Our Pre School Girl

 Our Pre School Girl    May 31, 2013


   Today was a big day for Saidey! She had Pre School Orientation. Ben and I had decided not to send Saidey to pre school but after talking to Saideys Speech Therapy teacher again we changed our minds. So we registered her Monday and today she got to go see what it was all about. I'm kind of glad it all happened so fast so I couldn't change my mind!
   We are hoping that pre school will help her slow down and pronounce her words clearer, and I am sure it will benefit her in so many other ways as well. Hannah and I will  miss her like crazy! ( But Hannah does seem to love evenings when Saidey hasn't napped and so Saidey is the first to go to bed! It is fun to listen to her talk and watch her play without Saidey because she definetly spends most of her day copying her big sister!)
   The fact that Saidey is going to pre school is huge for me! A year ago there was no way I could even consider it! Ever since Saidey was born 4 and a half years ago I have become sickness germaphobe ! I think it started when we had to be so, so careful in the NICU sanitizing our hands, and even when we got to take her home after 6 weeks her pediatrician still said we needed to keep her out of the church nursery and away from sick kids. When Saidey did somehow manage to catch a tummy bug she ended up in the hospital due to dehydration twice in one year. This was scary and just made my phobia worse. Thankfully Saidey can now deal with tummy bugs no problem and is a superstar cold fighter! Being Saideys mom has made me a stronger person, and looking back I wouldn't want it any other way! I am so thankful to God for taking my phobia away! It took 4 years and daily prayers. I am also thankful that Ben was so patient. Ben loves people, so having a germaphobe wife was super hard for him! It was so easy for me to just keep Saidey at home away from all the germs and we definetly stayed home a lot more that Ben would have liked. I still don't like it when my girls get sick but I know its good for them and while many people would still consider me a sickness germaphobe I am very excited at how much better I've gotten!
  

Saidey four and a half years ago! Proof that there can be miracles if you believe!
 
 
 Saidey today after Pre School Orientation! Happy and Healthy!

What We've Been Up To

What We've Been Up To   May 31, 2013

 

 

 

   We have been having beautiful weather the past few weeks! The girls have been playing ball, blowing bubbles, and spending lots of time with the pets.

   One night while Ben was golfing I took the girls to Green Haven Garden Centre and told them they could each pick one flower to have as their own. Hannah didn't do so well and tried to fill our whole cart with flowers. Saidey took her flower choosing very seriously and walked down every aisle looking and sniffing. She finally decided on a peach coloured Geranium.

   On May long weekend tragedy struck our chicken coop. The girls and I were in town and Ben was sleeping after working 15 hour day. He woke up to the sound of barking dogs and panicking chickens. When he got outside two big dogs had killed 3 of our 6 chickens. Of course they had to get Saidey and Hannah's special ones! Luckily someone we knew had just got 26 tiny baby chicks so we were able to replace them that night.

   One week later we woke up to find that dogs had come in the night and killed the last of our 3 big chickens. We were so sad. So we are going to try putting stronger wire around the coop and hopefully soon we will also get our whole yard fenced in. Saidey is so nervous about the  big dogs she wont even go outside without Ben or I going with her.

 

 

Chickens    May 11, 2013



   I cant believe how fast our baby chicks have grown! It has taken awhile but they seem to be finally getting used to us!  We let them out of the chicken run in the morning if we are planning to be home and they love to peck around looking for things to eat. This morning they were on the deck eating our leftover porridge we put out for the dog.
   A few weeks ago we started to wonder if  Polly might actually be a rooster. As he gets older it gets more and more obvious! He is super agressive to other animals if he thinks they are trying to get the hens, and the comb on the top of his head is way bigger than all the other chickens. We are kind of sad about this because when he starts to crow we will either have to eat him or send him to a new home. And since they are pretty much pets I don't think  the girls or me will want to eat him when the time comes!
   The last two weeks have been so warm! I am having a hard time balancing indoor and outdoor chores, it's just so nice to be outside, so we are getting alot done in the yard and some days not enough done in the house. The girls have played in the pool a couple of times, and since we haven't had rain for the last two weeks tonight we  had to put the sprinkler on the front lawn, which Hannah thought was very fun! It will be so nice to hopefully get hooked onto the town water line so we can have unlimited water.

Monday

Monday   April 29, 2013


   Today we went to Coaldale Nurseries to pick out apple trees. We bought two regular apple trees, and a flowering crab apple tree for the front yard which Ben has wanted for a long time. When he had the crab apple tree planted he decided we need to go pick up another one for the other side of the front yard.
  



   We also started planting the garden, and Saidey's job was to water everything that had been planted. She decided to instead turn the hose in to a sprinkler and run through it. We let her have fun for a few minutes but then I took her inside to change because it was a pretty cold day!
   Ben put new shingles on the chicken coop. The old shingles were super old wood and looked cute, but some were starting to fall off and we didn't want the chickens getting wet. It sure is nice to  have such a handy husband!                                                                                                                                      And something very exciting.... I get a greenhouse!!! I was talking with our neighbour and she mentioned that they wanted to sell there old greenhouse because they have a new one. So we are trading! She gets a baby bouncy chair and a haircut and I get a greenhouse.

Busy Saturday

Busy Saturday   April 20, 2013


   Yesterday was a very busy day. In the morning the girls and I did the fun run. Its is a 5 K fundraising run to support Coaldale Christian School. It took me 41 minutes, I definitely need to start running more often, but we had fun! Keshia and Amber rode Amber's horses at the back of the race to make sure everyone crossed the finish line.  

Keshia On Malibu




Amber on Saltey




The girls ready to "run"







   After the girls woke up from there nap we went to the Lethbridge Childrens Festival with Keshia and her boys. It seemed very busy with very long lineups compared to last year, but we had fun anyways. Saidey loved the Dora Bouncy Castle. I thought Hannah would like it but this bouncy castle had a slide, and when she got to the top of the slide she got scared and wouldn't go down, and kids started piling up behind her had she had to be rescued.

Fun with cousins

Fun With Cousins   April 18, 2013


   Today we went to Keshia's house. The girls were so excited to go play with their cousins! We hadn't been there in awhile so there were lots of new things for them to see and play with. Baby bunnies, a trampoline, and a playground. The kids were so busy playing there was pretty much no fighting!



Worlds cutest 1 year old


 

Molly



 

Throwing rocks into the canal





Filling the bird feeder




Randy



My 26th Birthday

My 26th Birthday    April 17, 2013


   Today is my 26th birthday. Thankfully I don't get too stressed about birthdays, except the year I turned 20 and I'm sure 30 will be hard! I had a Fantastic day. Ben was the first one to say happy birthday at 5:15 AM when I took Hannah in our bed because she had an accident. Then My mom and Keshia and her boys came for a surprise visit and brought cake and flowers. Saidey and Hannah were excited to play with the boys! This afternoon I went to Yolanda's for coffee and she gave me the cutest owl mug full of tea bags! I'm sure I will use it daily!!! Tonight we went to Firestone for supper, it is our favorite!


Dance Time




Dancing





Making bread



Out for supper



Out for supper


   Ben and the girls are giving me two apple trees for a birthday gift but when we went to look at the greenhouse on Monday the lady working there said we were a few weeks to early. I am excited to have apple trees again, there were three when we moved here but they had to be cut down because they all got a disease.