Makeover

Here's a picture of me this summer at Heather's "wedding" with the Condron Ladies...I'm the blonde one!

Today I went for a makeover! A friend of mine works for a magazine and she was looking for people to go and have makeovers. I went for the before shot this morning and then it was off the salon for hair colour and cut and makeup. I went straight from back to the photo studio for the after shot. On the way home I stopped by my friend, Jayden Cartwright's house for few more photos...

Girls Camp

Last week I was able to attend girls camp as a leader. For anyone that knows me at all, you know that I really don't like camping...unless it's in a hotel, with room service. But, I went and had lots of fun with the girls and the other leaders. Here's a few pics of the "camping experience":

me and "Opa" trying to keep the bugs away me working on my emergency shelter. Opa and I had to teach a class to some of the girls on how to make an emergency shelter. With a little help from google, we were able to create a masterpiece!
Opa posing for a pic

me inside the poncho shelter

Opa

both of us in the shelter

we were so proud of our shelter that we gave it a name "Chateau Poncheau" for all your emergency needs! here's me, taking advantage of the hood window!

I wouldn't do it unless Opa did it too!

Here's one of our girls getting right into it!

Here's our wonderful students and their version of Chateau Poncheau.

On our last day, the leaders organized a mock disaster and the girls had to quickly adapt and respond to the scenarios presented to them. Here's JP looking a little injured.

Group shot on our final campfire. The girls were amazing and the leaders were exhausted by the end of the week.

Kailyn's Ballet Photo

Here's Kailyn's 2009 ballet photo. This is her second year of ballet but her first year at the new ballet studio. She has done really well this year thanks to her wonderful teacher. This year they preformed a version of Alice in Wonderland. Kailyn's class were cards (obviously).

Photo Update

We've been really busy over the past couple of months with lots of house guests. First, my Mom came in April then Christa and Zoe in May and Allyson, Jeremy, Alexis, Jaxon and Rylee in June. We've had tons of fun and spent lots of time at Canada's Wonderland and the beach at Grand Bend. Here's some pictures:

Kailyn, me, Zoe, Lukas, Bob and Christa at Wonderland.

Lukas, Kailyn and Zoe at the beach.

Zoe

Zoe again

me, Lukas, Bob and Kailyn at Wonderland

Rylee, Jeremy, Alexis, Jaxon and Allyson at Wonderland

Lukas, Scooby, Rylee, Alexis and Kailyn

Rylee taking nap at the beach

The kids heading into the FREEZING cold lake

Lukas, Jaxon and Jeremy relaxing on Swan Lake

Kailyn and Alexis in the second car and Jaxon and Lukas in the first one...these kids are so funny!

Allyson and I getting ready for the rollercoaster!

Jaxon and Lukas

Allyson and I--obviously, I'm trying to keep her calm during a terrifying ride.

Our favorite sign at Wonderland...

Jaxon, Rylee, Lukas, Alexis and Kailyn

Finally...

This is for all my loyal and faithful readers...all 3 of you. I haven't really posted anything since October so there's a lot to catch up on and I'm not really sure where to start. Here's a quick chronological review (which I may fill in with better detail later).

I had my last birthday in November...I turned 29. This is it. This is the end. Much to my disappointment, I can feel my youth dissipating each day. I am officially getting old. I didn't really think it would hit me that hard but I was wrong! When people would ask me my age, they would seem surprised and now when I say I'm 29 they get this look. It resembles a look of pity and it is almost always accompanied by a sad shake of the head...Hopefully I'll be able to keep things in perspective and be too overwhelmed by my accumulating age.

I was offered a job!! This is very exciting news for us. I was really concerned about even looking for a job because jobs are scarce out here and the wages are much lower. I really didn't want to have to find work at a crappy retail store. I wanted to be able to work flexible hours with good pay and be able to be at home at night with the kids. Bob let me know that one of the office assistants was let go and asked me to bring a resume down to the office. I printed up a quick resume and took it in. They interviewed and hired me in just a couple of days. It is a fantastic job! The wages are amazing and they allow me work when Lukas is at school so I can be at home when he is. So, Bob and I both working for the same company.

We also had Christmas!! We were all able to fly back to Calgary and spend Christmas with our family and friends. The kids were so excited. When we asked Kailyn what she wanted for Christmas she told us that she wanted to spend it with Grandma--she was so shocked and surprised when we told her about our plans to go back.

Bob and I just got back from a beautiful trip to Jamaica! We've never been able to take a trip together and it was a fantastic getaway for the two of us. I got my very first stamp in my passport!! The weather was great--not too hot. I didn't come back with a sunburn! We relaxed on the beach, took tours, climbed the "Famous Dunn's River Falls" and ate a ton of amazing food.

I realize this is a very condensed version of life for the last several months but life has been really busy and I am trying to get my groove back. I seem to spend every day catching up. I usually work every other day so on my work days I'm catching up on things I missed from the day before and when I'm home I'm trying to catch up on laundry, cooking, cleaning (which I hate) and of course, visiting friends. I will make a better effort at updating the blog on a more regular basis...maybe...if I have time...

Wait Just a Little Longer...

Friends check every once and while to see if your blog is being updated...REAL friends leave comments like, "Ummm Halloween was months ago...get to work!" Unfortunately for my REAL friends, you'll have to wait just a little longer. I started a job in December I am trying to get my new groove. On Monday morning Bob and I will be heading to Jamaica for a week courtesy of my sister, Elizabeth.

Hang in there--I promise I'll post and update everything when I get back!! For my friends, Dee, Starr and Debbi, even though I neglect my blog, I check yours every day!!

Be back in a couple of weeks!