Bye, Bye Baby....

We had a family wedding last weekend. Congratulations Amanda and Wade.  It was so much fun! We got to see many family members that we don't get to see very often and I got to hold and cuddle little babies!!!!! The wedding ceremony was at the Forestry farm in Saskatoon so between the ceremony and supper we all went to the zoo.  Talk about making memories.




Shallen getting a ride at the Zoo!




All the kids... see Beiber... I mean Kingsley with all the girls!




Taking a Train ride at the Zoo! Hold on tight!






Tansley and Mak... the beautiful big girls!



The absolutely beautiful bride!



Uncle John and the girlies!




Rhiannon even stole the camera and got a picture of me!




The dancing queens!



Then this weekend we had our annual fall Kids' Toy and Clothing Sale. It was a great success and my spot in the hall was right beside a very small and very cute newborn baby girl.  My uterus was screaming and my ovaries were tingling.  I resisted all day but while the momma was putting her stuff away at the end of the day I got to hold and console her crying newborn.... ah the joys!

Time flies by oh so quickly.  In the last week Shallen has stopped having a bottle and has started sitting in a booster seat at the table.  She is getting so big.  She is no longer a baby anymore. She is using more words and is starting to get a two year old attitude... man this kid knows what she wants!!!

She is like her momma... happiest when she is eating!



Isn't she the cutest??? Ok.. I might be biased!



If I would have known how much I enjoy babies and kids I would have gotten knocked up earlier and had way more babies!!!!  The thing is that I love each stage.  I am enjoying being a mom of "big" kids as much as a mom of babies.  (though at this time I am missing the little baby stage... maybe it is just because I know that it will not come again)

We are a very busy household. With the girls in dance (Makenna informed me that she wanted to do Tap and there is a tap class for her age right after her Jazz... so of course I caved so she is now doing Jazz, Tap, Ballet and Hip Hop...) and Guides, Brownies and Sparks we are quite busy but I love every minute of the craziness.

A very close and dear friend of mine reminded me that Makenna's time of living in my house fulltime is over half over. What a sad thought.  I am not going to wish this time away.  Don't get me wrong. We have our bad days.  My kids freak out just as much or maybe even more than most kids but when I look back at their time with me I hope that there are memories of snowmen, cookies and singing songs in the van.

Hug your kids and appreciate today!