I feel pretty!

Supermodel

I don't think I will ever be one, but Ariel has had her first attempt at a real photo shoot today out with Maria. She did pretty good for being in a new place, with a new face and lots of bright lights in her face. Needless to say the results were AMAZING!!! Looking foward to sharing them once the website is up and running, until then you will have to take my word. My little princess is very photogenic, hee. *proud mama*

The cooking of the turkey was a great success. Very tasty 10 pound bird, moist and juicy. My fridge is now uber full of thanksgiving goodness. Yay. The other exciting part is now its officially Christmas season in my books. Woot. I can say that there is a good chance of the new tree coming out sometime this weekend. Hehe.

Oh, Congrats to my cousin Kyle, who passed his CASB exam AND was on 2006 CASB Honour Roll!!!!!!!!!! All my accountant friends and family will totally get the excitement.

I am pretty impressed, as is the whole extended family. Ariel was so shocked and happy when told the news, as you can plainly see. Hehe. I guess it is quite an accomplishment to her since the gal just learned rolling over from her tummy to her back.

In closing, an inside joke for my family, here's to Iggy, who DIDN'T just get none!

Happy 'American' Thanksgiving!

Wishing all our American family and friends a happy

and heathly day of turkey and giving thanks!

Love Ken, Janet and Ariel

Rolling on a river...

Well, not a river, but a carpet. Ariel had her big moment of rolling from tummy to back today. Yay. Kinda surreal when it happened. She isn't a huge fan of being on her tummy long periods of time, so I am sure it was just to get into her favorite position of being on her back again. However, later she nearly turned from back to tummy. So close yet not quite. I watched intensely, she was practically there and then *splat* back to the back. Ariel the whole time was giggling and blabbering away. She took the rattle from me and managed to shake it. Woot, so it was a very exciting day. Maybe more so for me, but I think Ariel was proud. She celebrated by drooling.

Didn't go sewing today as Stella needed some time to catch up on her stuff before she heads off for her trip. It was nice to lay low before the great cooking of the turkey tomorrow. Whee. I started stitching an ornament for Ariel. I decided on one finally. Thats half the battle with me. I am going to stitch one for her every year. By the time she is out of the nest she will have a good collection to get her started. If she is anything like me however, she will have more than enough without my help. Hehe.

I really don't have much to say today, so here are a few more Ariel pics to make you smile!

Ain't it funny?

Not a whole lot to laugh at these days, at least thats how I feel this morning. This whole Michael 'Kramer' Richards thing has me numb. To hear a person have so much hate in his voice, and directing that hate to others, is so devastating. I could never imagine saying that to my friends, or for that matter to perfect strangers. We are called to forgive and I will, but I can't forget the pain that this has caused so many. He is going to have to live with this forever, I think thats the worse punishment. I am growing tired of the feuds, the backlash and overall attitude of people in the public eye. Its hard to find peace in it all, especially when its splashed on magazines, tv and radio. Can't we all just get along...

Moving right along, here is the comical Jay moment of the day. Nana was nice enough to bring me a green pepper for the meal I was cooking tonight, since it was too nasty to take Ariel out to the store. She forgot it when coming up to see the princess so when she went out to the car I figured I would make a pulley out of a plastic bag and thread to lower down from the deck to get the pepper. Sounds good, until you factor in the wind. I was literally flying a kite from my deck. Nana was laughing and I am sure the people in the business who saw it were too. I realized it wasn't gonna work until I added some weight, so I managed to get it pulled in and added a tea candle. It made it down and I retrieved my pepper. Sometimes I amaze myself in my ability to be a dork.

Now to distract from my stupidity, here are some cute Ariel pics from this morning!

Christmas is alive at the mall....

...But we knew that already. Heheh. Yes, Nana and I went to the mall today to look for a few warmer sleepers for the princess. While there we saw that Santa had landed already. Its only November, and I thought Santa arrived in December, but what do I know. Anyhoo, Ken and I aren't big on the idea of going to see Santa to say what you "want." That takes away from what Christmas is about, however, I want my children to know the story of St. Nicholas, and tie Santa in that way. He is the spirit of giving, just like God sending his son for us, a gift to the world. Since St Nicholas has is own day,December 6th, it then keeps Christmas day for Christ. As Ariel gets older, that time will be used to give back to the community or others in need, just as St Nicholas gave to the less fortunate. This then brings me back to the mall Santa, they have it now set up where to get a picture is at one time, and asking for stuff is another, so problem solved. My kids can see Santa and we are please the gimmes won't crowd the season. Amen!

Ariel enjoyed Santa, more so his beard, as she tried to make him a snack. The Santa was very kind and admired how pretty my little girl was, awe. He even gave me and Nana candy canes, lol. Woot! I put the large picture in Ariel's baby book and have the other ones to give to the grandparents. I am glad I had Ariel in a nice dress today, huzzah!

The weekend was good. Ken's cold is improving and he isn't sounded as bad as he once did. Mike, Josee, Dad and Rita came to our church on sunday, which was nice. We all had lunch at Nana's afterwards and Ariel puked on Mikey, it was a good time. Sorry Mike. The BC Lions won the grey cup, not that I care but its still exciting.

This week is filling up fast. I am making dinner for Irene and Rick tomorrow. She is home from the hospital and feeling pretty good for someone who just has their colon removed. Gonna make my spaghetti tuna casserole, nice and light. Wednesday is sewing at Stella's, so I can finish the pjs. Thurday is American Thanksgiving, so I am cooking a turkey and all the trimmings for Ken. Its another special holiday for Ariel. Here's hoping we can get out to Michigan for one in the future. Friday we are going to get our family portraits done with Maria. She did our pictures in the past, and they are always lovely. Just in time for Christmas gifts. Somewhere in there the cable man is gonna visit again, don't get me started on our blasted internet. They know where the issue is, its a matter of fixing it so it stays fixed. Blah.

Well, princess is sleeping, better get my laundry put away. Bye!