been a little busy...

Haven't been on the blog for a couple of months. Been busy with a toddler, working part-time, starting my Masters of Education, and of course there's this…..

This might be a more realistic picture of his true feelings. 

Summer in Canada…..about 6 months later….

After VA Beach, we flew up to Calgary and met up with some friends who had a BBQ/Pool party with all the babies. Great to see everyone and catch up.

LBC decided he would sit with the big kids. He only ate watermelon the entire time though. 

We also went to Stampede one day. Not quite as fun as last time, as we had 3 one year olds with us, who did little more than stare at the cows.

We stayed in this great little condo that was across the street from a cute little playground and park where we played each day. Thanks for the hookup, Jordana!

We then drove to Invermere and were kept busy visiting friends, farmer's market, did a little hiking, celebrated our anniversary, and of course, a week at Premier to relax and celebrate Caiden's birthday. I think the pictures speak for themselves. It was absolutely beautiful at Premier, as always. His "friends", Tala and Nora were there to help Caiden celebrate. They do recognize each other's existence, but that's where the story ends. One of the greatest moments was the baby mum-mum race. We placed 1 mum-mum cracker on the dock and set the babies down to see who would get it. They each had their own strategy and were all winners in their own way- except Caiden, he just sat there.

Not sure if he had a good time at his birthday, but we did! 

Book reviews.

It's been awhile but I've finally started reading again at night before bed. I'm DONE with parents/new mom/baby books. Ready for something real....

So I chose this book from the shelf. I'm pretty sure this was required reading somewhere in High School. Not sure if I read it then or not. I wanted a book that's really different from my every day life. Couldn't have chosen a better book for that. 

 Grabbed this one off the shelf and LOVED it. Really great, very interesting read about how some people have been successful in life and why.

Well, this one was on the shelf and since I liked the previous one, I had to try it. Not as great as this is a collection of essays that don't relate to each other. Some essays I loved and others were a struggle to get through. 

She's only really written one great book, in my opinion, and this isn't it. This one is slow and about a stay-at-home mom who discovers some butterflies and I have a sneaky suspicion it might have something to do with climate change. Oh geez, a bored stay-at-home mom. Probably not the best read for a bored stay-at-mom.

Ok, I caved and finished a "mom" book. Loved some of the things she said. Really interesting thoughts on comparing "American" parenting to the French. I do have to say that the "American" style she refers to does seem to be very similar to other cultures too. Good advice though. 

She might be one of my favorite authors. I love how she speaks about her faith in such a genuine way. Really enjoyed this memoir. 

Kinda became obsessed with this trilogy. I wrote about the first one in another post and of course had to finish this series.  Lives of women in Saudi. Absolutely fascinating and horrifying. 

Bali at Christmas

Almost here….. 

We've booked this villa in Bali with 2 other couples and a playmate for Caiden! Yes, we do go swimming almost every day and can walk to the beach in Singapore, BUT there's something so nice about getting away.