Oh boy, time sure does fly.  I guess I was being truthful when I said that I wouldn't take as long to update the blog, but 3+ months is a long time none the less.  Jenna is now a one year old!  Our little baby is no longer a baby and instead (almost overnight it seems) we have a toddler on our hands.  A toddler with attitude actually ;)   She's definitely more spirited than her sister, and will without a doubt, be able to hold her own soon enough.


Speaking of her sister, Keira is FINALLY starting to get used to our move to Ottawa (it only took her 8.5 months)!!  In fact, this week for the first time she told me that she actually liked Ottawa now :)  It must be that she continues to enjoy preschool and has made some good friends that will follow her to JK next year...


Josh continues to do well at school and seems to have met some really good friends.  This past Friday I was able to volunteer in his classroom and see first hand what he's actually like at school (very well behaved to my amazement)!!  It's great to have been given the opportunity, as anyone with a 5 year old knows, you get a very one sided picture of what happens in class.  If I were to believe Josh, most days he either plays Superheroes or tag all day long...I now know that isn't true ;)   Josh is also becoming quite the good reader.  It really is amazing what happens when things just start to "click".


We're all looking forward to a very busy (but relaxing summer). We plan to go camping at least once, have another trip to Great Wolf Lodge in the works, and we're embarking on our first road trip as a family!  Our friend Laurina is getting married in New Brunswick this July, so we decided to make a vacation out of it.  Not sure exactly what sites/places we'll visit but exciting for sure!  


But first and foremost, this coming weekend is the last Graham sibling wedding :)  Matt & Lindsay will be getting married in Whitby, and we're all looking forward to a great party!! 


Enjoy the pictures :)

Uh oh.  It's been way too long since I've last updated this.  This is the one bad thing about Facebook, as I forget that not everyone has an account, and therefore don't get our family updates.  Obviously a lot has happened since we moved to Ottawa at the end of August.  Jenna is now a very mobile, gibberish speaking, food loving little girl :) To top it off, she is just now starting to sleep through the night again!!  Yipee!  We've had a little hiatus from that....ever since H1N1, she has decided that playing with mom or dad is much cooler than sleeping.

Josh and Keira have settled into school nicely (JK for Josh and preschool for Keira).  Both are learning lots, and making many new friends.  It also seems like almost everyday that we get to hear...."I'm so excited, I'm so excited" from Keira about going to JK next year.  She's always with me when we pick up and drop off Josh, so she's met his teachers (yes two...one for French on for English), and seen the classrooms...she just can't wait.   Our school has not been chosen as one of the ones for full time kindergarten, so it looks like I will be likely staying home for a little longer, to minimize the chaos in our lives.

Talking about chaos...our lives are definitely busy....especially around exam times or illnesses, but we're hanging in there.  Only five and a half more years to go right ;)

I promise that I won't wait that long to update again.

Hopefully all of you are doing well :)

Enjoy the pictures

We're just about to embark on the next chapter of our lives, so I thought I would send out a little update before we get super busy for the next few weeks...

Time continues to fly...Jenna is now 4 months old and becoming a little person :) She still has a very easy going personality, which is great given how busy our lives have been over the last couple of months. She rarely complains, and willingly gives smiles...especially to her siblings :) And the best part of all is that she remains a fantastic sleeper at night! It's amazing how much easier life is when mom gets a good nights rest :)

We've just finished celebrating Keira's 3rd birthday! I was just reminicing with Kevin the other night stating what a difference a year makes...Last year for her birthday Keira got blocks, and a cash register...This year she got a purse and a full princess outfit. She's definitely our little princess! Anything pink is perfect, and anything that has one of the Disney Princess' on it, is better than perfect...

As for Josh, he's just about to start JK!!! It's hard to imagine, that the day is finally here!! Let's hope that he enjoys "big boy school" as much as he enjoyed preschool....Won't it be cute...Daddy and Josh heading out to school together in the morning ;)

Take a look at the videos we've taken in recent days at the pool...Josh has just become an incredible swimmer...him and Kevin now go down to the bottom of the pool to retrieve pool toys that have sunk. It's crazy what a few days can change.