A new nephew!

We are thrilled to welcome another nephew today! Cameron Geoffrey  was born at 5:30pm weighing in at 8lbs, 3.5 ounces and he sure is cute! Congratulations to Erica, Kevin and big sister Layla!

We had secretly been working on a gift for big sis that I will post now that Layla has received it :) I got the idea from......you guessed it, PINTEREST! It is a "big sibling" kit which you fill with activities for the big sibling to do at the hospital to entertain them while mom and dad are busy with the new baby. I would have preferred a bag without any design on it but it was tough to find the right material without a print so I used one bought at Ardenes. I bought iron-on adhesive from fabricville and some purple fabric from there as well. I cut out "big sister kit" on the purple fabric, ironed the adhesive on and then ironed the wording onto the bag. We then took the kids out and let them big out items for their cousin to put in the bag. They picked several books and crayons. I would have made her a t-shirt but ran short on time so found a local crafty mom who owns a t-shirt design shop. She was so excellent and efficient and sent me multiple designs to choose from and had it made and delivered for the following day! Check out her shop on facebook "Angie's Special T's". She custom makes just about anything you might want! Here is the final product:

6 years later...

Tomorrow marks our 6th wedding anniversary. It is hard to believe it was that long ago; however at the same time so much has happened in 6 short years! Our wedding day was one of my happiest memories and will forever bring a smile to my face when reflecting over the emotions experienced July 8th, 2006. I felt as though my heart would burst and I couldn't stop the tears of joy. We were touched in so many ways by loved ones and thought it was a magical start to the rest of our lives together. There was excitement and anticipation of the start of something amazing. I couldn't wait to become Mrs. Downey and to share of love with those closest to us. Marriage is something that was and is very important to me. It is something that I looked forward to as many little girls do; and it was a day that lived up to my expectations. I remember soaking in moments and saying to my new husband.."we have to remember this very moment as it is". It went so quickly but is forever a day we reflect on with love and pride. Although marriage has it's difficult days and sometimes you have to work at it, it has been an incredable journey for us. Becoming parents tends to take your full time and attention however it is important to remember that you loved each other first and those beautiful children are "all because two people fell in love". I could not imagine sharing my life with anyone else and look forward to many more years of sharing ups and downs but remaining together through it all. So happy Anniversary to my wonderful bestfriend and husband; thank you for being my love, my friend and my rock.
 Here are some photos in memory of our special day:
(photos by Jeff Scott A Wedding Photo)

As expected we had a great Canada day! We went to Musquash for the festivities and finished off the day with the uptown fireworks. Kaiden took part in several games and was able to collect some fun prizes. The kids proudly wore their homemade shirts as well as some Canadian flag tattoos:

 Avarie was in awe at the fireworks and kept saying "wassat?" which is one of her new favourite things to say!