New bikes!!!!

Paige has graduated into Morgan's old bike - which they now call the Spark bike because it is pink ;)

Morgan got a new bike, and is so excited. The bike came in blue and pink (which Dad liked best) or this white, brown and orange! Morgan picked these colours because they are Brownie colours, and she's almost a Brownie!!!
The girls didn't ride their bikes very much last summer since Ella was so little and it was hard to watch them all. Once Morgan gets her confidence up, those training wheels will come off, and she'll be off to the races!!!!

The syringe.....

I've been trying quite hard to wean Ella, but up until very recently she had been protesting loudly!!!! Well, Kevin has used a syringe a few times to get water into her if I have been out and it has worked really well. So I thought that I would try it with milk at meal times because she is really slow with the cup. I've had quite a few requests for pictures, so here they are!!!!

Crazy girls!!!

The weather has been great lately, so the girls have been playing in the garden a lot. Morgan and Maddison love to climb on the swingset!!!!

A Great Loss

My dear friend Lynn passed away very suddenly at the end of April.

Lynn and I became friends in the fall of 2004 when Morgan went to Junior Kindergarten. Her youngest daughter Maddison and Morgan became instant best friends, and so did we. It started with play-dates so that the kids could play; but pretty soon we just started getting together while the girls were in school so that we could visit.
Lynn was a wonderful member of the community; volunteering in the school. She was also a prominent member of Girl Guides of Canada, and shared her love of guiding with Morgan. Lynn was with me every queasy step of my pregnancy with Ella and was one of the very few that knew I was pregnant before I left for England! We never went more than a day or so without contact, even chatting online while I was in England.
Lynn was like family; especially to the girls. She had such a big heart and gave so much love to Morgan, Paige and Ella. She was a constant support for me; and the kettle was always on for tea and a chat. I can remember a number of instances where I got told; because after dropping Paige at preschool I hadn't come for tea....the kettle was on you know!

Lynn was in our lives for such a short time, but she touched our lives so deeply and we will never forget her. I miss her every day, but am very grateful to have had the privilege of knowing her, and to have her family in my life. Maddison and Ashton; you've become part of our family,and I'm so glad that we have you in our lives!


A very good friend of mine sent me this poem:

She is Gone
By Anonymous

You can shed tears that she is gone
or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back
or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her
or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday
or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she's gone
or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your back
or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love and go on.



I have wonderful memories of Lynn. I have Maddison here today, and Morgan, Paige, Maddison and I sat around for quite awhile this afternoon looking at pictures and sharing memories.