The Girls

The girls after Christmas Dinner. We were gathered around  the piano singing songs.

One of Many, Starting with Christmas

This is going to be several posts, just to help me catch up. I've been ordered to start taking it easy by both my midwife as well as friends and family so what better way to spend my time, procrastinating starting my baby's quilt, nursing cover, diaper bag, and other things I have planned to make for this wee babe. The first half has gone crazy fast, I am already 20 weeks along! Another 20 (ish) weeks and our family will be growing from 6 feet to 8 feet. It's still hard to wrap my mind around the fact that it will no longer be Ryan, Camia and me. And it will no longer be Camia and I during the days. I will no longer have to pack up just one little peanut when I go out. It's a little overwhelming to think of the changes that will be happening, and how many of them.

Anyways. Posting. About the past :) And then from here on in hopefully I can keep caught up, maybe write it into my schedule ;)

For Christmas this year from my older brother, Camia got an American Girl Doll. I was pretty excited to get it for her. My brother had given Camia all his beer cans and also had given me some money to spend on a 'nice' gift for her. Not knowing what else to get her, since she has everything already and I don't really want anymore toys since we almost need a new house just for her toys, and having the rather large sum that I did, I thought that getting her a nice doll would be a good idea. So that is what I did. Meet Marie Grace

And then I found Samantha on Craigs List for a fraction of the cost of what they are new. Camia and I hit up Value Village and bought a skirt which I transformed into a new dress for Samantha.

 She doesn't really play with them, but when my niece was over, she was quite taken by them. She is 6, so hopefully in a little more than 2 years, Camia will appreciate them too. For now they have a spot on her shelf in her bedroom.

Hide and Go Seek

Camia has discovered a new game. Hide and Go Seek. I love watching her play. I love listening to her play. She is playing with Ryan tonight and it is Ryan's turn to count first. As Ryan starts to count, Camia is looking for the best hiding place. I hear Ryan say 'quick, hide! 1,2,3....'. Camia pipes up 'OK, Dad, I will hide! I am going to hide in this closet!'. I laugh. Ryan looks everywhere for her, even though he knows exactly where she is. 'She's not in the pantry...' Camia laughs out loud. 'She's not in the vacuum cleaner closet...' She laughs out loud again. 'She's not in the kitchen under the table...' Giggles. 'Dad! I am over here! I am hiding in the toy closet! Come find me!' she yells. I laugh.

Another round: Ryan does his rounds. This time he ads 'I think she might be upstairs with Mom.' I hear a giggle. And then 'No I'm not Daddy! Aha! No I'm not! I'm right here!'

This girl cracks me up!

Story Hour

During the Christmas Social for Coffee Break last year, Camia's story hour buddies got to put on a little show for the moms to watch. I was proud of Camia and the simple fact that she got to hold the star :). Sorry for the poor quality photo's. My little camera does not take photo's very well indoors...
Most of these kids, if not all of them, will be in Camia's kindergarten class. From Langley church alone there were 17 kids born in her year, only a few of them being girls.

Still From Christmas 2011

For Christmas we decided to have mom and dad over on the night we did our little family gift opening since I found something for my mom that I knew she would love. I couldn't really give it to her on our Post-gift exchange night since I had her name and had already spent my limit. Camia got stories

Mom got her favourite chocolate - a box of chocolate that only has cream filling! Harder to find than one would think!And Camia got spoiled.Hand puppets.And her favourite Dr. Seuss book for her Tag Reader.

Today

Today I have decided that I am going to try catch up a little on my blogging. I want to add a little from since the last time I posted, and it's been fun trying to find pictures I thought I had, but it appears I don't. Being so far behind with so much to blog is what I get for slacking off....

Why I've Been MIA...