Easter Suit

I forgot to post Easter photos. They're the exact same as last year, so I didn't pay much attention to them. Scott, Lee and Grancy came out for an Easter Egg hunt and we talked to Kevin and Andrea on the webcam. I made a suit for Marley which pretty much fell apart in the wash machine and will never be worn again. Here's her loving the exersaucer.

Oilers Fan

Kevin, Scott and Lee took Chloe to an Oilers game (when they were still playing). I had my doubts since I detest the walk from the car, the crowds of people at Rexall and thought the noise would be too much for her. Apparently she did great, cheering and yelling for 3 periods. She fell asleep on the way home though, which never happens. Kevin bought her some gear which looked surprisingly cute on her.

Baby Vaelan

Kathy had a baby boy one month ago, his name is Vaelan. He's adorable and wrinkly and really furry. We love him. He was one month old yesterday, which is scary. I took some photos when he was 4 days old but haven't really seen him much since them as we've all been so icky and sick.
Here's the gorgeous little one.

Mail from Mexico

Kevin and Andrea got the cutest matching dresses for the girls while they were in Mexico. Chloe loves hers. I haven't tried Marley's on yet, she spends most of her days in jammies covered in drool. Here's the cute dress. I told Chloe if she let me take her photo she could jump off the couch. Safety first!

What to wear with a purple skirt

I slaved making this great purple skirt for Chloe. Well, I think it's great. I actually carried it in my purse for a week to show various people who didn't care. I asked Chloe to try it on so I could take some photos of it. She opted to peel off all her clothes, put it on and then accessorize with some striped socks. Not exactly the ensemble I had in mind when I was making it. She then proceeded to do what appeared to be some sort of Mexican rain dance while I tried to take a photo. I cut her head out on purpose....
She wore it for 70 seconds, peeled it off and kicked into the forbidden corner of our bonus room where the fish, dog toys and hula hoop live. Motherhood is so gratifiying.

Spring in the Suburbs

It finally hit springtime temperatures yesterday. I knew this because almost everyone on our street celebrates warm weather by washing their vehicles. Kevin commented today that the neighbor had been washing his car for 3 hours. I looked out the window and realized he had been washing his car for 24 hours...seriously. At one point yesterday another neighbor drove his car over to stand with the car washer to talk about strategy i'm sure. Maybe it's because we drive one company vehicle and a hand me down, but we just don't wash our cars. My car always smells like nuggets and coffee but I clean it by cracking a window and driving faster.

Here's some shots of Chloe wearing a lounge suit I made her. She hasn't worn it since...but it is very springlike.

Snowy Sherwood Park

Nothing like waking up to a snow storm in April. It snowed Friday night and we're back into the deep freeze. Seems like a good time to post a few more photos from the ski extravaganza a few weeks ago. Kevin is so fun with the kids. He yells at them and chases them and throws them in the snow while I stand on the side yelling 'be careful, watch the skidoo, is anyone cold?, Kevin be careful of her knees!!!'. Good times. Marley was the only one who looked the part on the ski hill. She had on a cool ski suit while the rest of our family was mismatched and straight from winners. Thanks to Baby Mya for the cool (or warm I should say) duds. It was a lot of fun and I'm hoping Uncle Bob will take Chloe skiing next year once she has a cool outfit of course.