The past few weeks have been quite busy with the arrival of Jasmine and lots of visiting. With Jasmine arriving one day after Natalie’s birthday we had just enough time to get in a birthday party for her. We celebrated Natalie and Amy’s birthday a day early on the 27th with a nice dinner and ice cream cake at home. It was a fun evening and Natalie loved the birthday hats, balloons, and all her presents.

Last Saturday, my brother and his family came over from Victoria for the day to meet Jasmine, and Natalie and Teagan got the chance get know each other better. It was great to see them all and I really enjoyed playing with my nephew.

Lori arrived Sunday the 17th and is giving Christina some extra help around the house now that I’m back at work. We appreciate having the extra help and Christina gets to enjoy adult conversation during day.

Last weekend was another busy one with dinner, brunch, and two birthday parties. The Neufeld and Ribeiro families brought dinner over on Friday night and we had a great evening of good food and visiting. David and Natalie enjoyed playing together and watching The Backyardigans. The two of them played very well together despite Natalie’s numerous attempts to hug him. Saturday morning we had the Hendersons and Boetzkes’ over for brunch. The Hendersons were only down from Williams Lake for the weekend, so we were really glad they could include us in their visit.

On Saturday evening we re-united with the Boetzkes’ at their housewarming/Michael’s birthday where we enjoyed a BBQ where I’m pretty sure the children outnumbered the adults. Sunday afternoon was another child-filled party as we joined our friends Kandy and Shawn in celebrating their daughter Ava’s 1st birthday. Jasmine slept through the entire party while Natalie played with the other children and toys.