Thanks to my husband and all his hard work, our bathroom renovation is now complete. We still have shower curtains and stuff to do but I was amazed at how fast it came together. We really like it and I'm thinking maybe we won't use it we'll just keep it pretty. Having one less bathroom to clean was really enjoyable! And yes the tub and toilet are out of the front entrance.

I'm a bit behind on my posts but I will go back to Easter in order to catch up!
The Easter Bunny came to visit our house but oddly enough it was the "God Talk" that was more present. This was great but a bit of a surprise! I had gotten a few Easter books out of the library and when I was done reading the Easter Story of Jesus dying on the cross I asked Carson what he was thinking and he said, "Mom, Teacher Sheri read this story at preschool and then they read it at church so I already know all about this." OK...I guess gone are the days when I am the one that teaches him everything he knows. This is neat but also plenty scary!! Then yesterday Carson suddenly wanted to know how God could be with everyone -"like in the world-like 20 people or something." He said, "Does he split himself into a bunch of pieces?" Yikes! I'm not so sure I'm ready or qualified for all these questions and plus he totally shocked me with how amazing his brain works. Where is the innocence? So I have some homework to do!
I've had a few fun evenings out now which has been nice! I went to the New Kids on the Block concert not too long ago and it ended up being a really great night. The boys still had their touch and the whole arena screamed like crazy. What a time warp! I actually went to their concert back in the day so it was pretty neat. It's cool to relive the fun times of childhood and music always instantly transports you there. Their new music is good too. There were a few cheeseball moments but that made it even better because it was almost like a boyband spoof. Anyways if nothing else it was a night out but I did really enjoy it. Then the other night my mom and Stacey and I went to see 17 Again which was a fantastic movie! It was a last minute plan and I'm glad that I can do stuff like that now! Thanks, Chris! I'm also enjoying the exercise class that I am taking on Thursday nights called Total Tone. Boy am I in rough shape! We won't go into that...
I guess my craziest news is my lovely black eye. Not so lovely at all! It is soooo ugly and it's not so fun leaving my house to show it off. After the fifth day it is still horrible and a nice shade of black and yellow. It's weird because you want to explain it to random strangers but you don't so instead people look at you funny. I never knew that a blow to the head could end up like this! Caleb head butted me while asleep in our bed so it was a nasty way to wake up in the middle of the night. He's fighting with his 2 year molars so I guess he was thrashing around a bit and boom right on my temple. Boy did it hurt! Too bad it lasts so long, I'm not even sure we can go out tonight for Chris's birthday.
Anyways, that's my "excitement" for now! It's probably best I just stay home and continue my spring cleaning!

Yes we're still cold here but at least Mr. Sunshine has graced us with his presence. The boys were begging to go outside so here are some cute pics of them riding their bikes. The other pic is the state of our bathroom right now. The guy is coming to do the tile tomorrow so it shouldn't be much longer. I'll post a video of Caleb yelling at a few flies that gathered on the pillars on our front steps. What a kid!

Well, the house is quiet which is welcome but weird. I'm suffering from my 3rd migraine in 6 weeks. Every second weekend and it's getting a little old. Unfortunately they are worse than I have had since Carson was born and I am ending up with my head in the toilet. I sure wish I knew why. I was sorry to miss church this morning but Chris didn't hesitate to take the boys so I got to rest with no noise which helped as well as give my prescription pills a chance to kick in. Anyways, Chris has taken Carson to the hockey game at the arena and Caleb is sleeping. The week was an interesting one with a huge snowstorm that kept us indoors the day I was supposed to get together with my old roommate from Providence who has been in Kenya for 3 years. Luckily I saw her the next day and had a great visit, kids and all. We also spent time with another college friend and it's so great catching up. Friday we got to see the friends we made in Cancun as they were in Winnipeg for their daughter's hockey tournament. The boys were thrilled to see them and it was also neat for them to watch these 12 year old girls play hockey! Yesterday I enjoyed a visit without kids to a friend's to see her new baby and I spent the morning making her homemade chicken noodle soup-which I hope she and her family enjoyed! Later we went to the World Of Wheels at the convention center which ended sadly when we realized that Lightning McQueen from "Cars" was not there this year. This week is spring break so we will not have school or music lessons but will hopefully get together with friends who are normally busy with school. And we will just keep waiting for spring...

A month-yikes! I was kinda waiting for some pictures my mom has on her camera but that's a bad excuse. I'm glad it's March but nothing has really changed in terms of weather. Spring is closer as we turned the clocks forward. To me that means Chris gets home and it's still light. The highlight of February was my baby's 2nd birthday. We had family over and enjoyed the whirlwind of supper, presents and cake. I actually made the cake which was quite hilarious but hey I tried! This is such a cool time for a toddler. Caleb is a joy to watch and be around. First of all he's adorable and the things he says shock and amaze me and keep me in stitches! They say 2 1/2 is when they get more defiant so I will enjoy this time while it lasts. Caleb pees on the potty no problem so we are encouraging it but not pushing it. We've been down this road before and know how difficult it is but Caleb seems to understand how it works. It's funny to see Carson help him. The two of them are interacting in a whole new way and is sweet and frustrating. They play nice sometimes but also fight alot. They are becoming quite the tag team of whiners. Over all it is actually a delight to watch them grow and learn and I must admit that I am growing quite comfortable in my role as "mom". I can't believe Carson will soon be in kindergarten! Next week we have our meetings at 2 different schools but we lean more towards the french school. What a huge decision this feels like! Chris is always busy at work and has built an extra service bay in the back of Autotown as they are very busy with their service department. We have also begun a renovation project in our main bathroom and hope it goes smoothly. It was time to get rid of the burgundy fixtures and take it into 2009. Always things to do. While Chris stays busy at work I try to keep the boys busy with lots of playdates with great friends. That's what keeps me sane is spending time with other moms. Well, that's it for now as I hear screaming and will interject with a nap for Caleb. Here are some pictures.

Autotown Commercial

Hello from Winterpeg. I got a laugh today as I did some research for Kindergarten and bus service. It said that the bus is only cancelled when the temperature reaches -45 or colder. Wow we are a hearty bunch. I talked to my good friend who recently moved back to England and they just had a big dump of snow and basically everything shut down. Well, we may be hearty but even we are getting a little tired of the cold. I feel bad saying that since I was lucky enough to get a 2 week break from it but it is getting annoying and so is this bad cold I can't seem to shake. Anyways, that's it about the weather. I wanted to quickly post a video of the boys singing their daddy's commercial. Autotown recently started a new ad campaign on several radio stations and the song is quite catchy! We often hear it throughout the day and the boys enjoy singing it around the house. Sometimes I have to remind myself how priceless things are because you get so used to hearing things all day. Caleb turns 2 in a few weeks and is talking really well. It's special when your kid says "I love you too mommy!" So here's a taste of my boy's and their cuteness.

We're home...yipee!?? I'm just very grateful that the -50 weather eased up just in time for our return! That would have been a real shock to the system. As it was Caleb had a bit of a fever the day after we got back. It's an awful lot for a little body! All in all the kids did well. The 2 weeks really allowed us all to settle into a routine and be relaxed! We were never rushed and were able to do what we wanted when we wanted to. It's neat to be in Cancun because there's so much to do. I was worried about the "big city" but it worked to our advantage because we hopped on a bus many times and went all over the place, for cheap too! There was a great place across from our hotel that had old mayan ruins that were neat to see but the main attraction there were the geckos that lived amongst the rocks and you could feed them bread and they would all come out. A little scary cuz some were like small dinosaurs. We also hit Walmart for some more suntan lotion and we even got to spend an afternoon bartering at the market while a girl we met babysat the boys in our room. We met some great people from 2 hours out of Winnipeg that had 2 daughters, 6 and 11. The boys loved them and they really helped us out and gave us a break. We even got to go to the fancy adult's only restaurant at the resort where we had mango martinis and filet mignon. Some of the other things we did were:
We went to a great aquarium
We took a ferry ride across to an island and had a lot of adventures on the beach and at a turtle sanctuary
We rented a car and went on a hunt for our friends, Evan and Cheryl, in Playa Del Carmen where we went into their hotel and checked it out (which I loved) and then we shopped along the famous strip there.
We went to do laundry which was an adventure on the bus
And of course we lounged around the hotel, eating drinking, swimming and laying on the beach. We really enjoyed the beach, the turquoise water in Cancun is amazing and our hotel had oceanviews from every restaurant, pool chair and room. When the kids were squirelly in the room we turned on cartoons and sat on the balcony staring at the ocean. Something about the waves that allows for a deep breath.
We really enjoyed our hotel this year and after 2 weeks got to feel really comfortable there. The rooms were standard and I'm not sure how we survived in a small place but we did. Like I said the view kind of made the rest seem trivial and it was always clean.
The food was good. For me I was just happy to not have to cook and I ate bacon every morning for 14 days so that put a smile on my face. Carson ate plain bow tie pasta for lunch and dinner everyday and Caleb ate like 4 pancakes or waffles every morning. They made some amazing chicken wings in the snack bar and they also had a neat Japanese place for lunch. Everything was very fresh. The a la carte restaurants were very good, especially the special adults only where we had a very fancy meal. It's so neat to not get a bill at the end after appetizers (the french onion soup was awesome), martinis, main course and then a fancy dessert. The service was very good everywhere and that always means alot. They had some fantastic entertainment every evening and we even went to some shows twice. They had a kids show on Saturdays with costumes of every kids character you can think of, Caleb was in heaven. He asked for Tigger and Pooh everyday after that. It was neat the second week when Speedy Gonzales came up to Caleb in the lobby after to say hello and it said to me, "It's Jennifer" which was Caleb's main babysitter in the baby club. Those people work hard!
There were so many other neat things at this resort that kept us busy like mini golf, 2 fast waterslides, a zipline, a soccer court (others too), a pirate ship waterpark and lots of entertainment by the pool. We put Caleb in the baby club a few times which really helped give us a break and him a break from the sun. They had pagers for us and they fed him and put him for a nap so it helped to keep him on a schedule too. It was nice to lay in the lounger and close my eyes! Carson went to the kids club as well but he was a bit young. He enjoyed going when the friends he made were there. They had a trampoline, basketball, arts and crafts and movies. They also had a movie room in the "family bar" area. The point was for the kids to watch movies in a glass room while parents watched them having a drink. The kids were a bit young for this but the concept was great. Overall it was a wonderful place and it was nice to not be embarrassed by your screaming kid cuz everyone else's was screaming too! It was so special to be together as a family, especially to have daddy 24/7. It's definately hectic but watching your kids playing in the sand and splashing in the ocean makes it worth it! We took 550 pictures so I'll put a bunch of my faves on and a little video too.