Happy Birthday Jacob!

I can't believe 2 years has past by so quickly. Jacob is growing up so fast. He is now 28lbs and 35 inches tall. He is talking lots, although is still hard to understand.
We had a great day today. We opened presents at home together, and then had a party with all our friends at the Super 8 waterslide.

Jason and I made a digger birthday cake.

The water in the pool was pretty cold, so Jacob spent most of his time in the hot tub. The bigger kids really enjoyed the waterslide. It was so fast and dark. It scared me the first time!!

A beautiful day!

We spent a beautiful day playing outside in the snow. It was sunny and above zero. We had a very nice time sliding, quading and spending time with friends. What a great day!

Jacob changed his mind about sliding down the hill and daddy had to carry him down.

The kids all had a blast eating hot dogs and sliding down the hill. Many of the kids didn't even have to walk back up because they were pulled back up behind a snowmobile.

Family Update

Hello Everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I have done a new post. Not too much new has happened. Jason is working lots, and as you can see from the pictures, he has rewarded himself with a new toy. He bought a 2007 Honda Rubicon. He has been out on it many times, even in -30. Jacob loves it too. We have to hide his helmet, or he will want to wear it all the time.

Jason said that when they ride together on the quad, their helmets occasionally bump into each other. The first time they came back from a ride Jacob was telling me "bonk bonk". Now, whenever he wants to go for a quad ride he says "bonk bonk."

Jason bought some ramps for the quad and Jacob was helping put them together. He was putting all the bolts in the holes and using his tools he got for Christmas. He is such a little boy. Luckily, he likes to do scrapbooking with me too!

My boys working so hard together.

As many of you probably have heard, the mills here are shutting down. One of them is fighting hard to keep open, but if they do they will not be using contractors. This does not help our situation. We're hoping that Jason's bosses will find work for him in the oil patch. I have been told that there is a lot of work out there, so I shouldn't worry. This means that we will be apart again while he is working which defeats the purpose of us moving up here. We will make the best of the situation. Please pray that Jason will be able to keep working and still spend time with us.

Here is Jacob working so hard to put the bolts in all the holes. He did such a great job.

Giving Oakley a big hug.

Jacob saying "cheese."

My little man is growing up so fast. I can't believe that he is almost 2. I am hoping to have his birthday party at the Super 8 waterslide. I really dont want to have a big party in my house. Too chaotic! He is saying so many words now. He is even starting to identify colours. His favourite word right now is "no!" He says it so loud and rude. It is driving me crazy. I liked it better when everything was "uh-huh!" I'm not looking forward to the terrible twos if he acts like this already. If anybody wants to come up for a visit to give me a break, you are more than welcome!!!

We are hoping to be home again for spring break. We had a cruise booked, but when I heard that the mills were shutting down, I cancelled it. Hopefully Jason will have enough work and we will rebook again in the fall. I dont know the exact dates of Spring break of the top of my head, but I know that we will be home for Easter.

We will have to plan a big Easter egg hunt for all the kids.

Hope everyone is well.