Rockin' Out

When Lexy hears music it's as though she becomes possessed by it. She often holds on to herself, pulls at her clothes, and raises her arms into the air like she can't stand it. And then she "rocks out!" She jumps up and down, sways back and forth, shoots her fingers out to the sides and pumps her hands into the sky... all to the exact beat of the music. She just LOVES to dance. She begs you to put music one for her by pointing at the CD player and then doing a little jiggle to show she wants to dance. This happens at least five times a day. We love it!

THREE YEAR OLDS

Now that Sophie is three and so in tune with her world, it's really interesting to see her personality blossom. There are so many things that she is interested in and becomes infatuated with.
She's so amazing to watch when she's on the computer. She has no fear and just figures it all out. She can navigate her way through her favourite kids' website and figure out all the games and colouring pages. It's truly amazing!
You should hear Sophie sing. What a wonderful voice. She is always coming home from school with new songs that she has memorized and she makes up the most hilarious words to familiar tunes. It's like being in an operetta around here some days.
Sophie's imagination is alive and well and I think she may spend more of the day as someone or something else. FIrst she's Pippi Longstocking, then a mermaid, then a turtle who eats soap. It goes on and on.
It'll be interesting to see what she does in life. May she always be as funny and smart and beautiful.

B B B BUSY

One of the things that has been keeping me from updating my blog- besides two kids etc- are the courses that I have been taking online since the Fall of 2006. I'm slowly working my way through a diploma in Applied Business Technology. I've been doing only two courses at a time since Lexy was born, but I'm seeing the end. I should be finished before next Christmas. Arrrg! But I am proud of myself; I'm maintaining a high grade average and I'm definitely learning some handy things.

CHRISTMAS DAY

This year was our first Christmas at home in Nelson since Sophie was two months old. There was tons of snow to play in, lots of food to eat, and a nice long day to enjoy with our little family. We were once again spoiled with gifts from our friends and family and it was a wonderful day. We ate a fantastic Christmas Dinner with Tracey and Ross and Fred Easton, Jon and Tracey's business lawyer. We enjoyed getting to know Mr. Easton a little better and were enthralled with the story of how he came to be a lawyer; a very interesting story, indeed.

It's just been pointed out to me that I haven't updated this blog since December 24th. I can't believe it's been this long! Well, if you're reading this, thank you for continuing to check in without reward since Christmas. I promise to post more often and I will definitely catch you up in the next few days. Until then...

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Happy Holidays Everyone! We wish you all the Merriest of Christmases and that you be lucky and blessed and filled with joy during the upcoming new year. We wish we could be closer to you right now, but send big kisses and hugs to all. Love you!

Jon, Laurie, Sophie, and "Little Lexy Lou Who"

BYE BYE

I know, every parent thinks their kid is a genious, but really... she's only eight months old, and she speaks!!!

LEXY UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE

LEXY GETS HER FIRST TASTE OF (MOM'S) BIRTHDAY CAKE

PLAY TIME

The Girls... Finally, Sophie has a sister who's fun to play with.

Most Terrifying Video You'll Ever See

Well, at just under ten minutes, this video is a bit long; but please take the time to watch it- it's brilliant!

People make perfect pixels

Holy Cow!

PEEK-A-BOO, I SEE YOU

Clap Clap Clap

GOOD MORNING!

It doesn't seem that long ago that we were awakened by the sound of the snow plow, but that's just what got me out of bed this morning. I jumped up; "they must be cleaning up the the leaves on the road", I thought, but no, there it was all white and cold...SNOW!! The first of the season.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Here are a few photos from Halloween night. Sophie Trick-or-Treated her way through our neighbourhood and now has an entire bag of candy to eat. Jon took Sophie out while Lexy "the penguin" and I handed out treats at home. It was another successful spooky yard this year and we heard many "ooohs and ahhhs". We had over 50 kids come to our door!

SOPHIE ARTWORK

Here are two new pieces from Sophie. I found these in a huge pile of drawings she's been working on lately at home. One is a Halloween picture of a ghost flying over a pumpkin patch. The other is our family; Jon, Laurie, Sophie and little Lexy. It seems like Sophie has all of a sudden gone from drawing scribbles to drawing objects with all of their parts; arms, eyes, striped shirts, etc. We are going through a lot of paper, but I love the things she draws!

This Is Halloween

The Skeleton Dance (1929)

Only two weeks until Halloween- one of my favourite days of the year! I love this Disney movie, released all the way back in 1929.

BIRTHDAY COLLAGE