Maternity Pictures

There really isn't much to say along with this post. We decided to

take some maternity pictures before the weather got to miserable

and while we still had a little bit of time!

Thanks to Jen for taking them. You did an awesome job!

30 Weeks

It's time to switch from the count up to the count down!

It is crazy to think that in just 10 weeks we will have reached our due date!

Both of us just can't wait to actually be able to hold our little baby in our

arms. We did the last of our shopping for baby and it seems so much more real

now that we have almost everything we need!

Dylan's Birthday

So this year Dylan turned 22 on September 12. Fortunately for me, Labor Day is only the week before and what better is there to do than go to the annual Labor Day Classic. For those who don't follow football, Edmonton and Calgary meet and play in the battle of Alberta. So I had booked tickets for Mom, Dad, Dylan and myself. Unfortunately when we got there, somehow our tickets were not actually on reserve so we found ourselves in the second row from the top. Not exactly what we had in mind but it turned out alright. This way we could see the entire field and there were not too many people around us. However, when you are 29 weeks pregnant, that gets to be a bit of a hike!! We really enjoyed the game and who could complain about the final score. 52 to 5 for Calgary! On Dylan's actual birthday, we went out for supper to Calgary then to Mom and Dads in the evening. The night before, we had cake to celebrate at Mom and Dad's. Happy Birthday Dylan!!

Mom's Birthday

Mom celebrated her birthday on August 17. We wanted to do something for her but it wasn't feasible to go out for supper. So instead, we ordered Chinese food for pick-up and I made a cake. Mom has done so much for all of us and we just wanted her to have a night where she didn't have to worry about anything. Kelly brought Katelyn and Jordan over earlier in the day to do laundry so we took that opportunity to decorate a little bit!!

Below are just two of the pictures that we took.

Katelyn was very excited to help Grandma

blow out her candles!

Here are the balloons that we decorated.

They do say 'Happy Birthday Grandma!' and

they are covered with stickers that Kelly

and Katelyn put on so carefully!

Been A While

Just before we left Winnipeg to come back to Alberta, we made a quick trip out to Winnipeg to see some good friends of ours. Jaymi and Jared Blatz. I went to Bible School with Jaymi, and we really became close friends. We hadn't seen each other since our wedding so it was definitely a long awaited visit. Even though it wasn't for long, it was so good to see them. It was hard for Dylan to pull me away from our visit but we really did need to get home! Thanks again for making time to see us!!

Winnipeg

While we were in Winnipeg for Laura and Rob's wedding, we got some time to spend with family. These pictures were taken one night and so I thought I would share them. It was really good to see everyone again! Thank-you to Josh and Bethany for having us stay at their house!

Solomon

Dylan's Mom - Cindy

Auntie Lyne, Elise, and Grandpa Paetkau

Dylan's Dad - Charles

Uncle Larry

Josh, Dad, Dylan, Alden, and Uncle Larry

Uncle Dylan reading to Solomon. It took Solomon a little while to

get used to the both of us but he quickly grew attached to Uncle Dylan and

would bring books to him to get him to read!

Two Weddings

This summer we got to welcome two new brother - in - laws into the family. The first was Jon. He married my sister Kim in April. The wedding was gorgeous and they had excellent weather. Earlier that week we had a massive snow storm and the power was out in Gem for 3 days so luckily the wedding was in Three Hills. For the reception, family members made desserts to take and my oldest sister Jen made the wedding cake. Well this all proved to be a challenge when the power was out! Thankfully we have a generator on the yard because of the old dairy. We spent a full day of baking the day before trying to get everything ready to go. Just after we had finished with the baking and had just put supper in the oven, the generator quit. But we made it all work and it turned out wonderful. Here are some pictures from their wedding.

Dylan and Myself

Jen's handiwork! It turned out incredible!!

In August, Dylan's oldest sister Laura married Rob. The wedding took place in Winnipeg so needless to say it was hot out! The wedding was beautiful and it was great to get to see all the family again! Here are just a few pictures from the wedding.

The Siblings!