The Nelson's

Why we LOVE CRANBROOK!

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We took the kids skating tonight! Ry an earlier Birthday present (skates) because she is going skating this week in school. The kids had a blast! This is something we definetly never did in Saskatoon! It as way too cold to actually enjoy the snow. The girls have also been skiing the past few weeks with their Dad. The are doing awesome! They are both going down the T Bar and Eric took Ry up the Chair. We are taking advantage of living 20 minutes from the ski hill.

Walker loved the Ice, we pulled him around in the sled and he giggled the whole time!

Londyn all bundled UP!

Christmas!

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We had a great Christmas! The Kids had great time playing with their cousins...Here are the Schaffer Grandkids!!! (minus Ryker). What a good looking bunch of kids, Grandma and Grandpa are so lucky!!!

We have been seeing a lot of this lip lately. Londyn started making strange over Christmas. She is definetly a Momma's girl!!!

Here our my cute MONKEY'S...I love these kids!

Our Little Londyn

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These past few months have gone by so fast and Londyn is growing up way to fast! Here are a few pictures of my baby girl! Three Months!

The Blessing Day!

Two Months!

One Month!

Londyn Elaine Nelson

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She arrived Oct. 1 2009 at 2:10 am, weighing 6lbs 15 oz and 19 inches long.

The kids were so exicted to meet their new sister. Rylee is home helping me with Londyn, while Taya and Walker are spending the week at Grandma's. Thanks Mom!

School Starts SOON!!!

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Summer has gone by so quickly! I am however looking forward to a school starting in the fall, and of course ending this extremely long pregnancy. We are down to the last month!!! Not sure how it will be with four kids. Rylee will be in Grade One and is very excited. Rylee and Taya are both starting gymnastics and Rylee is starting her second year of piano. We are hopefully going to wean Walker from ME and his blanket!!! Potty training is on hold for now, since he wants nothing to do with the potty. I need Geniel to take him for a week. (I would pay good money too!!!) Eric has been loving work, I have been loving the pay checks! It is hard to believe while you are in school that you will actually get paid one day. So we are working on paying off all the loans! We are loving Cranbrook, besides the fact there is no shopping, but I have been finding ways around it. Eric is currently looking for a truck, he quoted "I deserve it! I have been driving a mini van, and riding a bus for the last 7 years" yes you do deserve it. I hope he finds his Man truck soon!!!

Summer...

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Of course we also hit the Cardston parade and this year Rylee decided to ride in the parade instead of collect candy! She is her father's daughter when it comes to sweets. Taya on the other hand couldn't give up the candy.

Here is the only picture I have of my prego belly. I would of been 31 weeks!!!

Summer!!!

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These are a few pictures of what we have been doing all summer. Natural Hot Springs! The kids loved them and it was fun to have Rob, Christy, Ashley and all of the cousins, come visit.

The kids have been playing out here a lot! This is the best part of our new house. A fenced back yard!!!
We spent a weekend in Calgary with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. Took the kids to the zoo, waterslided at the hotel and of course a little shopping.

The Cabins are a must every summer. We couldn't keep walker out of this hammock.

And of course Riding Velvet. Rylee and Taya went on their annual fishing trip with Eric and the rest of the Nelson clan. No fish were caught this time, but Eric claims the fish all died in the winter??? Ya right! Rylee has decided that it is time to pass velvet on to Taya and next year she gets to pick a new horse to call her own. Good thing Grandpa has over 60 horses to choose from.

DR.....

2009-08-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

So I am a little late posting but Eric Graduated after 7 long years of school. He is now offically Dr. Nelson! Which is kinda weird, He is still Dad and Eric to us. We are very proud of him and all of that hard work. I don't think anyone knows how long and hard it is until they go through it! Eric was lucky to go through his education with Armes. Who knew that these Cabin Boys from Mt. View would be Dr.'s one day...

This is a picture of the Mormon gang! From Left to Right: Jen, Conner, Eric, I, Erin, Dustin, Armes & Becky. There class was a total of 27 students, four of who were members.

Taya Turns 4!

2009-05-21T18:50:00.001-07:00

Taya Celebrated her 4th birthday today. It was pretty low key with both Eric and I sick today. Eric did wake up and make her a pancake breakfast. Followed by opening of presents. Which Taya informed me yesterday that it was okay that I was sick I could just pass her presents to her. Eric did try to take the girls fishing today at request from Taya but after 4 hours she said Mom we couldn't find the lake so we will fish next time, to finish it off we had Turtle Cheesecake for dessert. (Taya's pick) This picture is for Grandma! We are headed home next week for Eric's Grad and I just wanted to send you a picture of what was coming to visit.

Victoria Day!!!

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We took the Kids out on Victoria Day to Fort Steele (which is a heritage town just outside of Cranbrook). We were watching Grace Bevans for the week and decided that since it was a nice day(26 degrees) we would attempt to go out with two toddlers. The girls learned to pann for Gold and thought it was pretty cool.

This was the Dental Office! It had some pretty old equipment in it, good thing there has been a few updates since then. (1898 is when this town was build)

Here are the girls already for church. Ry and Taya just love Grace and now have decided they want another sister, not brother. She is such a cutie and very easy going. We had a lot of fun with her while she was here.

Walker not wanting his picture taken! But he always looks so handsome on Sunday that I tried my best to get it.

Easter!

2009-04-19T13:27:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple pictures from our easter egg hunt! Walker showing off his chocolate. I couldn't get him to look at me he was too happy. Duke in the background loved it. The girls and Rueger with all there eggs. This was like the first nice day so the kids were just happy to be outside. Ry and Taya are going to miss Rueger and Briggs (not in the picture). These kids have grown up together so it is going to be sad when we will be 6 hours apart.

In 10 days...

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I always put these in the wrong order, but here it is.... This is a picture of our house!!! This is an angle shot and I love that we are not surrounded by neighbors. It is nice to have the trees right behind us too. This was taken back in March so hopefully it is a lot green by the time we get there. This is about double the size of what we have been living in, so I am looking forward to a lot more room. The yard is fully landscaped with a play set in the back. (the kids are super excited). And finally our dog is going to be an outside/garage dog and not an inside dog. It has a huge heated garage for storage, 5 bedrooms, an awesome en suite to our bedroom, a/c, and much more. We will definitely miss Saskatoon (not our tiny condo), we have made a lot of great friends here. 7 years of -40 degree winters did us in so we are looking forward to the mild winters of BC. We our lucky to only be two blocks from Brett and Christy, and approx. 8 blocks from Scott and Heidi.

UNEXPECTED SURPRISE!!!

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We have been so busy this last month and a half! After showing our condo many many times, it finally is SOLD!!! What a relief this has been. It is no fun cleaning, cleaning and more cleaning and then having to get rid of three kids and a dog. Thanks to my great friends for the help. Eric spent two long weeks up in Northern Sask. for school. So the kids and I headed home for two 1/2 weeks. Thanks Mom and Dad I know we over stayed our welcome but we really appreciated it.

Then off to Cranbrook to find a house! After two long days of seeing house after house we finally made an offer!!! YAY. I never new that it was so hard to find a five bedroom house...Yes that's right we have to make room for our UNEXPECTED SURPRISE coming early October.

So we move May 1st to Cranbrook, BC. I will be sad to move away from Saskatoon and especially good friends, but we are lucky to be moving close to other good friends. We are excited for warmer weather, and to finally start paying off the debt we have accumulated over the past 7 years.

25 Random Things About ME!!!

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1. I think I can finally admit that I have OCD with cleaning my house. I also know it drives Eric nuts.
2. I am not an animal lover but I hate to admit that our puppy DUKE is growing on me everyday.
3. I hate feet especially foot rubs!!!
4. I wear my socks to bed. (this goes along with #3 I don't like my feet touching while I sleep)
5. I stress about everything.
6. I get really nervous while flying and always imagine the worst possible outcome. I hate flying without Eric.
7. Saskatoon has really grown on me. It has taken my 7 years to realize that I will really miss it when we move.
8. I don't like to try new things. I stick with what I know.
9. I hate wearing jeans during the day. I only put them on when I have too.
10. I also hang my jeans to dry because I love them crusty when I first put them on. Thanks to my sis. for introducing this to me. I also IRON everything, this comes from may long hours of ironing clothes as a child.
11. It drives me crazy when Eric sleeps in! I am definitely a morning person and he is the complete opposite.
12. I am usually open and honest with my opinions and tell people what I think! I inherited that from the Schaffer's.
13. I call home usually once a day! (sometimes every other). Eric thinks that between all of us girls we probably drive my mom crazy.
14. I rolled the Driver`s Ed. car in high school, and still passed!
15. I drives me crazy when women act like they are still in high school. Get over it and grow up we are all adults.
16. I love to run and spin.
17. I weight myself daily and only first thing in the morning.
18. I still bite my nails as a nervous habit. My parents tried breaking it many times.
19. I have to do my kids hair everyday, I can`t stand it when parents don`t comb their kids hair.
20. I love to shop! But there is only an elect few who I can shop with. Otherwise I prefer to shop alone or with my kids.
21. I love dessert!!! Anything with chocolate and cheesecake. I will cut my calories on the main dish so that I can eat two of dessert.
22. I am definitely not the cabin girl that Eric probably wished I was!!! Lucky for him he has two daughters that love to camp, fish, & horseback ride. I hate camping, and will only willingly go if it is at the cabins (which if anyone has been to the cabins it is like high end camping). I only like to fish if it involves a long hike to begin with. Horseback riding is not really my thing. I do usually ride once a summer to keep Eric happy.
23. I don't have a good sense of style! (hair, clothes etc). I am just lucky I have three sisters and my mom who keep my updated.
24. I love staying home with my kids, and have a greater appreciation of how lucky I am going from a full time working mom to now a stay at home mom.
25. I love to stay home on a Friday night, watch a movie with Eric and eat popcorn and smarties. The perfect date night CHEAP!!!

Quilting 101

2009-02-06T23:18:00.000-08:00

One of the goals I made for myself this last year is that I was finally going to learn how to sew. I took a quilting class with a few friends. I made a patch quilt and it turned out pretty good for my first time. I don't have a picture yet, but it is on display in my mom's living room. This is my attempt to make my second quilt with no help. Thanks goodness this photo is very forgiving. I am not sure how one end ended measuring an inch longer than the other. I am sure Rylee or Taya won't notice. The girls have been begging me to make them blankets. They love to cuddle on the couch. So here is one of them. The second one will be coming soon. It isn't quite finished I have yet to learn how to applique. Hopefully Heather will give me a lesson next week. She has been my mentor in sewing. So Christy this picture is for you. I spent about 5 hour sewing tonight so I could post it.

Believe it or Not...

2009-01-14T20:38:00.000-08:00

Believe it or not but this is only 4 weeks worth of Growth. This kid's hair is way more high maintenance than both of my girls. I usually take him to get it cut but we can only visit each salon once because usually it is traumatizing for both walker and the hair dresser. My friend Amy has cut it a few times but was happy to here that his Dad is his new hair dresser. Surprisingly he was very good, no screaming or crying. Taya found it funny that he was growing hair on his back!!!

And the Finished product. He is so handsome with his new cut (which looks exactly like Eric's), but what else should I expected. Just call him Eric Jr.

We are BACK...

2009-01-14T12:01:00.000-08:00

Yes we are home! I am a little slow in updating my blog but here it finally is. We celebrated our Christmas holiday in Hawaii this year with our kids and Grandma And Grandpa Schaffer, and Ashley and Ryker. It was a lot more work than with thought but overall we had fun. Eric started off sick before even reaching the Calgary airport. That sickness then travelled through out almost all of us. Grandma, Grandpa, Walker and Ryker managed to stay healthy. After an almost 9 hours on the plane with two babies screaming 75% of the trip we were happy to finally land in Hawaii. We spent the next ten days playing on the beach, shopping, and touring the island. The girls had a blast!!! I think on the plane ride home we beat our record of screaming than on the way there. We were happy to return home to our Canadian roots, only to find out that after sitting in -30 degrees for two weeks both of our cars would not start. We spent New Years in Mountain View with the Nelson's. The girls (and Eric) received their long awaited puppy "DUKE". We are happy that after all the fun and caois to finally make it back to Saskatoon. Grandma and Grandpa made new rules after spending the holidays with us that 1. Grandkids have to be ten to travel. 2. That they support Eric with his decision to stop having anymore kids, that 3 is enough!!!

We are excited for these next few months!!! Eric is done school in the middle of April. We haven't seem much of him lately as he is studying for boards in mid-March. Thanks to Nathan Wolsey we came home to a freshly painted house. Which we will be putting up for sale early spring, (cross your fingers it will sell). We will be off to Cranbrook, BC this spring where Eric will associate for a Dentist for a short while and then buy the practice in the near future. We are excited to move closer to family and a lot warmer weather.

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Christmas...

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Christmas in Hawaii

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Halloween!

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This is what happens when the girls go with their DAD!!! Taya is so proud of her candy.

Walker stayed home to hand out candy with mom! We had a total of 7 trick or treaters.

Ry was a fairy, and Taya Princess Sleeping Beauty.

The kids went to a Halloween party at Ruegers and Briggs house. They had a lot of fun making ghosts and decorating cookies. Thanks Becky for the party.

Fall Pictures of the Kids

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Here are the Pictures that my friend Erin took of the Kids in September. Thanks sooo much Erin you are so talented.

MY LITTLES MODELS... Rylee

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Taya

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My Baby At 1!!!

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Walker is all packed ready for Grandma!

What MOM couldn't love a Face like this. I just can't get enough of this boy! He is finally walking everywhere and it is fun to watch. He is so proud of himself.

Our Newest Edition...SHHH!

2008-11-01T21:16:00.000-07:00

So Eric and the girls long awaited puppy is finally here! He did arrive a few months before planned. I was kinda hopeing that it would be after we moved in the spring, but when do things always go as planned. Mark and Rach took in Bear for us two years ago and ever since then Ry and Taya have talked about these puppies. They don't actually know that they are finally here. So don't tell!!! What a way to top off a Christmas in Hawaii then coming home to a cute puppy.

Eric has picked the Male puppy, and here he is. Sooo cute I hope I still feel that way when he is peeing on my floor, needing to go for walks in -40 weather, and all the other joys a puppy will bring. (I am not a dog person.) I must not of clarified this before I married Eric. The girls were discussing names for the dog the other day (not knowing that he is going to become a reality soon) Rylee decided that she would pick the last name and Taya the first. Rylee chose Nelson for the last, which is very appropriate. Taya was not in agreeance with Nelson, but decided that Lassa would be the first. After arguing for a few minutes they decided that instead the name would be Dora Explora!!! I laughed and said sure just run that by your Dad. I was telling Eric about the conversation he then said you know that the dog is a boy. So good luck with that hun!!!

Here is a picture of the belly up!!!

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We had a busy couple of weeks! It as fun to have Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Christie come out for a visit. Kent, Meagan, and Jayden even came down for Thanksgiving dinner. I am currently serving in the YW's in our ward and also working on my YW recongintion award again, so I have decided to learn how to sew. (I know mom you tried to teach me homemaking skills while I was at home but I wasn't interested). I completed my first project thanks to a couple of friends. I will be starting a quilting class on Tuesday and I am super excited. I hope that it will go okay!

Walker is almost thirteen months and has started walking. It is really fun to watch he learn as he becomes more confident. He is so proud of himself and he has his own cheerleading squad. (Ry and Taya).

As the colder weather approaches we are counting down the days until christmas. We are breaking tradition this Christmas and going to Hawaii. The girls have been saving spare change for months and there piggy bank is almost full. I am not looking forward to the plane ride with a 15month old, but I am sure the beach will be worth it. We are excited to see Grandma and Grandpa Schaffer, Aunt Leah, Aunt Ash and Ryker.

And thanks to Aunt Rach and Uncle Mark when we get home there will be two puppies ready to come home with us!!! (SHHH the girls don't know). They think we are getting them in the spring when Eric graduates. Thanks guys for the early arrivals!!! (LOL)

Walker's 1st Birthday!!!

2008-10-19T19:49:00.000-07:00

Walker loved his ice cream cake!!! 1 week earlier I was making cupcakes for yw's so I gave walker one and he wouldn't even look at it. Here is a few pictures of him enjoying his cake. He loves ICE CREAM (just like his mom).

First's...

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This was taken when he was 11 months. He was just starting to stand up around furniture. He thinks he is such a big boy.
Rylee's 1st day of School. She was so excited to start again. Taya a little sad to see her go, but Taya and I get to spend every afternoon together so it is a lot of fun. The girls are in gymnastics this year and Rylee has been taking piano lessons, which she loves. She is catching on really quick.
Walker practicing his walking. Rylee spends most of her day playing with him. She is such a little mom. She usually sets him up, then when he runs into something or falls down he just turns and yells at her. She then rushes over to help him get set up ready to go again.

THE END IS IN SIGHT!

2008-08-26T21:11:00.000-07:00

Summer flew by and Eric has already been back in classes for two days. So the countdown is on only 8 more months. We are looking forward to moving closer to home. Eric promised the girls two years ago that when he graduates they could each get a dog. They have faith that their Dad will pull through for them. Rylee starts her second year of Kindergarden next week, and she is really excited that this year she gets to ride the bus. Both girls start Ballet, and Rylee is starting piano. My maternity leave ended at the beginning of August so I have been picking up shifts on Peds and in the NICU. This year will keep us really busy, so I am sure it will go by fast. We are looking forward to hopefully seeing family come our way at Thanksgiving! And of course the beach at Christmas. Walker still hasn't hit any real big milestones. He is extremely grouchy thanks to the four teeth he has coming in a once. He started to pull him self up on things, but prefers Rylee to walk him around. He just learned how to dance it is fun to watch and laugh. I took the girls and him to get a hair cut the other day. He screamed through the entire thing, I felt bad for the hairdresser. It was worth it, he is starting to look like a little toddler and is so handsome. Pictures to come soon.

Camping at Waskesiu Lake

2008-08-26T20:41:00.000-07:00

Yes I went camping! We camped over night at Waskesiu Lake in the PA National Park. The girls thought it was great. I thought it was a lot of work, but we did have a fun time. Thanks Becky and Armes for the invite. Becky was a good sport seeing that she was 8 mos. pregnant, and the second day it was 37 degrees. Walker and I slept in the back of the van after playing musical beds. I was happy that I had the idea of getting the closest camp site to the bathroom. (between me and four little bladders we were making the short walk a lot) They are drinking hot choc. that Eric made them. We roasted hot dogs for supper (the classic camping meal) and for dessert smores. We forgot our tarp so we shared the Perrett's! We were very close almost like we were in the same room with a just sheet between us. Good thing we are good friends.
The kids thought it was funny to make faces at Eric video taping them. They always have so much fun when they are together. Ry and Rue seem to have this bond from birth. They are 10 days apart, and when Rylee was ten months old Becky baby sat her for me when I went back to work. Taya and Briggs are three weeks apart. We were actually due on the same day, but I had Taya 2 weeks early and Briggs was a week over due.

Waskesiu Lake! The kids had fun on the beach and playing in the water. Rylee could walk probably half way out with her head above water.
Walker wouldn't look at the camera, he played in the sand and water for probably an hour. A true boy.

Annual Fishing Trip with Dad & Grandpa.

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Rylee and Taya fishing! Taya got a new rod for her birthday from Rylee in preparation for this trip. The lake they are at is Alderson (not sure on spelling), and Rylee rode her own horse (velvet), Taya rode with Eric. They even were caught in a lightning storm and had to wait it out under a big tree. Rylee is so proud of that story, she was even telling her friend Alivia today.
This was Taya's first year. She woke up at 4:30 am and was sooo excited! Being able to go with Dad meant that he thought she was a big girl. These are the horses! They both have a love for horses, which comes from there Dad. Rylee can't wait till she gets her own hat and boots like Bailey. She also keeps telling everyone that her, Taya and Eric are riding in the Cardston parade next year.

How Summer Flies By...

2008-08-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

We spent most of our summer in the car! They were not always this good so we had to take a picture. Walker set the record on one of our trips home by only sleeping for a 1/2 hr. These are the moments most parents treasure while travelling.
Rylee and Taya went to Calaway Park with Eric and Grandma & Grandpa Nelson. They had so much fun. The girls take after Eric and love rides!!! I on the other had hand hate them; Walker and I spent the day at the mall. Not sure what Grandpa is looking at!!!!
Walker has no hope having two older sister's, but he thought that these were great! He had them on for quite a while.
Taya didn't enjoy this ride that much! Eric was proud of her from even wanting to go on it. Rylee loved it!
The girls had so much fun! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for coming.

More Summer...

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They had so much fun on the rides! Taya was so proud that she rode the Merry-go-round all by herself!
Ry, Taya, and 5 classmates cramped into the ferris wheel cage. All I could here was giggles all the way around. Taya recieved a package in the mail. She was so happy that her mom didn't know that when you use the Best offer on ebay that if the seller accepts it is a done deal. Eric was happy that my lesson only cost me $18 plus shipping.

Rylee Graduated from Kindergarden on Wed. she was really excited. She loves school and was what you would call the teacher's pet. She is excited to attend Kindergarden for the second time in the fall (because we will be moving next year and the cut off start dates are in Jan in Sask.) and this year she gets to ride the bus.
I liked this picture! Walker doesn't like trying new textures. He is trying Watermelon for the first time, and as you can see he is really enjoying it.

Summer is here!!!

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This is where Walker spends most of his time watching the girls play. I love summer so much! The play outside all day long. Grandma notice the Dora knee pads she insisted on wearing them.
I love this picture!!!
We finally had the neighbor girls over to play! The girls were so excited to finally have friends over. They dressed up like princesses and then wanted their picture taken. They had a great time.
This is the best swing ever! Rylee's last day of school we spend the day at kinsmen it was a lot of fun. Taya was so happy that she got to come. It was a full day of just the girls. We went swimming, had a picnic, played at the park. Then in the afternoon went on the rides at Kinsmen

MILESTONES

2008-06-13T20:59:00.001-07:00

This last month has been really crazy so here is out update. Eric is finally done and yes passed third year of Dental School. Congrats! One more year it seems so far away but I know that time will fly by so we will enjoy our last summer as students. Rylee has one week left of Kindergarden, she loved school and I am sure she will miss it over the summer. Taya is counting down the days till she can start preschool and dance in the fall. Walker well he still just sits! And we think that crawling is still not in the near future. He did graduate and finally got his own room, which means that eric's office is now in a corner of our bedroom. On a postive note Walker is sleeping way better!!! I am keeping busy with YW's, picking up a few shifts on peds so we aren't solely living on debt, doing all that mom stuff (you think with a extra set of hands around the house that my load would seem lighter???), and running!!! I ran 14km's last monday thanks to the encouragement of my running partners. I am going to miss my personal traniner and spin buddy who is moving in two weeks, hopefully I can still stay motivated.

Some More...

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My handsome boy!!! I just can't get enough of him. (ya I am a proud mom. aren't we all!) He is 8 1/2 months and finally broke his first tooth, not through enough to actually take a picture of. He looks like his Dad but he is so a Mama's boy and I love it!!!
Ash and Ryker freezing in front of the Falls, but the important thing is that we got that Picture!
Almost the whole group. Eric always find excuses to not be in the picture. I'll catch him soon.

Grandma Great.

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Walker meeting his Grandma Great. I love this picture! Walker slept like that the whole time we were visiting with Grandma.

Grandma Helen, Jennifer Helen & Rylee Helen.

Grandma Great!

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Great Grandma Schaffer passed away on May 23rd. The kids and I packed up and made the 7 hour drive just the four of us. Eric still had two out of his eleven finals to write so he flew home for the funeral. I am sad that Grandma passed on, but I know that she is finally happy with Grandpa. I am so thankful for the knowledge and testimony I have of eternal families. We are so lucky to have the Gospel in our lives. It was fun to see my sister's, nieces, nephews, & all those cousins!!! Who ever thought with this many people we would get a good picture.

Grandpa and Grandma look so happy to be surrounded by all those cute Grand kids! I don't why Grandpa always insists that the parents have to come with their children to visit.

Dino's!!!

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Rylee and Taya with Rueger and Briggs as they watched Walking with the Dinosaurs!!! These kids love each other. Becky use to babysit Rylee when she was ten months old while I worked, ever since then Ry and Rue have had a special bond, who knows maybe there will be wedding bells down the road.
The dinosaurs looked so real!!! It was really cool.

Taya was spent! They still talk about it. Walker missed the whole thing thanks to Aunt Christa who babysat.

Taya's 3rd Birthday

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Taya is really excited that she turned 3! She loves DORA and loved her DORA CAKE. She wanted me to do her hair for her birthday like Grandma always does Ry's because she is older now. So the hair is for Grandma. (and now Ry knows I can do it). Christa came over and had cake with us. The girls loved it. We had a family party it was nice. She was really happy.

Dance!!!

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Rylee had her last day of dance yesterday! She loves ballet and shows Taya all her moves in prep. for Taya's first year in the fall. It is fun that she has taken the last two years with her friend Pasiley.

A few more...

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Taya loves Walker!!!

We have discovered that Walker loves water from a cup!!! It is really cute to see the faces he makes when the cold water drips down his neck.

Walker's First Hair Cut!

2008-05-20T18:37:00.000-07:00

Here is the before and after of Walker's 1st hair cut @ 7 1/2 months old. As you can see he was sporting quite the do! Notice the hair starting to grow over the ears. Eric finally agreed to a little trim. I was a little nervous to cut it especially since he can't sit still for more that 2 seconds. I think it looks pretty good, Walker seems to like it (he was an angel today). Amy and Auntie Leah just don't look too close.

Train Bridge!!!

2008-05-18T19:32:00.000-07:00

The kids weren't feeling good today but after being inside all day we decided to go for a drive. (To kill sometime before bed) We drove down to the river to the Train bridge, we took Rylee down last summer but Taya was too little to remember. Rylee is kinda like her Mom not to fond of heights but we convinced her to climb the stairs to the top. Rylee, Walker and I were following Eric and Taya. The entire time walking the stairs (which you could see right through) Rylee was really nervous. Taya kept telling us the entire way up that she was really brave, over and over again. Once we reached the top Taya wanted to cross the bridge. Which I think is really scary since it is wooden boards which you can see through. Rylee and I made it 1/4 of the way and then turned back, but Taya and Eric kept going all the way to the middle. I love the view from the top of the bridge, Saskatoon is really cold in the winter but is really beautiful in the summer. I just hope that I am never up on the bridge when a train crosses because I would probably have a heart attack. Ash and Justin I hope this brings back good memories!!!

May Long Weekend!

2008-05-18T19:25:00.000-07:00

Saturday was beautiful! We went to a friends and the kids played in the water. The had a blast.

BIKES...

2008-05-15T20:31:00.000-07:00

the girls have been waiting all winter for this!

Spring is Finally Here!

2008-05-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

Walker enjoying the warm weather. It was really nice today so we went for a walk. Taya and Walker were in the stroller. Ry pretty much ran the entire time to keep up to her mom. (2.5km) She was wore out by the time she got home. Walker had never felt grass, but unlike my other kids he didn't cry when he touch it.

Two Weeks To Go!!!

2008-05-13T20:31:00.000-07:00

We are now on the countdown! Eric has two weeks left of his 3rd year, a total of 11 finals! 2 down and 9 more to go. He continues to amaze me, how he functions on only a few hours of sleep. We wish him the best of luck!!! We had COMPANY!!! It doesn't happen very often, so we are excited when family comes way out here to see us. We were sad to see Grandma and Grandpa leave on Sunday, we had a lot of fun. We shopped of course, had a small early birthday party for Taya, and the kids had fun playing. We wish that they could of stayed longer or at least take a few with them. (But you know Grandpa...) Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for coming to visit. Iwish I had Birthday Pictures to post but the Birthday Girl had a rough day(she fell down a few stares and scraped her nose and cheek on the cement) and was not posing for the camera. We will take some on her actual birthday! I still have one request from the birthday girl: A DORA CAKE.

Walker...

2008-05-05T15:14:00.000-07:00

Walker must of forgot who takes care of hime 24/7, especially who gets up with him at night!!! Yesterday our super baby said DA DA!!!

More Swimming!!!

2008-05-05T15:07:00.000-07:00

Walker loving it, NO NAP!!!

Rylee is being a role model for Taya.

Doing everything the teacher asks her to do.

Swimming Lessons

2008-05-05T14:46:00.000-07:00

Taya started swimming lessons today! It appears that she is enjoying her class in the photo. The truth is she wouldn't leave my side the entire class. Hopefully we will have better luck on Wed.

New Hair Cut!

2008-04-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

So you know how great pictures turn out when you take them yourself, but here is a picture of my hair anyways. Guess we will have to have antie Leah show us how her pictures always turn out so cute!!!

OUR LITTLE MODEL

2008-04-28T20:41:00.000-07:00

Rylee loves the camera!

Some Favorites

2008-04-28T20:11:00.000-07:00

Just a couple more of the Family Photo's! Ry and Taya were really proud of their headbands, after church they fixed them so they could look like Sharpay off of High School Musical (it's one of their fav. show's)

MISS TAYA

2008-04-28T20:04:00.000-07:00

I love this picture!!! As Eric would say Taya cleans up pretty good, when I asked him what he meant by that he said that sometimes she looks a little ragged! She maybe ragged and knotty at times but she is always entertaining us in song or just talking, talking, talking...

2008-04-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

I finally did it!!! Rylee says I look like auntie Leah. Both girls want to cut their hair just like mom. I told Rylee she could only if she got permission from Grandma! She didn't have much luck.

What A Big Boy!

2008-04-27T20:57:00.001-07:00

walker is so proud that he can sit all by himself! It only took 6 months.

2008-01-24T14:50:00.000-08:00