Post Halloween wrap up

Hey everyone! Hope you all had a safe and fun Halloween!

Yesterday was Cadence's 2nd Halloween, but her first real one as she could actually participate in the activities etc. We took her out last year but it was more just for fun and the looks  we got when going door to door made me feel uncomfortable. We had only gone to like 4 houses but I guess when you know the candy is for the adult and hopefully not the 4 month old baby, you feel a bit negative about giving them candy.

This year we were all set to go. Cadence had an easy to put together costume, we had a plan, the weather held out and we were on our way! Well, the costume we had Cadence in made it hard for us to hold her hand or carry her. Then she didn't seem to want to go to any houses! She went to one house, I showed her how to open her candy bag and then when someone put candy in the bag you say "thank you!". Her eyes got really big when the lady at the first house gave her candy, and she said thank you and then ran to show Chris. But she wouldn't go to any other houses! The end of the night came when we passed a house with the homeowner dressed as the Joker. He had spooky music and was shuffling around in a creepy manner. Cadence started crying, poor girl. Then she kept running away from him/us so we picked her up and called it a night. Side note: she went as a hot air balloon, not Elmo. The Elmo costume was a gift from Jane for dress up fun, and Cadence...well, she doesn't like wearing it haha.

I think her reluctance was due to being overwhelmed, and also being over tired. Her bedtime is usually between 6-6:30, and we got home at 7. All things we will tuck in our "now we know" files and keep handy for next years festivities.

Other than Halloween, not too much is going on over here. Cadence is speaking more and more everyday. As her parents, we understand her. Nathalie (our daycare provider) understands her. Her grandparents understand her. And really, thats all that matters. She speaks to us is French, English and I guess she understands Lebanese as Nathalie prompts her in Lebanese and she seems to understand. We spend a lot of time with her asking her to identify the things she sees around her. That came to bite me in the butt the other day.

We recently moved Cadence in to her big girl bed aka her crib converted with a toddler rail. She has been doing pretty good with it so far. Our plan was to put the baby gate up across her door and have a little light in there so when she wakes up, she will play with her toys until Chris or myself get up with her. So we went to Toys R Us to buy a nightlight for her room. While we were there, Cadence went poking around the store. Being a kid loose in a toy shop is a pretty fun experience. She didn't really want to touch anything until we came to a rack of stuffed animals. There was a dog, actually looked like a wiener dog, and when Cadence saw it she kept saying "Emma!". I handed it to her while I tried to find the damn nightlights. When it came time to cash out I went to find where Cadence had gone off to. I found her just walking around, talking to "Emma" and giving the toy kisses. So... I'm a sucker and I bought her the $20 stuffed animal even though we have like 40 stuffies at home, she really liked this one (for now.).  We use the dog to teach kindness, body parts and as a part of her bedtime routine.

Next up? Potty training! Bye everyone!

Long time no see

It has been a very long time since I updated this bad boy. I feel like a lot of the things I write here are redundant though. There is a lack of joy and love and excitement that I feel when I read other mom blogs. So I'm working on fixing that, adding in some whimsy and happiness so you,our adoring audience, feel compelled to come back and read about our mundane lives.

It has been a busy couple of months for us here in the King-Lackey household. Summer was busy with lots of work for Chris, and lots of splash pad dates for Cadence and I. We discovered a cool water park near our house last summer and finally got to bring Cadence this year. Initially she didn't like the spray, which wasn't a surprise as she doesn't like showers or being sprayed in the face with water. But one time we went and there were other kids there having a blast, she saw how they were experiencing the playground and started to play too. One time we even brought the dogs, Emma was the only one who seemed to enjoy the spray. She is a weird one haha.

We set a date awhile back for our wedding and got all our paperwork printed up. I ordered custom invites from this etsy shop I liked and the designer sent us digital prints for us to print ourselves. We have RSVP's, Save the Date and invitations printed. I had our printer change the colours also to match more with our scheme and while I don't love them, they will do. We've been picking up decorations and other goodies as well, at this time we are saving for the big ticket items like venue and photographer etc. it's kind of scary thinking about how much money we stand to spend, and how things will end up looking but it will be a memorable evening to look back on for everyone (I hope!).

One thing we have already started catching flack for is that we are haiving a child free wedding. It's not that we don't like kids, but we would much prefer a night just for adults, also the location is not overly child friendly and would be pretty boring for a child. We are still on the fence about wether or not Cadence will be in attendance, we're trying to get a baby sitter relationship started so we will have someone we can trust to watch her for the night.

Speaking of children, recently the thought of more children has been playing through my mind. I love having Cadence all to myself, and I didn't really love the newborn stage but I want Cadence to have a sibling. Truth be told I'd really love a boy this time around. I don't know how Chris feels about the subject, but I am regretting having set a wedding date now. Just to clarify: I am not pregnant. But Cadence will be almost 3 by the time her sibling is born, ok it's not crazy but I was hoping to get all the teething, diapers and potty training out of the way as close together as possible.

Since I've done enough yammering, here are some pictures of our family recently. I take most of them with my iPhone 4S and use Instagram to edit them. If you were interested in following me, my user name is Madame_Lily. My account is private but if I know you I'll add you!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Summer is almost over, where has the time gone?! Chris and I have been very busy all summer, both with work and then with the monkey. That's not to say there hasn't been any down time, there for sure has been but during that time we find it nice to either relax or take a nap. Either way, recharge before things get crazy again.

So what have we been up to? What is new and good in the King- Lackey house hold? Well, as I may or may not have already mentioned, we've picked a venue and set a date. I've gone to the printers and have our wedding paper work printed. The save the dates will be going out as soon as I can get to the printers. I feel like our wedding is coming together so fast, all thanks to Pinterest. People post some really neat things and it's giving us tons of ideas. 

Cadence is growing into this funny little snuggle bug. Its been quite the development, since she started to walk she is also showing more and more of her personality. Recently she has started to make a smoochy face when she cries or is 'speaking' to us. She likes to snuggle, give hugs and is asking for kisses too which is just so sweet. I can honestly say even as a baby she was not super cuddly, she wouldn't snuggle in or anything. But now, she will walk up to you and lay her head in your lap, or wrap her arms around your legs and squeeze. Its hard to understand unless you live in my head, but everyday I am surprised by how much more I love my little girl. Its a weird situation in our house, even though Cadence came from my body I feel like Chris bonded with her right away and was nuts about her right away. I don't think it was post partum or anything on my part, but it has taken me a lot longer to bond with Cadence than it took Chris. But that's a whole other ball of wax.

Work wise, things are going great for both Chris and I. Chris had a set back a few months ago when his employee Alan just up and quit. So he hired his friend Brian to help him out, and so far its been going really great. Chris says he is really relieved to work with someone who is quick to learn, and who asks questions as opposed to doing something and messing it up because he doesn't know how to actually do it. I just came back from a work trip with all the kids. It was a lot of work putting together all the food, paper work and trying to motivate 6 teenage girls to do activities, but I also really loved the opportunity to sit and chat with the girls and get to know them. Also, it was nice having them want to get to know me too. Of course, I could only let them know so much, for professional reasons, but I feel like they will understand me more now when I am being firm with them about their poor choices.

Chris is headed back out of town this week for continued work on the cottage which means I will be flying solo with the monkey. So I am off to enjoy some quality TV time with him. Enjoy these pics! :)