December 25, 2011
December 24, 2011
Video Request
Great Grandma has put in a request for a few videos. Here are some from Halloween and Thanksgiving.
November 27, 2011
November 24, 2011
November 22, 2011
November 19, 2011
A Love For The Arts
I'm not an artist but I took a pottery class in high school and loved it. Chelsa had the opportunity to take a class this year at the local college in Red Deer and she loved it too.
Today she took me in and showed off. Look at what she was able to do compared to my more than 9 years away from the wheel.
Today she took me in and showed off. Look at what she was able to do compared to my more than 9 years away from the wheel.
November 13, 2011
Oops I did it Again
And again and again and again. Only this time I was scared when I walked into the room. I had taken Aubrey's washable markers away from her because she just can't seem to help herself. So as I walked into the kitchen and saw blue scribbles EVERYWHERE - cupboards, floors, her, chairs - I didn't know if I should laugh or cry. Plus it's my parents house and my mom was coming home in an hour!
The thing about Aubrey and markers is that although she knows better, she still acts innocent every time it happens. I asked her to please show me the marker she had used (which conveniently she had already put away). She led me right to it, in the drawer with the.....SHARPIES! A drawer she had not previously discovered.
All I can say is THANKGOODNESS for Google...after dousing the room with rubbing alcohol, her with OFF bug spray, and a good bath to get the deet off of her....we were good to go.
Even after a few days we were still discovering scribbles of blue around the kitchen. The girl was on a mission.
The thing about Aubrey and markers is that although she knows better, she still acts innocent every time it happens. I asked her to please show me the marker she had used (which conveniently she had already put away). She led me right to it, in the drawer with the.....SHARPIES! A drawer she had not previously discovered.
All I can say is THANKGOODNESS for Google...after dousing the room with rubbing alcohol, her with OFF bug spray, and a good bath to get the deet off of her....we were good to go.
Even after a few days we were still discovering scribbles of blue around the kitchen. The girl was on a mission.
November 11, 2011
Pumpkin Carving Pictures
Aubrey had a blast carving pumpkins this year. As you can see she wasn't a fan of getting dirty, much too slimy for her, so she kept cleaning her hands. But look at those smiles!
Thanks Stu and Darlene for making this happen. It was a lot of fun!
Thanks Stu and Darlene for making this happen. It was a lot of fun!
November 10, 2011
La Rochelle, France
A couple more photos from our time in picturesque La Rochelle, France. (Back in July). These are small but there are more La Rochelle photos on my www.chelsascahefer.com site. Slowly but surely I will finish up our France photos!
La Rochelle was a beautiful city to wander around, and we really enjoyed our teeny tiny - but adorable - Hotel De La Paix, and it was in the perfect location.
As you can see some highlights were the carousel and famous aquarium. Aubrey loved both, and made a little french friend at the aquarium. This little guy and her were adorable, running around and playing together. Pretty cute.
November 6, 2011
November 5, 2011
My Little Snow Bunny
First ever play in the snow!! She loves it like a true Canadian.
Now that Ben has entered the sweet world of the iPhone....we are hoping to update this blog plenty more!
November 4, 2011
Early Sleeper
This is how Ben found Aubrey this morning at 650am. She slept until 8am here...I'll take this over her waking us up too early!
October 1, 2011
Time Out
Above : Sitting on her "time out pad" for getting a little too creative with her art skills. You should have seen the walls. I particularly love the toe art :)
SO we have taken a little T.O. from blogging...it has been a fun and busy summer for us, and the fall really has been no different. For starters, some of you may or may not know, but we are expecting baby number 2 in April 2012 :) (Too much wine in france will do that to you.) We are thrilled! Aubrey adores babies, so the arrival of this little baby will be lots of fun. According to my dream last night I already had the baby - naturally - and was amazed it didn't hurt at all! Huh. Pretty sweet. I was also in an unknown city and couldn't find my way back to the hospital to see my baby. Very confusing dream indeed.
Ben has started his new job and is loving it. Aubrey is back in swimming lessons, and we are enjoying that....and I am starting pottery classes on Monday nights. So yeah! Just enjoying getting temporarily settled in Canada until we can do our REAL move in a few months to North Dakota!
We hope you are enjoying the beautiful Autumn weather!!
August 14, 2011
Catching Up...
Well we survived a month of traveling from country to country after we had left Australia the night of Ben's SBS graduation in June. Australia - Spain - France - Canada - USA - Canada. Of course there are loads of photos, but I am still working on getting those up and posted. Today it is Bordeaux, France.
We had a wonderful time in this most beautiful city. It is clean and the rows of old buildings are beautiful and breathtaking. Aubrey had a great time running around the huge misting "mirror" along the river with all the little french children and people cooling off. Bordeaux is known for it's wine...and unfortunately we didn't get around to doing a wine tour. Next time.
Here are a few pics...the rest are on my photography site!
Ben and Aubrey dancing with the "Tango Bordeaux" folks.
Aubrey enjoying her 2nd Gelato (her first was in Madrid with Brian and Kate). We would get her natural yogurt flavoured...not very exciting but she LOVED it!
Since then we spent an amazing week on the Lake with our good friends, Matt and Johnni....and our little girls had blast getting to know eachother. Photos coming soon!
Now enjoying our time in Alberta reconnecting with some amazing friends and family!
Thanks for stopping in! Sorry for the lack of posts, i will get caught up eventually, i promise!
We had a wonderful time in this most beautiful city. It is clean and the rows of old buildings are beautiful and breathtaking. Aubrey had a great time running around the huge misting "mirror" along the river with all the little french children and people cooling off. Bordeaux is known for it's wine...and unfortunately we didn't get around to doing a wine tour. Next time.
Here are a few pics...the rest are on my photography site!
Ben and Aubrey dancing with the "Tango Bordeaux" folks.
Aubrey enjoying her 2nd Gelato (her first was in Madrid with Brian and Kate). We would get her natural yogurt flavoured...not very exciting but she LOVED it!
Since then we spent an amazing week on the Lake with our good friends, Matt and Johnni....and our little girls had blast getting to know eachother. Photos coming soon!
Now enjoying our time in Alberta reconnecting with some amazing friends and family!
Thanks for stopping in! Sorry for the lack of posts, i will get caught up eventually, i promise!
July 11, 2011
France Trip!
If you have wanted to see updates of our France trip...I have been updating my photography blog with photos pretty regularly now that we are in one spot for a while. You can see them here.
Right now, we are staying with family and friends in the adorable little town of Clisson, France. My older sister, Lindsay, is getting married to her wonderful fiance Dav tomorrow. Dav is from here and it has been really fun to meet his family and friends and try our best to communicate in one another's language. We have been enjoying a lot of French food and culture while we are here, and it is really cool to reunite with family after our long time away in Australia.
Last night we had a "pairing" at Dav's mother's 200 year old apartment. It was really fun! We had 3 courses of different cheeses (there are about 500 varieties of cheese in France!!) that were beautifully paired with a different wine to complement that course. The finish was a gorgeous dessert she made...chocolate mousse and the best tiramisu i have ever had! Pictures coming later for the pairing party.
At Carcassonne.
Our hotel in Collioure...I loved it!
Make sure you check out our Barcelona pictures too....
Right now, we are staying with family and friends in the adorable little town of Clisson, France. My older sister, Lindsay, is getting married to her wonderful fiance Dav tomorrow. Dav is from here and it has been really fun to meet his family and friends and try our best to communicate in one another's language. We have been enjoying a lot of French food and culture while we are here, and it is really cool to reunite with family after our long time away in Australia.
Last night we had a "pairing" at Dav's mother's 200 year old apartment. It was really fun! We had 3 courses of different cheeses (there are about 500 varieties of cheese in France!!) that were beautifully paired with a different wine to complement that course. The finish was a gorgeous dessert she made...chocolate mousse and the best tiramisu i have ever had! Pictures coming later for the pairing party.
At Carcassonne.
Our hotel in Collioure...I loved it!
Make sure you check out our Barcelona pictures too....
June 27, 2011
Madrid
We have had a wonderful few days visiting our friends who are currently living and working in Madrid, Spain. Brian and Kate have been so wonderful to bless us with their hospitality and take us around the city to their favourite coffee shops and tapas bars! It was the best way to recover from the jet-lag and LONG trip over here from Australia. Today we leave for Barcelona and I think we are all acclimated now!
Aubrey has LOVED hanging out with "Ba-ba" and "Tate" (Brian and Kate). They have gotten a lot of cuddles, kisses and holding hands from her!
Yesterday Kate took me to her favourite shopping spots and let me shop while she watched Aubrey...who entertained other shoppers. At one point while trying on shoes, I looked over and Aubrey had on ladies shoes, necklaces and accessories and was going up to people, waving and saying "hola" over and over again...needless to say the ladies love her!
Thank you B&K for a fantastic time!!! We can't even tell you enough how wonderful of a time we had with you two. You have such a gift of hospitality, thank you for your friendship and the energy you put into making sure we experienced some great things in Spain!
Aubrey kept saying "wow'd" (loud). The busting of busy Madrid was at times a little loud for her!
"Cheese"
At the Crystal Palace
At the Market
Aubrey has LOVED hanging out with "Ba-ba" and "Tate" (Brian and Kate). They have gotten a lot of cuddles, kisses and holding hands from her!
Yesterday Kate took me to her favourite shopping spots and let me shop while she watched Aubrey...who entertained other shoppers. At one point while trying on shoes, I looked over and Aubrey had on ladies shoes, necklaces and accessories and was going up to people, waving and saying "hola" over and over again...needless to say the ladies love her!
Thank you B&K for a fantastic time!!! We can't even tell you enough how wonderful of a time we had with you two. You have such a gift of hospitality, thank you for your friendship and the energy you put into making sure we experienced some great things in Spain!
Aubrey kept saying "wow'd" (loud). The busting of busy Madrid was at times a little loud for her!
"Cheese"
At the Crystal Palace
At the Market
June 23, 2011
Brisbane-Hong Kong - Frankfurt - Madrid
After a long day of packing and cleaning, catching a little bit of Ben's graduation, listening to Aubrey scream the whole way to the Brisbane Airport, and a long night of flying, we have arrived in Hong Kong. Just about to board our flight to Frankfurt...but i thought i would get a few pictures up on the blog of the last days in Australia!
Aubrey helping me pack. Every thing i tried to put away, she would find a new interest in.
had to go to Under Water World one last time to see the baby Hammerhead Sharks, and also to say goodbye to "Memo" and "Goji"
bruce the shark
Seal Show at Seal Island
Okay! Almost time to get ready to board!!
Aubrey helping me pack. Every thing i tried to put away, she would find a new interest in.
had to go to Under Water World one last time to see the baby Hammerhead Sharks, and also to say goodbye to "Memo" and "Goji"
bruce the shark
Seal Show at Seal Island
Okay! Almost time to get ready to board!!
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