Fall is in the air....

Fall is in the air and as beautiful as this season is it always makes me sad.

I am such a summer child. Born on the Fourth of July, I love everything about summer, the warmth, the sunshine, walks on the beach, swimming, long summer evenings, spending time with friends and family outside.

Fall brings with it shorter days, a turning of the leaves that beckons the coming of winter, rainy days and long nights but also a chance to celebrate not one but two thanksgivings in our bi-national family.

And so today as I worked and watched the sun reflect off the multicoloured leaves in the trees I reflected on how thankful I am even for fall.....

.....for a sleepover with Aidan and Jaxon this past weekend while their parents were away.

.....for a trip to visit our northern little bear for Canadian Thanksgiving.

.....and for the first time ever a trip over American Thanksgiving to visit our Texas family.

Happy Birthday Kai!

 It's hard to believe that a year has passed since I waited all day long for that phone call that finally came announcing your arrival! We were all so thankful that you were here and shocked that you were a 'he'!!! You made your Mommy and Daddy so happy and I was excited to be able to be at the hospital just a short time later to meet you for the first time.

Your Bupa was so excited that you were born on a Thursday night so that he could drive up the next day to meet you! Nothing could have kept him away!

 Your curly hair and big brown eyes set you apart from our other grandchildren....and they all loved 'Baby Kai'!

Your first Christmas Eve almost made me cry...your Mommy and Daddy were finally able to have their picture taken in front of the Christmas Tree with you in the arms!

How your smiles have warmed our hearts....

 A Canuck fan from the start you make your Mommy's heart glad.

  From the start you have made us all laugh....you were quick to smile and always ready to entertain.

 You quickly learned what made us all laugh and performed your faces over and over again for the camera!

 One after another, you never tire of having your picture taken.

 I have laughed outloud so much as I went through this last year of pictures.....you are such a clown, a happy, content not so little boy.

We love you little man....and we are so very blessed to have you as part of our family! Happy 1st Birthday Kai-Bear. How we wish we were there today to celebrate with you and smile with you!

Altogether in One Place

7 Adults,
5 Little People,
an amazing week of wonderful memories......
and no laptop to blog about it all for now....
So here's just a taste of what it was like for us to be altogether in one place.
We are so blessed!