Our Camping Trip

I haven't posted any pictures yet of the camping trip I took the girls on.  So here are a few thanks to my friend who thought to bring her camera.

Cali cooking a hotdog over the fire.  Hers turned out best as she was the most patient.  I tend to just stick mine in the fire and get it over with quick.  Of course I end up with a black hotdog.  But really it there any thing better on a cook out? 

Cali snuggled in her sleeping bag.  She was so wound up, both of my girls were that night that they wouldn't settle.  They kept running around the tent, eventually though they did fall asleep. 

My girls on the beach playing in the sand.  They had such a great time!  Cali was calling the water the ocean, and her friend thought it was the sea.  These poor prairie girls!

Cali taking a dip in the cold water.  She ended up getting soaked by the end and Lexi's diaper was pretty near dragging on the ground.  All and all it was a great trip and Cali keeps asking when we will get to go again.  Hopefully soon Cali-Belle!

Don't let the bug bites bite

I love the way kids talk.  It's sad when they stop saying words in their special way.

The other day Lexi walked into the kitchen:

Lexi: Mommy, are you?

Me: I am over here Lexi.

Lexi: O-tay

And last night when Cali was helping put Lexi to bed she said, 

"Good night, sleep tight, don' t let the bug bites bite".

When Cali asks you something doesn't say "how do you do" something, she says "how don't you do" something.  I am quite used to it but sometimes it catches me off guard.  

Cali: Mommy how don't you do you do the dishes?

Me:  Ummm, I just leave them by sink hoping your Dad will do them.

What was really cute was when Cali couldn't say "knife", she would say "life" instead.  She would say things like:

"Mommy I need a life"

or

"Mommy you need a life for that"

or my favourite

"Lexi can't have a life, she's just a baby!"

Speaking of words, Cali is a big fan of the show "Word Girl" on PBS.  So one day a few months ago she asked me to draw a picture of Word Girl and Captain Huggyface on the chalk board.  I drew my picture and came back later to see that Cali added a little something behind Word Girl.  I started to laugh, take a look...

Cali explained to me that she added air behind Word Girl to make it look like she flying really fast.  That's not what I saw.  What do you see?
  

Our Barbie House

Last summer I found a great barbie house on Kijijii (love that site by the way!  I swear I will never buy anything new again!).  Anyway I just needed to take it home to fix it up to our girly standards.

Here it is before:

 
And after I pinked it up:

All we need now is some new furniture... I will leave that task up to Santa.

Cali Turns Four

Way back in May our little three-year-old turned four.  Here is how it went down two months later...

It was a big day here for us.  Cali woke up early in the morning fully aware that this was the day she was no longer three.  We woke up and had waffles, Cali's favourite breakfast.  After breakfast we drove to Costco for a hot dog, Cali's favourite activity.  Then after we got home we had to call everyone Cali could think of to tell them Cali was now four.  Aunt Jean was the first on that list!

That evening Cali had first soccer practice, with her Dad as coach.  While introducing herself she was pleased as punch to say "My name is Cali and I am four".

We went home after and "cheese girl sandwiches" (grilled cheese sandwiches) and french fries.  Cali's favourite meal.  Of course we ice cream for "a-zert" (dessert).

A few days later Cali had an official birthday princess party with five of her friends.  We made crowns, hit a pinata, open presents and ate cake.  All her friends came dressed as princesses.  It was a blast!

Cali getting
ready to blow out four candles.

Cali next to her Barbie pinata that I paid way too much for.

Cali's princess birthday cake.  Which I am so proud of!  I think that it turned out great!

 

So sick!

I know no posts...

Cali has been super sick.  She has been fevering on and off for three weeks now, sleeping lots, not really eating, no smiles, SUPER cranky...  in the last week she has had a fever non-stop.  So I took her to see the doctor yesterday who put her on some antibiotics.  I am hoping these will turn her back into the the Cali I know and love.

She had her first dose last night and she sleeping still... it is 2:45pm.

On top of that little Tucky has been under the weather too, she just woke up at 1pm.

My poor, poor girls.

In case I do not get the chance...

HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS 

AND HAPPY NEW YEAR  

 LOVE, 

ED, MEG, CALI, & LEXI

Lexi's First Birthday

Gosh I am hoping that Santa will bring me a new camera this year... *hint, hint*

I have not been able to take pictures of the girls for the last little while since the camera won't completely turn off or on.  It's stuck somewhere in the middle.  Yes, Dad I did change the batteries and it's not helping.

So for that very reason here are Lexi's first birthday photos a month later.  A big thanks to Papa for being our photographer.

Here is Lexi with her cake.  Yes I know it is in a bowl and not professionally decorated.  She doesn't look like she cares though, does she?  Anyway the cake turned out this way due to this little product I picked up.

This is a Pampered Chef "Kitchen Spritzer".  Great idea, saves money and the environment if you are a PAM user like myself.  I was really excited about it and used in the cake pan.  Anyway this first time user didn't realize that you need to spray WAY more than you did with the PAM.  I figured that out after this event when the cake came out in several pieces instead one nice cake.  The spritzer and I are now friends, needless to say we were not on Lexi's birthday.  To reinforce if you ever buy one of these you need to spray until the pan is dripping with oil, then you are good to go.

Anyway like I said Lexi didn't care.  Enough gab more pictures...

Lexi enjoying her cake.

It tastes the same no matter how it looks.

Bath time after the cake.  (I gave Ed a haircut, this is the best picture we have of it.  Again would LOVE a new camera.  And yes I am that cheap, I cut my family's hair.)

Lexi opening her gifts with Grammie.  She got a her own Dolly and The Princess and the Frog movie.  

So that was about it for her first birthday.  I know no theme.  Maybe next year.

Lexi is One!

Sunday was a big day at our house.  Our little Lexi turned one!  We celebrated the usual way with cake, presents and grandparents.  Lexi loved the cake I made.  I will have to post pictures later as Papa was the photographer that day.  

We had family pictures done on Thanksgiving and here are a few of little Lexi to share.  All photos were taken by Sarah.

Little Lexi in the Leaves.

Lexi is hard to keep up to these days!

Lexi with her Mommy.

I love her brown eyes!

Lexi with Daddy.

"Lexington Atucky"

 I took Lexi shopping with me on Monday and the moment I put her down to look at something she was off like a shot giggling with her little hands by her ears.  What a little turkey!

She got the nick name "Atucky" from Cali.  Grammie first started to call her "Lexington Kentucky" for a joke then one day after Grammie had been here Cali was getting mad at Lexi for getting into her things and Cali yelled out "Lexington Atucky!!!!"; so it stuck.  Our little "Atucky" she will be.

Lexi is a very "resourceful" baby as Aunt Jean said.  She loves to get into things.  Once day I found her on a shelf in the pantry.  She had used the canisters of flour and sugar as steps and got into the snacks.  She is one smart little baby.

I can't believe the year went by so fast.  I love you Atucky!

Camping it Up Yu Style

If anyone knows Ed they know that he and nature don't get on.  After about half an hour of nature exposure Ed's eyes become swollen, red, and itchy, he goes through a box of kleenex, and has difficulty breathing.  (Not to mention his anaphalatic reaction to bee stings, and how he reacts to mosquitoes.)  So when Ed was told that he had to go to scout camp this summer many people had their doubts.

So for all you doubters here a report of our camping trip "Yu style".

We rented a really cute clean little motel room in Elko.  It had a little kitchette, (complete with dishes) which was great since there wasn't anywhere close by to eat and it also saved us a pile of money.  There wasn't a dishwasher so we had to wash the dishes by hand.  (This made it feel more like camping to me.)

This a picture of Lexi hanging out in the bedroom area.  It was great since there was no carpet I let Lexi crawl all over the place.

Here is Cali testing out the quality of the beds.  I did not receive the best sleep on them, but they were decent.  There was a tv with satellite, however our channels were very limited.  (Ed was pretty choked that he couldn't watch Golf TV... I on the other hand was relieved.)

This was our view out the window.  You can see a few orange picnic tables, those are campsites.  So really we were on a campsite.  One day Cali and I were looking out the window and we saw a couple of horses.  Cali was pretty excited.  Oh did I mention that there a BBQ for us to use?  So we did cook outside, also camping-like.  

There was a beach close by and we spent every afternoon there.  It was so nice as the weather was quite hot.  Ed and Cali had a great time building sand castles, and catching crayfish...

...while I tried to prevent Lexi from eating the sand.

So we survived three days "camping".  I also did wash the clothes by hand, that was also camping-like.  We had a great time and I think we should do it again next year!

New Pictures

Last month I got Sarah to take some new pictures of the girls.  Then my CD drive decided to crash on my computer.  So I only have some to share and I am waiting patiently to get a new computer.  There were some really cute ones of Lexi sleeping.  Seriously what's been going on lately?  Everything of mine is crashing!!!

Enjoy.

 

Had a Bad a Day

This was our theme song today. 

I was up late last night with a teething Lexi.
I was woken up early by my Calla Bella Baby.
Cali smeared yogurt all over herself and the floor.  (This was after she was dressed for the day.)
Lexi continued to cry/ scream all morning.
Cali got changed then washed... then peed her pants.
Lexi had a blow-out.
Cali got rewashed and dressed for the third time.
Lexi continued to cry through all of this.
Cali was standing on a chair behind the fridge door drinking milk.
I opened the fridge.
Cali fell off the chair and spilled milk on her baby doll.
I called Ed and I started to cry.
Cali started to cry.
Lexi was still crying.

Half an hour later:

After another half hour I was asleep.

We slept for 4 hours.

Cali wet the bed.

A Few Good Ones

Going through my pictures today here are a few from the past couple of months that I simply love! 

Cali's giant " 'tend" spider. 

(She loved her gift by the way Uncle Steve and Auntie Beth.)

Cali passed out reading "The Clown-Arounds".

Cali chilling out in the laundry basket.

Cali and Lexi in their princess dresses.  I just love Lexi's little Sumo hair, and the fact that she lets me do it.

Lexi's retro style by Cali.

 

Our personal "naked chef".

I can't help but pinch those cheeks!

My favourite juniour stylist.

Lexi taking it easy in her swing.

I just love this picture.  I don't know if it is Lexi's expression or Cali's but it makes me giggle.  You can also see the Fountain tongue here.