Our Family & Our Life

Dear Diary, You probably noticed a slight change to our blog. I'm just playing around with it as the blogger people have added quite a few new features since the last face-lift. One of the new additions is the ability for our faithful readership to receive email updates each time the blog is updated. Just add your email address and hit "subscribe" to find out what were up to and where were living at that particular moment! Also, some people many not realize it but you can add a comment by going to the bottom of the posting and hitting the "Comment" link. We love to hear from you! Happy reading and be sure to scroll down the left side of the blog for little bits and pieces. 'Til next time, Heather, Colin & Isla

Dear Diary, I have a few minutes and I'm procrastinating, I really don't feel like a shower right now and just prefer to hang around the house in my pj's. Don't you just love days like that? Anyways, I thought I would take advantage of it because Isla and I are going to Mom and Dad's next week and we'll have to be up and ready to go by 6 a.m. and definately no hanging around the house in our pj's. As Dad says "the best part of the day is early in the morning". Oh great, I can hardly wait. As I sit here, Mittens is sleeping out his last full day with us and I'll miss him when he goes home tomorrow. He's a good cat and good entertainment. He sleeps in between our pillows on our bed and purrs, so yeah, I wash the sheets alot. Last weekend he started pawing at my face because he was lonely about 3 a.m. Don't you just love cats! I brought the two plants into the apartment that were on the balcony and now he thinks he's a jungle cat as he

Dear Diary, It was early evening in the kitchen of our apartment at Cherokee trail and Isla was ready for her dinner..... The following picture completes the story... Me see BOTTLE!!!! No Mummy, I want the BOTTLE!!! And the story end with Isla on her mat ready to practice rolling over again...... Until next time... Colin, Heather and Isla...

Dear Diary, We decided the blog needed an update as we are getting bored with the look of it. Over the next couple of days we'll playing around with different templates etc. Let us know what you think of it or if you have any other suggestions with regards to appearance etc.

Dear Diary, To date Colin, Isla and I have been in the northern, western and now southern areas of Colorado. We were told the eastern part isn't that interesting so we'll take our time going in that direction. On Saturday we travelled over 100 miles to Canon City, Colorado and we picked the perfect day as it was the hottest day of the year in Denver so it was nice to escape a bit of the heat. Canon City is located in the heart of cowboy town - horses, cacti and desert. It's lovely to visit but I don't think I could live there, just a bit to out of town and desolate. Our reason for going was to go on the Royal Gorge train ride through the mountains to view an area we would never be able to view otherwise from the car. The trains are all old but it added to the charm. The coach we rode in was an old 1950's CN car that probably travelled across Canada hundreds of times! It was good fun and we saw stunning landscapes as we travelled through the gorge. Along the way we r

Dear Diary, Isla is 21.5 weeks or 5 months old today!! She's doing well and yes, she really is an easy and happy baby even though the photo's may not indicate so. For some reason I had trouble getting a smile out of her this morning. She sleeps well, eats well and loves her daddy. Colin just walks into the room and she smiles and giggles. She is still petite for her age (but lately getting taller) and developmentally she is right on schedule. A few weeks ago she kept waking up at 5 a.m. and we thought we would start her on solids but the "experts" say to wait until 6 months so we reconsidered and I'm glad we did because now she sleeps through until 7 or 7:30 a.m. no problem. Her mommy is much happier and rested as well! We can't wait to see what new things she'll be doing and learning at 6 months old!

Dear Diary, As my sister says, I attract cats wherever I go and sure enough, I've done it again! Well, he isn't ours but he's ours until end of the month. Mittens is a very easy going, friendly cat. He's like "Bobby", Pearl and Dixie's friend in Larne and at times, that's what I call him. He loves Colin and has taken to lounging in the recliner. He's a man's cat. Don't worry Jennifer, he couldn't have settled in better than he has!!!

Dear Diary, It's been a while since the last post but we've just been busy with everyday life. We've enjoyed Canada Day on July 1st, experienced our first July 4th and tomorrow is the N. Irish holiday, July 12th.... Wow, that's alot of national holidays! In the future and once we have our own house we'll have all three flags blowing outside. Despite being carted around the world, Isla has been doing well. She rolls over constantly and even knows how to roll back on her back but there is the odd time that she can't do it and panics after a few moments on her tummy. She spends alot of time on her play mat and loves "Mr Monkey" who hangs over her head. Poor Mr Monkey gets abused and shoved into her mouth but he doesn't seem to really mind. Since she has had her portrait taken by Canadian Baby Photographers she has turned into a little Elle McPherson!!! Check this out, she has her supermodel pose all worked out... What a little ham, eh? The weather