I'm Back!!!

I finally caved and decided to start blogging again. Truth be told, I've missed you guys and I've missed the whole blogging "life". I'm excited to be back!
The last year has been a little crazy but we are finally settling into our new life and happy with where we are. We just moved to Edmonton and while I'm super excited to be here, I sure do miss my Toon Town peeps!
Yonas is one week shy of being 21 months old! Seriously, where did the time go? He is no longer my baby but is now my little boy. And some days the realization of this is hard to take. It's fun to watch him grow and change and learn new things but oh so sad to say goodbye to the baby days. And being that there is a very good chance he will be my only baby, it's even harder. That's life....I heard somewhere at sometime that when you are a parent, the days are long but the years are short and wow how true that is!
So, onto the little man...he is boy, all boy. He is loud and busy and rough and won't sit still for more than 30 seconds at a time. He loves to dance...and yep, he's got moves...moves that I'd like to take credit for teaching him but alas I have no rhythm so I know he didn't get his from me. And hockey....sighhh....I think it's in his blood contrary to what I was hoping. Now don't get me wrong, I actually love hockey...I enjoy watching it on tv and I love going to games, it's just that I was kinda hoping Yonas would lean more towards, soccer or basketball or football. The thing with hockey nowadays is that it is no longer a hobby, it's a lifestyle. And hockey parents can be a little crazy. But, it appears that this lifestyle will soon be mine and I will probably morph into one of those wacky hockey moms screaming obscenities at the refs from the stands. The kid is obsessed with hockey...it's all he talks about, all he wants to play, and it's also the only thing he will actually sit down and watch on tv. So I guess it would be wrong for me to deny him something that he clearly loves.

Here's just a few pics for those of you that haven't seen him since he came home.

I was trying to get a nice picture of him sitting in front of the Christmas tree, as you can see he was a little uncooperative.


His girlfriend. He asks for "Eeya" (Eden) a hundred times a day. Oh and you will notice he got his hair cut...it was very traumatic for me...I cried (really hard) and saved some curls in a ziploc baggie and now I can't wait for his curls to come back.


His first close-up with a horse (and no that toque is not his...although he does look good in pink!)


This was his first time tobogganing and that was seriously his expression all the way down the hill...I think he thought it was the stupidest idea ever.

I am trying to teach this kid to feed himself, but now you can see why I find it far easier, faster, and cleaner to just do it myself. I'm sure by the time he starts school he'll have it all figured out...I hope.

Well, just want to say it feels good to be back...I've missed you all!