ferry. Thank you Aunties for the gorgeous new outfits for the kids and especially their fish oils. Who would have thought strawberry fish could be such a hit!





In other news, Mikayla is 6 weeks today. We are getting lot's of smiles and coos and she continues to be a sweet blessing.




I am back to teaching dance tomorrow and am looking forward to seeing the girls. I have been out running three times and feel good. It is so refreshing to get those moments of solitude. Well, off to prepare for our "Safari". I will write more about this next time.

Some things don't change

18 months



3 1/2

We had a busy day today. We conquered Wal-Mart this morning, although I am still annoyed that their small shopping carts don't hold the car seats. There was a high probability of a disaster with allowing the two older kids to walk through the store, but they actually behaved brilliantly! Next we head to the Library for Story Time. We really enjoyed it and were able to get out some books on Space, which is Aiden's new passion these days. Every single day we are heading off to space. This consists of crawling under Aiden's comforter in a very particular manner. It is the days of every game being held together with a list of rules. We have to sit in a particular way, say things at a particular time and so on. My Mom has termed this game, "Bossed in Space."

This afternoon we head over to the track and there was fun had by all. A little bike riding, sleeping, sunbathing and sand play.

Aiden says, "I can't wait to grow up so I can wear Daddy's underwear!"


Ah, so much to look forward to.

"Aiden, are you ready to go?"




"Aiden, what's taking you so long?"






"AIDEN!!!!!!!!"








Apparently it was imperative that Aiden have his knee pads for our car trip and they happened to be at the bottom of the bin. What does that say about my driving?