Tickled Pink: Weekend Report

Monday, 24 November 2014

Weekend Report

Claire opening her pre xmas gift from great grandma

Friday the girls and I hung out at home doing our normal routine. We went to Kyle's grandma's for dinner to celebrate Kyle's mom's birthday. We ordered Chinese food from our favourite place, Wok House, on McGregor. Everything was delicious as usual. Kyle's grandma picked up a yummy banana Jeanne's Cake. Claire was so happy to sing grandma Happy Birthday and blow out the candles with her. She was also excited to give grandma her birthday gift. Claire put her crafting skills to good use by making grandma a colourful birthday card with pretty paper and markers. Kyle's grandma bought each of the girls a thoughtful early Christmas gift, xmas pjs, an xmas chocolate calendar and stickers. Claire wanted to use the stickers right away. It was a fun evening hanging out with everyone and the girls loved playing with their cousins Evan and Emily.

Everyone colouring together

Claire learning how to use a stencil and Abby is about to eat paper

Singing Happy Birthday to Grandma

Saturday was a busy day. My parents came over around 9 am to help us move and pack more things in the POD. My mom and I got things packed up in the kitchen while my dad and Kyle took apart our bed frame They put the bed frame and Claire's dresser in the POD. We spent all morning packing and organizing. I find it takes twice as long as you think to pack up things in the house. It's tricky trying to fit odd shaped things into boxes and making sure you've used up all the space that you can in a box but at the same time not making it too heavy. My dad and I went to pick up pitas for lunch. Erica came at lunch time to pick up Claire for a sleepover. Erica and Derrick were looking forward to having Claire over. For the rest of the day Kyle and I packed up the rest of the girls bedrooms. We were able to get lots of stuff packed and ready to go.

Lots to pack

Only a few empty boxes left

Sunday morning Kyle and I finished packing up our bedroom. We used our suitcases to pack up clothes. We left our clothes in the closet on the hangers and then put garbage bags over the clothes. Then when we get into the new house we can just hang them back up and remove the garbage bags. After I ate lunch Abby and I drove to my parents place. Kyle headed off to the Jets game later on in the afternoon. I feed Abby lunch there and set up her stuff for a nap at their house. She went down for a nap so well, she cried for 5 minutes and slept for over 2 hours. I was invited to a baby shower, so after putting Abby down for her nap I drove to the shower in Charleswood. It was nice to get out and see my friends. There were delicious snacks at the shower, including a yummy chocolate peanut butter square. I love anything with chocolate and peanut butter! On the way back to my parents I decided to take a peek at the house since it was on the way. I wasn't able to get the key to go inside but I looked through the windows to see the front entrance tile was laid. I was also able to see the temporary garage door that was on. The scratch coat was complete on the outside of the house. I'm getting excited to see it all complete and when we can move in officially on December 5th.

I love it!

My friend Erica had sent me a 50% off coupon for The Gap. I have been wanting to buy Claire a new winter jacket, the Prima Puff. It's warm without the puff. It will be great for the carseat because it will be easy to strap her in. Plus it's super cute! I took Claire to the Gap in St. Vital mall to have her try it on to determine what size she needed. Unfortunately, they didn't have the exact one I wanted in size 3. Instead I bought a long sleeve grey t-shirt and a pair of blue and white floral shorts for Claire and got both for only $7. I decided to take Claire to Santa's Village in the mall. I wanted Claire to get use to the idea of us going to see Santa soon for pictures. She was more interested in seeing the reindeer. Later in the evening I ordered the jacket online using the 50% coupon. What an amazing deal! My dad made a delicious dinner, sweet and sour ribs, rice and salad. My grandma was able to come to my parents place for dinner, she always enjoys visiting the girls. It was a fantastic way to end the weekend!