A Dress Has Been Found!

Some other photos from our Staycation!












This was Emma's favorite waterfall of the day!





Here birdie, birdie, birdie! Nope! Nothing like the Butterfly Conservatory! They won't land on you! LOL!

Emma gazing down on the waterfall.

I finally took Kaylyn on an outing to look for a grad dress. Now, for those who don't know, I am not a huge fan of shopping across the border. BUT, my sister in law and niece were down last week and they had me take them across to look at dresses. They showed me a store called Deb. It has beautiful dresses at a GREAT prices! I just don't understand why, for grade 8 grad, these girls need such fancy dresses? I keep thinking, my goodness, what is Prom going to be like? I haven't heard enough about grad for the past 1 year and a half from Kay, I can just imagine how excited she is going to be to graduate from high school!

Emma had come along for the ride on both outings. Both times she asked when can she try on BEAUTIFUL dresses? I had her looking for dress sizes for her knowing that they were all too big. Well, smarty pants that she is, caught onto this. While out with Kaylyn this week, Emma states "These dresses are not my sizes. They are too big. We are going to have to go into the mall and find a store with my sizes!" I giggle to myself, but try to explain that we are here for Kaylyn's grad just like we were here for Allie's grad last week. She promptly explains to me "I have been a good girl Mommy. I think I should have a beautiful dress too!" Break your heart doesn't it? The only thing.... 2 weeks before I had taken Emma dress shopping to spend the rest of our gift cards from Christmas and she got over 10 dresses then! She loves her dresses and if she picks them out, she wears them non-stop. So, I thought I would take her over to the mall.... well, I created a demon shopper! LOL!

Once we were home, supper was cooked, but Emma and Kaylyn had to have a fashion show to show off their new dresses to Scott and I. Emma co-ordinated and Kaylyn modeled. Afterwards, Emma fashioned her Belle dress as well as her new fancy dress she got! Yeah, yeah Mom's a sucker!

Staycation Day 1

Tuesday was our (Emma and I) first day of our Staycation for March Break. We started the morning at the Butterfly Conservatory with Daddy (Scott). We had lunch then as Scott headed back to work Emma and I went to the Bird Kingdom, followed by the Botanical Gardens.

It was a gorgeous sunny day to do it!

Part of the excitement for Emma was to get a Butterfly to sit on her. She tried and tried. Finaly I think 1 of them humored her and allowed us to put it on her. She was in Seventh Heaven!

For some reason I am having trouble uploading more photos, so I will try later. I have a couple beautiful ones of her smelling the flowers at the Niagara Parks Botanical Gardens. It's a cute one!

It was a great day all around! Only thing missing was Kaylyn!

Emma is showing the sign for Butterfly! That's my girl!

Mid March Madness

Wow! I am glad the nice weather is finally here, but it just reiterates that time is flying by. I guess that is what happens you are busy! Spring, comes Spring clean up! I think this year it would be a good thing to pay someone else to do! Lol! The yard will be ok..... looking forward to the gardens, but the back grass is a different story. Picking up the dog poo will be the second last thing for that I know I have to do, to help get over the losing Toby. The other will be heading to the cottage.

Kaylyn has started shopping for a grad dress. Wow, am I NOT a girly girl! She has been on the Internet looking around.... now as it gets closer... I guess I have to take her out! Lol! Craziness! I think Emma will of more help than me! She is a lot like Kaylyn. They LOVE sparkles, pink, frill and flash!

We go this Thursday to Hamilton for one of Kaylyn's yearly check ups. This one will tell us how she is growing and how the process is doing. The doctor we are seeing is really good. He is funny!

Our house is going through after shock from the Olympics. We had them on non stop for 16 days! Scott has fallen in love with curling. He has decided to look at joining the local curling club to learn to play. I am happy for him. I will think about joining him... in time. It is nest to see how different looking, how our home has changed since Scott has left the casino and started his own business. He is doing REALLY well. Also it's great having the flexibility, but even better to be able to participate in things like the curling club. The little things we take for granted! Shift work is one thing, having odd days off with it is another. Better late than never!

Gotta go! The Oscars are on!!!