September Update

I know I should update more often and then it would not take me forever to catch up on everything but sometimes I am just not in the mood. :) I think I will try and update once a month and then anything beyond that is bonus for me and my readers (whoever you are?). We have had some fun times the last couple of months so I thought I would share and show some pictures. First, I will give a quick baby update. I have been feeling great and I am so thankful! I went to the doctor last week and everything seems to be going great with the baby as far as how I am measuring and such but my blood pressure was a little high so I have to go back this week after some blood work and my gestational diabetes test. I am not swollen anywhere and don't have any other symptoms that I am concerned about but my doctor just wants to make sure everything is okay which is fine by me! I was thinking that it could be that before my appointment I had a tuna fish sandwich and some Lay's potato chips for lunch. I'm sure all that sodium would make your blood pressure go up just a tad! :) Oh well! We still don't really have a name picked out so we just call him baby brother. Next on my list is to get his room all ready but some of that I will need my Malcolm's help with and he has a LOT on his plate right now so I can wait. I can't believe I am already six months along! He will be here before I know it and I hope I am ready!

Now for my update with pictures!



Nan and Papa came for a visit and we went to Heritage Park one day.
Madalyn decided that she wanted to ride the BIG ferris wheel so Daddy (the one who doesn't like rides) was the elected one to go with her. She did great and liked it when it went slow as they were letting everyone on but when it started going fast she did NOT like it and started crying. I was thankful the guy working the ride noticed right away and stopped it so they could get off. Malcolm was ready to get off too!
We went on the little stern wheel boat cruise they have which was fun. The best part was that we had a great view of these dragon boat races they were having on the reservoir. I had never seen it before but they were rowing in these long boats to the beat of a drum. It was so cool! I am sad I didn't take a picture.
Uncle Lukie and Auntie KK came to visit too!!!!!! Madalyn and Auntie KK on the train. I love this picture!

Papa and Madalyn playing on the stairs.


My sister and I are both pregnant and our due dates are 4 days apart! These are the only pictures we will have together with our pregnant bellies. Here we are about 5 months along.
We found some neat statues in downtown Calgary that made for some fun photo ops.

1 Canadian and 2 Texas beavers. This could have a great caption I just can't think of one. Any ideas?
I really love this picture! We had a great time with Auntie KK , Uncle Lukie and Nan & Papa when they came even though we had to have our party in shifts. Due to circumstances beyond anyones control Malcolm had to be away for part of the time they were all here. So, first we (Mac, Mad and Suz) spent time with Nan and Papa and Papa and Malcolm played golf. Malcolm had to leave the day Luke and Kara got here so Papa & Luke play golf and we all have a great time. Then we have one evening with ALL of us together and the next day Nan and Papa have to leave. So, then we have a couple of days with just Luke and Kara and Malcolm and Luke play a round of golf together. The guys got to play more golf with it this way but they were all suppose to play together. Sometime in the spring we are going to Amarillo to see Luke and Kara with Nan and Papa so hopefully it will all work out great! We will have two new babies by then so it should be lots of fun!

Look below for more pictures.

More pictures from September

Showing off our tummies 5 moths pregnant.
We got to see our good friends and Nan & Papa's good friends - Randy and Vicki when they came up to see some other friends of theirs who just moved to Calgary from Houston. Madalyn and Randy became instant friends. She was his little shadow the rest of the afternoon. It was so great to see them.
We went to Medicine Hat this month for cousin Ronan's 2nd Birthday. It was so much fun. Auntie B throws a great party and we got to see their great new house!
This month was also Madalyn's first day back to preschool. She is in a new school this year that is out in the little town that we live. She is in a class with all girls her age and has already made some friends. We might even have a play date with one this next week! I am praying that we can both make some good friends out here.

Reading a book with Daddy! So sweet!
Malcolm has been working to try and get our fence up and today Troy and Kelly came out to help him. Madalyn was helping too! :) It makes me nostalgic for the Victoria days. I was only there when Malcolm and Kelly were still working at Shelbourne Street but at one time all three of these guys were there together and it was fun seeing them work together to put up our fence today.


We had a beautiful rainbow the other night and Malcolm took this picture to try and capture it! It was a complete one but we could only get half of it with our camera.
This was in August but I haven't blogged in a while to tell about the 70th anniversary reunion with Malcolm's family. It was a great week and ended with a lovely tea (in the picture above) that about 300 people came to honor grandma and grandpa McMillan.
The whole family singing some hyms.

It's a BOY!

Hi! We went and had our ultrasound a few weeks ago and everything is going great and we found out we are having a little boy! We are really excited and it is going to be a whole new adventure having a little boy running around. :) Madalyn was so sweet and said, "I am going to be the BEST big sister ever!" She got to go in and see but was more intrigued with the gooey stuff on my stomach and what was rolling around on it than looking at the baby. It is hard for me to make it out sometimes much less a four year old! The baby gave us a thumbs up and she liked that and has remembered it since and brings it up. It was a fun family experience. We were at the park the other day and she made a new friend and told her that she is going to have a new baby brother after Christmas. I guess she is getting that is will be a while before he makes his appearance. :) i have been feeling SO much better! i even got Madalyn's room totally organized and clean. I just have a few pictures to put on the walls and hang some curtains that Nan is going to bring from Target!

We are getting ready right now to head out for some holidays to be with Malcolm's family for several days. His grandparents are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary! We are having a big reunion from Wed. to Sun. with a nice Tea/Party for them on the Sunday for the community and friends to come and honor them. It should be lots of fun! I married into a great family and feel so blessed! I should go get some baking done since we are leaving on Monday and there is lots of other stuff to do as well. I will post some pictures when we get back.

p.s. Malcolm changed the colors on here for me and I really like the blue! In honor of our sweet little boy on the way! :)

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!