Wonderful Friends

Since our move from NS we have made some wonderful friends but the closest friends we have will be moving soon so I wanted to post a picture of our two families together at the Regina, Sask. Temple.  We will miss them when they move at the end of the summer but know we'll keep in touch!

Alex

I wish I was a little better with words like my awesome cousin Kristi.  She just has a way of making up a catchy title etc and I never seem to be able to do that.  Anyway...I digress.

This post is about Alex.  My first born.  My wonderful little boy who is now 8!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I don't know where the time has gone.  It is so neat because with Alex and Nathan they look sooooooooooo much alike that it is like looking back in time and forward to the future all at the same time when they are side by side.

He really wanted a Pikachu (a character from Pokemon) cake so I did what I could and despite my lack of creativity I think it turned out pretty well.

Then to celebrate with his class I sent cupcakes on his actual birthday as we weren't having a big party this year.  These are supposed to be Poke Balls and he was pretty excited.  That red icing is craziness to get off of anything including faces. HA!HA!

He is in second grade now and is doing very well.  He just rec'd a new to him bike for his birthday and is enjoying the handle brakes and new gear shifting.  Has a passion for reading and especially playing video games.  I have a hard time keeping up but we do have a lot of fun together.

The Princess

Kristin just celebrated her 6th birthday at the end of January and is growing up so quickly. She is in Kindergarten in a french immersion program and loves her teacher. She is extremely bright in math and very good with spatial awareness. I am thinking maybe an architect? HA!HA! She loves to play barbies and Littlest Petshop but most of all pretend animals. She will get Nathan to be the baby animal and she will be the mommy animal. He follows her around everywhere and the 2 of them have a great time. He likes having someone to play with and she loves being able to influence others.

She just lost her first tooth about 2 weeks ago and was pretty excited.  Being true to being herself, she didn't want to put the tooth under her pillow so we placed it in this jewelery box and had it open on the bookshelf beside her bed.

One of her creations that she built out of Magnext.  It's just a bunch of manetic plastic pieces and ball bearings and she created this house which I thought was pretty cool as there weren't any instructions. (I'm all about recreating and not inventing)

For Christmas she rec'd a pony and doll from Santa.  She was pretty excited as she LOVES horses.

And one of her favorite gifts this year was a dress she rec'd that came with a matching dress for her doll.  They make a really cute pair.

Nathan

So here is our little guy.  He is growing rapidly and is a very talkative toddler.  He is adamant about what he wants and can easily speak his mind! HA!HA! He is pictured here as Woody from Toy Story for his first party invitation.

He LOVES babies. "I hold it?"

Here he is sporting his goofy smile enjoying his Tigger housecoat.

He is so much fun.  He speaks and acts like a 4 year old so I forget sometimes that he is still only 2 1/2.  We are working on potty training and he is quickly learning his alphabet.  He is sharp as a tack which keeps me on my toes but mostly he is just a loveable fun little guy and he makes me laugh on a daily basis.

I'm Back....

Well I am slow in posting and have missed some major events so the best way for me to catch up is to do a post for each of the kids.  So here they come!

AND THE WINNERS ARE......

Hi All,

Well due to technical difficulty I will just use the Random generator and you will just have to trust me.  I Promise I am a very trustworthy person.  I have assigned numbers to each of the recipes based on the date of the e-mail in which I rec'd them or the day they were delivered to me in person.  So... if you were person A and you gave me 6 recipes you would be # 1-6.  Some people sent in multiple e-mails and so therefore your numbers could be 22-28 and then 42-52 for example.

Anywhoo... after much excitement and buildup I am happy to say that I am drawing from 82 recipes which I will happily share with anyone who would like to receive them.  Just drop me an e-mail at kinnerfamily@shaw.ca and I will get them out to you.

Now the drumroll please.....

PRIZE A: Microdermabrasion Demo Set retails at $60.00
WINNER: #19 - Suzanne
PRIZE B: Mary Kay Brush Collection retails at $70
WINNER: #55 Dorothy
Prize C: MK Cosmetic Bag Gift Set - Priceless
WINNER: #3 Silvia

AND.................. Because everyone was so patient I have decided to throw in 4 more prizes which are 3 sample packets of the Satin Hands which is soooooooooo nice especially this time of year and a Sample Size Microdermabrasion set that was a Preferred Customer gift.


Sample SH 1 - #68 Laurie
Sample SH 2 - #37 Kristi
Sample SH 3 - #14 Beckey
PCG Microderm - #58 Jessica

Congratulations to all the winners.  Just contact me with your mailing address and I will get your prizes out to you ASAP.


Thanks again for all your recipes and enthusiasm.

SUPER FAB GIVEAWAY

My cousin Kristi is awesome at finding the neatest things and then having people do giveaways so check it out.  It's very handy and a great gift if you don't need it yourself.

http://www.visiblevoice.ca/


PS For those of my followers who entered the recipe giveaway, I am experiencing some minor technical difficulties with posting the Random generator so everyone can see how fair it is so when BFC calls me back(HINT HINT. HA!HA!) I will get on it!