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Chirping chick

Easter has been good this year. The weather is beautiful with warm sunny days and it has been great getting the kids outdoors without having to bundle them up so much. There is still snow on the mountains and at the Nordic centre in town where we XC ski and it was only last week we were skiing there and had to strip down to T shirts. And as you are probably guessing....Yes we did see someone skiing in shorts!!!!

Easter has also been fun with the kids, making cards, baking Easter muffins and painting and glittering eggs. One of Heather's favorite presents was a little chirping chick which arrived in the post all the way from Scotland!!! When Heather holds it in her hand it chirps away quite sweetly. She was so taken by it that she kept it close by all day and wanted to take it to bed with her. We smiled and laughed as we listened to the chirping and the chatting for 30 mins before she fell asleep. The next morning we woke to the sweet sound of birds singing....or was it that chirping chick!!!!

Bouncing Baby

Finlay is getting to the stage now that it is unfair to leave him at the side of the pool while I swim with Heather. Heather loves swimming and often asks to go. So I had to devise a way to get them both in the pool single handedly. The best way so far is by using an old snuggley and having Finlay strapped on facing forward. It works really well, however they are both still a handful, and Finlay did get a face full of water at one point as I had to lunge for Heather, now that she is a little too confident in the water and wants to do everything herself even if the water is too deep. Thankfully Finlay is used to being dunked and still enjoyed the dual swimming experience he enjoyed kicking his legs and splashing his hands and I would often hear squeals of excitement as he watched Heather jumping around.

It was only a few days ago that I was thinking of removing the mattress at the side of Heather's bed......we never really needed it there, however......
One of Finlay's favorite things is to sit on Heather's bed and make himself bounce. One morning recently I was getting Heather dressed as she sat on her mattress on the floor and all of a sudden Finlay came flying down passed us!!!!!....Good job the mattress was there.....not that we need it for Heather ....but it obviously still has its uses!!!!!
He cried briefly, then laughed and put his hand to his head and then continued to bounce!!!!!

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Spring in the Rockies

Spring has arrived and there are plenty of snow drops around, although not the flowering kind that are popular in the UK!!! We have been enjoying spring here and are still managing to get out and enjoy spring xc skiing and some snow shoeing. The milder temperatures of spring make it easier for Heather to enjoy and she has been keen to try xc skiing. Dad pulls Heather in the Pulk and I pull Finlay in the chariot, we always take Heather's skis as she often asks for a go while we are half way round.
Spring in the UK is when things start to grow and spring from the earth the start of new life... Here it means longer warmer days to do more fun things in the snow!!! However we have seen new buds on the bushes and the birds are chirping in the trees again. One of my friends did say that she saw a Robin red breast in her trees!!! But the sign of new growth is definatley here.

Our Wee Trooper

Finlay is now eight months old weighs 14 lb 8 oz and has now got the hang of sitting unsupported for more than 10 seconds at a time before falling over. It happened all of a sudden, one day he couldn't do it, the next he could.
He has been quite the wee trooper in the past couple of weeks. I stopped breast feeding about the week before and then he got sick. Couldn't keep any milk down. Now the interesting thing is that the exact same thing happened to Heather when I stopped breast feeding her. May be a coincidence. They were both used to the bottle, but the transition onto exclusive formula seems to be a problem. Since talking to my doctor, it may be the iron content of the formula and also the iron content of baby cereal now that he has established his eating. However we got him straight onto the pedialyte stopped the milk and the solids, but it took him a week before he was back on track with his eating. During that same week he was cutting his two top teeth , now he has another two on the way,and then ended up with a cold. So all in all he had a rough week, but he was still full of smiles and giggles. Plus to top it off he did learn to sit by himself.


Heather is growing up fast and it caught me by surprise when I put her hair up in bunches just such a wee girl she is now.

The reward

Well after 2 days of snow and freezing temperatures we were rewarded by a fresh covering of snow and beautiful blue skies. Our weather isn't that bad after all !!!! Heather had a busy day with music class, swimming and then wanted to go skating again. This time we took her to the local golf club where they have made an ice rink.....and what a view !!!!



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