The First snowfall!

Well the girls were so very excited when we got a huge snowstorm last week! They couldn't wait for school to be done with so they could get out to play in it. Emily of course wanted to build a snowman, which she got to work at immediately, but Elle and Adrianna mostly just pushed snow around for fun, while Eva flopped and rolled the whole time she was outside, and got snow caked in every seam of her clothing.

                                                Eva rolling, Emmy building and the 4 year olds having fun playing

                                              Here is when the party really got started! Our favourite pooch Ellie May heard the girls' squeals and trotted over to join the fun

                                    The girls LOVE her, and all ran over to give her some snuggles.

                                                         Then she , the quiet guardian , sat down and sombrely watched the goings on with a careful eye.

                                                             And got the occasional snuggle from Eva!

                                     Meanwhile Elin watched everything from the window.

More of This and That!!

We are learning about early civilization in Emily's history and  here she is showing her own cuneiform tablet!!

                                           A trip to the mall made easy with the aid of a double stroller made into a triple one!!

                                                   These  two are the best of friends most days. This day in particular they were so cute to watch. I had given Elin a little bowl with a fancy lid that lets her take her treats out of but they won't fall out by them self. She was the proudest baby, then along came big sister Eva, and wanted to share the treats..well it went o.k. for a while...

                                                   Still going o.k...

                                                     until Eva decided she really could look after the bowl and treats better than Elin, and Elin wanted them back...that's when Mommy had to step in!!!

                                               

Fall Days

This is our littlest one. She has been such a joyous blessing to our family! Her teeny eyes and big grin are her trademarks!!

                                                     One evening after baths , Ryan asked the girls what they wanted to do that evening before bedtime....they wanted a tea party with him!! So we got out the tea set, and commenced to have tea.

                                                      The sugar bowl had to be filled more than the tea pot..it seemed to be a favorite!

                                                                   I stood Elin up to the table, and the little turkey true to herself started grabbing everything in sight!!

                                                           Sampling the treats...we had a fine mess on our hands afterwards.

                                                        The perfect evening ended with a new instalment of the Saga of Sophia. Sophia is a princess created by Ryan's fertile mind,  and her many adventures bring the girls much excitement as they listen with rapt attention to see what will happen to their favorite princess next.

                                                      Happy Family!

                                                   The girls love their little sister and mother her whenever they can. These pictures were taken after we had gotten home one evening. Elin had fallen asleep in the van ,and after I brought her in ,her sisters took it as their responsibility to take her shoes off.

                                                         SO cute! She slept through the whole ordeal..which was just that. The pulling and tugging was quite something to watch..but off they came, and away she slept!

                                                             Elin is so proud of herself being able to stand holding on to things. She just grins, and laughs.

                                                    ....and drools!!

The Big Rescue!!

Well one day not too long ago, the girls and I were out giving supper to a lady in our church, when we drove in our road,and I had to brake very quickly to avoid running over a teeny kitten that ran out in front of us. I pulled into our driveway, got out of the van and this kitten was barrelling over the road, into our lawn, and straight toward me meowing as loudly as she could. I scooped her up with the girls all around me, and saw that this poor kitten was a mess.She was  soaking wet,crawling with fleas, one of her eyes was closed with infection,she had gashes all over her, and her mouth needed stitches to close her chin. As soon as she was in my arms, she started purring through her shivering, and I don't believe she stopped all weekend.. We called the neighbours,to see if she belonged to anyone around.It seemed she had been abandoned,as I guess this has happened in the past on our little dirt side road. It was a Friday night, and nothing would be open all weekend, so after talking it over with Ryan, we decided I would head to town to get some first aid things for "Happy" as we named this little poor cat.And we would do our best to help her till the s.p.c.a opened on Monday.

SO armed with dish soap, polysporin eye drops, and tweezers, we went to work,

                                                         First she had a much needed bath!!

                                   Checking to see how many fleas we had to dispose of!

                                                 Getting the tweezers ready!

                                                         Here we go! The cat purred steadily throughout the whole event..even the bath!!

                                                                      ugly thing!!

                                                        In LOVE!!

                                             This is the "Mommy can't we keep her"  look   that we saw 1000 times that weekend!                                   Elle feeding Happy tuna on her lap!!

                                                        She sure filled that belly up!

                                               a make-shift kitty litter!

                                                      Emmy getting her finally!!

                                                            needless to say bedtime was put off for a very long time that night!!

                                                                   Happy  warm,full,clean,kitty!!

                                                          This was soo cute, Even Ryan caught the kitty fever!! It fell asleep in his hands with its paw curled around his thumb..

            We loved Happy all weekend, and on Monday through many little girl tears, we said good-bye, and Ryan brought her to the Moncton s.p.c.a., where she would be able to get her much needed stitches and a new home!!