MAD COW DISEASE!!! :)

Hmmm the highlights of this week

-our car didn't get broken into, however one of our reps cars did....right outside our window. Brent chased the hooligans down a back alley, but lost them...good to know I am married to a citizen on patrol. Brent went from in undees in bed at 11 to clothed to running down the stairs to chasing natives down an alley before I even had figured out what was going on...good times

- Maddax is rolling over, unfortunately he hasn't mastered the ability to roll from his tummy to his back which now means him waking up screaming when he has rolled onto his tummy and is stuck...I wonder what goes on in that crib sometimes.

- we got an ipad!! YEAh!! I might have gotten a little excited and bought a TUN of educational apps for Maddax that he is way too young for.....opps...he'll grow into them though right? Maybe they will work for Brent....

-Unfortunately none of us were raptured and they had to take down the giant billboard professing the day of judgement right next to the largest attraction in Winnipeg, the train station casino. Im sure a lot of people spent a lot of money there pre and post rapture. However I think the biggest gamble was the guy who blew his life savings on the rapture billboard campaign.

-Allergy season has been death for Brent this year, I feel so bad for him!! His eyes are constantly burning and red and it is super sad....luckily for him it rained all weekend clearing up the pollen in the air, unfortunately with all the recent rain the GIANT mosquitos have begun to surface....they are SCARY!

- Maddax got his 6 month shots, which was a relief because they follow a different schedual here in Manitoba than they do in Alberta so the first couple of nurses I talked to weren't willing to give him his shots. I had to hunt down a nurse that used to work in Calgary and was familiar with Albertas scheudal...it all worked out good in the end and she was really good about it. She did a tun of checking to make sure he got the right shots....he didn't even cry this time which was great! And he now weighs just over 22 pounds.....ahhhhhh. I am so sore...he is a freaking tank. He has gained two pounds since we have been here. CRAZY!

- Me and Maddax went to the Royal Canadian Mint. It was actually pretty cool there!! They make the money for 78 countries there...driving up to it is awesome becuase they have a run way you drive up on lined with all of their "valued customers" flags...it was pretty impressive. The building is awesome-cool architecture and nice grounds.

- That about sums up our week I think...People are still bizarely nice here!! It is honestly weird to have people being so nice. It is nice. haha.

Here are some more pics for Tanis :) haha

Maddax tasting his first solids...... not too sure :)

Ahhh his two teeth, I call him sharktooth these days..

First time in his stroller...LOVES it!

Things I love about Maddax....

- how he throws his head back when he laughs hard

- how he does this sneaky smile when he pees in the bathtub

- how the word Boom makes him laugh everytime

- how his favorite animal is a cow, its bizarre really. I will place a line of up toys and he will always only grab the cow.

- how happy he is and is always smiling and laughing

- how he tries to suck his thumb but gets distracted becuase he is always trying to grab things

- how he is just barely learning how to sleep with his arms out

- how much he loves girls

-how much he loves his stroller

- how much he loves looking at himself in the mirror or shiny objects

- how he will sit and just stare at his hand waving at himself

- how much he loves when I sing stupid songs to him

- how much he loves his tub, so much so he often pees in excitement at the sound of running water

- how proud he is of himself when he eats solids

- when he falls asleep in his daddys arms at church

- when he rolls over

- how he only uses his left hand to grab for things, his right hand is just there- he uses it only when he has to

- how much he smiles when we go in to get him from naps

- how much he loves turning pages of books that we try to read to him, he's kinda a speed reader

- how tickelish his tummy is

-how he squishes up his shoulders and smiles when you kiss the back of his neck

Anyways these are just a couple of the reasons we love him....he is pretty hilarious and he makes us laugh everyday. I am actually really liking Winnipeg now that I am getting used to it. People here are actually really friendly with a weird Canadian Accent......everyone is super nice aside from the person who shattered our car window with a rock the other night. Good times. Work is super busy for Brent but it is going good. Work is crazy for me cus everything takes three times as long with Maddax in tow, but its all good. Anyways that is kinda a ghetto update from us...I need to take lessons on blogging from Tanis. I'm the worst at this! :)

This is Maddax's what up face.

Wow...we really suck but here goes a quick little update! We are finally in Winnipeg!!! YEAH!! It is such a great place-slight sarcasm....I will post some pics of our place soon. Winnipeg really isn't that bad, the Red River is unfortunately VERY VERY high and hasn't even peaked yet...kinda nervous.

Brent drove out by himeself and then me Maddax and Barb drove out the next day. It was a actually a good drive...you litterally drive STRAIGHT east across the prairies. Oh yeah, we got a new car so we have two little cars to bop around in. We bought a 2008 Mazda tribute for Maddax...haha. It is so nice to have two vehicles to bomb around in. Especially now that Brent has the car all day everyday for week. Me and Maddax can brave the streets of Winnipeg together. I dont' know if anyone has ever driven in Winnipeg, BUT they don't believe in painting dotted lines on the roads so it is always kinda a mystery how many lanes there are. I have been honked at at least 50 times and its not cus I still got it.

Anyways I will try to post more soon....we still don't have internet...just tethering brents cell right now...wawa.