IT'S OFFICIAL...OUR HOUSE IS SOLD!!!

63 DAYS ON THE MARKET

25 SHOWINGS

100 HOURS OF RIGOROUS CLEANING (AT LEAST)

1512 HOURS OF STRESS

SOLD SIGN....

PRICELESS!!

My Sweet Little Girl

I can't believe how fast Sienna is growing!

She will have her first birthday in just over a month.

Time really does go by WAY too fast....

Our House is Conditionally Sold!!!

YAY!

Brother and Sister...always together...

Brody and Sienna love to be together...Sienna is always laughing at Brody's sillyness and Brody is constantly acting silly to make her laugh. They play together really well...eventhough sometimes Brody may be a little bossy or test the limits and make her cry...he generally loves to make her smile! And seeing them together always makes me smile...

Brody likes to build a fort with Sienna's play-mat!

I love this one...they both think the other looks silly without knowing they both have bubbles on their heads...mommy gets the last laugh...so cute!

A special treat...Brody's ginormous chocolate chip cookie and Sienna's mum-mum( since she kept trying to steal Brody's cookie), hanging out in jammies before bed.

Our New House!!!

Finally...some pics of the progression of our new house in Sherwood....

Our dirt!! This is taken from the back of our lot looking out.

Our hole, with footings!

Foundation poured!

With the first level framed it was really starting to take shape...

Now it is fully framed (this was taken on Friday) YAY!!!

We can actually see a house...it has been a long time coming.....

It will still be a few months before it's done, but it is nice to see some progress!

Now we need to sell our house....keep your fingers crossed for us!!

Oh, and if you know someone looking, send them our way..... :)

Welcome...little girl!

Ralph and Kara had a new little baby girl....her name is Olivia Sanne Deters. She was born on February 27 at 1:30am, weighing 9lbs 5 oz and 56 cm long!! She is proud new addition to our ever growing family! And Sienna is pretty excited to have another little girl to hang around with. It may be a little while before they can play now, but they will have a lifetime to share together! Here are some pics of the newest little Deters'.Olivia peacefully asleep in her swing...precious!

Proud Uncle Scott with the 2 girls!

Sienna looks pretty excited! There is 9 months difference between these 2 and you can definitely see that! Can't wait till they start playing togetether!



Olivia has a bit to catch up to these three!
Before you know it we'll have to try to squeeze in one more little bum into the tub...or maybe we'll have to seperate the boys and girls so there is more room to play!!

Our House is For Sale!!!

Our house is for sale......and I have to remind myself to breath.....

No one ever told us that selling your house would be so emotional. I have been sick to my stomache for a week, just thinking about it going on the market and Sunday night I thought I was going to pass out from anxiety. I am a bit particular shall we say, about everything being perfect (it runs in the family). I also want someone to love the house and appreciate it as much as we do. This house has a lot of memories tied to it for us....this is the first house Scott and I ever bought, we got married out of this house, got pregnant for the first time (and second), brought Brody home here and Sienna too. We moved into this house in January 2003 as an engaged couple with our dog Max and 2 cats Lucy and Daisy. We will be leaving this house as a couple married for 5 1/2 years, now with a son and daughter as well as our beloved Max, Lucy and Daisy. Our family has grown in this awesome little house and a part of us will remain here forever...

So here's to hoping that someone else will fall in love with our house and start their own memories here, just as good as the ones we have...

Here's the mls link if you want to check it out (MLS # c3365168)

http://www.realtor.ca/PropertyDetails.aspx?PropertyID=7957290

Busy Busy Busy

Life is just about as busy as it gets...the kids are growing like weeds, Scott has been super busy at work and getting his courses done, we are almost ready to list our house and the new house is in full building mode! It is an exciting time and a busy one! Here are some pics over the last month...

Brody and Sienna sharing some playtime on the floor.

Brody shoveling snow in the yard with Max.

Scott and I took the kids for a nice walk, which they enjoyed...falling asleep in the chariot.

Brody and Sienna playing in the tub...one of their favorite times of day!!

My little princess...all dressed up going to Taylor's birthday party.

Time for breakfast!!

Brody's Nutella smile...

Brody dressed up Sienna in Daddy's hat...soo cute!

Sharing a cookie with Oma before bedtime!

Mommy and daughter playtime! ( I still can't believe how big she is getting so fast...)

Back to Baby Days?

With all the "big boy" changes Brody has had over the last few months, it's no wonder he is maybe looking for a little time back in his baby days....

June - becoming a big brother to little Sienna

September - his soother was suddenly broken and there was no replacement

October - he made his transfer into a 'big boy' bed and said goodbye to the crib

November - had his 2nd birthday (officially entering the ~terrible~ twos!)

December - started potty training and took to it very well, becoming a potty master in 2 weeks and even now trying to "pee like daddy" (although mommy is holding back on that one to avoid any 'aiming mishaps' for the time being)

Last Week....

One morning I awoke to the sound of Brody's voice..but it was different somehow....trying to decipher this at 6:30am was difficult...but...yep...wait a sec....I'm pretty sure that I hear him through Sienna's monitor....

What could he possibly be doing in there THIS early in the morning???

Well he decided to venture into Sienna's room (while she was still sleeping at 6:30 AM) and climb into bed with her...

He very carefully crawled over her and layed next to her under the covers and turned on her Ocean Wonders. When I came in the room and turned the light on I said "Brody, what are you doing?" To which he replied "I sleep with Sienna, Mommy, and play her music..."

I called for Scott to grab the camera so we could take a couple pics before I took him out. We'll see how he feels about this one when he's 16.....heehee

But at least for the time being we need to find a way to keep him out of Sienna's room while we are sleeping since next time he might lay on her or something....any suggestions?

Christmas Day 2008

Christmas morning was a blast this year. Brody woke up and came in our room to get us. We told him Santa had been here and he was very excited to go downstairs and see all the presents. He was 'wowed' by the gifts under the tree and then proceeded to say "I watch Treehouse, Mommy". ---no interest in gifts at all! So we showed him his stocking and he saw there were some small wrapped gifts in there too. He decided he would "put them under the tree and save them for tomorrow". We got a good laugh from him. With a little bit of coaxing he started opening gifts and really had fun....Treehouse was not even mentioned again! Sienna, although oblivous to what was going on, had a fun time too, and Scott and I really enjoyed it!

(Excuse the early morning photos of us in our jammies!)

We then went to my Mom and Dad's for Christmas Part 2: where we opened more gifts and had a wonderful dinner with all the Deters'. We spent the day there and it was a great day! We played some games after the kids went to bed and stayed late. 2008 was definitely a good Christmas!!