39 more sleeps!

dear kate,
39 more sleeps and you will be here!  i know it might sound like a lot - but it's going to fly by!
you called on the 16th of june to wish frappy a happy birthday!  what a special surprise that was!  he was so happy to hear your voice telling him that you loved him! 
i think we should have a big cake with candles while you're here so that we can celebrate all of the birthdays that we miss having with each other!  what do you think of that idea?

We'll put TONS of candles on it - for everybody!!

everyone loves it when you call for our birthdays!

frappy's is on june 16th.

nammy's is on may 30th.

uncle donny's is on february 21st.

auntie beka's is on december 4th.

and auntie steph's is on december 15th.

and you know what?  you called all of us on our special day too!

you are so thoughtful and so adorable.

we love you so much . . . and we all can't wait to go down the water slides at calypso with  you when you get here!  woo-hoo!

see you soon sugar plum!

love,

nammy xox

calypso! yeah!!!!

dear kate,
today we were chatting on skype and i was telling you about the water park that we are going to go to this summer!  it is called calypso!!
look at the huge slides!  and that's not all there is!  there are lots of different kinds of slides too! 
and . . .
a wave pool!!!  a big pool with waves in the water, just like the ocean!
when we go there, we will pack a picnic lunch and bring drinks and have so much fun!
we can stay there all day long!
and, guess what?
gabe might come too!  and then you can play with him there!
i can't wait for you to get here!  
i love you sugar plum!
love,
nammy xox

i'm counting the weeks now!!

dear kate,
june is here already . . . and next month you will be here . . on july 29th! 
you and i are both watching the calendar and counting the weeks!  
you make sure mommy knows - "next page we fly to nammy's! yea!"
we will have so much fun while you are here!  i am going to get us a pass to the water park near my house!  it's called calypso . . . and it's the biggest and best water park in a-l-l of canada!  just imagine that!  right near my house!  
every single summer that you come here, we'll get a pass so that we can go as often as we want - and stay as long as we want to!  you are going to be amazed when you see all of the fun stuff there!  they even have a wave pool!
we will go in the morning and bring a picnic lunch and spend the whole day having fun, taking pictures and swimming and sliding!  wow!!  i can't wait!
and . . . at my house you can swim in our pool and jump on the trampoline too!  
tinker is still here and so are muffin and scooter!  
but, guess what?  do you remember what i told you about in may?
did you remember that we have chickens and turkeys now?  they are getting really big now!!  you can come and help us feed them in the chicken coop!  by the time you get here, we will probably have some laying hens too!  that means we will have to go and collect the eggs every day!  you can help!
we will have lots of eggs to make omelettes and to bake with!  
hey!  let's bake some cupcakes while you're here!  i like chocolate ones!  what do you like?  well, whatever kind we make - we'll decorate them with yummy icing and candies!!
and . . . oh yes . . . i haven't forgotten that you and i both like pink popsicles!  and frappy likes blue ones!  what kind does mommy like?  i think maybe purple!!  i'll make sure i have all kinds of colours for us to choose from!
only 7 weeks to go!!  then you'll be here with us!
we all love you so much and can't wait to have fun with you here in super-duper ontario!
you know what they say??
ontario's the place to go!!!
especially when you're coming to nammy's and frappy's house!!
love,
nammy xox

we love you

dear kate,
frappy and i just wanted to say how much we love you!
we are so excited about you and mommy coming in july - we can't wait!
so, today we're sending you big hugs and smushy kisses!
we're starting the count-down!!!  yahoo!!
love,
nammy xox

you'll never believe it!

dear kate,
you'll never believe it!  guess what frappy and nammy did today?
we went ziplining!
i bet you don't know what that is!
ziplining is when you to into the forest and climb up to the tops of the trees and then fly through the air on a kind of rope from tree to tree!  

you can see the picture here of frappy hooking up his zipline ready to go!
this one was just a small one!  it was the first zipline on the course.  the other ones were much bigger and longer!
we had to walk on tight ropes high in the air - and climb over all kinds of wooden beams and stuff!  we even had to swing through the air like tarzan on a rope!!
it was fun - but, boy! - was it scary!!  we were so high up!
when you get older, we will take you ziplining too!  you can go with your ontario friends - and, believe me, you will have a blast!
by that time - i don't know if frappy and i will go again - but we'll watch you and take all kinds of pictures!!
you will love, love, love it!!  its so much fun!