Spring has finally arrived, even if the weather is hit and miss still, and Renne and I have loved getting out and enjoying the sunshine!! We love getting out of the house and our stroller is definitely getting used a bunch lately! We love the park just a few blocks away. Renne really loves the slide and swing, but she is still learning rocks aren't candies. I am so thankful for the park, too! Renne is ultra-busy. She NEVER stops. She is so determined and focused, and she doesn't give up easily. The park is a wonderful break from the chase! ;)
A quick Renne update: Renne hasn't been sick for a few weeks now, hooray!!! She is loving her new house, and has explored every inch of it! It took a few days for her to get adjusted, and she kept looking around for Grandma, Marin, and her favourite - Grandpa! Renne is obsessed with my Dad. It's actually ridiculous. She clings to him like crazy, and fake cries when he isn't paying attention to her!! Spoiled girl alert! She has quite the personality, and it shines through more and more everyday. She thinks everyone is chasing after her, and giggles constantly anytime someone walks towards her, haha. She is definitely not shy, but every so often she will still play strange. She is a thrill seeker!!! She tries to throw herself over the edge of things, because she thinks its the best time ever! Talk about supervision required. The other day she was climbing on top of the treadmill and sliding down the front (made a slide for herself). She's always looking for things to open, and throw and climb on. She's not walking yet, but we are encouraging her and she likes walking and holding our hand(s). She's so tall, and I think that makes it harder for her to balance on her own. She is stubborn, and I already know things have to be her idea, so she will walk when she is ready. She is going to be 15 months old in just a few weeks!! I can't believe in 3 months she will be in nursery - I am actually already excited for her because I know she is going to love it, and I miss being able to listen in Relief Society! Church is "fun" to say the least. She is extremely vocal, and loves to squeal, I mean, she's clearly singing, but it's not appreciated by all present, so we have to take our party elsewhere.
Tim update: Tim is loving his job at AGI. The company has been really good to him, and we are so happy with it. He is quite relieved to have a shorter commute from the new house. Only 15 min now! He doesn't have to wake up at 5:30 anymore, only 6:00 so wahoo! We are still usually in bed by 10:00, such party animals! He is really excited for our up-coming projects we are planning this spring! We are going to build our deck, do the front landscaping, potentially build the fence, and many other furniture building/painting projects! We love doing projects together, and I so appreciate his willingness to try things and always help me. He loves keeping busy with things, and we are a great team. That's one of the things I love most about us. He is also enjoying the new house, and loves that no one is living with, above or below us! (Up until now, we have always lived under, below or with a member of my family) and we LOVE family, but we are enjoying the privacy and the quiet :)
Ashton update: I am loving spending days with my hilarious one-year-old! She definitely keeps me on my toes!! We have so much fun. Some days I find it really difficult to keep her "busy", and so we often escape to the park. I am so excited because we have 3 playdates this week!!! Haha. Its the little things. I am really enjoying subbing in Coaldale, Taber and Barnwell lately! I've been doing 1-2 days a week. It's been awesome to get out and be a teacher for a day! Renne doesn't seem to mind going to Grandmas, and I have a new friend in Copperwood ward who has a dayhome and has taken her a few times for me! What a blessing! Subbing is the best! I don't have the stress load of planning and marking, but I still get the reward of being with the kids. It's hardly even work. Kids are so awesome. We have so much to learn from them. I subbed in Kindergarten this week, and we were making a Lorax craft, and a little girl turns to me and says "I love gingerbread men!" haha. I said, "Actually sweetheart, this is a Lorax, you know, the story we just read?" haha I love how innocent and clueless they are! It's so sweet. They, also, keep me on my toes! I had a boy ask me yesterday "Mrs. Whidden, do people call you Mrs. Widow?" I don't really know what he meant, but it may have offended me just a little ;) Oh, and as a sub you always get asked, without fail, how old you are. My classic response is always, "how old do you think I am?" My favourite answers are, 33 and 16. Close guys, close. :)
Well, that's really all we have for now! It's been a really great month!! Oh, and my sister Jocelyn is getting hitched!!!! I am so so so happy for her and Eric they are an amazing couple and our family is so excited for another brother! Congrats guys!! I love weddings.
I don't any great pics to post, but I do have this hilarious video of Renne eating a cream puff for your viewing pleasure. :)
