Friday, January 22, 2010
Life in the fast lane!
Parks turned 2 years old earlier this month, and we had a fun birthday party with a few of his cousins. Matt and I decided to buy him a run bike...he was more impressed with his Thomas Helium balloon though. haha! Thanks Nana:) He is slowly learning the concept of the bike...hopefully when the warmer weather comes, he'll get to enjoy it more outside. Two days before his birthday we decided to put his gift from his Nana and Papa together...a BIG BOY BED! They got him new 'cars' bed sheet set and all new sticker wall border. It took about 3 nights (and a shortened daytime nap) for him to finally understand that you DONT get out of bed, turn on your lights and start playing:) Now, he likes a 5 min. snuggle in bed after reading some books and off to sleep he goes! ps. plus his 'Papa Bear' has to be wrapped up in a blanket and put to sleep aswell:) Lastly we started to paint Baby Grace's nursery... ofcorse i had a little eager helper wanting to paint, so here are a few pics of Parks helping paint:)
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Looking Back at 2009
A good friend of mine gave me this idea, and I am so grateful because sometimes you just don't realize how blessed you are until you think about it.
-2009 started out with Parks turning 1 on the 8th! He learned to walk just two weeks before his b-day.
-Matt applied for Calgary Fire Fighting in January, and by the beginning of February he was flying out to Calgary to write an aptitude test, do a physical CPAT test and (if he passed both) get interviewed.
-My sister-in-law Robyn and I went to Scotiabank Place for the 'So you think you can Dance' Canada tour, it was a great night.
-Our nephew Tyler was called on a mission to Mozambique, Africa. He left on February 18th to the Mission Training Center to start learning the new language he would have to speak...Portuguese. We are so proud of him. He is doing great.
-By the end of February, Matt found out he passed all his tests.
-He had to fly back out to Calgary that same month to do a mandatory lie detector test.
-By March, Matt was being offered the job as a Calgary Fire Fighter! What a blessing! Matt's paid training was scheduled to start May 18th! (2 months to pack up our life and move across the country).
-March was full of of booking uniform fittings, medical tests, hearing tests and getting his drivers license upgraded and changed to Alberta...very busy.
-We relieved stress by having great Rock Band nights at the MacNab's house. Dressing up and the whole bit:)
-Mid April Matt had to fly out to Calgary for the 3rd time! He stayed for 2 weeks this time, at which point our apartment was all boxed up and ready to go. Parks and I moved in with my parents.
-While Matt was away he completed his 12hr. fast medical test, next day was a treadmill test, next day was uniform fitting and the day after that was his 'bus' drivers test. crazy i know. He gave himself a week extra just in case he failed the bus test and had to retake it. By the end of the 2 weeks it was time for Matt to take the very important TKT exam, that if he failed everything would go down the drain.
-HE PASSES, phewf.
-April 30th we were ready to pack up the moving truck, only to find out that the company lost our booking and had no truck available. It changed everything, Matt's father wasn't able to fly out and drive back with Matt due to his work schedule...luckily we were blessed to have one of Matt's best friends, Brady, be able to take time of work and fly out.
-Matt and Brady drove from Ottawa to Calgary in 32 hours ( it was suppose to take 39 hours!). I'm just grateful they were safe:)
-We were lucky enough to get a house to live in in Okotoks by ourselves. Matt's parents old house that was up for sale.
-1 week after arriving we were house hunting with a fantastic Realtor, Steven Jones. Brady hooked us up with him.
-We found our dream home on the 1st day out!
-Almost one month later, June 12th, we got the keys to our 1ST HOUSE! (who knew how many meetings you have to go through to buy a house...Realtor meetings, mortgage approvals,bank transfers, lawyer meetings ect...it was crazy)
-On June 25th Matt and I celebrated 4 wonderful years being married. We are so lucky!
-Matt had mid term exam at the end of June and PASSED, phewf.
-I started running this summer as exercise and found that i really love it. I'm so proud to say I made it to the stop sign and back up at Tie Lake! It was about a 20 min run. (which is AMAZING for me). I was able to run with some of my sister-in-laws while up at the lake too, it was very inspiring!
-July 1st my mom flew out for 2 1/2 weeks! It was so wonderful having her with us.
-Afterward, i went up to Tie Lake for a fun filled week with Matt's family...(while Matt was at work), it was the first year of the Hill Family Olympics.
-By August 2nd Matt graduated Fire Fighter Training and was ready for his 1st night shift at a station!
-3 weeks after my mom flew back home, Parks and I decided to make a trip, we stayed for 2 1/2 weeks, it was good to be home.
-We started potty training Parks at 19 months old and by 21 months he was fully trained!!!
-September was pretty quiet, Matt celebrated his 25th birthday and found out I was pregnant! He had to work that night at the hall, but we were pretty pumped about our new little one due to arrive June 2nd, 2010!
-I turned 26 years old in October and couldn't be feeling better:)
-Parks went trick or treating for the first time as Thomas the Tank Engine (his hero), and was so cute.
-Hunting Season took over our life ( in other words:my husband) as of September 1st until November 30th. I went out with Matt three times for the first time ever...it was alright:)
-Matt got 2 moose and 1 deer...our freezer is full!
-I went out for my 2nd Ottawa trip with Parks in November, wonderful as always.
-Our niece Madelyn turned 8 and was baptized, it was a very special day.
-We did lots of Family swimming at the local pool in Okotoks.
-Ammo swallowed a tennis ball...a few days later threw it up as proof.
-Matt and I had our 1st Christmas in Okotoks together.
-I gave my 1st church talk on my conversion.
-Our 11th niece was born 5 days early on December 29th, named Tessa. She is beautiful.-Parks has grown so much this past year, he may look like his mommy, but he is a mini Matt for sure! He loves jumping off high things and being thrown up in the air. He is such a boy! Thankfully he is still a mama's boy and asks for snuggles from mommy everyday. Words just cant describe how much this little guy means to us.
WOW! that is alot, what a crazy and VERY blessed 2009. I hope others reading this will be inspired to do the same...it is a great way to remember the good times and bad and see how much you've grown. We are so excited for 2010 and all the new adventures awaiting us. Happy New Year!
-2009 started out with Parks turning 1 on the 8th! He learned to walk just two weeks before his b-day.
-Matt applied for Calgary Fire Fighting in January, and by the beginning of February he was flying out to Calgary to write an aptitude test, do a physical CPAT test and (if he passed both) get interviewed.
-My sister-in-law Robyn and I went to Scotiabank Place for the 'So you think you can Dance' Canada tour, it was a great night.
-Our nephew Tyler was called on a mission to Mozambique, Africa. He left on February 18th to the Mission Training Center to start learning the new language he would have to speak...Portuguese. We are so proud of him. He is doing great.
-By the end of February, Matt found out he passed all his tests.
-He had to fly back out to Calgary that same month to do a mandatory lie detector test.
-By March, Matt was being offered the job as a Calgary Fire Fighter! What a blessing! Matt's paid training was scheduled to start May 18th! (2 months to pack up our life and move across the country).
-March was full of of booking uniform fittings, medical tests, hearing tests and getting his drivers license upgraded and changed to Alberta...very busy.
-We relieved stress by having great Rock Band nights at the MacNab's house. Dressing up and the whole bit:)
-Mid April Matt had to fly out to Calgary for the 3rd time! He stayed for 2 weeks this time, at which point our apartment was all boxed up and ready to go. Parks and I moved in with my parents.
-While Matt was away he completed his 12hr. fast medical test, next day was a treadmill test, next day was uniform fitting and the day after that was his 'bus' drivers test. crazy i know. He gave himself a week extra just in case he failed the bus test and had to retake it. By the end of the 2 weeks it was time for Matt to take the very important TKT exam, that if he failed everything would go down the drain.
-HE PASSES, phewf.
-April 30th we were ready to pack up the moving truck, only to find out that the company lost our booking and had no truck available. It changed everything, Matt's father wasn't able to fly out and drive back with Matt due to his work schedule...luckily we were blessed to have one of Matt's best friends, Brady, be able to take time of work and fly out.
-Matt and Brady drove from Ottawa to Calgary in 32 hours ( it was suppose to take 39 hours!). I'm just grateful they were safe:)
-We were lucky enough to get a house to live in in Okotoks by ourselves. Matt's parents old house that was up for sale.
-1 week after arriving we were house hunting with a fantastic Realtor, Steven Jones. Brady hooked us up with him.
-We found our dream home on the 1st day out!
-Almost one month later, June 12th, we got the keys to our 1ST HOUSE! (who knew how many meetings you have to go through to buy a house...Realtor meetings, mortgage approvals,bank transfers, lawyer meetings ect...it was crazy)
-On June 25th Matt and I celebrated 4 wonderful years being married. We are so lucky!
-Matt had mid term exam at the end of June and PASSED, phewf.
-I started running this summer as exercise and found that i really love it. I'm so proud to say I made it to the stop sign and back up at Tie Lake! It was about a 20 min run. (which is AMAZING for me). I was able to run with some of my sister-in-laws while up at the lake too, it was very inspiring!
-July 1st my mom flew out for 2 1/2 weeks! It was so wonderful having her with us.
-Afterward, i went up to Tie Lake for a fun filled week with Matt's family...(while Matt was at work), it was the first year of the Hill Family Olympics.
-By August 2nd Matt graduated Fire Fighter Training and was ready for his 1st night shift at a station!
-3 weeks after my mom flew back home, Parks and I decided to make a trip, we stayed for 2 1/2 weeks, it was good to be home.
-We started potty training Parks at 19 months old and by 21 months he was fully trained!!!
-September was pretty quiet, Matt celebrated his 25th birthday and found out I was pregnant! He had to work that night at the hall, but we were pretty pumped about our new little one due to arrive June 2nd, 2010!
-I turned 26 years old in October and couldn't be feeling better:)
-Parks went trick or treating for the first time as Thomas the Tank Engine (his hero), and was so cute.
-Hunting Season took over our life ( in other words:my husband) as of September 1st until November 30th. I went out with Matt three times for the first time ever...it was alright:)
-Matt got 2 moose and 1 deer...our freezer is full!
-I went out for my 2nd Ottawa trip with Parks in November, wonderful as always.
-Our niece Madelyn turned 8 and was baptized, it was a very special day.
-We did lots of Family swimming at the local pool in Okotoks.
-Ammo swallowed a tennis ball...a few days later threw it up as proof.
-Matt and I had our 1st Christmas in Okotoks together.
-I gave my 1st church talk on my conversion.
-Our 11th niece was born 5 days early on December 29th, named Tessa. She is beautiful.-Parks has grown so much this past year, he may look like his mommy, but he is a mini Matt for sure! He loves jumping off high things and being thrown up in the air. He is such a boy! Thankfully he is still a mama's boy and asks for snuggles from mommy everyday. Words just cant describe how much this little guy means to us.
WOW! that is alot, what a crazy and VERY blessed 2009. I hope others reading this will be inspired to do the same...it is a great way to remember the good times and bad and see how much you've grown. We are so excited for 2010 and all the new adventures awaiting us. Happy New Year!
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