Jay meets Santa :)

The Halloween Party

Jay wasn't the only one to have fun...HA!
Chris & I went to Battle Creek to visit Carmen & Rob and to participate in a most fabulous Halloween shindig :)
We went as the king & queen of hearts...of which I COMPLETELY DID MYSELF. Freehand.

So let me take a moment to proclaim my status of the 'shiznit'

I think they look awesome :)
The creations...

The group, minus a few people...

Carmen the slutty pregnant Nun and Rob the disgruntled employee

Ah yes...the boyz
Kissy smoochy

The aftermath...

Ah Halloween...always fun because Jay just gets crazy about PUMPKINS...nothing else, just the pumpkins...he could care less about the candy. We had a great time, we trick or treated around our friend Jimmy's neighborhood and then we went to visit the doctor cuz they were having a little 'party' for the kids. I didn't think to take better pics, it was a busy evening :)

The Wubzy Pumpkin

See the wonder that is...WUBZY.
;)
We (by we I mean me of course...Jay didn't want to touch the 'guts') carved a pumpkin on Monday, we have a few others to do yet before Friday, but Wubzy just about killed me...too detailed, and I had a hand cramp from the great beyond once we (again me) were done ;)

Pumpkin Patch pictures

We had SO much fun on Saturday, it was a great family day :)
After church, we headed out to eat and then to the Country Mill in Charlotte...just a few miles out of Grand Ledge...and boy was it C-C-COLD.

But despite the ugly weather, the kids had a blast. Jay was just thrilled to be around pumpkins.
They fed some goats :)
Jay loved the little brown one, he had such a soft nose

We poked our heads thru some cut outs...I think mine was pretty awesome
My cutie
All three kids in the big pumpkin
Jay surrounded by pumpkins.
Jay and Hailee hanging out...it was starting to get a little sunnier at this point, but still COLD
Cutie pie again
Walking with our loot to the checkout counter
Jay and Hailee pushing the goods
Enjoying a donut and some apple cider
And of course...caramel apples. teehee
We tried to get a nice family shot, but Jay was kinda cranky

Chris refused to kiss me...said I had caramel on my nose
Getting a smooch sandwich from Nana & Papa
The awesome train!

Thanks for looking!

Jay & the speedbike

We went to visit our friends Carmen and Rob in Battle Creek this weekend, and had a blast :)
Jay loved playing with them and exploring the area...but by far his favourite thing was the ride he got on Uncle Rob's bike :)

I was a little aprehensive at first, but it was ok...I trust Rob and Jay had a blast!

Getting ready for Halloween

So when I asked Jay what he wanted to be for Halloween he told me 'a bat'.
I had no idea how I was gonna find a bat costume, but a friend told me that Old navy had a bat costume this year...what luck! I didn't want to make anything ;) Call me lazy

So Jay has his bat costume, and I must say he's just too freakign cute in it :)
I took a few pics of him messing around in his costume. He loves it...its fuzzy and warm, and luckily it'll just go over his normal clothes, its liek a bit fleece jacket :) So no covering up the cuteness with a big ol jacket.

He's sooo excited for Halloween, he keeps talking about costumes and pumpkins...We'll be going to visit a pumpkin patch this next weekend :)

Updates

Just some cute pics of Jay hanging out in the front yard...

Total Awesomeness...no doubt about it

Now featuring the undeniable awesomeness of Crazy Jay...stunt devil exraordinaire.

Getting suited up for awesomeness
Testing the track

Off we GO!

And the grande finale...

Taking a refreshing breather

Demanding Cherry because it is the ONLY thing that will do.

Ontario Science Centre

So today (saturday) Jay and I went with Jon & Crystal into Toronto, we had a good day at the Science Centre...Jay is a BIG fan of museums and had a blast running through a few exhibits and testing out stuff...it was a lot of fun :)

Back in the "Homeland" again

Jay and I are back in Oshawa, for a few weeks...checking up on family and just having fun together... here's a few pics from Friday afternoon, it was a beautiful warm day and a perfect day for a pool :D

Backyard Adventures!

Pooltime fun.
Jay-style ;)

July thus far

Just a few pics from July so far :) I'm preparing for yet another huge blogger slack off... so I'll get as updated as possible.

Jay and I went home to Oshawa in the end of June, we stayed for a good week and really had a blast, it was great to be back, we visisted with everyone and just had a lot of fun relaxing. Jay was spoiled by Oma and Opa, he got an awesome train set, a motorized Thomas and Friends set along with some extra engines...each one is battery operated, so it basically plays all by itself. Jay loves to turn each engine on and then just watch forever.
Here's a pic of my 'stinky boy' He was just not in the mood to do anything today...
Playing some games at the lake with cousin Hadley
Getting ready for the big parade...he was so excited because he was told they would be throwing candy out to the kids.
Jay and Hadley getting ready for the candy with their bags
Jay loved the firetrucks...the noise was deafening, but he was just thrilled with the flashing lights and the siren was cool too...although 90% of the time he had his hands over his ears.
Waiting for the next 'float' I thought this pic was super cute


The kids checking out the lake

SO that covers 4th of July...I'll be back with more

Birthday Videos

The Birthday MADNESS (Jay turns 3)

On Jay's birthday, daddy took time off of work for a fun filled JAY DAY.
Jay got to choose what we did :)

And of course, he chose his most favourite place in the world, Impression 5 Science Center...its a childrens museum and Jay is just in love with everything about it. They have the coolest things to do and Jay has a blast trying everything out. Its really hands on, which is really what makes it so cool.






And then after our fun afternoon, Jay was able to pick where we would eat for his birthday dinner. He chose A&W...its his new favourite place to eat ;) I think its because the ice cream cones all come with happy faces.



We opened a few small presents when we got home, we were saving the big stuff for when Oma and Opa would arrive later that evening.

Well the next day was Saturday, and we had another fun day...Oma & Opa had come down to visit, and Nana & Poppa were here to celebrate too!

Mmmm, CAKE!
Checking out his loot
Ooooh ANOTHER Backyardigans dvd!
The awesome new trike from Oma & Opa :)

June 2008

A few highlights from this month...feeding ducks, playing with the cousins...DESTROYING MY CAMERA...Kenzies birthday, Jay's birthday and various outdoor activities




And here we are at the fateful water fountain, the kids were trying to get a drink...

Do not ask HOW i managed to take this picture...I think I was in shock from the freezing water in my face...but I took a picture of the destruction


But he's super cute...evil, destructive and cute ;)

By the way, my camera kind of made a recovery...I can't zoom in or out anymore, but other than that, its working pretty good.


The best part about birthday celebrations are the cake...or in Kenzie's case, a big ol cookie :)
Jay and Hailee much prefered to paint themselves in icing ;)
Just a random pic
Jay passed out
This child can sleep through ANYTHING...I took this picture while there was 4 other children in the house screeching and playing loudly in the SAME room.

Little Video of Camping Adventure

May 2008

Lets start off by saying: I am a slacker...horrible bad bad slacker.

Ok, now that I've said that...Here's a few updates, we'll start with May :)

Beginning of May, I had my 10 year highschool reunion, which was neat :) It was definetely nice to see so many people that I'd not seen in many years.

Here's a few pics I was able to get Chris to snap...my camera died soon thereafter, so I've been depending on other's pics.







This month was generally decent...I mean it wasn't good nor bad in either way, just a lot of fun running around with Jay boy and having fun outside

We spent a lot of time outdoors!






Oh and Chris and Jay had a little camping adventure out in the backyard too... Jay was SO into it...putting up the tent, building the fire, and snuggling in his sleeping bag...all until it was ACTUALLY time for bed, then he got a little freaked out by all the backyard sounds and he and daddy came inside.

Various pictures from the past few months

Talking Post

Ok so this post will be dedicated to me running my mouth about the last 4 months.

New Years was just like any other day, you go to bed, wake up the next day and its a new number...nothing thrilling, but that's fine with me.

January was frustrating because Chris and I spent a LOT of time apart, I was back and forth to Canada a lot and while I was up there (for a 3 week stretch) I got really really sick...and since I had Jay with me I was just absolutely exhausted. So my sweet hubby took a few days off of work and came up and helped me out and then took me back to Michigan with him. Which was a HUGE blessing.

Speaking of Michigan/Canada...we're doing the limbo thing again, which is always extra exciting (not).

I am still technically living in Canada, although I visit Michigan a LOT. "Rules" state I have to leave the country every 60 days...so I can be here 'visiting' and then leave, go back to Canada, do some things and then return. Mind you I still get a panic attack whenever I get near the border. Although there's nothing I'm doing wrong, its just a trigger and I swear it'll never go away.

Immigration is slowly progressing. We have a lawyer that is helping us out with some things. Apparently when I was forced to give up my green card a few years ago, it was done unlawfully and there's a chance I'll be able to get my green card back much easier without having to pay the astronomical $1400 fees. We pray a lot cuz that'd be a HUGE relief.

I've already made the decision when this is all over I'm just going to go for American citizenship so I don't ever have to deal with this headache again.

February was decent...cold and gross as only Michigan weather can be. Our 6 year anniversary was clouded by me being horribly sick with the flu...so we celebrated it a few days later by trying out this fabulous new Japanese restaurant/habachi grill that just opened up in Lansing. Twas EXPENSIVE but soooo very good and it was a lot of fun.

March was fun, I went back to Canada for a while to deal with some issues and start the moving process...which I swear will take forever. Ah well.
Easter was enjoyable, we had a bunch of family come to visit, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Cam and Hadley from South Carolina and Grandma and Aunt Bonnie from California. Jay was thrilled to play around with everyone and since he hadn't ever met his Grandma Mortenson it was doubley special to see them together :)

Anyway...so now it is April. The weather has DRASTICALLY improved, its been gorgeous lately and Jay and I spend a lot of time outside playing. I heard a horrifying 'rumour' that the *S* word could be heading our way this weekend...and I swear if that happens I'll cry like a baby. I need sunshine, not SNOW.

Jay has been amazing every day so far, he's such a brilliant little bug. He talks all the time, he's potty training slowly, but he's doing GREAT! His new favourite thing is to play on the computer, he's pretty good at navigating his childrens sites and he also loves to play in Paint and Photoshop (chip off the ol' block).

We're going back to Canada in the beginning of May for my 10 year highschool reunion...and from there onward, it'll be mothers day, memorial day and then into June for Jay's THIRD birthday!

I'm so excited for summer...and I swear I'll keep you posted ;)