Winter fun

Aloka and I built a cool snow cave last week. Spring is definitely coming but we're still getting some snowfall. The days are sunny and balmy feeling, things are starting to melt, but it's still very cold at night (20's). So this snowcave was perfect to build in the wet icy snow.





Aloka also went snowmobiling with Richard on our land. Behind the land is an abandoned old BNR railroad that goes for hundreds of miles and attracts snowmobilers and cross-country skiers alike (including us!)
Someone gave him this 30 year old snowmobile, and I joke that it looks like it came straight out of an old James Bond movie!

air poop

"mama, there's poop on the mirror"

"What? What do you mean 'poop'??"

"it's air poop"

"What's 'air poop'?"

"Dust!"

Just a quick little Junie video

Valentines Day!

Valentines Day is my favourite holiday. Maybe it's all the pinks and reds...maybe it's the symbolic heart, and the love it represents. It could be the fond memories of making and decorating our "Valentines Boxes" at school, and come the end of the day, finding it full of Valentines and candies from teachers and peers. But if I only needed one reason alone...Chocolate!
And not just any yummy chocolate... on Valentines morning, I'd wake up, and there on my night stand would be a lovely small heart-shaped basket filled with Valentines goodies and chocolates of all kinds!
My mother was so good with holidays, but she always made Valentines Day so special.

I, of course, want Aloka to share my love for it. And at the same time I now look at it from a Mama's perspective; how can I create this for her without inundating her with sweets (as the remnants of Christmas goodies still linger in the house)!

It's all a balance I suppose. This year, she'll be getting a small but pretty red metal bucket full of some of her faves. I also bought her a (pink) CD player to listen to her own music on. I was just going to give it to her, but then Richard suggested it be a Valentines Day gift. She'll love it!

Today we made chocolate chip cookies and Valentines. What fun!


These are wax paper hearts that we grated pink, orange and red crayon on. We'll hang them in our window!

A Valentine for a little girl in her class

Aloka's Polly Pockets

Aloka was pretending she was a big hungry monster, and her polly pockets were dinner. The picture says it all!

quick little video

Aloka took this little clip when i was in the other room. I had no idea until i found it on my camera!


Last week I took her for her first real haircut (not by me, by someone who actually knows what they're doing!). She got it cut, curled and even got a little makeup. She was totally enthralled and loved it, and she looked so cute! I'll post some pictures up when I get them from Josh. I hadn't brought my camera with me, so we went to his house after the appointment and he took a couple pictures of her curls!

more snow.... more more more snow

So, just so you can see this.... look at the amount of snow we've gotten only a couple weeks later!
For some reason these pics are darker. Also some more pictures of Aloka's favorite pasttime... playing with Richared's glasses!

Aloka goes sledding

Aloka loves the snow! She has no fear and is already excited to start snowboarding!



And here's a bunch more pictures:


















This is our home... We live in the left side (the window is lit up compared to the right side). Richard has built the right side and extended the roof all last summer. believe it or not, this is a trailer! he also built the addition on the left side which will be a mud room. The space we're living in is 500 sq ft, but probably by next spring to summer we'll be able to move in to the new side also, which will increase the total to 1000 sq ft, yay! we'll have two bedrooms, 2 bath, a larger kitchen, living room and dining room. what luxury!

some semi recent pics...

Just a few random pics...some more recent ones plus some videos coming soon!

Snow play with Avie

Aloka's friend Avie came over with her dad, Tony. They cut down a Christmas tree from our land and then we went for a walk on the decommissioned Burlington Northern railroad tracks behind our house that span for miles and miles.
It was very snowy and we got about a foot of snow over the past few days since then. Aloka has been so excited to be playing in the snow!
And on a side note, she says the funniest things sometimes, it cracks me up. Yesterday morning she was playing, and she took some scotch tape and said, "mama, pretend this was my pet". She paused and I started to crack up, with her following. She's a riot!

Cute video!

some new pics

Little Junie Bug

Silly goose always steals Richard's glasses...

I get Aloka these 'bath colors' at the co-op, she loves them and they're all natural! After she took her bath she looked at the tub and said "look! There's a cat ring!" (Does anyone remember the Cat In The Hat? :) The whole story is how to dispose of the ring in the tub the cat leaves after a bath. It eventually ends up all over the snow.)


Last night I got an adorable picture of the girls in slumber, their arms entertwined. So sweet!

Bellydancing this summer

This is a blog from someone i don't know... one of the girls in the belly dance troupe found it. I guess people were pretty amazed by my belly! Little did they know, I was only 7 months pregnant in this performance, ha ha!

to see it, click here

And, here are some fun pics of our new little person, Juniper Willow Rose Baker!

Oh dear...

I just noticed all the "lyme disease" ads by google, ha! When I have two hands again i'll post about our Halloween, hopefully tonight!