Christmas '07 happenings

Well this year's Christmas wasn't all we had expected but I'd say it was just as good as ever! We had hoped to be in our new house for all the festivities but instead stayed put in our little (and I mean little) duplex. My (Kendra's) family came to visit us and we had a good, relaxing, delicous Christmas together! The neverending chocolate box. The gifts were all for Atalie this year. Our chunky little monkey didn't get many gifts this year but by the looks of him he doesn't seem to care:) Atta boy! Aiden will be 4 months old on January 4th and it seems that he hasn't stopped smiling for the last 3.5 of them:) I just can't stop kissing these happy little cheeks!! After getting up at 7:30 (or earlier) all but one morning, Kevin and I are still as tired as I look here... we'll catch up, one of these days.

~~~Swimming~~~

We went to Cranbrook's RecPlex yesterday to take the kids swimming. Atalie is high energy these days and desperately needed to get out of the house to have some fun! Here's some pics and a couple video clips of Atalie and Aiden. The above pic is of Columbia Lake - Canal Flats is at the far (South) end of the lake.

Goofin around!

Atalie was being her usual goofy, babbly self this morning. Kevin was home a little longer than usual this morning (loooong day yesterday getting most the insulating done!) so we had some fun playing with the kids. Kev made pancakes for us this morning and while we were eating he started humming the theme song from the movie "Rocky" (the training scene where he runs around boxing the air and cheering himself on... hilarious, by the way). So I thought it would be funny to get her boxing like Sylvester Stallone since she had already decided to take her shirt off (a new thing). Here's a clip of what we captured. It turned into a bit of an Atalie-gong-show.

Chillin~ Workin~

Daddy (with his work hair!) and Son. Aiden decided to chill after a good long session of jumping yesterday:) He looked as though he had never been so comfortable or content in his whole little life. He was limp like a steamed string bean;) Kevin had help from Ethan today ~ they worked on finishing up the fascia and sofit. Kev put up some insulation yesterday (master bedroom and kids bedroom). View from part of the kitchen window.

Jumping Jolly!

Aiden has his first "GO" at the ol' Jolly Jumper. Check it out in my YouTube videos. Atalie immediately insisted on "helping" her brother jump... he got more of a shake than a bounce however... ;) As for the house, we've got an electrical inspection tomorow (Wednesday) so if you think of us send up a little prayer. We keep hearing how picky they can be when the homeowner pulls the permit for the electrical... inspite of how well it's done they like to go the extra mile, looking for anything they can call unacceptable. Thanks!

Where's Waldo?

Do you see something in common with the last 3 pictures - other than the house? **Colour red may appear brighter than it is** Kevin, Ron (hired help) and Ethan (friend) got lots accomplished these past 2 days. We decided to hire Ron to help Kev get as much done as possible b/c he has to go back to his regular job in January... none of this is in the budget of course, but we've already anticipated the large increase of our final mortgage amount... so what the hay... ... and "Waldo", incase you couldn't see him, is the golden retriever standing in all but the first picture. Apparently he likes to hang around:) Kinda cute. Too bad Atalie is scared of any animal (stuffed or not) larger than a mouse (he's a cross of something else and is actually quite gigantic - twice her size anyways)... no wait... she might be afraid of mice too but I wouldn't know b/c she's never seen a real one.