Our New Puppies...

Back in December we drove out to Vermont to visit a Siberian Husky breeder. They had puppies available at that time, but we wanted to wait until our house was finished to get them (This is when we thought the house would be ready in April). Well, as time went on, it was obvious that our house wouldn't be ready on time, so we decided to wait until the next batch of puppies in the summer. Luckily, we are now allowed to have dogs in the house we are renting. So we drove out to Vermont this morning when Paul got off work and picked out two beautiful puppies. We are getting two puppies because the breeder said is was better for them to grow up together, instead of getting another one down the road. Both of the puppies are girls, but they are from different litters born exactly one week apart. The black and white puppy is almost 4 weeks old and has awesome blue eyes. The red and white puppy is almost 5 weeks old, has the fluffiest coat and will end up having two different colored eyes. Either blue and green or blue and brown. I don't think the boys quite understand what is going on because we just keep visiting them, but either way I know they are going love having dogs. We have to wait until after their 7 week check-up to bring them home. So, in the mean time, we are going to decide on names and get all of the supplies we need. Stay tuned for the next blog when we bring them home!!!

Paul and our new Husky puppies!!!

Here is Paul trying to decide which puppy to get.

We were deciding between this one and
the other red one we ended up picking.

Oh, Canada...

Last week, we took a trip to Montreal to celebrate our very first real wedding anniversary. This anniversary also marked eight years together as a couple. We were very excited to take our first trip since moving to New York. Considering that Quebec is a French part of Canada, we were prepared to encounter some cultural differences, but the language barrier definitely complicated certain situations. While we were there, we took the kids to the Biodome and Science Center. We tried to find Montreal's underground city, but got lost and gave up. We also ate at an French Italian restaurant for our anniversary dinner. Overall, we had a good time, but messing up the kids' schedule and trying to get them all to sleep in one hotel room made parts of our trip difficult. Luckily, Montreal is only an hour and a half away, so maybe next time we will just take a day trip. Enjoy the many pictures from our trip.

Canada, here we come!!!

Irelyn, being entertained by her brothers.

Our passport cards.

Welcome to Canada!

Our first night....this is the boys' first time sleeping
in the same room and bed. All I can say is....not fun!
Thank God they have their own rooms.

The kids enjoying the fish at the Biodome.

Payson has decided that he likes
to pose for pictures. Then, he
makes me show him the picture. LOL.

Daddy and Beckett.

The boys loved running around and
actually behaved pretty good at the Biodome.

Payson posing for the camera again.

Payson thought it was so cool that he could
get this close to the bird. After this picture,
the bird jumped down and tried to bite Beckett's
blankie while he was sitting in the stroller.

Happy Anniversary to US!!!

Night #2 and this is how they (finally) fell asleep.

The dinosaur exhibit at the Science Center.

 More posing from Payson.

The kids watching the dinosaur
move and ROAR!!!

Our beautiful and easygoing baby girl!

So glad to be back in America!

Circus Fun...

Last Sunday, the circus was in town! It wasn't a big circus, just a one ring show put on in the high school gym as a fundraiser. Before we went, I showed the boys YouTube videos of the Barnum and Bailey Circus because they had no clue what a circus was. This was a mistake because while we were at the circus Payson kept asking where the elephant was. Luckily, they did have a dog show among their many acts. I didn't get very many good pictures because of the bad lighting, but here are a few...

I took the kids by myself while Daddy slept at home.

One of my new friends, Lisa (and her son, Odin) joined us.
I don't think I could have made it through the show without her help.

Valentine's Day 2012...

I don't know why, but I have been looking forward to Valentine's Day since before Christmas. I love having a reason to decorate the house, spoil the kids, get them dressed up in coordinating outfits and make a craft to give away. This year I decided not to buy Valentine's for the boys to give out, but instead make my own. Everyone asked me where I found the time to home make Valentine's with three small babies and the trick is to start early. I made the heart shaped crayons over a week ago, I asked my mom to make Irelyn a shirt over a month ago, and I also my friend to make Irelyn a korker bow over a month ago. I wanted to bring a snack to playgroup too, so I made cake batter rice crispy treats from a recipe that I found on Pinterest. I hope you all enjoy the pictures from earlier today!

Our home made heart-shaped crayons. Something I also found on Pinterest.

Getting this picture of my babies makes it all worth it!!!

Don't you just want to squeeze her?!

Opening presents from Grandma Dawn.

Paul opening his BIG card from me and the kids.

Irelyn wearing her shirt that Grandma Sheri made
and her bow that my friend, Meghan, made.
LOVE them both!!!

Sledding and More...

A couple of weeks ago we bought the boys a little cheap sled at Target. Thank goodness we didn't spend much money on it because, as much as they love the snow, neither of them really like riding on the sled. We are all hoping for one more big snow storm so we can make another snowman before winter is over. 

Beckett trying out the sled.

He seemed to enjoy it at first, but he quickly changed his mind.

Paul trying to convince the boys that sledding is fun.

Two weekends ago we took the boys to Winterfest, where they had a huge hill to sled down. We thought they would like this better than being pulled around the yard. We were wrong. Paul took both boys down the hill once, which they were not happy about. 

I was only able to get a few pictures of Payson sledding down the hill.

Believe it or not, all of that snow is a layer of frozen ice over a river.

Getting pulled up by the tow rope.

At least they like the mascot.

Payson getting his face painted. 

Checking it out in the mirror.

Super cute.

 On of the projects the boys recently made at playgroup was a bird feeder. The pine cone feeders have peanut butter and Crisco on them. We hung them up right outside our living room windows. For the first week or so, I didn't see any birds interested in them at all. Then I noticed that Beckett's feeder disappeared and I assume a squirrel took it. Finally, I started seeing the same bird come by a few times a day to get a snack. The boys get so excited every time they see the bird. He just the prettiest little bird!