Bunk Beds

The girls are now the proud owners of bunk beds. They have been up for a week now, and Paige has slept in her OWN bed every night!!!!!!! Yeah for us! You can't see from the picture, but they have little pink fairies all over their comforters, and they love them.

The past week was very hectic, with Morgan's head, and preschool starting for Paige, as well as Sparks starting up for Morgan. She is going to a new unit, and really likes it. Morgan will get her staples out tomorrow, and gymnastics starts for both girls next Saturday so it is really very busy around here. I'll write more when I get a chance.

xxoo to all :)

Oops!

I went back in the archives, and I have already posted that picture, but here it is again..... I couldn't find it on Flickr so thought it wasn't anywhere. Oh well.
P.S. Bear with me, I'm playing with the template, and am not quite as talented as my sister, so it could be awhile.....

Miss Ella Bean

Kevin took this picture in the hospital the day Ella was born. It is my favourite newborn picture of her, and I don't think I've posted it before, so I just wanted to share it!
xxoo

Dear all....

Just a really quick note. I just wanted to apologize to everyone for my lack of emailing and phone calls lately. This whole juggling three kids with very different needs has gotten even more hectic since school started, and I have no time for anything. We've been so busy these past couple of weeks that it is a miracle anybody even has clean clothes in this house!!!!!! So I just wanted everyone to know I'm not ignoring you, I just have no time. Love to everyone!! xoxo
P.S. This marks post #100!!!! WOW!

Paige's First Day of Preschool

Paige had her first day of preschool today. I was there for the first half hour or so filling out paper work, and Paige went off and played; completly ignoring me. When I was done with the administrative stuff, I told her I was going to go, and it didn't phase her at all. She can't wait to go tomorrow. She was extremely tired this afternoon though. The preschool is a co-op, so I have to volunteer; duty days, and working at a Bingo night every other month or so. My first "duty day" is tomorrow taking me totally out of my comfort zone. Ella will be out of hers as well because I can't have her with me because of insurance reasons. She is going to go to Lynn's on my duty days, and will have to take a sippy cup. She took a little on the weekend for Grandma so she should be fine.

Morgan had an awesome first week of school. She loves her teacher and says that she is the best teacher in the world. I hope that she never loses that enthusiasm! I agree with her that her teacher is great, and there is really good communication between home and classroom. This week however hasn't been so great. When we got home from school yesterday the girls went across the street to visit their occasional babysitter. We were all standing on the steps, and I was holding Ella. I'm not sure exactly how it happened, but Morgan slipped on the stair, and bumped Paige. I caught Paige, and almost caught Morgan, but she caught her head on the corner of the cement stair. She split it open; so it was off to Urgent Care, and she got two staples. I was waiting for them to haul me away when I got there... It's the third time I've been there with the girls for head injuries. Morgan split her head open on her Little Tikes kitchen a couple of years ago but didn't need a stitch, then last year, the day that I found out I was pregnant with Ella, and just days before we left for England, Paige fell backwards on a cement path and needed 2 staples. Morgan was much better this morning though, and although she didn't want to go to school, her teacher told me that she had a great day.

Ella saw the ENT yesterday at the hospital, and he said that everything looks great with her. Her good ear has a little bit of fluid in it, but nothing to worry about, and her nasal congestion is also nothing to worry about. So that is great news. She'll have her next hearing test in February. She was pushing herself backwards on the floor today on her hands and knees; so crawling is not far off.....

As for me, life is crazy, and I haven't gotten into a routine yet, but it's coming.... I just need to stop stressing so much about getting everything done because these days it is impossible!!!! Please excuse any typos; blogger is on crack as usual, and spell check isn't working. ARGHHH.
xxoo 

First Day of School

Morgan went off to Grade One today. I can hardly believe it. She had a great day, and loves her teacher. Paige, Ella, and I met her at lunch time for a picnic. I think it's much harder on me, than it is on her that she is staying at school all day this year. She is so independant. So it was a great start to a new school year!
xxoo 

End of Summer

Here are some pictures from the summer. There are some more at Flickr.

Crafts with Auntie Sarah, and my sisters and I before my cousins wedding.









The "froggy jump" ride at Toronto Island is all Morgan could talk about since we went two years ago. It lived up to the expectations she had in her head, and she went on it twice with Devin.

There is a playground at our local park that the girls refer to as the "Dinosaur Park"; you can see why. It was all to much for Ella, and she had a lovely snooze while they played.


Tonight is the last night before school starts, so I thought I'd better get a couple of pictures up from the summer before we get back into school routines and hit the ground running. This summer really flew by. It feels like I blinked and its over.

It was a really busy one and a sad one as well; losing Fury. Montreal for the wedding, then both my sisters were here for our cousins' wedding, a trip to Toronto Island, and a whole lot of doctors appointments; not to mention the fact that my tiny baby is now half a year old. How on earth did that happen. I so clearly remember as a child that time dragged on for ever; and now I don't know where the time goes from one week to the next.

I think we are mostly ready to tackle the new year, and I'm just waiting for the registration papers to come from the pre-school for Paige; she starts next I think.

Ella saw the eye doctor last week, and at this time her eyes look great, we just have to make sure to keep her right eye well lubricated. We go back in three months to have the muscles of her eye checked. Next appointment is the ENT next week.

xxoo to all.