Summer's Ending!!

Summer is almost over and I'm actually sad!! Last year I was doing a happy dance on the first day of school...probably because her last day of school in OK was May 6th and her first day of school here in NB was Sept 9!! Yikes!! But this year it's different!! We've had such a nice summer that's I'm sad it's over! I watched one of Maddy's friends and that kept Maddy entertained almost everyday! Here's a couple of end of the summer pictures of the girls!!

Our Big Girl!!

Our tiny Sarah has moved into a real big girl bed! She loves it! We were worried about how this whole real bed thing would work...Sarah is busy, so say the least. We weren't certain how she would do when completely surrounded by toys laying in a bed she can get out of on her own...but no need to worry!! I really think she doesn't realize she can get out of the bed without permission. She just sits on the bed and cries and when we come in the room, she holds up her arms for us to pick her up out of the bed!! If only using the potty came so easily!! LOL

Misc. Cute Pictures

Just wanted to add some cute pictures! There are pictures of our new "fireplace" for Mom. She requested a photo and here it is!! We are actually proud of that bargain fireplace!! (note: we were watching our favorite show while this picture was taken...Two and a Half Men) Jeffy and I were killing time while Maddy and Allie were at Vacation Bible School at our church in Fredericton. We were walking around Canadian Tire and found this fireplace on clearance. It is last years model...gasp...can you believe we stooped so low as to get last years model! Okay LOL anyone who knows me is fully aware if it's a bargain it's mine!! Just let me tell you about my $5 yard sale snowblower in KY!! It was less than half price and I really like the way the lighter marble brightens up the room! The next set of pictures are Fergus and his new girlfriend Phoebe. Pheobe is a weimeraner. She belongs to our friends Mike and Ivonne. They are the new American exchange family...and they are lovely! We are starting a dog sitting coop...it's so much easier to take a little trip without worrying about dog responsibilities!! Phoebe and Fergus have a quiet love for each other! They were like an old married couple...they ignored each other most of the day, but at night you would catch them cuddling up on the pillow together!! That is when Sarah didn't push both of them off and spread her blanket down and relax her little self on the DOG pillow!!

Sarah's 2nd birthday!!

We celebrated Sarah's 2nd birthday at McDonalds this afternoon! Okay, so it was a week late, but she didn't notice! LOL Actually our friend Mike and Ivonne had us over for supper last weekend and threw Sarah a little birthday party on her proper birthday...and then we came home and Webcammed Mom and Dad and they got to sing happy birthday with us and watch her eat her cake and open the presents from them. I love that webcam...best thing since sliced bread!! Today we had 7 little girls for a party at McDonalds. Sarah loved it!! She loves to play in the playland and her favorite food is french fries...just ask Pa!! The McDonalds staff let Maddy and Sarah make their own ice cream and that was super exciting for Maddy! All in all it was a great afternoon!! And they cleaned up!!

Sarah's ponytails...

Just had to add this one...mind you, the ponies only lasted all of ten minutes...but man were they ever cute for those ten minutes!!!

Sarah in a basket

Here's a couple of pictures of Sarah in her toy basket...I had to post them because the look on her face is sooooo totally Sarah!!

Canada Day

Here's a couple of pictures of Maddy on Canada Day. We went to spend the day with Janis and watch the parade from her driveway which is right on the parade route. The kids loved it!! Then we walked down to the park by the river and went to the small town fair...a very lovely way to spend the day!!

Change of Command

Jeffy not only got promoted but he took over command of a battery. That is super exciting for him!! At the change of command the girls certainly made their presence known!! Sarah didn't like Jeff's loud voice when he was yelling commands at the battery so she started yelling too...No! Daddy No! Then when Jeff was giving his speech he thanked his wife and two little girls...Maddy looked like an Olympic gymnast...I seriously thought she was going to stand up and take a bow!! Gotta love having kids attend those kinda things!! LOL We didn't take too many photos, but here's one!!

Congratulations Major Dad!!

Yeah!!! Jeffy got promoted to Major!! We are all sooooo proud of him!! Sooooo many people told him over and over and OVER again that he would never be promoted...he was too old...we went took a US posting...ect. ect. ect. So needless to say when we got word Jeffy would be promoted we were over the moon!! He deserves it!! And to make things even more super special his Dad and brother Wes flew in for the ceremony!! It couldn't have been a better day!!

Catch up time!!

Time to catch up on my blogging...okay, so I'm not really going to write a whole lot, but I'm going to post some recent pictures!! Hope everyone enjoys!!!
XXXOO Melissa