Quinn the snowman!

Thursday Feb 7th was yet another "snow" day for us. Mum and Dad's snowblower was on strike, so after taking Bekah to school, Quinn and I drove over to Gramma and Grampa's house to help them clear the snow. I was going to see if I could fix the snowblower.

Quinlan brought his own shovel and was ready to work. Too bad he decided to clear the mountains of snow along the sidewalk where we were throwing the snow. He put more on the sidewalk as we tried to clear it.

I got some really nice shots of him today in the snow. My new camera continues to amaze me in quality of pictures, colour saturation and clarity. I am getting more and more comfortable with adjusting the settings on it to make the photo the way I want it!

SPA day!

Madison, Rebekah, Megan and I all went to the Village on the River Spa on Saturday. The girls were very excited about getting their finger/toe nails painted. They waited so patiently for it to be our turn.

Madison waited while Rebekah went first with Megan and I. The three of us sat up in the big chairs. Bekah was too small to reach the water, so they gave her a nice big "Royal Princess" pillow to lean on. It was just the right size. She was so comfortable with being pampered. Madison waited while Rebekah went first with Megan and I. The 3 of us sat up in the big chairs. Bekah was too small to reach the water, so they gave her a nice big "Royal Princess" pillow to lean on. It was just the right size. She was so comfortable with being pampered.

Madison waited while Rebekah went first with Megan and I. The three of us sat up in the big chairs. Bekah was too small to reach thewater, so they gave her a nice big "Royal Princess" pillow to lean on. It was just the right size. She was so comfortable with being pampered.
They washed and rubbed her feet, then put on the pretty nail polish that Daddy and her picked out. Next it was over to the finger nail table. She sat as good as gold there too. Her fingers were done in the same colour as her toes.
When she was all done, she sat down and posed with her pretty fingers and toes. Then she had to come and sit with me and show me her nails. She was so Cute!

Madison loved it as well. She sat down and let them work away on her feet! I think she loved the massage she almost looked as though she would fall asleep.

Madison picked out her own nail colour. It was a bit more Pink then Bekahs. After her pedicure it was time for her manicure. She picked the moisturizer out and sat down for a nice pampering of her hands.

Megan and I just had a pedicure done. It was my my first one! Man does it feel wonderful. I am very ticklish on my feet and it didn't bother me at ALL! The Massage was amazing on my feet and calves. Megan and I sipped on a hot cinnamon drink while the ladies worked on our feet. I told the lady about my bad cramps in my one foot and she massaged it more where the occur. My feet felt so wonderul! I will definately do it again!

Eric and I were very pleased with how well the girls handled themselves. Bekah got a bit bored at the end while she waited for us to all finish, but for 3 years old she did amazing! Madison was a big help and sat patiently waiting for her turn. I will take both girls again for a girls day out.

The price wasn't bad either. $15 each for the girls. You really can't go wrong

Random shots with the new Camera!

New Toy

After months of researching, Eric and I decided to upgrade from our digital point and shoot to a digital SLR. While I had decided on a certain one, I was a bit distressed to find out it is back ordered until March. So after 2 hours of talking things over we made the decision to upgrade.

We purchased a Nikon D80 Digital SLR. We went with Nikon for many reasons 1)Quality 2)price 3)Knowledge of the cameras. Eric's Dad has Nikon Cameras, both 35mm film and Digital SLR.

We are in LOVE with our new purchase! We had Norm over today and we did some comparison shots from his Nikon D70 to our D80. I had a lot of fun learning things with Norm today and seeing the difference in colour and sharpness between the two models.
I am taking a camera course this coming Saturday to learn all about our new camera. Eric is already leaps ahead of me since he grew up around nice cameras. This is our Christmas gift to ourselves! (yes a bit after the fact, but the sale was better now :) ! )



I don't have many photos ready for posting, but one that I absolutely love is this one. I snapped it last night while I was playing around learning the camera. Bekah was giving her daddy, bedtime Kisses! I think it is the cutest picture. I decided to put it into black and white to just focus on them.

Bekah's Big Day!

Today was Bekah's first day at Pre-school! She has been so excited to go! We have been counting down the "sleeps" for 2 weeks now. She got up, had her breakfast, got dressed and was ready 40 minutes early.

Quinlan and I took her to school, where we found a hook with her name on it, and a cubby with her name on it as well. Her friend Molly was already there and was very happy to see that Bekah had arrived.

Bekah ran right into the classroom and jumped right in. I said goodbye and I love you to her, and I got a wave and a "bye Mummy". That was it, she was at school and mummy can leave anytime now....LOL.

I am so happy for her being such a big girl and very confident, I am also sad that my last baby has started her schooling. Where does the time go?

I took a photo of her in her new Dora clothes infront of our new fireplace.

New Years Day

When we woke up this morning we had a big surprise! It had snowed so much over night that we had to dig out again! I bundled up the kids and we went outside to play in the winter wonderland! While I snow blowed the driveway, the kids played in the yard! They were supposed to start making a snowman, instead they just played in the snow :) After the driveway was done, I found our sleds in the shed and we had some fun! Snickers came out with Madison so we turned her into a sled dog! Bekah had a blast being pulled by Snickers! Here is a video of our fun!

Eric and I are always helping out our neighbours with snow removal. Mr. and Mrs. Martin came outside to help us out :) Madison was shoveling their sidewalk while Eric started the Driveway. Quinlan and Bekah were right there playing and watching. I got some really nice photos of the kids today! The camera got a bit wet in the snow coming down, but it was nice to be outside having fun.

New Years Eve

We had a nice quiet night at home with Gramma, Grampa, Dbis, and us. Alexander decided to spend the night at a friends house.
We played on the Wii, Played Rumoli and ate lots of good foods. Bekah started to fall asleep 5 minutes before midnight, we managed to keep her awake so she could yell happy new year! Quinlan on the other hand fell asleep 15 minutes before and there was no way to wake him up :(
It was a very nice relaxing night at home with family.
Happy New Year everyone!