Life Lately...

Well I'm not exactly sure where the month of February went?! But somehow we find ourselves in the last week of the month already! I had full intentions of catching up on some blogging this month....however that clearly did not happen. So here is a little 'life lately' post to show you what we have been up to this busy month of February! 

I did some VERY basic decorating for Valentine's Day!

Damian and I celebrated the week before Valentine's Day, by going for a nice lunch and then for a couples massage! It was WONDERFUL!!

Then we spent some time at the University Hospital when Damian SEVERELY dislocated his thumb in his basketball game. I will spare you the AWFUL pictures of what his thumb looked like...but just picture a thumb sticking out the palm of your hand...like NO thumb should be able to do!! ACK!! 

Sophia was very intrigued with Daddy's splint and was 'kissing' it better!

I hit up the 'going out of business' Target sales! The sales were actually not all that impressive...but I am REALLY going to miss having Target here!!

My sweet niece Charlotte Lillian was born!! She is pretty dang cute!!

 After being on a waiting list for almost THREE YEARS I finally got my tonsils out! Isn't this a glamorous picture of me?! The surgery itself went great! My recovery after was BRUTAL! 

It was a REALLY terrible 10 days!! 

 My diet consisted of this...

 ...and this! 

We had a VERY low key Valentine's Day, as I was still recovering from my surgery! But we still had to dress up little miss in her festive attire!

 Happy FIRST Valentine's Day Sophia!!

 Beautiful flowers from Damian! Sophia got her first rose from Daddy!

Enjoying some Valentine's Day Pizza on her new plate!

But the plate didn't last long...ha!

And neither did her pants apparently...ha ha!

 Sophia has gotten REALLY good at turning our family room into a toy explosion zone!!

We celebrated our FIRST Family Day as a family of THREE!

 We celebrated Ava's 4th Birthday at the bouncy place! 

Sophia LOVED jumping!! 

AND...

 CODY AND BRIT GOT ENGAGED!!! AHHHH!!! SO EXCITED!!! HA!

I will OFFICIALLY have the sister that I have wanted my entire life!

 I could not be happier for these two!! 

 And that was our month!! 

I'm hoping March doesn't pass by so quickly...

Friday Favorites!!

Yahoo it's FRIDAY! 

I'm linking up again this week with Andrea from Momfessionals for Friday Favorites! If you have a blog, you should link up with your favorites from the week too! 

A few of my favorite things from this week...

*Family Time*

I mentioned last week that Cody was going to be coming home for a VERY short and quick visit because of the NHL All Star Break. He arrived home Sunday afternoon, and him and Brit came straight to our house from the airport! It was SOOO good to see him!! And he was SHOCKED at how big Sophia has gotten! We were able to spend lots of quality time with them in the 3 days that he was home, and I am so glad! We are so proud of him, and happy that he is living his dream of being a professional hockey player! BUT we sure do miss him when he is away!! The countdown to Summer has begun...

*Ice Cream and Babies*

On the weekend, we hosted games night with two other couples. And it just so happens that both of my friends are pregnant and due VERY soon. Soooo I figured that an 'Ice cream sundae bar' would be a fitting snack to go along with our games! It was VERY yummy! And they LOVED it!! 

*TEETH*

After what seemed like YEARS of teething, Sophia finally got her first tooth! And she didn't get just one. She got her TWO bottom teeth on the same day!! We were soooo excited!! They aren't all the way up yet, but getting there. And she is VERY protective of them!! She will not let you anywhere near them!! ha! I have been trying to get a picture of them ALL week and this is all I can get...

This is how she felt about me wrestling her to try to get a picture of her cute teeth...

NOT impressed!! ha ha 

*Ice on Whyte*

We headed to the Ice on Whyte festival with my little family this week! It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed looking at all of the ice sculptures. My favorite part was eating the maple syrup taffy at one of the food stations! YUM!

*Bows!*

I LOVE bows! That is one of the best things about having a little girl!! All of the fun hair accessories that I can collect for her! I decided to try making some of my own Valentine's Day bows for Sophia. I am still experimenting with a few different styles! I will be sure to share the final products once I have them figured out!! 

Thanks for stopping by!

 Have a great weekend!!

Friday Favourites!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!
I am linking up again this week with Andrea from Momfessionals blog for Friday Favourites. 

If you have a blog you should link up with your Friday Favourites as well!!

Here are a few of my favourite things from this week...

*NHL All Star Break!*

Yahoo it's the NHL All Star break this weekend!!! 

Now this may sound a little bit backwards...but I actually couldn't care LESS about the all star game!! HA!  BUT the reason that this excites me is the fact that because of the All Star Break, my little brother gets to come home for a quick, unplanned trip for 3 days!! It has been a LONG FIVE months since we have seen him, and Christmas without him at home was particularly hard! So we are all SUPER pumped to spend a few days with him home! It's such a treat!! I am mostly excited for him to see how much Sophia has changed in 5 months!!

This was the last time we saw Cody! 

Sophia was just about to turn 4 months old!! 

*Sleep Training*

This is definitely a favourite this week! We have had a VERY successful first week working with our sleep consultant!! After struggling with any sort of sleep routine with Sophia for the past 5 months we finally bit the bullet and hired someone to help us. And I am SO glad we did!! I plan to do a separate blog post on our sleep training at some point. But so far it's been a LIFE SAVER!!! 

*BarkTHINS*

This is my PSA for the week...

Go to Costco. Buy this bag of chocolate. TRY to NOT eat the entire bag in one sitting. 

Your welcome!

This is my new favourite snack!!

*Valentine's Day*

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! And we all know I take every opportunity to celebrate and go over the top for just about ANY holiday!! I've started collecting a few special things for Sophia for her first Valentine's Day. This is what I have so far...

Annnnnd....

I am really hoping I have a new little niece or nephew to give this onsie to for Valentine's Day!! One of my best friends is due to have her baby a few days before Valentine's Day so fingers crossed they make their arrival in time to celebrate!!

*Swimming Lessons*

Sophia started her second round of swimming lessons again this week! She LOVES the water and is really turning into a little fishy!! It's so funny to watch her in the pool as she gets older. She isn't so interested in the 'cutesy' songs anymore...she just wants to grab all of the toys, and drink all the pool water!! ha ha! What a girl!!

Have a GREAT weekend!!