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Monday, 19 January 2015

Visits and Birthdays

It's been a great January so far. Despite the fact that we were battling some sort of cold/virus/flu for the better part of early January, we still had some fun events. My mum came to visit for a week and we had a great time with Grandma Bergshoeff. We also celebrated two birthdays in our house.. the big 3 and the big 30!

The kids at their little table.. a favourite spot

Playing with Grandma

Bronwen's third birthday- January 9. Here she is opening some presents from Grandma and Grandpa Claus- a new book and the beloved train shirt

We had friends to visit!

Opening some special presents from our friend Maggie- her collection of My Little Ponies circa 1983!

All neatly arranged in the box

Brushing their manes!

We had a birthday party for Brian and of course had some cake as well.

Bronwen and her best buddy Sophie at church

Sunday, 21 September 2014

Happy 1st Birthday John!

just a few days old! August 2013

Dear John,

You are now a year old! (13 months by the time I am writing this). It's been quite a year.. we just wanted to let you know how much we love you, little man!

Your sister thinks you are the greatest. Even if you pull her hair. She loves to get you to chase her, roll around on the floor with you, and watch you learn new things. When you first started to stand, she squealed, "Standing John!" every time you did it.... she is your biggest cheerleader!

It wasn't always an easy year... your first few months are quite a blur for your mama! You have always been a sensitive soul and you have never been one of those babies who sleeps long stretches overnight. In the beginning we swaddled you up tight with your gummy soothie..... then you became too strong and wiggly for both those things, and grew to love your spotted red blankie.We know that these years will pass quickly and one day you wont need us in the night anymore... for now, you move along at your own speed and we are okay with it. Partly because you are just so cute ;)

You cruise along all the furniture like a pro and love to hide under the table. You love to go outside at the first glimpse of an open door... just like your parents and sister. You are often braver than Bronwen at things like splashpads and trampolines... when you are a bit older you will probably inspire her to try new things and who knows what sort of mischief there will be!

You love food... everything from beets and turkey to blueberries and curry. Actually, in true Newfoundlander fashion cod was the first solid food that you actually really enjoyed. None of those silly mushy foods for you.. you are a true little gourmet and wanted to wait to eat until you could do it all yourself.

You shriek with delight often, and though you are sometimes particular about who holds you, you make no secret of who your favourite people are. Luckily, most of them live right in this house.

You've grown so much from the little dark haired newborn we brought home just over a year ago. Keep growing and learning and exploring.

We love you forever!

Mum, Dad, and Bronwen

sister helping you eat your cake

your delighted face... mouth open wide

Tuesday, 11 March 2014

a lovely birthday!

On Friday I celebrated my 28th birthday, and I have to say it was one of the best birthdays I have had in a long time! Here are some pictures...

We started off the day with delicious homemade sticky buns made by the Baker Extraordinaire herself! We had Mom and Dad Claus visiting with us for the week which was great... more about that later. But just look at this deliciousness.... enjoyed with one of Brian's coffees, a match made in heaven!

In the afternoon Brian and I left the babies with Grandma and went on a coffee date! We haven't been out for coffee for a very, very long time. Definitely not since John was born. We went to Fixed, one of my favourite coffee shops downtown. It's not a great place to bring kids, so we thought we would take advantage.

That's a ginger and date scone.... yummy!

It's been really cold here lately, and the harbour actually was completely frozen in the day before my birthday. When we were down there it was thawed a bit, but you can still see some ice.

We ran into our friend Rebecca who kindly took a couple pics of us.. hurray for moving beyond selfies!

some romantic! ;)

Brian was inspired to go up to the top of the parking garage so we could have a better view of the harbour. So we ran up the ramps.... feeling like adventurous teenagers again. Not saying we're not adventurous anymore... but a double stroller kind of cramps the style when doing stuff like that. ;)

View from the top! See the sheets of ice?

Mom and Dad treated us to an amazing dinner at Mallard Cottage, a new restaurant in town that opened in November 2013. It was delicious. We had an early reservation, but the dining room was full before too long.

They have an open kitchen, so you can even sit at the bar and watch the chefs at work.

This is my seared halibut with barley risotto. The picture doesn't really do it justice as the lighting is low, but it was really delicious. What a treat!