Family

Well I have really been bad at doing this lately. I finally got a new job in Okotoks, I'm going to be waitressing for Boston Pizza, so hopefully all goes good there! We finally got some family pictures done. I really wanted some done in the leaves and we decided to take some at the last minute in my in-laws yard because they had so many trees, it was beautiful there. I didn't want Dustin to be wearing a hat (which he was) so we took them just incase there weren't leaves in a few weeks when my aunt was going to take them. Well last weekend we were in Cardston and I asked my aunt to take some for us, it was freezing and windy out and Dustin didn't look to happy and awake in them. I finally decided to just go with the ones in his parents yard. They are really cute and casual and that's what Dustin loves. He hates when we have to take pictures in our Church clothes. He's funny like that. But ya, this is the result and I think I really like them.

I really love this one cuz it's truly us! I almost want to use it as our family picture!

Finally!

I have been wanting to cut my hair for over a month now and I finally did it. The hard thing with me is, if I decide what I want to do with my hair I have to do it now! When I make a decision I do it, i'm kind of spontaneous like that, especially with my hair. I am so glad I did it, it was long overdue and I needed a change. The good thing is Dustin really likes it! What do you think?

Before

After

Bed of Roses

I have been sick for the past week and I just got over it a few days ago. I felt really gross and had no energy, it was kind of hard because I had no time to be sick I was so busy so I just went on hoping it would go away, it eventually did. But on Wednesday Dustin came home from work with some red roses for me. I loved them. He rarely gets me flowers, but when he does it's special. I just wanted to brag about how wonderful of a husband I have and how happy we are with our family. I hope everyone can be as happy as we are!


So, I showed Kyla how to smell the flowers and she was too cute. I decided to snap some pictures and be a photographer. Some of them turned out not too bad, I guess my daughter is just photogenic! ;)

I love her little pigtails, and how everytime I do them they are a little longer. My little blondie.

Cousins

This past Labour Day weekend Dustin got to go on a camping trip with his dad and 2 brother-in-laws. They have been planning this trip since last year. So us girls spent the weekend together inTaber at his parents. Dustin has 2 sisters, Jill and Jody. Jill lives in Fort Mcmurray and is married with one little girl, Emma, who is 3 weeks younger than Kyla and Jody also has one girl, Haley, who is 5. It's always fun when Jill comes because we get our two little girls together and they love to play and it's not very often we see them so everytime they come down here, the babies are at a different stage. One tradition we always do is bathtime. Both of them love bathtime, they could sit and play in the tub forever. I though it would be cute to put the pictures of them from all the times they had a bath. They have both changed so much and hopefully eventually they will live down here and they can be best friends.

This is the girls at 10 months old Wanting to get into the bath The girls at one year old

This was this past labour day weekend. Watching the doodlebops in the car which they both loved. In the bath once again and at the park. They love the swings. Growing up so fast.

Makeover!

I thought it was time to change my blog to a style that is more me. I owe a big shout out to Suzanne and Vinnie for their help! Thanks girls! It's a start and hopefully i'll add to it more as time goes. I feel like it's more fun to look at and maybe i'll be on it more now. My blog isn't the only thing needing a makeover, I think i'm overdue for a new hairstyle maybe within the next few weeks i'll have some time to treat myself. Dustin and I also spent a lot of time going through those last minute boxes from moving, that you ignore and walk by everytime you see them! Well now our room is empty and I never realized how big it is. Now I have to figure out what I want to do with it! It has a lot of weird walls, it's not square, so it has potential. I'll be doing some brainstorming to decide what to do, if anyone has any neat ideas, pass them over!

Coming to an end

Well it's almost that time, the worst time of the year for me...the end of summer. I am starting to think that I am living in the wrong place if I love summer so much! Oh well we are happy here and I guess my life wouldn't be the same without 10 months of winter! We are all done our holidays and we had a blast this summer. Dustin finished school in the the end of June and then we found out he had to get hernia surgery, so he got it on July 4th. Recovery was basically the whole summer and he did great. We went for holidays the beginning of August to Penticton and Kelowna. We camped in Penticton which was our first time with Kyla, she did pretty good considering. If she woke up in the night she just came into our bed, which she never does, and went right back to sleep. We also went to my cousin's cabin on the Okanagan which is also a ton of fun. When we got back we left the next day down to Taber for pretty much the week. Then left again the next weekend for a wedding and mission homecoming in Raymond and Lethbridge. We are now getting back into our old routine, Dustin is back at work and I am back at home. I kind of missed our regular things. It was good to be home.

Dustin and I on the dock at night at the cabin.

Sweetpea Treats~Baby Bracelets

I am making baby bracelets and they are ready for sale! I can do all colors and sizes. I am selling them for $10 each. If I have to mail them, it'll be $2 extra for shipping. I find them to be very attractive but simple. I'm going to be posting a few pictures of them to get the idea. If you see one you like and want it in a different color, I can make it. If you also have an idea of one, let me know and I'm sure I can make it. I'm pretty excited to be finally selling them as I have been planning this for quite a while. Looking forward to your business!~

The Big Move

I realized it has been a while and I never updated about our move. We recently bought a condo in Okotoks and moved in April 13th. It's a 2 bedroom place and it's only 3 years old. We absolutely love it here! I don't think I want to live anywhere else for a long time, I could see us raising a family here. Eventually buying an acreage just outside town and having quads and dirtbikes for the kids. Dustin eventually wants to start his own business so we figured the best place to do that is Calgary. We weren't to set on living in Calgary so Okotoks is perfect! You get the city living without living in the city, and we have everything we need right here in town! (Other than the mall of course) It's about a 15 minute drive to Calgary so it's not bad at all. The church is very strong out here and there are quite a few young couples that live here. I guess it's the place to be!

Many changes

It has been a long time since I have posted anything on here. We have had a lot of changes lately. We just bought a house in Okotoks, we had Kyla's first birthday in April, and Dustin is just finishing his first year in school. I am now working part-time in the evenings and still a full time mom in the days! Kyla is now walking all over the place, she talks a bunch of jibberish and she copies everything you do! She is a blast. We love living in Okotoks and couldn't be happier right now. I'll put some pictures on here to update it, I have so many to chose from! I also have a facebook account with a ton of pics on it! The one of me and Kyla is on Mother's day, and her on the swing was her first time at the park this year. I also love the one of her and Dustin! It is so priceless the look on her face!

Halloween!

This is my darling Kyla, all grown up! Cutest overalls ever!

This is her first halloween! Dressed up as a kitty and fell asleep before we even got to go trick-or-treating! So cute. She loved playing in her candy, but mom and dad got to eat it!

TRICK OR TREAT!!

Such a cute little girl, don't ya think?

Playing in her Candy! She absolutely loved it!

A Drastic Change!!

I thought it was time for a change! A big one too! As you can see I went dark, really dark! But I absolutely love it. Dustin loves it too. We had a little mishap at first I streaked it and that didn't work out to well, it just went grey! Oops, oh well it looks good now. Well Nothin too much is new other than that. Kyla's growing up so fast, it's crazy! She is learning new talents everyday. She can now put her tounge into a loop!! I can't even do that. She just sucks on it and then there it is! It's so funny. Well we are still our happy little family!

Shaving Daddy's head!

Well as you can see, we shaved off Dustin's hair, this was a big event for me because I have never seen Dustin's hair this short, I was kind of nervous but I actually like it! Dustin said he wanted to be like Kyla! Too cute!~

The Last of Summer

Well this long weekend was a little different. Dustin went on a 4 day camping trip with some friends up at Glacier lake. It was a total rouging it trip and he had lots of fun because that's what he loves to do. While he was gone I went to Cardston to visit the family. It was hard because I had no way of getting ahold of him the whole time, so I wasn't even sure if he was alive! While we were in Cardston went to Waterton and had a few picnics over the weekend, and had a lot of fun. Kyla had her first taste of strawberries and grapes (the juice of course) she sucked on it pretty good. We're just relaxing here at Henderson Lake in Lethbridge.
I can't believe summer is over, I guess we were so busy it just flew by us! We celebrated Dustin's 23rd birthday last week on the 29th, and the weekend before that we went to Taber for cornfest, Kyla's first! It was good to see his family again. Well I'm hoping life will settle down and we can just enjoy ourselves for a while!

What a happy baby!

Well our little angel is growing like a weed! She is constant smiles and rarely is grouchy, only when she is hungry or really tired. I just wanted to post a picture of our happy Kyla!~

Summer 06

Well Summer is almost over and we sure have been busy. Kristy's wedding, visiting Jill and Travis in Fort McMurray, mom and dad Francis visiting, and taking care of our little angel, Kyla. We are about to go to cornfest in Taber the last weekend in August, and that same weekend my parents are moving to Cardston. I don't think our life will ever settle down. Well as long as we have fun on the way!

This summer Kyla has sure grown up, she now weighs 13lbs and looks just like her daddy. She is non-stop smiling and has even started laughing! She is rolling over from her stomach to her back now, Grandma Petersen taught her that and can roll onto her side when laying on her back. It's crazy how fast they learn things. She is even starting to get some hair! Oh well she is our little bald baby and we love her!

This is one of Kyla and Daddy's favortie thing. She's a very strong girl and can sit very still.