Busy Week...But Worth It!

Yesterday was the culmination of an incredibly busy week before it! We had Kallie's 2nd birthday party at our house, with about 30 or so friends. It was an incredibly beautiful day, the sun was shining, the temperature was great, and we all had an amazing time! We had our first bbq of the season, and it was AWESOME!!! There's nothing better than being out in the sunshine with people you love, smelling bbq:) Since I've been so sick and tired the past couple of months, our house had fallen into a state of disrepair. Lyndon is awesome, and did lots of work, but it takes more than one adult to keep this place running:) So, I spent all last week deep cleaning the house, and folding every piece of clothing we own (confession: until last week I hadn't folded laundry since BEFORE EASTER!!! YIKES!). And then of course, there was getting ready for the actual party! Honestly, it was an exhausting week, I started to get sicker on Thurs. and Fri., but just had to push through and keep going so that we could enjoy Sunday. And it was definitely worth it!

I will be posting with pics later this week, and more details about the party and Kallie's second year. Literally, within minutes of the last guests leaving last night, I became stuffed up, and woke up with a cold this morning. My body is definitely crashing, I'm exhausted and nauseous more than usual, so I'm going to take the next few days easy, and will then get around to being productive again:)

Yesterday also marked 12 weeks of pregnancy! I'm so excited! I'm already constantly rubbing my belly (as was pointed out to me yesterday), which I find amusing, b/c I NEVER did that with Kallie, especially not this early! And I'm already showing, which is just amazing, b/c with Kallie, you honestly couldn't tell I was pregnant until 6-7 months...and even then, barely. I've already 'outgrown' pants that I was wearing at 6 months pregnant with Kallie! It's definitely fun having a belly already, as it felt like I was NEVER going to show last time! I'm hoping now that I'm moving into my second trimester, the nausea will subside, or at least the fatigue! Definitely not complaining, I realize what a privilege and blessing it is to be carrying this little miracle, and I don't want to take it for granted!

Hope you all have a great week, pictures coming soon!!!

Dinner Conversation...

Kallie: Where's your lid daddy?
Lyndon: I don't need a lid on my cup. You're little so you need a lid, but I'm big, so I don't need one.
Kallie: Oh. (very thoughtfully) Yeah, you're big. I can't lift you.

:)This just makes me smile...the mind of a two-year-old:)

Baby On The Way!!!

Yes, we are expecting!!! We're so thrilled to be pregnant, and excited that Kallie is going to be a big sister:)

So far the pregnancy has been very 'normal'...I've had a lot of 'morning' (aka 'all day':) sickness, and have been pretty exhausted, but just keep reminding myself that those sometimes overwhelming things point to an amazing little life inside of me:)

I'm looking forward to blogging about this pregnancy...hopefully this will mean more regular posts...no promises, though:) For now, thanks for sharing in our joyful news!

Have a great day everyone!

Happy Mother's Day!!!

I hope that all you moms are having a fabulous Mother's Day! I have to say, out of the three I've been able to celebrate as a mom (Kallie was born 1 day before Mother's Day), this has been my absolute best! Although, having a 1 day old baby was pretty amazing too:) We've had such a wonderful day together as a family, listened to a great, inspiring message at church, enjoyed a quiet lunch out together, and are getting ready to meet Lyndon's parents to celebrate with them! And, I got very spoiled this Mother's Day:) My birthday (and Kallie's) is only two days from now, so I got presents for both today, and feel very, very blessed:)

I had wanted a morning at the spa for my birthday/mother's day gift, and so I booked a manicure, pedicure and spa facial for a couple weeks from now, and when I mentioned something to Lyndon about how I had to be in charge of my own gifts, he assured me that he'd have something for me on the actual day. So this morning, we were all lying in bed together and Lyndon went downstairs to get something (obviously my gift;), and came back to give me a BIG box of my favourite chocolates (Laura Secord French Mints...I've definitely eaten a quarter of the box already!), and a really sweet card that played the country song, 'I'm going to love you forever, forever and ever, amen' (I'm not exactly sure of the title, but that's the main line in the song), and it totally made me start crying:) I thought it was so sweet...and THEN! Lyndon pulls out a PEOPLES box!!! I couldn't believe it! He bought me a beautiful diamond necklace, and I absolutely LOVE IT!!! I was completely crying then! I don't need really fancy or expensive gifts, but to see how much thought and effort went into this gift (I do all of our finances, so it took some very special planning for Lyndon to save for the necklace and buy it without me knowing:), I was so touched! I love my husband so very much, he has truly made this the most wonderful mother's day! I just felt so cherished and appreciated:)

I want to say to my mom and mother-in-law, you are both such special, incredible women, and we are SO thankful and feel SO blessed to have you in our lives! We love you so much!

When our Pastor was talking about moms today, and how it is truly a special calling, I was very reflective. Before I had Kallie, I just had no idea what a huge responsibility it is to raise a child, but even more than that, what an INCREDIBLE blessing it is! Being a mom is by far my favourite role in my life, absolutely nothing beats it:)! And I'm so thankful to have so many amazing mommy friends to share this journey with, it makes it even better:)

I hope you all have a wonderful Mother's Day, celebrating with your family!

As I said Kallie and I are celebrating our birthdays on Tuesday, so I am soon to be the mama of a TWO year old! I can't believe it! So look forward to a birthday post (with pictures this time!) celebrating our wonderful, sweet, Little Miss Kallie Paige!

Our Calgary Trip and Some Updates

B/C let's face it, no one really knows what's going on with us since I'm such a lazy blogger! Not that I imagine hundreds of people are dying to be in the know concerning the Wagenaar family, but maybe there are 1 or 2 of you;)

I'm still having trouble with pics...they're uploading, but in writing form in the draft, so I have no idea how to move them or put them in the order I want. So please hang in there and just enjoy the pics as they are...:)













Anyhoo, Kallie and I flew to Calgary last month, for 5 days, to visit family and one of my best friends from college, Kat. It was a really great time of visiting and connecting, but I was definitely glad to be home...travelling alone with a toddler...not something I would highly recommend:) The other wonderful thing about the trip was that my dad flew out from Winnipeg before us, and met us in Calgary. So we got to spend lots of time with him too! Kallie asks for Grandpa almost every day now, she was just completely smitten:) The grandparent-grandchild bond just amazes me! Kallie only sees my parents every few months, but pretty much from the minute she was with my dad, that was the main person she wanted to be with. Every morning the first words out of her mouth after she woke up, were, "Let's go see Grandpa!"

When we got there, we got to spend the entire weekend with Kat, whom I just absolutely love and was THRILLED to see and spend time with! The visit wasn't as smooth as it possibly could have been, considering my daughter was in a new place, with new animals (which she is TERRIFIED of!), and was beyond over-tired. But Kat was amazing, and so understanding...even when she was cleaning up Kallie's puke while I rocked my sobbing baby...sounds dramatic, I know. Basically, I wasn't thinking or planning well, Kallie was beyond exhausted when she went to bed, started crying and threw up. Made a for a stellar finish to day one:)!! Thankfully, our last evening there (Tuesday), my dad took Kallie for awhile, and Kat and I were able to go out and enjoy a dinner together:) I miss you Kat, and CAN'T WAIT until our next visit!

We stayed with my aunt and uncle (my dad's brother), which was really fun and relaxing. We got to spend time just visiting and catching up, and of course, Kallie was the hit of the show! We also stayed with my great aunt and uncle (my mom's family) for one night, and it was such a wonderful time. They are in their 80's, and are so full of life, love and laughter (ah, alliteration;) and are just a joy to be around. And they too, couldn't stop singing Kallie's praises, which is always nice for a mom to hear:) And the other special person we got to spend lots of time with, was my grandma (my dad's mom). We saw her every day, and it was such a blessing to see the way Kallie just lights up her world. Her mantle pictures of her children and grandchildren have pretty much been exclusively replaced with Kallie pics (her only great-grandchild), and it was just really great to spend time with her, and watch Kallie get spoiled (ummmm....popcorn and 2 ice cream cones a day...only at great-grandmas!!!) and have tons of fun!

I also had a really great time visiting with my dad, it's a rare opportunity for the two of us to be on a trip with no other family...we spent lots of time driving around CRAZY Calgary:) and so had lots of chances to just talk and relax. And like I said before, seeing him with Kallie was just a total blessing:)

What's new with us:
I've decided to start going back to school in the fall! Something I'm very excited and also terrified about! I'm just going to be taking one course, to get my feet wet (it's been 5 years since I was in school!), and I'm going to be doing it with a really good friend, which I'm SOOOOO thankful for! The idea of walking into a massive class of 19 yr. olds....scary;) I'm going to be working on my B.A. in Psychology, with more schooling to follow.

We bought a new truck, I know I've already written about that, but it's now been on the road for a few weeks, and we're loving it. Finally, a vehicle with a backseat! Lyndon informed me that he loves his truck so much, that if we won the lottery (not that we ever could since we don't PLAY the lottery;) he wouldn't even buy a new truck. B/C really, what more could he want? Well, I wouldn't say I'm THAT smitten...but my time will come....furniture....furntiture....:)

My mom was here for a week visiting us, and it was just wonderful. She was here for a full 7 days, and was such a blessing as she totally helped me with my daycare, of course paid extra special attention to Kallie (who was in her grandma glory;), and as always, helped clean and organize my house. My microwave has never sparkled so much;)

We went to Winnipeg for Easter, and it was great! We got lots of time with family and friends, and it was very sad to leave:( I miss you all!!! I'm hoping to post some pics, but well, you know me, so I won't make any promises;)

And Kallie, she's just amazing. I'm totally blown away by the transformation that's taken place in under two years. From a sweet, practically motionless, wordless, baby...to this incredible toddler who walks, runs, laughs, talks, sings, shouts...it's just amazing! Her personality is coming out really strongly now, and we're pretty sure she's more like her daddy! She doesn't seem to have much of a serious side so far, but LOVES to make jokes, laugh, and just be an all-around goofball;) hmmmm....hardly like Lyndon at all!

So in general, things are really great with us. We're planning a couple of small trips in the next few months, and are REALLY looking forward to spring and summer! I can't wait to spend tons of time outside with Kallie, now that she's SO mobile!

Hope everyone has a great week!

OK, I suck...

at consistent blogging. heck, any blogging right now. It's no secret. I've done ONE real post this whole year so far. So, if by some chance, any of you are still reading, I'm letting you know it's going to get better SOON! I've already written my post about our trip to Calgary, and just have to add pictures. We're headed to Winnipeg this weekend to spend Easter with my family, so I'll have pictures and stories from that I'm sure! I'm sorry about the lack of blogging, I just haven't been able to get back into it...here's to making an effort very soon!! Have a very Happy Easter!

A long, long time ago...

I wrote a post. And then that was it, and a long, long time went by. Ok, so I'm back. I don't know why, but I just haven't been able to find the time or muster up the energy to sit down and write a post. But alas, my options were coming to the point of either stopping the blog all together, or writing a post. So here I am:)

Things have been fairly busy around here, as is true with most families. Things that have been keeping us busy: Lyndon has been working extra hours the past month, we bought a truck from the States, and Lyndon was very busy getting it ready to put on the road, Kallie is in gymnastics every Saturday, I've started to learn to knit and go to my friend's house once a week for our 'knitting club', I've started cross-country skiing, which I'm trying to do every Friday, and that's pretty much what's new.

Today is Kallie's last day of gymnastics, next week is really the last class, but Kallie and I are flying to Calgary Saturday morning for 5 days to visit family and one of my best friends, Kat. Kallie has LOVED gymnastics, she loves to jump and climb. She was very timid the first few times, she just clung to me if she had to climb anything or walk across balance beams, but now she's a pro:)

She's going to be two in a couple of months, I can't believe it! She's so much of a little kid already, it seems like every week she's doing something new that just amazes us!

I'm having blog issues, I just tried to download pictures, and it's just not working. SO, I put pics on facebook...you can check them out there!:) Sorry, hopefully I get it figured out soon!