~ Baby Fox #3 ~

So, we've been at it again! Sorry, excuse the pun - eek! Another town, another baby. That's right, we're officially expecting our third little rugrat! I keep teasing Nathan that we can't move again! It seems each post he's had I've gotten pregnant. LOL

It was amazing, I got to see so much with this ultrasound. This baby was moving so much. I got to see our little Skeletor sucking his thumb, hand in his mouth, opening and closing his mouth! And yes - It is a Boy! We found out this time and we are so excited. For now, though, potential names are being withheld - gotta leave something to be surprised at!

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~ Figure Skating/Hockey 2009/10 ~

Halloween Party for Lennah's figure skating group. Lennah dressed up as Rapunzel.

Lennah's first day of hockey and Daddy's first day coaching.

I added this one just for fun, Lennah flaked out one afternoon. But, this was not the norm!

The official figure skating portrait.

Her medal from the Winter Carnival.


The official hockey portrait.

Lennah's first Jamboree, jersey and medal.

It's not been without a lot of tears; Lennah, me, Daddy too if he wasn't such a daddy! But, we've persevered. We spent much of the winter at the hockey arena, at times 4 to 5 times a week. Lennah was probably a little young to have been thrown into both hockey and figure skating, but she's done great. Lennah finished figure skating in late December and hockey is over next month. Looking forward to a much needed break before soccer starts in the late spring!

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~ Halloween 2009 ~

The Evolution of our Pumpkin!

I thought Lennah would enjoy carving her first pumpkin - I was mistaken. I thought she would love to stick her little mitts inside and pull out all those pumpkin seeds - wrong! After making sure her fairy wings were on, she proceeded to draw the faces she wanted me to carve. I think she was surprised at the "eau du pumpkin", that seemed to seal the deal. She was having none of this messy job! It was now all up to me. I think with Lennah's direction, our pumpkin turned out okay!

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Here are the kids in their respective costumes. Lennah as Rapunzel Fairy, Charley as our monarch butterfly, and my bad boy biker, Nathan

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We had a great Halloween weekend, full of many firsts for both the girls. Lennah attended her first Halloween party at figure skating. She carved her first pumpkin. Both the girls trick or treated for the first time, and saw their first fireworks show. I found myself (and I think Nathan too) getting right into the holiday and enjoyed myself immensely.

~ Puddle Jumping - Chapter 2 ~

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You can see in the background the temptation - PUDDLES!

It all started out innocently enough, or should I say tame?

I'm not sure who was having more fun - Nathan or the girls?

Pruney Feet! Both the girls rode home sans pants, socks and shoes!

We've finally ventured out to see some of the surrounding area here in McBride. The girls and I have been here since mid July and I haven't seen anything but the town itself. So, Nathan took us to Holmes River about 10 minutes out of town. The falls, while small, were very pretty. But, as you can see the girls and Nathan had a ton of fun in the mud puddles.

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~ Gone Ice-Fishin' ~

I love this action shot! Using the chainsaw to cut the hole in 24" of ice.

Checking out the "catch of the day". The dogs wouldn't normally have gone with the boys, but they got out of the compound and chased the snowmobiles about 3km down the lake.

Fresh water ling cod - Mmmmm, yummy. We made cod nuggets out of this ugly guy! Too bad he was the only catch Nathan made all winter long.

Sean, kissing the cod. Nathan neglected to tell him that he wasn't in Newfoundland and there wasn't any Screech to drink.



To give a little perspective on just how deep that hole actually was.


So, I'm playing "catch up" with some of our activities here in Takla. Rest assured that there is NO more snow here. These photos are from the end of February.

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~ Mud Pies ~

April 4th. This is how the spring break up looked. Pretty ugly and wet! I should note that last year when I left in May to go to Surrey to await Charley's arrival there was still piles of snow all over our compound and the sides of the road. As a matter of fact, it didn't all melt until June when Nathan joined me.

Lennah still managed to have lots of fun with her "lawn power".

Still enough snow to pull Charley around on the sled - sort of. LOL

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Nathan still hoping to plow some snow with the new quad. 10 days after the first photos and the snow is rapidly melting.

But, it's still wet enough for making Mud Pies!

I even managed to get in on the fun a little.

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~ Our Girls ~

We finally ordered Charley's birth announcements and here is the finished product. Some have been handed out already and the others are in the mail. What a precious little girl we are so proud to call our own.

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Here's a couple of comparisons between Lennah and Charley I wanted to include.
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I just love these shots of Nathan with the girls - they should be called "A Father's Love". It's so apparent how much he adores them.

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