Karis' First Week

Karis had a great first week at home. She spent most of her time sleeping. Ella and Juliette are enjoying her very much and often ask to 'hold baby'. They like to say "oh, she's sooo cute" and they also like giving her kisses. Momma and Dadda are falling more in love with Karis everyday too.

Karis received some nice gifts and had lots of visitors to welcome her during her  first week.

Grandma Jo-Ann came to help out for a few days while Spencer finished things up at work. Momma couldn't have done it without help, thank-you Grandma!

Matching jammies... thank-you Aunt Barb!

Baby's first jeans. 

Dadda in action!

Karis wearing a dress for the first time.

While we were at the hospital...

While Momma and Dadda were at the hospital, Ella and Juju were very well cared for. They spent the first couple of days over at Keith and Melissa's. They had a great time playing with Hudsy. Their next couple of days were spent with Sean and Moo. When we came home they had all kinds of stories about things they did. Most importantly, they were well loved and cared for while we were away. Thank you Reeds and Faulkes!

Karis Ann Lafleur

Our baby girl entered the world on Thursday, June 21st at 9:46 pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs and 14 oz. Her name, Karis, means grace. She is so beautiful and she is very well loved by her Dadda, Momma, and 2 big sisters.

Karis had a different birth plan than we did and arrived via c-section after a very hard labor. 

Ella and Juliette came to visit us in the hospital. At one point all 3 girls were sitting with Dadda and Ella asked "Dadda, do you have way too many girls?" 

Above is a picture of Dadda getting ready to take Karis home. Below is a picture of Dadda getting ready to take Ella home. Not only are baby Karis and Ella wearing the same sleeper, Dadda is also sporting the exact same outfit :). 

Above is baby Karis, below is baby Ella. Their newborn pictures look very similar.

Above and below are baby Juliette, who also wore the same sleeper on her way home from the hospital. Juliette had her own look as a newborn but now looks a lot like Ella.

Happy Father's Day!

The girls gave Dadda some nice cards and pictures for Father's Day. Ella was a little mixed up after Mother's Day and wished Dadda a "Happy Mother's Day" several times. When we were out for our afternoon walk, she wished another man we saw walking a "Happy Mother's Day". It was pretty funny.

I asked the girls what they liked to do with Dadda and wrote it down for them on their cards. Ella's list included: going for a walk, brushing my teeth, Dadda helps me clean up, Dadda teaches me to obey, going striding, going for a run, and Happy Mother's Day. Juliette's list said "I love Dadda". When I asked her what she likes doing with Dadda, she repeated "I love Dadda" again and again.

Belly Update

Here's our baby, 3 days before the due date. Ella arrived 3 days early and Juliette arrived 3 days late. Momma thinks this baby will arrive on June 20th and Dadda thinks baby will arrive on June 21st. We'll keep you posted!

More Birthday Fun...

Yesterday, Ella officially turned 3. We started the day by visiting with Sean and Moo. We sang 'Happy Birthday' to Ella and she was given a Nanaimo bar with a candle in it! She also received some Tinkerbell slippers and some stickers from Oma. What a great way to spend a birthday morning!

 In the afternoon, we went to the pool. The girls love going down the slide and we spent most of our time doing this.

After the pool, we went to White Spot for dinner.

Just when we thought the celebrating was done for the day, we had a message that Uncle Marzi and Auntie Jaynie were ready for an ichat. They had 3 cupcakes for Ella and sang "Happy Birthday" over the computer. Ella blew so hard at the end of the song that the candles all went out.

Juliette has been a great sport and has had lots of fun celebrating Ella's birthday. Here's a video of her singing to her sister. Since Ella had so much of the spotlight, Juliette decided to slip in a little "Happy Birthday Juju" into this clip.

Congratulations Ken!

Last Friday we had our Life Group wrap-up BBQ. We also celebrated because our friend Ken finished his last course and is receiving his high school diploma. He was also asked to be the valedictorian of his graduating class! Way to go, Ken!