Long Lost Blog!!

I vow to start updating this blog more often! I'm sorry for those of you who read it and enjoy it and missed it!

What is new with us?

Myself - I am crazy busy with the opening of my online store. Yes, I finally opened an online store selling products for babies and children!! Eventually I want this to turn into a real store, here in Winnipeg. Selling consignment and new products. But for now, we're online!

My website is www.everythingafterthestork.ca.

I have also been working at getting rid of this baby weight (which sadly most is from my pregnancy with Annika, almost six years ago LOL!) as well. I'm down over 20 pounds since the start of the year. I am starting a Learn To Run class at the Running Room next month and am very excited about running again.

Allan is still busy with work and looking forward to the start of softball season, which sadly for him is still 3 months away!

Madison is doing wonderfully in third grade. She recently won "Teacher of the Month" status for her teacher on a local radio station. It earned her class a pizza party and she was pretty proud about that!

Annika is loving Kindergarten and doing very well. She is able to read books like Dr. Seuss now, though her favourite part about school is still recess! She started Gymnastics in January and loves it. Combining it with her dance class, Madison's gymnastics, swimming and everything else was a bit too ambitious for Mom!

Kelsie is growing like a weed, she's seven months old and just started sitting on her own and has been mobile for awhile. She doesn't have any teeth yet but I don't think they're too far behind!

Some new pictures -

More pictures

More Pictures

We are doing wonderfully - Kelsie is such a happy content baby. She sleeps a lot, and when she's awake she just likes to look around at what is going on around her. We are very blessed! Madison and Annika love to hold her and show her off to friends, but mostly they're just enjoying the warm weather and playing outside and in the pool LOL!

Here are a few recent pictures.

Introducing Kelsie McKenna Grace

Clearly I need to watch my words!

At 10:58pm on July 13th I posted this on the blog:

Okay - Kelsie can officially come now, she has a seat ;)

and 7 hours later my water broke! Kelsie was born on Tuesday, July 14th at 10:35pm. Unfortunatly with my water breaking, nothing else happened so I was induced that afternoon. Contractions started at 6:30pm and she was born 4 hours later - very quick, just like Annika!

She was 8 pounds and a half ounce and 19.75" long. Her hair seemed red at birth, now it's much blonder, I think she'll be strawberry blonde - but we'll see. She's doing wonderful, very content and sleeps a lot. We've hardly even heard her cry. We came home from the hospital this evening and are glad to all be going to bed under the same roof!

Pictures to come in the next post.

Our New Van

Okay - Kelsie can officially come now, she has a seat ;)

All About Madison

Madison has been bringing home school things for the past few weeks as her last day is Monday, June 30th and they don't want to flood the backpack on the last day!

I thought this was a cute write up she did, and thought a few of you would find it especially entertaining.

Written on June 11 2009

I am 8 years old. I was born in Regina. Most people in my hole family lives in Regina. Here are some people who live in Regina whos in my family. My Grandma, Grandpa, two anties, Jen, Lura. Six cosens, Haylee, Tristen, Alssa, Brooke and I forget the other two names because I don't visit them that much. (Not sure who Brooke is but I assume the other 3 cousins she means are Carter, Sydney and Tayler.) I have another Gradnpa and Granny they live outside of Saskatoon and they have 3 dogs 5 horses used to have about 12 chikens but the dogs killed the chikens and my Grandpa bot me and my sister a pony we like to ride our pony and dthe other horses too. 4 people in my house lives with me. Annika, Mom, Dad, Kelsie and me of corse. Oh and my Antie Jen is a hair dresser. I love how she does it!

So - Jennifer, she likes your hair dressing skills and Mom you get zero credit for the pony, sorry!

Madison's Recital

Madison's dance recital was on Thursday, she did very well and really enjoyed herself. She is in Primary Ballet this year. Right now she's unsure of what she'll be doing next year. If she continues in dance it will be Grade 2 Ballet and Hip Hop 2. She also wants to do gymnastics again and swimming and well, you can't do it all.

Below is a video of her recital.