Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Week 12 :)

A busy week last week... with lots of sun!!! 
We enjoyed being outdoors so much we are hoping that the sun returns soon:)

I am loving the fact that I now have an iphone... so much easier to quickly pull out the phone,
take a decent picture, capture the memory
than to run inside, find the camera, take it outside - oh, shoot, missed
that moment... try keep camera in reaching range, etc....
I still use my camera because the picture quality is much better
but just saying, ease of use is a handy characteristic of the phone!!
But wowza... there sure are a lot of pics to edit!!

Last week:

Monday's tend to be difficult days for Ranen...
I guess she has a difficult time adjusting to the different levels
of attention paid towards her from Sunday to Monday??  Not too sure!
Monday's tend to be busy days for me but lately I haven't been able to
accomplish much because Ranen is 'needing' my attention:)
So when frustrations are high we head out to the farm!!


This time we took Ranen's car (put in the platform so her feet wouldn't rub)
instead of the stroller - she loved it!

Cows and tractors... doesn't get much better :)

This Monday we found her favorite cow #898... it is super tame! 
It actually pulled off Ranen's hat when she wasn't paying attention!

Spring was out in full glory last week....







My raspberry patch before and after the pruning sheers and tying job :) 
Hoping for a good crop!

Vegetables and flowers... hopefully germinating right now!!


Wednesday... Cayden came over for a playdate while Mommy worked...
We had a great time:)


On the swing and in the puddles :)
Ranen is not too sure of the swing so Cayden didn't even have to share!!




Along with nice weather comes Daddy hauling manure...
Thursday and Friday were quiet days for me because Ranen spent 4 hours
each day in the tractor!  I even got to go to the doc appt alone:)

Waiting for the next ride...


I can have ponytails again... my hair is starting to grow!

The greenhouse is full of fun things to do...
planting rocks, dropping rocks through the bench, Jessie provides entertainment...
lets just say
'WE LOVE IT OUTSIDE'



'Uh-oh'


On Friday we watched Opa's crew pour concrete....




... and the kids... they fed the cows!!


The beginning of side walk chalk...
how I treasure each and every stage!!!

Week 12 also consisted of Auntie Helen's birthday (saturday!)
and a new friend  'Samuel James' was born to Auntie Sarah and Uncle Mitch (saturday) 
CONGRATS!!

Ranen's awake... off I run!! 


Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Week 11 :)

How quickly a week flies by...  a few snapshots from last week!!



Bath time lately involves building snakes and crowns!!
Ranen really enjoys putting things together like this and her block towers...

My window sill in the bathroom has some life now!! (rather than just dust:)

 Apparently Ranen figures we don't feed her enough... I walked into the kitchen and saw this!
She opened the fridge, pulled out the left over cake and started eating:)

On Thursday night we had family night at our place
(how nice to not have the drive home at night ... lol)
Opa and Oma Lindhout and Oudshoorn both spent the afternoon here and then
had dinner with us and my parents (thanks mom, for making dinner for us!)
Oma Lindhout folded my wash and Oma Oudshoorn
hemmed up Ranen's bedroom curtains - now we can actually
open her blinds daily!!!!  Thanks Oma :)

Oma with Tanner :)

Loving these next 2 pictures of my brothers and their kids!!



On Friday, Jack from Silverstone Garden Design came by to have a look at our yard...
we plan to do a little updating:)  Out with this look!!
Perhaps even a paint job eventually :)

On Saturday morning, I left Ranen to cuddle in bed with Daddy and I went
to the kidswap at Heritage Park and scored this awesome deal!!!  15 bucks!!
Ranen is in LOVE!!
(also picked up some great baby things for at Oma's house)




Pretty much her Saturday consisted of sliding, sliding and a bit more sliding!!!
xo



Monday, March 12, 2012

New...

Last week's theme: New life...
It seems much of the week we either experienced, saw or enjoyed new things!!
My favourites are of my dear new nephew and his happy darling sister...




Aren't they so sweet!! Love them :)
Last Monday started off great with Ranen entering a new stage (at least we hope!!)
She was playing quietly for so long that I actually went to go check up on her!
... a very positive change!! This is what I found:

Tuesday we took the puppies outside and Cayden and Ranen came up with a new 'game':
They now enjoy playing 'train'!!  So cute :)

My new find off Craigslist - the double BOB stroller!! 
Basically saved $550 off the price of a new one - super pumped!!
And Cayden and Ranen loved riding together:)

I received a new orchid from a great friend last week... so beautiful!! Thanks Reina:)
(I am a bit of an orchid lover - I have 5 in my kitchen window :)

This is my new one - LOVE the colour:)

Corina gave us this special one 2.5 years ago and it is blooming again for the fourth time!!

Thursday I stirred up this frenzy!!  Soon to be nesting again ...

My still relatively 'new' lens, which I thoroughly enjoy
helped me capture these shots of spring ... L.O.V.E. this season

I really like how my lens allows me to put such a small amount in focus :)







Oh, we are looking forward to more sun!!!
(It has been rather REALLY rainy here the last few days)