I think I’m done :)

Arianne — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:34:52 +0000

Blogging that is. I think I finally have enough to do that I don’t have time for this blog anymore. I am starting to spend my time working with my photography and then in my other job and i’m left with no more time.

Please do come check out all my pictures and my work blog here , If your on facebook, you can also become a fan of my work by searching for SaraBella Photography in the top right search bar. I’d love to see you there.

Finally

Arianne — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:57:09 +0000

I have had a cold this past week and this morning i am starting to feel a little better. The worst was always night time when I couldn’t breathe and then I’d be so exhausted during the day from lack of sleep. It was a lose lose situation. But I could breathe out one nostril last night so it was an ok night. Now this weekend, was super fun. We went totally out of our element and did things we never really did with the kids. Saturday, after all our running around, we came home, had lunch and sped off to Richmond. We ended up going go carting and OMG was that ever so fun. The kids and James and I had a riot. Definatly will do that again. After the go carts we went to the Airport.

We love the airport, we just lay, play and watch the planes take off and land right over us. Super fun. Like always, after the airport we head into Steveston. I love Steveston as it’s just a fishing village kinda vibe place.

It’s just rad. We took the kids for fish n chips at our favorite place and they just loved it too. After dinner, off to the beach we went.

James wished he was somewhere far far away..

Josh thought about life

Emma threw some sticks

Not much of a beach unless you witness some seagulls

After the beach we headed off to the sloughs. It’s like a river but smaller and dumpier and stinkier and people have these super old float homes on it.

And the last shot of the night was as we were driving away, James pulled over to the side of the road and I got this…

This brings us to Sunday now. Off we went again on another journey. Took the kids and went to Starbucks for breakfast. We actually ate inside the shop. Crazy. But then we were off to the beach. This time White Rock.

We all were doing our own things…

All in all, it was an amazing weekend with amazing weather and we are that much more excited for Maui in 31 days.

Love it

Arianne — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:01:08 +0000

Josh’s clan growns each month and we had to catch them all together. Here are the Rat Pack

Well..

Arianne — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:45:15 +0000

I forgot to post that the super fluffy substitute teacher for Josh’s kindergarten class has officially been appointment his permanent teacher. Can you hear my enthusiasm? I was so disappointed when they told us the news on Friday that it almost made me cry. I just hope this teacher figures it out soon and gets some discipline into her regime. And guess what.. 2 weeks into school and my Josh was the 1st kindergarten kid to get sent to the principals office. Nice eh?

Only 12 more years of this.

Puddle Time

Arianne — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:24:13 +0000

Thought we’d actually try and jump in some puddles today. You should have seen the kids faces when I asked them to do this for me. They didn’t know what to think.

Crap…

Arianne — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 15:27:05 +0000

Crappity crap crap crap. School is PISSING me off for Josh. The poor kid is miserable and already not wanting to be there. I have yet to hear anything good he’s done and I just PRAY we do not fall back into the same crap we had in preschool. I’m about to try a different approach with him so I hope my end gets easier for the poor guy. I just want him to be happy, and feel safe, to look forward to each new day and to progress. I just want him to be happy.

Settling In

Arianne — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 17:46:33 +0000

Now that we’re a week into a new routine things are starting to settle in. Yesterday was Josh’s first day of real kindergarten but the one thing that was missing was his teacher. They informed us on Friday that what we were expecting and the teacher the kids had been meeting was not going to happen. Major bummer. Josh was supposed to get Emmas old teacher who she just loved and now he’s got a substitute. I don’t know I just feel kind of ripped off with the whole thing. I felt that maybe that teacher would really be able to connect with Josh and help him and now he’s just another Josh with some random teacher. No sibling prior attachment, no discussions on him in general, just Josh lost in the crowd. It’s a big fear of mine. This kid cannot afford to be lost. He needs to be nourished, and challenged and encouraged and he just needs so much more that what I think he’ll be recieving. It’s sad. Hopefully I’ll be proven wrong and the teacher they do hire, will be amazing and see that Josh is ‘special’ and needs a little more than maybe some of the other kids. Let us pray.

Now Emma, oh Emma. She too got a royal mess over. Her class of Grade 2 was supposed to finally be a singel grade class and I was looking forward to her in a real grade. Not a split class like she’d been in for 2 years before. Well no, Same day as Josh’s annoucement they told us the gr.2′s would be split in either a 1/2 split or a 2/3 split. I am so thankful she got put in the 2/3 split. Not to say why they chose the ones they chose ( I think there was only 4 from Emmas class that got in the 2/3) but i am so happy at least she too might get a little more challenged. And THANK GOD one of the kids that got into that class was her best friend because I’m not sure what I’d do or what she’d do if she was all alone.

So now that things are settling and the kids are having a great time at school things are just looking really good. Our business is doing really well. My photography is getting really busy and life looks good. Of course as soon as things seems too good to be true, they usually are so we’ll see what we get thrown at us .

And They’re Off

Arianne — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:15:46 +0000

No tears from them or me this morning. I was very pleased with myself. Josh was unusually well behaved for the half hour he was in class so let’s hope he does that everyday. Our nexy day is Friday, then our real 1st day is Monday.

Tomorrow

Arianne — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:57:21 +0000

Tomorrow Glenwood Elementry will never be the same. Tomorrow they welcome my son. My son who is so smart it’s scary. My son who is 4.5 and going on 2 at times. My son who doesn’t have the best reasoning skills. My son who can’t wait to show the world who he is. My son who is so compassionate it makes my heart melt. My son who still screams and makes weird noises for no reason. My son who can’t sit still for 1 giga second. My son who still needs naps at times. My son who has been known to outsmart and outwit his peers on multiple occasions. My son who still thinks he should override my ‘smile please’ with what he thinks I want in my picture…

My son, my baby, my only dude…. He’s all grown up

So Close

Arianne — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:19:47 +0000

I’m going to lose it next Tuesday and I’m going to look like a big loser. When I have to drop Josh off at school, I’m going to cry. I am such a sap and I cry with emotion when Emma left kindergarten and Gr.1. Yes left, not started. But Josh, my last link to a little boy… and he’s off to school. My heart is heavy yet so excited at the same time. I thought this day would never come and now here we are, 6 days away.

School.