Mount Washington

On August 25th we headed up to our local ski mountain, Mount Washington for the afternoon. www.mountwashington.ca
So kids in backpacks and a lunch to go we headed up! We weren't sure at first how the chairlift ride was going to be hanging onto a couple of ten month olds, but the kids were good and not too squirmy!! Mind you we had death grips on the whole time! Once at the top we hiked around a little and enjoyed the views of Comox, Courtenay, Campbell River, Strathcona Provincial Park, the Comox Glacier, Mt. Arrowsmith, and the Strait of Georgia. We rode the chairlift back down and enjoyed a picnic lunch outside on the grass at the base of the mountain. I am making it sound so lovely, but remember we have "2" ten month old babies so sitting on a blanket to eat lunch is NOT a peaceful event!! They are crawling all over the place, usually in different directions, eating grass or whatever else is in it (ie. cigarette butts!), spilling food, making the other one cry, etc.!!! Even with all that is was a FUN day!!

Maisie's Measels

August 16th.
Yes, that is correct. Maise contracted the measels (Rubella - German Measels) and broke out in the rash Aug.16. The rash (measels) only lasted 3 days which was good and other than an itchy head at times, she seemed to be just fine! We were in 100 Mile House at my mom and dad's when she broke out and so her cousin, Carsen, couldn't come over to play for the last couple of days we were there. :-( And get this! Ambrose didn't get them. (darn it!!) I was hoping he would, but he didn't and nor did Carsen who had been exposed to Maisie prior to her breaking out!

The Ride 'em

Aug.9th & Aug.11th
Ahhh, yes! A new toy to play with! The Ride 'em! They don't make a double, so you either have one push the other or let them both sqeeze into the seat!! Either way it is FUN, right?

July 17th

At the lake! Cultus Lake, Chilliwack, BC. The weather was fantastic! Hot! Hot! Hot! Where else would you want to be but at the LAKE!? Ambrose and Maisie were just beginning to crawl and finding this new mobility very exciting! Andrew and I had the feeling that our days were just about to become much busier and a little more challenging!

July 14th

~ Miss Maisie ~

~ Ambrose ~

Time to Catch Up!

Yes, I know!! It has been a very long time since I have posted anything!! Believe me I know!! :-) I will just quickly tell you that we were away for 15? days in July and I was away for 19? days in August! I have been home a week now and the Blog is on my "to do" list! I do have updates on the kids for sure and a few new photos! Watch for it! It will be SOON!! Thanks for checking in!!

Motivation

Ahhhhhh, my running partner has returned to work!

I miss her!!
NOW, what am I going to do?? You are probably saying "what is the big deal"? Well, it is a big deal because she was my motivation to pack up the kids and drive 30 mins to run some trails and to do it by myself just isn't the same!! I am going to have to try really hard and dig deep for the motivation to keep it up! It was only 2 days (sometimes 3) a week, so I should be able to pull it off! There is always an easy excuse though when noone is relying on you or waiting for you!! I'll keep you posted on how I am doing with that! :-)

Zoom! Zoom!

That is how the weeks are going by for me! Zoom! Man, and they aren't even crawling yet!! What am I going to do then? Yikes!! I think that I am busy now! I cannot even imagine what that will be like! And I probably won't have to imagine it for much longer as they both seem to be on their way to crawling!

Since this photo was taken, 2 days ago, Ambrose has become much more steady on his hands and knees and is rocking back and forth now! He has moved backwards a little so I am waiting for him to just "take off" at any time!! Maisie isn't on her knees as much, but has this thing where she rolls onto her side and pushes herself upward with one arm almost to a sitting position! I think I am in trouble!! LOL :-)

The Lake

We have been to Cultus Lake (just outside of Chilliwack, BC) for a couple weekends in a row now staying at at Andrew's Family's cabin. We plan on spending a whole week later this month and another week in August there. The cabin is waterfront and the lake is warm so as you can imagine, it is really hard to be there! (not!) The kids travel well (thank goodness) so making the trek there isn't so bad. It is approx. a 5 hour? trip for us to get there including the ferry, but it seems to go by rather quickly.

















Ambrose and Maisie had their first SWING in a swing while we were there and they really liked it for the first 2 mins and then after that they got this really sick (almost green)look to them! Maybe we were pushing them too high???

Double Trouble

I know! I know! It is coming! I can just see it! Double Trouble!



Up until just a few weeks ago they were still sharing a crib. We decided to try them in separate cribs for a couple of reasons, but the main one being that they are both such MOVERS ending up all over the place! We thought we would try moving them (more for our own sanity) and it seems to be working out just fine! We wondered if there would be an adjustment period for them not having the other in the same bed, but there wasn't one! They took to it right away and seem very happy with the arrangement. We know of other twin parents who have kept their children in the same crib and I am not sure how they managed that!

My New Nephew!!

Welcome Isaiah Aron Sawchuk!!

Born May 17, 2006 to my brother Michael and Kelly (his wife) and Noah (his big brother). From what I hear everyone is doing well and it sounds like Isaiah is a very happy baby! I can't wait to meet you!

"Share Please"

Oh, my gosh! I was a little surprised this was happening ALREADY!!! They want the SAME toy! OR they want the toy the other one has!! It is so funny, but I suppose that is the way it is with kids, right? I just didn't expect to see it with Ambrose & Maisie YET!? :-) I have observed Maisie doing this a little more than Ambrose . She seems to be the one taking whatever Ambrose has in his hand!! There isn't any possessive behaviour (yet) it just seems like "oh, hey that looks good, I'll take it" and the other one doesn't seem to notice!

Back On Her Bike!

Mom is back on her mountain bike and hitting the trails after a year and a half off (or maybe a bit longer?) and it feels Fantastic!!

I am riding with other "moms" now rather than Andrew. As much as I do miss riding with him I am really enjoying the rides with the "moms"! I am so lucky he supports me in doing this and we have already started taking turns going out riding. The trails around the Comox Valley are excellent and we are looking forward to a great mtn. bike season!!

TEETH!!

Oh my!! I nearly forgot about the teeth!! Yes, they have both cut their bottom two teeth!! Yes, BOTH of them - both teeth - both kids! At the SAME TIME!! I thought that was a little strange, but maybe they will do other strange "twin" stuff!? (these are Maisie's teeth)

More Fun With Maisie

Bath time is Fun! But it is MORE FUN WITH MAISIE!!

The kids were having a hoot this day and I am so glad we snapped a couple of photos before they get too big to both be in this "duck" bath tub!

"More Fun With Maisy" is a title of one of the Maisy Collection Books by Lucy Cousins we have. www.maisyfunclub.com We love the books and hope to collect a few more of them!

6 Months Old Came And Went!

Ooops! Ambrose & Maisie were 6 months old last month and I haven't updated this thing!
Well, let me see if I can remember anything to recap for you what was going on!

Near the beginning of April Andrew & I and the kids made a trip up to 100 Mile House so that Andrew could trade in his Toyota Tacoma for a full size truck. Our brother-in-law manages a dealership in 100 Mile House and he had found Andrew the kind of truck he had been looking for so, off we went! Andrew picked up his new (new to him, but used) Ford F150 crew cab FX4 and we were able to spend the weekend with my family.

The kids have been eating "solids" food for a little while now. I tried to hold off until they were 6 months old, but we started at about 5 1/2 months. Ambrose was totally into it and Maisie didn't want anything to do with it at first, but now they are both my little eating monsters! My first time baby food shopping was interesting! I knew I had to buy rice cereal, but the store had jarred baby food on sale too so I thought I should buy some of that and stock up even though I may not use it right away.......... but HOW MUCH should I buy? How much will they eat? I had no idea!! So, I really stocked up!!

They aren't keen on all of the flavours yet and it is mostly the fruit ones they don't care for, but I am sure they will learn to like them right? :-)

Happy 90th Grandpa Glass! (Andrew's side of the family!)

Happy 90th Birthday George Glass!

What a wonderful afternoon we had! Daughters, Son-In-Laws, Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren all celebrated April 9th at Andrew's Mom & Dad's in North Vancouver. Uncle Bob & Auntie Lyn from Ontario were there, as well as Craig & Elle and their kids from Kamloops! Yay! And of course everyone who lives in the lowermainland.

Bob had put together an amazing slide show presentation of George's life . Starting with photos of him as a little boy right up to including the latest Great Grandchildren! It was quite something and enjoyed by everyone.

George gave a heart touching speech during the gift opening.
(Photo: Auntie Lyn, Uncle Bob & Grandpa Glass)



Andrew's mom, Sharon, put on a nice lunch and the great grand kids had a blast playing with each other. Ambrose & Maisie only made brief apprearances as they seemed VERY tired that day. Maybe catching up from the previous day of travel or a growth spurt??

Grandpa Glass had a wonderful time and really appreciated everyone coming to share his birthday!!

The afternoon went by too quickly as always seems too!

A Trip to See Great Grandma Fehr! (My side of the family!)

Flying with babies? What will that be like? That is what was going through my mind April 5th, the day we flew from Vancouver to Prince George on route to Burns Lake, BC! It was actually a good experience! We flew with Westjet and I have to admit that they were REALLY great to fly with! The staff was very helpful about any needs and addressed any concerns we had with the kids. Ambrose and Maisie did very well for their first flight!

After landing in Prince George we rented a car (they gave us a VAN instead! and thank goodness! we need the room!) and we drove the 2 1/2 ish hours to Burns Lake. Our accommodations in Burns Lake were Awesome! We stayed at the "Disher Inn"! Hee! Hee! We stayed with my Aunt & Uncle which was fantastic for us as they had everything set up for the kids AND they opened their home as a central meeting place for other family visiting and for family who live there to drop in! We were able to visit with everyone (I think?) and we hardly had to leave the house which was Wonderful!!!

Ambrose & Maisie met their Great Grandma Fehr and were able to spend some time with her! Grandma invited us over the one day to see her new apartment and for lunch. Lunch was Yummy (you can't beat Grandma's cooking!!) and her new apartment is adorable! My Grandma, if you don't know her, is an Amazing Woman! There is not enough room on this website to tell you all the neat things about her! Let me tell you this though..... she has (not sure on the accurate count!) approx. 36 GREAT grandchildren!! It was so nice to see the family and to visit with Grandma again as it had been way too long! Oh! And my mom and dad and my sister and her daughter Carsen were also in Burns Lake so we were able to visit with them as well! (photo: Maisie, Ambrose & Carsen)

Our trip home was a little rocky because Ambrose & Maisie did not nap in the afternoon on the drive back to Prince George therefore were OVERtired and a bit cranky. Ambrose cried all the way home on the plane actually. Poor Andrew. He was holding HIM and I had Maisie! Oh, I must mention that they seat you in separate rows when you fly with children, so I wasn't even able to spell him off or anything!


Overall it was a great trip and we are so glad we went. I was (once again!) reminded of how wonderful my family is and the love that is shared between us!!

Kids In Saucers

Not too much happening it seems...

I think I have been waiting for "something" to happen so I could write about it!? It doesn't seem that too much is going on right now in our lives. Now, I know that is not entirely true if I really think about it!

Let's see..........Ambrose, Maisie and I are still getting out for our walks/workouts with another mom & her babe and we have actually increased our outings from 2 days/week to 3 days! The kids are really good about it so that means lots of fresh air for us! Yay!!

Hmmmmm, what else? Well there is alot of Saucer and Jolly Jumper time these days and they are FINALLY starting to get the hang of the jolly jumper! (yes, mom is excited about that!) It was a little disappointing for me when I put them in it the first few times and they just sat there or should I say, just hung there staring at me! I had great expectations of smiles, giggles and squeals of excitement as they used their legs to propel themselves upwards and then gravity bringing them back down to do it all over again! So, I am happy now that they have figured out that they can move themselves around (we're not quite at the big bouncing stage, but getting there....) and they seem very amused by it all!

The whole family is going on a small trip next week. It will be Ambrose & Maisie's first Airplane ride! We are flying up to Prince George and then driving to Burns Lake to visit my Grandma! (some of you may have to get out a map for that one). Thank goodness the flight is a short one because the kids don't like to sit still for very long. They are quite squirmy wormy really! It will be interesting I am sure. We are really looking forward to the trip, visiting with relatives and for everyone to meet Ambrose & Maisie!