Another whole in our wall!!

More wholes in our walls!! Ray has been wanting to do two windows in our walls all along and I have been hesitant. Once our first whole in the wall was done I loved it. It brightens the whole living room. After going to a neighbor complex that is currently under reno's and I saw the half wall from the living room to the entrance way I realized Ray was right and it would look great. So we knocked out another whole in our wall yesterday. Wiring will add a bit more time to the project this time but I am very excited.

Mark loves to say "Surprise" to the people coming in the front door!!

Skateboard Park

Mark has been wanting to go to the skate board park ever since we moved here. He loved seeing cousin Joel riding his skateboard in Winnipeg and when we came home was eager to convince us he wanted to do that too. He doesn't have a skateboard so that was an easy no. Plus he's so little and there is always big kids on it. So far we have avoided it. This week was break through for Mark and actually it was pretty fun to watch for me too.
Mark took his bike on the park and went down into one of the bowls. Head to toe protection thanks to Grandma Joan with elbow and knee pads he is up and down and riding around. The kids are all back in school so going to the skateboard park in the morning is always empty and Mark has the whole thing to himself. Once another 3 year old was there and Mark was excited to have a buddy - Jack! Too bad Jack doesn't live around here and has only been there the once. Mark has really gained a lot of confidence on his bike this summer. From March when we bought it and he couldn't even use the petals till now he is doing tricks while riding around the park - no hands, feet on the handlebar base and now riding in the skateboard park. What a difference. It's a daily activity for sure and his favourite or at least what he asks for the most is going biking with Daddy on his bike.

1 Step, 2 Step, 34 Steps!

Kyla took her first 3 steps the day before her birthday. For the last month that's all she has choose to do 3 or 5 steps. We could help her by holding her hands and she would do more. Or if she was pushing her stroller and baby or the walker she would do more but not without the help. Then last Tuesday while Ray was home with the kids Kyla took 34 steps with no help! Yeah!!! (the life of being a working mom I miss stuff). So she was exactly 13 months old when she started walking. Now she gets up and walks everywhere. Crawling is still faster if she's racing Mark but we love to see this little body walking all over. Mark has been a hoot to watch. As we sit and encourage Kyla to walk back and forth to us Mark wants to try too. He'll walk back and forth to us all wobbly like Kyla and want the same cheering. He'll fall just before getting to us just to be like Kyla. We've had such fun.