About dang time!

Halle-freakin-luja!! Exactly three months ago we began this horrible miscarriage journey and today my LAST blood draw came back with NO pregnancy hormone left! I'm so sick of giving blood, visiting the lab and talking to my dr weekly! It sure feels nice to just be done finally.

Whistler, B.C. Ski & Snowboard Festival!

We were able to go to the Telus Ski & Snowboard Festival again this year. Jeremy and I have gone a few times in the past, but this was the first time with Hayden! Despite a long car ride and the terrible two's, she was fairly well behaved and had a good time! While everyone ski'd Jeremy and I were able to do some touristy stuff: shopping in the village, visited the olympic's nordic events site and the beautiful Bradywine Falls! We stayed at a beautiful condo, which worked out well for nap/bed times with buggy. She LOVED riding the shuttle bus to the village and dancing with Grandma to The Hairfarmer's (our favorite Whistler band). Last, but definitely not least- Brent (our friend Annette's boyfriend) is Ashleigh McIvor's father. She won the Gold Medal in SkiCross for Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics! She was in town while we were all there and was able to meet us and show off her gold! :) I took about 100 pictures, but here's a small sampling! :)

Randomness...

Just a few cute pics from the last couple weeks! :)

Hayden 'helping' mommy make cookies

Crabby but still super cute! :)

Blowing bubbles at Karly's Bridal Shower!


Daddy & Mommy had a over night date night! (Jeremy had a hockey tournament in Lynnwood, so we were able to 'get-away' for the weekend!)

Sitting on the porch in big girl underware! :)

Potty on the Porch

Mijo knocked on the door to go potty outside. Hayden had been running around without a diaper on and yelled "I go potty outside like mijo"! :) She then proceeds to get her potty chair out of the bathroom, opens the slider and sets her chair on the porch. AND- she actually went pee-pee!!! :) The pictures are deceiving in the fact that it was at most 45* outside! She kept yelling at me to close the door and no pictures, so I had to be sneaky to document her pottying on the porch! I guess as long as we go potty on the porch, potty training is going to be a breeze!! ;)

Taking the potty outside (while wearing dada's shoes!)

She turned around so I couldn't see her! :)

Happy Easter

For Easter, we headed East to Spokane (and got stuck on the pass since a spring snow storm came through!) Hayden did surprisingly well, even if not falling asleep till way past her bedtime! She was very concerned about Papa's motorcycle and kept asking when we would see it. :) Saturday, we dyed Easter eggs (that was fun with a 2 yr old!) and had family over for a yummy dinner. On Easter Sunday, we had brunch with Grandma Wheeler, Hayden opened all her fun presents from the Easter Bunny and had a mini-egg hunt in the backyard. It was a very quick, but fun weekend!

My Mommy is 50! :)

My mom is 50!! We planned a big fun party at Dick's Brewery- easy to hold a lot of people and cleanup! :) We then went to the junction tavern where we got her and Dick's favorite band, The Dirty Birds, to play. Everyone had a great time, and most of all- Mom had a blast! :) Happy Birthday Momasita!!

Jimmy- lead singer/sax in the Dirty Birds

Goofy Jeremy! :)


Hayden loves uncle John! :)

Dick's Mom: Grama June

A bunch of us went in on a painting of this picture of Mom & Dick on top of the mountains in Whistler!

Mom's other Julie! :)

Julie, Nic, Mom, Me & Hayden!

Hayden in a box!!

I was working on the computer and Hayden said she needed the paper box (we keep a diaper box by the desk for recycling paper stuff). Didn't really think much of it until I turned around and saw this:

My new motto...

Thanks to Aunt Kristi who said these words:

"The only way to minimize some of the pain and stress in our lives would be to not have relationships with all those people we love.
The more people we love the more potential for joy...and sadness.
There would not be sadness if there had not been the blessing of great joy in relationships! Unfortunately/Fortunately , the 2 go together."

With all the bad hands our family has been dealt the last 6 months, these words really put it into perspective; and made me feel better! :)

~Amie

Hayden is 2!!

Yesterday (March 1st) was Hayden's 2nd birthday!! We had a party on Sunday (Feb 28th)- lots of friends and family came to celebrate! She got a lot of cute summer clothes and shoes, books & puzzles, a tricycle, an art easel and a really nice table and chairs! She had to put all her bunnies and bears at the table and get them each a piece of paper to color! :) It was a fairly dry day too, so the kids could run around and play outside. We had yummy cupcakes too!

On Monday (March 1st) she had her two-year check up. She weighs 27.5 pounds and is 34" tall. She actually lost about .5 pound since she was there a few months ago for an ear check - but understandable if you see how much she runs around here! :) She let her dr check her ears and hips and even showed the dr her belly and tongue without a peep! She had to get a couple more booster vaccines so now she's good until kindergarten! She is in mostly 2T clothes (although 3T isn't far away I think), size 6 shoe and size 4 diapers- starting to work a little more on potty training too!

As far as milestones go- she's surpassed everything she's supposed to be doing. She can count on her own to four and all the way to ten when you help a little. She loves the ABC song and knows the tune, but only a,b,c,d in order before she puts in random letters! :) She loves to sing songs and dance. She basically runs where ever she goes! Her vocabulary is amazing- and she's basically a little recorder- whatever you say, she'll say right back! She calls herself "buggy" or "hayhen" and just recently started saying "I" or "me", instead of referring to herself in third person. She talks in sentences and paragraphs = She basically is ALWAYS talking! Despite please and thank you, she is quite the bossy little thing. She orders us and mijo around all day- and sadly, most times it works! :) Her favorite tv shows are mickey mouse clubhouse, Thomas the train and make way for noddy. Thankfully sesame street and elmo aren't as cool- but she's still a big Abby Cadabby fan. Her favorite toys are her choo-choo track, her kitchen (she makes us tea and french fries all the time!), putting her babies (all the stuffed animals) nite-nite and reading/coloring/sticker books. She loves to "help" with whatever we're doing, have her finger/toenails painted, washing dishes (playing in the sink and water) and taking showers- she'd stay in forever if we let her.

All in all, she's a pretty typical (and mostly well-behaved) toddler!

As busy and as much of a handful she can be at times- we love her like crazy! :) She's our world and we wouldn't have it any other way!

Bug's Invite & Thankyou!