Hello everyone, been a long time but I am back, just haven't seen the time to be on the computer very often, I hope all of my minti friends have been well and that their wonderful little ones have been healthy and happy! All is well here, Hannah had her bday last week .. I cant believe that she is 3, seems like just yesterday I was bringing her home from the hospital! Will is nearly done gr 1 which I am not looking forward to, he gets bored so easily, I can see it being a very very long summer vacation. Ok I am off to make supper, cant wait to get caught up on all the minti happenings!  Oh and this pic was taken on Mothers Day at the local zoo...

Ok so it has been a while since I blogged .. naughty naughty me, nothing has really changed here, christmas and new years where fun, sooo glad it is over and Will went back to school today .. woooohooooooo ( hope that didnt sound toooo happy lol ) . We have had the usual colds ear infections etc, oh ya with a few cases of pink eye thrown in there for fun .. YUCK!!! Thanks to whoever gave that to Will the last day of school hahaha. Hubby recieved a promotion at work, still waiting for a pay raise, which would be nice .. kids are soooo expensive. Oh well, I am just glad life is starting to get back to normal, I had the xmas tree down and all the decorations away by Dec 27th ( does that make me a scrooge or a bad mom? haha )

Hard to believe a whole year has gone by since I held my newborn daughter in my arms, she would have been just under 3 hours old right now, where has the time gone. A year of firsts for her, first smile, first roll over, first sit up, first crawl, first word, first stand, first step . *brief pause while I gain control of myself .. sniff sniff* . All my love to you my sweet Ayla and to your brother and sister too, I look forward a long and wonderful future with you!!! My birthday wish to you is to always be happy, healthy, and wise! You are my 3 and last baby and will always be my special little surprise bundle, and no matter how old I am or how old you are you will always be my baby!! I love you.

As a special treat I thought I would add this picture, it was taken a few weeks ago, it is Ayla and her grandma, and yes that is how she looks and acts whenever anyone but mommy holds her!

Well what a long week it has been. Visitations, funeral, a wake, all in 3 days, hubby was gone for nearly a week, he gets home and all we have been doing is fighting, I think his mom brain washed him lol, I always have been and always will be "that woman that took my baby away". Oh well.
On a wow note, Ayla walked for the first time yesterday, one step, then two, then three.. but today nothing, tried several times to get her to try, but she doesnt want to haha. I am a bit sad today though, this time last year I was pregnant for the very last time, sniff sniff, Ayla will be 1 tomorrow and so ends the saga of my baby years!!   *Eyes welling with tears for the millionth time today*
I hear the kids fighting over something so I guess I will go, amazing how quiet it is during the day, until Will gets home and Hannah just has to argue and fight with him over the smallest of things!!!