Kline Family

November 2010

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Sally helped us take some photos for our Christmas cards

Ali's ballet open house

One big happy family

Liam is a trouble maker!

Watching the Santa Clause Parade with the Lakes!

The girls decided to wear their stockings ;)

Decorating our tree!!!!

October 2010

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Evie's first four wheeler ride! Grandpa would be so proud :)

Adam and Cait (and Liam) attended a conference together in the most beautiful church in Toronto!

Liam learned how to pull himself up to standing!

Evie drew our family as fish :)

We are so lucky our pets are good with kids!

Adam spoke at Echo Lake camp over the long weekend - it was beautiful!

Thanksgiving at Uncle Mike's!

The photographer had some wonderful helpers!

She is so pretty!

We were cleaning out the garden and found lots of carrots!!
She was super proud that she could dig them up all by herself....

Adam went to Odessa, Ukraine with World Hope to do some videography. He was figuring out his camera before he left...

The girls showing off their beautiful new church coats from Grandma!

Ali sliced her own banana for her peanut butter and banana toast... she was so proud!

While Daddy was gone and Grandma was visiting we went up to Kingston to go to Chuck E Cheese with Uncle Matt and Mike and take a trip to Costco!
Evie sure loves Uncle Mike (and his hat!)

Evie was so proud to be able to hold Liam on her favourite ride!

We also headed to Ottawa for Em's baby shower!

Cait & Michelle :)

Kline Clan at the shower
The kids were pretty good!

We also headed to Family Space with Grandma!

Decorated pumpkins and painted pictures in the creative arts room...

Liam fell in love with the balls!

and Evie rode a trike! (she pedaled all by herself! Something she has refused to do up to this point...)

and the girls decorated a 'haunted house' for halloween! (It was delicious when the time came to eat it!)

Ali and Sarah

Princess Ali

Princess Evie

Butterfly Danielle and Pirate Sarah

and Monkey Liam! He had free reign while he helped us hand out candy... boy did he love that!

And away they go!

Ooohhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Our beautiful kids!

September 2010

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Ali's first school pictures

Liam loves to help empty the dish washer!

Ali in the firetruck at the Madoc Fair

Our beautiful Evie playing at the park!

Now that this picture is over 2 months old I can't believe how young he looks in it, but the point was to show his pirate tooth! on the top he got a tooth on the side before the middle ones... funny, eh?

Snuggles!

The second day of school she was much more willing to smile!

Ali and Daddy heading home from school :)

We went Apple Picking at Campbell's... so fun!

The kids with our 40 lbs!!

Only daddy can carry all our apples like that :)

Monkey see Monkey do!

Oh my! She is beautiful, but that was a LOT of toys to tidy!

The girls were 'working'... computer and phone on their 'desk'... so silly!

Ali's first day of school!!

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Our big girl started school on Sept. 7. We still can't believe we have a little girl old enough to go to school!!

The night before the big day, packing her first lunch, ever! She was so excited about it!
The morning of, once she was ready, all she wanted to do was lie on the couch and read books :)

She did NOT want to smile for the camera. She really was excited though!

Walking to the school :)

Finally a smile! Saying bye to Daddy!

Practicing how to line up at their cubbies... our little girl can be such a grump!

And this was it! The kids found their names on the carpet, and Mommy no longer mattered!

After picking her up and walking home, she was super excited to get in the house and see her siblings and Daddy!!

She had a fantastic first day, although she wouldn't tell us anything about it!

One of the things she came home with from school -- it's a magnet for our fridge. Cute!!

Ali turns 4!

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The girls check out Ali's cake as Mommy finishes it up...

Ali's Frog Princess cake!

The girls make 'fruit on a stick' with Grandma and Nana before the party begins

Opening presents :)

:) Family picture time!

Our sweet little family

Those girls with their uncles :)

They sure are fun to have around!

Ali had a great 4th birthday!

August!!!

2010-09-01T18:06:00.000-07:00

Hitting up the splash pad with Nana and Grandad
Liam sure is white!!

Aunt Wendy and Uncle Angus came to visit and treat us to lunch - we had a great time!

Ali, and her first Armadillo, made with pompoms and pipe cleaners (I say first because to date she has made a Mommy, a Daddy, and a baby)

Ali doing her float all by herself! She loved swimming lessons!

Our newly painted dining room!

We went camping with the MacDonalds, and this was the view from our site the first night

Uncle Matt and Uncle Mike came to visit us the first evening

Swimming at the campground

Houghton 2027?

Kids playing around in the tent

Girls enjoyed hanging out with Amy while she came for a little visit!!!

Mmm... ice cream!!

Uncle Mackie and Aunt Joanne came out for a little visit and lunch too! It was while Daddy was away, but the rest of us had a fantastic time :)

Our giant Liam has learned how to pull himself up to standing, although he doesn't do it all that often!

Ali is our little artist!

Pete, Peter, Evie, and Ali... chillin.... such a fun but quick visit!

The girls love playing with their new castle... they even make the king and queen jump on their bed... cute!

The girls begged to be allowed into the tub before Liam was taken out... so exciting!

(Ali's birthday will be coming separately!! :) )

July

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July started with Canada Day celebrations with friends!

Dropping Daddy off for Conference

We headed to the lake for a week of Family camp... the top bunk was a little high so the girls shared the bottom.... I woke up early and found them sleeping like this... those feet are TOO cute!

Happy kids chilling on the bed :)

Cute!

It was a REALLY hot week, so we spent a lot of time in the lake

Happy boys

She LOVES to swim!

Nana and Grandad came up for a swim too!

AH! Aunt Diana!

Our first full plate of veggies for dip from our garden... was very exciting at the time!

Ali was convinced she wasn't tired... then we found her sleeping on the floor....

The Browns came to visit, and the girls had so much fun together!

So did the boys :)

On their last day we enjoyed the splashpad!

She is a sweet girl :)

All 5 under 4! They did really well together though!!

I just loved these two together in orange :)

Our little family at the Peterborough zoo

Our monkeys!

Reid's Dairy for their 100th Anniversary!

Ali takes more swimming lessons!

And Mommy and Evie take some too!
We started stripping wallpaper in the dining room...

Evie and Danielle - so cute together!

We headed to Buffalo for a weekend for a wedding, and got to visit with the Petry's and Pasiekas. It was so nice to all be together again :)

Sleepy Liam cuddling with Lindsey

Look at that Pregnant Mama!!!
Can't wait to meet that little boy!

Liam and Peter!

Jesse and Melissa had a BEAUTIFUL wedding!!

Toronto Zoo on our way home from NY with Nana!

June

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We found this at the previously mentioned garage sales, and the girls just love it!!
Fun with Daddy :)

Mommy and her little man, about 6 mos.

We love the goats at Reid's dairy (not to mention their loonie shakes!)

This was precious -- the girls lined up all their stuffed animals on a blanket, stood in front of them on pillows, holding a song book, and sang for them! So sweet :)

Ali painted a caterpillar!

Liam learned how to sit up!

Our happy man

SWIMMING!!

Liam's first pool :)

Ha - I don't understand how she sleeps like this!

Liam loves the swings!

Enjoying the beach for a minute while we drop Daddy off at the Lake for a study retreat

Strawberry picking!!

Our sweet kids

Ali loves to ride her bike!!!

Bathtime is even more exciting when you can sit up on your own and play with toys!!

May was a big month...

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Here's a brief glimpse at a BIG month!

The girls' soccer started

Ali learned how to play golf

Ali showing off Mommy's present from Grandma -- fruit on a stick!

Uncle Matt visited us - and the girls of course had a LOT of fun!

Liam tried out his high chair and started eating food! yummy!

Daddy took Ali golfing... for real!

Liam's baptism

Our little man with Pastor Eric

Evie turns 2!!!!

Love this shot!!

Checking out the garage sales with the MacDonalds!

Ali's ballet recital

We also sold both of our cars and got a van! We're still getting used to only having one vehicle, but it sure is nice to have a vehicle that fits our whole family!!

Family Photos - April

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We had some family photos done in April by Kate Ryckman as well -- here are a few highlights!

April - Matt

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So my brother has taken up a new hobby, and he is amazing! Here are a few he took of our little family back in April

(Ali was told she could slide one more time before we left... so she stopped herself in the middle to make that slide last a LONG time :) She's a cutie!)

Catching up -- April

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Here is April in a nutshell! Ali and Samuel find the hidden afikomen at our Passover
Ali enjoying her easter egg hunt!

Evie finds an egg!

Liam all dressed up for Easter!

And so are his sisters!

Our first visit (of many!) to the Peterborough zoo with the Lakes... Ali, Danielle, and Evie are searching for the otters

And Ali (and Sarah) played a chasing game with this otter for a while! So much fun!

Our first attempt at a family 'picnic' in the livingroom while we watch a movie... Princess and the Frog

Silly Evie!

I love when my girls snuggle :)

Polar Bears at the Toronto Zoo

We wanted to go meet little Peter Michael in Buffalo, so we started at the Toronto Zoo, spent a night in Bradford PA with the Petry's, and then finally ended up in Buffalo.

I love these ladies!

The 4 little babes :)

Liam and Peter... best friends finally meet each other ;0)

On our way back home we visited the Buffalo Aquarium

And Niagara Falls!!!

Liam tries out the Jolly Jumper for the first time, and LOVES it!!

3 sweet girls!

catching up -- rest of March

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Wow - it has been a LONG time! I was motivated by people asking me about the blog this week, so I am going to try to catch up on the last 4 months really really quick with just a few highlights! Let's see how far I get!

Daddy's arms are full!
Evie's first haircut! (22 mos)
She doesn't look too happy here, but she was so excited!

Liam watching Daddy's hockey tournament!

Go Daddy Go!

Love this one! (3 mos)

He is never left alone!!

Liam tries out the exersaucer for the first time, and loves it!!

March 1-15

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The first half of March...

Ali learned how to write her name... we are so proud of her!

She started out strong! If you can't see it it says:
ALI
ALI ALI
ALI
ALI
:) she also wrote MOM the next day too!

Liam, just moments before we headed off to Philadelphia!

This is what Evie was doing when I left - what a sweet girl! I love how much she loves books and reading. She really is Mommy's girl!!
Mommy and Liam climbing the Rocky steps!

Our little Rocky!

At our hotel

While Mommy was gone, Nana came to spend time with the girls and help Daddy out

Evie was very happy to have us back! She loves her little brother :)

Look how big he is getting!

Another Ballet open house!

Poor Liam never gets to play!!!

We headed to Ottawa for a night so the girls could go see Disney on Ice - Princess style!
Liam and Aunt Diana

Liam and Grandad taking a nap

and then just chilling together

The girls played outside with Aunt Diana and had a blast

Grandma treated us to Disney on Ice, and the girls were amazed! It was fantastic!

Ali loves to tickle her little guy...

The rest of February!

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My sweet little man
This was really funny... Daddy was trying to do some stretches before leaving for hockey... but you can not be near the floor in this house without having kids ALL OVER you!

Sweet kids :)

He likes to tell stories :)

Loving the last little bit of snow of the year!

cutie

Batman and his apprentices

They discovered the balloon, hair, stick to wall, trick!

Ali learned how to use scissors - exciting!!

A great day - Feb 19th

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On Friday Feb 19th we had a fantastic Family Day!! She just looked too sweet I had to take a picture before I woke her up... I loved how her quilt and her top matched :)
Ali and Liam chilling during Evie's nap1

She loves that little guy!

Mommy got on the computer and saw a friend post oatmeal cookie recipies, and decided she had to have some too! So we made some cookies together, from scratch, for the first time!

The girls were such good helpers

So much fun!

So proud :)

I have to pour them in?

How about we take a snack break instead...

And this was how Liam participated... in his seat, fussy, requiring mommy to stir and use the mixer while using one leg to bounce him...

All ready for the oven! (This is her new 'smile' face!)

Liam was a very happy boy after his bath that night

Our 3 little ones getting ready for bed after a great day together!

Family Vacation!

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Instead of redoing all the pictures here, we are sharing our family vacation album. Take a look at the link if you want to see our trip!

http://www.heritagemakers.com/projectBrowserStandAlone.cfm?projectId=1231168&productId=9&projectSponsor=324820

February, the first few days...

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We met Uncle Matt and Uncle Mike at Chuck E Cheese in Kingston one lunch hour - I think they all had a fantastic time!!

This is Evie's favourite - driving a little bus. She just loves it!

Liam didn't do a whole lot... slept and ate... but he was happy nonetheless!

Ali got a BIG haircut!

look how short it is!

Grandma came for a little visit

So the boys joined us for dinner too!

The rest of January

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Here is the second half of January. These pics seem so old now, but they are still precious nonetheless! We are so in love with our little family!!

Our beautiful children
Awh, they really love him

Even when she's making funny faces she is beautiful... look at those eyes and that hair! I love it!! This dress was made for me when I was little :)

Ali took this picture - she did a good job!

We spent a night at the MacDonalds, and Emily joined us. She got to meet Liam for the first time!!

Ali and her Nana

How cute are they!

Uncle John finally got to meet little Liam!

Daddy's way of napping...

Evie wanted to help Mommy fold diapers

Snuggles!

Hockey!!!

I love this shot - they are both wearing brown bottoms and blue tops, but look at that amazing size difference!!!

So sweet.

Welcome 2010!!

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We are starting out 2010 with some adorable pictures of our amazing children!!!

What a beautiful girl! She was so proud of the puzzle she made :)
The girls made a pile of 'presents' for Liam (aka piling up all the toys in the house)... then lounged around it eating their snack.

Ali put them both to 'bed' in the living room

My sleeping cutie!

:) I love him!

Checking out Freddy (Ali's first favourite toy) for the first time!

Talking to Daddy!

My girls, all dressed up and singing and dancing with the Wiggles!

She just wants to hold him all the time!!

When Liam's in his bed, they put their stuffed animals in all his toys...

Evie made her own Lazy-Boy with Liam's bouncy seat and her new potty!

I love this! She is always trying to hold his hand (I don't like it when he's sleeping, but I think it's precious!!)

My 3 kids!!

She is getting more expresive with her body language - she is just too cute!!

How gorgeous is she?!?

They stole baby wipes and were trying to clean the windows... can't wait until they can really clean things for me!!!

Sledding for the first time

Ali and her friend Sarah!

Just chillin with Daddy!

They asked to watch tv with Liam, I put him in his seat so they got their little chairs! So funny!

I put Liam down to help get the girls ready for bed, and Ali insisted on tucking the bunny in with him... so cute!

Our 1 month old!!
He's now 9Lbs 2oz, and 22 inches long... growing well!!

The rest of December!!

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This is it! This post finishes up December and closes out 2009 :) What a crazy year it has been!

Liam's first time in the swing... unfortunately, as of right now he doesn't really like it... will only swing a few minutes and then decides he'd rather be held!
His first little bath!!

So precious

Kels and Brody came to meet him!

Ali's watching tv here, and Evie is just enjoying the snuggle time... she loves to hold hair and suck her thumb when she's tired.

Evie trying to ride Ali's horse!! It's a little long and a little heavy for her, but so cute!

Uncle Matt and Uncle Mike came to meet their first nephew!

They'd count and 'roar!' and Adam timed this shot perfectly!

Look at that - Mike can already handle two!! Snuggling Liam and reading to Evie.

Ali and the gingerbread house she made, courtesy of Dickie and Doey! She is so proud of it!

Liam, chilling and helping mommy wrap some Christmas presents

My beautiful middle child on Christmas Eve!

CHRISTMAS!!

Our 3 kiddo's!

The girls got dress up ballet outfits from Emily and LOVE them!

The girls had to sit and wait between presents - they are so excited!

The girls helping daddy open his pottery mugs!

Great grandma and her first great grandson - I love how you can see him looking right at her :)

playing with their new train!

She sure loves her little brother!

Pete and Linz came to visit!!

Practice for their little one, coming in just a few short weeks!!

My favourite pregnant lady!

Me and my girl, snuggling for the first time!!

Liam is trying out his Christmas present.

The girls being Liam's doctor...

Grandma Heather came for a visit on New Years Eve, to meet Liam and celebrate Christmas

This was the extent of our New Years Eve celebrations - the girls being hilarious in their bath, and then a few episodes of West Wing in bed... we were so tired!!

Happy 2010 everyone!!

November Family & Maternity Photos

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We are totally going out of order here, but that's our life right now!!

In November we also had maternity & family photos done... here are a few of what we got!!

Ali's Ballet

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On Dec. 16 Ali`s ballet class had their Christmas open house. Mommy and Liam had to miss out, but everyone else got to go watch our little ballerina do her thing!!

One proud daddy :)

Ali`s favourite friend - Sarah

Ali's ballet friends - Sarah, and Charlotte

Whoever got the front on of this one got a great shot, but I love how you can see Danielle wanting to be in with the big girls in this one... such a cutie!

December, pre-Liam

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We were given some used 'tool' toys, since there will be a boy in our house, and the girls turned them into hair dressing tools and took turns doing each other's hair... ha!

The girls enjoying their first time out in the snow of the year! Ali had a blast, but it got old pretty quick for Evie.

Our little family, right before Mommy headed to the hospital (and Daddy headed to church).

That's it... I guess we were too busy getting ready for the baby to take many pictures during the first half of December!!

November part 2

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So, since we are well into January, I better catch up with some photos... here's the rest of November!!

Evie waking Ali up from one of her last nap times!!

"Hewo?"

The girls love to watch dvd's together, and I think it is adorable how they sit on the couch!

Ali and Daddy, waiting in the ATM line at IKEA

One well used rocking horse!!

In November we headed to Ottawa for a wonderful baby shower for our little Liam!

Apparently the guys learned that the more kids you have the faster you can drink water out of a bottle ;)

She's superwoman! Carrying both little ones and still such a great smile. My girls adore them!

Kels and Molly! So precious!!

Uncle Mike stopped in one Sunday afternoon and the girls sure kept him busy!!

I LOVE this picture :)

The girls, upon first seeing that both of their beds are in the same room! They were each fascinated by the other's bed, and were so excited to be sharing a room!!

Since Ali and Danielle are both Dual Citizens, we celebrated American Thanksgiving with the MacDonalds in Kingston... on our way Ali rode in her brand new car seat for the first time! She's growing up!!

She loved the little table they had, and set up the teddy bears as if they were each reading their own book - so cute!

Ali trying to get the big ball up the stairs... a little challenging when it is so much bigger than you!

They are so cute!

Our beautiful girls, on their way to church on a sunny fall afternoon

All bundled up watching the Santa Claus parade with our friends, the Lakes, from our front yard

She is such a goof, and has taken to rolling around on the floor ;)

How cute is that!

They sure love each other!

wilLIAM Cameron Kline

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Liam was born Sunday, December 13th at 4:01pm. He was 7lbs 5 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long.

In the OR with our new bundle of babiness.

Our family of cinq!

While Mommy and Daddy stayed at the hospital for three days Grandma stayed with the girls at home. On Monday morning Ali and Evie came to meet their little brother Liam.

Monday afternoon Nana and Grandad drove down (on Nana's birthday) to meet their first grandson.

Monday evening Doey, Dickie, and Molly came to meet our little man.

Tuesday night the three of us were finally on our way home!

November part 1

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Look at those beautiful eyes! My little one is growing up fast.

Evie, trying on Ali's Halloween costume, But wait -- you forgot the hat!!
That's better!

She discovered a new favourite toy - building towers! Whenever she wants to do it she starts pointing and saying 'Towwwe, Towwwe..." so sweet!

She's pretty proud!

One morning she was pretty tired... mommy left the room to start lunch and returned to a sleeping girl!!

Ali's loves to gallop around the house!

My stylish girls showing off their new scarves!

Our amazing, faithful, Maggie!

Ali, pretending to walk Maggie, using her scarf...

What a sweet child...

She sure is a beautiful girl :)

Ali, 'talking' with Maggie...

Evie decided this week that she is too big for her chair.... she insisted on sitting up like the rest of the family to eat her food - look how little (yet huge) she looks!!

October part 3

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Amy came down for the weekend, and we had a fantastic (although tiring!) weekend. The girls loved playing and doing crafts with her!

Out on our walk to the bakery
There is a big gross frog there, on the edge of the white line, that the girls are looking at

Amy brough Ali part of her halloween costume - wings to go with her hat and antena!!

She was one happy kid!

We met our long-lost friends at Chuck E Cheese in Kingston - the girls had such a blast with all the Hallett kids, and mommy sure enjoyed seeing them and Kim! What a great morning :)

I love this look on Ali's face! She was so happy to be with her friends!!

Evie enjoys playing in the jungle gym with Karaline!

All the big kids eating lunch

Ali thought it was pretty neat that she could control this seat all by herself

Evie loved riding this bus!

October part 2

2009-11-13T10:12:00.000-08:00

When Daddy went out of town, Mommy visited some friends with the girls!! The girls had a blast!

She was so proud that she could climb up the steps... but she never made it past this one :)

At the Nepean Museum -- the girls took turns being the police officer, and locking everyone up in the jail!

So cute!

So cute, even if they wouldn't look at the camera! (Evie loves to sit with Ali, although Ali rarely puts up with it!)

Daddy and his smiley girl!! (One last one I had to post from before we left)

Halloween 2009

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Although we were sick, Daddy's love for Halloween and Batman enabled us to get ready for halloween at the last second - including carving a pumpkin around 4pm on October 31st!

This was Ali's first pumpkin experience - she was pretty grossed out, but fascinated by the final result!

Our daddy is Batman!

Evie, the 102nd Dalmation

And Ali, the Ladybug! She only went to 2 houses, but was super proud of her candy! She also did a fantastic job of putting items in other peoples bags (until a scary costume came along!)

Fall Fun 2

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This morning we went Apple Picking!!! We had a fantastic morning as a family :)

Getting all bundled up to head out!
Learning the right way to take the apple off the tree.

Helping Mommy with the first few

She was so proud when she could do it herself!

Evie helping Daddy

Ali wanted to help Daddy get the apples up at the top :)

I got it!!!

Yeay! Look at our apples!

Evie enjoyed carrying them from the trees to the bag.

The bag filled up much quicker than we expected!

What a beautiful day!

The girls :)

Pumpkins!

It's hard to tell, but they are watching the big black pigs eat their lunch

and the ducks too!

One very happy family!

Evie loved the bunnies the most!

One lady who worked there came and opened the cage, and brought us some cabbage... the bunnies were so happy!

She even took one out so the girls could pet it!

Fall Fun

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Playing in the Leaves!!!!!

We quickly learned that if you throw leaves, Maggie will jump for them. She had so much fun!

My beautiful, happy girl!

Love it!

My timing was a little off with their kiss...

Bubbles!!

Evie is a little 'too cool' to get excited over leaves ;)

October part 1

2009-10-16T10:35:00.000-07:00

Attempting to get a good shot of my two girls together... very hard to do... the first is realistic (Evie's favourite pose.... left thumb in mouth, right hand in hair) The second I love -- look how they are looking at each other and laughing!!

Evie likes Maggie the best when she's higher up than her!

Mommy's Birthday!

Evie was excited, you would have thought she knew what would happen next...

YUMMY! Cupcakes!!!

the remainder of September...

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Just a few of our cuties from the last part of the month...

Evie desperately wanted to wear Ali's fairy costume... but refused to let me take her PJ's off first... so cute!
Ali all ready for her dance class!

Daddy making sure he has all the appropriate equipment for his first hockey game in over 5 years

And the girls need to ensure that the helmet is just as fun on them ;)

Look at me!!

Evie sure is a snuggler

Evie has discovered that stacking blocks is a lot of fun, and oh so easy!

On this morning, I went to get Ali dressed for church, and she saw the clothes in my hand and said "No Mommy! I need to wear the big blue dress, the one that was yours!!" How do you say no to that?

She loves to make it spin!

Wish I had the audio to go with this shot for you!

Ben and Em stopped by for a visit - I love that they, Ali, and Keough all managed to fit on the loveseat to read some books.

September flew by, I still can't believe it and we're already a third of the way through October!

September thus far...

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Some pics from September so far... All 3 of our kids seem to have grown a lot in the last 3 weeks!! Life sure is full!

Evie watches her sister wash her hands after using the potty all day long, and I guess she decided she wanted to join in!

Poor thing can barely reach the water, but she sure was happy!

Ali playing with her caterpillar sprinkler... why was the best weather of the summer at the beginning of September?

They had lots of fun!

The girls, with their friends, at the Splash Pad.

So much fun!!

Back to the sprinkler...

Mommy and her little guy at 24 weeks.

Ali's creativity is hilarious -- here she is 'fixing' things (the hooks on the wall to begin with)... this morning she claimed she had 5 little dragon friends in a turkey baster, and when she let them out, they were eating her cantaloupe.... then she started telling them "NO, don't eat it all, that's mine!"

Evie has decided that she is no longer a baby. We can't help her eat anything anymore. She has to do it all all by herself... not a good equation when yogurt is in the mix!

Dickie and Doey after Rob Bell... aren't they an adorable couple?!?

Apparently this was the only picture that was taken the entire night!

Kels, Mommy, Ali, and the dogs out for a walk...

Ali frequently stopped to draw pictures in the sand... poor Kato didn't get as much exercise as normal I expect...

Kato and Maggie... only when she's around real shepherds do I realize how much like a husky she is!

Me and my girl :)

Evie's Kraft Dinner moustache

Look how grown up she looks!

Ali loves to slide with her sister! She wants to help us with her sister more and more every day!

Mommy and her little guy at 26 weeks.

I just had to document the mess that my girls managed to make... these kids!!!

Ali turns 3!!

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First thing in the morning, the girls are ready with their books to set off on a birthday adventure!

While we were driving, Grandma called to sing happy birthday to Ali -- she was happy!

At Family Space -- Ali starts her masterpiece

And Evie tries painting for the first time

All finished her painting!

Then working on her own zoo -- decorating animals

Ali loved driving the black truck - just like Uncle Mike - it was adorable, she kept getting out and putting things in the back!

Evie really enjoyed the cars too!

Daddy found this roller coaster - the girls loved it!

In the evening we joined some other families for a dinner and bonfire -- they found out it was Ali's birthday and included a cake for her!

Daddy and his girls gobbling with the turkeys

A yummy bunny cake!

Ali loved the marshmellows!!

On Sunday afternoon we had Ali's birthday party with our families:

Evie and Uncle Mike -- she sure liked him this time!!

Evie enjoying some of Ali's presents :)

Ali loved her spiderman shirt, and even started shooting webs around the room!!

Ali put on all her bike gear, and the ballet slippers, and started hopping around the house!

Happy Birthday to you!!

Ali's Aquarium cake!

Daddy helping Evie enjoy some birthday cake!

I LOVE this picture!

The girls and their uncles :)

We think Ali had a fantastic 3rd birthday!

August, in between...

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Ali, roasting her first marshmellows at the Gale`s house

What a cute kid!

When Mommy walked out of the ultrasound (where we all found out together that it`s a boy!) she found this: a very proud looking Daddy...

... and two happy girls holding hands!

My goof, ready for gymnastics!

Heather came to visit!

Showing her teacher her star fish!

A happy girls, playing with Aunt Diana and watching her sister swim!

We have so much fun when Aunt Diana's around!

Being silly in Old Navy

She likes to stand there and sing and dance... I don't know where she learned it, but I'm working on breaking this habit, as now Evie wants to stand on it, and ALWAYS falls!

Ali, getting her nails painted for the first time by Grandma!

Alisa and Larry came to visit!!

Alisa and Ali, getting ready to go down the huge slides!

How cute - before church Ali is reading to Evie on the stairs

Our friends celebrated 2 years since their arrival to Canada with a massive bonfire and party.

I think Ali was a little concerned about the big fire

But she wowed everyone as she voluntarily shared her cake with her little sister!

and Larry had a great time roasting marshmellows!! He was on a roll.

Out for lunch before we dropped them off at the bus station.... apparently it's impossible to get a picture where both girls are happy :)

Ali, heading in to her last swimming lesson like a big girl!

Bubble baths have returned to the Kline house - Ali was so excited!

Our big girl practicing her star fish float in the bath tub!

Our first trip to the Toronto Zoo

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It's a long story, but we had to drive some friends to Toronto anyways, so we decided to take the opportunity to visit the zoo while we were there!!

Daddy and Evie making the trek from the parking lot. It still surprises me sometimes that she's big enough to just walk with us now!

Waiting to get into the zoo :)

Althought we have been to lots of zoos, it was fun to see some animals we hadn't seen before.... like Rhino's!

Ali was really really excited about the Elephants!

The hippos were cool too, but it was so warm they didn't come out of the water!

lionness

Ali thought the giraffes were pretty cool too!

The sleepy sisters cuddling as we walk between two sections of the zoo

The splash zone is a fantastic addition to the zoo -- the girls had so much fun, and we were all much cooler and much happier to keep going through the zoo!

Oh no! Our girl turned into a turtle!

Ali liked watching the fish.

Although we ran into traffic and got home very late, we all had a fantastic day!! We love the zoo!

Our 5th Anniversary!

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We decided to get away, for the first time without the kids, for our 5th anniversary! We headed to Toronto for 1 night and lots of fun and sight seeing. We forgot what it was like to not have kids -- do whatever you want whenever you want not having to worry about who needs to be changed, who needs a nap, who needs to eat, who will be bored, etc.! We had a great time, but we sure missed out beautiful girls :)

Our hotel (we didn't take this ourselves). It was an amazing hotel -- much fancier than the price suggested.
After arriving and checking in, we headed to the CN tower for a fancy lunch. Adam had never been to the CN tower before, so it was a really neat experience!

I don't think either of us have ever had such fancy meals!

Afterwards we headed back to the hotel to change and then saw a movie, Paper Hearts. We headed back so I could take a quick nap before we headed to Second City for a show. It was very funny!

Walking back to the hotel after Second City, there was a light show on the CN tower.

In the morning we enjoyed an amazing breakfast at the hotel, then headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Adam in his childhood hero, Roy's pads...

We loved this shirt, but it wasn't actually a 'maternity' shirt... weird.

After that we headed down for a harbour cruise.

We rushed back to get our car, visit our favourite store, Whole Foods Market, and then fight traffic to get out of the city to stop and see 500 Days of Summer on the way home. We had a great trip!!

While we were gone, Ali spent some time with Nana,

swimming

and being spoiled at Toys R Us!

Evie went and spent some time with her godparents, Danielle and Blair. She had a blast playing with Molly, especially her hair!

Wow - 5 years!!

A visit to the Last's cottage

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We went up to Silver Lake to visit with Emily and Ben for an afternoon. It was a perfect day (despite off and on rain showers). Great friends and some fun times were exactly what our family needed that week - perfect!

Heading out on the boat - Ali was a little surprised by how windy it could get!

Evie preferred to watch safely from the boat than to join the girls swimming...

... but she did get in for a little bit!

After many many attempts at getting a good underwater picture of the two of us, this is the only good shot that turned out! I do love this picture though!

On the way back to the cottage Ali helped 'drive' the boat

Playing 'nap time'.... consists of Ali telling you to go to sleep, waiting about 5 seconds, then yelling WAKE UP!!!

The men heading out for their own fun...

...while the girls enjoy the playground.

Grandma and Louis come for a visit

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August 1&2 Grandma and Louis came to visit for the end of their vacation.

Grandma brought Ali her first real bike, because we thought that if we waited any longer, she would be much too tall for it!

Ali sure loves that bike!
Evie is so funny - she sure tells you what she wants!!

Ali, filling the trucks with grass

They sure think these things are cool!

Ali, playing with her new construction trucks... she watched Louis use something from his key chain to undo the screws to get it out of the box, so she was attemptint to use keys to undo the screws... monkey see monkey do...

Grandma and her girls heading to church

Evie enjoys playing in boxes... her legs are just a little too short to get herself in and out!

Kels and Brod come to visit!!!

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Kelsey and Brody came to visit for a weekend in July. We had a fantastic weekend, and the girls just loved spending time with them! We are all anxiously awaiting their return (hint hint).

In the morning Ali just wanted to hug Kelsey. It was SO precious! reading :)

Ali didn't want anyone to hold her hand except Brody!!

At AMAZING COFFEE, Ali met Bear, the dog. She absolutely loved him!

Chilling outside the Hidden Goldmine, our favourite bakery!! Fresh bread every week :)

For some reason I think this is a really cute shot of her
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The Rafuse's showing the kids how to use the playground :)

I love that smile - you can really tell she's having fun!

Making homemade playdoh with Kels

Evie, trying to give us the hint that she wanted to swing again :)

Ali sure enjoyed having people to play on the playground with!

Look how high those slides are!

Some snuggle time :)

Saying Bye :(

Haha, he may hate me for it, but I love this picture. I don't remember if this was pleading for a hug, or chearing because he got them. Evie would walk up, really shyly, and lean into his chest so that he could hug her, but refused to hug back :) She is such a funny girl.

Daddy's ordination

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On Saturday July 4th, Daddy was ordained at Silver Lake. It was a beautiful day :)

We had lots of family, friends, and congregants from the church come out to support Adam that day, which was wonderful.

Daddy speaking

all the licensed pastors in the Central Canada District

All those pastor's spouses

the family with Great grandma Scheel, Grandma, and Louis

Daddy's parents and grandparents

Our happy little family.

Evie, checking out baby Molly

Ali finally ran out of energy and needed a snack.

4 generations :)

The majority of July!!

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We took the girls to see UP... Evie scarfed down the popcorn... it was hilarious.

The girls playing together. Ali flips over the little pool, and they both lie on it... cuddle, kick the ball, etc. Nice quiet moments.

Ali is taking swimming lessons this summer! She LOVES it - here is her and her teacher.

She LOVES jumping into the pool!

Evie plays on the playground for the first time! (at a park near Doey's house in Kingston) She had a blast!!

Uncle Mike brought Ali her first baseball glove... Evie thinks it's pretty cool too!

Haha, they popped in his face :)

I love this picture - they are both equally happy :)

Haha, she's a funny kid!

Uncle Matt teaches Ali how to pop wheelies.

(did I mention I love that we are close enough that my brothers stop by for quick visits on their way to places??)

Ali's happy face family!

After dealing with OHIP stuff in Kingston, we hit the mall to look for shoe stores that sell size 14. Here Evie discovered the joy of feeding her sister!!

Doey, her mom, and baby 'Mowwy' came to visit - Evie's trying to get Molly interested in her toy :) Ali loves this baby!

the girls :)

Evie loves our new chair, especially because she can climb up herself to sit in it :) She is so proud!

SO happy!

Canada Day

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We celebrated Canada Day here in Madoc, with some friends as well as Nana and Grandad. Ali's favourite part was the blow up obstacle course.

She was so excited to start...

But within minutes she was scared and Mommy had to join her

You're coming up too, right mom?
and finally the big slide...

weeeeeee! After that first time with help, we couldn't stop her! We ended up having to purchase an all-day pass so we could keep up with her!

Bouncing in the bouncy castle.

Ali and her new friend (look how big Ali is - she's a year younger!)

We had a fantastic day! 90% chance of rain that turned into unending sun! Next year Evie will be able to do more too :)

The entire month of June!

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The girls love to watch daddy play the guitar, as well as join in!!

I couldn't resist - look at those thighs!!!

Evie 'washes' Ali's hair, then Ali thanks her with some big hugs :)

We went to Kingston for a day to help the MacDonald's move into their new home....

We all got to meet, and fall in love with, baby Molly... Ali didn't stop talking about her for days!

The girls LOVE swimming in the backyard... (don't worry, we realized this night that her swimsuit was WAY too tight and bought her a new one the next day!!)

She's cute no matter how messy she is - look at those eyes!!

Getting ready to go meet DORA!!

Unfortunately, Ali was very scared once we got up close, but that saved us from standing in line for 2 hours so she could go say hi!!

What do you think Mommy?

Ali chilling at the Kemp's cottage

Ali and Nana enjoy an afternoon nap

It's True....

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... baby #3 is on the way!

Evie's first birthday!

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On Evie's 1st Birthday, Sunday May 24th, we had a little birthday party in Grandma's backyard. We had beautiful weather and lots of fun!

I'm still struggling to believe that she is 1 already!

The girls enjoying the water table that Grandma and Louis gave Evie.

Evie, excited about her new PJ's from Nana and Gandad.

Giving hugs and kisses to her pooh bear card (Yes, it's open mouth kisses all the way from this little girl!!)

Evie and the Rafuses

Evie's 'Lego' cake

She sure enjoyed her cake!

Was that blue food colouring ever a problem after though!!

Evie was looking up at her daddy, showing off her cake (and probably her mess too)!

Ali playing with her present, her first 'My Little Pony', on the drive home.

The Big Move!

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On May 19th we took off for our 2 day drive from Saint John NB, to Madoc ON. It was long, and painful at points, but given 2 small kids, 2 pets, and such a long drive, it could have been much, much worse!!

They were all sleeping :0) And you can see daddy following us behind.

Evie enjoyed discovering herself in the mirror in our Quebec City hotel room!

A brief lunch break turned into a long stop, but the girls sure enjoyed the carousel!

The start of May

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My big girl, helping me pack some toys.

Ali has discovered blokus, and really enjoys playing with it all by herself :)

Ali had so much fun with Aunt Diana while mommy was packing!!

Tea Party!!

Ali had to colour on every piece of packing paper before I could wrap dishes with is... so cute!

April 2 - the beach, etc.

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Our last family trip down to the beach

Her favourite thing to do - collect rocks, and throw them in the ocean

We will miss this!

My baby got a little sleepy...

Ali dressing herself up to play in the cool spring weather.

What a funny kid... she fell here like this and just hung out down there for a while.

Evie, taking a shower :)

Ali sure enjoyed pushing Evie around on this little car on the deck.

Then Evie decided to try for herself. It was a great 'walker'.

Enjoying a nice walk to the corner store to rent a movie.

Ali's reading herself a story :)

The first popsicle of the summer! That was one happy (and blue) kid!

April 1 - Easter, etc.

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So, we are WAY behind on our blog (the house selling and moving took a little bit of effort :) )! I am hoping to catch up with April and May this week - enjoy!!

Daddy and Ali at the Seder meal

On Easter morning, Ali had her first ever Easter egg hunt! She loved it once she realized what she was supposed to be doing.

Our last family trip to the Saint John zoo... Ali misses it already!

Here she's excited about the silver fox.

The beautiful snow leopard

Daddy and Ali checking out the lions

Ali had her 2nd haircut - she was such a good girl!

For being so good, the beautiful girl was given a sucker afterwards! Was she ever proud!

Evie's first pig tails :)

Our trip 4: Madoc and our trip home

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After Kingston we headed to Madoc for the weekend, and Adam Candidated at the Madoc Wesleyan and Free Methodist Church. It was a great weekend, and we have since accepted the job offer. We are excited that sometime this Spring or Summer we will be moving to Madoc!

This is going to be our new home!

Evie at dinner on the way home - what a cutie!

Driving home on Monday we got caught in a snowstorm, and had to stop in Edmundston for an extra night. Although it was frustrating at first, it ended up being great for the girls! We were snowed in at a hotel with a fantastic pool :)

Daddy really enjoyed playing with our waterproof camera!

Look at our happy girls!

Our trip 3: Museum of Play and Kingston

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On the way to Kingston we took the girls to the Museum of Play in Rochester. We didn't last too long, as everyone was really tired, but it's an amazing place! Ali had a fantastic time!

She BEGGED to ride the horsies!

She met the Berenstien Bears

Her and daddy were on Elmo's world, and counted with The Count

And made big puzzles that once completed light up the fish bowl on the left... very cool!

When we finally arrived in Kingston, she was so excited to see Grandma, Uncle Mike, and Uncle Matt!

'dooin' Uncle Matt's nails :)

Our trip 2: Houghton area

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Ali had a great time with Em and Ben, reading books, feeding the "Fishies" playing with the puppy...

Dinner at Moonwinks

Alisa and Evie meet for the first time!

Our trip 1: driving and Buffalo

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We went on quite a trip in March, which started with a 2 day drive to Pete and Lindsey's house in Buffalo, NY.

While driving through Mass. we saw a formation of fighter planes flying over the highway from a distance, you can see here how low it is to the road. Then, as we got closer...

... this one flew right above our car, close enough to shake the car, and then we took this picture on the other side as it was landing. It was crazy!

We were amazed at the size of the American Extra Large Tim Horton's - Adam is holding the Canadian extra large on the right side of the picture, and the American on the left... it's ridiculous!

Ali and Lindsey, off to look at the ducks in the water

Ali loved having someone new to play at the park with. This was hilarious - Ali wanted to use the monkey bars, but once she was up there she had no idea what to do, and was totally bored. It's like she was wondering why people did this!

We love this couple!!!

Ali and Rudy were a great pair - Ali loved feeding him!

Ali and Rudy checking out Evie's penguin.

The Pasiekas gave Ali a play-doh Ice Cream maker -- she loves it (and I think Lindsey did too!)

Pre-trip March

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Ali loves reading her Heritage Makers books - she thinks it amazing that she and her family are in a book!

Ali went through a short phase of wanting to wrap babies up in blankets and snuggle them and dance around the room with them... so cute!

Evie sure loves that piano!

We went to the zoo for the first time in the snow. Most of the animals were hiding, but Ali loved it! Here she is posing with the reindeer.

music video

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Here's a little "Ali Music Video". The song was written by Daddy using his two new favourite instruments: acoustic guitar and a macbook!

A glimpse of March

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Evie fell asleep on mommy..... what a cutie!!
My adorable girls... what a blessing it is that they love each other so much!

I just think she's too cute!