Our Family & Our Life

Dear Diary, ... hasn't been feeling well the last few days. Just when we think she's feeling better, I'm washing the sheets on her bed again and she has slight temperature... For now she's eating the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) and I'll probably keep her on it for a few more days until we're 100% sure her tummy is recovered. Funny thing is, that is pretty much all the lady likes to eat anyways... Please pray she recovers soon and returns to her usual toddler self.

Dear Diary, I haven't forgot about it ye know... 'Til next time, Colin..

Dear Diary, ... and can't be bothered to add much commentary about our day today.... We drove into the mountains to a little town called Estes Lake, Colorado after stopping in an even smaller town called Lyons, Colorado for lunch .... Go ahead, look it up on a map - they are both close to the Rocky National Park which we didn't visit today but have in the past. Colin showing off his new hat which of course Isla had to try on too! It's such a pretty town and it was a great escape from the ugly city landscape. If I could live in the mountains, I would!

Dear Diary, Have you seen this? You gotta watch it - it cracks me up! Last night on the 6 o'clock they showed how they made the commercial, it's amazing what they can do with technology!

Dear Diary, Another treasure for the memory box.... Isla's first drawing! It can't be all work, a little of play time too... The artist hard at work. The masterpiece! Okay, maybe I helped her a little bit but this was the first time she ever used a crayon and I think she did really good job!

Dear Diary, I've always known I'm not a quick thinker on my feet but twice this week (Wednesday actually) I paniced and froze. It's bothered me ever since and I'm thankful Colin springs into action while I come to grips with what just happened. I'd be horrible a ER nurse, that much I know. Anyways, it scares me to think what could've happened if it weren't for a quicker thinking person. I feel awful about both incidents and I wish I sprung into action like WonderWoman. Thanks be to God nothing serious resulted. I won't go into detail of the first incident but the second involved Isla stumbling and putting a tooth through her lip. She cried and cried and it bled something horrible. She's OK ,didn't require stitches and I'm sure there will be many more fat lips in her future. In the meantime, I'm coming to grips with the bloody side of parenting. I shudder at the thought of a broken limb. Take a look at that lip.... By dinnertime it was

Dear Diary, Isla and I would like to wish our fellow Canadians (especially those stuck in this country) a very HAPPY CANADA DAY! We just wish we were up north to celebrate...

Dear Diary, One of the best things about having a daughter is dressing her up! (Colin is shaking his head) I love little girl clothes and better yet so much fun to shop for. Almost like a living doll!! Having a boy cannot be half as much fun as having a girl. Check out this dress (with bloomers) I picked for the lady at a kids consignment store a few months back. Is this not the cutest? Actually Isla has loads of cute dresses and now that she can walk, it's so much easier for her to wear them too. Here is a closer look at the detail and don't ask me why she is holding her nose: Don't you just love the way she models her clothes so well? I asked her to stand against the wall and she did it! During the last couple of weeks, two people have told us to get her involved in modelling and I'm hesitant to do it but hey, by the looks of it maybe she has a future as a Gap model!

Dear Diary, Isla's favourite game from just a few months old has always been "Where's the Baby?". It's very simple, just throw a blanket over her face. ... and it never fails to get smiles and giggles out of her... Say goodbye to the curls.... Last night I decided the tips of her hair needed a bit of snip to help her hair to grow and thicken up a bit...... sadly, her hair was looking pretty straight this morning. The curls were too good to last!

Dear Diary, I call this photo, spit and polished! We're off to the immunization clinic this afternoon for an injection and you gotta look good! See you tonight dear - have a safe flight home.