It's almost Christmas!!!!!

Well I have to admit I'm extra excited about Christmas this year. Not just cause its my first Christmas as a mom but that all of the family gets to finally meet Leo. He's such a great little guy I can't wait to share his smiles and cuddles with everyone back in Alberta!!

Only 3 sleeps and we'll be on our way there. I finished my last Christmas project tonight and I can't wait for everyone to get their presents this year. I've had some time to do some fun stuff and I'll be sure to post some pics once everyone has the presents. Can't spoil the surprise yet!

Leo and I had a photoshoot the other day in a little man outfit and these are some of the pics. I think he looks pretty handsome.

Enjoy!!

Wishing all of you a Merry Christmas where ever you are.

Lots of Love!!

JT

Winter Visit...

Time is flying by and I feel like my little man is growing up to fast. I love how you arch your back and purse your lips as you're waking up. I love how you grunt and start munching and wiggle your head back and forth right before I feed you. I love your big smiles and wide mouth laughs, your handsome face and your chubby little legs. I could just watch you all day and my heart always melts. I love my baby Leo.

I started working last week and I've been busy, had a client everyday. I thought I might regret working so quickly but its been great. Its kind of nice to have a visitor every day so I'm not totally alone. I've finally gotten out of my pajama's and put on makeup! I've been able to schedule Leo with feeding and napping just fine and I wasn't to tired by the end of the week at all. Nice to be making some mad cash before Christmas too!!

Talon's brother Jared and wife Lindsay and there kids Jacob and Abby came down from Northern BC on the weekend to meet Leo. We had a fun day with them. Even though it was so cold we went down to the beach so the kids could run and play with Donk. He just loves playing with kids and they loved playing with him. I can't wait till he and Leo can run and play together. Lindsay was nice enough to take some family pictures for us. That's the problem with my new hobby is that I'm always behind the camera instead of in front of it. They turned out great and Leo of course was happy even in the cold weather.

Thanks so much guys for coming to visit us!!

Halloween!!!

Well another week has gone by and it was Halloween. I probably wouldn't have gotten around to buying or making Leo a costume this year but Talon's super awesome sister Nik sent us out this awesome Dragon costume!! It's for a 6 month old but of course fit Leo great and he looked super cute. We went up to a party at our church and took him trick or treating.... or maybe just showed him off:)

This is Cooper... Leo's new BFF. He's 2 month's older than Leo and the only other boy that we know that will be born this year in Vancouver. Hopefully these two won't get into too much trouble together.

We carved a pumkin... lit it up. Took some pics, and then I made him into soup. Yum!!

Janell and Ben came over from Victoria and spent the weekend. Janell had some good cuddles with Leo and Ben kept Donk entertained all weekend. He needed some extra attention and sure got it as well as lots of popcorn, walks, wrestling matches. He was one happy pup. We had a great visit and are sure happy to have some family out here:)

3 Weeks Old.

We'll we are home and happy with our son. I'm so happy to not be pregnant anymore and to be feeling much better after giving birth to an almost 11 pound boy. I kind of felt like I was in the twilight zone after 31 hours of labor and then after expecting a girl for 9 months having this giant boy plopped on my chest. I am in love with him and you'll see why. Such a handsome guy and such a good boy. He really just eats and eats and eats and then sleeps. He eats a lot but is trying to keep up his chubby physique. So here's some pics I took yesterday. I'll try and do weekly pics for everyone back in Alberta (mostly for my mom). Can't wait for you all to meet him!!

Sock Owls...

Well I'm almost a week overdue to have our baby. Its been a tough week but I'm trying to stay busy and positive and enjoy the time I have to myself right now because soon I will be wishing for weeks like these. I haven't been able to find moblie for baby "S"'s crib and was looking online and found this. A pattern for sock owls and decided this might just be the perfect way for me to keep my feet up and keep from going crazy. It was actually a lot of fun. I was pretty excited every day about my new owl, finding it easier with every one.

I think they turned out pretty cute. So now I'm done.... and the room is done..... and I'm all packed. Come on little one. Don't get to comfy in there... its time to come out!!

Beach Day in May??

Spent our first REAL day at the on Friday. A beach day in May?? This is something that a girl raised in Alberta can hardly believe and is thoroughly enjoying. Can winter really be over?? I asked Talon the other day if the weather was going to stay like this.... "pretty much till the end of October." I bought myself a new lens as an early birthday present. Decided I needed something with a bit more zoom so I picked up a Canon 24-135mm off of Craigs list for almost half price. Not my dream lens but it will be nice to have something else to play with for the rest of the summer. Got a remote too..... maybe its time to take a few belly shots when I've got some time to play around.

Plants and flowers...

I had a really great day at the Bloedel Conservatory in downtown Vancouver. I had heard about it in one of my photography classes. They might be shutting it down due to budget cuts so I got together with my friend Naomi and we went and shot some photo's. It was a beautiful place full of birds and flowers and every plant imaginable. I don't know what they'll do with all those plants if it shuts down. Here's some of my favorites from the day.

15 weeks....

Ok... the tiredness is over and I've got no more excuses. I'm 15 almost 16 weeks pregant and feeling fabulous. I've been to tired and busy these past couple months to update the blog and every week I swear its already Friday again!! Can't believe how fast time is passing. I'm going to have a newborn before you know it.

So our official due date is Sept 23. Every time we have an ultrasound they keep moving it up which is ok by me. I'm excited to have a baby but pregancy..... hmmm, not really loving it. I'm not even that sick or anything but right now I just feel like I'm getting bigger and bigger. Can't wait to feel that baby move so this all seem a bit more real. We have two amazing midwife's out here that are taking great care of us. They call to see how I am and have appointments every month. Everything is right on track so we feel blessed. Can't wait till 20 wks so we can finally see if its a boy or a girl. Talon and I both kinda want to have a boy first but I kinda think its a girl. Either is great I just want to start planning and SHOPPING. That will be fun. I 've been buying other people baby stuff for so many years I can't wait to buy it for my own little one.

I've been busy working and teaching Yoga. I've started my Anusara training which will go on for the next year. I have a 5 day workshop every 2 months and then I'll be a Anusara Inspired teacher. It's a new style of Yoga that is really simple yet effective and used a lot in helping people with injury's. I love learning about the body and how it works together and I'm excited to have this experience. I didn't realize the amount of homework I would have though.... we get assignments every week in between immersions, I should probably be finishing that right now...

Life is good on the coast. Spring is here... the flowers have been blooming for a month and the tree's should have full leaves by the end of the week. Best winter of my life. I miss everyone back home and its a lot worse now that I'm pregnant. Its going to be hard to have our family out here but I know that this is where we are supposed to be right now.

I'm to lazy today to upload pics but I have lots so I'll do a picture blog later this week.

Lots Of LOVE!!

Christmas Time is Over....

We had an amazing Christmas back home in Alberta. It was crazy and so much fun. We flew into Calgary and stayed at my sister's house. I got to spend lots of time with her and the girls. I miss them the most out here and its going to be hard raising our kids apart. Her girls are so fun and sweet. I really loved staying with them. Every day that I was in Calgary I had lunch dates, dinner plans, snowboarding, dog walks. It was fun catching up with all of my friends. Then Talon's mom drove up and picked us up and off we went to the farm. It was chilly but so nice to be home. We had Christmas a day early at the Toth's and then off we went to the ranch. It was the first Christmas in a long time that all of my siblings were home. It was amazing and so fun to have Brad and Kay drive up from Utah at the last minute. The house was crazy and packed with kids and dogs and cats but was so fun to have everyone there for Christmas. I feel so blessed for my amazing family's and to be able to jump on a plane and in an hour come home. Lots of pics to look at.... sorry but I just love them all.

Happy New Year!!