~ K8ALICIOUS ~

Last Preggy Pics, taken two nights ago...

How they got themselves in this mess in the first place...

While waiting for the new baby to be born, a young tree was accidentally murdered by my grandfather's reversing vehicle; here, The Niece! examines the remains, while The Guilty Party (& Nana) can be seen in the distance...


While shopping for a new tree...

...we found a wickedly awesome carved rocking horse...

...and an oddly priced wooden toddler chair...

...but we failed to find a replacement tree.


Fast forward to this evening (12 days past her due date):

Is this the face of someone who gave birth less than two hours prior? After two solid days of weak labour and two bouts of "induction" that failed to achieve any results, her water broke. Kate was born less than an hour later. Less. Than. An. Hour. From. Start. To. Finish.

Four Generations: My Mom, My baby sister & her new baby, and my Grandmother

Great Grandma & Baby Kate

The Daddy, The Mommy & Great Grandpa

My Grandma & Me...

My grandparents are heading back to the U.S. at the crack of dawn; it sure was nice to be able to visit with them for a few short days. We will hopefully see them again at Christmas time.

Tomorrow morning I get to take my niece to meet her new baby sister and my son to meet his new baby cousin. I'm stoked.

The Three First Born

Saturdayness...

EYE


Mr. Nutty who will eat out of your hand!

Awe, so cute!


The Mutt that thinks it is hilarious to chase Mr. Nutty away and then listen to Mr. Nutty yell about the dog to his buddies...those suckers are loud when they are mad! Just keep the peanuts coming...


In Honour of the Brother-In-Law's Graduation: don't quiz me on what degree he now has, I would flunk that quiz...but I do know it took him six years!

~A Morning at Nursery School~

Last night, a drunk driver, plowed into the back of my sister's van, causing a four-car-pile-up, involving three parked cars and his own, and totaling them all. Thank god all of the innocent vehicles in the accident were parked and not occupied by human beings, thus the damage was mostly limited to an extensive clean-up and a HUGE inconvenience for the owners of the vehicles. My sister & brother-in-law, however, were up most of the night with the circus that followed and were more than slightly exhausted come today.

So as The Niece! did not miss an important orientation day at her new daycare, I volunteered to take her. She did so well! And I have to say, that hanging out with a dozen one & two-year-olds was an interesting way to spend a morning!

What a big girl! A year ago, she was a bald little peanut, learning how to crawl; today, while still a peanut that weighs next to nothing, she is a big girl, with a full head of beautiful hair, and on her way off to Nursery School!

I hate to tell you, big brother, but the stroller you were slated to inherit from our little sister, for your soon-to-be-offspring, was in the back of her van, which happened to be the drunkard's point of impact, thus smashing the little hot rod to smithereens! So, Happy Stroller Shopping to y'all!

**UPDATE** In the evening, after all was said and done, my sister received a call from her daycare of choice, with the news that they had an opening and it was hers for the taking. So...turns out our little auntie/niece orientation day was at a daycare The Niece! will not be attending after all. Figures.