Happy Halloween!!!

Searching for the right Pumpkin

Weekend is booked solid!!

We normally don't plan much on the weekends and just do whatever but this weekend we actually got lots going on for us which is nice for a change.

Saturday we are going to the Bridge School Concert Event here in town which we are excited for. Not sure who all we'll get to hear b/c we bought the tickets for the wrong day by mistake and Saturdays concert starts at 5pm and not 2pm like on Sunday oops. Anyhow Hopefully we'll get to see :Jack Johnson, Death Cab for Cutie, Norah Jones don't really care or no the others. Sad things we miss, Josh Groban, and Smashing Pumpkins where they only play on Sunday. Anyhow we got the lawn seats where you brink a blanket and sit in the grass just like we did for July4th. It should be good times and if all goes well we'll make it till 9pm before walking home.

Sunday depending on how Noah will be doing we are going to head out to the beach and stop either on the way there or on the way back at one of the pumpkin patches to pick out our pumpkins and than Carve later on this week. I already know what I am carve for my and Noah's pumpkins, I can't wait.

Besides that I finally got to my exercise class again, since I have only been there twice in a month with all the travels I haven't been around. I must say if feel great that I can still kick all the non pregnant mom's butt in the workouts at 33 wks pregnant. I actually won the push up contest, not sure how many I did. I know it was over twenty because that is when I stopped counting and just kept going till she said stop, two of us tied out of 15 mom's. I got a window shade for the car that says my mom can do more push ups than your mom, pretty funny but so true haha. Anyhow I now have no energy at all after the workout, so I am going to hope here Noah falls asleep and I will put in probably a Christmas movie since I already watch the Charlie Brown's Halloween one yesterday and do some cross stitch. I am still hoping I can finish the baby's stocking before Christmas.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Christmas almost done

Yes you read right. I figure that since it's a small Christmas this yr with all the traveling going on and the baby coming soon, we should get a move on things and plus there not much we need. We finished Noah Christmas shopping pretty much, I'll pick up maybe one more outfit here but that's it. We know tom is getting a new bike so we just have to go out and pick one up and I already got pots and pans which I have only used some but love them completely. What a difference cooking is when you have good pots and pans, I wish we could have gotten them long ago. The last thing really we need to get is go out and get our tree or put up the fake one which can't happen till Dec 1st. I am so excited for Christmas this yr as like any year the wait is killing me.

We got Noah's Halloween outfit before I flew back home and I can't wait to put him in it and take pictures, he's so cute in it not that there isn't anything he isn't cute in, says his very proud mom!!!!
I am hoping to out here on Saturday to the pumpkin patch and get our Pumpkins and than carve them. Not sure what we'll make this yr I guess I better start looking at pictures. Well should go...suppose to rest but when is there time to lots to do lots to do.

The Big Question

From time to time this Question comes up from our family and friends.....

ARE AND WHEN ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO MOVE BACK TO CANADA??????

The answer to this is simple, it's yes we are moving back home but the when part is undecided. We just go year by year to tell you the truth. We know we don't want to live in the USA forever , but when is it time we haven't decided. Lots of things come into play with the decision of moving back home:

1. Save money so we can get a house
2. Paying off debts
3.Having tom happy with his job
4.Would love to move to a different country for a bit before going back to Canada

Next part of the question is when moving back home, where???

We both love the Maritimes and would love to live somewhere there but when looking at it today, it's just not promising to us. Let's face it High Tech world is just really not there....it has come a long way but it's still not there. Tom needs a job he'll be happy with and that is important to both of us, especially since I don't work. I strongly feel that since he is the one with the career he needs to be happy with what he is doing...I would never want to settle for something I am not happy with doing, so why should he. For us if you are't happy at work it makes it hard to be happy at home and enjoy life... Happiness in all parts of our life that is very important to us!!! So we'll go where he finds something he likes. Saying this we really see ourselves going back to Ottawa or maybe out West but who knows really because we don't. I know when it comes to deciding somethings will come into play in helpping us decide:

1. The most important no long communtes(anything over 20min) for Tom.
I don't see the joy of commutes and it makes me worry. I don't want Tom on the road for hours of the day when he could be home with us...Communting to me seem like a waste of life....So we'll live close to his work, our family time is very important to us. As well in winter there is snow on the roads and as well back home there is more animals too than down here. So I guess this is the big deciding factor.

2.Finding a house close to Tom's work.
Would love to have ours built for us, I already have a house plan I like, but we'll see on that.

3. Finding a good school close for the children so they don't have to be on a bus at all or a long time.

4. Has to have stuff to do in the town or city.
This is important to us not only for us but for the kids. We don't want to have to drive forever to go out for dinner or to a childrens event etc... We want a community where we can just go out and do somethings as family, if that is a movie, mini golf, a sport event etc.

That is just a few things but I know there is more. Anyhow we will move back to Canada one day but where and when is undecided, but it will happen and we know it will.

What a worldwind

....the last week was.

Well I made it to Adam and Laura's wedding. It was a very beautiful day and they were a very beautiful couple I have to say. I can't even express how happy I am for them and how happy I made it. It was nice to see a few old friends too for a very short time since I didn't get to talk much where Noah was running none stop and didn't want me to stop and talk to anyone. Maybe one day I'll get back home and have some friend time with friends but I doubt it, our trips home are so busy and always feel rushed...but one can hope.

It was nice to see some family and friends even though I didn't get to see all of our families or friends. I have to say even though it was a good trip it was a very hard trip too. I was on the road every day that I was home except for the day before I flew back home and by than I don't think there was one part of my body that didn't hurt etc. I don't think I will fly by myself with children again but I should know better and know not to say never, I really hope though that I never do. Noah had one rough flight out of three on the way up and was the best little boy on the way back. I got so many compliments of him on the way home on how good he was and we had a lot of nice ppl helping me on and off the plane however none where airplane or airport employees haha.

I wish I could say I have pictures to post but I hardly ever took a photo as sad as that was. I was so tired that I just looked after Noah and if he was a sleep I tried to rest some, not that he got many naps b/c we were pretty much on the go. For what Tom and I put him through I must say his is the best boy around. Well I am exhausted and very sore and now Noah is napping thankfully, and I should lay down or clean some.

Happy Belated Anniversary Honey!!!

Well yesterday was a long and sad day, for me and I think Tom as well. We celebrated our Anniversary apart. Last few years we haven't really gotten to celebrate it b/c things are always happening. Last yr I was really sick and end up in the hospital one night, this year I spent it on a 9 hour flight trip home. Hopefully next year we'll be together. I miss you babe, can't wait to come home.

Well I made it home with Noah, and I must say I am never flying by myself with a child. It could have been worst but I am physically paying for it today. I can hardly move and having a really hard time lifting and carrying Noah as well as just rolling over in bed. Noah had one bad hour on our second flight out of three. Not sure why but he ended up puking all over me and him. Good think all our clothes were carry ons and I didn't check any baggage. I must say I ran in to a lot of nice people that try to help me out in the airport and on the play, however on one work for the airport and the rest were passengers. I had one lady bend down and tie my shoe(I had three bags and Noah in a front carry), one lady carried my little suit case and a few men carried the car seat for me. On the plane I had one man try to entertain Noah with is Iphone(the flight he puked on me). There are other and I am grateful for all their help and the funny thing is I wonder what they would have thought if they new I was 31wks pregnant and doing this. Noah was on my front facing me so they couldn't really tell when I was carrying him. Anyhow I was surprise at the friendliness of the people I met.

Well I am tired we didn't get to sleep till 3 am and than up at 8:30am, Noah got an extra hour and is now down for a nap thank goodness. Here is hoping I get rested and in time for my flight back.

coming home

Well most of you know I am flying home and get in midnight on Thursday so I will be in Canada from Friday to Wednesday(full days) and fly out early Thursday morning. I am excited to be home for Adam and Laura's wedding and so happy for once I am not missing another wedding. Saying this now, my small flight of just the weekend by myself just got extended to a week and Noah is coming with where Tom can't take time off either home with Noah or coming home with us. I am so stress out at this point, I will be 31wks pregnant with an almost 16month old on a very long flight by myself....I am crazy I know. I also have to find some warmer clothes too for the trip where all my maternity clothes(very few) are more summer clothes and not suited for home, as well as something to wear to a wedding. I looked all day for something to wear but found nothing. I am on a mission tomorrow to find one outfit for the wedding and maybe I will be wearing that all week home who knows. I hate shopping especially when pregnant, I think that ppl that design the clothes are either male or women that have never been pregnant is all I have to say.

So now that I am stressed out and excited, I am just praying this little one doesn't come early let alone on the plane b/c if I go into labour they won't have time to land the plane, Noah's labour was from the first sign of labour to finish 5 hours yes you hear that right, it was a very fast labour with almost No doctor to deliver him, we are already nervous about making it to the hospital in time, when home here.

Well that is it for now, I got soo much to do where I haven't even been home for a week yet from our vacation and I am trying to catch up on everything else when we were away. Oh my goodness I think I have lost my mind.

Pictures

Swimming with Dad

Kisses for Dad

Sitting in my hole.

Ice cream smile

This is one tree and only half of it.

Dad wouldn't let Noah in the pond but he kept trying.

Needle Point in Iao Valley

Jelly Fish

A turtle cam to say hi, he's only3 months old

Mom and Noah looking at Turtles

Running in and out of the water

Running from Dad on the beach

Eating Shaved Ice(nothing like a snow cone...no chucks of ice) it's like powder snow.

It's finally October!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

October started off just as great as ever. On October first not only were we in Maui but I was 30wks pregnant which mean 10 wks to go!!!!!!! And this is the first full month of Fall too can I say awesome!!!! I am loving it.

So it's sad we are back in California and Tom is back to work...and will most likely work the weekend...ugh. There's no nice clear beach and relaxing time here.... I so want to go back to Maui right now, we could have a Hawaiian baby common. Our trip was awesome and just what we needed...time away from everything. No set plans, no schedule...just nothing. We would wake up have breakfast and head to the beach, than based on how Noah was doing it was nap time or a drive after lunch. We did do two small things in Maui, we took Noah to the Maui's Ocean Aquarium which I love and than drove to Lahaina to eat at Cheese Burger Paradise which sort of was a disappointment to be truthful. I am sure the burgers were good but nothing really out of the ordinary and my chicken sandwich burger was okay but they didn't have a Keiki menu(that children in Hawaiian) which was really weird I had to say since it like a family restaurant. Anyhow we had fun walking through the town and Noah got to chase the birds and have a bit of ice cream too.

Not a lot to tell since most of our time was on the beach digging holes for Noah to climb into and sit which was is favorite thing to do, and was hard on us b/c he didn't want to wait for the hole to be dug. We would scoop one shovel of sand out and he would already be trying to sit in it, it was pretty funny b/c we would have to dig around him and under him, than distract him with a sandcastle which he would have to leave the little or big hole and smash it down and than return to the hole. Noah also loved the water and the waves, he got slashed many many times in the face with the waves. AS well surprisingly right on the beach Tom spotted a sea turtle in the water really close in and ran into the water and fallow it. Me and Noah just saw the shadow of it b/c we didn't realize what tom was doing, we even missed it's head coming up for air.

Well I think that is it fro our trip, I'll try and get some photo's up but right now I got to run and get some stuff down around the house and try to adjust to the 3 hour time difference. I really hate fly east and adjusting to the time, loosing time is so hard. I can fly west and be find but east just kills all of us.