Rocks, snow, a lake, and a Wendy's ballon.

 

  

So, yesterday we went to Wendy's with our good friends Colleen and Miles because it was the Dream day, where they donate all of the profits and wages to send special need kids to DisneyLand.  So we like to support that and any excuse to get Wendy's is always good. Anyways, Mika would not go anywhere that day with out the ballon, but I really wanted to go  outside and take pictures of him throwing rocks, because he just loves that. He insisted on taking the ballon, and at first I was not happy with that, but then once I started taking pictures I really liked them and am happy with his whole balloon obsession. We went on a walk to get the post, and it was so cute how everyone that drove by, probably coming home from work, would look and then get a big smile on their face. I just love that with kids, people can't help but smile, even the grumpiest ones or the ones who have had the worst day.  Right now Mika is really upset. He is holding his ballon and trying to tell me that his balloon is no longer flying high in the sky, but dragging on the ground. Too cute.... 

So, I just have to put these photos on of him and his Wendy's ballon. Besides going to Wendy's we are busy with playgroups every day and different things. I am really looking forward to Spring, so that we can actually walk outside and not slip on ice, or go to the park! what a concept - playing outside. I saw a little green thing springing up out of the snow yesterday and I got all excited, so we will see, maybe it is a early Spring? 

Bronze medal in the Geek Olympics

   
Well, I am very proud of my hubby who is the 3rd smartest person in Canada (I am a little biased, but I think he is the smartest anyways). A couple of months ago he qualified for the final of an accounting competition that was all over Canada, which put him in the finals against all the big Universities in Canada. Some of the top Business Universities known world wide for their Business programs were in the finals. He became a hero at the college, and although feeling a lot of pressure to do good at the finals in Toronto, I think he enjoyed it. The college paid for him, his accounting prof, and another student that was in it together with him to the finals. It was a five day competition and they were treated like royalty. Banquets, wine and cheese and the whole package. But, of course, Magnus comes down with the stomach flu the first night there... He never gets sick, and then in this important competition he gets the flu! It might have been food poisoning - it is hard to say though. It is just such a bummer that he didn't get to enjoy all the fancy food, but even more of a bummer that he felt really sick on the day of his competition. But that didn't stop him, and he did really well and him and his buddy came in third over all. Pretty good I would say for only studying at a local college, not even an University! So, as much as I tease him that he won the Geek Olympics, I am super proud of him. He is not one to brag, but I am so I will brag for him.

On the different note, things are going good and we are back into the swing of life. Magnus back at school and I am just hoping we can make it through to the end. I feel a little burnt out of all this schooling and I am not even the one doing it.... I think it is just building up for the past four years, and I am just wanting it over with and to have a "normal" life. We have never experienced that, so maybe I don't want that, but it sounds good. =)

Mika isn't walking these days, but running everywhere... I can't keep up with him anymore. He is a good little boy, but a bit sensitive I am noticing and in this stage where we can't leave him anywhere... it is very annoying, but we will have to deal with it. I am not sure how to deal with a sensitive boy, but I am just praying that I can handle it well. I am not a very sensitive, emotional person, so this might be a challenge for me. I tend to just ignore him, but maybe I should be a little more sensitive to him.

Happy New year!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! 

Wow, time flies and even when you are doing nothing  it seems to take up your whole time... Magnus finished his exams for this year, and wow has it ever been nice to have him around... The simple things like sitting together to watch T.V. in the evenings, or go and do things in the afternoons like a trip to Starbucks is such a treat.   I don't have to hear, "sorry but I should really study" I despise those words, and will not miss them.  The only down side is that his first day off he did everything that he has been meaning to do for the past four months all in one day. I told him to space it out, but he is too eager, so I think he is getting a little bored now. I only had to send him on a "man trip" to the junk yard once to get out of the house. A few of my friends have their husbands home doing "Paternity leave" for a couple months (in canada you get a year of paid maternity leave, so if you want to, you can split it between the mother and the father) I really do not think magnus could ever do that.  Anyways, it has been great! My family was suppose to come up for Christmas, but due to the awful snow storms here and there, they decided that didn't want to risk it and I totally agreed.  So that was a disappointment, but we had a great time with Mika and it was a nice family Christmas. We got Mika a couple cars, which he loved and was drooling over. He also got a big stuffed dog, which he loves! He got that one from the neighbor who had a huge light display and was handing them out to all the kids on Christmas Eve. It was really generous of him, and Mika has just loves that dog, which is twice his size. 

We have been snow shoeing a couple times and Magnus has been able to get out skiing a few times as well, so that has been really nice. Mika is saying more and more words, and is walking everywhere.  Someone told me that a baby's first word says a lot about what they are like personality wise. I am concerned about Mika because his first word was "cookie" and everything now is "cookie". 

Mika's list of words:

Cookie = cookie

Baba = ball

Bapa =  Pappa 

agua = outside

carca = car 

 animal sounds: dog, cow, monkey 

Anyways, there is a lot to talk about but I will not bore you with details, and I should get some breakfast for my boyz going...  by the way, we had a great new years with a little party at our house with some close friends, the only bad thing is that we stayed up to 2am and Mika woke us up at some time after 7am. We are not young with a hot childless marriage anymore.. and I think it is about time we realized that.