Our Family & Our Life

We were up before the birds this morning to do an airport run for a very important arrival from Sao Paolo.... We're all very excited to be together again so much so that Isla has been following Colin around like a puppy ever since... We also celebrated a belated Father's Day when we arrived home.... Isla bought Colin "Father and Daughter" Willow Tree figurine - I call it "Daddy's Girl" - how appropriate ;-)

Ok, maybe not day 118 but it sure feels like it - it's been a llllooonnnngggg five weeks and one day without you, dear.  We miss you so much and can't wait until we can celebrate Father's Day tomorrow starting at 5:45 a.m. - when your plane lands... Isla LOVES her daddy and daddy loves Isla! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Isla has been fighting a fever the last couple of days but thankfully a prayer is answered again and she's feeling great today - just in time to play with Daddy tomorrow!  She woke up a couple of times last night screaming but she woke up happy, bright eyed and ready to go at 11:00 a.m.!  I knew she really needed a good sleep in order to feel better and she sure got it this morning. 

I thought this only happened to boys. Guess not, eh? Time for tubby-tub. Again.

Her new summer dress!  It's adorable and even sweeter on her  ;-) This is what she was doing as I was trying to take a pic! My three lovely girls!

Our girl playing with her "new" Tonka truck.... 'Til next time,

She has it all figured out - move the trash can to the floor, step on the cat litter box and then grabs her tooth brush and paste!  Smart cookie - she'd do it 18x a day if I let her!

Well, it was mine and she snuck it and finished it after I put it down for a minute.

I picked these at Mom's and brought them home - the van sure smelled nice!

... but aren't they cute!?

Colin left last night for Brazil and he called me this morning to say he arrived safely.   While he is away I plan on posting a photo or two of Isla or something from our day for him (and anyone else who happens to read the blog!). I don't know if I'll do it everyday but I'll at least make an attempt. Without further adieu, Monday, day 1....  We were outside this morning watering plants and just hanging out. OK, two photos, since Pearl and Isla were playing so nice together...

Colin has been home for almost a week already.  Time goes by too quickly as he is scheduled to leave again on Sunday night for a red-eye flight back to Brazil.  Sadly, he comes to Canada on "vacation" and goes "home" to Brazil. I try not to focus on how many days we have left together, I just want to spend time together! We've taken it easy and Isla loved it that he was able to join us at her "Play and Splash" class on Tuesday.  I've been taking her for the last few weeks (it runs until mid-June) and she loves it but it's a bit more special with Daddy!  Colin and I were with her together during the "play" portion and then Colin went with her in the pool.  That girls' mouth was never closed - she was either talking (alot) or swallowing water ;-)  Anyways, she loved it and I had fun watching her from a different angle.  She's a crazy kid on Tuesday mornings! After the class we travelled to Ajax to spend time with Aunt Lynn

Time sure flies, doesn't it? It's May already! YAY!  I don't mind but if it was going on let's say, November, then I wouldn't be as happy. It's time for my-not-so-intended-to-be-monthly update.  Yes, that is just how things have turned out to be.  I haven't been in a blogging sort of mood lately.  Too much of the same and not much else that is blog worthy but it's not a bad thing. Colin is away and arriving home on Friday for a week and a bit.  There hasn't been much change on the visa front although we hope to hear this month of our approved "agreement in prinicple" followed shortly thereafter with the Canadian visa.  I just checked Immigration Canada's website and it says they are processing October 3, 2009.  That means one of two things: 1.  They are VERY slow or October 3 was a heavy mail day as it has showed October 3 for a few weeks now OR 2. They haven't updated the website in a few weeks. I really hope for the latter as