Happy one month until Christmas! A big thank you to all of Lily's fans who have been asking for an update! The past two weeks have been hectic for a number of reasons. I am applying to teacher's college and the application due date is Dec 1st and I have had to orchestrate the four institutions I
've attended to send transcripts to the three institutions I'm applying to (FYI - Western in London, OISE at UofT in Toronto and University of Ottawa in Ottawa)
My application has been sent (!) and I'm now doing the final touches on my personal profiles that will be sent off by Tuesday then life gets back to normal. I'm guessing each application took about four hours and when you only have about 2 hours a day in which to concentrate on the application, it has definitely taken some time to complete! So, onto the photos!
The photo of the newborn and the bear is the son of one of my closest friends. Join me in welcoming Kaiden John Patrick Beauchamp (son of Donna and Drew) to the world! He joined us on November 17th at 0h30! The next photo is one of a VERY pregnant Connie! She is doing well - counting down the days (19!) until she delivers. The little girl with great curly hair is Erynn and she belongs to Jeff and Michelle. We hung out there on Monday night and enjoyed a pretty intense game of connect four in the dark (power outage!) The good looking kid in the tub is 26 month old Whalen showing off his chicken pox! You got it folks, Whalen had the chicken pox. He was a great tyke about it and the worst is now over. The little girl on the horse is Anna and she came (with her parents Wendy and James) to visit us in Beeton all the way from Mississauga. It was a great visit. The Lily sandwich (17 month old Joey on one side and 26 month old Whalen on the other) was taken last week when we had the boys over for a visit. The lady in the purple cast is my mom, a.k.a Nana or Crazy Lady (courtousy of her sons-in-law). Mom has tennis elbow and after trying a plethora of techniques to cure it they have resorted to injecting it with a medication and immobilizing it for a period of two weeks. This Wednesday she goes back to the Doctors to see if it has improved. If it has, then she is cast free. If she hasn't, then it goes back into a cast. Her spirits are high but so is her frustration from not being able to do her normal daily tasks (like decorating her cakes!). And Lily. Yes, our little peanut is FAST approaching four months old! She is quite the little girl and loves hanging out, even to help Mike cook! She has a positive disposition and is a charming little tyke! She likes hanging out and is loving to coo - except when we call her grandparents in Saskatchewan - then she goes silent. Really John and Brenda - Lily is really quite the chatterbox!
All in all, life is good in Beeton. We're looking forward to some great family time in the next couple of weeks as we celebrate Christmas with my family then we're off to Saskatchewan in just under three weeks! Well it is now time for Lily's bath, so I hope you enjoyed the update! PPS