Trips And Turning 6

Wow. It has been a busy week here! I just got back from a great trip to Edmonton and a LONG drive back. That's right folks, the trip I said I would never make again happened. Edmonton to Ottawa by car! It was a great trip though. I flew out to Edmonton last Sunday and was met by my sister and my dad at the airport. It was a nice sunny day in Ottawa when I left and a nice balmy -14 with blowing snow when I landed in Edmonton. The Crocs were quickly retired! I got to stay at my sisters new apartment. It is really cute and so is her boyfriend. It was my first time meeting Jeremy and her first time meeting my new man as well. Jeremy is a great guy and the two of them are adorable together. It's nice to see her so happy. Jason pulled into Edmonton on Sunday night and met my Dad and Andrea.We stayed with Meg and Jer, the four of us in that little apartment was a tight squeeze but we had fun. Monday we headed out to West Edmonton Mall for some shopping and roller coater fun. For future reference it would be best if you did not get on a ride with both Jason and Megan. Neither of them can really appreciate the fun of amusement park rides. I was laughing so hard at the two of them I had tears in my eyes. Too funny, it's one of those things you wish you had on video. Jeremy and I rode "The Mindbender" (the big coaster) it was so much fun. Even though I have been on it a million times it still freaks me out. It was nice to have some of the things that we don't have out here. Olive Garden and Purdy's Choclates....yummy! Then it was back to the apartment to have a late dinner cooked by chef Stewart. Awesome. Tuesday morning Jayse and I started the first leg of our journey. We arrived in Regina late Tuesday night and visited with Mr. and Mrs. Stewart before heading to bed. Wednesday we drove around town and did more shopping, had lunch at Taco Del Mar (something else we don't have out this way) and then it was time to pick McKynleyMcKynley is Jason's daughter and let me tell you, there is no mistaking who her Daddy is. She looks just like him! We went out to dinner with her and Mrs. Stewart and then went to the playground before we took her home to her mom, loaded down with candy. Her mom is going to love me lol. Thursday we got back on the road. It was a crappy start to what turned out to be a great day. One trip back to Regina for someones dress uniform and and a stop in Indian Head and we were on our way. We drove to Dryden on our first day and stayed at a motel for the night. Friday we got a late start thanks to me not wanting to get out of bed. We were on the road by nine and drove straight through to Ottawa. When they say it takes 24 hours they mean it! We pulled over in Sudbury and tried to get some sleep but it didn't really work out. Two of us in the back of his PT Cruiser was a tight squeeze. He is a big guy and not very flexible lol. An hour later I was laughing my ass off while he struggled to get back into the drivers seat, he didn't think it was so funny :P He drove while I slept for a few hours and then we switched. The weather was really bad and we were driving at a snails pace at some points. The rain was coming down in sheets! We finally pulled into Ottawa Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately we lost so much time and we so tried of being in the car that we didn't make it out to Kingston to see Rhonda (Digdug) but there will be another weekend and she is only two hours away. Jason headed back to St.Jean yesterday afternoon but not before we had a chance to walk around Rideau Hall and see 24 Sussex Drive. It was a beautiful sunny day in Ottawa so it was a great afternoon. It was a fantastic trip but way too short. And mark my words that will be my last trip across the country for a while!

Friday my little princess turned the big 6. We are going to have her party this week and I will post some pictures. Thanks to the Grandparent's for sending out her gifts. She loves them!

Cheers,
~Jen~

Kennedy Turns 4!!!!

Remember when? 7 months old and cute as a button.

The Cake "Made To Order"....White Icing and Sprinkles!

Opening Memere and Pepere's Gift Over the Web Cam

Baby Alive Sip and Slurp...Thanks Nana!

Opening Grandma and Grandpa's gift...it was on the fridge for a while before her birthday so she was so excited to finally be able to open it!

Loving the hair clips with the "Jewels"

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa!

So my baby turned four. Hard to believe my little Kennedy, my sweet little round faced baby girl is getting ready to go to Junior Kindergarten in the fall! In case your wondering she is as cute as she looks in the pictures and her little lisp will melt your heart. Adorable. She had a good birthday. She doesn't really have any little friends around here so it was just the four of us celebrating but she didn't care. She had cake and balloons and that's all that mattered! Todd and I got her a craft kit with markers and glitter glue so she was in her glory with that. She wanted a scooter but we are holding out for the warmer weather. No place to ride it yet, still too much snow! Thanks to the grandmas and grandpas for sending out her gifts. She had a good day and loved talking to you all on the phone.

Cheers,

~Jen~

Count Your Blessings

We all have moments that make us stop and take stock of our lives. I had one yesterday and I am still reeling from the effects. You spend so much time wishing you had more than you do, griping about your bad days and being frustrated with others that you don't stop to think things could be so much worse than they are. Get up in the morning and be thankful that you are alive to see the sun shining in the window, tell the people in your life that mean the most that you love them and make sure they know you do. Be thankful for your friends...they are not like your family, they don't have to stand by you but they do because you mean the world to them. To my friends and family and everyone I hold near and dear to my heart: I love you all and I am so blessed to have a life filled with such amazing people.

Take Care,
~Jen~

The Girls and Brussle Sprout Tea

All right....time to sit down and force out a half decent blog.

The girls are doing great. Little miss Kennedy has a birthday this Sunday. I can't believe she is going to be 4! Where did the time go? She fills my days with kisses, smiles and frustration! As cute as she is she is the most stubborn child I have ever met. The only thing that saves her from spending the days in her room is her natural humour. She is the funniest kid I know and that little giggle she has cracks me up. I guess she has always been pretty funny, even as a little baby she would do things to get a reaction out of us. I have video of her at about 6 months shaking her head to everything I say and then laughing about it. Quite the little character. I pray her teacher can handle her when she starts JK in the fall. What she lacks in size she makes up in personality! She is still sitting in the 25% for size in kids her age but she is healthy so I don't worry about it. Alexis on the other hand is still long and lanky. She is one of the tallest in her class. She just got her spring report card and is doing great in everything right across the board. She loves school and can't wait to go everyday. I knew when she was doing flash cards at a year old the academics wouldn't be a problem for her! She is so much more sensitive than her rough and tumble little sister. She wears her heart on her sleeve just like her mama. She is a good girl and I am very lucky because I don't think I could handle two wild ones!

Rhonda bought the ugliest teapot. It is supposed to be a rose with a little butterfly on top but it looks like a cabbage with a moth. I don't know what on Gods green earth possessed her to buy it but it's good for a laugh. We have decided she is going to take it to the Antiques Road Show but not before we make some brussel sprout tea in it! "Smells like ass....tastes like spring!" I'll take two sugar and a milk in mine please! If nothing else it would be a good place to hide the gonja....yep defiantly the gonja ;) Some days the two of us are right off our rockers but we laugh. It's so good to have someone to be silly with.








Sending love and laughter from Ottawa!
Cheers,
~Jen~

The Basic Training Times

I sent an e-mail to Rhonda (Digdug) a while ago and she thought I should post it up on my blog. I'm not sure any of you will get it but trust me it's funny as hell. Keep in mind I sent it to her with the idea of no one else seeing it :

Going to start a paper at the base...."The Basic Training Times" . The front page will have a picture of Stewart and I with the caption "The Mega's Most Interesting Couple Finally Tell Their Secrets" The next page will be blank. Some of the articles inside will be " How to avoid doobie doobie doing", "What to do if you get button duty", "A guy in a cape you say?" and "How to be a Trailer-PAT Girl". Of course it will have a sunshine boy chosen by the two of us. It will be whatever recruit we think is a total hottie that day. Neilson will not be featured. There will also be classified section and it will have all the regular crap...For Sale: 1 LAV still heavily armoured but a little IED damage. Would be great for those nights drinking at La Fiesta, Personals: Looking for someone to spend the night at the Comfort Inn. I'll wear my uniform if you will ;)..... a military themed crossword that will be all abbreviations and of course an announcement section. But this one will have things like "New To PAT", "New To PAR", "Make-up's, Break-up's, and Fuck-ups" and "Warrant Superman's Daily Horoscope". You can write the self-help column "Ask Digdug". We will let the boys have a sunshine girl but we get to pick. Harstien will not be featured.

If you spent any time at The Mega it will be good for a laugh, if not you'll think I'm out to lunch. Whatever lol.
Cheers,
~Jen~
xoxoxox