I Was Foolishly Mistaken

When I lived in S'toon, I worked out at the gym on a regular basis so when I moved here I was on the lookout for a new gym. I had no luck...either the monthly fees were too much, they didn't have childcare, or the childcare fees were insane. Then I heard about a new gym that was opening and the monthly fees were awesome and the childcare fees were even better! Finally last week it opened. After 2 months of not working out I was excited to get back in the game. The other night while walking the dogs my pants felt snug on my butt (been wanting to firm that flat, flabby thing) and the front felt loose. I was thinking to myself "wow, after only a couple days of working out and I'm already feeling the results...wicked!". It wasn't until I got home and changed when I realized that I was foolishly mistaken...I had been wearing my sweatpants backwards. Sighhh.

They're In Love :)

Really, truly in love. And tonight Lil' Yoyo is sad that "Eeyah" is not here. We bid them farewell this morning after taking them swimming. It was an awesome visit and it is now my mission to convince them to move out here...or at least close enough so we can get together more often. Bet seriously, the kids couldn't get enough of each other. Yonas has found the love of his life. The amount of hand holding and kissing that was going on was shocking...moments where Rhonda and I looked at each other with the expression of "we're in trouble when they get older!". And while Yonas loves to play with other kids, he doesn't interact with them the way he does with "Eeyah". Odd...but in a good way.

This is when Rhonda had gone out to do a little shopping while the kids were napping. When they woke up I was trying to feed them lunch which proved to be difficult cuz I couldn't get them to unlock their lips. And when I'd push Eden's highchair farther away Yonas would just reach over and pull her back in for some more loving.

Oh and here they are playing the "party" game which was a huge hit and consisted of the mommies singing "we're having a party" while bouncing up and down. Parties were asked for frequently once this super lame game was invented. Craig thought it was somewhat annoying...and it really is.

Just playing around before bedtime. I wasn't the best at taking pictures so hopefully Rhonda will share more on her blog.

Watch this. They are walking around holding hands and then Yoyo takes her into the corner for a little "action"...which lasted until Minnesota scored against the Oilers and Yoyo started booing. He loves his little lady but apparently not enough to ignore hockey...it's a man thing.

All I can say is that I hope these two share this bond for life, even if they don't get married (but we all know that's what the mommies are hoping for).

Is This Appropriate?

The kids are having a blast! They are so in love with each other. We had a super fun playdate with some of our other ethio peeps this morning. If I get permission from the mommies, I will post a pic later.

We are having a really good visit...will share more later in a few days!

Not Much Going On!

I don't really have much to say but thought I better do a quick post cuz next week will be busy with Rhonda and Eden here. I am super excited to see them and to watch the little kiddos stir up trouble together! Oh, and the evenings of chatting and wine drinking will be nice too :)
The weather here has been super nice. Yonas would stay outside all day if I let him. In fact, he plays in the backyard by himself (well, with the dogs) when I'm trying to get things done in the kitchen. It's nice cuz it's all fenced in and the patio doors and big livingroom window face the backyard so I can see him the whole time.
The sleeping through the night thing is kinda of hit and miss. We had three successful nights in a row and now it's more sporadic. Oh well, slow progress is better than no progress.
Oh, and he's starting to talk in 2-word sentences which is really cute so instead of "na-night" it's "na-night so and so (Abby or Cassy or whoever) or another one I hear everyday is "boot on" or "boot ott (off)" (the kid wears his boots ALL day).
And today daylight saving begins so we turn our clocks ahead an hour...so weird for me coming from Saskatchewan where our time doesn't change.

FINALLY!!!!!!

He slept through the night. At over 22 months old. Well, little dude, it's about time!

Baby's Got Moves!

I am frequently requested by the little dude to come upstairs to "dints" (dance). And it really is too bad that I have to hold the camera cuz while the boy's got moves, mama does too. No actually, not at all...well maybe after 1/2 a bottle of wine ;)

Oh, and sorry for all the moving around, it kinda gives you a headache.

Spring is springing!

The last couple of days have been really nice...so nice that Yoyo and I can play in the backyard without hats and mittens and me being completely miserable cuz I am a big suck when it comes to being cold. I can hardly wait until winter is over...I hate winter. Plain and simple. I could lay in the hot sun all day, every day. And hopefully in a couple of months I will be doing just that while Yoyo brings me cold drinks and fans my face when needed ;)
Just a few pics from today.

Last night I peeked in on Yoyo before I went to bed and this is how I found him. Kinda looks like he was out on a bender....hmmmm.

This morning we met up with our buddies Dom, Taye, Tye and their mommies for a little swimming playdate. The boys are so cute together. I am so happy that Yoyo has 2 little ethio buddies to grow up with and also to have Dom for a surrogate big bro! I can just imagine the trouble that they will stir up in a few years!

Yonas is still going to bed like a little champ but he's still not sleeping through the night and has decided that he wants to be the early bird that gets the worm. I'm trying to convince him that the worms aren't even out at 6AM but it is appearing as though our days of staying in bed until 9 or sometimes even 10 are gone.