Okay, here are some more...I am having trouble getting more than this. I'll try to add again later. Gabe, the little ham, and Briar...
How many babies can you fit in a playpen?
Olivia feeds the ducks dehydrated apple slices...I hope that's okay for ducks to eat...
Big cousin, Olivia, feeds little Matty his dinner. She was pretty stoked.
Uncle Todd's eye-view of the scene in the hallway...
Todd and Gaby Baby chillin' out...
Gabe in THE stroller (Kirsten and Todd have the most amazing stroller ever - I am having serious stroller envy).
Briar in our stroller...

I am having a hard time getting more pictures on. I will try again in the morning... Sweet little Matty...Such blue,blue eyes!!
View out the window (if you couldn't guess)...
Olivia on our flight to Kelowna...
This is what happens when you don't put away the face paints where the kids can't get them. Just in case you can't tell, she is a puppy. Ha! Ha!
Such a sweet face...
Olivia and her new fuzzy vest and one of the 'acorn hats' that my mom made the kids.

Briar had his first bite of rice cereal...actually, his first bite of solids on November 11th. He really was into it the first time but has since not been very interested. We'll try again soon. Olivia was very stoked to help feed him.

I can't seem to keep up!!!

Okay. So lots has happened in the 20 or so days I haven't written.
My mom bought me a plane ticket to Kelowna for an early Christmas present; so Olivia, Briar and I all flew to visit my sister. We had a fabulous time!!! We didn't get much sleep due to being in a house with 3 babies that are all around 6 months and a sick four year old. We went on lots of walks and hung out. It was so great to talk to my sister without having to pick up the phone. Some days we end up talking three or four times on the phone, so it was great to talk about whatever popped into our heads. Her boys are so amazingly sweet. It's funny how you'd jump in front of a oncoming train only to save your own kids and then when you become an aunt, that list of kids you save suddenly grows. I love them to bits!!!!!!
Jeff is home and was treated to 5 days of rest and relaxation while we were gone. He had planned to sprawl out on the couch, eat pizza and be as loud as he wanted after 7 pm... He ended up finding the house too quiet and lonely without me and the little ones. Ha!! He stayed out in the garage and tinkered with his various projects because the house felt to 'weird'.
Olivia has come down with Briar's awful cold. You know she is feeling badly when she ASKS for a nap. She has laid on the couch almost all day today reading books and resting.
Briar slept on the plane both ways. The flight attendants held him while I got into our seats and thought he was pretty great. One said, " I can feel my biological clock ticking suddenly!!"
Olivia must have asked me 20 times if we were 'flying yet' while the plane sat idle at the terminal on our way to Kelowna. When we were finally in the air, she must have asked me 50 times "Is THAT Kelowna?!" On the way home, Olivia yelled repeatedly as we took off, "Bye, Tante Kirsten!! I'll miss you!!!"
To Be Continued....

Long time no blog...

I have been meaning to write this thing for a bit. Oh how time flies...We've had Halloween, Jeff has gone fishing and returned and I've developed an affinity to shopping on the 'net for used kids stuff (argh!).
We had a fabulous Halloween. It was a cold, clear night and we had a ball. Olivia was a cow and Briar was a pumpkin.
There was a little party at Olivia's preschool earlier in the day. Later, we went Trick-or-treating with Olivia's buddy, Angus, his mom, Sheila and his sister, Grace. Briar was all snuggled in his stroller. In fact, I had him dressed in so many layers that he couldn't actually bend!
Olivia LOVED the walking around in the dark and kept exclaiming that she saw a ghost! It was actually the poor, terrorized deer that were trying to hide from the teenagers blowing off their firecrackers, but she was convinced it was some phantom. Ha!
Olivia had quite a small bag for her goodies. Quite early on it was full and she resorted to saying, "No, thank you. I have one of those already," when being offered anything from a sucker to a chocolate bar. I think she just enjoyed ringing all those doorbells. Eventually, I emptied her little bag into the stroller basket so that she could get a bigger stash (for Mommy and Daddy to eat). It was actually hard to convince her to do that because she 'didn't want to be greedy'. Such a funny kid...
Briar has developed a love of maracas! Olivia handed him a pair one afternoon while he was in his jolly jumper. We haven't been able to separate them since. He jump and shakes, jumps and shakes. Quite hilarious!
Jeff and Olivia went down to my grandpa's boat the other day to give a hand 'winterizing' it. Jeff told Olivia that they had to get the boat ready to hibernate. She had a blast and told me all sorts of wonderful stories when they arrived home in the evening. When asked what her favourite part of the day was, she responded that 'loved looking at the engine'. I guess Jeff had her climbing into the tiny engine room to retrieve something and she thought this was the most interesting and awe-inspiring place. She told me that it was very hot in there and she put up her hood to keep her cheeks cool. I love her stories.
Anyhow, here are the pictures of our last couple of weeks.

Aren't I corny? Oh, dude! There is my dad's sense of humour!!
Olivia's new eyes. Who needs coloured contacts?! Get some wooden veggies.
Briar with his toupee-like hair. Isn't he cute?!
Olivia and Angus writing in the gravel at the 'spit'...
The buddies on the giant roots...
Climbing to the roots...
Sheila, the witch, Angus, the snake, Grace, the witch, Olivia, the cow, Briar, the pumpkin...(I was a viking).
Which one isn't like the others?
Olivia refused to wear her coat under her costume because it would 'feel funny'. I love it! Comfort over aesthetics! That a girl!
Colouring a face on a pumpkin...
Our behemoth pumpkin, Ned, on a sled...
Mommy's little cow...
It's hard to tell, but she is asleep holding a book in this picture.
I love that smile...
She is the best big sister, isn't she?
Briar and his maracas. He's going to join a salsa band as soon as he can...