Waiting for Spring

It's been a long cold snowy winter filled with colds and battles with eczema and a little bit of asthma but Ali has survived her first winter in Canada.



On Good Friday Ali received a visit at our home from her friend Samantha from Toronto. She came home from China with her mommy and daddy the same time as we did. The girls had fun together for the day. Ali taught Samantha how to turn our T.V. on and off. Gotta nip that habit in the bud.





On Easter week-end Ali enjoyed the holiday at Grandma and Grandpa Galbraith's house with her family. Ali had lots of fun and especially enjoyed the chaos of the Easter Egg hunt.





Today we just got back from the neurologist in London. Ali has been seizure-free since late last November and everything looks good. We don't have to go back now until November '08, which is the good news that we have been anxiously awaiting. We are now all ready and waiting for spring weather and looking forward to Grandma and Papa Loebach to come home from Florida and getting outside to play and enjoy the sunshine.

Hangin' with friends

Saturday was our first time getting to see our new forever friends since coming home from China. It was just with Kaia & Amelia and their mommy's and daddy's but the girls sure had fun at Adventures on Wonderland in London. I think the mommy's and daddy's were more excited to see one another as for the girls they just wanted to play, especially in the germ infested balls. (Ali now has a cold) Ali would get mad every time we took her out. We really got to see the girls' little personalities for the first time which are just adorable. The girls seem to be about the same when it comes to milestones. All are walking and talking a little. Some words more clear than others. After playing we all went to Swiss Chalet for lunch so mommy's & daddy's could visit more. It was a short visit but very enjoyable and we can't wait until April when we plan to get together with the rest of the group.






On the left- Miss Ali- Very busy adorable little girl!!! Favorite saying "What's that?"

In the middle- Miss Kaia - Very cute with a very adorable smile!!!!Little shy around strangers but talks alot with mom and dad. Loves her doggy and mimicking him.

On the right- Miss Amelia - Very cute with an adorable smile!!!! Is a official Canadian and has had 2 hair cuts since coming home.

Valentines Day

Christmas 2007

Ali's first Christmas celebration in Canada was at Grandma and Papa Loebach's house on December 15th and 16th. Ali had a great time having a sleepover with all her cousins. Ali did leave the Christmas tree alone however the gas fireplace was a different story. So with a burnt hand and a visit to the hospital her first Christmas with the Loebach's was very memorable. The plus side to her accident is that we now have a little girl WALKING in the house (her hand hurt to crawl so she decided to start walking.) She was spoiled by everyone and got a new best friend; Angus.




Ali's second Christmas celebration started on Chirtmas Eve at Grandpa and Grandma Galbraith's. It was full of chaos and Ali loved it. She had her first sleep over at Grandma and Grandpa's. She liked it so much that we stayed for a few more days. She once again got spoiled by everyone. She got her first sled which she loved sitting in. We just hope that since we are in the sunny south we can use it this year!! Santa came to Grandpa and Grandma's but after the first 2 celebrations it kind of lost it's lustre. After the first 2 presents she had enough.




Our first Christmas as a family of three has come and gone. After all the running up and down the 401, the cold, the teething, the excema, the doctor visits, the burnt hand accident and subsequent trips to the hospital, sleeping in strange beds and being surrounded by LOVED ONES it sure was a great Christmas filled with very special memories.

The Christmas Card

After many years of receiving Christmas cards from family and friends with their adorable children this would be our year to send one in return. Little did we know how much work it would take!!!! Especially with a little girl who likes to climb, not sit still and is not all that fond of hats. As you can see the out come was well worth it. A picture of the GREATEST "gift" of all, our daughter Ali.

HAPPY 94th BIRTHDAY GREAT GRANDPA LOEBACH

We just returned from great Grandpa and Grandma Loebach's house where we celebrated Ali's great grandpa's 94th birthday. What an accomplishment!!!! We did get our 4 generation pictures of Ali with Great Grandpa, Papa and Daddy. Also, one with Great Grandma, Papa and Ali. It didn't take us long before we started moving things out of Ali's reach. Ali once again showed everyone her many talents and accomplishments.

14 months today

Miss Ali Is 14 months today and a very active happy little girl. Ali celebrated her first Halloween by first going to visit her friends Rebecca and Marrim the night before. They gladly shared their pumpkins to let us get a few pictures. Ali being Ali got a little excited at times and pulled Marm's hair but Marm understood that she was "Just a Baby". Halloween night she enjoyed standing in the front window waving at all the trick or treaters.

We are still adjusting her meds regarding seizures but they are occuring further and further apart. We have pretty much come to the conclusion that it has nothing to do with her diet. With that being said she has been able to enjoy the finer foods in life. "MacDonald's"

We still just have a crawler in the house but she has managed to accomplish some other very important tasks like turning off the lights, opening and closing cupboards and the most important, flushing the toilet.

With the last picture in this post, the one on the left was taken while we were in China and the one the the right just a few weeks ago. We can really see the change in her. We needed to do a new picture for her Canadian citizenship because unfortunately it would become to much of a pain to go see Mickey Mouse until she is a Canadian.