Blessed

Thursday my friend (and favorite photographer) Sandra, took some fall family pictures of our family.

She posted a sneak peak on her blog.  Looking at this picture I can't help but feel very blessed.  

I forget sometimes and its nice to be reminded.

Thanks Sandra.  You were great as always, can't wait to see the rest.

Happy Sunday!

6 Months

Our little man is growing fast. 

At 6 months old he is 16 lbs 7 ozs and 26 inches long

He sits on his own now, but tips every once in awhile.  He can roll easily and is even pulling himself along the floor now.  If he sees something he wants he tries to pull himself towards it, most of the time he ends up pushing himself away from the item and then he just gets mad. I may be a mean mommy but its kind of funny to watch.  

Just for fun I thought I would dress him up for these pictures. Zachary is going to be a cowboy for Halloween (with more clothes on of course).  Enjoy the pictures!

Fun, fun, fun...

Happy Saturday!

Update

Its been awhile since I have been able to blog.  Here's what has been happening lately.

We are currently in the middle of changing all the flooring in our house.  We are on phase 3 of 6. Phase 3 is the office, so my office is spread across my kitchen.  Its hard to get excited about computer projects right now.  The upside is that we are half done and then we will be carpet free!!!  Who ever put white carpet in my house should be shot.

Zachary is now 6 months.  Hard to believe but true. Everyone said the time would go fast and it really has, I have a hard time remembering the newborn he was some days.   He is eating solids regularly now, its fun.  Since starting solids he is sleeping better at night, the trade off is that diapers are a lot scarier!

Soccer season has ended and Basketball season has started.  As much as I like soccer I am reminded how much I love Basketball!  This week was our first pre-season game and it felt so good to be out on the court again.   Looking forward to the new season.

Zachary has a new best friend.  Ty, my neighbour's little boy is in love with him and is always talking about his best friend 'baby Zachary'.  Its quite sweet.  I had a chance to take a few pictures of them the other day.

 

They look the same size in the this picture, but at three Ty is much bigger, I promise.

Some other random pictures.

Zachary's crabby face and the cute onesie Grandma Jeanie bought him.  The face matches the shirt don't you think?

Thats pretty much it from our little corner of the world.

Happy Saturday!

Happy Birthday to Me

Yesterday was my 27th birthday.  

I am one of those people who enjoys celebrating her birthday.  Lots of people try to hide how old they are or downplay their birthday.  I believe birthdays should be celebrated.  God has blessed me with another year on this earth and I think that is a reason to smile and enjoy the day.

I usually do the whole family thing with cake on my birthday but this year I went another way to celebrate.  I used some of my spa gift certificates that I wasn't able to use before Zachary was born and I spent the afternoon by myself at the spa.

Murray and Zachary spent the afternoon together while I had a facial and pedicure and it was fantastic! Afterwards our little family went for dinner.  It was a great day! 

Thank you to everyone who called and left messages on facebook.

oh oh oh oh.... I forgot to tell you what I actually got for my birthday (no 4 hours baby free wasn't my only gift).

My family all went in and got me a me MacBook laptop!!!!!!!

The reason I almost forgot (while I type on my new laptop) is that it actually came a week or so ago in the mail and I have been playing with it ever since.  It was an early gift.

I am feeling so spoiled and blessed.  Thank you to everyone.

Happy Sunday.

Something Interesting

Michelle edited these pictures for me.

Its a picture of Murray, Zachary and I when we are all about 5 months old.

Who do you think he most looks like?

 

Thanks Michelle, these pictures made my day.

Happy Friday.

Ahhh September...

I love September.

Even though it means the end of summer is here and that makes me sad I have always loved September.  I love the cool evenings, watching the leaves change colour and of course my favorite thing...starting a new school year.

I think thats one of the reasons I became I teacher, I love going back to school.  The start of every year is always exciting with different challenges and rewards.  This is the first time I am not heading back to school with everyone else since I was 5 years old and I have to admit I am feeling a wee bit sad this September.  I miss it.

Then this morning I woke up and saw my husband cuddling with my son in our bed and I felt like this is where I need to be right now.  Although I am missing my students and teacher friends, school can wait for now.  I know my son will only be little for a short time.

Zachary and I have registered in a few classes this fall, just so we get that new starting feeling.  We will be swimming every week together and going to a new mommies group.  Should be fun.

Best wishes to everyone heading back to school this week.  Enjoy your year.