Just a little note to say....

SOOOOOOOOO LOOOONNNNNNGGGGG!!! We are bustin out of here and off to THE LAKE for two weeks and a bit. I can't wait to just sit and relax and enjoy myself my family with nothing but the outdoors and of course a little shopping!!!

This is how excited we are to leave! Hope you all have a great beginning to your Summer holidays!

What's going on at the Hogg house....

I'm SO bad at this blog thing.  Life is SO crazy busy that I forget to update mine when everyone else's lives seem way more interesting than ours.

We have been down to the Lake already this year... BEAUTIFUL weather, I even got a tan!!   Makenna L O V E S it, and is so sad when it's time to go home.   I love to just sit on the beach and get as many "rays" in as possible while Makenna plays in the water and sand.   Makenna loves to go in "pa pa's boat" and ride his "jet ski" she loves to go fast-- crazy dare devil child of mine (too much like her dad I think).    I can't wait to spend our Summer at the Lake.  We just love that Grandpa and Grandma have a place for us to enjoy all Summer long. :) Here are a few from our May Long trip and from a couple of weekends ago. 

I have decided to go back to work on Friday mornings at the office.   I didn't realize how much I really did miss it SO much, I love the atmosphere and all the employees.  I have the sweetest lady that watches Makenna for me and Makenna LOVES to go to her house.   I still work from home during the week, BEST thing ever.  I work while Makenna has her afternoon nap. I love having a list of things to be done that day and am usually on the phone with clients most of the time and typing away.  It sure is a great break from my crazy little two year old sometimes.  

I can't complain, I have the best of both worlds!!

For those of you that don't know we are putting an Addition on to our house.  We have a really BIG lot and will be putting another 700 square feet in the back.  It will include the master bedroom with a master bath and walk in closet (YES!!) it will also have a large office-- as I really need more space for my office/craft room.  We will have a full basement for our use only as we rent out our basement now.  I can't wait for a playroom, storage room and large living room!! YAY!! The basement just got dug and we will be doing the footings this week so hopefully the walls will be up before you know it!!!

Joel found this when we were digging the basement-- Good old HOMO MILK!!   We had a good laugh over this as that is what us REEDER kids were raised on.  They can't call it HOMO anymore, hmmm I wonder why?  LOL

We are hoping to have our Addition done by October and livable.... it will be an adventure but I can't wait to have more space.    I wish we could be building our dream home but prices are SO crazy right now and we want to build our dream home on an acreage some day.

Other than that, Makenna is growing like a weed and is for sure keeping my on my toes every minute of every day.  She sure is a little crazy thing but we love her and wouldn't have her any other way!

And my latest project was making a beach blanket to take to the lake. I found this material and fell in love with it and couldn't wait to get started so it is done already!  I think it turned out pretty darn cute, almost too cute for the beach! LOL     Don't look to close the sewing is not the greatest but it sure was fun!    Hopefully Summer is here to STAY!!

Mother's Day come and gone...

Happy Mother's Day to all you moms out there!!  I wish mothers day lasted longer than 1 day... perhaps a week would be nice don't you think?

I had a great Mother's Day!!  We headed down to the Lake for the weekend to open everything up and get ready for the Summer-- YAY!!   Joel surprised me with a VERY thoughtful card and with a gift of A DAY AT THE SPA--- anything I want and when I want!!!   WHOOT WHOOOOO  can't wait!  Joel always seems to "Bust It Out" as he calls it every year. LOL

I just LOVE being a mom!!!   I never would have thought it would be this much work and SO much fun and rewarding!!    Yes, there are many days that I want to call it quits like when Makenna goes POO POO in her panties -- YUCK!   All it takes is a "sorry mommy" and I'm stuck in it for the long haul!!   I wouldn't trade being a mom for ANYTHING else in the whole world.   Each day I make it a goal to be the best darn mom I can be..... no matter what happens!!

Hope you all had a great Mother's Day--- can't wait till next year!

Makenna sure loves to be a "little mommy" herself.  She is always dressing up in her heals, purse and loading up her shopping cart full of her babies and anything she can find-- man this girl know how to shop! LOL   I think she has been watching me far too close! LOL

Hot or Cold?

Makenna seems to be a little confused about seasons... who isn't in crazy Southern Alberta!

Our weather is so crazy... it's hot and we get out our summer clothes flip flops and all and then it snows so back to the layers!!!  

Makenna loves to play outside and just the other day she wanted to go out,  I told her it was to cold. So what does she do.... she heads into the office where I have piles of her "winter" clothes to be put away and gets dressed to go "outside"!!  She put her snow pants on and her hat all by herself and was headed to the door oh, and don't forget dads shades in case the sun does come out!   She was pretty darn proud of herself!   I just couldn't resist but take some pictures of her but she was sure mad at me when I locked the door (yes, she has figured them out) so she just played happily inside with ALL the winter gear on!  What a little girl I have... never a dull moment at our place that's for sure.  

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Better late then never

Easter at our house was very eventful.  Makenna was very excited for the Easter Bunny to come, we left out some carrots and juice the night before for him to snack on while he hid her basket.  She had a blast following the trail of eggs to her hidden basket.   She loved everything.   She spent most of her morning wearing her new little high heals and blowing bubbles with dad.  She giggles like crazy when we blow bubbles.    There are a few pictures of her playing outside with her new bucket and shovel in her hat that she just has to have on.

I decided to attempt to cook Easter Dinner on Easter Sunday for my family.  My mom had been sick for a week and was getting pretty tired of cooking for everyone all the time so I decided it was my turn.  It was my first time cooking a turkey and it turned out pretty darn good.  Makenna had so much fun playing with her uncles and loved to sit with grandpa.   She of course had to have a tooth pick when every one else did.  Hope you all had a Happy Easter.

    
    

Easter Sunday in her new Dress... this is the only good picture I could get of her because she NEVER sits still.

Easter Time and more...

Another holiday has crept up on us again!  I just love having a little kid when it comes to holiday's, it gives me a good excuse to decorate and have fun little parties!  Makenna is very excited for the Easter Bunny, even though she really has no idea who or what it is.  When we ask her if the Easter Bunny is coming to her house she says, "hop, hop, hop" and hops around the house.  I really did try to explain to her about the REAL meaning of Easter is but come on she is two and has NO idea.  We decided to have a few of her little friends over for a Easter party.  We made a cute little Easter Bunny Basket and of course colored eggs, played games and had lunch.  It was so fun... Makenna is quite the little hostess.  She loves to greet them at the door and help them take their shoes and jackets off.   The kids had a blast but it was so nice to sit and chat with the moms while the kids were off playing.  

These little baskets were SO easy to make and the kids loved them. 

Makenna is really into Lego building lately.  As soon as her dad comes home she gets them all out so they can build big castles.   She knows that mom is no good at it so she always waits for her dad to play.

UPDATE on the potty training:   Makenna is doing GREAT!   She loves to use the potty and most of all loves her "big girl" panties.  Isn't this picture of her SO stinkin cute where she is just wearing her boots and panties.... she loves to dance in them both!  We always tell her to "shake your booty"  probably not the best thing to teach your daughter but she looks so cute doing it.

I have an addiction... yes it is EASTER candy!! SO Easter needs to end so I don' have the temptation every time I go into a store!! LOL

HAVE A HAPPY EASTER!!