Our little Family

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

2011-11-18T09:14:00.000-08:00

When london was maybe 1 yr old we discovered that the only song that would calm her down on the car rides from Lethbridge to Cardston was I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. For the next year or so whenever she would get upset in the car we would turn that song on and it would calm her down whether it was the middle of July or at Christmas time. So anyways to this day that is still one of her favorite songs. As we speak she is listening to it and running in laps around the living room singing it! What is kind of funny about the whole thing too is that London's first stuffed animal when she was born was the pink hippo in the picture above. She got it from My sister Andrea and her husband Mark and to this day it is her favorite stuffed animal!

In other news...

Today huntly was sitting on my lap and i was just talking to him and discovered that he recognizes the word "no". whenever I say "no" to him when he is doing something wrong, I say it really nicely and shake my head. So today when he was on my lap I said no to him about something and he started shaking his head. At first I wondered if it was just a fluke but I waited and did it a few more times and each time he shook his head! It's so cute. LOVE HIM

Oh Poop!!!

2011-11-16T19:13:00.000-08:00

So today I was busy doing some stuff and I turned around to check on Huntly and he had ripped off his diaper and there were little chunks of poo all over the floor! gross.. and he was crawling around naked from the waist down. I suppose it was my own fault cuz I had neglected to put his pants back on after his previous diaper change.. I guess I'll have to remember to do that from now on lol.

Big Boy

2011-11-15T08:28:00.000-08:00

Huntly has recently learned how to climb the stairs and does it pretty well now. So the other day I noticed he wasnt in the living room anymore and had wandered away from where I could see him so I got up to see if he was going up the stairs. Well he was about half way up and I saw him and said " Hey! what are you doing", and he looks at me and drops to his stomach and starts sliding down backwards. If I had done that to London when she was that age she would have lost her ballance and fallen down the stairs. It was funny though cuz by his facial expression it was like he thought he was in trouble. haha so cute and smart!

My sweet little girl!

2011-11-11T09:17:00.000-08:00

I LOVE LONDON SO MUCH! I love Huntly too but this one is about lLndon. she is always telling people secrets. they are pretty cute. Her first one she would tell everyone is "You're my favorite."Then she started telling people " I love you." This morning she told me a new one. She says " You're wonderful." She makes me feel so good. She keeps hugging and kissing me too. LOVE HER!

Todays News

2011-11-08T12:51:00.000-08:00

So Huntly decided today to know how to climb stairs. I was watching ellen and I went over to the stairs cuz I couldn't see him and he was up like 5 steps! He is growing up way too fast. So I guess I have to put up the gate now lol He has less than 2 months till he turns 1 and Im sure he will be walking by then. I weighed him yesterday and he weighs 24 lbs now. So big. when london turned 1 she was probably only 20 lbs and he isn't even 1 yet!

Grande Prairie Trip

2011-11-08T08:24:00.001-08:00

Well it's been a fun week with my family. We got to go to Grande Prairie and stay at Corey and Mandy's house. It was a long drive but definitely worth it! I think the highlight of it all was meeting my amazing new little nephew Stratten. He is so adorable and sweet! I loved getting to hold him and cuddle with him! LOVE LOVE LOVE him!

We left Cardston on Wednesday evening and went to Edmonton. We stayed in this cheap motel and London was so excited. She thought it was the coolest thing. It was so cute. She turned the tv right on and explored while watching max and Ruby. She had a great time.

London was so excited to see Sterling and Piper. She always loves seeing her cousins. Her and Piper had so much fun together. The first morning we were up there Jeff got to go hunting with the guys. It sounded like they had a good time. Jeff got some disgusting video coverage of them gutting a moose. And apparently a very large elk charged at Jeff.. who was un-armed lol.. funny but not. Anyways later that day we all went out and did some skeet shooting. So fun.. I haven't shot a gun in a really long time though so the first few shots I took were a little shocking for me. Every time I pulled the trigger I would close my eyes bracing for the shot. lol But after a little practice I finally got one!!! I was probably the most excited out of anyone. I was like " I GOT IT, wait a sec did I really get that.. wow!"

The rest of the trip was great too. I got to go to a Christmas show at a green house. It was pretty sweet. They had so many trees set up with decorations and all sorts of other cool stuff. We also had a Guy Fawkes Day Bonfire at my uncle Bruce and Aunt Sharons house. It was fun getting together with Tina and Lincoln and their kids, grandpa, Bruce, Sharon, and all my family. After the Bonfire we went to this yogurt place called Menchies...can I just say DELICIOUS!!! It's a frozen yogurt place. It was amazing and now me and Jeff cant stop craving it! pretty sure I'd go there everyday if I could. Jeff too.

Sunday was Strattens baby blessing. He looked soooooo adorable. He had the cutest little outfit on and he is just so little and sweet. I'm glad we were able to be there for that!

Halloween 2011

2011-11-01T14:21:00.000-07:00

So the kids looked so cute for Halloween yesterday! Huntly was dressed up as a monkey ( London's costume from when she was around that age) and London dressed up as a pirate. They were so adorable. London was so excited to go trick or treating. It was pretty cold and windy out so we had to throw a few layers on under her costume but luckily she still looked amazing. She was so funny acting like a pirate and getting into character. we didn't go to too many houses but she had a great time.

~A Funny Story~

Yesterday London was down stairs coloring for a while. I came down and noticed her crayons were gone and asked her where they were and she says, " They're in Carters juice hole."

I was so confused.. I wasn't even certain that she said what I thought she said and so I looked around a bit and noticed the crayons in the cup holder on the couch.. like she said they were in the juice hole.

It's funny how kids see things and make up new names for them.

Huntly John Redford

2011-01-03T21:15:00.001-08:00

Well after 8 and a half months of waiting, baby Huntly is finally here!

On December 29th at 7 am, Jeff and I headed to the Hospital here in Lethbridge to prepare for our C section that would happen later that morning. We were taken into a room in the Labor and Delivery part of the hospital where I got into my very attractive hospital gown and compression socks (which the nurse informed me I put on backwards..so I had to flip them around lol). We waited a little while and then a nurse finally told us she was going to take us to my private room where I would be staying after my C section.

Around 10:30 am I was wheeled in my bed down to Pre Op where I waited for about a half hour while someone went through all my information with me for the millionth time. The anesthesiologist came and explained to me what was going to happen and soon after I was wheeled into the O.R. The whole process went quickly . There was a sheet up between me and where the surgery was happening so I couldnt see our baby when he was pulled out but the moment I heard his first cry .. well I cried. Before we knew it Jeff and I were looking at our wonderful little baby boy. He is so Beautiful and we are so happy and grateful to have him in our lives.

We named him Huntly John Redford. He weighed 7 lb 12 oz. He was 20 inches long and he was born at 11:46 am.

Since that morning we have Enjoyed having him in our lives. He is an amazing baby. He is very calm and he is a great sleeper. He is our little man.. so cute!

London is such a good big sister. She is a good helper and has so much love for her little brother. She loves hugging and kissing him and stroking his hair. It is so sweet watching her hold him in her arms. She pointed at his eyes today and said "Baby has tiny eyes". and she tried to squeeze his nose and say "beep beep".

I'll show you mommy...

2010-12-02T13:18:00.000-08:00

London is so funny! She is in the bath tub and I go to wash her hair. I just have a cup that I fill with water and dump a few times over her head to wet her down which she basically hates. She gets so mad especially when I start pouring shampoo in my hand. So after I got her hair all wet I went to grab her Shampoo and as I was just about to open it she grabs a sand bucket that she plays with in the tub and starts heading for me with this look in her eyes like "Ill show you mommy!" Just before she had a chance to dump it on me I pushed it out of the way managing to avoid getting completely soaked! a little bit of my jeans got wet and my whole arm but I'm pretty sure if she would have done it a few seconds earlier I would have been soaked from head to toe. Funny girl..

-meg-

2010-08-17T13:47:00.000-07:00

Well this past weekend we went to Cardston to visit our families and London got to bake cookies with Grandma. She had so much fun! She helped add all the ingredients, mix it together and put it on the pan. After all the dough was placed on the pan... and in London's mouth , London helped Grandma put the cookies in the oven. She had so much fun baking with Grandma Redford and Loved handing cookies out to everyone when they were done!

Park Lake!

2010-07-26T10:46:00.000-07:00

We had a really fun time this weekend with Jeff's Parents and his brother Carter at Park Lake! London Loved being out in the water even though it was pretty cold. She also loved being out in our little blow up boat with Jeff. She wanted to be the one to paddle the boat. It was pretty cute! She also loved playing on the little boogie boards with grandma. she would lay on the board while Grandma pulled her around by the string that is attached to the front of the board. I think we were all tired and ready to come home after a few hours though but it was definitely worth the trip just to see London having so much fun!

The Little Mermaid

2010-07-23T09:56:00.000-07:00

London has found a new movie to put at the top of her list. The first one she fell in love with was Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. She wanted to watch it constantly.. Next up was The Princess and the frog which she just calls Tia shortened for the name of Princess Tiana in the movie. Next up was the Toy Story movies! My mom bought her stuffed Buzz and Woody toys and she carries them everywhere. She is still obsessed with anything toy story and hasn't quite gotten over that but she has found a new favorite.. and the winner is.. The Little Mermaid although London likes to call it "meemee". Its pretty funny. when she wants to watch it she goes meemeeeee ...meemeeee. At this exact moment she is dancing with her Ariel Barbie to the song under the Sea. So Cute!! I'm sure if she didn't like playing outside so much, she would just want to watch movies all day.

-meg

Londons Animal Sounds

2010-07-13T14:45:00.000-07:00

London loves doing her animal noises. Its pretty cute. they arent totally acurate but I would say they are pretty good for a 21 month old.

Day at the Park

2010-07-13T14:25:00.001-07:00

London and I went to the park yesterday. She was having a great time climbing all over the place and sliding down the slides. London likes to hide under blankets and behind furniture and other objects and I always say I always say.. I SEE YOU.. so anyways back to the park. we were at the playground and she is climbing up some stairs to get the the top of the play structure but she stops and looks out through the railing and says .. I SEE YOU MOMMY!

It was so cute! Its funny how the simplest things can make your whole day. London is so loving and she is learning so quickly. She is very observant and just absorbs everything we say and do around her! I love it! I love being a mom

-megan

Ba da ba ba ba...I'm Lovin It

2010-07-13T14:20:00.000-07:00

It seems whenever we are watching a tv show there is always a commercial for McDonalds and whenever it comes on London copies the little jingle at the end of the commercial..Ba da ba ba ba!
So we were surprised when we drove by McDonalds one day and as we passed the Golden Arches we heard a little tune come from the back seat.. Ba da ba ba ba.. London Recognized the Mc Donalds sign from the commercials. It was so funny!

London is so funny!

2010-07-06T20:03:00.000-07:00

London was trying to put her Mrs. potato Head pieces in or on the corresponding parts on her body. She had the ear piece in her ear when Jeff said "No London", After which Jeff picked up one of our couch pillows and pretended he was going to throw it at her then London Just looked at Jeff and said, " Daddy, Calm down!"

It was so funny! London has got a little attitude on her. She is definitely entertaining!

London cares!

2010-06-24T15:56:00.000-07:00

So London is learning a lot of new words and sayings, one of her favorites being "what are you doing?" She loves the toy story so she walks around saying Buzz all the time. But the best was when she asked me "are you alright?"

I was going out to our kitchen a couple days ago and I stubbed my toe on the edge of our coffee table which really hurt! I was a big baby about it and was yelling OW OW OW!

London quickly ran to my side and looked at me and said "are you alright, are you alright?"
I was like "yes London I'm alright."

She said "Okay," and went back to playing

So I guess my daughter loves me and cares about me! I guess I'm doing something right!

-meg

2009-12-14T20:37:00.001-08:00

Well it's been a while since we have post anything but I want to get this going again. So I guess I'll start with some updates!

London is getting so big now. She is running around everywhere now. She is so Active and loves to play with other kids. The funniest thing happened the other day. I was watching Sterling for the afternoon and I sat him and London at the table to give them some cheese and crackers when they both broke out laughing hysterically! They were dancing to the Christmas music I had on for them and were laughing at each other and it gradually got louder and louder. It was pretty funny.

London is also learning some new words and little phrases. She says "all done" whenever the time is right. She says -here you go, yes, no, hi or hello, good, dada, mama,bye bye and probably a few more things.

Jeff is coming up on the end of his first semester of his second year and it has been quite a busy semester for him. He has had his first practicum at a Catholic elementary school near our home which he really enjoyed. He also got to help coach for Cardstons football team for his coaching class.

-Megan-

2009-05-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

GETTING INTO TROUBLE!

Now that Miss London can crawl and stand she is getting into everything! Needless to say we've moved a few things since this started. The First picture was when we realized she could stand.. I was scrapbooking and all of a sudden she was standing up beside the table. I was kinda shocked. One of her favorite things to do is take the movies off the shelf one at time like in the second picture. It's pretty funny though. She picks up one movie looks at it, sets it down then grabs another and does the same thing. And the third picture I think she had just woke up from a nap and was just waiting for someone to get her out of there. The last picture is London Trying to get her toys out of the basket in our living room.

-Megan

2009-05-17T09:14:00.000-07:00

This is what it looks like when Jeff feeds london.. I think this time Jeff had just changed her diaper and decided not to do her pj's back up but to wrap it around her head... and then feed her breakfast that way...

-Megan

2009-05-17T09:09:00.000-07:00

London and Daddy on a nice sunny morning that turned into a blizzardy afternoon!

-Megan

Jeff Update

2009-01-19T21:54:00.000-08:00

Hey,
I am not too good at this blog thingy, but I thought I would just let the world (well those that read this) know what's up with my life.

Things are really busy and hectic, with going to school full time, working whenever I am not at school, and then trying my best to be a great dad and husband.

I am only in my first year of school, (i decided to take a few years off after high school, to go on a mission (New Zealand) and then work for a year after that.) So i have five years of schooling ahead of me. I attend the University of Lethbridge. Majoring in Kinesiology, and in Pre Education. I am hoping after everything is all said and done, to be a Physical Educator. (fancy name for Gym Teacher). I am actually enjoying being a student.

When I am not at school, I work for a company called Kodiak Mountain Stone, for those that have no idea what company that is, and interested in what it is... kodiakmountain.com I worked for them when I first got home from my mission. I was just a labourer at first, making the stone, and then I worked my way up to being supervisor/manager. Then out of the blue we got told that the factory was getting shut down. It just wasn't making enough money, hard to get workers, and the canadian dollar was doing amazing... They pulled me aside after they told everyone that they were going to get laid off (about 35 workers) and asked if I would stay with them, and operate/run a distribution warehouse for them out of Lethbridge, and they would just ship the stone to me from the factory that we already had running in Utah. So I have been with them since. I am their only employee, and I distribute stone to all of Western Canada. I guess my job is pretty important. I work part time during fall/winter, (not too busy, people aren't building houses in the winter), and then full time in the summer. It's crazy busy in the summer.
I enjoy it, and its great not having to worry about looking for a summer job every summer, I will be working for them all five years that I am in school.

And as to being a husband and dad... Wouldn't want it any other way. Megan and London are the greatest things that have ever happened to me. I love being a dad.

So I guess I should stop writing now, probably boring you all. (if you even read it all, most probably read the first couple lines and then skipped the rest... haha)

-Jeff

3 month Doctor Appointment

2009-01-19T16:08:00.000-08:00

Today I took London to her Doctor for her 3 month appointment. She is always so good for the Doctor. We were kind of confused about her weight. Last month she weighed 12 lb 2 oz and for some reason they told us that this month she weighed 11 lb 1 oz. so I think something was wrong because she is an inch taller than she used to be and feels a lot heavier. She is changing so much! London started rolling over recently and she is always giggling and having fun with me and Jeff!

-Megan

Our Little Family!

2009-01-19T15:46:00.000-08:00

I suppose I should start this somewhere near the beginning. When London was 2 weeks old we decided to have our first family pictures done. The photographer said she was one of the easiest babies that she had ever photographed. Jeff and I were very happy with the outcome of the pictures and couldn't wait to show them to everyone we knew!

-Megan