Happy 2nd Birthday Kian

We were at my parents place in Steinbach for the weekend, so Grandma made a birthday cake for Kian on Sunday. Kian got a 'rumble' tractor from his Dirks Grandparents.

He wanted to blow out his candles again and again. But he wasn't all that interested in eating cake, just the strawberries we put on top.

On Monday (Kian's actual birthday) Erick and I gave him Lego. Which has been a huge hit!

Manitoba Mosquitoes

The bane of our existence in Manitoba is the vast mosquito population here, that and the viciously cold winters... Even though the weather is quite nice for playing outside, I dread leaving the house with the kids... especially after it rains. Every step in the grass raises another cloud of mosquitoes. If you stand still or move too slowly for more than 2 seconds you end up with a swarm on your legs, arms, and around your face.

We celebrated my grandmothers birthday this weekend with a bbq. They sprayed the backyard, but the bugs were still pretty bad. I didn't want to take Keira outside in the bugs so I ended up staying inside for almost the entire time. I can't put bug spray on a 2 month old, and she's not happy sitting in her car seat with the bug net over it for long periods of time, so it was either hang out outside swatting myself and my baby, or stay indoors. Poor Kian has a rash of bug bites from playing outside there... not my idea of a nice summer no matter what the weather is.

Just one more reason to look forward to our move to Victoria... significantly fewer mosquitoes.

Conversations with Keira

Here's a sampling of my daytime conversations with Keira!

This has been the week of doctor's appointments. Kian had his yearly ENT (Ear Nose & Throat) specialist appointment on Monday. He also had his Audiology appointment this morning. His hearing in his good ear is very good so no worries. He has his 2-year check up with the pediatrician next week Friday. We'll collect a copy of his medical records and get a reference letter so that we can find a new set of doctors for him out in Victoria.

Yesterday Keira had her 2 month appointment and vaccinations. She did great, she's such a little trooper. I got a copy of her medical records now for our move as well.

27 days to go...

Tick tock tick tock... only 27 days until we leave for Victoria. There's still so much to get done before then: finish our renovations, pack, forward our mail, see as much of family and friends as possible, celebrate Kian and Erick's respective birthdays, go to a wedding, doctor's appointments, get glasses before Erick's done work (and his benefits), and, and, and...

The big ones to finish are really the packing and the renovations. Today my mom is coming over so I hope to make the most of her visit and get a lot of packing done while she entertains Keira. Boy am I going to miss having my parents around! And the kids will miss their grandparents too, especially Kian who loves to play with Papa & Grams and Grandma & Grandpa.