Happy 1st Birthday Ava!

What an amazing year its been! No words can describe the overwhelming happiness that Pete and I have had since Ava has come along. The past 12 months have come and gone so fast but have filled us with a lifetime of memories. We love her so much! :)

On Saturday we had a Birhtday party for Ava out at Skiff Lake. After weeks of planning, baking from scratch & watching the weather network like a maniac the day was perfect and just how I had planned! :)

Everybody came and enjoyed some swimming, drinks & cake. We are so happy that everyone made it out to see Ava celebrate her 1st birhtday. Ava would like to thank everybody for their awsome presents! Here are some pics from the beautiful day.

Happy Belated Birthday Claire! July 29th!

Another birthday has come and gone for my Nomadic friend Claire! ;) Come home and stay already! Geesh!

Happy Belated Birthday Papa Wink! July 24th!

We didn't forget! Papa was over for dinner on his birthday and came to see our house too. :) BTW I think it's time we get more pics of Ava & Papa Wink. Christmas is the last pic I could find of the two! Tsk, tsk!

Last Sunday

Deep thoughts!
Mmmm...I love ice cream!

Ava loves the water so much! It's hard to get her out!
Ava on her new trike that we bought her for her birthday. Thought we'd use it right away. Summer is only here for so long!

We had a big day of going to Wilmot park for a swim and swinging and then after supper a nice long walk along the green & walking bridge.

Our House is a Very, Very Fine House

We did it! After years of wanting our own house we've signed our life away to 141 Dora drive in Lincoln heights! We are so excited to move in! Closing Date is Sept 28th. We want to thank Michelle Skead (our friend and agent) for all the wonderful help! :)

Our Goddaughter

Some of you may or may not know a little thing about Pete and I and how the number 4 plays a big part in our lives. Growing up my house # was 114, phone number was 472-1440, we were married on the 14th in 2004, Ava was born on the 4th, 2 of our nieces born on the 14th of January and May and now we have another one to add to our list! Kya Elizabeth Lydon became our Goddaughter on July 14th. We were honoured to be asked by Greg and Holly to play such a role in Kya's life. We look forward to seeing Kya grow throughout the years to come and we will always be here to guide and support her unconditionally. We love you Kya! :)

We didn't really get any pics of all of us on our camera as we were involved with the baptism. Hopefully we can get some from the grandparents! Here's a couple shots from it.

The Squirrels Like it Soft...

We celebrated Canada Day this year with the Lydon's camping at the hole in the wall in Grand Manan. Lots of fun was had by all and we had a spectacular view of the ocean from our campsites! Not very often can you be sitting around a fire shootin' the shit and look up to see a whale numerous times swimming by! Awesome! Ava was a great little camper along with Kya and Noah! Here are some pics from the past few days.

Goodtimes Never Seemed So Good...

Had a ball in P.E.I over the weekend to celebrate Glenda's stagette. Sure was fun being out with all the girls! My first night away from Ava went well even though I had dreams about her all night! :) Here are a few pictures I can show! ;)

Happy Father's Day!

Pete celebrated his first Father's Day yesterday with Ava. Here are some pic's of Ava and Dada!

Happy 3?th Birthday Auntie Kathy!

June 12th is Auntie Kathy's Birthday. Ava sends along Big birthday Hugs & kisses!

Happy 10th Birthday Joshua!

Birthday wishes going out to Josh who turned 10 last Friday! I can't believe he's in the double digits now! Just seems like yesterday he was a baby! Here he is with Ava when she was brand spankin' new!

One year ago today...

Pete and a very pregnant me began our trekk home to New Brunswick from Ontario. It's unreal to think it's officially been a year! I still talk to new people and say "oh I moved back a few months ago!". I can't believe it's been a year since I've seen Jayde, Francesca, Mariska and Monica. I think of you girls often. Keep your fingers crossed that I can make it to T.O Labour day weekend! :)

Another event for us today is that Ava turned 10 months old today! She's crawling like a maniac and is pulling herself to standing all the time. She'll be walking soon enough!

I started my second week of work today and all is good. I really think I'm going to like it at Skillsoft. It was hard for me to leave Ava last Monday morning but I know she's being taken care of really well by Nanny! Ava doesn't even blink an eye when I leave! Good I guess?!