Girls Gone Wild!

The next set of pictures was taken from Morgan's Bachelorette. We went to the Heart and Crown for dinner and dancing. I was the DD and I managed to eventually get home at 5AM! But Mo had a great time, and everyone seemed to behave until the end of the night when Morgan got kicked out of the bar. Yep! Thrown to the curb! But the ugly lights were on by then anyways so it was perfect timing. teehee. Love ya sis!

#1 Sens fan

My little guy got a very cute hat for Christmas. It states that he was born to be a Sens fan.

I snapped the second shot the morning after Whitney's b-day. He was awefully tired and slept all day. Really he got up at 8AM was napping by 10:30, slept until 5:30 and still went to bed at a decent hour the next night.

Spider Man, Spider Man

Does whatever a spider can!

My best friend turned 30 on Valentine's day last week. Happy Birthday Whitney!

We celebrated on the Friday in a private party room. Jake was invited and stayed until 12:30 AM. He was the hit, and although busy was quite content soaking up ALL of the attention. I think he may have thought it was his birthday. He even got to blow out some candles.

It was a great night and tons of fun. The only bad part of the night was the end, as I walked through the bar/pub to get out to the parking lot, I got a few heckles "Who brings a baby to the bar?" and of course a few dirty looks. Now if jake had been screaming and cranky for hours before I would have left early. But he was happy to play. As soon as he started to get tired, we left. so to all the poo-pooers out there, here's my middle finger! Oops promised myself I wouldn't get vulgur.

Are these toys, Dad?

Part of the fun at Whitney's b-day party was the pool tables. Jake figured out early in the night that the pool balls make a REALLY loud noise when you drop them. However if you sneak over to the brick floor in front of the fireplace and drop a whole armfull they make the LOUDEST NOISE EVER!

Please play with me????

Happy Valentine's day!

Jake's first Valentine's day artwork! He surprised me at Day Care when I picked him up. Obviously L. must have helped, but isn't it adorable?

Too much!

Another Favourite moment

So remember when I said that my fave moment was when Jake sings in the backseat? Well I have a new one. Last night as I was tucking Jake into bed, he said as clear as day, "I love you, mom." And he stuck his little face out to be kissed. My heart did a little cartwheel and then completely melted. I'm all swollen with pride at the moment and had to share.

The picture is of a painting I did of Jake for my mom for Christmas.

Sunday dinners

Sunday Dinners are this great tradition that my family has. Every Sunday we head out to my parents or my Aunt and Uncles and we have a big sit down meal. It usually consists of a lot of wine, or a fair amount of beer. But we sit and enjoy each others company.

My mom will sometimes start a philosophical debate of some kind, and my dad will tell stories about his brothers and sisters and the crazy stunts they pulled.

My sister and I will giggle into our plates as we pass secret jokes with one look to one another. My cousins will tell us all about their hockey games, and their new boyfriends.

This past Sunday I really enjoyed more than most. I can't quite pinpoint what it was. It started with skating on my Aunt and Uncle's rink in the backyard. Seeing my hubby with Jake teaching him the finer points of hockey. Maybe it was the fresh air... The dinner itself was delicious. Not that mom's meals aren't good, they are. The fact that there was at least 4 or 5 vegetable items to choose from, and the home-made cake made it different.

Maybe it was watching Abbey feed Jake, or laughing with Kate as she made fun of her dad. Maybe it was that I found strange comfort in the rickety chairs that creaked as we rushed to pass the food around and fill our plates.

Whatever it was, it made me proud of my family. It made me glad that my mom started this tradition. I felt privileged to be a part of something bigger, something wonderful. And I take comfort in knowing that my son will grow up with some of the same values we had as kids. At least on Sundays.

Thanks mom.

Jake's first Hockey Lesson

Jake gets so excited when hockey is on TV. He gets even more excited when dad plays min-hockey with him. The 2 of them are cute with their mini hockey sticks and a plastic ball, trying to score through some toy trucks.

This was Jake's first time on the ice with a real stick. Dad had to hold him up, and no skates this time. But boy were they cute!

And he speaks!

Jake said his first sentence last weekend. He asked Grandma "More milk please Grandma?" It was so great. Now he won't stop talking! Although most of it is still babble, he's been pretty good at getting 2 or 3 recognizable words together. It's funny when he gets going, he seems to just talk and point and get excited. Even if we have no idea what he's on about, he seems to think he's telling us somethign very important. But my favourite moments of his babbling are always in the car, when he starts singing to music. I love it.

Growing up

My little guy got his haircut nice and short. Just like Dad's! He's becoming a real little man.