The Cousins

Before a snack today with Grandma & Grampa we decided to get all the cousins together for a quick snapshot. Aidan & Jaret were up for the task. Clara did not even know she was in the photo and as always was fast asleep.

Is the Sun a sign that Spring is around the Corner ?

Finally after what seemed like months of cold snowy weather it's warming up. Aidan noted the car was quite dirty and needed a good scrubbing. He was out with his rubber boots, and could not let any spot go without being personally inspected. Obviously Dad did not do a great job rinsing. Aidan needed to use the hose to do the job right.

He even managed to find the toothbrush dedicated to car washing and gave it a test run on his pearly whites.

Overall the mission was a success with Aidan giving two thumbs up. Well the index finger up we are working on it.

Happy Birthday Jackie

Jackie turned 31 on the 21st. The whole family came to celebrate and even Aidan got in on the fun. Aidan loves to sing Happy Birthday and blow out the candles. Of course baby Clara was sleeping the whole time and missed all the festivites. Look at the great cake the Debbie had made it was a hit

Mission Impossible " The Bath "

So just after we thought we had " the bath " mastered we start over again from scratch. Gone are the days of a quick dip Aidan has figured out our little tricks making his bath time quite a process. The bath toy choices, the bubbles, and even water temperature followed by excessive flooding created by his tsunami force splashing

to Baby Clara who within an instant of being undressed was very upset Mom & Dad had taken her out of her blanket cocoon. Thankfully her bath water was just right and she settled right in. Due to the terrible photos that dad had while taking a bath tonight we will enjoy a post bath pick where Clara is happy and content back in her blanket cocoon.

Do you think Aidan & Clara look alike ?

So after some discussion here, it seems like Baby Clara looks much like Aidan did (minus the red hair) in her first few days so we have decided to post some comparison photos for your comments

The New Addition is Finally Here

After days, weeks, no months of waiting she is finally here. Clara Linnea Niddrie was born at Burnaby General Hospital January 19th, 2007 at 0553 hrs. Clara was 7 pounds 5 oz. Both Mom and Baby are doing very well.

Clara was in a big hurry to see her new world and decided she could not wait for Dr Ross. Lucky for us the nursing staff were great. Dr Ross came running half awake to find baby Clara looking up at her. Here is Clara and Dr Ross meeting for the first time.