Hip Hip Hooray!

It's official!!!!!!!!!!

Congrats Matty.....or should I say.....................
DR. GIBB!!

Going to the Zoo Zoo Zoo, You can go too too too!

I LOVE the Calgary Zoo - and I LOVE that we live so close to it now! Matt has had the past few weeks off (he finished school, but can't legally work until June 8th) so we've been having some fun days together. It's been really nice! Anyways, we went to the Zoo a few days ago - bought some Zoo passes - very exciting! It will be fun for me and Aiden to go, and now if we only make it for an hour or two, we aren't wasting money! It's fun to go with Aiden now. He knows most of his animal sounds and he really likes to share them. It's funny!!
Here's a few pics from our time there!

The hippos! Thinking about getting out of the water..........

making a move...................

and finally out!
I have a TON more pictures of the hippo getting out of the water.
It took them FOREVER!! They are so slow - crazy!

Super cute giraffe!

This was Aiden's top pick of the day - a little monkey.
It was really cute and funny - and Aiden was laughing his head off!
And the people around us were really laughing at Aiden!

They have a Koala at the zoo for a few months. I used to be obsessed with koala's.
I think I wrote a report on them in school every single time that I got to choose
what my report was about. I'm a nerd!

I love how this gorilla posed for the camera!

I don't know what this is - but it's funny!
And it had an even funnier baby!

And finally the Tiger. Very nice.

If you are ever in town and want to join me and Aiden at the zoo - we have an annual guest pass.
So we can get anyone in for free - you just have to go with us! Might be fun though!! :)

Our Big Vacation

Just before we moved, we decided to go on a little family vacation. It was a bit of a reward for Matt for finishing school - and we wanted to go somewhere fun with Aiden - since we hadn't really yet. We decided to go to Vancouver/Seattle - and crazy enough, our best friends, the McMullins were going there at the same time. FUN!! So we got to hang out a bunch!

One of our first stops was at the Vancouver Aquarium.
It was really nice - and the little boys really liked it!
They are at such a fun age (most of the time!)

After a day or two in Vancouver, we drove out to Seattle.
It was really fun there!
And Matt is now addicted - he only wants to go back! haha!
Anyways, it's a beautiful city!
We "RODE THE DUCK" in Seatlle!
A super fun tour to go on - I HIGHLY recommend it to
anyone going there! You will LOVE it!
This was our captain - Captain Chaos!After the duck tour - we went to Pike Place Market.
Fun and crazy!

And Aiden RODE THE PIG!! He's making his piggy face here.

We went and ate supper at a fantastic place on the pier -
really yummy and really pretty!!

And no trip is complete without seeing the space needle.
We didn't actually go up it - just looked up at it!

When we came home we spent a bit of time at Whiterock beach
our friend Ben is from there. It was the first time that Aiden has been
to a beach - he LOVED it! As long as he didn't have to touch the sand with
his hands. We'll see if more exposure to sand changes that!

Our little buddies - so cute!Cameron - what a funny kid!

This is perhaps my favorite picture from the trip
I love everything about it!

Aiden digging on the beach - he grabbed a shovel
and walked far away from everyone else so that he could dig in private.

On our last day we went to Stanley Park - really nice!
And I'm glad we brought the shark boots -
they got used a lot!

Anyways, a super fun trip! The only crappy part was right before we left (we were at Matt's parents place) our neighbor phoned to say our house had been robbed. They didn't take too much, and they didn't vandalise stuff real bad. But I mostly didn't like the fact that someone had been in my house and had snooped around in my things. That is the reason that our move to Airdrie happened VERY quickly! I just wanted to get out of there! And I'm so glad that we did!
I LOVE it here! Matt does too - and I think Aiden is happy too! More about that later I guess!

We Are Here!

I have been really neglecting this blog lately - and I might neglect it for a few more days!
Just thought I'd let people know what's going on real quick. We have moved to Airdrie! The move went really good - we had lots of help on both ends - and I don't think anything got broken or wrecked! Our new place is AWESOME - and our new ward seems really good so far too!
Matt's grad ceremonies are this weekend - and then he starts his new job on Monday. Very exciting! Anyways, more details to come soon!! See ya

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......)