On the Mountain

Hannah and Sydney had their first day snowboarding, and it was a stellar day, -11 and sunny!!! Lucky girls

Killer Smile

Niall is already known for his huge smile and his ability to turn on the charm at any given moment. Hopefully this will serve him well throughout his life. I know that his mommy never gets tired of it!

Eating Machine

We fed him once and now there's no stopping him. Niall loves carrots, rice cereal and squash. He loves his new high chair from Grandma Lynn and Grandpa Bob...but he's pretty comfy in the vintage chair at Grandma's too, now that it's not pink.

Me and My Buddies

The babes that we meet with every week are growing like weeds. And there are new ones born every month, here they are...from the left Evan (3 weeks), Hailey (4 months), Jordan (7 months), Aiden (5 months) and Niall (almost 6 months).

They Love Me!!

Niall is a lucky little boy...Hannah and Sydney love to hang out with him whenever they get the chance. Now that he's rolling over and interested in toys and pulling hair it's even more fun! Here he is with his favorite girls!

Baby Bum

Here's Niall...again!!! But he's too cute and I can't resist. He did however pee his crib during this little photo shoot.

New Year's Eve 2007~Haggard's Cove

We ventured out to the rugged west coast for New Years Eve, feasted on prawns, crab and turkey and had our fair share of champagne to ring in 2008. I went out on the Lady Rose with Niall, Barb and Sydney. The highlight for Syd was driving the Lady Rose out the canal, with Niall supervising from his carseat in the wheelhouse. We were joined by The Stannard's, my brother Kris and Barb. Jen and Twig made the trip out to their cabin as well, so we had a house full on New Year's Eve. Our first New Year's Eve with Niall, Sydney and Niall slept through the fireworks and shotgun blasts!

More Christmas Festivities

Niall's first Christmas was a busy one, with Christmas Eve spent at the Stannard's then a quick trip up to Lanny and Susan's before heading home to await the arrival of Santa. Niall was mesmerized by Sydney and Ethan on Christmas Eve, next year he'll be old enough to take part in the mayhem at the Stannard's. I was up wrapping Niall's presents at 1 am, Clint wondered why I was bothering, since he wouldn't remember anyways.

Grandpa's Birthday

On December 23 we had our "Raffle Family" Christmas gathering and also celebrated Dad's birthday, his first birthday as Grandpa!! Niall couldn't quite help blow out the candles, maybe next year. Niall was lucky enough to have his Great Grandma feed him lunch, and after hanging out with Kim and Carly, he was pretty much pooped out and fell asleep in Grandma Lynn's arms...there's nothing better than sleeping in Grandma's arms.

Putting Up the Tree