I think the earrings made her brave.......

Sienna has suddenly found some confidence in her walking....she is walking all over the house now....must be the earrings..... OR maybe she was just waiting for Oma and Opa to be back from holidays....

Sienna's Big Day!

We had an appointment today at Merle Norman to get Sienna's ears pierced!!

I was a little nervous, but Sienna had no clue...

She waited patiently and with a little bit of coaxing let the girls mark her ears.
Here the girls are ready to go and I love the look on Sienna's face. She is still smiling and keeping her eye on the girl fiddling with her ear. Sienna did great!

After about 30 seconds of crying and a little snuggle with Mama, she was alright.
As soon as Daddy took her fer a walk into the mall, she forgot about what happened!
When we got back to the truck after lunch she quickly fell asleep after all the excitement!!

We got her little white gold cubic zirconia studs

Here is the result....right ear....

And her left ear......our little princess......

Professional Family Pics

We had some professional pictures done of our little family at the end of April.....here they are!

FINALLY........

A long wait, I know, but life is busy with the kids and full time jobs!! We also wanted to get some pictures on the walls before the great reveal!! We still need some window coverings, so imagine red curtains in the dining room and some blinds on the living room window. We are also waiting for a photo collage from Kidsphoto, so that will be on the wall in the front entry. Nonetheless....here is our new house.....

Front view

From the the top of the hill behind us, we are the first house in the picture, to the left of us will all be green space! And one more neighbour on the right. We have a pie shaped lot, so it's a bit of an odd shape. Lots of privacy for the hot tub (which is being delivered next week)!!


Front entryway
Looking down into the den from the stairs.

Looking back at the front entryway from the living room.


Great room from the kitchen.

Dining Room.

Kitchen. We are missing two cabinet doors (they are on back order), in case you are wondering if it is supposed to be like that.

You will have to wait for pics of the upstairs for now....

Sienna's 1st Birthday

Sienna's 1st Birthday was Saturday June 6. Believe it or not...it snowed! But it was still a great day. Sienna had lots of fun and definitely enjoyed opening cards and eating cake!!

The snow on our front lawn...not ideal for a summer birthday party....

Proud Oma with her two girls!
Mommy and Daddy with the birthday girl.

Mommy and Sienna opening presents.



Yay for cake!!!

The Simple Things in Life...

Toddlers can be entertained with the simplest things and have a blast....oh and so can grown men......!!!

Ralph and Kara came over for dinner Wednesday night and Ralph decided to become "Box Man" He took some empty boxes and made 'costumes', the kids had fun, as did the guys!

Ralph working his magic...

The boys driving around with their new "hats"

Sienna is not so sure about Uncle Ralph's ideas....

Scott getting in on the fun.

Ralph stuck in the box....

House Progress

Our new house is really starting to come together now! We officially take posession on July 3...we can't wait!!

Sienna on the move....

Sienna may have entirely skipped the crawling stage (she is bum scooter) but she has shown a lot of interest in standing and walking in the last few weeks and has now started walking on her own with her little walker. She loves the freedom and stops at any interesting points...to touch the wall or wave at something (like the tv)....

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....