Lily's first craft

Here is Lily's first craft from school... a bat mobile!

Lily's 1st Day of Preschool

Lily started preschool this morning! She was very excited! Nelson and I both dropped her off at school this morning- she gave us a quick hug and was off to play and check things out! She found her name on an apple, hung it on the tree and went with the teacher to meet the other kids! Nelson and I said bye to her and she didn't even turn around. I will admit, I cried a little when we left- I just can't believe how fast my baby girl is growing up!! I am excited to go back at 12:30 to pick her up and hear all about her first day!

Here are some pictures from Lily's first day of Preschool... I may have gone a little picture crazy, lol.

Breakfast before school
Ready to go:
Showing off her 'Backpack'

Outside her school:

Family Pictures!

My sister Michele took some family pictures for us over the weekend... I absolutely love them!! Thanks so much Michele!

Now we just have to decide which to enlarge and print!

Happy Turkey Weekend!!

I love this time of year- the colours, the weather, the fruits and veggies!! Lately our house always smells like either a warm apple crisp or a simmering squash soup- I love it! We have been trying to spend some extra time outside while we can still enjoy it! Today we are headed out to my Grandparents farm and lake to get some family pics taken by my little sister Michele- I am really looking forward to them and will be sure to post some soon!


We had a busy week this week- Charlie had his 1 month pictures taken (below) and his 1 month appointment! He now weighs 10.5lbs- my big boy! He is in about the 65th percentile... But that is huge to us since Lily has always been between the 10th and 20th percentile! Charlie has been eating almost every 2hrs which I am sure is what is making him such a big boy!

Lily had a pre-school interview this week and will be starting next week! She is going to start with just one morning a week and move to two in the new year! She is very excited to play with the kids there and paint in the art area! Lily also had her first trip to the library with Grandma and can't stop talking about it- she saw "boooooks, a dinasar, giaff and a moooonkey- eee, eee, ee- in da skyyy". Lily also was the lucky recipient of the flu shot while we were at Charlie's doctors appointment, but she did great!

Nelson and I have been busy keeping up with both kids and the house! We did manage to have a somewhat quiet dinner once Lily went to bed last night- we decided to have schnitzle to celebrate Oktoberfest- which we are missing for the 3rd year in a row! We will be back festing again this time next year for sure- I miss it :)

On a different note I wanted to mention a friend of ours blog- The Healthy Teacher. It has some great weight loss ideas- not for a quick fix really, but for a healthier lifestyle, etc... It is a really great blog, I hope you enjoy it! I will for sure be using some of his ideas to help me shed this baby weight!

Nelson and I are very thankful for our wonderful little family and all of our family and friends!! We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and enjoys all the yummy food!

Here are some pics for you to enjoy:

4 weeks!!

Charlie is 4 weeks, a whole month tomorrow!! It honestly seems as if he has been with us forever- it is hard to remember or picture life before him!

He is a wonderful baby!! A great eater, a great sleeper (for the most part) and he loves to cuddle! He is starting to have longer awake periods and he follows us and items with his eyes. If we hold our fingers out in front of him he grabs them and holds on tight!

Lily is amazing with Charlie- she absolutely adores him! She asks to hold him, loves to kiss and hug him, and she tries to give him things. She also gets very concerned when he cries, always asks "Wha Happen?" and tries to give him his soother.

Here are some pics from the last few weeks!

Pictures

12 Days old!

Charlie is 12 days today! I already can't imagine life without him... he has completed our family and it is like he has always been here! I may be a little more tired than I was before, and a little busier, but it is wonderful!

Charlie sleeps so well... generally 4 hours between feedings during the night, and 3 during the day! He sleeps the entire time we are out and he is in his car seat!

Lily adores Charlie- she loves to give him hugs and kisses! Whenever he cries she runs over and asks him "wha happen buddy?" She also copies whatever we call him- generally buddy, little man or monkey- it is adorable! She loves to help us with him- whether it be burping him, bathing him, or running his diapers to the garbage. When she isn't helping- she is mimicking what we are doing by changing her dolls diapers, etc.

Here are some pictures of our cuties: