Skating

This morning we took the kids skating at the local arena. This place has a great little rink just for beginners. This was the second time we had done this and we were again amazed at how quickly kids learn to do stuff!Kendra really didn't have any fear of learning how to skate. From last week wobbling around and hanging on for dear life to . . .

. . . dropping the skating helper and skating on her own! We were very proud of her!

Owen, on the other hand, was a little tired today!

Of course, what would skating be without a treat after at Timmy's!

Happy Birthday Owen!

This week Owen turned 3 years old! He had decided long ago that he wanted a race car cake for his birthday. Even though I knew he wouldn't eat any of it, as he doesn't really do cake, I went with it anyway! He loved looking at it so it was all worth it!Unlike his older sister, Owen is not real big on having any attention on him so the whole singing of the "Happy Birthday" song didn't go over very well with him.

Monday morning, he discovered a few presents waiting for him on the counter and this was quite exciting!

He loves anything to do with numbers or letters so this book was quite a hit!

In the afternoon, we had two of Owen's friends, Daniel and Zachary over for lunch, cupcakes and some playing. They all had quite a bit of fun!

My little buddy is now 3 years old - and will soon graduate from being the baby of the family to big older brother. We'll see how that adjustment goes for a little guy who likes to have things his own certain way!!

More progress!

Everyday we are making a little more progress at getting things moved around in the house. We have most things moved downstairs now and so this week was about setting them up and putting them all in new places. Today I finished organizing the computer desk and everything that goes with that as well as my scrapbook/craft area. It feels good to have it all set up!

The playroom has a few things moved into it, although getting that all set up will have to wait a while. I did find this cool tunnel thing at Value Village today for the kids and they had a great time playing in it all afternoon. I have a few ideas to make the room a little "funner" looking but there are a few other things that need to get finished first!

Next on the agenda - painting the baby room and getting that set up!

35 weeks and counting!

I don't usually post pictures of myself, but I had someone comment that they hadn't seen me pregnant so I thought I would make an exception! We are just over 35 weeks - meaning about 5 more to go! I'm still feeling pretty good, just starting to get a little heavy! We are getting things ready for our newest family member and can't wait to meet our little miracle in a few weeks!

Empty!

The room is now empty, (besides kids and some tools) the studs are gone and most of the wires are tucked away (thanks, Jeff!). It still needs some finishing off on the sides, floor and ceiling but that can wait. After a good clean, it is now ready for moving stuff in!!

Comin' down!

Yesterday was the big day when the wall in our basement was going to come down. For those of you that have done whole house reno's, I'm sure this is pretty minor but I've never been a part of a home-reno before, so I was pretty excited - even if it was just 1 wall! I'm also excited at the prospect of just having some more room in the house! I'll post more pictures once we get a bit further!

Before:

The first few swings:

We can see through!

All the way through! Now to haul away the debris and figure out what to do with all those wires!

Pumpkins and Halloween

Our Saturday morning began with the carving out of our pumpkins. The kids each got to scoop and design their own pupmkin, the one they choose from the pumpkin patch. Neither were really big on the 'yucky stuff' inside! Kendra was very excited to draw on her own face and help to carve it out!

After supper, it was time to head out for a little trick-or-treating. The kids were excited to put on their animal costumes and practice making their animal noises. They looked pretty cute as an elephant and a lion! They thoroughly enjoyed having their buckets filled with candy!

Checking out the loot afterwards and having a few pieces before bed! Done again for another year!