"Oh Canada..."

Hello from the second coldest place on earth! Yes this statement is indeed true - we were beaten to the number 1 spot by none other than The South Pole! Anyways, hello from Canada and apologies for the delay in updating our blog. Where to begin...

The girls have settled in nicely to their new(ish) environment. They couldn't wait to get back behind the wheel of their car (a red Little Tikes car that laurie got for her first Easter) and they love all of their old friends again but are still missing their Scottish ones :( Laurie asks about everyone in Scotland and when she'll see them again - especially Gran and the kids in the family - so sad! But hopefully everyone will visit us soon hint hint! She is growing up so fast and still an amazing big sister - she is so caring with Alyssa and just loves all babies soooo much.

Alyssa is a parrot now and is all pleased with the words she can say. She has quite a lot of them now but as usual you ask her to perform them and nothing. She stares blankly at you as if you're making it all up, but trust me she does :) She is getting so big (with the exception of her tiny feet - she's still in her 3-6 months shoes?!). She is so fun with her little personality shining through and of course the feistiness coming every now and again. I'll get updated photos of them soon - we are without a camera at the moment.

Ryan is working for Raise Marketing and really enjoys his job. He is networking his butt off and enjoying the challenge. He is also doing snow removal which will probably keep him nice and busy since we live in Calgary! He still misses all the Airdrie boys and his calling so hopefully he'll have another one soon seeing as we're now in a new ward which leads me nicely to...

We have a house - yippee! Yip we now officially have our big toe on the property ladder. Its a gorgeous house around the corner from the in-laws and friends and we love it. We move in on December 31st so perfect for the New Year, so excited!! Bellissima Weddings (Sharon and my wedding business) had its first gig last night and it went well. We have another wedding in December. We're starting to promote it next year so it might be a busy one. If you know anyone getting married (in Calgary) get them to contact us: BellissimaWeddingsInfo@gmail.com. Also with me, I am starting a dayhome on December 1st. I am already full so this will be fun for the girls having their own playroom in the basement and lots of friends visiting during the day. Check out my website for a sneak peek: www.StorytimeDayhome.webs.com.

Phew - sounds like a busy couple of months for us eh? Oh no the Canadian lingo is already setting in! Miss you all in Bonnie Scotland!

Until next time...