Category Archives: Birthdays

A dog’s dozenth

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It’s actually hard for me to believe that Daphne is now 12 years old. If dog years are an actual thing, that would make her 84 in people years. An old lady, indeed.

And like any old lady, she has her days. Most of the time she’s just laying there, observing the household happenings and not saying too much. Getting up is a bit tough, as are stairs, and I’m pretty certain that this winter I’ll have to let her go through the basement door to get to the yard to do her business.

But, beneath her old lady shawl there’s still a bit of a young pup inside her. Like when the doorbell rings. Or when she gets to go for rides in the car. And with the girls? She’s still so patient, even when Norah tries to ride her like a horse.

Yeah, she drives me crazy sometimes too. The shedding? RIDICULOUS. Her breath? Could peel paint off a cruise ship. I still wouldn’t trade her for anything in the world.

So, here’s to you, Daphner-Dan! Happy Birthday! <3

Isla at 4

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My dearest Isla,

My, how the past year has flown by! So much has happened since your last birthday, I almost cannot keep track of everything.

Of course, right before your birthday last year you became a BIG SISTER! And what an amazing big sister you’ve been to Norah. You’re so kind and caring towards her, but of course, you two get into fights like any siblings would! Still, I love watching the two of you grow and bond with one another.

You’ve gotten so smart; you love to learn and do so very quickly! Everyone always comments on how smart you are, and Daddy and I both hope that continues as you get older!

You also love to dance. You finished your second year of dance lessons and just loved performing on the “big stage.” You’re already excited for classes to resume in September and I’m looking forward to seeing where dance takes you!

My babes, you’ve taught me so, SO much in these few short years and I cannot wait to see what the next year brings your way. You’ve already filled me with so much pride!

Happy 4th Birthday, my amazing little girl!

Love,

Mommy

Weekend Update

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Whew, what a weekend! Lets just jump right into the recap, shall we?

Friday
Norah had her 1-year immunizations in the morning. She had four pokes in total (two in each arm), but I was pleasantly surprised that she barely fussed over them! Even the nurse who administered them was amazed by how well she did. After her shots we stopped by the post office to pick up our new mail keys as a new mailbox was installed, and then we headed home.

While Norah and I were out, Kyle and Isla started on making the cupcakes for the birthday party on Saturday. Kyle had to go out and help do some landscaping in the afternoon, but by then the cupcakes were cool enough to ice.

You guys, icing those cupcakes was THE WORST. While I enjoy baking, I’m horrible at the decorating part. I started off with good intentions – I made a white chocolate buttercream icing – but as I started piping it onto the cupcakes it looked awful and only iced 8 or 9 cupcakes. I didn’t have enough icing (or patience) for the other eleventy-billion cupcakes, so it was plain vanilla buttercream icing slapped on with a butterknife. Oh well.

Saturday
Party day! In the middle of the night the “Balloon Fairy” covered Isla’s floor with balloons and surprised her when she woke up! She was SO excited and couldn’t figure out how all the balloons got there.

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Kyle and I spent the morning giving the house a quick clean and doing some final food prep before Isla and Norah’s guests arrived.

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In a nutshell, the girls both had a blast and were both exhausted by the end of the day, so I think the party was a huge success. They’re both so lucky to have such amazing family and friends in their lives.

Sunday
We headed out to the grocery store as a family to get the shopping done for the week and caught the Blue Jays game on TV before heading outside and enjoying some of the beautiful weather! The girls had fun playing in the yard until I had to get ready to head out for ball; they both went to my mom’s for dinner and Kyle puttered around the yard some more.

I’m pretty sure I got a bit of a sunburn while playing ball – I totally forgot to toss sunscreen into my bag. Oops! It was bloody hot outside too. We ended up losing one game and winning the other, but it was still a good time!

After ball I picked up the girls, and they both crashed out hard on the way home.

I’ll do another post with more birthday pics tomorrow ;)

How was your weekend?