Paige's Birthday Party...

Thanks to everyone for coming to Paige's birthday party, and for all of the wonderful presents. We all had a great time!
Sorry these pictures are all over the place, but you get the idea!

Happy Birthday Paige!!

For Paige's second Birthday...


2 years ago on this day,
A baby girl came to stay.
With a strong little neck and strong little limbs,
You might have sworn she'd been going to the gym.
She stretched my stomach out left and right,
She pushed her legs with all her might,
That stretched out tummy didn't go away over night.


That first year is all a blur,
As she became a crawling, then cruising, then walking little girl.
"Hi" she would exclaim to customers at Second Cup,
And later she would say to Jen, "What's up?".
On her first birthday she was tentative of the cake,
A caterpillar design that took Amanda hours to bake,
Since then desserts are eaten with an enthusiasm you can't fake.


In her second year she did many fun things,
Running, sliding, and playing on swings.
2 trips to Edmonton were made by a plane,
Many a fond memory that we did gain.
She got to play with her best dog friend Abby,
Snuggling on the couch, feeding her treats and playing in a house not at all shabby,
But when we discovered dog food in her mouth we became a little crabby.


She also had many visitors from out west,
The place that we love second best.
Tyson and Lisa both were here in the fall,
Shortly after the infamous run in with the wall.
Jen and James come to visit at Easter without failing,
After a lot of excited e-mailing,
And at Easter dinner we noticed a younger Sarah Palin.


And of course there are Amy and Clara her 2 best friends,
With whom she could play to no end.
3 little girls born 6 weeks apart,
Sweet little girls that could melt your heart.
The moms can leave them to play without any fear,
Have coffee, talk, laugh, chat, and cheer,
(and even the occasional beer).


So many things to remember as we conclude this year,
So many sweet little things to hear,
Mommy's heart breaks as "I love you mommy" rings in her ear.
But that is why the blog is here.


So as the 3rd year begins, we'll capture every stage,
Of a little blonde sweetheart living on Page.

Socatots

Too hard to tell if Paige likes this class or not. On the way there she said she wanted to go home multiple times. Then when we got there and she got changed into her uniform she asked to go home again, and lay down on the floor for me to change her out of her uniform. The class went ok, but then on the way home we had to run an errand. This led to massive amounts of snacks being eaten in the car, and her refusing lunch. She looked tired, but has done nothing but talk and complain in her crib. I'm hoping for overtired rather than getting sick. For one thing I would like her to be happy tomorrow for her birthday, and also, I would like her to be healthy while she is babysat by her grandparents for the week. We had to exchange her uniform last minute as the size 2 was massive. This 18 month size is still huge. Clara is in our class and looks quite cute in her well-fitting uniform. I'll take a picture of the 2 of them next time we are there together.

Happy Anniversary to us!

3 year Anniversary today. Again we have nothing special planned for the day, but of course we are going on our vacation this weekend. The same thing happened the year before, and the year before that we knew that Paige was being born the next day, so we didn't really do anything either. Oh well, I think an Alaskan Cruise more than makes up for a regular day at home today.

Paige's party with friends...

We had a small birthday party at the Coronation Park splash pad with a couple of Paige's friends. The weather was a bit cool at first, but nice and sunny, and it warmed up enough for the girls to run around in the splash pad. Paige was the most timid, but Amy and especially Clara were right in there. We finished the day off with a picnic and cupcakes.

Born on the 4th of July....

ME that is!!

For my birthday we went out to breakfast at Cora's, and then went to the Royal Botanical Gardens. We're just having a regular dinner tonight, but eagerly anticipating a Boston Pizza and ice cream cake tomorrow night with the family.

Cruise...

Although the counter says we leave in 10 days, it is really more like 8! The 10 days (at the time of this post), counts to the exact time that the ship departs. In reality we get on the ship about 5 hours earlier, and we are actually leaving home the day before to spend the night in Vancouver! So it is much closer than it appears! Thought I would share. When the trip was far away it was accurate enough, but now the counter doesn't seem right when I know we are leaving in 8 sleeps! Jen and James are going to Victoria first for a few days, so for them, they only have 5 sleeps until they get going. For those that don't know, Paige is being picked up here around 1:00 on the 11th by Grandma and Grandpa and going up to the cottage for either a few days or the entire week depending on the weather. Then Mike and I will take a taxi to the airport around an hour later. Good for last minute packing/drying eyes/calming down/getting excited/freaking out.

Various expressions...

A sign of the times with these "I need's":

"I need hand sanitizer"
"I need sunscreen"
"I need sunglasses"

And lately has been saying the following:

"what makes that noise?"
"I don't want it"
"I don't like it"

(Luckily she is not just saying NO. If I try to give her some food she doesn't like she simply says, "I don't want it/like it")

And her longest sentence to date:

"I got more diapers for you mommy, take a look!"

Other expressions commonly used for the last little while:

"Sorry about that"
"Sorry...that's ok"

And strangest reply to date:

Mike: Did you see daddy fishing?
Paige: Sorry about that!

Everyone loves a cottage girl....

That's what it says on her shirt...

And the summer weather begins....

Since missing out on the Toronto Island splash pad, I was determined to get Paige's bathing suit on and go outside. After her (non) nap, we put on bathing suits and sunscreen and hooked up this Diego sprinkler. She loved it. Other highlights include her just wanting me to spray her with the hose, and sliding down a "water slide" (spraying the hose in front of the slide so she could slide through it). She then went in the sandbox, which I didn't think was a good idea, with all of the water, but she didn't get that dirty. And since she liked the water, she was fine with being hosed off after. This whole week willl be "feels like 30+ degrees". We have the AC turned on now. With the humidity here you rarely hear the real temperature. They always say "29, feels like 38", or something like that. I have a feeling that it won't be very humid in Alaska, or very warm for that matter.