Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Random Facts

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? My mom's cousin Lorraine (my cousin was also named after her..go figure)
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Saturday.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING Yes - a messy scribble that only I can read.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey breast.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? 1 daughter
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? Yes, I hope so...
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Occasionally
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Nope, no way, no how
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Honey Nut Cheerios, or Cream of Wheat with lots of brown sugar
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Nope
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Not as strong as I would like to be
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Cherry Cheesecake
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Face, especially their smile
15. RED OR PINK? Red
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? My grey hairs!
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My pre-mommy self
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? No, I'm blogging it.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Jeans and no shoes (bare feet, just as I like it).
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Toast with butter and homemade strawberry jam, yum!
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The buzz of the TV (cooking show) and the rhythmic sound of the baby swing.
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Green
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Citrus, baking, Dove soap.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My sister-in-law.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Well I took it off someones blog. I went to high school with her, but I don't know her that well. She seems nice :)
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Football, basketball, gymnastics
27. HAIR COLOR? Brown
28. EYE COLOR? Green
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yup, everyday.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Chicken Cordon Blue, or Potato Salad
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy Endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Pursuit of Happyness.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Purple tank top
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both! but I guess it depends on who is giving them
36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Anything with chocolate!
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Don't know
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? The only person who ever reads this blog!
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Outlander (Diana Gabaldon)
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Solid blue
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? Friends, and Sports Highlights.
42. FAVORITE SOUND? My daughter laughing
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Honduras
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Procrastinating until that last possible moment but still getting everything done on time.
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Abbotsford
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Everyone's!

Monday, June 25, 2007

Spontaneous Penticton Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend in Penticton with our friends M+M Friesen and their kids. They mentioned that they were planning to go and invited us to join them. Ron and I were not sure if we should go because we had not travelled with Naomi before and it was so last minute. On Friday afternoon when Ron came home from work we talked about it and decided to be spontaneous! We are sure glad that we did! We quickly packed up and made reservations at the hotel. The next morning, after Naomi's first feeding, we piled into the car and started the trip. Naomi did great! She slept all the way the Princton, ate again, and then slept almost the rest of the way to Penticton. We had a wonderful time with our friends, and it was great to get away from the regular and mundane routine of life. Thanks for inviting us M+M! Here are some pictures of our trip.





We spent time at the hotel pool and at the beach just relaxing and enjoying the wonderful sunshine. It was a little tricky keeping Naomi out of the sun to avoid burning, but still warm enough in the shade without bundling her up like an eskimo since the shade was quite cold when the wind was blowing. We left on Sunday afternoon just as the rain started. Naomi did really well again on the way home. We stopped in Princeton again for nursing and then drove the rest of the way without stopping, while Naomi slept in her car seat. I am so pleased with how well the trip went and it gave me hope the our upcomming trip to Ontario will go just as well.

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

3 Months

I can't believe that Naomi is 3 months old already. Here are a few pictures that we took today. Enjoy!



Monday, June 04, 2007

Busy Weekend

Naomi and I are laying low today after a very busy weekend. On Friday night we went out to Walmart and Home Depot to get all of our landscaping supplies for our weekend project and then we were off to Mom and Dad Klassens for a BBQ. So delicious!
Early on Saturday morning we got started working on our yard. When we bought our house the previous owner had made 4 very large flower beds around the house. I am not a big gardener and I could not keep up with the weeding! It was to overwhelming. My parents and Rons parents came out and helped us work all day. We started working at 7:30 am hoping to avoid the heat, but we were not finished until after 4 pm. Ron's sister also came and watched Naomi so that I could be outside. I was glad that our families could come and help us out, we could not have done it without them! Thank you! Here are some pictures of the finished project.


On Sunday morning Naomi woke up at 5:30 am and was NOT going back to sleep. So we had some family time in the morning before we left for church at 10:45. After church
we went to my parents house to celebrate my Opa's 76th birthday! Happy Birthday Opa! Coincidentally my mom, my aunts, and I were all wearing black and white so we had to take a picture together!


After the birthday party we drove to Greendale to attend our friend's wedding! Congratulations Eddy and Larrisa! What a beautiful ceremony and reception. After the ceremony Marilyn and I posed for a quick picture.
Well I think that this post is long enough, so bye for now :)

Friday, June 01, 2007

Naomi and Mommy

I love my little girl! Sometimes I cannot believe that I am a mom and that she is my daughter. I love it when she looks up at me and smiles. It melts my heart when "talks" to me with her goos and gahs!


"To laugh often and much, to win
the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false
friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, or a garden patch... to know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This
is to have succeeded!" - Emerson