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Hey everyone,

So you might be wondering where we have been lately. As Stacey does the bulk of the posting on this blog ... she decided to take a break for a bit. We are waging a small war on internet communications. Stacey's (temporary?) withdrawl from blogging and my permanent withdrawl from facebook, one can only assume, has dealt the mighty internets a severe blow. Yes it is only a matter of time before the world wide web crumbles. So break out your eight tracks and 4.5 inch floppys cause it is time to regain our past.

Untill our next post ( in 2024) I hope the future finds you well.

be well.

Doesn't get much Cuter than this...

Well, that's how I feel anyway. This post may not relate to everyone...but as a parent...it will. Or if you ever babysat for friends/family.

You go to check on the kids. They've been sleeping for a while but you go to make sure that they aren't tangled in the rungs in the crib, or half hanging off the bed! Which Shamus and Breagha are good at. You go into their room and just fall in love with them all over. They could have driven you CRAZY all day, but to watch them sleep ... it the best thing. They just look so peaceful and sweet. It's one of the best feelings as a parent.

They're growing so fast!! Shamus talks alllll the time. And Breagha is into everything. It's pretty awesome. Gets a bit hectic sometimes but we still love it.

Birthday Cake Anyone?

We went to Ottawa on the weekend. Justine turned 9 and had her first Slumber party. She was pretty excited about it...very cute.

So, this is Breagha trying out Justine's birthday cake on Saturday. It was pretty funny to watch her eat the choclate cake. She tried to get every last crumb!! She is enjoying "real food". And of course Shamus had a wonderful time with his cousins. He loooooves to follow John around everywhere.

And for some family news - Tracy and John are expecting a new baby!! Yeah, big news in the Purdy Family. Tracy is about 3months pregnant. They're very excited! Congrats guys!

It was great to see everyone. We went to Duane and Cathy's on Saturday evening. Shamus loves going on the trampoline with Calli. And we always have a great time with Duane and Cathy...always good food and drinks!

Is it Thursday Already?

Ok, weeks are flying by! We'll be shoveling snow before we know it!

It's Thursday already and I think we may head off to Ottawa tomorrow. Do some visiting with the family.

Just wanted to post a couple of pictures of Labour Day. The weekend was great and all is well.

Breagha is getting VERY daring. We really have to keep an eye on her. Not like Shamus at all.

This picture is from Monday morning. We sat her on the floor to play and turned around...a minute later she was standing up and holding onto the counter! No wonder she's had so many bumps on the head! And very proud of herself too! She's going to be into eeeeverything soon.

Giving Darrylie some luvin'. Can't forget about him!

Centennial Park had games for the kids and a BBQ. Shamus had a blast. Then we went walking on the paths along the water. It's a great park. Actually got a picture of all of us...which never happens!!

Relaxing by the water. Shamus wanted to down into the water of course. And that was Labour Day!!

Hope everyone had a great long weekend!

A Fun Filled, Busy Week!!

Another typical week....work and play.

Work has been going well. Back into the swing of things. And Darryl's company has been pretty quiet so he's getting home at a decent time. I'm sure that will come to an end when they start their new project! But, it's great for now and great that it's down time during the summer months. Hard to believe that it's the first of September. The summer flew by but we had a wonderful time...better than last year!

I registered the kids for swimming class. Shamus will be on his own for this class so we hope that he'll do ok. He and Breagha love the water so hopefully they'll enjoy themselves.

I had Friday off and it's a long weekend so 4 days off!!

We headed over to Ksenija's on Friday morning. We had a terrific time with Ksenija and the girls and with Anabel and the kids. Ksenija lives very close to the water and the park so it was perfect. The weather is still great so enjoying that too!

A new park to try out!!!

Breagha and Nina...

Rebecca and Helena hangin' out....they're the big kids of the group!

Nina and Shamus testing out the airplane. The kids all get along so well and the Mom's love to get out of the house!

Ksenija lives in Dorval. It's a great area. She's about 2 blocks from the water and it's very pretty. Just like Pointe Claire Village...they even have Wild Wily's Ice Cream!

Breagha relaxing by the water.

And Anabel and Jake got to do some relaxing too!

Of course Shamus had to check everything out. It was hard to keep track of all the kids! They don't keep still!

So, that was Friday. We had the Preemie Picnic on Saturday. The Royal Victoria Hospital hosts a Preemie Picnic every few years...they haven't had one in 6 years so there were lots of kids! It's a great way to see all the nurses and it's wonderful for them to see Breagha...and Shamus. Shamus was only in the NICU for a couple of weeks but some of the nurses that looked after him are still there. The nurses were very happy to see how well Breagha is growing.

Getting ready for the Preemie Picnic....

A little snack before heading downtown.

They had a lot of stuff for the kids to do.

Needless to say...Shamus did not want to go home.

Oh, good times were had!

Breagha and I touring the area...

Our 2 favorite nurses were there. Debbie (beside me) and Lousie. Louise looked after Breagha when she was first born. (there are 4 rooms and as the baby gets better/stronger/older she moves onto the next room...until it's time to go home!!) Breagha started in the 2nd room. So, Louise looked after her until she got to the 3rd room and then Debbie took over. Debbie was one of her main nurses until she came home. The nurses are all amazing but you always have your favorites!

Dad and Shamus were enjoying some of the entertainment!

There was also a clown/magican...he was pretty good. He did this neat trick....he got these 4 guys, sat them on chairs, and then pulled each chair out from underneath them. And they didn't fall down!

With chairs....

Without chairs...

I thought it was pretty cool. The guy in the front is quite big and he didn't even bulge when the chair was pulled out. Cool trick!

So, the Preemie Picnic was lots of fun. The RVH is a great hospital and I'm so glad that we had Shamus and Breagha there. Thank God that Anabel and Jim got us a doctor!!!!

So, today is Sunday. Got a few things done around the house, took the kids out to the park/for a walk. And Darryl and I plan to relax in front of the TV with a movie.

We may head off to Centennial Park tomorrow. There are some things going on for the Labour Day weekend celebration. We'll see tomorrow!!!