Weekend in Vic

Thursday was a long day between running after Quinny and then working late. Our life is full steam ahead these days, and I am tired. We aren't even in the "busy" season of spring and summer yet! At least once that season comes, I don't work as much and can just be with my girl and not have worry about balancing who has her, working, and taking care of our home. Anyways! Quinny and I went to gymnastics Friday and then the three of us headed to Victoria after lunch.

Luke came in and we went for a walk - the girls were so cute together, excited to see each other and played so well. Quinny reached to hold Madi's hand and Madi actually let her! Oh girls, you are so adorable and your love for each other is important and strong.

Their little hands are little so toddler-like, chubby with little knuckles just starting to show. They are so big in so many ways, but their hands are still so small... I love watching them hold hands.

I've been struggling with headaches again the past little while... I was so good for a while there! But I've had a persistent one that I haven't been able to fully shake. I hide it quite well, because I don't always want everyone to know when my head hurts, and I get sick of missing out on stuff because it's hurting. So when the pain isn't blinding and knocking me out flat, I do my best to just go on as normal. But then I see pictures like this of myself and it makes sense to me why I can never pull one past Jon :) He is so understanding and kind, never resenting me, and he never seems to tire of taking care of me. He is one of a kind.

Keep taking care of each other girls - these relationships you have with each other have the potential to be the best ones you will form in life. Makenna makes the perfect older cousin/sister, so attentive, patient and sweet.

Everyone's face here makes me laugh, remembering how hard I was laughing when I took this. Q had just sneezed and said "Daddy my hands so gross" and Jon is trying to tell her to wipe them on her vest, and Luke is talking over Jon, telling her to wipe them on Jon's head. Q starts giggling and does what Luke says, and wipes her hands on Jon's head and Jon was so grossed out! Oh man I was laughing!

What a bunch of cuties! Pretty cool that brothers who are best friends are raising cousins who are best friends. I love them all so much!

That night Jon was annoucing for UVic Vikes basketball playoff games so we went to cheer! I don't care one bit about Vikes basketball, but I do love hearing him in action. It always amazes me just how talented he is. He has the perfect voice for annoucing, and tons of people after the game told him so.

Too funny! Madi is so good at smiling so sweetly for the camera, whereas Q rarely smiles nicely, instead often opting to be a goofball. (although the picture above where Madi is sticking her tongue out is pure gold!!). These two are so vastly different and both so cute! Madi is rounded and soft and has more a sweet baby-like face, whereas Q's features are more defined and makes her look older. Watching these two grow is really such a delight. I love seeing them change and learn and just grow. Such sweet little ones.

She was really into the cheering, which was cute. Makenna had a friend show up, so soon her and Madi were playing with the friend and Q mostly stayed with me and cheered along. She did get sad and upset at one point and cried because the friend told her she wasn't allowed to play with them and then ignored her. Those situations are hard for me, because I do think that Q needs to learn that sometimes people aren't going to want to play with her and that is just life. But at the same time, she is little and doesn't understand and the friend didn't have a parent around to talk to. Thankfully she bounced back quick from her sadness and was happy to sit with me and eat snacks and then play with Madi when she came back!

There he is! Way to go!

Yet another sleeping picture... her curls in her face like that, all cozy and sleeping (without any clothes on of course), she is small and pure and perfect. Her lips, they are amazing.

Saturday morning Q spent some quality time with Nannie and Papa and even got to go in the hot tub with Daddy and Papa! Then we got ready and headed out to Luke and Care's for brunch. We don't spend enough time with them out in Brentwood - we need to go out there more often. It was a fun morning

I sent this to my mom - after 28 years I have finally learned how to curl my hair and MAKE IT STAY! the story of my life has been that I curl it and within the hour NO JOKE it goes flat. Even Jenna has done my hair and had a hard time making the curls stay in! But I finally got it to work and it held all day long... the trick? Tons of dry shampoo. I don't know why I didn't try that sooner, I use dry shampoo all the time. My mom knows my struggle and cheered when she saw this haha!

And after I sent it, this little one beside me says "Me send picture to Gramma too!"  So she smiled and sent it to Grandma, who was thrilled to see her girl :)

We went to the Mazda dealership and looked at Mazda 5's... we've been to a few dealerships now, and we are leaning towards a Mazda 5. We need something that is going to be bigger (I've talked before about how we are just majorly outgrowing our Kia... Q's legs take up so much room in the back seat, and her carseat doesn't fit in the middle) but also something that isn't too pricey, but still quality. Hard to find! Mazda's are highly rated and quality made, and the 5's are affordable because they aren't fancy by any means. We will see! Then I went shopping with Lois and Jon's sisters and Jon and Tim took Q downtown to a hockey event they were having.

It was a good visit and so nice to see everyone! We won't see Tim and Lois now for a month - they are off to Hawaii at the end of this week! We had planned to stay until Sunday so that Q could have as much time as possible with her Grandparents, but my head has slowly starting to hurt more and more and I knew I needed to get home to my own bed and pillows... and also, I had forgotten my medication. So we packed up after dinner and went home. Nice to visit, but nice to get home. Oh! Also! I bought a bike this weekend! It's "used" but brand new, never ridden! Sweet deal! And I picked up a used bike trailer for Q to sit in so I can pull her - hopefully there will be many bike rides in our future! Now I'm sitting at work, working a long, boring shift (12-5:30) reading a magazine and I'm starving and can't wait to get home! (also there's no kids in here, which is why I'm able to blog... this place really needs some love and TLC!)