Real People

This makes me feel better. 

Much better

I'm not the only one who doesn't have butterfly themed garden parties or make fancy gourmet food...

"My mother didn't specialize in home decor or gourmet cooking, and she didn't lift weights or run marathons. But she makes me feel like I am the most important, wonderful person ever born. If I could pick any mother in the whole world, it would be my mom."

There are real people out there... apparently.

The week that was..

We have had a great week! 

Last Wednesday Dave's brother Chris flew out from Lethbridge, Alberta to hang out with us for a week and to meet Kalyn for the first time!

Me, Chris and Dave having a bonding moment.

Sonia has loved having her Uncle Chris around to play with.

Chris and Sonia building towers

Because Chris was coming, we planned to have Kalyn dedicated on Easter Sunday at our church. It was a BEAUTIFUL day in sunny Victoria and it was a beautiful service put together by Peter and Alison.

Alison and Peter with Kalyn

Kalyn didn't cry!

Our little family

Sonia, Mum, Grandma Marie, Dave, Kalyn, Me, Grandpa Gerry, Garry

snot

the amount of snot in my house is unbelievable.

UNBELIEVABLE.

ALSO...

 ... last night...

... we did laundry for the first time in like....

... two months...

Things I have been doing lately

Wow

I have been one busy girl.

Between church, kids, friends and family... I'm not sure how I have time to breathe, let alone blog..

So I have recently come into a lot of responsibility at my church. In addition to running the art gallery and leading worship, I have now become the youth leader. I have also been playing worship music at the Addictions and Rehab Centre where my friend Nathan is the chaplain. I really love being this busy doing things that I love. I can't wait to have more to report with this - it's just still so new!

The girls are doing swimmingly!  Sonia, although she has a wicked cold at the moment, is a bright and exuberant little bean! SO funny... loves being the centre of attention. She has been really.... REALLY into Bubble Guppies...like... really. Kalyn (Kiki) is now 7 months old. Today, however, she was wearing 12-18m clothes.. she is a BIG baby. And, besides being a small amount behind in her fine motor skills, is as healthy as...well...a Skrypetz. (aka a woman in my family....we never ever die.)

Dave is still out of work.. which makes it about 10 weeks now..
BUT we are getting EI now...soooo.... that means we can eat and pay rent... YAY!

I have been also trying to spend as much time with my close friends since they are such a source of support and calm for me. This includes our cell group through church and going to Duncan when we can.

Besides that.. nothing is really new or interesting..

Oh.. I'm blonde. That's fun.

But I am going to do better at this blogging thing..

I promise.