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Finally Posting

It has been so long since I've posted, there is no excuse other than we've been really busy. Everyone can relate, work, cleaning, kids.

Here are some pretty recent ones of Ella. Looks like she's walking on the catwalk. I swear this one is all girl.

Everyone probably already knows by now, we are expecting our second baby. Due date is Sly's Birthday but that may change with the ultrasound. Plus this one is going to be a scheduled c-section so it should be here a couple weeks early. So we are looking at Ella's birthday. Why my sister and I keep having October babies is beyond me. Poor little Theo has no one to share his birthday. 4 of the 5 grandkids are the second week of october. Maybe Sean and Casey will have some in November, please let that be years and years away. Still too young for kids.

So the Chinese Lunar Calendar says I should be having a boy. I guess only time will tell. If it's a boy we are opting for Jackson, middle name James after my Granny's Grandfather. Her father was Michael, that would have been too weird. Jackson Michael, the kid would have been beat up in school. So we are thinking Jackson James.

My belly is just a popping out. There is no way I could have hidden this pregnancy even if I had chosen too. I am also carrying way different. My jeans already feel like they are cutting into my belly. With Ella I didn't wear maternity jeans until I was 7 months pregnant and now I think I am going to need them next month.

You can all see for yourselves.

I hope all is good with everyone.

Take Care,

Sarah

xxx

A Pictureless Blog

I know this may seem odd as I am always posting pictures but the batteries on my camera are dead. I figured that if I put off blogging another day, it may be months before I posted again.

So here goes....

We are now in our new house and are loving it. We get to spend so much more time outside as there are so much more things to do. Condo living is definately not suitable for kids. Ella loves it here, she loves being outside.

We've been crazy busy with the renovations, moving and work. On top of all of this Ella has been having a hard time with her molars. We are all awaiting these molars. I think Sly and I are more excited about them coming out than her. She'll be in teething rage for 3-4 days then be fine for a week and a half and then it all starts again, it's a never ending cycle until they are out.

Sly brought me to the World Championship Finals (Canada vs Russia) last Sunday and it was awesome. It was such a great atmosphere. Everyone there was so proud to be Canadian. Everyone was wearing red, lots had their faces painted and many flags were waving.

Everyone was chanting Canada! When Canada scored, you thought the roof was going to blow off the building, it was that loud. You couldn't help but yell and jump out of your seat.

It would have been fun for Canada to win but it was nice just the same. It is something I will remember for the rest of my life.

Congrats to the Russians who had not won in 15 years.

This weekend we are planning on relaxing a little. We have been on the go for the last couple months and June is going to be crazy.

Ella is growing like crazy and has now entered the terrible two stage. I feel like I'm living with a teenager. All she does is argue. I say yes, she says no. She wants me to help her do something, then when I do, she says no because she decided she wanted to do it herself.

It's the oddest thing as Ella had been the calmest little girl 'Angel' is what everyone said. The little girl who never complained about anything. It's like one morning she did a 360 and thought let's just try to get under mom and dad's skin. I'm hoping this doesn't last two long but am told it could be like this for a year. Please let her get through this stage fast.

All I keep telling myself is that I need to hold my own and when I say no, it's no. Even though she may yell and cry and throw herself to the ground.

What a drama queen! She's even mastered the fake cry when she doesn't get what she wants.

Enough of me going on and on. I hope all is good with everyone and that everyone has a great summer.

Love,

S

xxx

Ella & Ruby

Everyone, this is Ella's new best friend Ruby!

Ruby is so good with Ella.

Ruby is actually very patient with Ella. Ella will lay on her, pull on her, kiss her, she'll even put her in a headlock. Poor dog.

Ella just loves her.

-S

xxx

Our New Addition

Here are a few pics of Ruby who joined our family 3 weeks ago.

It's been one crazy winter. We've had record amounts of snowfall. We've beaten records from years and years ago.

This picture may look like your average pic but scroll down to the next and you'll see..........

that our snow banks are higher than Sly's truck.

Worst thing is, lots of it has gone.

We are so excited for Spring. The snow is finally starting to melt.

Hope all is good with everyone.

-S

Happy Birthday Avery!

Happy Early Birthday Little Miss Avery!!!! We hope you have a wonderful birthday!

Your gift is wrapped but has unfortunately not made it to the post office yet.

Birthday wishes from the Daigles.

xxx

Ella's Valentine's Day!

Sly and I blew up over 50 balloons for Ella to discover in the morning.

She went from Grumpy to Happy in a second.

She just loved the balloons. Check out Ella with her balloons.



Just enjoying her balloons.

Ella and Mommy at 6:30am.
Ella and Daddy aftter supper.
We put all those balloons up on the wall with the static from Ella and I's hair.Ella loved her balloons.

Hope everyone had great Valentine's Day.

Today when I asked Ella ''Do you love Mommy?'' she said yes and said the same when I asked ''Do you love Daddy?'' Can you ask for a better Valentine's Day than that? I don't think so!

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

-the daigles

Me, at L's Age.

I was finally able to find a picture that wasn't packed away. So here's me at around Ella's age. Do you think she looks somewhat like me? Anything at all?

As I sit here trying to find a picture where Ella looks like me, I come up empty handed. I really think that she looks like me in this picture but the minute she puts a smile on her face, she is definately a spitting image of Sly.

What can I say, the girl looks like her dad, it's just that simple.

-S

L & Mommy

Just thought I'd add a couple new pics.

We've just been so busy it's crazy. Both of us working full time, means less time to blog.

What can I say? That's life.

Hope you enjoy the couple pics of L and I laughing on the bed.

Ella loves rolling around on the bed. She just giggles.

Ella is getting over her first ear infection, poor baby. She had a fever for a couple days and now that the antibiotics are finally kicking in, she seems to be getting better.

Hopefully she'll be back to her old self, by the weekend.

Hope all is well with everyone.

Love,

-S

The Holiday Season!

Here are some pics of us during the holiday season.

Pigtails anyone?
At a hall for a family reunion. Ella was so hot, we had to strip her down to her onesie.
What a little stinker.

Sledding is our most cherrished tradition. We missed sledding last Christmas because of the lack of snow, we definately made up for it this year.

Time for a little family picture.

Casey, Mary, Sean & I.

Felix, Steve & Mary.

Steve, Jeremy & Mary.

We hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season and that 2008 will bring you joy & health.

-the daigles

Ella and Mommy hanging out.

I know i've been really busy at keeping my blog updated.
I've been so busy. Just started working, was crazy the first week, but am starting to get into a routine. This week was my first week working 40 hours and I was dead tired. I think I went to bed at 8:30 every night.
Then this week I got the devestating news that Rhea's brother had disappeared. ''Vanished into thin air'' is what Rhea said.

I've been thinking of her constantly.

She's going through a really hard time and I wish I could be there with her.

So if your reading this Rhea, I hope some of these pics of my little Princess / Stinker will put a smile on your face.

With this new year coming, let this be a lesson to everyone. You never know what life will throw at you. It isn't always easy, so make the best of everyday, don't hold a grudge, don't go to bed angry just live, love and laugh.

Happy Holiday season to everyone.

-S

xxx

Rhea & Family

You are all in our thoughts and prayers.

I can't even begin to imagine what you are going through.

We love you very much and hope you will be okay.

Love,

Sly, Sar & L

xxx

Ella's First Time in the Snow

Here is Ella, walking in the snow.

Funny!

Hope all is well with everyone.

Sorry for the short blog.

-S

xxx

Ella & Her Itty Bitty Pigtails.

I just had to post these because I thought they were too cute.

Hope everyone enjoys.

Thanks to Chandy, Andrew and Avery for the cute shirt. It looks so cute on Ella.

Love,

S

xxx

MY BRACES ARE OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I finally got my braces off and this is my first offical picture of me with Ella, without braces.

I now feel like I have a permanent smile plastered on my face.

My braces were removed yesterday and it felt so good.

I honestly had to hold back tears when I first saw them.

I am so happy I did it and am sure it is one thing, i will never regret.

For those of you who don't remember me pre-braces, here's a picture.

Halloween & Random Pics

Halloween!

What can we say? It's such a busy day.

We dressed up Ella and then brought her to a couple houses we knew, to show off her costume. Why put a costume on if you're not going to show it off?

Bringing her from house to house, even though we only went to about 5, was so much work. Getting her in and out of the car was exhausting.

We were lucky, it was a beautiful day, probably about 16 degrees celcius.

Here's Ella ready to go trick-or-treating.

Ella and her Princess Emilie, the Queen.Ella walking up the driveway to the first house we went to (Guy & Pauline).Ella inside Guy and Pauline's house.

That's it for halloween pics as the batteries died on the camera.

I just thought I'd share a couple random pics of Ella.

Ella just smiling.

Her hair is finally starting to come in. Yay!!!Ella in the bath. I just thought this was too cute.

I hope everything is great with everyone and that everyone had a good Halloween.

Love,

S

xxx

FACES.............

Ella makes a number of different faces.

Here are some of them.

This is her, "I'm going to do something you don't want me to do" face.

This is her new "Here are my teeth" face.

This is "I'm pissed you won't let me do what I want" face.This is "You still won't let me do what I want" face.This is "Cheese" face.

This is "I've got the giggles from your tickles" face.

This is "I'm calm and about to take a nap in the car" face.

This is "Making the sound of a car" face.

This is "I love my doll" face.

So that was a recap of the good, the bad and the ugly.

-S