Oh.....this is getting real now!!

I have had my heart set on a certain type of crib for many years now. It is a convertible crib which can transform from a crib to a toddler bed and also a double bed. I happen to be shopping this weekend and found a sale on baby furniture ( including the crib that I wanted). I told Shayne about it and the next thing you know, we have a crib and the matching change table in the back of the Durango! They did not have the matching dresser so we will have to order it from Sears online. I was not planning on moving any furniture in the baby's room until after Christmas but we are hoping to have the time to put it together next weekend. I am really starting to get excited now!

Brrrrrrr

I cannot believe how cold it has been lately. You would think that we live in the North Pole with Santa! It has been hovering around the -30 mark for quite a few days now. At one point on the weekend Edmonton was the 2nd coldest spot in the entire world. We must all love this city very much!

This is a picture of Shayne just about to take a break from shovelling. He looked so cute with his goatee all white and full of frost. Thanks for shovelling this winter Shayne!

Santa's Letters

Somehow I received my Nephew's and Niece's letters from Santa. It looks like Santa spent alot of time writing these letters so I put them right in their envelopes and delivered them for Santa. I hope that the kids receive them in time!

It's Party Time!!

Today we hosted the Third Family Christmas party for Shayne's side of the family. It sure was alot of work, but worth it. Everyone seemed to have a great time and overall I think that it was a success. I just wish that I had more time and energy to talk more with everyone.

This is Shayne's cousins daughter Ashley opening her gift for the Chinese gift exchange. She chose the present that we bought, so we were glad to see that she liked it because it is so hard to shop for this gift exchange. It was an Oilers scarf with an Andrew Cogliano signed card. These scarfs were sold at an Oilers game and proceeds went to charity. I believe they raised $100,000.00 for charity, so it was a double gift! Also in the picture is Shayne's cousin Stephen and his cousins step daughter Hope.

The Grinch

Tucker can never escape a Christmas without dressing up and getting a picture taken. As you can tell from the picture, he is not impressed! Oh well, I still think that he looks cute.

Tea Party

My niece Izabella is in Sparks which is the level before Brownies. Today I was invited to a tea for charity. We were served pie, ice cream and juice by the Sparks. It was really cute seeing all of these little girls all dressed in their uniform. I was surprised because the uniform is just a t-shirt, sache and scarf for all of the levels. The Pathfinder behind Izabella is an example. When I was in Brownies and Guides we had official shirts and skirts that we had to wear. I guess that these new uniforms are easier and cheaper.

Oilers Booties

In the first trimester we decided that we were not going to purchase anything for the baby for obvious reasons. Everytime we went to the hockey game I saw these adorable booties but vowed not to buy them. When we made it passed the first trimester I went looking for these booties because I wanted them to be the first purchase. They were sold out game after game and I was pretty disappointed. Finally, just recently they restocked and we found them. They came in a set of two, away and home colors. They are sooo little in Shayne's hand....kinda scary!