June and Early July Happenings

I guess I should start off by announcing our good news. Madalyn is going to be a big sister sometime around December 31st! We are very excited! I think most of you know already but if you didn't now your in the loop. :)

The pictures below are not in the right order. The ones at the top are from the beginning of this month and the ones at the bottom are from June.

Fun at the spray park on the 4th of July!

Madalyn's new goggles! Too Cute!
Cute cowgirl all ready for our Stampede Breakfast. (Outfit provided by Nan and Papa! Who else? Thank You!)
Malcolm and his Stampede Band. My handsome cowboy for a day! I'll take what I can get! :)
Swimming in the wading pool at Mt. Kidd in Kananaskis on our camping trip.

Our Campsite. It is a beautiful place to camp!
Riding the swings with Daddy at Heritage Park
Riding the The Whip with Daddy who really doesn't like rides. I like to go on the rides but can't since I am pregnant so Daddy is the chosen one for now.
First day of preschool last fall with her teacher.
Last day of preschool
They had a little program where they sang us their favorite songs from the year. Afterwards, Madalyn told me that she and the little girl beside her "were SO nervous".
Eating popsicles with friends from her class.

Holiday Pictures

At the Mariners game. It was a great game and they won!
The four wheeler that Papa bought for Madalyn and future grandkids. Madalyn did great on it but if she has any boy cousins I think it will be used quite differently! :)

Playing at Chuck E. Cheese with her friend Chloe. Camille was there I just didn't get a picture.
Madalyn had a whole week of swimming lessons and it was amazing to see how much she progressed thoughout the week. She is our little swimmer girl now. She looked SO cute in her goggles!
Posing on the ferry!
Taking a little snooze with Nan on the way to the Mariner game.
Everyone happy in our great seats.
Nan and Madalyn ready for some fun at the baseball game.

I thought this was a great picture of my dad and Malcolm.

There is my phto blog of our trip. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures in Victoria! I guess I was having too much fun catching up with everyone. I'll be back soon!

Ballet Recital Pictures

I am a bad blogger! I repent of my bad blogger ways! :) So here are the ballet pictures that was at the end of April. She did a great job! Malcolm is going to try and get the video we took on to YouTube so I can post it on here for you to see. Some of the pictures are out of focus because I wasn't able to use my flash. Hope you like them and I will try to get the video on here soon!

We just got home from our trip to the West Coast. We went to Victoria and saw our friends there and then went to Washington to see my mom and dad. I guess Madalyn and I just got home . Malcolm has been home working for the past week and half bachin it! Poor guy! He is sweet to share us for so long. We had a great time but it is nice to be home. I have pictures to post but I think I will start a new post for those because I can never get them where I want them. Sorry, I have been away for so long. I will do better!

Madalyn's 4th Birthday

For family and friends who could not be here for the party here are some pictures for you to enjoy! They did not post on here in the order I wanted but hopefully you will get the idea. We had a fun princess party and then a BBQ afterwards with friends and fam.

I searched online for a cake I thought I could make and found this castle one which I think turned out pretty cute. It was super easy! It is just two rectangle cakes with a square and five cupcakes on top with sugar cones on top of the cupcakes. We had a lot of cake leftover! :)
Daddy and Papa did a great job of putting up the decorations! Their feminine decorating side came out! I was quite impressed!
This is where the pictures are out of order. This was earlier in the week at preschool where they sang to her and I brought some cupcakes made in cones. They looked cute but the kids probably would have rather had just regular, plain old cupcakes!

We played Kiss the Prince at her party! Like Pin the Tail on the Donkey but with bright pink lipstick and their lips! :) This was the favorite game. No more kissing princes until they get married!

When the girls came in we put a little blush and lipstick on them and painted their nails light pink! I hope all the parents didn't mind that we put on makeup and tried to kiss a prince! :)
Nan and Madalyn waiting for her friends to come to her party. We had a little time to rest before the party started after all the rushing around trying to get ready!

Two pretty princesses playing outside in their beautiful dresses and runners. :) I thought it was cute!
Madalyn got a dress just like Sydney's as one of her presents and she HAD to put it on right away! She was SO happy! They were cute playing Freeze Dance together!
They made princess wands for a little craft.
Beautiful girls!
Playing Hot Slipper. Like Hot Potato but with Cinderella's glass slipper. I think all the girls had a fun time and I know that Madalyn did! I had lots of fun planning it with some great ideas from different websites! The Internet is a lovely thing for people like me who need lots of help with ideas for things like this! I will be posting more soon because we have had a busy week and topped it all off with her ballet recital today!

Easter Weekend

They had an Easter egg hunt on Saturday morning in the big park of our little town so we thought we would go and start taking part in some of our community events. It was not your typical egg hunt. There was this lady in the back of her truck cursing about the cold telling everyone to go find poker chips that were hidden in the play area and then she would give you your two Kinder eggs which was the limit. It was quite comical really! Madalyn got three eggs because she was cute and one of the youngest there so at least we got a bonus egg! :) Granted it was very cold outside but I think they would have done it the same way had it been really nice. I guess I like the old fashioned kind.
Sunday morning with her Easter basket treats.
Pretty Easter dress and also her birthday dress
This is a Nan pose for sure! I have many pictures with my head like this from my mom posing me. Too funny!
We had Heather, Steve & Rebecca and Billy & Deista over for an Easter lunch on Monday. This is the only picture I took despite having my camera on the counter the whole day! It was Heather's idea for us to all get together and I am so glad that we did! Heather made a great ham (with her mom's sauce) and the buns which I think are the major parts of the meal. It was all delicious! i like doing stuff like this but I don't often think of it until after the moment or event has passed. I don't know why and it drives me crazy sometimes! So, Heather our house is always open to one of your good ideas for a fun family gathering or any party. :)

Speaking of parties it is Madalyn's 4th birthday on the 18th and I have been trying to figure out what I am going to do for her party. I think I have decided to have her friend party on the 21st in the afternoon and (copying Rebecca) have the parents and other family over for a BBQ that evening. So, if you want to come to a BBQ the evening of Saturday the 21st the more the merrier. Just let me know so I will have enough burgers!

I should go see what Madalyn is up to because it is eerily quiet in the house which usually spells t-r-o-u-b-l-e!

Random Pictures

Our Easter cookie creations. They were quite fun to make!

Time for bed!
Taking her dolly Peggy for a walk.
This picture makes me laugh!
Madalyn had us play wedding. I was the bride (if you couldn't tell) and

Daddy was the groom. Madalyn was the ballerina flower girl! She has quite the imagination! She always gets upset that she wasn't at our wedding so I guess she thought we should have another one with her as the flower girl. I keep telling her it is a good thing that she wasn't at our wedding! :) If you know anyone who needs a flower girl for their up coming wedding I know a sweet girl who would love to be one!

Just some random pictures I wanted to share. Have a good week!

Fun Family Friday

Uncle Malcolm and Ronan checking their e-mail
Madalyn loves her b-day present from Auntie B and fam.
Sweet Siena
What more could you want? Starbucks and a nice pedicure! Thanks Taralee!

Auntie B and Madalyn having a tea party


We had a great time with two of Malcolm's siblings and their families this weekend. We left after Malcolm got home from work on Thursday and came home Saturday afternoon. It was short and sweet but we had lots of fun! I stayed up way too late both nights (shocking I know) and I am paying the price now. Will I ever learn? Probably not, if genetics has anything to do with it because everyone in my family is a night owl. I can stay up with my mom and sister talking or doing nothing into the wee hours of the morning. What does it say about me that some of the best conversations and sharing I have had have taken place late at night? I probably should have told Malcolm this before we got married because usually if something is bothering me I tend to bring it up in bed at about 11:00. :) Poor guy! Anyhoo, we had a fun family weekend and I am tired so I think I will go to bed! Thanks B, T, & R and S, T, & S for the fun memories!