Olivia and Ryan's party

on the 15th we went to Olivia and Ryan's birthday party, it was a pirate theme.

Oh

to be rich... and have so much money you don't know what to do with it all.
then maybe I could have one of these.

Roxy Girls

Since the first time I saw their clothes in a seventeen magazine, I have LOVED Roxy!
I got my first Roxy item's when Cody and I were on our honeymoon.

a month ago I was at a new consignment store looking for clothes for the girls and.... found two Roxy items (a blue shirt and a green hoody) lucky for me one was a size 6 and the other a 9 so I got both.

Jade my littlest Roxy girl

Jade and I both in our Roxy clothes :)

I love jades expression in this picture!!! so cute

costco

on the weekend we went to costco to pick up a couple of things.... this mega sized jar of pickles somehow made it home with us :P it is a good thing that 3 our of 4 people in our house LOVE pickles

ballet exam

Ashlie's ballet class

ashlie getting her hair done by her ballet teacher (miss marisa)

how a professional does a ballet bun... that is one HUGE bun!

showing mummy some moves...

pink

guess who is the pink monster

party

last weekend we went to Faith's birthday party...
this was one of the first times we have had all the great grandchildren together so we made them line up for some photos :)

left to right... Tiffani 11, Ashlie 7, Kiersten 7, Emily 6, Sarah 6, Farmor, Lindsay 5, Jade 4, Faith 4, Olivia soon to be 4. and Ryan soon to be 4.

pictures

today we finished painting the living room/dining room! yippie!!
so here are some pictures of it from this evening.

view from the stairs, ellie's butt in this shotview into the living room from the stairs, ellie in this shot too

wide angle...

view from corner of dining room into living room

looking straight down from dinning room to living room...

new side and coffee tables thanks to a super sale at superstore :)

now all we need is some curtains and maybe a house plant.

new

look and name.
after many hours and finger nail biting... i found a layout i liked, lost the blog, found it, and changed my mind about the whole new look for the blog.
so a little color change and a new name will have to do.

change

i am "trying" to change the blog template to something other then the blogger given templates.... AND i can't remember how to do it!!!
i think my brain is turning to mush.

two hours

were spent outside in the beautiful sunshine this afternoon... I seached high and low for our camera before remembering that it is in the car... aka with cody at his work. so we just went and played without any photographic proof that it happened.



in other news...
I am trying to paint our main living area of our house... stay tuned for photos

Skating

Ashlie's Class had a Skating field trip today so Jade and I helped out with getting kids there and enjoying the skating time (for free!)

Ashlie helping Jade

what nice sister's....

serious skater

Jade with the bar

Jade, Ashlie's friend and Ashlie (Jade didn't want a bar anymore)

Jade all done

Ashlie all done

Happy Birthday Jadey!

Ashlie and Jade Feb 2004

Jade Aug 2005

snow day

Jade
Jade pulling D.J. up the hill
going down the hill
Jade and the Snowman...

an early Birthday celebration

On Sunday we booked the theatre in our clubhouse to watch the Cars movie on a BIG screen.

Jade invited a couple of friends to watch it with her.

what should you be when you grow up...

I couldn't decide so I picked both....

You Should Be a Manager

You're very organized, motivated, and methodical. Fair and objective, you can see all sides of a conflict. You are a good mediator. You are task oriented. You do well with deadlines and schedules. And while you can be a task master at times, you're good at managing people and listening to their input. You do best when you: - Must have attention to detail - Are in charge of people You would also be a good accountant or personal assistant.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

You Should Be a Doctor

You are practical, sharp, and very intuitive. Optimistic and energetic, you are a problem solver who doesn't get discouraged easily. You are also quite compassionate and caring. You make people feel hopeful. You're highly adaptable and capable. You do well with almost any curve ball life throws at you. You do best when you: - Are always learning new subjects - Use your knowledge to solve problems You would also be a good therapist or detective.

What Should You Be When You Grow Up?

Jade's Haircut

BEFORE:
AFTER:

more of christmas...

Christmas party at Jade's Preschool

Happy New Year!

Welcome New Year!!
Wishing you all a healthy and happy new year!