Our snowmobiling weekend away!

We had a great weekend! It was interesting though! We left Wednesday night from our house to go to my parents around 8:45 cause Jeff had a meeting that night, thinking that the kids would go back to sleep on the way there, nope! Only Kayla slept for a few minutes but Zach and Jules were wide awake! Actually Juliana ended up staying awake until 11:50!!! Zach thankfully went back to sleep once I put him to bed around 11.

We got up in the morning, and waited for our friends to meet us there. We left around 10 and headed up. We got to the cottage around 4, and ended up getting both vehicles stuck in the driveway. That took the guys a while to dig out! It was about 1/2 hour of winding dirt roads covered in ice and snow to get back to the cottage. Well, the guy that was supposed to go and heat the wood stove to thaw the cottage out 2 days before had just done it a few hours before so the water pump was frozen and it takes 2 days to thaw so we decided to call around and get a hotel room in North Bay. It wouldn't have been too bad without water, other than the bathroom situation! Each couple had their own "potty" to use, that was interesting! I made sure to not drink too much so I didn't have to use it too much! We had a quick supper and crashed early. Jeff and I ended up pulling the mattress out in the living room and sleeping near the wood stove cause otherwise we would have been an icicle in the morning! So the guys got up early to go shovel off the roof cause it was so deep. They did that for a couple of hours, it was up past Jeff's waist. Then we tried to get out again and it had snowed a few inches over night. We got our van out but our friend's truck was stuck. So we all piled in together in the van and left the truck there. We got stuck going out cause it was very hilly as well as very deep snow. Luckily after trying for about 20 minutes the plow ended up coming and we were able to get out. Then we headed to North Bay to drop the guys off at the ski hill for the day. Well they didn't open until 6 that night (fluke thing, they are always open around 9) So we all went to the hotel and then had showers cause we were all so thankful for running water! We went for lunch and went back to crash for a bit. The guys went skiing later on and we just stayed in the hotel. It sure is interesting sharing a hotel room with other people! The next morning we got up and drove to the snowmobile rental place (Uncle Dave & Aunt Nancy's!) We left from there on the sleds around 10 and headed towards the hotel (a couple of hours) to have a bathroom break. Our one friends decided to stay there cause she was too cold. So me, Jeff and our other friend headed back out. I was so cold towards the end of the day, especially once the sun went down. We finished sledding around 8 (I think) so it was a long day, but lots of fun! Next year, I'll definitely make sure to buy some real boots and lots of those heat packs you put in your gloves!!!

We left to go home around 10 and got to my parents around 3:30. It was so nice to see the kids! Zach came walking up to me when I walked in, it was so cute! He really got better over the few days we were gone. Then we packed up the kids and left and got home around 6 or so. Here's some pics!

I always take a pic of Jeff driving every time we go away!
Here's Jeff calling hotels to see if there were any rooms available.
Our friend Jason running back from his truck with his helmet on! LOL!
The hotel room. Sunset Inn in North Bay!
The room (our bed was the double near the window)
The view from our room (that is Lake Nipissing right off the parking lot, obviously frozen)
After heading out snowmobiling! (I'm in the blue, our friends are in the red)
Going across a lake
Absolutley frozen! I have my hands on the hand warmers on the handle bars trying to thaw!
On top of a lookout near Bonfield.
Still cold! We stopped for lunch and I thawed out a bit! Just to let you know how much I was wearing I had a tank top, long sleeved shirt, t-shirt, hoodie sweatshirt, fleece coat and my winter coat on, and I had thermal undwear, comfy pants, jeans and my snowpants on and was still cold! It was -23 in the morning!
The sunset on top of another look out

Whoa, long time no post!

I came on here to look and realized that it's been 3 months since my last post!! Sorry! Life has just been busy!


New things since posting last, Kayla started JK! She loves it! She goes every Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday. We just have her in regular school but are looking into doing Christian school in a few years, too expensive right now. She's having so much fun, and comes home with lots of stories every time she goes. She says she has a Hannah and an Emma in her class and Emma is her best friend! (For those of you who don't know, my sister has an Emma and Hannah!)

Juliana is growing up, it seems like she can say something new everyday! She is starting to show how smart she is too. She'll remember things that I don't even remember, just like Kayla does. But then again, I don't have much of a memory, LOL! She's 2 1/2 and just tiny! Her brother is almost the same weight as her!

Zachary has done lots of new things. He crawls around now and can sit up pretty good. He's got 2 teeth on the bottom and 1 coming in on the top. He's really starting to get his own personality, and it's funny! He likes to sit there and screech all the time! He'll be 7 months old next Saturday! I took him for his 6 month check up and he was 23lbs 7 1/2oz! Juliana is only 26lbs! I'm sure by now he's 24. He's got a cold (and has for about 3 weeks) so he's not sleeping too good right now.

We went away on vacation for a week in August near Peterborough to a cottage. It was a crazy week, with 3 kids! Jeff did get lots of fishing in and the girls had fun in the sand. Next year will be tons easier since Zach will be older.

Jeff and I celebrated our 6th anniversary on the 5th, so we went to Niagara Falls for the weekend. That was wonderful! Although we did too much sightseeing so what was supposed to be a relaxing weekend away from the kids, ended up being exhausting!!!!

Here's some pics. I'll try to upload a bunch more over the next few days so you can see how much my little munchkins are growing! (They aren't going to be in any specific order)

Kayla on her 1st day of school
The three amigos!
Kayla sitting at her table
We put the bunk beds up about a month ago to make more room in their room, they love them! (Now all 3 are in the same room!)
Zachary on his 6 month birthday!
Big smiles! (cute teeth too!)Cheese!
Zachary looking at his daddy!
Being a goofball!
Best friends walking to the park
Zachary driving the boat on vacation
The girls ready to go fishing with daddy
Waving from the playground
Blowing bubbles waiting for the campfire to start
Out in the boat
Daddy and his boyStanding on the back of a fire truck for the parade in St. Thomas (obviously not while driving! He actually fell asleep on me in the cab of the truck!)
On a ride at the Fire Muster

That should be good for now! LOL! We took Zachary for his 6 month portraits a couple of weeks ago so once we get them back I'll post them too. Hope you enjoyed!

I'm back!!!

Wow, it's been a while since I've posted!!! We just got back on Saturday from a 2 week vacation up near Huntsville. We went to a cottage resort called Dayspring. We rented a cottage with Jeff's parents the first week and Bob and Mary the second week. The drive up was pretty long, we left our house at 6:30am, stopped 2 times and got to the cottage at 4:00pm. The girls were really good for the whole trip, I made sure to bring lots of cookies and lots of DVD's to keep them entertained. The drive home wasn't quite as long, we left the cottage at 10:15am and got home around 7:00pm. The weather was pretty good, it only rained a couple of days and it wasn't too hot except for a couple of days. We did lots of fishing, boating, playing in the sand and relaxing! We went shopping to Huntsville a couple of times and took a day trip to Dorset. It was really nice to be up there for 2 weeks. When we got home, it felt like I was walking around someone else's house cause I got so used to living in the cottage! It was nice to get home to our house though. I really missed my own shower!!! Alright, time for the pictures!!! I'm sorry there are so many, it was really hard to choose! We took over 500 pictures so these are only a few!!

Jeff with his Father's Day present,
a stepping stone that we made for him!

Me (before my nice tan!), Juliana & Kayla on the beach.
There was a canopy over part of it so it was nice for the kids.

The girls playing in the sand.
Jeff doing some much need relaxing!
Me, Juliana & Kayla in the boat.

Juliana helping Grammy do the dishes!
She stayed up on the chair for the whole time!!
Juliana & Kayla at the base of the Dorset Fire Tower

Looking up at the tower.
Kayla, Me, Juliana & Grammy on our way up the tower.
Me, Juliana & Kayla at the top of the tower
(as you can see by our faces, very windy 100ft up!)

Kayla & Juliana at the top of the tower!
Me, Kayla, Jeff & Juliana at the top of the tower.
So in love!!!
The view from the top of the tower.
The town of Dorset (about 15-20 minutes outside of Algonquin Park)
On the look out at the tower, Peek-A-Boo Rock. What a view!
My two little angels!!!
Me and my girls walking back to the van.
Kayla painting some "sunny catchers" (that's what
she called them!) that we bought in Dorset.
Juliana in her life jacket on a cruise down the Magnetawan River.
Kayla waving!
Jeff driving the boat.
Jeff with his fish that he caught (2.9lb pike, hopefully the trophy winner!)

Playing at the park near our cottage. Nice view too!!
Kayla swinging!
Juliana, Jeff, Kayla & Papa blowing bubbles.
(Sorry there was a fingerprint on the lens,
so it's kinda blurry!)

The owners of the resort had a beautiful dog named Bailey.
He didn't care when Juliana was playing with his
ears or poking him. He just layed there!
Kayla & Juliana with Grampa Bob.

Kayla and I fishing!
The girls in their bathing suits!! Too cute!!!
Juliana walking in the water at the beach.
Kayla was a brave little girl and jumped off the dock into my arms!
It was really fun!
Kayla and Jeff building a sand castle. They were putting a pool in!
Gramma Mary pushing Juliana on the swing.

Kayla on a stump at the Lion's Lookout in Huntsville, Ontario.
The family at the Lion's Lookout.
Kayla, Grandpa Bob & Jules at the look out.

So cute! My girls sitting on a rock behind our cottage.
Me doing what I love best! Reading in the sun
while watching the girls play in the sand!
Kayla and Jeff fishing together.
Kayla with one of the fish she caught.
Kayla talking to her friend Dragon
(if you've ever seen the show Miss Spider's Sunny Patch,
you'll know who I mean!)
Kayla standing up and driving the boat!!
She loved to do this and she would always sing her abc's while driving.
Kayla and "Grampa Bob" leaning over the deck.
Our room in the cottage while we were packing up.
It was surprisingly big, lots of room to move around.
This is the girls room. I put the play pen up for Jules,
there was just enough room for it!
The kitchen in the cottage. The little hallway
to the left is where our room is.
The living room in the cottage. The right door was where the girls slept.Another picture of the living room.

The view from our bedroom window. Not bad!
The tree was kinda in the way but not too badly.
We stopped at a Wendy's in Barrie and had lunch on the way home.
A fun little picnic to end the wonderful vacation!

Another picture of the picnic.