A new Nephew

Reese Allan MacDougall joined our family today. Weighing 8lbs 8oz and 21 inches long. I totally called girl and was totally wrong. Nadine and Darren originally went to the Hospital this morning only to have Labour stop on the way there, so they went out for breakfast and then walked the mall. Nothing happened so they decided to drive back to Langdon to have a nap. They left for the Hospital again at 4:00 PM and he came at 7:30. Pictures will follow just as soon as I get some. We are so excited to meet the little guy! Our Family is growing! Fred's parents had 5 grandchildren within 22 months and my parents had 5 grandchildren within 27 months.

Oh the Anticipation

My Older Sister Nadine is now in Labour. I got the call at 6:00 AM to go pick up my nephew Camden because it was Hospital time. So we anxiously await the call saying if Cam has a sister or brother. The great part about taking Cam, is that we will be the first to get the call! So Exciting. I have been calling girl all the way through her pregnancy so we shall find out today. Oh the suspence. I am glad we found out both times what we were having, I think I would have drove myself crazy with wondering.

This is the Stuff

This Is The Stuff
words and music by Carolyn Arends and Connie Harrington

Riding along on a big yellow school bus
Elmer’s glue and a brand new lunch box
Writing my name for the very first time
With a pencil that was bigger than me
From jumping rope and skipping school
To doing things that grown-ups do
Life goes by like that big old bus
If you miss it, it’s history

Paper dolls and paper weights
Scraped up knees and hearts that break
Dreams to dream and plans to make
Love to give and love to take

Chorus:
This is the stuff
The smallest moments
This is the stuff
I need to notice
This is the stuff
Life is made of

Walking along as my life unravels
Looking back at the road I’ve travelled
All the things that matter most
Have caught me by surprise
Misty eyes and silent prayers
Promises and secrets shared
Friends that keep you up all night
Laughing till you cry

Life’s made up of little things
Ties that bind and apron strings
New beginnings, old routines
Love and heartache in between

Repeat chorus

I have always liked this song and lately I have been thinking about it a lot. The part I love most is the chorus

This is the stuff
The smallest moments
This is the stuff
I need to notice
This is the stuff
Life is made of.

Lately I have had a lot of moments with my Kids that I catch myself thinking "This is Why I love my life- I need to remember this" Just Yesterday we went for ice cream and Samantha had her first ice cream in a cone - it was great. We were trying to teach her how to lick the cone - she would stick out her tongue to copy me but wasn't really picking anything up. It was so fun to watch her learn.

I have a really small pocket size digital camera, that I need to start carrying with me- well rather I need to make sure it is charged all the time- it is always in my purse. It doesn't take the best pictures ever but I think I'll take my chances and try to catch some of these moments

5 months

Our sweet little Baby Boy is growing so fast. Nathan was 5 months yesterday, and he is growing and developing so quickly. He has been rolling over for about two weeks now. He has two teeth and we have a sneaking suspicion he is working on some more. He is truthfully one of the most happy babies I have ever seen, I know I am a little partial but I still think it is true. He absolutely adores his sister and loves to watch her play. He loves it when she lays on top of him- he just giggles. He doesn't like sleep as much as his sister did, but we still can't complain. Only one more month till he can start eating solids - well mush, a part of me is kind of sad for that. There is something so special about his utmost dependence on his mom. We thank God everyday for blessing us with two amazing children and we pray for guidance as we try to raise them in a way that is glorifying to him.

Silly Girl

Happy Birthday Anthony

Happy Birthday Anthony! We have only known Anthony for a little over a year, but it sure feels like a lot longer. Anthony is the kind of guy you instantly feel comfortable around. We feel blessed to have friends like Kim and Anthony and look forward to celebrating many more happy occasions with you guys in years to come!

Recyclemania

So Fred and I have signed up for Residential recycling. I was getting so tired of our infrequent trips to the recycling depot. We would wait until our bin was full- well overflowing if we are being honest. Also because we didn't go that often we were throwing out things like milk jugs rather then recycling. We had never looked into recycling service before because we assumed it would be too expensive. So not the case. We went with Recycle blue after a recommendation from Fred's coworker. They charge $130 a year with weekly pick up. That works out to $2.50 a week. So worth it! Plus they take things that the city recycling depots don't accept - hard plastics like shampoo bottles, yogurt containers etc. So far we are in week two and it has almost been a game to see all the stuff we can recycle-today I figured out I can recycle our wipes containers and the bag from Shake & Bake. Yahoo (that speaks to our lack of adult entertainment around our house!) We are excited to see how much it reduces our weekly garbage.