I just need to mention how excited I am...I can't wait for June 18! Ella and I have confirmed our plane tickets for a week long vacation to Montreal and surrounding area to visit Judy. I don't think anyone really understands how excited I am (well, maybe Judy does). It's been 1 year and 4 months since we have seen each other face to face. I can hardly wait!!! I feel like a kid at Christmas who is getting the best gift ever!

3 months

A little more timely this month! You may not be able to decipher, but Ella is wearing her "seeding" clothes as it's seeding time...the green spots in the flowers are actually John Deere tractors (a gift from great auntie Doris and uncle Miles - thanks) and I think it's super cute. The monkey is also a "little piece of Malaysia" from some of our awesome friends over there. Ella is such a lucky girl to have so much love around the world!

Adventures of Naked

 ...or almost naked

Hayden's costume creation of "Elephant Man"

I'm not sure why Hayden feels the need to wear no clothing, but you can often hear me telling him "you need to at least have underwear on to sit at the table"...I seem to remember someone in else in my family who had a similar affinity for nakedness.

Dancing Queen

April and May have been a blur thanks to all Alyssa's dance competitions. She competed in two numbers in 4 competitions and inevitably she usually danced on separate days. We were in Fort Saskatchewan, Red Deer (twice for 2 different festivals) and Sherwood Park. Her group did very well in all the competitions, scoring numerous "gold", "high gold" and one platinum. Twice her ballet group one high score for their level which include a trophy and some money (which her instructor said she is splitting between the group). She loved the costumes, the music and competition. I'm so proud of her!

Jazz Number: Wild

To the dance remix of "Born to be Wild"

I'm not sure I "agree" with the costumes, but they suited the number and it was what the choreographer chose...

Ballet: Barnyard Hoedown

This was their stellar number for which they received multiple accolades

Time is flying!

 Ok, so I'm a wee bit behind as Ella is already 3 months old and I'm just posting these photos of her at 2 months! Where does the time go??

all smiles

The Hunt

What could be more fun than hidden Easter eggs and friends?

Helpers

The kids had a great time helping get ready for easter - dying eggs, making and icing hot cross buns...