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Another day in the life

Inspired by my friends again who use the template from the simplewomansdaybook... here are some random thoughts for today:Outside my window - It's getting dark. The days are quickly getting shorter and...

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Halloween, birthdays and busy-ness!

The past few weeks have been a blur of activities for us. Most notably, we celebrated Matthew's 2nd birthday a couple of weeks ago!Some might say the twos are terrible, but there are many things to...

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Family picture drama

Well, December is here and I am slightly behind in my Christmas card mail out... Ok - I haven't really even started yet. This is going to be the week. As I began sifting over the activities and photos...

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Christmas is fun

Like everyone, we have been caught up in holiday preparations lately. Sometimes the rushing around and busy-ness of this season can be overwhelming but I have to say that this year I am just caught up...

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Sick of sick

It's been a month so I really should get back on the bandwagon with postings!January has been a busy and action packed month for us in lots of ways. The boys and I got back into our weekly activities...

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Picture update

I've been very remiss in my blogging for 2011 and I haven't posted any pics in a while. Here's a bit of what we've been up to. More to come soon! Cute presents under the tree! The winning family pic...

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Baby Stobbe 3.0

We are excitedly awaiting the arrival of our third child this summer and this week we had the privilege of meeting him/her via ultrasound for the first time. Our older two came along and were pretty...

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Winter fun

I know it's technically spring and that some of you live in warmer climes than here in the great white north... but since it's a long way from being spring-y here, I thought I'd warm up with a few pics...

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Shenanigans

In expectation of our 3rd child and because it seemed like more fun, we officially moved our two boys into the same bedroom a couple of months ago. Things were going just fine until about a week or two...

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Update after a while away

As I looked over my last post, I felt slightly guilty it has been so long since I felt I had the time or inclination to actually write someting here. Sorry! I'll blame pregnancy fatigue, general...

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I love summer

Can I just say - for the record - summer is the best! I love the less-structured warm and sunny days, popsicles in the backyard, sending the kids out in their bare feet to play with the hose or dig in...

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Mosquitoes!

I believe I did mention my love of summer and spending it outside enjoying the parks and our own backyard... well this week has taken my giddy highs down a notch or two. Our city has been besieged by...

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Waiting

These days it feels like I'm waiting for a lot of things. Still waiting for the mosquitoes to die off so we can enjoy going to the park again without coming home covered in welts. Waiting for regular...

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A girl could get used to this

I've had my mom here for almost two weeks helping me with the boys and of course helping me tackle the long to-do list I always seem to make before having a baby. It sure is nice to have an extra pair...

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Because a couple people have asked...

Here is a belly shot from this week... just over one week until my due date! And a couple of cuties of my two little boys. They are my little loves!

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Welcome to Aaron

Our little boy arrived Thursday morning and we are all thrilled with him. :) Home relaxing and getting to know one another now. Here are a couple of pics of Aaron's first day in the world.

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Five weeks in

It's September 1 already! August flew by the way the new-baby time warp always seems to happen. Somehow between feedings, changes, disrupted sleep and lots of visits with family, the month just slipped...

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School

"I love kindergarten mom!" I'm happy to report that David gleefully pronounces this to me a few times every week. After a little more than a month, my oldest boy is still excited to go to school every...

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Hockey Night in Canada

Who doesn't love this time-honoured Canadian passtime? Watching hockey on CBC Saturday nights is iconic. I remember laying out my hockey cards on the floor in front of me while I watched my favourite...

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6 months

OK - so I got a little behind again on my posts. Turns out 3 kids is pretty busy night and day. We are now half a year into our journey as a family of five and I am finally starting to get used to the...

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