Congrats Kristy!!

Last weekend was Kristy's grad (Matt's 'little' sister)
I am so glad that we were able to make it down for the grad ceremonies.

She was the Valedictorian for her class and her speech was fantastic.

Kristy and her escort Ben - looks like they had fun together!

Kristy looking lovely in her dress!

I love this picture - so cute!!

Kristy and the parents - don't they look great!

Congratulations Kristy!
We are so proud of you and know that you will be
able to face whatever life throws at you!
We love you!!

I'm still alive!

Hello Everyone!
It has been a super long time since I did anything here - whoops! Thanks to those of you who signed up for my little treat thing. I haven't forgotten about you - but don't expect anything for the next little bit. Sorry!!

What's new here.......well, our biggest news is that Matt is done school!! Well almost - his last exam is tomorrow morning and then school is over - hopefully for forever! He heard back about his National Board Exam and he passed that. Now he just has to participate in his official grad ceremony and he will be a real dentist. I'm super proud of him - It's been a VERY long journey and he's done really well. Way to go Matty!

So, you might be asking yourselves where we are going now that school is done. The big answer.........who knows!!! haha! Yes, we still aren't certain about our future. Right now we are waiting to hear back about an office in Airdrie. If that doesn't work out, it's looking like we might end up in Brooks for a teeny while. (so, keep your fingers crossed for Airdrie I guess) Hopefully we know in the next few days - would be nice!

Other than that, not much is new. Aiden is almost 18 months old - crazy!! I LOVE this age. He is becoming more and more funny every day - and a bit more wierd too, but I kindof expected that. He's starting to talk more now - his newest words are water, please, cheese and truck. Kinda fun. He's also getting good at copying us - and he always copies the most random things. For example, he can turn on the tap in the tub now, so he always turns it on, sticks his hand in to test the water temperature, and then reaches behind him to dry his fingers off on the towel. haha! It's super funny to me. Anyways, he's a super fun, goofy kid. I love him!

I've been SUPER busy lately with my photography stuff. It's been really nice and I've been learning a lot in a very short period of time. I'm a bit sad that I'm just starting to build up my business, and now I'm going to move and lose it all. Oh well. That's life.

Anyways, no post is complete without a picture - here's my new favorite of Aiden. I LOVE it!

Pay It Forward.........With Treats

So, I decided to do sign up for this on my friend Heidi's blog and I got a super cute little cookbook in the mail the other day from her. It's super fun! And it reminded me that I need to do my job.
SO
Pay It Forward …..Here’s how it works:
the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive,
at some point in the near future, a little treat from me.
What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!
The catch is that you must participate as well.
You could write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going
(or copy and paste like I did), or if you're not really a blogging person,
maybe just pass along the fun by giving a treat to a neighbor
or someone you think would enjoy a little lift.
Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick! Have fun!
(now, I only need to think of something to give...hmmmm......)

Happy St. Patty's Day (a long time ago)

OK - it's been a little while since I've put anything new up here.
So, here's some pics from our St. Patrick's Day supper.
Green waffles, with green whipcream and green scrambled eggs.
Couldn't figure out how to get green strawberries or sausages.
Maybe next year!

Darrin enjoying the food....I think. Nice expression bud!

Matt told me that this was by far the sickest meal I had ever made

And Aiden will eat pretty much anything - Yum!

Another Family Photo

I saw a picture similar to this on another photographer's site.
I thought it was so funny and cute - I just had to try it!!
It didn't turn out as good as hers - but I still think it's pretty fun!

The Horses!

We had a really fun weekend together this past weekend. Me and Matt met up at our friend's parents place down South. And the next day, we all went snowboarding for the day in Fernie. Aiden and Carter - our friends littly guy - stayed and played at the house.
We were so happy and grateful that someone was able and willing to watch Aiden for us so that we could go and have some fun together! It was a fantastic day!

The next day we spent a bit of time outside exploring and playing with the horses. I'm SOOO glad that it is warming up a bit so that we can go outside with Aiden. He LOVES it - mostly!

Here's some cute pics from the trip:

Dad & Aiden

Me & Aiden playing on the pond

Aiden - not too sure of the horses! That is not a smile on his face - he's bawling!

Aiden did get on the horse though......

.....but he wasn't too sure about it!

He did manage one teeny smile! haha!

These last pictures are of Carter with his Nana and Papa - super cute!
(Carter was a LOT braver with the horses!)

Tomorrow - Tomorrow - I Love Ya - Tomorrow!

So, It has been a fairly uneventful week here - so I thought I'd share some
stuff that I am looking forward to!

- Matt finishing his test this weekend. He has been home quite a bit lately, but I hardly
ever see him. He's been studying really hard! It will be nice to have him back!
It will also be good for the test to be done with - one more step closer to the end!

-I am going home next week. My little brother is going on a 3 month exchange to Germany
and he leaves right away - so we are going to spend some time with him.
Should be a really great visit!

-After my week at home, I am meeting Matt in Calgary - and then we are going to
go snowboarding in Fernie with some friends of ours. I am super excited!
And even more excited that their parents are even willing to watch
Aiden for us so that we can go. So nice!!

-And finally, us and a few friends (hopefully) are going to go away somewhere
fun and hot at the beginning of May. Not 100% sure yet where we are going,
but I'm looking forward to it. It will be a way to celebrate a long time of school!

I think that's about it - or at least that's about all that I will bore you with for now.

Oh yeah,
A week or so ago I got to take pictures of this beautiful baby girl!
She is such a cutie! And she has a great set of cheeks on her!
I LOVE her pictures - just thought I'd share one here too.
(you can see more here if you want)