Swings!

Well, it may be a rather blustery day today with snow as well (big sigh), but it was nice enough on the weekend to play in the park. Madalyn has discovered swings and she loves them! Here she is enjoying herself.

Chris' Birthday

Today is Chris' birthday and he has been enjoying it so far. He got to sleep in (as much as anyone can with a baby in the house), have crepes for breakfast, open some presents, go out for lunch and play some video games. Tonight we're having a good dinner and Oreo cheesecake for a birthday cake. Very yummy, if I do say so myself! Madalyn also turned 8 months old today. Here are a couple of pictures of the two of them! Aren't they cute?

It's winter again? Where was summer?

It may have been t-shirts and capri pant weather all week, but it is the start of the May long weekend so naturally this is what we woke up to. I hope none of the plants die!

Baseball Blunders

So last night was my first baseball game since jr high. Playing, that is. Chris and I have joined a co-ed softball team. My first inning in the field I had a ball come right at me, I got down on the ground behind it to scoop it up, but I missed and it slammed into my leg just above the knee. Then I had to get up to grab it again and tripped over myself. I did end up with the ball but it certainly was not the most graceful way to go about getting it! I have a nice egg on my leg as a souvenir and all I can say is I am so thankful I am on a team that is in it just to have a good time! Chris makes up for me sucking at it anyway. He had a few nice catches last night and he hits the ball better than me too! Next game is Thursday.

Happy Birthday Grandad

Madalyn has a birthday wish for her Grandad for May 10th. We hope you have a great birthday! The sign was a team effort. I did the cutting and she held on to the gluestick. You're never too young to start crafting!!

Here are the pictures

Since apparently we have resorted to name-calling you will find a bunch of pictures below. Shout out to Dan and Nadine!!! They got engaged last week and we are all very excited for them!!

Madalyn showing off her two little pearly whites and then putting them to good use. She did end up eating the whole cracker.

Oh yeah, I'm stylin' in my flourescent plastic sunglasses from the 80s.

Can you spot the baby among the toys?

The cutest little Easter bunny that ever was!

Madalyn got so excited on Easter morning when I put these on her head that she almost hopped right out of her highchair! Good thing she was strapped in!

Madalyn is on the right sharing a cuddle with her friends Audrey (in the middle) and Sarah (on the left)

At the early age of six and a half months, Madalyn has decided that airline safety is important, so she is reviewing her emergency exits before flying back to Winnipeg from Toronto

A tasteful nude in the tub at her GreatNana and GreatPapa's house in Toronto

Madalyn the day before we left for Winnipeg happy and excited about her upcoming trip

April

The past month has been pretty busy which is why we have been so slack with the blogging.

We arrived in Winnipeg on March 31 at 2 in the morning after waiting out a snowstorm in Brandon. We were going to get a hotel room in Brandon and then just drive to Winnipeg in the morning, but the Brandon Winter Fair was going on so there were no rooms to be had!

We spent two days in Winnipeg and then flew off to Toronto to introduce Madalyn to her extended Wylie family and see David and Jamie. Our time in Toronto was very short and very busy and basically felt like a whirlwind. We were happy to get back to Winnipeg and relax for a couple of weeks before driving back to Fort St John.

Madalyn was able to enjoy her first Easter with all of her grandparents and most of her aunts and uncles. We also managed to squeeze in her first trip to the zoo with her little friends Audrey and Sarah.

We had a much less eventful drive back to FSJ and were glad to be home. After unpacking and having some dinner, Chris decided to check the crawlspace to see if we had any water since a HUGE amount of snow had melted. Well, the pump that was down there was not work and there was a lot of water down there! Not a nice thing to come home to! We had to throw out some things that got wrecked by the water and after getting a wetvac from Canadian Tire everything is nice and dry now. We'll have to get a new pump before next Spring!

I found out last week that I will be going to LA for a conference at the end of June for a few days so my mum has graciously agreed to come up and look after Madalyn while Chris is working. I've been busy trying to renew my passport for the trip since it expires at the end of May. It'll be a big step to leave Madalyn over night for a few days, but at least I know she will be well taken care of.

Chris and I have joined a slowpitch team and games start on the 8th. We had a meet and greet last week and I think it will be fun. Most people on the team are around our age and most are married with about half having small kids. I'm a bit nervous about it because I don't think I have swung a baseball bat since jr high! Hopefully I can hit a ball every once in a while.

Well, I think that is the news for us. I'll try and get some pictures downloaded for an update

Hittin' the road

This time tomorrow we'll be somewhere between Grande Prairie and Edmonton!! We'll be seeing everyone in Winnipeg soon!

Spring is coming

Madalyn turned 6 months old a couple of days ago and she has changed a lot in the last month. She can roll over and sit by herself. She makes all kinds of noises and knows she can make them to get our attention. She is very ticklish and that is a sure fire way to get a giggle out of her. She has started eating solid food and so far really likes peas and carrots but is not all that impresses with baby rice cereal. She has tried corn, but didn't like it, so we will try it again later. She went for six month appointment last week and weighed 14.5 pounds, so she has now gone from the 10th percentile up to just below the 50th. She is getting very rolypoly!
In other news, we will be showing up in Winnipeg in a week and a day and we are very excited for our road trip home! Hopefully Madalyn, Scout and the weather will all cooperate with us!
Spring is finally on it's way up North! Today it was 2 degrees this morning and it is supposed to be above zero for the next week for sure. We'll need it up there for quite some time to melt the 7 feet for snow we have accumulated (no exaggeration there, that's really how much we've had).
I'm having problems downloading pictures right now, but I will post some later!
Hope everyone else has had a good month!

Cuddle time!

Weekend with Nanna and Grandad

Madalyn's Nanna and Grandad came up for a visit this past weekend on their way to Prince George. Madalyn had a blast getting lots of kisses, cuddles, stories and playtime. They bought her a high chair as an early Easter present and she just loves it! She looks very proud of herself sitting in it!

whoops, forgot the pix. Here they are