Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween and the boys and their friend Wesley had a blast. We went to a friends neighbour hood for trick or treating and just took the kids up and down the street. They were good at saying Trick or Treat and of course Thank You at the end, as well as throwing a Good Bye too.

Just look at the big man of the house

The wind is blowing

So things are changing all the time around us and that use to bug me a lot, I use to strongly dislike change. However now a days I welcome it, and even sometimes want it. I feel the wind blowing again around us and wonder what changes and when lately. Not knowing though drives me nuts, I like to know with rough dates when thing change or know for certain that there will be a change. But the uncertainty of it, and will it happen, and when if at all is still a strong dislike of my. aaaaahhhh I feel my blood pressure rise.


I am also really excited for two more babies coming into our family early next year on the Flynn's side. It only sadness me that we live so far away when the two baby boys arrive. I am not sure when or if we'll make it home next yr so that makes me even sadder. Congrats Trev&Sarah on expecting your 3rd, and Congrats to Dan and Geneveieve on expecting their 1st!!!!

It seem winter hasn't quite made up his mind if he wants to be here or not and well Fall for that matter hasn't either. One day I am in pants and a t-shirt and the next day I am in shorts...it's driving me crazy and than one day winter comes too and dumps a lot of rain on us....come on will one season just make up his/her mind and stay. I am not good at layering for weather anymore.

I have been cranky lately and most part I think is because my exercising(which I use as therapy) has fallen through the cracks lately. There is always something that happens and I can't go to my class and with Jonas teeth coming in(will they hurry up already and break through...I am not talking about all but it would be nice if they all did but just at the moment his two front top teeth.) so I am exhausted and just can't seem to do my 9 or 10pm run like I was. As well ppl are just annoying me lately...some time I just think really, like really come on, take care of your responsibilities... Anyhow there are lots of things I could rant about but I am not going to...it slips out from time to time but I try not to rant or complain especially not on here and I have already had some slips on the in this post too so I am done, that is it no more rants.

So anyhow we are all doing good. Not much excitement. I have to find costumes for the boys really fast, not sure how I let the time slipped by, I wanted to make them but I just have no time where I can sit and make them....yesterday I didn't get any tidying up done b/c I was on the floor playing with the boys and try to make Jonas happy...again teeth. Jonas also wants to hold your hands all the time and walk or he holds on to the back of my pants and walks behind me. Well I think that a good update of things here, Tom's at a computer things his evening and the boys are in bed so I need to get some stuff done b/c I have so many errands to run tomorrow that I am not looking forward drag the boys all day around town.

Anyhow night all.

Dinner

I didn't get back on Here to write about our dinner last friday. Really all I can says it was amazing. I had the best company with me and the food was wonderful, I am glad I am open to trying things, things that I would normally say no to or thought I would never try. Anyhow I ate it all and I have to say even if I didn't care much for it, it was amazingly cooked, presented. Very small portion which I love but it was also like a 13 course meal too, with wine paring to each course so I was very full. So yummy and if I was rich it would probably one of my favorite restaurants too.

Sorry got to run!!!

Our Love

5 years ago on this day we shared with everyone our love.
Our love is:

Is strong

Is rare
Is true
Is special
Is forever
Is a rock.

Love you babe more and more each day that passes by.

Almost there.

I expect next month if he's like his brother was. In almost everything he is determine to keep up and do what Noah does. Thought you might like to see our latest video.

peek a boo

Ahhhh It's October...and loving it.

This week has sort of gone fast but slow if that makes since. The worst part is it's going to be a 12day week for us....I hate 12day weeks. Tom has some work stuff going on to this weekend all day sat, and sun....so no weekend for us, :(. Had to complain sorry...I just look forward to our weekend when we are all together...the good thing is the next weekend will be here before we know it!!! Got to love how time flies.

So It's October I love this month. It's almost Fall my favorite season, the month I married(I wouldn't have chosen any other month in the yr) my best friend, the love of my life and the father of my children....This is truly the best month. The leaves are changing too. And I can't wait to go back to the farms with the boys to pick out pumpkins etc. The most exciting part too is that I manage to get a friend to babysit for us(that doesn't happen often at all, it's actually the 3rd time out since Noah was born) on friday so we can go out for dinner. So once I get the kids in bed and my friend arrives and we'll head out to an adult restaurant (not a family or kid restaurant!!!!). I made the reservation on Monday at a French restaurant that Tom and I have been trying to go to for the last 5yrs but haven't been able to. I am excited b/c it's a small restaurant that actual got a stars in the michelin guide... and did I mention that it will be just the two of us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am wishing for cooler weather too and actually wore pants for the second time this morning, but will have to put short on later this afternoon. I am tired of shorts and t-shirts, sadly to say. I am also liking it that it's getting dark early. I love the day light but I also love night time and quietness of it and for some reason I find it relaxing....plus the boys love seeing lights lighting up the streets etc.

Well an update on us.
-Jonas is walking with our fingers
-Jonas is eating lots of food,even food Noah didn't have for months later due to the help of Noah sharing....Yup Noah gave Jonas a piece of his grill cheese, good thing Jonas has been eating cheese and toast for a while now. Have to keep my eye on him when I give him(noah) a pb sandwich.
-Hard to believe we have a birthday in just a little over 2 months. eeekkk

-Noah might get a hair cut(trim really)soon.
-Noah is very excited for Christmas and asked me everyday if we can put the tree up with lights.(takes after mom on this one) He's been sing Jingle bells for about 3 wks now.
-Noah going trick or treating with is best friend this yr(got to figure our what he's going to be yet).
-Took Noah bowling too last weekend, he wasn't sure of it at first but got into it after a bit and loved it. They even had little shoes for him too, it was cute.


Well got to clean and stuff while Jonas is sleeping. Hope everyone has a nice weekend.

Weekends

...are the best I have to say. It's a time for family. This weekend I am of hope that we are going to go hiking(fist of the yr...so sad...we were hike last February). I am going to head out and look for another hiking backpack for the boys(we have one my bother gave me). Last hike was when I was pregnant with Jonas(just as the sickness started so quite early) and we had to cut our last day in Yosemite National park a day early, because I couldn't stop puking. I am also on the hunt for a bike seats for the kids so we can go biking soon(Jonas has to be big enough and neck strong enough to support the weight of a helmet(think he is almost there)). So much I want to do and it's all about the outside.

Next weekend Tom booked a get away at Lake Tahoe. So so excited for that it would be a little nice if it was just the two of us but oh well us Flynn's travel as a family like, peas in a pod :). Anyhow hopefully all next weekend is full of hiking, swimming and even some bowling(there's a bowling ally near where we are staying).

that is it for now. weekends are the best.

Looking forward to the long weekend.

So I know I am weird and all. I have excepted that years ago...I am just glad I found someone crazy enough to marry me...he has to be, he did marry me.

So I love the quiteness and layed back of our life so much. But than after our crazy wonderful trip home I always get down...I miss our families and I miss them interacting with our children. I have to say that I always cry when leaving(none of you probably know that but it's true), leaving is hard. However I do always like coming back to our home and our routine of things here in California. It's the driving and trying to fit everyone in when we are home that stresses me out...(yes I am aware that I do it to myself). I also feel bad that we didn't see a single friend when were home. This really sucked b/c some of them have purchase a house and other have had babies which we haven't seen or meant(this makes me sad and makes me feel like a bad friend).

Some of my highlights of our trip home.
1. being with family
2. Watching all the cousins play
3. got a Townsend family photo and spend an evening together.
4. had both boys in the Atlantic Ocean
5. Having everyone meet Jonas
6. Jonas baptism
7.Got to workout with my Sister
8.Watch Uncle Dan and Andrew play the guitar for the boys

Miss you all very much.


Yesterday we were walking down our main street after dinner(took the boys out for pizza) and saw many restaurants that we've been wanting to try but sadly can't. I watched couple sipping wine, talking and there was a longing inside for that again. I miss going out to dinner/drinks/walks with Tom. Just having a quite meal and talking with out distraction or kids or work etc. But than there were small arms wrapped around my neck and a I love you mommy that melted that longing away for the time being because I know it will be back. I don't get upset about it though b/c I wouldn't give up my children for any of it and I rather have life this way than not having it or not having them at all.

Well today is sort of a lonely day and I am so looking forward to the weekend to have Tom home with me. We have no plans like normal, and I am not sure if we'll go out anywhere were I am still working on potty training. but we'll see. Noah did use the potty at the pizza place once, had an accident before we left but the fact is he did use it there. He was so proud and he told everyone. LOL

well I got to run time to tidy up some before Jonas wakes up.

few seconds maybe...

that I have to write on here. Things are still upside down here but oh well that is how life is, full of unexpected twist and turns and the occasional(or many depending who you are....I tend to have many haha) bumps in the journey of life. Some times I wish thing were simpler in life but than I think if everything was simple, would you one be great full? So I tried to ride out the bumps and make the best of them as much as I can.

As for our flight back to California it went as good as it could have since we woke up to Noah puking in his bed and Jonas having a fever. I am blessed that my children are good on flights though (no one has ever hated us on a plane!!!!). I only had one bad experience for a little bit(Noah cried for 35min than puked on me and than fell asleep) when I flew home alone last October but everyone was great around me and said they had kids and they didn't care, one girl I was sitting with was actually pregnant too, with her 4th so not to worry it doesn't bug her.

We are slowly getting back on track and Jonas is sleeping so much better now that his fever is gone and oh yes the last two days he broke out in a rash(different from the heat rash he had the whole time we were home) I think somewhere a long the way he picked up roseola. He also has 2 teeth too. Our vacation really set us back on the potty training but I am happy to report it looks like as of today we are back on track and further along, where Noah has more than 50% of the time taken himself to the potty and gone. I hope it continues to to get better and better. I have to say that Potty training is not my specialty. I have lots of patience with the kids and Noah is a quick kid to pick up things but potty training just wears me out and I have trouble juggling everything that needs to be done and watch him like a hawk. I would have loved to pay someone to do this step in life but I wanted to be a mom so with that come potty training responsibilities too. I am still exhausted from our trip and trying to catch up with everything here, so hopefully by next week things will be in order.

I was hoping to take Tom out for his birthday but since our flight mess that up and all my possible favors have been used since the birth of Jonas, and an extra one had to be taken do to our delayed return home(one of my friends was stopping by to feed bella). It looks like yet another yr will pass before I can do what I wanted to do 3 birthdays ago for him. Sort of bummed out, well actually really bummed out but oh well that is just another blip in our journey.

Got to run and join in our pot and pan band that is going on and than get some dinner ready.

Picture of our visit home.

Here are some of our pictures of our time home. We had a great time home and loved seeing all of our family.

Grampie and Great Nannie

Uncle Trevor and cousin Sean and Hayden

Dad and Grampie

Great Nan and Aunt Sarah Flynn

Aunt Sarah and cousin Sean

Uncle Dan show Sean and Noah how to play the guitar

Great Nan and Jonas

Grampie and Jonas

Nannie and Jonas

First time we have been together since Tom and My wedding(almost 5years)
Aunt Sarah T, Uncle Terry, cousin Jonathan,Nathalie, Jennifer, Makenna, Aunt Sandy, Uncle Stephen, Grand dad, cousins Reagan and Ethan, Nan, Aunt Lynne, cousin Craig, Mom, Jonas, Dad, Noah, Uncle Blair, and cousin Peyton and Hannah.

Ethan and Jonas

Jonas Baptism

Noah and Alyssa

More clan from the Flynn side, Emily, Alyssa, Alex and Austin having a freeze.

Jonas in the Atlantic Ocean loving it

Noah and Dad in the Atlantic

Noah disappointed that "Bill wasn't manly"

Dad's Birthday

We were supposed to be flying out today but once again our family's luck came through and we are stuck again. Lot's of pluses and and negatives about this but there is no since harping about it b/c there is nothing we can do about it. So I commented on it and well leave it at that and move on. Since we have to stay for hurricane Bill, I have to say I am disappointed with him b/c he didn't amount to anything and we got the normal rainy and windy weather I grew up with.

On another front Jonas cut his first tooth on Saturday and the one beside it is working it way through, so we are still not sleeping that well. Jonas is really cruising now, and full of life. I love this age,I mean I really love the first 12 months, it my most favorite age with kids. Not saying I don't like other ages but if I could I would keep my children under 1yr of age.

Noah is Noah he loves his cousins and had/having fun playing with them. He's also seen soo much tv this trip we'll be in tv detox when we go home. haha.

We had/having a good trip home visiting family(sorry friends hopefully next time) and is glad most of the traveling is over. We love coming home and seeing everyone but all the driving that is involved is very tiring. The kids have had it with the car. So I am promising them no more trip in the car and only two more drives to and from the airport and on long plane ride. Well time to start this day.

Need a face lift.

Yes my blog does but i don't know what to do with it. I don't have a lot of time to work on it. As i was tried awhile back and lost stuff and blog links etc. I am just getting those back now....ugh. Well I have to run that all Jonas says I have time for right now. I dislike when my kids fall asleep in the car b/c they never transfer well from the car to bed and in the end miss out on their nap or like now won't go to bed, but are so tired.

night

no more baby.

It's not great quality where it's my Phone camera but I have no babies left in the house anymore. He's been doing this for quite some time now and has even taken some very wobbly steps holding on to the couch. He's being very persistent with the practicing too.

Quick note

I thought I would write quick because I am pretty sure I won't even have time to turn on the computer for the next week and some(haha Oh tom will be taking the computer haha). Tom leaves tomorrow morning for Ottawa till the next Sunday evening. I am tired just thinking of it. I am not worried though and know we'll be fine but lately I have been just completely exhausted and no energy. I think all my running and 6am workouts are catching up to me fast. On top of that, Jonas looks like he is getting his two bottom teeth and he is not handling it very well at all. I say that b/c his sleep is all messed up, nursing seem to be hard on him(and me too!!! he's trying to nurse and not have anything touch his gums), eating not so well, his gums are swollen and lastly I feel two hard bumps under the surface. This is what I call fun times.

Tom gets back next sunday and than we fly out Friday night for home. So I got to make sure things are packed and get things ready to go so that I am not running around the last week like crazy trying to pack for four ppl. So list making time is due and also got to get a car rented!!!need to write that one down on the top of the list. Well I have Noah in bed and Jonas just woke up from a nap and I need to take him from Tom so that Tom can head to work and prepare for his presentations he has to do in Ottawa. So I don't think I will be on here anytime before our trip home. So we'll be seeing all of you soon. Can't wait to see everyone and for everyone to meet our big little man.

Got a few more video's of the boys if Jonas goes to sleep I'll try and get them up but if not well I'll try sometime.

Just some video's

Here are some videos, First one is Noah coming to visit me at the hospital and the second two are a little jumpy of the fireworks I had Jonas in my arms(he's not a still kid), and the last one pooh is poopy.

Naps......

what are those I don't know but I am about to find out, however I am not sure if it will be a good out come or not b/c they haven't been in the past since we turned 18 months. Yup thought I would document Noah taking a nap after lots of cry from a tantrum, got to love this age...not really. So I though I would get on here for a bit....not that there are millions of things waiting for me to do, even Jonas is sitting on the floor waiting for me to play with him.

So here's a check list of accomplishments from the kids.

Noah
1. is a two year old through and through with everything it brings
2.Has know how to count to 10 and his ABC's since he was man 20 months I think now.
3. still haven't had a hair cut(not really accomplishment but we'll soon need on)
4. Can go up and down stairs by himself
5 has too good of an arm when throwing a ball, boys you better wear cups LOL.
6. sleep in a big boy bed since 19 months
7. has a good vocabulary of words, yesterday he said "be careful mommy" I was standing on the chair dusting the ceiling fan.
8.loves his brother and I am happy I can leave him alone with Jonas to take a quick shower(really quick but none the less I trust him mostly)
9.


Jonas
1. babbles and laughs all the time, he can cry but over all he's happy
2.was crawling at 5 months
3. is in the big crib in Noah's room and sleep so much better since I put him in there. wish I did it sooner.
4. is practicing on standing up. yup twice now on his own in his old bed. and pull himself up on me all the time. Still wobbly but not the less he not giving up. Noah did this almost at 8 months, have a few pictures of him standing just after he was 7months. At 9 months he was holding onto the couch and walking along.
5. today he just went from a crawling position to a sitting position.
6. is eating a few foods much seem to be not as easy as Noah was at this age so hope he'll be an easier toddler when it comes to food(however lately Noah is doing very well).
7. loves being in his jolly jumper.

There is more but those are the one I can pull out of my head the fastest. I wish I knew why my children love growing up so fast on me. There are differently no more real babies left in this house, it's really sad.

Tom and I are trying to work out more, that's our check lists I guess. Tom just started running to work at least 2 days a week, and has soft ball one day a week. I started a new weight class which I am doing 2 days a week at 6am(which is the killer) and trying to run 2-3 days a week as well go to my old exercise class one day a week with the kids. So far this week is off to a good start and hopefully we can continue even though the 9 days tom is gone here my exercising will most like be put on hold which sucks big time, but he's suppose to continue the gym after work. Well got to run, cleaning awaits and so does Jonas.

Not much longer till we are home....it sure is coming up fast and I know the time we are home is going to be a whirl wind too, and we'll be back home here in California before we know it. It's crazy how fast time flies.

We are still fight off bugs in our house Noah now has a fever for the second day....I am hoping it it will end here though.

Tom is heading to Ottawa here for 8-9 days at the end of this month. We really wanted all of us to go so we could meet up with some old friends(meet their children and just catch up) that we haven't seen in 5yrs and also visit some of our old haunts. But since the trip was short notice and we would have to pay for two seats(suck when kids hit 2yrs) it's just too much money for us. I hope tom gets another trip up there for work though. I would really love to see some of our friends, I miss them a lot. I told tom to take pictures outside all the places he visits....we have lots of good memories up there and it's sad that we can't enjoy them together but than it wouldn't be the same either if I was going b/c we would have to take the kids and not all the place we went to let kids in either(stupid alcohol laws...we miss our good pubs). So in a way it's good tom gets to go up there with out us so that he can have a little break, since down here he really doesn't go out with out me and the kids and about once a month I get out for a mom's night out.

Tom bought Noah some tickets to go see the wiggles here in San Jose, which I think he's going to love. So it will be fun to see what he does at the show and see them in person.(Things like this make me love living here and so many other things, there is always something to do or go or just relax....life is good.) Besides that not much else in on the go. I set up Jonas crib now(it's in our room but my goal is to have him in Noah's room by 9 months....I really want to make sure he's sleeping well before putting him in with Noah....but with the illness and what not we've had many set backs.)

Well that is all folks, things are crazy here like always and the boys keep me busy even more so that Jonas is so fast at crawling and trying to pull up on things(not succeeding on that too much but he's trying).

Night all

A few memories

A few video's again I found.

.1Jonas is very much crawling just like Noah did(he never carwled on hands and knees).

2. A video of Noah's birthday, I didn't know we had it.(there might be a reason I do most of the taping haha love you darling), This is what happen when you walk in to the room with balloons and give the to Noah. There were three but we didn't get to see that part. haha

Bits and Pieces

I haven't really written in a while and well there are many reason why. So I decided to cut and paste some of my updates that never got finish, to make a blog. So I'll just jibber jabber and let it come out how it comes out. I can't remember all the dates so I'll just post in sections.

-Right now I just want to hold on to my boys and hold them tight so that they know I love them very very much. For the last couple of months things are just all over the place and as soon as I think things will slow down and we can get back into our own routine something shakes things up. I am truly exhausted, I know the boys are...I think we all are, is all I have to say. Now not all the shake up are/were bad some were really fun but however in the end we are all worn thin. Yup we were because now we are all sick.

-Tom I think is done all his big conferences now, he'll still have his small ones but they are normally just evening things and that not bad, I'll still get to see him. I have to say it wasn't too bad when Tom was gone, we just stuck to our routine and did pretty good. I didn't sleep well the nights he was in the city though but that is my fault for an having an over active imagination. I put the stroller folded up in front of the door, knowing it wouldn't stop someone but that it would make noise when it fell over and hope it would scare them a way. hahaha. Anyhow we made it, you just have to take one day at a time.

-This week was suppose to be easy but it didn't turn out that way. We were having the carpets cleaned on Monday, I booked it two weeks ago with the office here(they were paying for it since we signed another yrs lease with them). So that meant we had to move everything out and off the floors before 9am (sounds easy but add to kids in the mix, not so easy). I had to stay out of the house all day with two kids, till late afternoon when the floor would be almost dry. So we were really cranky b/c some didn't eat well or nap well. When we got home to make it an even better day, we came home to find out that they didn't show up!!!!!!! I was beyond mad especially b/c I asked tom to confirm with the office on Sunday(He did too). So I dragged both kids to the office and complained and told them to call Tom to sort it out. Well it meant that we had to move everything back in to the apartment for the night and than back out the next day so that the company could come in and clean the carpets,,,,well they showed up 30min early so that means they were here at 8:30am on Tuesday while we were still trying to get things back out and get the kids ready....arg....another day out of the house with very tired cranky kids. One of my very close friends offer her house to sit for a bit and let the kids play. Which turned out to be a life saver. When we got home the carpets were still pretty wet but not much we could do and than I notice they didn't do the spots under the couch which I was told they would, I was again mad but gave up b/c I just want to get thing back in order....I am just happy we didn't pay these ppl. I think next time I am going to ask tom to rent a carpet cleaner and I'll do it myself.(Since the carpet has been cleaned it has been puked on more than 3 times now, a bowl of rice cereal has been dump on it(missing the plastic splat mat I have under the kids chair and I think the even has been a kick over beverage....isn't that the way LOL)

-I am not sure how I feel, a bit happy and a bit sad I guess b/c time seem to be flying a long too fast. Don't get me wrong I love the fact that I get to stay home with the kids and seeing them grow but why do they have to do it so fast. I don't think I would handle being a working mom so well b/c I don't even want to think about not seeing all I get to see and share by staying home with them(even the bad cranky times). For me working would make it go even so much more faster. Saying that, Jonas is 6 months old today how did that happen I don't know. He had his first bit of cereal too which I think he like but might hold off some and not force it b/c he hasn't gotten the swallowing part down(this is new for us b/c Noah had no problem at all) I don't mind at all though it save me from having to pump and mixing up his cereal...I hate pumping.(he got the hang of eating quick and was eating a lot one day but since than got a cold and now just want to nurse and I am fine with it.)

Noah's birthday party is this Sunday...again where is the time going, I do not have a two yr in my house do I??? haha. bitter sweet as well.(yup we got a 2yr)


-One of my close friends down here got horrible news yesterday that her brother committed suicide by jumping off the golden gate bridge, in San Francisco. It just made my whole body numb(best description I can write of how I felt). So I took her out to lunch after the boys music class to distract her. This is the second suicide that has affected some one I know. The other one just happen last week when one of my friends students(17yrs of age) walked in front of the train a week away from graduation high school and was suppose to go to NYU this fall. This news saddens me greatly and just make me want to hold my kids so tight so that they know I love them no matter what and no matter how many time outs we have, I will never stop.(Still trying to be there and help my friend out)


-Oh and we finally got another stroller...I tried not to and I got into 6 months without one and probably could have gone longer but we both decided that we should buy one where both boys can sit in it and have it help me out some. I really dislike the price of anything baby and kid related, ppl in that business are making a mother load of money is all I can say.(stroller is good for every day use. I dislike the fact that I can't run with it but oh well. I am trying to get back running at least two night a week at the gym....Thursday I ran 7km on an incline for 3.5 which was okay for not have been running like that since I was pregnant Noah but not great b/c it took km 45 mins to get there I use to beable to run 6 miles(9.66 km) in just under an hour, which was when I think I was a few months pregnant with Noah, so I have a lot of work to do.)

Okay I think that is some of the updates I wrote about. Not long now till we are home in Canada.

Noah's birthday party.

Well he had Noah's party last weekend and he had a great time with his two friends Wesley and Sier. They went swimming and than came back for pizza,cake and presents. We didn't get a lot of pictures of the day where we both had a boy in our hands but here are a few we did get.

Video's

Here are two more video's of the kids for ya all.

Well I am trying again to upload this video for all of you. I have been meaning to do it but Tom had the computer at the conferences and then he accidentally left the power cord at the conference(went back for it and it was gone) and the computer was dead. So we had to buy a new one and now we are back up and running. I have a few I'll try and post when I get a chance.

Missing my man

Me and the boys are doing well. You know the norm around here so I can't complain. But we are missing dad, the boys haven't seen tom since Sunday morning and I have seen tom for a short moment when he gets home(am either just getting into bed or he wakes me up when crawling into bed) and I feel a kiss on my forehead when he leaves in the morning. What can I say we like having him around a lot more than that. So I been tired and blah b/c well I just like having him around even though there is normally a tornado fallowing him(that part I don't miss but I haven't been able to separate the two in the10yrs we've been together so I miss him none the less). So i am really looking forward to the weekend and having him home.

Tonight I am going to clean up the place and I got the ingredients to make dairy free, wheat free and eggs free cup cakes for a friend of my that can't eat any of those ingredients b/c her son who she is breastfeed seem to be allergic to or has some intolerance to them, they aren't sure b/c for a while she couldn't eat a bunch of other stuff but can now. So tonight I am going to make a trial run of them, I am hoping they turn out. I have two recipes, one is just a yellow cake cupcake and the other is a frosted spiced cupcake, minus one of the spices b/c it's nutmeg(no nuts). All the reviews say they are great and tasty so i guess I am going to find out here tonight at least with one of them. I wanted to make a Red Velvet cupcake but she can't have chocolate either and I didn't know if she could eat carob so I am playing it safe and not going to try.

Well I have to get planning for Noah 2nd birthday. It's crazy, how is he 2 already!! Even crazier how is his brother 6month(in 9days). Time is going too too fast for me. We are just going to have two family over I think for a BBQ and cake nothing fancy for Noah's birthday, we might go to the pool here and BBQ depending on the weather and if there is a lot of ppl or not already there. But that is about it. I was going to make a fancy cake and I still might but than I like my smarties cake(picked some up in BC), banana cake with frosting and smarties, or change it to a carrot cake not sure we'll see and once again we'll cut the cake in half and let Noah destroy it. I don't need a bunch of cake left around to eat and I love the faces on the kids that get to eat and smash it etc. It is their day of all and be as messy as they want. As much as I am looking forward to it I am also sad too, it's so hard to hold on to them b/c they keep getting bigger. Most ppl say the first three months are hardest but i have always loved it and I have to say it is my most favorite.

And hopefully I'll have time to do some exercises. Can't wait for things to settle down a bit and I can really get back into exercising.

What's on the go

So we have survived the first week which is the calm before the storm. It hasn't been too bad Noah been up at 6:30am ish now for some reason and is going to bed a 6:30pm, which I am loving that part. Jonas only woke up once last night from 7:30pm to 9am which was also awesome and now if we can only keep that going it would be great, but my hopes aren't very high.

I am pretty sure Jonas is growing like Noah, he has lost his big round tummy and is looking more long an lean, he still has some little rolls on his leg(not so much as rolls but creases), i measured him and he's 27inchs long and if my scale is right for him while he was sitting on it with a wet diaper he was 15lbs or a little more but under 15 1/2lbs, which means he hasn't even put on 1lbs since he was 4 months. Just like his brother did.

Jonas can now sit up by himself for very long periods or till he wants to move, he can also crawl some but it's very slow by stretching with one arm and than the other while lean some to that side, and with that and all the rolling he is completely mobile. Noah is great even though he doesn't nap. I can't believe he is almost 2 in just a few weeks. Where did the time go i don't know. I really wish it didn't have to go so fast, and I was told when I was pregnant with Jonas, that with each consecutive child it goes even fast and it is so so true. It feels like I just came home from the hospital with Jonas and he is going to start solid foods here in a short few wish if I decided to or I might just hold off a little bit but I doubt it b/c he's grabbing everything in sight .

Plans that we have right now aren't much. We or I will be helping friends move Saturday/Sunday. Than starting Sunday Tom is in at a Jave One conference in the city till Friday night (two night he'll stay in there over night and than the other nights he'll get home at midnight most likely and head in at 6am) so we are on our own again, but we'll survive I have no doubt. We'll miss him a lot though. The boys went crazy today b/c he came home early just as I was getting them in bed and that was only not seeing Dad for two days. It will be interesting how they will react the next Friday or Saturday when they see dad.

Well tomorrow is Friday and I am hoping to get myself and the boys to my exercise class than get back and finish house work I didn't get done today and than I hope to meet up with some other mom's from class and take the boys swimming which I need to remember to pick up some swim diapers.

I am exhausted,,,

but had to write this hopefully it will be short and get posted.

Our trip back to Canada was great I have to say and we got our fill of all the things you can't get down in the USA.

Like: a jos louis, Canadian chocolate bars, like mirage bars,smarties, mars etc. Tim Horton's (brought back coffee for tom, got a few timbits, and a Boston cream donuts(which is funny b/c I really don't care for them but when I go home I want one), poutine(the cheese curds were from Montreal too), ketchup and dill pickle chips. And got to love the dollar being lower then the USA everyone bought something to bring home except me(not sure how that happened). Oh and the best we got some fresh halibut fish too at dinner. I know we ate other things but just can't remember now its late.

However I did miss things about California:

Fresh produce(went to the market today and got all organic local grown peas to shell, green beans, strawberries, cherries, white peaches, a few oranges, and potatoes a few other things. I have to say I like where we live and even though there are things/people I miss back home, but I have to say I love this journey of our lives.

I also have to say that BC really impressed me with the fact that a lot of the taxis we saw were Toyota Prius which is the car we almost bought but Tom didn't want to wait six months to get one. Not that that is the case anymore but I don't want to cars, for us cars make us lazy and we don't need anymore of that here. Time to buy tom a new bike and a bike seat for Noah and in December we'll get Jonas one too. Can't wait. I could really see us living out west when the day comes and we move to Canada, but who knows where we'll end up b/c we have no idea.

Coming home

I completely forgot to write this and post this...See I still have many blogs in the draft pile and have not posted them. To give you a little insight, it took me 3 days to finish the last one I put up today that why it date's back and you all just saw it today.

Anyhow I know most of our family know, but just in case some people don't know.

Our flight is book for coming home has been for a while now. So we are coming home this August.

We leave on the RED EYE August 7th and get into Halifax 11am I think on the 8th, than drive to NB till the 14-15th I think and than head to NS till we fly out on the 23rd. Jonas baptism will be on the 16th in Bridgewater with his cousin Ethan during church service, for any family members that are interested in joining us.

Okay it's late but I had to post this b/c I knew I would forget or get it written in a bigger blog and than never post. Night all