A few last pics - August 17

Here are a few last pictures from our yard at 31 Chestermere Road. Aside from Elise's gorgeous room, it's really the only thing I'll miss about our old house. We put so much effect into it, it's hard to think about it being someone else's yard. 

Our new yard needs some TLC. It'll be a while before we can hangout on the grass and just relax. 

Kim 

Bad mood - August 30

J was in a mood! 

This was what I dealt with all day. 

My poor teething baby - August 11

This last month with little E has been - a challenge- to put it lightly. 
In addition to being a general mess maker and handful, she appears to be teething, big time. I think there are either 2 or 4 bottom teeth coming in at once. 
She's always taken teething well, a bit more clingy but nothing a few extra cuddles couldn't fix. 
This month she has been refusing naps and then bedtime can be a chore too. 
I can't really get much packing done in the day so on top of packing until all hours of the night and a baby who won't sleep, let's just say I'm beyond exhausted. 
Four days last week I had to have E nap in her Mei Tai carrier on my back. A nice break form the whining to have her sleep, but man, she's heavy. 21+ pounds of dead weight hanging on your back add quite the extra dimension to packing. 
I took pictures one day of her nap progression. ** Just a note, she's hanging out a bit in these pictures, I had forgotten the "hop" you are supposed to do with MeiTai carrier to get them in the pocket nice and snug. The deeper she feel asleep and the more she fidgeted (she's definitely C's daughter, the more she swung to one side). I have since been "hopping" and she's in good and deep. 

Tired but refusing to nap in her bed.

Yep- I told you you were tired!

And -out! 

Really out, starting to lean.

But still one hand on Momma :)

I don't know how she possible napped like this for an hour! 

This Mei Tai really is  a life and sanity saver. I wish I didn't need to be using it for her to nap in but holy cow, has it ever been a great help this week ... or three. I've lost count.

My littlest trouble maker - August 11

Our lives have gotten much busier and much messier these past few weeks with E's ability to crawl improving by the minute! 

My newest little trouble maker. I don't get much packing done in the day light hours. She crawls after me and unpacks what I am trying to pack, pulls folded laundry out of baskets and groceries out of the cupboards about as fast as I can tidy. 

 Her brother was the same way. 

Birthday already?! - August 4

So it only occurred to me this week, I have some birthday parties to start planning! 
I had planned on making E's birthday invites when we got in our new house and unpacked ... then realized that leaves me pretty no time to actually make the invites. 


I found a program where I can make digital invites online for free. 
I decided I'd take a few "pre-birthday" pictures for her invite. 
During the shoot, there were a few pictures that her expressions and manners made her look so grown up. Like a true toddler. 
A few to share. 

Summer shade - August 5

Our patio umbrella broke this summer, right at the beginning of the year. 
Yes, it has been a horrible, wet, mosquitoey summer but on the odd occasion, Mother Nature surprises us with a beautiful day. 
We hadn't replaced our umbrella because our new yard is North facing so the patio should be shaded but today I broke down and bought a new umbrella anyway. 
They were on sale, 50% off. 
This one was just so pretty, I couldn't resist. 

10 months - July 29

As our summer weather has improved and our move date is getting closer, it has been harder to take pictures and harder to come up with "stories" to share that don't just involve packing. 
With that being said, I did take the time to get E all gussied up for her 10 month birthday pictures. Getting a good picture, is harder than it should be. My auto focus lens is acting up and so I have been having to use an old manual focus lens. Shooting pictures of a moving ten month old is difficult to say the least. 


Here are a few to share from her 10 month photo shoot.