Outta Kelowna, into Invermere

After some big help from a little girl ...and even more from some fantastic friends(!!!!), we managed to leave (late) for Invermere. We drove through the night Friday so that Atalie would sleep and not cry. So even though we only left at 11:30pm and arrived 6.5hrs later, it was well worth not listening to crying the whole way! Yea!! We have arrived! And what a beautiful backyard! Could not have asked for more. This is the view from the back deck. Yup - see? Couldn't have asked for more. The Uhaul took some time to empty - full to the brim! A huge thanks goes out to Kendra's brother (Tyler) and her parents!!! Kitchen & Dining room. We absolutely love our house! It has 3 bedrooms, 2 fireplaces and 2.5 baths & is furnished. It definately feels like the cottage it is. It's a summer home for a Canmore couple, which means we have to move out mid-May. That's the only sucky part. Living room. Grandma holds Attie and rocks her to sleep. You wouldn't know this, but this is quite the accomplishment - Atalie's goal in life seems to be to stay up as long as possible, no matter what the cost. See?? She is DEAD TIRED but remains awake! Rrg. Grandma fed her many things this weekend, including oranges. Yum!

Success in carrots.

By golly she likes the carrots! We've tried beef, rice, tomato, potato, peas... alas!!

Diaper Time!

Fun on the change table...

Peas & Apples

Mom is starting to experiment with Atalie... this one actually went okay. We tried blending ground beef, rice & tomato sauce last week - she grimaced, spit it out and then actually started gagging and coughing as though it were her last breath...sheesh. Then we tried mashed potatos - not quite as bad but she still refused to eat it. So yesterday and today it's been peas & apples...sounds a little nasty, but really it tastes okay(!) - nice and sweet the way she likes it. Good grief. "What in the blazes of bad food is this?!" "Okay, I think I can do it." "Mushy green food is kinda fun!" "Okay, I've had enough." Atalie cuddles with Mom in the morning:) Hmm... a candid moment ;)

lost 6inches!

BEFORE AFTER

One tired pumpkin

Atalie refused to have her second nap today, despite motherly advise that she would be very very tired if she didn't. Well, Daddy sat down on the couch with her after giving her some pablum and her eyes closed 30 seconds later... I guess she's too young to tell, "I told you so!" Besides, she doesn't look like she really cares at this point. Hm. Oh well. I won't complain about a sleeping baby!!

Thanksgivin'

So this Thanksgiving turned out to be a smashing success in everyone's books! While we enjoyed turkey dinner with our friends, Atalie enjoyed the decor... this pumpkin was carved out to be a candleholder, not food... Krazy Kendra was up at 6:30am to make turkey preparations - her 1st turkey dinner! Tasted pretty good. But seriously - what a ton of work! A few pics from the week previous to the weekend: Atalie is all bundled up to venture out into the cold crisp Autumn air! Her Great-Grandma would be proud to see that the little outfit she once made has been passed down to be worn once again:) I bet it never stops being adorable!

Sold the condo!

Yes this is just a brief update to say thanks for prayin - God has responded within our "deadline" and we are truely greatful! We accepted an offer for our condo Sunday night, so all we're waiting for now is completion of the finishing in our unit and we can have the dough :) :) I'll tell you though, this has been one heck of a learning curve! There's so much to learn about buying/selling, especially when you're flipping something and sellig before completion - lots of extra fees and rules everywhere you look! We didn't end up making quite as much as we had calculated, due to our own naivity (is that a word?), but that's okay. It was definately worth it and wow - what a financial blessing. We'll be able to rid ourselves of debt (for the most part) and begin fresh... something that otherwise would have taken at least 5 or 6 years! God is gracious. ..sorry, no pics this time ;)

vtwin - not twins

Our big purchase, mostly thanks to the buyer of our condo, was a Yamaha V-twin 1100. Pretty nice. Kev is stoked. Kendra doesn't have to hear about bikes anymore... or so she thought;) Actually, she kinda likes it - alot! What can he say? Not much. I think he's happy! Here she is, in all her glory:)