Today is the day our lil Vienna turns 11 months old!

It's that time of month again... no not that time of month hahaha... the time of the month where my daughter gains another month. I can't believe my Vienna is 11 months old today. She is growing up so fast!
This past month it has really hit me that she is no longer a baby. She is becoming more and more independent. I love watching her learn new things. This month we have realized that Vienna has taken a huge liking to drawing. She will sit on the floor with crayons and draw on a piece of paper for the longest time. She has found the most comfortable way to hold the crayon and loves to draw in swirls instead of dashes. I'm so proud of her. I guess she picked up the artistic gene from my family. I wish I could say from me... but I'm not what you would call artistic. But I am very excited that Vienna is.
As we introduce new foods to her, she is easy to please. I have not found a food yet that she has not eaten and loved. I'm sooooo happy that she is not a picky food eater. She also enjoys spicy food. I make sure that it is not too spicy (I don't want to destroy her taste buds so young haha) but she does enjoy a bit of spice.
She also LOVES our trips to the pool in our gated community. Jarom and I bought her a floaty toy that she can sit in and put around the pool in. She loves it!!! But now she is bored of it... she now enjoys laying on her tummy with my hand holding her up while she kicks and splashes around. It is sooo cute!
Vienna is enjoying the heat here in Dallas for sure... mostly because it allows us more outdoor time! We go for walks... play on our patio... go to the dog park to play with the dogs... trips to get ice cream... daily trips to the pool and to the beach volleyball court (we play in the sand!). We have sooooo much fun together!
Another part of our day that we enjoy together is when Daddy comes home!!! Because Jarom is gone from 12-10:30 everyday we have changed her schedule so she is up when Jarom comes home. That allows her more time with dad. Plus it helps when Vienna isn't cranky about sleep. I just changed her nap times so it allows her to be awake for about 40 min after Jarom comes home. It is sooo worth it cause when she hears his key in the door she starts giggling and clapping and freaking out! I love it! It is so fun to watch those two together. You can tell they have such a special relationship together. It is such an awesome feeling to know they are so close.
We have some what started a play date group with a few ladies and their kids down here and it is so fun! Vienna LOVES playing with other kids... and she loves watching them and trying to mimic what they do. She is quite the learner!
We are also getting more progress with teaching her the features on her face. She loves showing people where their nose, eyes and ears are.
I can't believe Vienna is turning one next month. It just blows my mind that she has already been with us for a whole year. I have decided to make her a mini mouse birthday party. It should be sooooo fun!!! One of the plus's to living down here in the states is that it is so easy and cheap to find theme things for parties. I already have so much to work with. It should be sooo much fun!
So here is a shout out to our little princess Vienna...
HAPPY 11 MONTHS VIENNA!!! We love you sooooooooooo much!!!

I got a Wii!

Wow I feel so spoiled today! We went to Costco before Jarom had to leave for work and they had Wii's for real cheap... so I jokingly picked one up and put it in our cart. I have to admit I was shocked when Jarom ended up leaving it in the cart and buying it for me! I didn't have to beg... I didn't have to argue... he just bought it for me! I'm pretty stoked! I have wanted one for a while. It's black and it came with Wii sport and Wii resort! I just need to get Mario Kart and I'm pretty much the happiest girl out there!
What a nice gift eh!
Also Jarom decided we need to make the plung and buy a bigger tv for down here in Dallas. We have a big screen back at home... but it is pretty annoying trying to watch movies and stuff with our lil tv we have here. We would also like to have people come over to watch movies and stuff... and lets be honest, Jarom just wants a bigger tv. So Jarom is getting one. Wow how spoiled are we today... a new Wii for me and a new tv for Jarom! Life is good!
Ok that's it... I just wanted to brag a lil bit. Today has been a good day!

Dallas... the lone star state...

I'm here!!! We made it to Dallas! Well we did about a week ago.
It feels AWESOME to be here again. I didn't realize how much I missed it until I got here. All the craziness is over... the move, the goodbyes, the packing... DONE! I can relax and enjoy the summer with my family.

Before we came down Vienna and I stayed an extra 10 days to make our rounds to the family and say our goodbyes. We drove up to Fort McMurray to see my sisters and their families for a week. It would have been such an awesome week if Vienna didn't get so sick during the whole trip. There even was a few hospital visits during the week and an IV for her. It was so sad to see her so sick in the hospital with this huge needle in her hand. But I am also very grateful for modern medicine. I don't know what I would do if we couldn't take her in. I am glad to report she is BETTER! It was so sad to see her suffer. Vienna is such a people person and during that whole week she didn't want anyone but mom. It broke my heart to see her so uncomfortable. It is so good to have my happy and playful baby back!


It was awesome to see my big sisters... Vienna being sick put aside. I really have missed them so much! I hate them being so far away from me. I wish we were all closer so they could see V grow up. I miss my nephews and nieces a lot too. I can't believe how grown up they all are.
This month I have two of my nephews hitting land mark ages... one is turing 18 and the other turned 21 yesterday. That is right I have old nephews! I love them so much! It was awesome being able to visit and be silly with them. Growing up they were more like siblings than newphews... since we were all so close in age pretty much. It was fun to remember the old days and to share laughs.
But now I am in Dallas! I am here... and I am so in love with the heat and the sunshine! It was weird... I left from Calgary last tuesday morning and it was a cool and crisp spring morning... and when I got off the plane it was hot and humid... instant summer. It was weird how in a few hours so much changed!
We were able to take Vienna to the Fort Worth zoo the other day and it was the perfect day! The zoo was so amazing! You actually got to see all the animals... and up close. Usually in calgary you hit and miss... some animals are out and some are hiding in their houses. But at this zoo you saw them all really well. We weren't sure if Vienna would really get a kick out of being there since she is so young by she LOVED it! She did a whole lot of pointing and "ohhhhhhhhhhh'ing" hahahaha. She is so cute! We had so much fun! We went with Typh and Coby Cahoon and their two adorable boys! Oh how I love those guys! It was so cute, Nash (he is 3) would sit beside her in the double stroller and let her lean on him and he would hold her hand. So cute! Those boys are so good to her. They love having her around and love helping me. I wouldn't be shocked if she gets a lil crush on one of them some day. hahaha.

We also took her to the Cahoon's house to go swimming in their pool. She LOVED that too. They have this toy that she can sit in and covers her from the sun. She sat in it and kicked her way around the pool. It was soooo funny to see her skoot herself around. We were all so impressed with how much she loved this toy and being in the pool. This is so awesome because We have two pools in our gated community that I want to take her to during the day and I'm so glad to know she isn't scared of water and loves to play in it. That makes life easier indeed.
Jarom is doing so well at sales. He already has more sales halfway through May than he did all of may last year. So he is kicking trash and I am so proud of him! It was about 38 degrees celcious yesterday and it is may... I don't know how he handles knocking in this kind of heat. He amazes me. I'm so proud of him and I appreciate all his hard work.
It is sooooo cute to see how excited Vienna gets when he comes home at night. He usually sneaks in to our room where I am usually playing with her and he calls her name. She straightens up and the BIGGEST smile spreads across her face. She freaks out when her daddy comes home and I love it. I love watching the two of them play. They are so cute! I also love knowing that my little girl LOVES her daddy so much and has the best relationship with him. Jarom is such an amazing dad. I think that quality makes me loves him more and more each and every day.
Today is also my mommy's birthday! I'm sad that I have to miss it... so here is a lil shout out for my mom! I LOVE YOU CHERYL FRANCESCHI!!! I HOPE YOU HAVE SUCH AN AWESOME BIRTHDAY!!!
Thank goodness for Skype! It really helps us keep in contact with everyone... and it's free so really, what's not to love?!
I guess I should end this. Vienna is pretty much done her nap so I think I'll take her to the pool for a swim.
I am loving life here in Dallas... it is good to be home again!
Till next time...