Lawrence Atlas Robillard Born 22 Dec at 3am

I am officially an Auntie and my brother is a dad! Whoa. What an incredible year of adventure and excitement.
We are leaving for Panama in t-minus 10 days and we're getting excited. Indianna has no idea what lies in store for her over the next couple of months. Exploration, adventure and heat.

Taco has Mange and has gapping wounds and patches of mites all over her back. I feel so bad. She's losing her health very fast partly due to missing a leg but also b/c of the cheap food i'm feeding her. It's so tough because she's been puking up everywhere since we got her nearly 2 years ago. I have tried all kinds of food and this food she still pukes up too. No matter how good quality i think it's just her gag reflex or something.

Anyway, hard to know what to do.

Todd might be moving in tomorrow with his two kids for a bit. Just until we leave, so it's going to be a full house. I don't mind though, as he is great and so are his awesome lil munchkins.

Deck the Halls

Jingle bells and Santa Smells, Christmas is on the way.

This year is Indianna's first Christmas and we will be spending it with her cousins over in Powell River. Tobin is nearly 4 years old in Janurary and the twins will be 3. She's the baby of the family so far and taking to the position very well I'd say. We don't have a traditional Christmas Tree this year but we in the xmas spirit just the same. I've made wreaths this year with cedar, spruce, holly and white pine. They are sweet.
I've also DIY cookies and DIY brownies in mason jars for a little something to give away to those we love most. Although they aren't gluten free, or refined sugar free they taste good.

Indianna has been pulling herself around doing the military shuffle. Pulling her legs with her arms she's getting mighty strong. She loves the water. We went to the Aquatic Centre again for the second time yesterday in her short little life and she loved it. She squealed with delight when we bounced up and down.

It never fails that everywhere I go someone says " Wow. She's such a happy baby." That's my girl. Off to Panama in less than a month and I am so excited. I need the sunshine and the warm air and the beach. I'm excited to see Indi play with the puppies and the sand and taste the ocean water. She's going to be a changed baby and 2 months in the tropics is going to change her, to help her grow. What a lucky little girl.

Picked up a pair of 100% silk pjs at Value Village yesterday. Man, are they ever a sweet deal. They are a man's large so I really hope that Julian takes them and wears them, in Panama. They are a steal of a deal. If he doesn't take them I think Jean Pierre might be the next lucky recipient of these gems.

Starting to eat on her own. Now loves those little refillable bags of homemade food 

No new little baby cousins yet

Indianna is getting excited for 3 things:

1- Her new little cousin that is coming into this world. Already making a fashionably late appearance. 10 days late to be exact. Come on lil buddy we're all waiting for you.

2- Her first Christmas with presents and trees and candy and snow.

3- Her first overseas trip to Panama. She's been trying on all sorts of outfits for the beach and the hikes and the downtown city life. She's a little bit worried about the tanlines from the diapers and considering learning to potty train so she doesn't have to wear one. What a big girl!

She's getting her first two top teeth at this stage of her life. The big 7 monther that she is. She's also taking a real fancy to riding on moms back all day, except when she's nursing or sucking back yummy organic food that we have so carefully prepared for her. Seriously, only our baby gets the best stuff.

Indi is proving to be a very happy baby. Always smiling and happy to meet strangers. One woman at the bookstore couldn't take her eyes off Indi. She said " Wow. Your baby is really cute. I mean really cute. What a lil munchkin face!". Yup there you have it folks my lil munchkin getting too cute for her own good. I mean look at this picture.....

7 months going on 16

Snow Day

It's December 1st today and the beginning of the first holiday season with baby. Whoa! It all started with an amazing drive up to the Mountain after a treacherous storm of wind and rain down below in our little valley.

Julian, Indi and I drove up to the Raven Lodge and played with some Whiskey Jacks in the snow. The new snow tires on the Jetta made it a very safe fun and family friendly adventure. Even Joey was smiling! It's so great to feel the freedom of having a HUGE mountain 30 minutes away from your house.

Here are the pictures to prove how much fun was had.