:: Days Inside ::

:: Lately the weather has not been conducive to being outside, so we have been inside doing all sorts of things - Here is a little update of our lives in the Fall of 2007 ::

:: Camera -- Our video/digital camera decided to stop working....not the digital part but the video part, so I am camera less for the next 3 - 6 weeks!!!! Good thing we bought the extended warranty! But unfortunately we won't have it back for the birth of this baby...So sorry for the lack of pictures I will do my best to use our other digital camera, but I need to find the usb cable so I can download the pictures and that may be a task in itself! ::

:: Last week I spent most of the week in my Mom's test kitchen (in their basement) trying to complete the butter sauce ~ I got the better portion done by Friday evening and I have to make 5 or 6 batches today and I will be finished ::

:: Saturday we celebrated Jaelyn's 1st birthday - which was all girl! It was great to visit with all of our friends and crazy to see all the little ones running around. It was quite the hoot for people to see me too, I had quite a few people come up to me and say "weren't you in this state the last time I saw you?" - I guess it's been a while and yes, I was pregnant the last time you saw me! ::

:: Saturday night we went over to our friends Matt & Lisa's to enjoy a night of Indian food...it was super fun to make and all the better to have great company to do it with ::

:: Yesterday we had my parents over for their 35th Wedding Anniversary - we had roast beef with potatoes (the first ones didn't turn out the way I planned so we had two different types), salad & buns. Then (my mom's fav) we had Pavlova for dessert. We (all of us kids) got a picture frame and put each of our wedding pictures in it along with theirs and had an inscription made that said "...35 years later Happy Anniversary" - it turned out really well and made a tear come to the eye, so I guess it was a hit! ::

:: Here they are 35 years ago - Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad! ::

:: Last night we headed over to Paul's parents place to celebrate Paul's Dad's birthday - Paul's sister made chicken lasagna (which was amazing) along with salad, potatoes and I made apple cobbler for dessert. It was a great night of visiting and guesses of when this little one will be born. Mum L is sure that it's going to arrive on October 17th - that's only 17 sleeps away, that makes my palms sweat just thinking about it! ::

:: Congratulations Grant & Jen! Our friends Grant & Jen welcomed a new little baby into the world this morning, this is baby no. 3 for them and we are so delighted that everything went text book with the delivery. She had 2 hours and 37 minutes of labour from the time her water broke...Lucky lucky girl!!! I will update what it is and it's name once I am given the go ahead from Jen ::

:: So today I have quite the to-do list - so I must go, but hopefully I will find the usb cord so I will have pictures of our life while we wait for the other camera to be fixed! ::

:: Happy Monday Everyone! ::

:: Whistler No. 3 ::

:: On Sunday we went to Blacombe to the street market, hung out by the river checking out rocks and walking around looking at all the dogs - Jacob loves dogs! We headed home around 3:30 to ensure we made it to Emma's 1st Birthday for 6:00 - the traffic was really bad though and we were still a half hour late! ::

:: We had an awesome time and we're both on cloud 9 from the weekend - it was just what we needed! ::

:: Whistler No. 2 ::

:: While up in Whistler we enjoyed walking around, the hot tub at the condo and going out for dinner to the Old Spaghetti Factory - Everything was perfect...we weren't disappointed at all! ::

:: Whistler No. 1 ::

:: On Friday Paul got home around 1:45 and we were on the road by 2:15. We had a few stops to make and by 3:45 we were on our way. We arrived in Whister at 5:30, which was perfect. An now comes the fun part, giving Paul his 5 gifts...his first one was the surprise and the second one was movies to watch while up in Whister...it was so fun preparing all of his 5 gifts! ::

:: We decided that our gifts to each other would be writing a letter and this was by far my most favorite part of the weekend - Paul wrote me an amazing letter ::

:: On Saturday we woke up and had cinnamon buns, fruit and porridge and then went for a long walk through town, enjoyed some Starbucks and watching Jacob adventurize; it was such a great day!!! ::

:: This Week ::

:: I have a full week this week, but there are many highlights! ::

:: Tomorrow morning I am starting my first batch of Butter Sauce for Cranberry Creek -- I have just under two weeks to get the sauce made, packaged and shipped off for the season (so there is a little bit of a time crunch, but it will be great to get it done) :: :: I get to go for my massage that Paul bought me on Thursday night - I am truly delighted to indulge in this treat - Can't wait! ::
:: After my massage on Thursday night I am heading over to Lisa.B's place to watch Grey's with her, since we don't have cable I have to make a date to watch one of my little indulgences! ::

:: I will be back with a WHISTLER re-cap once I have un-packed all of our stuff :D ::

:: My Secret ::

:: We're off to Whistler!!! ::

:: Paul's sister and brother in law have a condo up in Whistler and we are able to use it - isn't that fabulous??? We really need a break from reality but with the costs of reality we weren't able to afford going anywhere (and plus I'm 8 months pregnant and can't fly anyway) ::

:: So I have kept this little secret to myself (well mostly myself - actually when I come to think of it most of our family knows, so I really haven't kept it that much of a secret!). Anyway I have done all of the preparations to get this trip underway, I even got Paul to change our burnt out headlight in our van last night without him suspecting a thing! So today has been full of packing clothes, food, toys, toddler items & other misc. items that we might need. I have written up a schedule of events and planned two special nights, tonight is movie night with caramel corn and candy and tomorrow night is dinner out (a luxury in our books) ::

:: I know that he will be SO delighted when he finds out that we're not actually going to the Imax and Stone Grill tonight - I can't wait!!! ::

:: Here are some pictures of the condo ::

:: HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND EVERYONE - I KNOW WE WILL :D ::



Northern Lights #1 VillageThree Bedroom
Northern Lights # 1 is a comfortable three bedroom plus den town-home, perched just above the Westin Hotel and Resort, only a few minutes walk to the heart of Whistler Village. This lovely home offers great outdoor exposure through its towering floor to ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings in the living area. Its well equipped kitchen is complete with stainless steel appliances, wine fridge and granite countertops. All bedrooms are comfortably and spacious. Located on the top floor, the master bedroom is generously sized and offers a private ensuite bathroom. Two bedrooms and one bathroom are located on the lower floor.
When you are taking a break from the outdoor activities, the media room / den is the perfect retreat for kids and adults alike. It features a huge TV, a foosball table and plenty of seating. Or after a tiring day on the slopes, unwind by soaking yourself in the private outdoor hot tub or relaxing by the fireplace.
Northern Lights # 1 is a great Whistler village accommodation choice, offering access to the village with a short 4 minute walk to the Westin Resort and Spa and a further 2 minutes to the base of the lifts. For extended families or larger groups, combining the nearby Northern Lights # 15 and # 25 offers fourteen bedrooms and sleeping for over 30 people.

:: The secret is almost here ::

Hi All!!!

Well I can almost let my secret out -- but not officially until 1:00 pm. I don't want to risk the chance that Paul will check the blog from work or that someone in his office will check and let the "cat out of the bag".

Paul was funny when he read the post about the secret, he said "you didn't get us a cat did you?" -- No, no hunny it's not a cat!

His other guess was, your due date is our anniversary...nope but I wish :D

I know you're all waiting with baited breath for the secret (yeah right!) sorry but you'll just have to wait, I'm off to do last minute things to prepare!

:: Just an hour ::

:: I have just put our little {big} boy into his big boy bed for the first official time (we tried another time but my parents had just returned from a trip and he was too excited to go back into it and we were to tired to persevere) ::

:: Paul was out (sometimes things are more difficult when there are two people to suck up to) and so I decided since all of his stuff is in his "big boy room" that I would try him in it - it only took one hour to get him settled in...not too bad for the first time. I gave him his sippy cup and sat beside the bed, didn't touch him but every time he sat up I would say "good night Jacob, lye down, you're in your big boy bed, it's time to go to sleep" and he would do so. At the end of the hour he was still awake but I just left him, shut the door and listened to him whine/cry for a few moments. I came downstairs, turned on the monitor and all is quiet up in his room ::

:: Paul just returned home and opened the garage door that is so conveniently right below his room and he didn't stir, so looks like night no.1 of our little boy being an official BIG boy is here..we will have good snuggle and maybe shed a tear prior to going to bed as this is again another sign that our "baby" is growing out of being our "baby" - but I guess it's all in due time! ::

:: Good night baby boy - We love you! ::

:: Edited to add ::

:: We had a crying Jacob @ 2:00 am - I sent Paul to go get him thinking that it must be 6:30ish and he's starting to wake up. Paul brings him into bed and he's thrashing around, after about 10 minutes I ask Paul "what time is it?" he states "two o'clock" - I'm like "what!??!" okay Jacob back to bed. I make him walk to his big boy bedroom and get him to climb into bed, I lye him down do the whole good night routine and walk out, he cries so I go in 2 or 3 minutes later as he's trying to scale the guard rail. I tell him to lye down. I wait a few minutes (more like 10) and then say good night and walk out. I hear him sit up in bed (crazy pregnancy ears) and I holler from our bed "lye down Jacob, it's time to go to sleep" and what do you know - he does! He finally woke at 7:20 this morning and Paul had to go in and get him as we could see he was trying to scale the guard rail again! Not bad all since the little guy is only 15.5 months old! Now naps today will probably be a whole different story! Pray for us :D ::

:: Congratulations ::

:: Congratulations to my long time friend Laura and her beau Josh - He asked for her hand on Saturday after a beautiful horse back ride, this was all in celebration of their one year anniversary (smart man Josh, keep everything on the same date if you can!). They are planning a late January wedding. Blessings on your next few months of being engaged - We pray everything works out just perfectly for your special day! :: :: Here is the rock - Not too shabby eh?!??! Laura had this one picked out for years just waiting for that special someone, well done Josh and lucky you....You're that special someone! ::

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:: A friend of mine told me about this blog by a gal named Dawn, she has 6 kids and her blog averages 100 comments per post!!! Crazy huh!?!? ::

:: Here is her blog address: http://mom2my6pack.blogspot.com/ ::

:: Happy reading! ::